How To Use Spotting In A Sentence

This is far from being a work of mere trainspotting; in fact, in a strange way, it catalogues the architectural, social and economic history of modern Britain.
Do you hit the town after dark, collapse quietly with a book or go celebrity-spotting?
Carrion Crow nests are conspicuous and we were able to observe birds delivering food to nestlings using spotting scopes.
Several days later, spotting the crow's nest of the ship over the headland of Cape Evans, they lit a fire as a signal for the ship to steam back and pick them up.
BTW – San Fran is one of my favorite places – spotting or sunny! Umbrella

In Trainspotting, Begbie's blood boils at the backpackers who see the sights of the city centre but are blind to the blighted landscape of its surrounding schemes.
Others chat about the supposed late-night spotting of a large rat dragging a six-pack of bottled water across the warehouse floor.
I thought maybe I'd bumped something, or maybe aquafit was too intense .. but today I did nothing physical and still there's spotting. Stem-d Diary Entry
While the cod, pollack and haddock may have all but disappeared, you stand a good chance of spotting porpoises, minke whales and even the odd beluga.
The tidal sealochs of the east coast are particularly good otter-spotting venues.
Mockingbird fans will find pleasure in character spotting. Times, Sunday Times
For those of you who never went through an Objectivist stage, this is kind of like spotting Ralph Nader test-driving a Hummer. Archive 2009-02-01
If there are many volunteers then spotting them will be like trying to spot a needle in a haystack.
But as far as his reputation goes, the Trainspotting account is dangerously overdrawn. Times, Sunday Times
Thanks to excellent scouting and research, teams can count on spotting a large baseline number of species.
Large numbers of chub and barbel are also on view in Tadcaster where fish spotting from the road-bridge in the centre of town seems to be a popular spectator sport at present.
The mission is also a gamma-ray burst detector, and has been spotting one burst per month in its field of view.
Teamed with modern telescopic sights, rangefinders, binoculars, and spotting scopes, these modern tools are the most humane hunting implements we, as hunters, have ever had.
From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen,
Bushnell offers an extensive line of binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes, rangefinders, telescopes and night vision products.
One night we head off for a post-prandial stroll around the ranch, spotting deer and rabbits bounding over the grass. Times, Sunday Times
She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house.
Ms. Delaney shares Mr. Cliff's interest in chiliastic myths but has no talent for spotting them. Faulty Navigators
You surprise me," Deacon continued relentlessly, spotting the ploy. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
These accessories include bipods, swivel and slings, gun cases, cleaning products, rangefinders, spotting scopes, knives, game calls, flashlights, gloves, hats, etc.
Mr. Ngin contacted police after spotting Mr. McCurty downtown a day after the shooting. The New Presence on Oakland's Streets
A car ran past, spotting my coat with mud.
Experienced physicians have gotten savvy at spotting fakers.
And unlike trainspotting, with our hobby you get to keep warm in winter.
He switched direction in the mid-80s, spotting the potential of brownfield sites for development.
Others chat about the supposed late-night spotting of a large rat dragging a six-pack of bottled water across the warehouse floor.
Summer: in the south west of France for the May half term; at the uplifting madness that was the Secret Garden Festival please note my boyfriend's chequer board haircut which seemed like an inspired idea after a few cocktails; driving up the M11 and being dazzled by the fields of rapeseed coming into bloom; in Cumbria for our summer holidays, bird spotting with the binoculars. Where I was 2008
And the rare spotting of a cougar, wolf or woodland caribou takes our breath away.
Psychiatrists are experienced in prescribing the different types of antidepressant medication, and in spotting their side-effects.
He started painting only four years ago, after spotting a paintbox in an art shop window in Scarborough.
Motorists alerted staff after spotting the profanity printed on the panel for super unleaded. The Sun
Assorting, preparation and hot spotting study of hydrogel in presence were reviewed. Future development were prospected.
A car ran past, spotting my coat with mud.
That means spotting the trends even before the trendoids do, turning the ideas into affordable clothes, and making the apparel fly off the racks.
From now on, Copyright Watch will be spotting new changes, identifying quirks and novelties in different laws, and keeping watch at the IP fronter -- wherever in the world that might be. Boing Boing
While the cod, pollack and haddock may have all but disappeared, you stand a good chance of spotting porpoises, minke whales and even the odd beluga.
It's good for spotting intruders. Times, Sunday Times
t is characterised by the heavy spotting on the sepals and petals, and by the beautiful plumate edges of the petals.
