| His profiles of animals will charm you and transform your vision of them forever. |
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| Of all the US surrogate candidates and vice-presidential hopefuls, none can touch his ability to charm voters. |
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| I don't want you to try to charm me or beguile me or do whatever it is you normally do to have your wicked way with women. |
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| Local doctor, Michael Loftus described them as a remarkable couple, beautiful people, who would charm anyone. |
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| Duke's ability to charm us really comes from the single irony he generates. |
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| So I do charm him, I want him to find me attractive and to like me, and he wants me to like him. |
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| Julius was a con man who loved the thrill of spying and was able to charm people into following him, but he also had a cruel streak. |
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| He didn't want to embarrass Ashley by blaming anything on her, so he just figured he'd charm his way out of it. |
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| His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination. |
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| Using his charm and looks he could get anything he wanted any time he wanted and usually did all the secret recon and spy jobs. |
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| Come on, I know all about my big brother's ability to turn on the charm when he wants to. |
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| But this isn't a man who turns on the charm at the hint of a camera flash or the whirr of a journalist's Dictaphone. |
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| The one child not entirely seduced by his charm offensive is Peter, a grave, pale lost boy overwhelmed by his father's death. |
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| As he launches his charm offensive across Britain, the Prime Minister seems to have everything under control. |
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| The charm offensive is working, but there's been no exhibition on the president's part of ideological flexibility. |
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| What distinguishes Harcourt from his contemporaries is the way he laces his stories with wistful charm and surreal humour. |
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| Today's interview appears to mark the beginning of a charm offensive, with the company unveiling a new ad campaign tomorrow. |
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| The charm made in Blackmore Vale Dairy was good against the king's evil and tubercular wounds. |
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| But the beauty of the scenery and the charm of Thai culture are unlikely to hold any attractions for them now. |
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| She is blinded by his charm and she's doing these things that she normally would never do. |
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| I couldn't help but wonder if he was always putting on an act for people, if the charm he always used was an act. |
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| I shook his hand in the way two years of charm school had taught and smiled. |
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| Dressing in my normal charm school uniform of a pleated skirt, white blouse, and black knee-highs, I joined Seth downstairs. |
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| Her sister was still in her last year of charm school, which Natasha had narrowly graduated from the year before. |
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| He came to dominate it by shrewdness, audacity and the huge force and charm of his personality. |
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| It is as difficult for the very civilized man to understand its charm as it is to deny its existence. |
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| She arrived from Ulster to wed King Magnus less than a year ago and was still struggling to impress him with her charm and ability. |
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| Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm the acid interviewer. |
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| He led her into a respectable inn and ordered a dinner to charm her out of the sullens. |
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| A most affable man, his ready smile is always to the fore but underneath all that charm is a man of action who speaks by deeds as well as words. |
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| She fingered the charm on her necklace, a golden sunburst with the shape of a silver crescent moon in the center. |
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| Olyphant exudes charm and sleaze in about equal proportions, and his edgy performance steals the show. |
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| The fact that they produce fiction that tops the secular best-seller lists, almost all of it apocalyptic, suggests that the charm remains. |
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| He thinks he can get anything he wants with charm and honeyed words and cleverness. |
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| He is one of those honey-tongued types who can charm the molars out of your tightly clenched mouth. |
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| Now if you could only use that charm on the Council, you would have them in the palm of your hand. |
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| The charm of his take on the situation is that the golden boy and girl expand their bubble of radiant happiness to let the waif in. |
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| True, you will have to charm the decrepit blimps and blue rinses from the shires into voting for you. |
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| The city is generously, panoramically free of any smidgen of beauty, but not without a fearsome charm and noisome excitement. |
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| Personally Mike combined intellectual brilliance with tremendous charm and wit. |
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| To party cynics, she may be seen as a political chameleon, reinventing herself to charm the voters. |
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| Characteristically, Roosevelt sought to charm and disarm his guest, while committing himself to nothing. |
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| If anything, the mishaps added a touch of endearing charm to their blaring charisma. |
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| The presence of rare breeds like English Mastiff and Weimaraner added charm to the show. |
