TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CHAIR»
The term «the chair» is very widely used and occupies the
18.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «THE CHAIR»
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the chair.
Haven't you felt a peculiar sort of worry about the chair in your living room that no one sits in?
I thought being in the wheelchair might be kind of limiting for me as an actor. It turned out cool in a lot of ways. Of course, at the end of the day, I can get up out of the chair and go home, but I'm very acutely aware that most people can't, so I try to give the situation that depth.
I served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions, such as whether to serve bagels or doughnuts at the department coffee hour.
I've had broken bones and cuts and dashes and tears from movies, but when I was five, my mom put the biscuits up high so we wouldn't be helping ourselves. So, one day I asked to stand up on a chair to get a biscuit, and it fell, and the corner of the chair went right into the side of my eye, and it made a big hole in there.
I'm not the most talented writer in the world. I know that. But I also know that I'm disciplined, that I work my butt off, and that I make myself write as much as I can. Writer's block is a luxury I can't afford. I'm a professional writer, which means that I put my butt in the chair each day, and I write. Simple as that.
It's such a stressful environment, I find, being an actor, being put in the chair and 'Touch this, that, and the other,' it's too much for me. I find it hard to tolerate that sort of stuff. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. You're wasting everyone's time.
The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work.
For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to it.
My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his anger, depression, drug and alcohol abuse. He had gone through everything, now he was up, he was happy, he was filled with his dream.
You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up, it was very emotional for me. I had a chair in my hotel room, a chair at rehearsal, and I was trying to spend as much time as I could in the chair.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CHAIR»
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the chair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the chair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
When an elderly woman gives an antiques dealer a chair she claims was made by Jesus Christ, strange healings follow, leading him on a spiritual journey full of unexpected twists.
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The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design
Describes how the development of chairs has had more to do with status than comfort or practicality, and argues for the use of a wider variety of postures and more body-conscious seating.
Richard Sullivan has spent the past 10 years on death-row, awaiting execution for crimes he claims he never committed.
Peter Simeti, Erin Kohut, 2008
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Down
The Back Of
The Chair
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair!
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The Complete Guide to
Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, ...
Discusses the fundamental tools, materials, and techniques for weaving cane and explains how to repair the seats of cane chairs, offering five detailed chair-making projects, including a traditional splint-caned porch rocker and a chair ...
The jar of coins is full.
Whether you are a big salon owner or employee, an independent contractor, a seasoned stylist or an excited beauty school student'¦within these pages you will find encouraging insights that will reveal real-life situations and ideas that ...
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The chair: an appreciation
One of the few pieces of furniture that has evolved so much over several hundred years is the chair. This book covers a variety of chairs that are as pleasing in design as they are unique.
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The Electric
Chair: An Unnatural American History
Its use in recent years has steadily declined, and in many states now the chair is used only as a museum display. This book provides a history of the electric chair and analyzes its features, its development, and the manner of its use.
In Behind the Chair, author Doll shares what she loves against the backdrop of the life lessons she has learned while working more than twenty-five years "behind the chair" as a hair stylist.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CHAIR»
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the chair is used in the context of the following news items.
TV Review: 'The Chair'
The problem with “The Chair” is once that template is established, the project — a first for Starz in the unscripted genre — devolves into a fairly traditional reality ... «Variety, Sep 14»
The many hands of Fed Chair Janet Yellen
Though she has great powers, one should never conflate the chair of the Federal Reserve with a goddess. However, the image of one of those deities with many ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
Actor Quinto, local groups back 'The Chair' film project
That's the premise behind "The Chair," a new 10-part television series that will follow two young directors, each with an $850,000 budget, as each shoots a film ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jan 14»
