Sentences with phrase «curious lack of»

At least, they seem to be, when you first walk into the gallery: only a curious lack of energy appears to be keeping this quarrelsome, visually jarring display of work from breaking up into a general fracas.

But sadly the game was beset with flaws - namely, a curious lack of much sniping - which we hope has been rectified in the PS3 port due a review very soon.

Cursing the heat, the desert, the curious lack of Nazi symbols on his attire and in the base, and above all the generator for failing, he continues diligently on his patrol clutching to fading memories of his home in the Third Reich.

Unfortunately, the curious lack of overall continuity and apathetic gameplay relegates Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance to the «almost - but - not - quite» bin.

While the pacing wasn't quite up to series standards and there was a curious lack of new gameplay ideas, there's still more than enough on show to make the 15 - hour stint worth every second.

There has been a curious lack of representation of how people live — a question being asked about what kind of person the player becomes when placed in a real life situation.

Chief among these is a curious lack of crescendo in its delivery.

Considering this new level of Frankentruckness along with the curious lack of powertrain improvements and the absence of key features, we have to ask: will Toyota ever get the big truck thing right?

Curious lack of love at the Césars for «Atlantic City»... Only nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Music.

That would explain the curious lack of physical effects on two planets so close together.

However, there's a curious lack of exhilaration to them that makes them feel like they're perfunctorily checking off boxes of audience expectation rather than in trying to tell a good story.

As with Bourne, car chases and hand - to - hand fights are heavily edited, and quite exciting visually, though there is a curious lack of white - knuckle tension that should have resulted from the scenes had the script by first - time feature film scribe David Guggenheim spent more time with the characters to get us to care about their situations before throwing them on the run.

Anachronisms abound, as we watch 70s style outfits in the superfluous roller derby scene, the Chuck Taylor Converse All - Stars sneakers worn by one of the main fighters in the brawl, and a curious lack of segregation in many of the situations that would have been taboo at the time, including an interracial relationship that goes by unnoticed even to the obvious racists in the film.

As deftly as Lawrence conveys every note on the emotional scale from deadened terror to helpless fury, there's a curious lack of spark with either childhood friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) or lovelorn fellow contestant Peeta (Josh Hutcherson).

Garland's direction occasionally has a curious lack of drama, as if, in his effort to avoid being over-the-top, he's gone too far in the opposite direction.

The speech comes after two Tory donors criticised Cameron for a «curious lack of energy and belief in his campaign» and accused him of being not the «slightest bit inspiring».

There is even a curious lack of stink in the air.

Not exact matches

You did not address the lack of an exit strategy for the government, which I am most curious about.

So far the lack of yield on gilts is more than made up for by the negative correlation with stocks on down days, but more curious how the long term total return compares.

I'm curious, what other reason would you have for a lack of belief in god other than there is no evidence of a god??

It is only curious that he seems to think that his lack of understanding counts as an argument.

What Art really reveals to us is Nature's lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition... Art is our spirited protest, our gallant attempt to teach Nature her proper place.

Most games I watch and wonder... The curious team selections and and even more disturbing sub choices or lack of subbing altogether... I think there's enough talent at Arsenal to win the title, but until AW plays the right combination of players and makes smart productive subs, we will struggle.

What is curious is the Government's seeming total lack of interest in considerably improving this clearly sub-optimal arrangement by incorporating many of the fine suggestions many well - meaning Ghanaians have made to date.

The scenario which played out and eventually led to the death of the party's Upper West regional chairman (ACID BATHING), Alhaji Adams Mahama was a curious mirror of the lack of and disrespect for the sub-unit structure.

The researchers were curious about what deleting the portion of the gene that encodes this microRNA, miR - 208, would do to mice, who would then lack miR - 208 altogether.

He obtains permission from landowners beforehand — Welch says he's found most landowners are curious about their properties» past but lack the time or manpower to explore often huge tracts of land.

«I'm afraid that Kevin Trenberth is rather reinforcing the prejudices against him by characterising the ever increasing body of informed — and curious — laypeople either as deniers, or as people not worthy of his time or attention by virtue of their lack of qualifications or expertise.»

However, I'm afraid that Kevin Trenberth is rather reinforcing the prejudices against him by characterising the ever increasing body of informed — and curious — laypeople either as deniers, or as people not worthy of his time or attention by virtue of their lack of qualifications or expertise.

«One of the curious things about this disorder is a general lack of insight,» explains Dr. Black.

I'm curious as to how your gut microbiome has dealt with the lack of starches to feed the «good» bacteria.

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Hopkins obviously loves his doctor but is not really given enough to work with (lacking the presence of Buffalo Bill) other than a curious but very interesting relationship with Starling.

All this should be the stuff of nail - biting drama, but there's a curious shortage of suspense in the protracted countdown to day seven, along with a lack of impact in the rushed handling of the rescue itself — all of which is especially disappointing in light of Padilha's sharp execution of the 2002 Brazilian hijacking doc, Bus 174.

Other technical decisions are curious and hampering as well, particularly Loggia's reading from Bartali's memoir, which lacks much connection to the subject, and Joel Goodman's score, which sounds as if it recognizes the dullness of the material and tries to force a little aural drama into each scene.

It's a funny bit of business, but it's also a potent piece of image - making — resonant with the secrecy of Harry's talents, his excitement about mastering them, and a curious tinge of shame at his 13 - year - old lack of control when the spell goes haywire and lights the entire house.

, a film which glistened with understated menace, the lack of any sense of impact or consequence from these incidents is a curious omission.

I'm immensely curious to see if I'm the minority in the opinion that it was a film that was shallow, lacking a clear direction that it wanted to follow and ideas of themes they wanted to play with.

The lack of a crouch button is a curious decision but thankfully the cover system more than makes up for this; with a tap of the X button you'll stick to the nearest piece of cover in your line of sight.

A curious hybrid of grim fairytale and gory horror, del Toro's ninth feature is striking but sorely lacking in surprises.

That means some schools and classrooms are filled with healthy and well - cared - for children, who are curious, engaged, and ready to learn, while others are populated with too many kids whose ability to learn is seriously constrained by a host of difficulties — from lack of proper nutrition to disruptive or withdrawn behavior.

The message the administration is sending and the lack of clarity behind the changes is what is curious and a bit worrisome.

Value in Its Class The Navigator's base price includes a lot of premium features as standard equipment, but there are also some curious omissions, like the lack of an optional heated steering wheel and certain advanced safety features.

I know that a lack of engine oil can destroy an engine, so I was curious as to whether it is just as bad to drive a car with a very low engine coolant.

Despite the obvious pluses listed so far, the lack of steering mounted paddle shifters on the GS model is a curious omission as is a power rear lift-gate feature.

I'll ignore your blatant illiteracy for the time, as others have astutely pointed it out to you (ignored by you, of course, in favour of only commenting to Janet Evanovich, which spells out even more about your lack of character, but at the same time curious, since you later express blatant misogyny in a reply to some other not - so - important person).

But for all the efficiency and portability they offer, they lack the curious romance of reading a book in its hard, physical form — not least the charms that lie on the cover.

The lack of print was curious to me, too.

I'm curious about lack of a mention of the very large pie which is taken by scammers that get paid legitimate royalty.

This lack of available funds got me curious though.