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| But what makes the piece so powerful is that he performs it with a dangerous charm flashing smiles of complicity at the neutered hacks. |
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| While there's still a little charm under that permatan, it's getting tougher for him to sell the goods on only a smile. |
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| In a vivacious woman, not necessarily a pretty one, her personality, charm and character can shine through. |
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| I was in awe of her sharp intelligence, of the way her diplomacy could charm the fangs off a viper. |
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| It's a cold and clinical design that has none of the warmth and charm of its predecessor. |
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| These narrow gauge steam railways have the charm of old-time steam engines, some dating back over 100 years! |
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| They were supported by strong singers and actors in other key roles, who brought their individual style and charm to the show. |
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| Flowering vines twisting up the cage, and colonies of monkey flower nearby, add charm to the scene. |
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| Gradually, the island's peculiar charm and unique culture are giving way to global commercialism and economic homogeneity. |
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| The charm and winning portrayal cannot support the weight of predictability, unrealism, and faux sentimentality. |
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| He has a swarthy common charm that is unique, and it's nice to see someone other than a classic Hollywood leading man helming a romance. |
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| This all leads to a slight air of charm to proceedings or naffness depending on your point of view. |
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| Forget the gold charm bracelet and chunky gold necklaces, big does not have to be brash! |
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| And yet he has a modicum of charm and a world of vulnerability beneath his gruff booze-addled exterior. |
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| Nicole bought a silver charm bracelet with two hands on it symboling best friends. |
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| None of the characters are very sympathetic or warm, with the only real charm being shown by the film's villain, Kay Walsh. |
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| Her later works are sometimes diffuse and sententious, without the unaffected charm of her pre-war books. |
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| In a dull or drab bathroom, a rag rug or oriental carpet will add charm and beauty. |
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| It was the innocence and charm of his work that won him the admiration of the avant-garde. |
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| Still, his charm and unaffected eccentricity are infectious, and we enjoy his chat. |
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| Dr Jean-Louis Sebagh is famous for his Gallic charm and for having the adoration of supermodels and actresses. |
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| The director says that he has always been inspired by the vibrant energy of the youth and the charm of campuses. |
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| Mikie was the middle brother of the five, and had been doted on by all because of his charm and good nature. |
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| A vegetarian socialist with great personal charm and a definite way with the love poem, you remain an idol for female readers. |
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| The melodies sometimes get chewed up and spat out, or equally are full of sparkling charm and quivering intent. |
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| Turning her charm switch on, Tracy had had him eating out of her hand in a week. |
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| She has a natural ability and an unforced charm that make it easy to accept Sara as much more than a writer's construct. |
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| Tavernas were full to bursting and taped or real Greek Music added its own charm to the scene. |
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| I guess that gave the day something of an air of mystique and charm to start with. |
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| People with pain can be fractious and difficult, and elderly people may not be paragons of charm and cheerfulness. |
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| North Carolina's John Edwards boasts the Southern pedigree and ingratiating charm to match the president in the likeability sweepstakes. |
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| This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity. |
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| The Victorian charm remains strong in this novel of misadventure, and seems even more satirical in the context of today's society. |
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| Indeed, in a literature that perhaps some find prosaic, these papers stand out for their wit and charm as well as their scholarship. |
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| She mocks their employer savagely behind his back and displays a kittenish charm to his face. |
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| Legge plays him with such smiley, boyish charm that, at the final curtain, he earned a loud wolf whistle from the gentleman sitting next to me. |
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| Elegance, tastefulness and charm are attributes rarely associated with petrol stations. |
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| Unable to resist his charm and devastating smile, Blair nodded mutely in response. |
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| In one he gazed off in deep thought, brooding and handsome, in the other he was smiling to charm the lens off the camera. |
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| In the wonderment of this taxonomy, the thing that is demonstrated in the exotic charm of another system of thought is the limitation of our own. |
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| More within the reach of the novice collector are the myriad of smaller novelty pieces, from the cameo brooch to the charm bracelet. |
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| Susan told her story clearly and precisely, using her bewitching charm to the full. |
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| They made off with a silver charm bracelet, two passports, a gold brooch and a silver chain. |