For both components, consumers win by spotting a specially labeled can or bottle in 12-packs and larger multipacks.
But as far as his reputation goes, the Trainspotting account is dangerously overdrawn. Times, Sunday Times
It's equally about stamp collecting, football and trainspotting.
Then look at the couch potato who seems ready, not for an evening in front of the TV, but for a spell of inadvertent train spotting.
In the evolution of the South Fork Kern and Golden Trout Creek golden trout, trends in coloration, spotting, and meristic countable traits characteristic of northern Sacramento basin redband trout have been taken to extremes. Trout and Salmon of North America
Britpop was Trainspotting's main vehicle to integrate youth subculture into popular culture.
Well he wasn't going hedgehog-spotting, not till he'd fixed up a deal with the mad scientist.
There's an element of trainspotting in any specialist field.
In spotting a turnaround in a small open economy like Ireland, look to trade figures for signs of growth in the import of goods, particularly chemicals and computer equipment that will be processed and then re-exported.
n Members of the Francis M. Weston Audubon Society have reported spotting a marbled godwit, which is rare in this region, and a roseate tern, which hasn't been spotted near Pensacola since 1958. PNJ - News
She has had a string of career disappointments since Trainspotting.
Certainly he was capable of spotting a leak from his own team and instead of plugging it, feeding the leaker disinformation. THE ONLY GAME
The presence of a minimum of two big spotting scopes is usually the key field mark.
Animal spotting aside, there are dozens of other activities, from mountain biking to horseback rides. Times, Sunday Times
Spotting £563 belonging to another customer on the counter, Maskey grabbed the cash and legged it.
The start of the breeding oestrous cycle is marked by a blood stained discharge, which lasts from four to thirteen days and may first be noticed as blood stained spotting on the animal's bed.
You do not become an extraordinarily successful magazine publisher without a fine business sense and keen eye for spotting trends. Times, Sunday Times
The diary he kept during his time on smack eventually formed the basis for Trainspotting.
A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said: ‘This year has been excellent for spotting waxwings because the weather conditions have brought many of them to Britain.’
Humans have been spotting odd things in the sky from the dawn of time. Times, Sunday Times
The typical bleeding profile with the new intrauterine system is irregular bleeding or spotting for the first six months of use, followed by very light menses, with 20 percent of women having amenorrhea at one year of use.
A car ran past, spotting my coat with mud.
She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house.
Spotting a leather armchair, he walks around it a few times, as if checking its fitness for the task ahead.
Besides spotting great raw artistic talent, Phillips hired and trained a handful of engineers who would go on to great success, as well.
It started when a sharp-eyed pedestrian alerted the emergency services after spotting a bag of suspicious-looking white powder in an unlabelled white bag lying in the middle of the roundabout.
A blinkered approach to spotting talent is regarded as one of the many factors holding back youth development.
One year an enterprising bunch of local lads, spotting a gap in the market, offered trips back down to the station on the handlebars of their bicycles.
The firing mechanism mechanically fires the spotting rifle and uses a magneto to fire the rocket.
We have steep valleys and many types of mature trees here, as well as rough ground that humans don't disturb, " he said, after spotting a red-vented bulbul.
Which other country could match our enthusiasm for trainspotting, planespotting, or jotting down vehicle numbers?
Spotting a little lump on the bed furthest from his, he raised an eyebrow in surprise, and walked over, dropping his bag on the floor beside the door.
After a while I became quite good at spotting tsetse flies in the bungalow.
So I had no difficulty in spotting which drainpipe you come down by. PASSION IN THE PEAK
It is also a remarkably assured debut, and a reminder that the Bush Theatre's honourable legacy of spotting plays with real zing and commercial potential remains intact.
A Belgian - horn chemist - entrepreneur, Baekeland had a knack for spotting profitable opportunities.
Spotting chamber pots, old mattresses and bicycle wheels was part of the fun of going to borrow books. Times, Sunday Times
She devoured the fashion magazines and seemed to have a natural instinct for spotting a trend before it happened.
An indefinable element that catches your eye; I had no trouble spotting her in the midst of a crowd of jeans-and-tees teenagers.
The extensive white spotting helps to separate female tragopans from those of other pheasants, and the elongated white central spot on each feather is bordered with black.
Full marks to Jo for spotting the error in time.
