How To Use Down-to-earth In A Sentence
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So why should down-to-earth, hard-headed Lancastrians be convinced by the marketing of this toolkit?
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Practical and down-to-earth, he's a bit of a joker and Paul's only friend outside the observatory.
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I'm quite a down-to-earth guy but these things really touched me.
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Sometimes you worry with such a big name but he is a down-to-earth bloke with no airs or graces.
The Sun
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LEAD (9) [STEPHEN GRACE] 22, a fairly normal young man, intelligent, sensitive, down-to-earth, a bit shy (he thinks he has the social skills of a 15 year old) but appealing, Stephen is a film student who's had a fairly average life, with the exception of the tragedy of his older brother's death in a car accident seven years ago.
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Highlighting class differences to emphasize his own down-to-earth roots is nothing new to Dole.
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You're a down-to-earth kind of person.
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He was a very down-to-earth person.
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This was the language of the English and Scottish Enlightenment: sober, unemphatic, good-humoured; a very sociable and moderate language, modern in a way that even we would recognise, and supremely rational and down-to-earth.
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Byas is a down-to-earth bloke, as much at home on the family farm as he is in the cricket spotlight.
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The entertainment is free, the food's unadulterated, the handicrafts are genuine and prices are as down-to-earth as the area's residents.
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And it's such a mind-bending, far-out trip that once-radical modernism comes to seem rather tame and dowdily down-to-earth.
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Bale is a down-to-earth guy.
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Poets are the most down-to-earth, loyal, steady people that have ever been.
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The rail workers are blessed with a down-to-earth sense of humor and dry wit that is more than a match for any managerial staff.
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Who came up with the title and who came up with this decsription? it plays up a down-to-Earth, humanized image for Hillary rather than the appearance of strength that Penn has been for
Hillary Rolls Out Major New Post-Penn Ad Campaign In Pennsylvania
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He was a good and forceful speaker with a wry sense of humour, a strong sense of fairness and a down-to-earth attitude.
Times, Sunday Times
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The players were surprisingly down-to-earth away from the table and it was interesting that a couple of the loudest banterers at the table actually were very friendly and pretty quiet in real life.
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He's down-to-earth, gesticulating all over the place, with folksy aphorisms and punch lines all put in the right spots, but in an unforced, uncontrived matter.
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He is a humble man and a down-to-earth padre, who displays respect for all he serves with, regardless of rank or background.
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If the word "gastropub" was a mite precious, the pubs themselves were refreshingly down-to-earth, with bare wooden tables, young staff in jeans and cheerful blackboards covered with culinary goodies.
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Griffey's fans say that he is very accessible and down-to-earth.
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When you consider he works in an industry known for its excess of pretentious luvvies and supercilious fashion junkies, his down-to-earth nature is surprising.
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But he's quite a down-to-earth guy and people like that.
The Sun
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She makes a reasonable fist of appearing down-to-earth but every so often, you see how warped the foundations are.
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It is two decades since Martin and Lizzie Graham, opera-loving entrepreneurs of the most down-to-earth yet dreamy variety, started staging opera in a disused cowshed.
Die Walküre; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 – review
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All point to the author's sense of measure and humor, his down-to-earth view of himself.
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Lodge is a critic as well as a writer, and his down-to-earth stories have a nice blend of the worldly and the ingenious.
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Born in Wakefield, Taylor may be a down-to-earth working-class northerner, but she went straight to college from school, trained as a hairdresser, became a successful stylist, was promoted to training apprentice stylists, and later ran a charity, before becoming a highflyer at A4E.
Hayley Taylor: 'I've felt what the unemployed feel: losing confidence, staring at four walls'
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There are hints that she is mentally unbalanced and these are in stark contrast to the down-to-earth approach to death of Anna.
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He is down-to-earth, friendly, fatherly and a seemingly great representative for the conscious movement.
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Everything else that I do is of a less down-to-earth, practical nature.
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Countering Cupid's exuberance is Paulson's rigid, almost ridiculously down-to-earth Dr. Claire McCrae.
Second-shot 'Cupid' slings too many arrows
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Poets are the most down-to-earth, loyal, steady people that have ever been.
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Where Jobs is famous for his explosive temper, firing employees on the spot, Cook is described as down-to-earth and soft-spoken.
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You get the sense that the doc is supposed to show her as down-to-earth, which is a big problem for someone who can't or won't be pinned down.