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| This American writer and broadcaster brings a magical romance into the charm of radio. |
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| How many movies have you seen about a team of useless sportsmen that is groomed into shape by the charismatic charm of the lead actor? |
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| There was a solidity of integrity and humanity behind the dazzling charm that was matchless. |
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| Even a man of Karsh's considerable charm couldn't have turned Churchill from lion to lamb in an instant. |
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| A supremely gifted player with a magical touch, he combined charm and nastiness in almost equal measure. |
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| Rosemary and Yvan could not help being enchanted by the village's charm and magical setting. |
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| Written with charm and humour, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice and generosity. |
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| He had a sweet smile and good looks, but most of his magnetism came from his charm and wit. |
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| To charm wavering Tories, the Lib Dems have grabbed a nestful of shiny rightwing policies. |
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| Orlando, with his characteristic big hair, tall shoes, and omnipresent moustache, oozed Vegas-style charm from every pore. |
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| Some might find the Moorish interior faded but the manageress, Maria, is charm personified. |
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| This is a classic gnome placement that has a Midwestern sensibility as well as a minimalistic charm that hits you right in the breadbasket. |
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| There's no denying the beauty and charm of a nation famed for its scenery, culture and food. |
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| As such tell-alls have made clear, she is a driven entrepreneur who can and will turn off the charm whenever she needs to. |
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| Adding to the charm of his work, Shachtman isn't some defense policy think tank nudnick. |
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| Lotuses their heads uprear from the pure wave, and charm the view with mingled tints of red and blue. |
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| Everybody's on board here, and everything just sails along on the charm of its people and the snappiness of Soderbergh's rhythms. |
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| They show both Viennese classical charm and the inflection of English and Scottish folk-song characteristic of his many ballad operas. |
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| The sleeves of his black shirt were rolled to his elbows and his washed out black jeans added charm to his looks. |
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| It was a simple act of pietas which reeks of nobility, but it might also have been a charm to ward off a similar fate. |
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| Today, that spirit shines through in his live show, where he is truly able to showcase every ounce of his good-natured charm and joie de vivre. |
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| They prayed and then cast a charm to pray that they would pass back to their world in peace and mean them no harm. |
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| Some films grab you by the throat and don't relent, others work a more stealthy charm and get better and better as they go along. |
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| Both batsmen timing the ball with precision, batted with charm and aggression. |
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| He knows that menace is more effective when conveyed through smooth-talking charm rather than a snarl. |
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| There's clearly something about his rumpty, unconventional charm that allows him somehow to mix with all manner of people. |
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| His camp, squeaking, self-absorbed, Irish puppydog charm worked its magic on the voting audience. |
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| What you need are ravishing good looks, charm and undemanding chit-chat, all of which Marlborough Merlot offers. |
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| Many were anxious it would harm their health and ruin the charm of their community. |
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| It's long been a fashionable place to spend the summer and its charm lies in its unspoilt quality. |
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| As for clover, why not leave this attractive plant and good luck charm alone? |
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| Delicate rosebuds bundled with sprigs of rosemary and hypericum berries update the Old World charm of a classic goose-feather tree. |
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| A Tuscan decorating theme can put some old world charm into your kitchen and make it a warm homey room to gather in. |
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| I would call this more of a date movie than a chick flick, and its charm won me over. |
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| The central city consists of basic amenities you would expect to see in any city, but its charm lies in the atmosphere. |
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| Putting too much emphasis on ornamentation can only weaken the charm of both music and artist. |
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| By now the charm has worn off these masked characters, and they simply look infantilized and aimless. |
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| But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being. |
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| Here, raised-panel cabinets crafted of knotty pine evoke the old-world charm of French country kitchens. |
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| However, anyone up for catchy tunes and witty wordplay will be rewarded by this album's warm left-field charm and intelligence. |
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| The action worked like a charm and the very next day the contractor phoned to capitulate. |
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| Sargent captured her youthful spirit and the complicated charm that so enchanted Parisian society. |
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| Temperate climates, glorious sea air and a dash of old-world charm are all to be found in Grange-over-Sands and surrounding villages. |
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| I can think of some cases where a marina actually adds to the beauty and charm of a place. |
