Sentence examples similar to abrasive stand from inspiring English sources

Barry Levinson's Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), a huge box-office and critical success, was the first of his movies really to tap into his abrasive stand-up persona.

The abrasive stand-up Roy "Chubby" Brown would be startled to learn that one of his most avid admirers is a gay academic from Brighton.

Instead of Scarlett Johansson's sexy voice, clips of Burr's funny and abrasive stand-up make it a bit more of a one-sided love story.

He's been performing throughout his life in bands, but prior to retiring he worked as a drugs and mental health officer, a caring side that doesn't really come across in his brilliantly abrasive stand-up.

Abrasive and stand-offish, Cassie would rather stick to business, though this doesn't stop her from seducing Sam on her houseboat.

But Andrew persuades him to take the case, which ends up in the Luton county court with the abrasive Kevin being put on the stand and the supermarket's lawyer shooting holes in his palpably fictional story.

Air pressure, stand-off distance and abrasive mess are selected as the machining parameters.

It hosts plenty of gigs during this month's festival, including abrasive misanthrope and Ukip sympathiser Andrew Lawrence (The Stand, 27 Mar).

Rita Verdonk, the abrasive immigration minister, is a leading VVD light (indeed, she stood against Mr Rutte for the party leadership).The election may not produce a quick result.

A comprehensive analysis of the inserts confirmed by tests on laboratory stands, showed the interaction between the thermal fatigue and abrasive wear, combined with the process of oxidation.

The secret of his mainstream success may be that, unlike many stand-ups who call Glasgow home, there's nothing remotely abrasive or "committed" about him.