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Going on the "To Do" List: Take on the next new project that comes across my desk, even if it seems like a challenge.

Comes across as a bit of a wuss, really.

Something of a know-it-all, he comes across as slightly hostile, even if only through verbal argument, or jokes targeted at others.

He wants someday to be able to rifle through mail as quickly as his wife and "round file" the piles of junk mail that comes across his desk.

Holding down the key rolls over each character in the line, flipping the case of any alpha characters the editor comes across.

Stay away from those types of women; another woman can sense it the moment she comes across someone not looking for love but for a hand out.

Overall, he comes across as a man of faith and morality, with a knack for effective leadership.

We shake hands, exchange pleasantries -- he comes across just as kind in person as he did on the phone -- and then we part.

Indeed, Little Shenyang comes across not just as an edgy comedian but as a talented singer and down-to-earth 20-something as well.

As he leans over a small desk crammed into a cabin on board a modified 757, he comes across as just another Washington big shot.

And yet to the uncritical eye of the media, Microsoft is comes across looking humble and generous while we look petulant and ungrateful.

When work, the general meeting comes across like this or such not joyful matter.

When a male comes across a potential mate, he bursts into a complex series of loud chirps and whistles that sound remarkably like birdsong.

She would also do well to get a trusted friend to give her a dummy interview and tell her some home truths about how she comes across.

One day, a young man walks along a street, comes across a woman, looks at her, turns and looks again, then walks on.

It comes across as a play which could be effective if only it had a better cast.

Reportedly, Mr Berlusconi's main reason for respecting his new opponent was that he comes across well on television.

Colbert's humor is very much like grapeshot : it goes everywhere and a piece of it is bound to hit everybody that comes across its path.

That may be a little simplistic; he comes across as the chillier of the two, and she is an idealist, if not a romantic.

Hunt takes the ball forward quickly. Palmer comes across, tries to intercept him, but Hunt slips past and quickly pushes the ball to Smart.

If any form of 'worst' comes across your path then treat it like a television and change channels immediately.

In person Mr. DiCaprio comes across exactly as you suspect he would.

For almost everyone else, however, subtle mimicry comes across as a form of flattery, the physical dance of charm itself.

An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture.

Flashy , tacky , overdone makeup. To me, that just comes across as so fake .

He comes across as quiet, loyal, and domesticated; a cook, a keen gardener, and a meticulous editor of the Ontario Review.

An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees making of a wonderful sculpture.

With her beguiling looks and easygoing charm, Faith Hill often comes across as country music's proverbial girl- next- door.

But he is capricious and he fails to see how he comes across to the electorate.

Personally, Chiang Ch'ing comes across as a woman of great complexity.

The administrative department of stock exchange information comes across numerous problems to be solved in practice.

Emmanuel Eboue says he is loving life at Arsenal, to the point that he's so happy he comes across as 'crazy'.

In cases where another man is the harasser, the victim might be afraid that he comes across as unmanly, he says.

Owing to the mass migration, one comes across rows of houses in certain parts of Chennai inhabited only by the elderly.

His tough talk comes across as arrogance, and it cannot hide his own lack of authority within the party's ranks.

If Mr Obama comes across as less eloquent than usual, that's because of the translation, no doubt. Sorry.

Nandan Nilekani, one of the founders of Infosys, reports that he now comes across mould-breaking young leaders wherever he goes in India.

The patronizing touch comes across as ''Thanks for your time, sweetheart, '' she complains.

In peacetime senior Labour politicians' addiction to Tory-bashing comes across as boring and irrelevant; not so in a campaign.

A wandering mind comes across to the speaker that you're not interested in what he or she has to say.

I am ready to smile at the people that every comes across , I open breadth of mind to the proprietor.

EXAMPLE: The quiet, old manager comes across as a mean, unfriendly person, but in reality he is quite generous and kind.

Too often, Mr Cameron's idea of the "Big Society" comes across as a naive faith in voluntarism.

And, the same for a "live" video; i. e. an attractive woman who comes across as dynamic, professional and sophisticated.

Mr Kleinfeld, who comes across as a rather Americanised capitalist boss, arouses strong feelings in Germany.

By contrast, Chen, an entrepreneur from Shanghai, comes across as a faceless businessman, the reporter said.

But instead of picturing their differences, what comes across is that the children see themselves as having a lot in common.

The little girl appears to be frightened, when the dog comes across her.

My love came not, but her touch is in my limbs, and her voice comes across the fragrant fields.

However, the tone of the "recommendation" by the computer expert often comes across as arrogant.

To English speakers, it comes across as classic Danish design: clean, spare, elegant in its simplicity.