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| It actually looks like the archetypal Alpine Chalet, which adds to the charm of the experience. |
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| Well, the charm seems to be continuing, as I have been pumping out lyrics to beat the band. |
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| The charm of these films relies not solely on the thrill of magic, but also on the appeal of the archaic and anachronistic. |
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| The septuagenarian was tall, with aquiline good looks, and a charm backed by erudition. |
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| The charm of the various Scandinavian civilizations is that they assume everyone else is striving for the same open liberality. |
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| It hardly oozes charm now, although there have been a few attempts to gentrify it. |
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| The old world charm of the former building and its ambience are something that old-timers still miss. |
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| But now I don't expect Ann Pennington to hold the same charm for me as a Matisse odalisque. |
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| He was a prolific letter writer of great charm and quality, and many of his observations on literature are scattered throughout the letters. |
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| Jean decides to charm Pike out of everything he's worth, but falls in love with him in the process, an obvious no-no in the world of card sharps. |
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| He does this with bags of charm and eventually we're completely on his side despite his earlier culling of the old guard. |
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| For instant charm and color, frame a door or window with a vine climbing a string trellis. |
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| It is common to wear an amulet or a charm as protection against its powers. |
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| Maybe we shouldn't be relying on charm as any sort of reliable indicator of character. |
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| Lee overwhelms his female victims with sheer animal magnetism, rather than a combination of stilted attempts at charm and mesmerism. |
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| The injured Una is on the warpath and the lads charm tactics can't defuse her fury. |
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| Undaunted, uncluttered, untouched, this is the charm of Tobago for the celebrated citizens of the world who retreat to its shores. |
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| The surly behaviour of the United camp to the foreign media has hardly qualified as a charm offensive on either front. |
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| The crevices of the bead or charm are darkened to give it an antique appearance. |
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| Garbed in the traditional ao dai, young Vietnamese women seem to epitomise the charm and grace of Hue. |
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| The sick charm of Keller is that he really does seem like a normal everyday person. |
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| Then there is the loch sprawling on two sides, the old-world charm of the buildings, the encroaching mountains and the 40 acres of woodland. |
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| John winked at me with the roguish charm for which he is renowned and I took it as camaraderie. |
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| He could tame a stallion, breed a jackass, lead an army and charm the ladies. |
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| Hugh Laurie's intelligence and charm keep this strained romantic comedy from sinking completely. |
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| Sure, the movie has some wackadoo charm but the modern remakes, recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, are just a waste of time. |
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| Their innovative power and tremendous humour and charm are still very much intact. |
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| Casting the lectern aside, he stood at the front of the stage, oozing boyish charm and melting more than a few hearts in the audience. |
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| But they were tweely sweet and in keeping with the old world charm of Hertford. |
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| His charm is low-key and genuine, a wideness about the uncrumpled eyes, a readiness to break into a straight-toothed smile. |
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| The charm of Utah lies in its vast wilderness, the friendliness of its people, and the quirkiness of its small-town diners and dime stores. |
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| He fears the Goshree bridges would divest the islands of their charm of being aloof and convert them into a thoroughfare. |
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| Larry Pine is an attitudinizing actor relying overmuch on a charm he doesn't quite have. |
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| He's not conventionally charming here, but instead uses his charm as a way of making us overlook his serious character flaws. |
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| By day the city is charm itself, attracting thousands of visitors who revel in its beauty, history and shops. |
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| Carpets from Warangal, table mats from Tamil Nadu and curios made from white and black-metal have added charm to the show. |
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| This sweet, straightforward story has enough Irish charm to overcome the occasional blarney. |
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| Maybe I dreamed it, or perhaps the dream was what the shop sold, a fantasy of southern warmth conjured up like a charm in the chilly north. |
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| But beneath that magnetic charm lies a hard core of determination and inner strength. |
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| It was a beautiful little gothic southern town, dripping in drawly, molasses charm and warm hospitality. |
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| Foreign businessmen and tourists who delight in the country's sylvan charm and uncrowded cities need not fear impending overdevelopment. |
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| However, unlike his predecessor, he was a blithering idiot with charm and charisma. |
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| His charm and simple way of simply listening to people soon has him with more patients than both the town's other headshrinkers put together. |
