Sentences with phrase «off on critics»

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Startups who hold off on publishing sometimes cite the need to protect intellectual property, but critics of the practice point to another reason: With early - stage capital already hard to come by, companies run the risk of scaring off investors if they open their underbaked ideas to rigorous scientific scrutiny.

In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

The surprise acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the shooting death of San Francisco woman Kate Steinle set off a firestorm of outrage Thursday night, as top conservatives and critics of so - called «sanctuary cities» pinned blame for Steinle's death on illegal immigration and insufficiently aggressive deportation policies.

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, struck back on Wednesday at critics who have charged tech companies with doing too little to fight off NSA surveillance.

critics tended on the whole to say: strip off the interpretation so far as possible; it only tells us what some early Christians thought or believed; the residue will be plain matter of fact.

He cultivated friendships with the few conservatives on Berkeley's faculty, wrote outspoken editorials for an off - campus newspaper, and found his calling: «I now viewed politics as a knife fight, my critics as blood enemies.

The Spot: Taylor's Steak House (est. 1953) Of all the classic steaks - and - chops joints in L.A. (and there are quite a few), Taylor's is where chefs, food critics, and restaurant GMs go on their nights off for a bit of no - frills civility at a fair price.

He would continue fighting, on and off, for 10 more years, teased by his friends and critics that the only thing he failed to accomplish inside a bullring was his own death.

og is gwd @aerial attacks, cnt & wnt score easily one on one wt the keeper, we all knw walcot is athreat wen one on one wt the keeper, that makes mi agree that its tym wenger should use both of them upfront, they could capitalriz each others weaknes.ts s ma opinion iam nt an expert thats y am jo nd nt wenger critics kip off

He also suggests that Wenger could be doing this mainly to pacify his critics, take one of the main players off the only club that finished above us and use the striker only on occasions which suit him.

Still, some critics keep harking back to Houston's on - and - off performances of the past.

Jack Wilshere must answer his critics with his feet and not with his mouth, he must stop mouthing off and focus on reaching his true potential!

On the back of their disappointing Super Cup defeat to Barcelona and humiliating display of behaviour from their manager Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid really need a convincing win on Sunday to keep the critics off their bacOn the back of their disappointing Super Cup defeat to Barcelona and humiliating display of behaviour from their manager Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid really need a convincing win on Sunday to keep the critics off their bacon Sunday to keep the critics off their back.

Their record in Manchester is shabby, as have been some of their recent displays against the 19 - time champions of England, but the Gunners will care less about their underachieving past — this has been a week where they've had too defy the critics, sceptics and plenty of damning statistics in order to keep the haters off their back, and they're prepared to go through the motions all over again on Sunday, when they'll be targeting their first league win over United in Manchester since 2006.

After Paul Mason's play based on his book «Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere» closed last night the critics have had their say today.

Having been on the receiving end of some of Paladino's less - pleasant tirades, and given his history as an outspoken critic of a whole host of things and people that piss him off royaly, I don't think it's going too far out on a limb to say that this tour will be well worth the price of admission.

Critics say that, as is, that's simply putting a Band Aid on a larger wound: Just last week, New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman, in a larger critique of the problems at the much - maligned terminal, called that plan «a project born of political expediency,» noting that Cuomo has «brushed off more sweeping proposals that might tackle once and for all the whole panoply of problems that plague Penn Station.»

Critics of the privatisation said the spending watchdog had offered «startling proof» that the Government sold off the country's family silver «on the cheap».

Several Labour backbenchers are also opposed and Ms Smith has been meeting one - on - one with her critics in order to wield off a rebellion.

Julia Vitullo - Martin, the director of the Regional Plan Association's Center for Urban Innovation and a vocal critic of the now dead community benefits agreement (CBA) at the Kingsbridge Armory, sounds off on proposed CBAs in Buffalo.

His MTA chairman has unveiled an $ 836 million subway stabilization plan that critics have deemed reasonable, and touched off a debate about whether the state should foot the bill on its own, or split the cost with the city.

On the other hand, Silver is believed to have wielded influence over New York City's special court for asbestos cases — a setup critics say slanted the process against businesses facing off against Weitz & Luxenberg.

In one of his last acts before leaving office, former DEC commissioner Joe Martens signed off on what had long been pilloried by critics as a «mega-resort,» with two 18 - hole golf courses, hundreds of hotel rooms and condos scattered over 1,700 acres of pristine mountaintop landscape.

In Turkey, he denounced critics of his Islamic State approach, saying, «Folks want to pop off and have opinions on what they think they would do.»

Critics yesterday blasted Mayor Bloomberg for getting on his high horse in a relentless campaign to control what New Yorkers eat and drink to fight obesity — while jacking up the fees at city recreation centers where they go to work off those calories.