I don't own a spotting scope so this "shortcut" is invaluable in saving time and ammunition to reach that final objective. I have heard that if you sight a gun in at seven yards it should be dead on at one hundred...does anyone know if this is true it
You also have a keen eye for spotting antique bargains. The Sun
But Tim the Yowie Man, a former economist who turned his hand to Yowie research after spotting a hairy beast on a bushwalk 15 years ago, said he was concerned the Yowie was being incorrectly portrayed as an aggressive creature. Archive 2009-04-19
Shallow Grave; the grottiness of drug abuse in Trainspotting; the dying of the sun in the sci-fi Sunshine; poverty, corruption and child prostitution in Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
‘Truth Teams,’ which scout the parking lots to locate the targeted signature gatherers, are having less luck spotting their nemeses.
Teachers are usually quite good at spotting this kind of thing, as they spend every day with their class.
Her expression immediately softened at the sight of me but turned hard once more after spotting the Old English sheepdog.
Two observers inspected the colony from the adjoining shoreline using spotting scopes on 23 June and counted about 60 adult and sub-adult birds.
Alex is hawk-eyed when it comes to spotting lazy reasoning or fallacious argument, and lightning-fast at exposing it where it occurs.
They are helpful when it comes to spotting egregious errors, but often fail to spot homophones, as these words are only incorrect in context, and context is something that Word et al do not do well. The right rites of writing « Write Anything
There are, apparently, many nuances in the world of trainspotting. Times, Sunday Times
They had to give higher priority to this task if they wanted to avoid enemy air reconnaissance and artillery spotting.
Changes in menstrual flow spotting, breakthrough bleeding, amenorrhoea temporary intermenstrual bleeding, changes in libido, depressive moods, abdominal cramping or bloating and dizziness may occur. Hello Ginette 35 meet Risma 17 You are going to make her Blind
A good game to play while watching portmanteau horror films is in spotting the famous actors, as well as those hardy character actors who crop up again and again.
The human eye is better at spotting movement in the dark than in identifying stationary objects. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Spotting her car pulling into the driveway, he calls the fire department.
Unwrapping my baloney sandwich and taking a bite, I tried peeking over the stone edge, trying to get into a good position where I could watch Oz in peace without his friends spotting me.
But then, so is trainspotting - and where's the pleasure in that? Times, Sunday Times
It will give spotting corrections to the ship calling the fall of shot until the projectiles are impacting within 50 yards of the target.
Get the children to take their autograph book as there should be an opportunity to do some celebrity spotting.
Ronaldinho promptly flighted the ball over Seaman and into the far corner of the net after spotting the England shotstopper had left his line.
Spotting it, I fell into a low crouch, picking my way slowly over holes and roots.
Celebrate your first spotting with a crumble, then progress to the obligatory and unsurpassable gooseberry fool.
From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen,
That means spotting areas that will become popular in the future. Times, Sunday Times
The two numbers used in description of binoculars and spotting scopes identify magnification first and objective lens size second.
This is far from being a work of mere trainspotting; in fact, in a strange way, it catalogues the architectural, social and economic history of modern Britain.
I like spotting the eel, who is very shy and hides under rocks.
I must warn you, however, not to mention mills in the same breath as train-spotting. Times, Sunday Times
If star spotting is your weakness, come prepared for some serious rubbernecking. Times, Sunday Times
You also have a keen eye for spotting antique bargains. The Sun
Other Andean countries, spotting new opportunities in free trade, have agreed to get rid of most trade barriers by 1992.
It also gives the audience the godlike power of spotting future theatre talent, of which there seems to be a lot about.
Spotting a snake in the grass is never simple, but it's easier to do, it seems, if you're petrified of serpents.
The mystery hero imme-diately alerted police after spotting a bomb.
Others recalled spotting the attractive brunette in the village post office buying sweets for her children, wheeling her youngest daughter, who was two, in a pushchair.
Burns admitted some weeks later that he had returned to the area, which he knew well from playing as a child, and after spotting one leg bone had been uncovered by a dog, bought a second spade to rebury it.
Mockingbird fans will find pleasure in character spotting. Times, Sunday Times
Spotting the bird had a morsel of meat, it moved in to try its luck. The Sun
Why not take a day to go location spotting and visit some of the county's unspoilt villages, grand houses and countryside?
But even among us comparatively normal musical trainspotting types, it was still recognised as an invaluable aide memoire. Times, Sunday Times
* Credit the Generation X mom for spawning an interest in nonconventional gifts, said trendspotting expert Brown. Print - The Evolving Mother | PopPolitics.com
His "catnapping" was never solved, but the disappearance gave rise to a new line of art that painted him in the oddest places, much like Elvis spottings. Homepage
Humans have been spotting odd things in the sky from the dawn of time. Times, Sunday Times
`That's him," Katherine Warren said, spotting Graham through the night-vision binoculars. CODE BREAKER
That would be relatively small even for an adolescent Bigfoot," said Dranginis, who has been on a quest since spotting what he described as a Bigfoot creature in Culpeper County in 1995. Archive 2007-02-01
With muted lighting and comfy leather sofas it has its discreet corners but it's better to be out in the open for A-list celeb spotting.