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| The three computer download test worked like a charm and all downloads were successful. |
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| Besides, much of the film's charm emanates from its setting rather than its kitsch value. |
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| You travel the world praising the discreet charm of an ancient university and extolling the virtues of academic freedom. |
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| Amorth presents his ostensibly absurd stories convincingly, with charm and plenty of natural levity. |
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| With beautiful scenery and exquisite costumes, Coppelia is a truly delightful production to charm audiences of all ages. |
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| His charm and eloquence, combined with an easy, self-assured attitude, had a settling effect on the tense nerves of some of our colleagues. |
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| And the intended cafe society has all the charm of a ferret in a rabbit hutch. |
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| Moved to adoration by scatterbrained, widowed Lavinia Brandon's charm were the vicar, his greensick pupil and his middle-aged churchwarden. |
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| Whether bloatedly grandiose or delectably deflated, he exudes roguish, anarchic life, embattled or embottled, able to charm fish out of the seas. |
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| It is the land of lakes, glaciers and waterfalls shedding their endless charm forever. |
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| After all, all this while, his single and unattached marital status has added to his charm in no small way. |
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| I'll amaze her with my charm and suaveness in the pool and she'll have no choice but to fall madly in love with me. |
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| And yet, the quiet, quirky charm of lunch makes us feel like girls playing in a dollhouse. |
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| Julia Roberts is a fine actress, but she sleepwalks her way through this part, imbuing Katherine with little in the way of charm or passion. |
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| As before, her charm and doggone friendliness manipulate everyone to her way of thinking. |
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| Success was equivocal, until it was pointed out that the charm lacked a joint. |
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| The film has oodles of charm and avoids the obvious pitfalls of comic Mafia spoofs. |
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| Because the charm would be once the game starts, both sides have an even chance. |
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| The lyrical charm of the duet between violin and cello in the third movement has a typical arpeggio background from the piano. |
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| The charm of this delicate English recipe is that the cauliflower isn't pureed. |
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| He swung from laying on the charm to cold-eyed boorishness and rudeness with alarming alacrity. |
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| He's got the clear blue eyes of a Hollywood movie star, the hulking build of an Oklahoma farm boy and the antiquated charm of the southern gent. |
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| The sets are expensive, the lifestyle lavish, the charm oozy and the dialogue throwaway. |
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| He may not be the best actor, but his charm and charisma help him elevate any role above mediocrity. |
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| He gradually learned to give expression to his natural charm and courtesy and he increasingly deployed his self-deprecating humour. |
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| But in my book, beauty without smiles and charm means very little in an industry overrun by glitz and glitter. |
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| It has a bleak, haunting charm which, while not fully compensating for some gauche and cheesy passages, is oddly appealing. |
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| But this matchless capacity for purposeless lies has proven a drain on the charm resources of both. |
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| These would have been strung together perhaps as necklaces or wrist pieces as early examples of a charm bracelet. |
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| We've tried to keep the character and charm of the place and make sure it didn't lose its beachiness. |
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| They charm rather than irritate, because all their eccentricities and affectations are clearly so deeply felt. |
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| The rooms are modestly furnished and reflect the rustic charm of traditional Montenegro. |
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| Many bed and breakfasts have individual charm and character, often in the spirit of the locale. |
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| The charm and niftiness of her cooking is that it has coped with 20 years in Europe, America and Jamaica and been impressively adaptive. |
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| James Nesbitt, who brings effortless charm to any character he plays, was perfect as the two boys' father. |
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| Hugh Jackman dons the titular part with imposing gusto and gives it charm and authority. |
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| Which is part of the charm for Coutts, whose curating style has never been dictatorial. |
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| She said that he doesn't have any charm or charisma in front of the camera and that she could do a better job. |
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| It is an attractive diversion somewhat enhanced by the charm and charisma of its stars. |
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| Now entering its first full season, the Hidden Springs Ranch offers a unique experience that blends rustic charm with spa-caliber amenities. |
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| Your personal charm and charisma take you through difficult situations smoothly. |
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| Despite urbanization, the city gives the feeling of an overgrown village, and its easy-going charm is intact. |
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| Among his circle of friends, however, he was revered for his humour, charm and vitality. |
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| It has that magical charm of youthful curiosity mixed with dark deadpan humour. |