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Lodge is a critic as well as a writer, and his down-to-earth stories have a nice blend of the worldly and the ingenious.
Times, Sunday Times
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Miami is packed with posey style bars but this dark, loungey boozer is a down-to-earth find, serving straight-up gin Martinis and Screwdrivers just like they did in the old days.
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He needs to marry a down-to-earth person who will organize his life for him.
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That kind of down-to-earth attitude spreads within a squad.
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She was a down-to-earth, witty, charming and an intelligent girl, highly articulate.
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Her down-to-earth successor is 58, shortish, very proper and handsome in that don't care-a-fig British way.
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The lynchpins of the album are undoubtedly two early, majestic songs that distill the mix of the down-to-earth and the interstellar to its purest state.
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It doesn't actually matter how practical and down-to-earth a mother might be.
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Eyre's down-to-earth style was well suited to the exploration of these recondite matters.
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She's sophisticated, but also practical and down-to-earth.
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Raised in Australia by right-on parents who encouraged political awareness and self-reliance, the actress is a keen exponent of down-to-earth living.
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He seems like a pretty normal, down-to-earth guy - just one who lives in a nice part of town because he's rich.
Little Lord Paulson critiques his new surroundings (Jack Bog's Blog)
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She excels in taking complex concepts and materials of all types and presenting them in such a clear and down-to-earth way that they are easily comprehensible and digestible.
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In person he is down-to-earth, funny and modest with a self-deprecating charm.
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But whereas the first act of her performance is disciplined, down-to-earth and munificent with wit, the second and third acts are inscrutable, new-agey and dull.
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Anyone who knew him will remember that he always wore a smile and had aw-shucks, down-to-earth personality that masked one of the finest competitors and clutch performers the game has ever seen.
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In an unsensational, down-to-earth manner, this book documents remarkable improvement in many of these people.
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On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
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She was friendly and down-to-earth and quickly put me at my ease.
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Moreover, whether he's playing a Triad thug, a tough-as-nails cop or even a hardbitten firefighter, there's always a very convincing, down-to-earth character coming through.
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Her light touch, wry humour and down-to-earth, almost gossipy tone make this novel as readable as it is challenging.
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We would go grocery shopping together and she would be totally down-to-earth.
The Sun
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Many, perhaps most, are pragmatic people who deliberately cultivate a down-to-earth, practical image.
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Maybe you're right. I should try to be more down-to-earth.
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He is such an honest, down-to-earth guy who would do anything for us players.
The Sun
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She brings to Congress a down-to-earth demeanor "Hi, this is Kristi," she begins the interview and a no-nonsense perspective that stems, in large part, from the fact that she hasn't spent her whole life in politics.
Republican freshman: Rep. Kristi Noem
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Far too nice a person to spear a member of the press, he relies instead on a tried and tested combination of down-to-earth good humour, genuine enthusiasm and not inconsiderable charm to get him through press sessions unscathed.
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But it's not all luvviedom: Treacy's humble roots ensure the bedrooms are admirably down-to-earth too.
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What better way for a man of means and intellect to get to know the real dilemmas and down-to-earth problems of the people he so gallantly serves?
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Would it make him or her less deserving of your respect or seem more down-to-earth?
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It's more down-to-earth, much smaller and certainly less touristy.
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In the rarefied atmosphere of Davos, amid the snow-covered Swiss mountains and the distant sound of yodelling and alpenhorn, it is easy to lose sight of more down-to-earth issues.
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We're not big, really, but I'm so glad to have Vince, because he's down-to-earth and realistic.
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And a real down-to-earth bloke, one of those you would buy a glass of decent claret.
The Sun
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But to this day, "Puck," the 5-8, 210-pounder who was built like a fire hydrant, is remembered most for his big smile, down-to-earth relationship with the fans and love for the game.
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JACK McConnell came across last week, in the course of a lengthy interview, as rational, down-to-earth, pragmatic and fair.
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Nostalgic in the way trains journeys are, Nothing Down-To-Earth seems hermetic to any interaction with the outside world, retreating instead in the closeted comfort of Beullac's imaginary world.
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On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
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Armed only with a piano, ukulele and bass guitar, this down-to-earth and charming performer looks set to create an intimate and highly charged atmosphere on her solo tour.
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Mostly they deal with the kind of down-to-earth, practical situations that horary astrologers thrive on to this day.