Spotting other foodies and restaurateurs eating there too is a good start.
But in the hands of scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy (who wrote The Full Monty) and British director Danny Boyle (of Trainspotting fame), Q & A has turned into a film that, to borrow a line from one of those ads, hila kay rakh diya (shook us up). The Times of India
She glanced round, spotting Terry Lewis on the outer fringes of their circle, an expression of chagrin on his face.
But before I explain what scientists led by Michael Dickinson of the California Institute of Technology (that would be the Dickinson whose e-mail is "flyman") have learned about how the fly brain calculates the location of the looming swatter, formulates an escape plan and plants its legs in an optimal position to hop out of the way (all within about 100 milliseconds of spotting the swatter), let's cut to the chase: the best way to swat a fly, Dickinson says, is Sore Eyes
Movie Review Slumdog Millionaire shorl. com 1 / 13 / 2009 - Hope within squalor, humor within violence - they're all thematic trademarks of the British director of druggie drama Trainspotting and zombie saga 28 Days Later. ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs
I don't expect anyone to understand but it's a bit like a trainspotter suddenly realising bus spotting is fun as well.
Having inspected a chill cabinet and spotting cherry and rhubarb slice, curd tart and apple and cinnamon tart I opted for the latter.
Besides the chance of spotting a wombat, Girraween also is home to that ultimate mimic, the lyrebird, and the wonderful powerful owl, which eats whole possums and throws away their tails.
Alex is hawk-eyed when it comes to spotting lazy reasoning or fallacious argument, and lightning-fast at exposing it where it occurs.
The other reason I commuted by bicycle was because this may be my last chance this winter to engage in one of my favorite hobbies, which is "carcake spotting. The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Cakes and Cheese
Check all the assets are at an acceptable quality - which means spotting anything from digital dropouts to dubbing errors.
We lucked into spotting a tiny Winter Wren while visiting the East Pond.
Any of several fungous or viral diseases are characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves
On spotting the pug marks of a tigress and three cubs, a cub walked into the booby trap laid by officials in the Nature Park opened opposite the zoo in September 2003.
Here you stand a good chance of spotting such rare birds as the chestnut-fronted macaw and red-throated caracara.
The more knowledgeable spectators in the crowd were able to pick out each club runner by the colour of his vest, almost the athletic version of train-spotting.
According to the tax expert, accountancy and banking advisers are engaged in a continuous contest of spotting and exploiting tax loopholes.
After spotting the enemy, the gunners fired tracers to pinpoint the target, while the fourth helicopter opened fire with 2.75-inch rockets.
Most trendspotting articles - especially those appearing in newsless August - are bunk.
That might result in a wholly different problem, of course, as overzealous regulators tried to make their bonuses by going after small-potatoes corporate peccadilloes, rather than spotting potentially systemic crises. FCIC report: What if the SEC paid like Goldman Sachs?
Changes in menstrual flow spotting, breakthrough bleeding, amenorrhoea temporary intermenstrual bleeding, changes in libido, depressive moods, abdominal cramping or bloating and dizziness may occur. Hello Ginette 35 meet Risma 17 You are going to make her Blind
Demetre yawned and opened his teary eyes, looking around and spotting Britney still asleep in his arms.
It's important to remember that many women experience spotting in early pregnancy and most do not miscarry.
Entertaining cameos by the likes of Donald Trump to David Bowie add some more spice but when spotting celebrity walk-ons is the most entertaining thing about a film that's a problem.
It's great for spotting otters in the voe. Times, Sunday Times
She glanced round, spotting Terry Lewis on the outer fringes of their circle, an expression of chagrin on his face.
The report underscored the crucial importance of spotting cancers early. Times, Sunday Times
Train spotting may have acquired an "anorak" tag but it was once one of Britain's most popular hobbies. Daily Express News Feeds
The girls made the discovery after spotting a piece of red material sticking out of the ground in the park's wooded area.
We try to ignore it while gazing at the sky, talking of loves lost and spotting slowly gliding aeroplanes.
Spotting classic mistakes is not easy, but there is some good advice on offer.