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| These early sitcom-style moments contain much of the humour and charm that really draws us into the world of these characters. |
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| Their songs have a certain elegant charm and a quality of innocence that's genuinely disarming. |
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| Repetition gives the closing lines qualities of charm and chant, their long vowel sounds making for a soothing and ultimately devastating quiet. |
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| Craig's qualities of charm and decency have been allied with just enough success to keep the fans happy. |
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| She let out a little laugh and he watched the charm of her choker necklace shake. |
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| His sophomore effort is ambitious and diverse, suggesting Skinner's shambolic charm is here to stay. |
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| Craig's qualities of charm and decency have been allied with just enough success on the field to keep the fans happy. |
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| If you like the charm of a natural flowering meadow with a mismatch of blooms, you should try growing your own wildflower garden. |
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| I debated on an accessory, finally deciding on a silver chain necklace with a small charm of a glass slipper on the end. |
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| It's a gold necklace with a gold charm shaped like an ice skate, with a cross of blue topaz and diamonds embedded into the skate. |
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| Not since his first sale of a magic charm was he so concerned over the opinion of his work. |
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| No one has vanished since that day, but how long the power of the charm will last I cannot say. |
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| Anyway, the charm was meant to bring true happiness and I'm sure a gloomy cold person like Ian would need some of that. |
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| Bingo players can be a superstitious lot, with 50 per cent of them carrying a lucky charm or performing a lucky ritual before they play. |
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| On the day of the battle, each cousin brought a lucky charm and each prayed to Venus. |
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| During the war years, she reportedly became a lucky charm as wherever she was posted, the bombing stopped. |
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| He's proving to be something of a lucky charm because whenever he scores, they win. |
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| In the Middle Ages the onion was used as a charm against evil spirits, the plague and infection. |
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| The charm offensive was self-evidently in aid of something and eventually we found out what it was. |
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| At this energy level, two more quarks, the strange and charm quarks, exist. |
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| Amazingly tall and thin, she oozes charm from every pore, holding court beside the director of the film. |
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| The charm quark stays effectively at rest inside the baryon because it is much more massive than the up, down and strange quarks. |
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| Not just another ad hoc addition to the company of quarks, the charm quark did so many things in a simple, economical package. |
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| The design works well in small to medium size surf, however, funboards lose their charm in large surf. |
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| She smiled then and held the charm of my necklace in her hand. |
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| The Inn offers rustic charm with all the modern conveniences. |
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| Time has been kind to this most English of bands, their jollity is as lively as ever, their humour hasn't faded and their charm is as infectious as ever. |
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| But this hardscrabble, prairie town, with its population of 5,000 people, cast its charm on Ballantine. |
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| Rather, I'll mention the fact that the movie has a certain amateurish charm to it that's hard to deny, but it hardly bears more than one or two views. |
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| He doesn't charm anyone, is prone to indecision about his personal life, and has depressive tendencies. |
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| But it works like a charm within the current range of tax rates. |
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| The clipped lines and metallic austerities of modern design couldn't resist the assaults of this charm offensive inspired by tchotchkes from Mexico, India, and the Southwest. |
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| It doesn't hurt that Edwards has charm and charisma to burn. |
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| Restricted by a 12A certificate, the film lacks the raunchiness one would expect from the subject, or the sophisticated charm that might have proved its saving grace. |
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| And would one's meal be as enjoyable if the restaurant lacked a staff whose unflagging charm turns what could be a madhouse into a many-splendored thing? |
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| He has now reinvented himself as a radical stand-up with just enough charm and stagecraft to get away with an amazingly low ratio of jokes to running time. |
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| No dessert combines elegance and charm quite like a homemade layer cake. |
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| Low-fat diets worked like a charm when they first hit the scene, too. |
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| An outgoing tide can sometimes be a lucky charm when a channel current sweeps all the baitfish through it and the predator fish line up and wait for them. |
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| Decorated with wallpapers and furnishings from the late 1800s, rooms have the eccentric yet comfortable Victorian charm of your grandmother's home. |
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| But now visitors are making their way back to this extraordinary city and are being rewarded with culture, heritage and all the charm of the Adriatic coast. |
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| The film's charm is the feeling of spontaneity and randomness. |
