Sentences with phrase «scullyesque than banging»

On a set of «premium wind chimes,» James wrote: «When it comes to my house and my housewares, there's nothing I value more than bang for my buck.

From Ross Ulbricht and Charlie Shrem's convictions to hacks at MyCoin and Bitstamp (and of course the lingering Mt. Gox albatross), 2015 has kicked off with more of a crash than a bang.

One mush make it clear that, those who claim to be moderate Muslims, HAD BETTER SHOW IT BY TALKING THEIR NOT SO MODERATE FELLOWS into stopping their violent acts, rather than banging on the Western democracies door making demands.

Guice was a smidge less efficient than the banged - up Fournette but was one of the most explosive backs in the country.

As you know, the winter transfer window has closed, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it went out with more of a whisper than a bang for Atlético Madrid.

She will not use a spoon for anything other than banging on her high chair.

Drip feed the idea of, rather than bang on about, the new baby.

Ukip's spring conference was more of a whimper than a bang in all but one regard: commentators are saying, among them in the Telegraph and on Politics.co.uk, that it marked the point at which the party stepped over a line.

Why has our crisis ended with a whimper rather than a bang?

The commission into the British bill of rights will finally publish its report today, but it is expected to do so with a whimper rather than a bang.

The long - looming deadline — March 5 — for youthful immigrant Dreamers facing loss of legal status under Obama - era DACA protection came and went yesterday with more of a whimper than a bang.

Although the findings don't rule out traditional inflation theories, they do open the door for other theories about how the universe began, including the idea that the universe began with a splat rather than a bang (ScienceNOW, 9 April 2001).

A world - class climber since his student days, Reppy is famous for his invention and promotion of clean - climbing techniques, in which the nuts that hold the rope are wedged into existing, natural cracks in rock faces rather than banged in like pitons.

The smashup proved more whimper than bang for amateur observers, but LCROSS team members were thrilled.

Make your morning smoothie session a bit more of ritual, so you can enjoy the process rather than banging everything into a blender and being on your way.

When you've finished comprehending our dating system, meeting girls online will seem easier than banging a drunk chick you slipped a Roofie (don't do that, by the way!).

It's the characters and their dilemmas that propel this series, and this one concludes with more of a whimper than a bang.

Legend of the NeverBeast ends the Disney Fairies series with more of a whimper than a bang, but these movies have always been a little better than they have to be and this final installment is no exception.

Counterpart just finished its excellent first season with more of a whisper than a bang, if only because it followed weeks upon weeks of twists and turns and extraordinary character work (and a very violent penultimate episode).

The final piece of DLC for The Evil Within, «The Executioner» takes the game out with a whimper rather than a bang.

The final third of the film loses its way a little, ending on more of a whimper than a bang.

And although the now legendary (and thoroughly needless) coda ensures that the whole thing ends with a whimper rather than a bang, Psycho's negative attributes are handily outweighed by its positives and it's certainly not difficult to see why the movie still endures more than 50 years after its original release.

Punctuated by a handful of well - observed scenes that belong in a better film (including a hypnotic close - up of Huppert's face that seems to last an eternity), it's ultimately a flat, ineffectual affair that goes off with a whimper rather than a bang.

Probably only John Barry would think of scoring a film like The Specialist with moody jazz rather than bang - bang action music.

Firstly, shouldn't the doors close with a pleasing clunk rather than a bang, such as they did on the VW Passatt I had prior to my car being delivered?!

In all, this thing looks like a blast, and I, for one, can't think of a better way to spend a weekend than banging fenders with other underpowered subcompacts on the track.

Their clientele is mixed, but more of the affluent side and their rooms are more buck than bang.

But if your New Year has started with a whimper rather than a bang then a healthy holiday could well be the answer to your needs.

Riddlethos went out with more of a fizzle than a bang, but one of Riddles» last posts of substance was one in which he started by taunting our readers.

But rather than bang on about all that the bundle has to offer, just kick back, relax, and check out the all new trailer that will have fans of the series throwing their money at the screen in anticipation.

Rather than bang on yet again about the excellence of the many games on offer let's just say that the SNES Classic Mini arguably plays host to the best Mario, Zelda and Metroid titles in their much - storied series.

Instead, it ends with a whimper rather than a bang.

There is no simpler or more efficient prefab than banging two long thin boxes with shed roofs together.

It does seem likely, though, that pressing a switch is probably better for your muscles than banging your fingers on an unyielding surface all day.

And Allo, Google's big bet to bring AI bots to messaging apps, landed with more of a whimper than a bang.

Rather than banging your head and sulking in thoughts that make you more depressed with each passing day, you need to draft your resume with a positive thought and keep in mind what the employer would expect to see in a resume of a modeling aspirant with no experience.

Rather than banging out a last minute document, allow yourself time to plan and execute a crisp and considered portrait of yourself.

Not exact matches

Although the toy tree frogs and the swinging Peruvian band might soften buyers, they won't bowl them over any more than the whiz - bang products did.

Containing eight fewer calories than a regular Bud but packing a boozy punch, these look to be aimed at a frat - boy crowd looking for more bang in every beer buck.

Governments generally get a much bigger stimulus bang for their buck when they spend directly on projects, such as roads and bridges, rather than giving cheques or tax breaks to individuals, who may choose to bank the money instead of spending it.

The key that you have to remember is you will get a lot more bang for your buck by targeting a large number of lower - traffic terms than by targeting a small number of higher - traffic terms.

A more measured approach, rather than a big bang, would, he says, have allowed central banks to warm to them more.

The $ 29 and $ 79 plans for BigCommerce offer more bang for your buck than Shopify's equivalent plans.

The finding appears to extend to the macroeconomic level as well — shareholders in the larger economy got a much bigger bang for their buck when cash was returned to them as dividends than when it was deployed into capital expenditure.

For me to believe there's nothing higher than us, to believe we come from a «big bang», believe we're the only ones is just ridiculous.

no different than today, if you try to bang your neigbor's wife, there will be blood.

This full view of God lifts up a God who is more than a Creator who made the world out of nothing, more than the God of the big - bang theory who began the universe and then left it to run on its own -

The irony is that your vaunted big bang theory does much more to confirm God than to negate him.

Yep, the big bang, with all its evidence, is much more absurd than a god who «speaks» everything into existence.

And each time, I peered into the face of the one receiving the gift: a lanky boy with pimples and bangs avoiding my gaze; a pretty girl, no more than 13, tears brimming in eager, thankful eyes; a guy wearing his Bama cap because he heard I was a fan, whispering «Roll Tide» as he dipped his bread in the cup; adults receiving with a grateful familiarity, mouthing «thanks be to God» and folding their hands in prayer.