Critics sounded off on Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond and Cara Pace, the president of services provider Aguila, at a hearing at Ansche Chesed on West 100th Street.

«I don't believe the evidence of a crater off Madagascar, and the impetus is on Abbott to prove it,» says Jay Melosh, an impact expert at the University of Arizona and an outspoken critic of the theory.

Learn how to quiet your inner critic and ease anxiety with a series of powerful breath practices you can use on and off the mat.

I quickly realized that I may have been too hard on myself and that I am my own worst critic just because I didn't think I could pull them off.

Max Mara is so good at outerwear — and famous for its camel - coloured cashmere and nubby faux fur «teddy bear» style coats in particular — that its fashion shows must tread a difficult line between simply showing off great tailoring and giving critics something new to chew on.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the professional provocatrice called out her critics for their ageism and sexism, accompanied by snaps of her flaunting the controversial outfit and literally flipping off haters.

Finally, here are the critics» favorite one - off programs this season, based on reviews at the time of each show's premiere.

Two potentially higher - profile films, the disco period film 54 (1998) and Ang Lee's Civil War epic Ride With the Devil (1999), failed to make a positive impression on critics and audiences.Ruffalo's luck began to change, however, when he was cast in an off - Broadway production of This Is Our Youth.

Critics split on whether the director pulls off this more ambitious, generational story.

Critic Consensus: Its sheen may have worn off a bit, but True Blood's fifth season piles on the kooky storylines while maintaining its cheeky brand of Southern Gothic drama.

Jedi hopeful Rey (Daisy Ridley, pictured) is training with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), while Poe (Oscar Isaac) learns about leadership from Gen. Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) and Finn (John Boyega) sets off on a mission with mechanic Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), whom Monitor film critic Peter Rainer calls a «welcome new addition.»

It's directed by Jordan Vogt - Roberts, who is THE COOLEST (especially because he's come to the Chicago Critics Film Festival twice, first for his wonderful 2013 indie The Kings of Summer and then for his hilarious 2014 documentary Nick Offerman: American Ham), but hadn't ever worked on something of this scale, so I hoped against hope he could pull it off.

And on Thursday Alison Brie showed off her gym honed frame on the red carpet of the Critics» Choice Awards.

Kate Beckinsale proved she was a true fashionista as she pulled off a rockstar chic look leaving Los Angeles after the 22nd Critics» Choice Awards, which took place on Sunday.

The verdict that critic Andrew Sarris passed on Nichols near the beginning of his career, harsh as it may have been, has stood the test of time: «No American director since Orson Welles had started off with such a bang [The Graduate, 1968], but Welles had followed his own road, and that made all the difference.

Kicking off the event will be famous PC - gaming critic TotalBiscuit, taking the stage at the SEGA booth on Friday, October 20th at 9PM BST.

When EA's SSX hit the PS2 quite a few years ago, critics and fans alike heaped praises on it, and the game just took off like a wildfire.

But if A24 could pull off the biggest surprise Best Picture win in ages with Moonlight, whose budget was just $ 4 million, we probably can't eliminate Florida for being too small, especially as critics heap greater praise on it than any other film this year.

Yet he realizes he still will take his hits in an online world where everyone can be a critic and sound off on whatever they like.

«Hemlock Grove,» produced by Eli Roth, kicks off its first season on Friday, April 19, but Bullz - Eye was fortunate enough to chat with Janssen way back in January, at the Television Critics Association press tour, about her new series as well as a few of her past films.

After the speech by Oprah Winfrey that nearly set off a presidential campaign and the many sharp comments about sexual harassment and pay inequality spoken by movie and TV stars at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, many observers watched the usually low - key Critics» Choice Awards on Thursday for clues about whether the Time's Up movement would continue to shape Hollywood's self - celebratory season.

The long road to Oscar (and Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and the list goes on and on) officially kicks off tonight with the 2017 Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP).

Some of the winners» names were familiar just kicked - off awards season — Alexander Payne's Hawaiian - set «The Descendants» was named Best Picture, as it also was recently by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association — but perhaps the biggest winner of the night was Nicolas Winding Refn's neon - lit, criminally overlooked «Drive,» which sadly withered on the box office vine earlier this fall and yet sped off with the most trophies Sunday night.

With Jessica Chastain on hand, fresh off her back - to - back Oscar nominations, I could see this drawing massive appeal to Academy voters, fans of the fiery - haired thespian, and film critics from a wide variety of publications (who've been her biggest supporters, let's face it).

Glover, the actor who'll portray a younger Lando Calrissian, was on a panel at the Television Critics» Association press tour on Friday and, of course, the Star Wars spin - off movie he's set to appear in was a topic of conversation.