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| It's amazing what a few old guys can do with a little bit of charm and a whole lot of crabs. |
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| Roger can close a business deal, read a room, and charm a dinner table, but Don is the creative genius behind all those deals. |
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| It is the allusions and references that lend charm to this art form. |
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| He caught my eye and grinned, full of self-confidence and charm and not the least bit embarrassed. |
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| I thought she displayed a grace and charm in that speech as well as a puckish sense of humor that would make her a very appealing witness before the Judiciary Committee. |
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| Jean was a handsome woman with awesome personal charm and great presence. |
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| She also, from a dried up old toad, has transformed herself into a sparkling, magical femme with mysterious fatal charm after toasting herself under the sun for a week. |
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| Now TAS is trying to strike a golden mean by blending the advantages of technology with the charm of the instruments, thavil, cello, triple drum, flute and jazz. |
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| And the speakers of these invented languages, who charm Okrent with their enthusiasm, are some of the nerdiest individuals around. |
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| Lastly, writers that disrespect their readers, whether in their writing or in their comments, are shirtless-park-tanning mouth-breathers that need to enroll in charm school. |
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| But his usual easy-going charm seemed to have temporarily deserted him, and she found him terse, uncommunicative, clearly unsettled by her absence. |
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| There's no spark to him, and he has all the charm of a lounge lizard. |
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| Ministers are already being instructed to relaunch a charm offensive, hitting the boardrooms and factories regularly to sell the government's achievements. |
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| Back the we were delighted to get rid of it in return for a push-button phone, but now it has a certain charm and I could imagine it going very well in my lounge. |
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| The poem is significant, as well as for the charm of its prologue, for the fact that it is the first attested use of the heroic couplet in Chaucer. |
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| My Queen Rat has charm and she's a bit of a flibbertigibbet as well! |
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| The actress perfectly captures the boldness and charm of Hepburn. |
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| Their cakes have the charm of iconic line drawings, all elegant right angles and perfect domes and maraschino cherries that might have been placed with a compass. |
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| He displayed a charm that could be used devastatingly to his advantage. |
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| His sensuous music is so full of charm and nostalgic poignancy that I feel it deserves to be heard by a wider musical community than just by flautists. |
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| Diffident, brusque and self-effacing to the point of invisibility, he was not the first person you would choose if you wanted to mount a charm offensive. |
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| After corralling the crowd to their seats, he set the tone with the characteristic wit and charm that people have come to expect from a man in a purple striped shirt. |
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| I'm fascinated by this character trait known as charm or charisma. |
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| He has no charm or charisma and will probably be the third to leave. |
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| It's old, comfy, has bags of charm and character, but we were alarmed recently to hear it was up for sale and was probably going to be converted into a house. |
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| I felt the charm on my necklace pressing coldly onto my chest. |
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| She pulled nervously at her necklace, the charm swinging back and forth. |
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| Laura Bailey, Bay Garnett and Elle Macpherson are fans, and Gwyneth Paltrow commissioned a necklace for herself and a bracelet featuring an apple charm for her daughter. |
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| An example would be believing that, as one passed one's driving test soon after buying a good luck charm, the charm must have caused one to pass the test. |
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| This charm brings me luck wherever I go for fairies enchanted it. |
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| Huck and Joe go back in the water for another swim, but Tom declines, because he has lost his string of rattlesnake rattles, his magic charm against cramps. |
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| In the Middle Ages it was regarded as a charm against witchcraft. |
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| Similar fun is had in other fields of science, as for instance by physicists who have named a class of elementary particles quarks, of which charm is one of the flavors. |
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| Again, each child was welcomed by a smiling elf who brought them to the cubicle where a warm, friendly Santa tried every trick in the book to charm my youngster. |
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| Search where you will, you will not see one who can charm a snake like me. |
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| But he doesn't believe in turning on the charm for interviewers. |
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| Senior ministers are already planning a nation-wide charm offensive that would see them take the message around the country that any tax cuts would require spending cuts. |
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| The ham-fisted attempt at mounting a charm offensive spoke volumes about the Prime Minister's waning powers, but his allies remained defiantly unimpressed. |
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| He left, having accomplished what I later realised was a retrospective charm offensive, aimed at persuading me that his show of aggression was an aberration. |
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| Obviously break-ups were not something they covered in charm school. |
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