There will be some books on spotting bird species, and, if abroad, a rather worrying one on identifying poisonous insects and arachnids.
The first five seconds after spotting your summer digs are the most crucial moments of any holiday. Times, Sunday Times
Officer Alex Bakalis first locked up the suspect after spotting him carrying a gravity knife - a kind of retractable blade illegal in the city - near the corner of Douglass and Bond streets. NY Post: News
Biomimicry is about spotting something that works well in nature and applying it to solve a 'real-world' problem. Times, Sunday Times
It tells the story of the steam locomotive with displays covering model railways, trainspotting and locomotive engineering.
At the last moment he hesitated, spotting the light reflecting off a garish purple blob taped oddly to the side of a tree another fifty feet up the trail.
I will pass on a useful rule of thumb for spotting the kind of blinkered fundamentalist evolutionists with whom it really is a waste of time trying to debate (quite a few seem to have congregated here) They are the people who in contradistinction to being right (sc. in agreement with themselves) recognise only one category: ie, being a liar. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Dense foliage in irrigated winter wheat may favor development of different foliar and leaf spotting diseases.
The good Dr Freud always pounced on parapraxes of the Spooner-Naughtie kind, with the glee of a butterfly-hunter spotting a rare, attractive Camberwell Beauty. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
When a gang of my friends arrived with six-packs of beer dressed like they'd just walked off the set of Trainspotting my flatmate's face could have turned a dairy sour.
Reading becomes an exercise in spotting nouns and adjectives; there is nothing to engage or delight.
She surveyed the thirty or so guests somewhat imperiously, then, spotting Patrick, headed directly over to him. SACRAMENT
I believe that long-term outsized investment returns can be achieved by spotting trends early and continuing to examine the underlying assumptions. Forbes.com: News
Certainly he was capable of spotting a leak from his own team and instead of plugging it, feeding the leaker disinformation. THE ONLY GAME
He clicks on an icon after spotting its incomprehensible, rambling label comprised of random letters, numbers and punctuation. Assorted Moments of Moral Ambiguity from the World of Gay Porn
We've had to cancel several shows due to Andrew spotting random concert-goers wandering backstage.
Our sole regret is that we did not have a spotting scope.
For a while we switch from trainspotting to sight-spotting. Times, Sunday Times
The Mohawk was designed to perform observation, artillery spotting, reconnaissance, command and utility missions from small, unimproved fields under all weather conditions.
Hypomenorrhea also known as or related to hypomenorrhoea, scanty periods, and spotting at periods is menstrual blood flow that is extremely light. Hypomenorrhea
Check out more yeasted creations over at this week's Yeastspotting. Swirly Saturdays
Trainspotting's subtle incorporation of the past contributed to its success.
In coloration and spotting patterns, and in their meristic characteristics, the Yaqui and Mayo trout resemble the Gila trout, which might suggest they were derived from the same ancestor. Trout and Salmon of North America
She was very acute at spotting the fake and the phony.
He apologises for sounding croaky, and even gets a bit of a heckle when he's off on a verbal detour about birdspotting.
With the aid of spotting scopes, visitors can peer directly into the nests of the 4-foot-tall white birds and observe fledglings as they clamor for food and struggle to master the intricacies of flight.
There is no trainspotting in this film. The Sun
Spotting this large heliozoan is easy and once seen, never forgotten.
A sharp eyed youngster should have no difficulty in spotting the loose change, that so often litter such areas.
The genetic basis of the white spotting pattern in Dutch boxer dogs is not known.
LOCATION: Once they begin spawning, the trick to catching giant bass is spotting them on or near their beds. Part I: Locate Your Lake's Biggest Spawning Bass
Thieves spotting valuables on the back seat of a car will seize the opportunity, break in and be away with the property in seconds.
While the cod, pollack and haddock may have all but disappeared, you stand a good chance of spotting porpoises, minke whales and even the odd beluga.
Unmistakable, each was dressed in splendid sooty-black breeding plumage complete with prominent white spotting on the mantle and scapulars and white eye-ring.
It is a good place for surfing and, as well as being a prime patch for dolphin spotting, it is on the migratory route of the humpback whale.
Your source for a full line of binoculars and spotting scopes from all major manufacturers.
She was very acute at spotting the fake and the phony.
After spotting the amphicyons and the slightly scaled up trilophodons in The Two Towers, it wasn't suprising to see that Peter Jackson and WETA Digital had gone back to their paleozoology text books for The Return Of The King. More of Peter Jackson's palaeozoology

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