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In her home-made oilskins held together with gaffer tape, the teenage was the most down-to-earth of sailing students.
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It was grittily down-to-earth, absorbing, and best of all, made me want to re-read some of his novels.
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He is such a down-to-earth bloke.
The Sun
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She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.
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His down-to-earth and kind-hearted personality has helped stick a huge dent in the stereotypical image of footballers.
The Sun
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But the down-to-earth tone of this good-natured comedy, and its bighearted embrace of its characters, harks back to ABC and Disney at their comedy peak.
Finally, ABC gives us a 'Modern Family' we can relate to
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Labor in Queensland, even in its earliest years, was never wholly composed of extreme nationalisers; any more than the New South Wales party was composed only of down-to-earth industrial reformers.
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I would be intelligent, charming, sexy, a huge flirt, with a sense of humour but a down-to-earth guy in touch with his sensitive side.
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The least heralded of ABC's Wednesday night comedies, the down-to-earth The Middle has quietly turned into a steady hit, thanks largely to its leading lady.
Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Lead Actress in a Comedy
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And you can't help but think, what a very down-to-earth, super-duper supermodel.
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Religious conservative supporters, however, are often down-to-earth, traditional, and morally charged, while libertarian supporters tend to be intellectual, self-directed and morally permissive.
Tim Koelkebeck: Is the Religious Right Taking Over the Tea Party?
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He brings with him a deep spirituality, a breadth of experience and a wealth of Yorkshire humour and down-to-earth common sense.
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A down-to-earth guy, works hard in training.
The Sun
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A friend of mine, someone I’d describe as down-to-earth—a hippie, in all the good ways—recently told me that she’d finally gotten a dog.
30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog
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She's not a hoity-toity legal type, but very ordinary and down-to-earth.
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Fran's a very friendly, down-to-earth person.
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I'm really a down-to-earth person.
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In a style that is more down-to-earth and oecumenical than Brouwer's, Heyting presents the intuitionistic versions of various basic subjects in everyday mathematics.
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
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On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
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While it may have been real, the promotion is carefully crafted to show her as a relatable, down-to-earth outdoorswoman.
Lauren Ashburn: Will Sarah Palin Bring Us 'Morning in America'?
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There are hints that she is mentally unbalanced and these are in stark contrast to the down-to-earth approach to death of Anna.
Times, Sunday Times
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The man you saw on the screen was a down-to-earth, likeable guy who just happened to be a TV star.
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I wanted to make a big contrast between the chapter about the swanky Petroleum Club and the down-to-earth rec center.
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She was friendly and down-to-earth and quickly put me at my ease.
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It is tough going but the tutors are excellent - good, practical and down-to-earth.
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They were curiously matched as unheroic, down-to-earth, but knowing outsiders on their respective sides.
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They are not down-to-earth people who are willing to lower themselves to see the reality of poor people's lives.
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The versatile actress has toggled between outlandish fantasy (Battlestar Galactica, True Blood) and down-to-earth drama (Homicide: Life on the Street, In Treatment) throughout her career.
Cheers & Jeers: Michelle Forbes Kills It on The Killing
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Instead of being human and down-to-earth, faith becomes a fragrant, concentrated essence.
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The north invokes, partly of course because of Coronation Street itself, an ethos of down-to-earth good humour and a stoical acceptance of disappointment and tragedy.
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He combined ancient classical humanism with Oriental metaphysics to ratify his own down-to-earth brand of philosophical monism.
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For a guy who explores such an intricate and arty sound, Williams is surprisingly down-to-earth.
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What better way for a man of means and intellect to get to know the real dilemmas and down-to-earth problems of the people he so gallantly serves?
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She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.
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What we want is down-to-earth accountability, not lots of incomprehensible grand ideas.
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And in an era of public personalities crafted by image-makers, she was real: down-to-earth, plain-spoken, funny.
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What he does very well is down-to-earth physical humour.
Times, Sunday Times
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Many, perhaps most, are pragmatic people who deliberately cultivate a down-to-earth, practical image.
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has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
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The world's greatest living bass-baritone is astonishingly charming and down-to-earth.
Times, Sunday Times
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A number of labels showed flashy pieces that looked like eveningwear, in shiny Lurex, sequins, metallic paillettes and crushed velvet, but paired them — sometimes incongruously — with down-to-earth daywear.