He pokes through the contents and comes across an old brass lamp.

J: that's sure, but what if one comes across some difficulties? He must rely on his EQ to deal with them.

"Use your head" , is what I often say to my daughter when she comes across some problem.

Experimenting with progressive undertakings that will in time make transitions smoother as one comes across them.

Is she got to try 110 for help when she comes across dangerous?

Walking on the beach near Lazy Point one night under a full moon, he comes across horseshoe crabs laying their eggs.

She comes across to her friends as (being) honest and trustworthy.

The real surprise lasts for less than a second when it comes across your face.

And if users ignore the hints, the device will stop nudging, until it comes across something else of potential interest.

Whenever he comes across a new word, he would consult the dictionary.

Every time he comes across the same person at the same place.

America's foreign policy comes across as principled, intelligent and pragmatic.

Don't try to take on every project that comes across your desk, even when you're starting out.

The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveller comes across at some time.

The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveler comes across at some time .

Only if he comes across a new term, does he write it down his notebook.

Suddenly, an idea comes across my mind: flaunting the banner of object and justice, will BBC publish this essay without revising a word.

klakey1 wrote: . . . the whole bad movie comes across as nothing more than an exciting date at an amusement park for those two people.

And you're sharing the screen with Ben again. You guys to work together really well. It comes across.

Matters will be even worse if Germany's economic self-confidence comes across as political arrogance.

What comes across though is a sense that banks must bend over backwards to elevate women.

down by the woodpile i comes across my jack , and says : " whats it all about ? "

When the DRC comes across difficulties, the Chinese government constantly stands by the DRC and gives precious support to the latter.

Mr Browne himself comes across as likeable, if painfully reticent.

There seems to be a kind of amnesia. He has an amnesia. There's things that he can't quite reach in his emotions. I think that comes across.

Studies show that 93 per cent of what comes across in conversation is unrelated to the words and content.

The magic, many strange creatures and the adventures Harry comes across at Hogwarts help him understand the real world.

The magic, many strange creatures and the adventures Harry comes across at Hogwarts help his understand the real world.

But the Forster in both these books comes across as covertly sophisticated.

Vaccines work by presenting the immune system with novel targets, so that it can learn to react to them if it comes across them again.

The magic, many strange creatures and the adventures Harry comes across at Hogwarts help him under-stand the real world.

At other times, though, he comes across as an overzealous adolescent.

Since he comes across as affable and reasonable, both to party activists and swing voters, he will probably do this well.

Non-arc motion comes across as sinister, restricted or robotic.

The Christology of the Gospel of Thomas though is that Jesus comes across as practically an already resurrected figure.

Do you think this idea comes across in the play?

I am an optimistic upward boy, comes across any matter to be able by positive, the optimistic manner to face.

The negative thinking of evil is profound and it comes across that screen quite attractively.

Truth is, Target comes across as more fun, and Walmart as more frugal.

The film crew comes across a lot of difficulties. A young lady Shirley Temple witnesses all these and has a crush on the giant.

The adventures Harry comes across --- help him understand the real world.

Operator, Perl will use the first true value it comes across, in order, from left to right.

The talent that comes across in each song is just amazing.

Choose a spokesperson who comes across well on TV.

He comes across storm in navigation on 1st, and on arriving in one isolated island.

For example, Mayor Michael Bloomberg comes across not only as a courageous change-agent in New York City, but a hypocritical pol.

When comes across danger, I can protect you.

Kratos comes across a blue glowing door.

Above the chatter, they catch phrases such as: Now even the Apocalypse comes across as spectacle.

When they text me, it comes across in broken English.

When it comes across me I chastise it .

No matter what difficulties he comes across, he will never give up.

Some presenters feel uncomfortable employing emotional appeal because they think it comes across as manipulation.

Now, of course, it just comes across as a not-very-risky prediction that a match will end 2-1.

She has never had a job, probably, in part, because she comes across badly in interviews.

He is used to keeping a dictionary at hand so that he can find the meaning of new words he comes across.

If the Visual Basic compiler comes across code that it does not understand, it issues a compiler error.

it is very rarely that one comes across a dead body, except, of course, on the roads.

The first person who comes across my mind is my mother.

Here he comes across as a lucid, supple and valuable analyst of many artistic genres and their varying different potential;

My laughter comes across the universe

Every time he comes across the Atlantic

The magic, many strange creatures and the adventures Harry comes across,

I read blogs, feeds, and anything that comes across my eyes. Main rationale is that it helps

the author comes across as overly smug and superior

That he comes across a sum is a raining day

Every now and then, a letter comes across my desk that is so pertinent,