Glamour Amid the Gloom
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Maybe you're right. I should try to be more down-to-earth.
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Although her publicity shots present her as a sultry, moody, sleepy-eyed blonde with a slightly sneering, stand-offish expression, Herbert couldn't be more down-to-earth, likeable and friendly.
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On a more down-to-earth level it was also considered an irresponsible age, typified by the character of Pheidippides in Aristophanes' Clouds.
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The Worksop club where he learned the game is unprepossessing and, for all his achievements in world golf, his relationship with the down-to-earth members hasn't changed since he was sweeping up trophies as a junior at the club.
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Maybe you're right. I should try to be more down-to-earth.
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His grandmother -- whom he calls Toot, a shortened version of "tutu," the Hawaiian word for grandparent -- was the down-to-earth one.
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There may be a rational, down-to-earth explanation but I'm at a complete loss as to what it could be.
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The author's language is down-to-earth but never earthbound, and Gallaway's characters are passionate and funny.
A tale of operatic scale, with soundtrack by Wagner
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The down-to-earth approach appears to be working.
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Miami is packed with posey style bars but this dark, loungey boozer is a down-to-earth find, serving straight-up gin Martinis and Screwdrivers just like they did in the old days.
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This is a remarkable accomplishment, yet Cordes seems really modest and down-to-earth about it all.
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This same down-to-earth attitude extends to her wardrobe.
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He gets very emotional, although his troupe has a more down-to-earth approach.
Times, Sunday Times
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Yet this may require a down-to-earth approach deeply disappointing to starry-eyed technological enthusiasts.
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But Featherstone states it in such a disarming and down-to-earth manner that it comes across the way it is intended - as a statement of the obvious.
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I leave, impressed by their down-to-earth approach.
Times, Sunday Times
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But a kind of down-to-earth warmth emanates from more than his orange glow.
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But, he has got the expressions that make a good actor and is very down-to-earth.
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If you pick the genial, down-to-earth banker, will you forever regret letting go of that free-spirited artist who loves traveling as much as you?
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Hanna is the one who's changed the most so far out of all the girls going from the popular, stuck-up, snobby girl to the down-to-earth girl ...
Pretty Little Liars' Ashley Benson: "A" Makes Hanna Do Something Horrible
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But the down-to-earth chanteuse can't go too long without visiting family and regularly returns to her home town.
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Never in all the years I have read the mailbag have I seen such down-to-earth wisdom and good advice on this issue.
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She dealt with the crosses handed her in life with a practical and down-to-earth approach.
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Selleck made a smart call when he gave the hang-glider heroics a pass in favor of Bellisario's more down-to-earth approach.
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The down-to-earth boffin has been kicking up a stink about excrement studies and grubbing around in old filth for more than 30 years.
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Like the movie they are associated with, the trio too is unassuming, down-to-earth and simple.
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One is being a very good, down-to-earth person who recognises that objectives are reached by working with others.
Times, Sunday Times
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My more down-to-earth choice was the Melbourne Fashion Experience, custom-tailored to my tastes, visiting designer showrooms and trying on high-end suits in arcaded shops.
Lea Lane: Only Have a Week? A Deluxe Quickie to Oz
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His decision not to expand the business shows his down-to-earth realism.
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Jimmy Stewart’s self-consciously down-to-earth writer in The Philadelphia Story thinks he has rich Katherine Hepburn pegged from the beginning, but by the end, he’s not so sure; Hepburn’s high-toned brittleness is something of a façade, her ex-husband Cary Grant shows the sort of cunning that other screwball comedies might have assigned to an average Joe, while her up-by-his-bootstraps fiancé, played by John Howard, proves a rather dull fellow indeed.
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Although her publicity shots present her as a sultry, moody, sleepy-eyed blonde with a slightly sneering, stand-offish expression, Herbert couldn't be more down-to-earth, likeable and friendly.
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There are hints that she is mentally unbalanced and these are in stark contrast to the down-to-earth approach to death of Anna.
Times, Sunday Times
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The stands are echt Chicago: gritty, down-to-earth, glitzy.
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Given Keith Richards's reticence to boast of his acclaim and his down-to-earth view of himself at age 66, what kind of celebrity autobiography is his "Life"?
With No Ax to Grind
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She has spawned a new kind of icon: the simpatico celebrity, rich and famous but also down-to-earth, approachable, real, willing to admit their flaws.
