Sentences with phrase «showing little confidence»

Showing little confidence in what should have been its central character (Leem Lubany) it relies on Bill Murray's seedy Kabul - stranded talent manager, Bruce Willis's grumpy merc, and Kate Hudson's career prostitute to tell a supposed story of female emancipation.

Not exact matches

More than 80 % of members of a U.S. business lobby in China say foreign companies are less welcome than in the past, a survey released on Wednesday showed, with most saying they have little confidence in China's vows to open its markets.

The GDP and retail sales data, pointing to more cautious expenditure by US households, contrasted with readings for consumer confidence, which generally showed little sign of dipping from the elevated levels seen since the US election.

Now hopefully over his injury problems and growing in confidence after a run in the team in recent weeks, Oxlade - Chamberlain showed yesterday that he can be a big - game player for the club, and his form in attack could give Arsene Wenger's side a whole new dimension to their game, with the youngster providing a little more width, pace and directness than players like Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla in that area.

Like Adam Lallana before him Rodgers may find that he has showed just a little bit too much confidence before the game, and Arsenal will punish him for it.....

I see flashes that show me great promise for next year, but I have little confidence at times it will come to fruition.

I think today that showed, that little bit of more confidence and quality on their side.

In the meantime, here are some of the before - and - after shots from the makers who took part, which show what's possible with a camera, some time, confidence and a little bit of knowledge.

Whatever method you choose, this comprehensive guide will show you how to provide your little one with a wide variety of healthy first foods so you can enjoy this new adventure together with confidence!

It does seem that the Treasury has been a little stung by suggestions that George Osborne's harsh austerity message has hit consumer and business confidence, like Nick Clegg yesterday who is trying to show a little «light at the end of the tunnel».

However, I figure there was no better way to show that a little bit of makeup can work wonders and really help boost your confidence.

If comparing Newt and Jacob to Lucas» heroes might be a little dangerous, it shows the confidence Fogler and co have in the end product.

Oldroyd, in his film debut, shows a remarkable confidence: There's no background music and little dialogue; instead, we hear the wind whipping through the fields like an angry banshee, and the click of Katherine's teeth as she clamps her mouth shut, presumably in order to make a sound in the endless silence of her new home.

Mr. Marcus leaves little doubt about his confidence in the sack, given his lack of performance anxiety over the course of an enduring career during which he specialized in interracial skin flicks with salacious titles like Sex for Hire, Once You Go Black, Show Me the Money, and the World's Luckiest Black Man, where he supposedly satisfied 100 different women.

Of course, that was when I still thought the film had potential, but in hindsight, it's easy to see why Summit showed so little confidence in the movie.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

«What the state board showed was almost no confidence in the (CSAB), or very little confidence,» said Lee Teague, executive director of the N.C. Public Charter Schools Association, a state coalition of charter leaders.

Doesn't Microsoft know releasing this blockbuster title on iOS instead of Windows Phone shows how little confidence they have in that platform?

I really like that, and I hope it wasn't a mistake;) It shows confidence, a little bit of honour, and a sense of fair play in the otherwise messy world of PR, flame wars and fan boys.

Kerstetter's character speaks with enthusiasm and deluded self - confidence, describing the raised scars on natives» backs as «little alligators»; he poses shirtless next to them to show off his «markings» — a small tattoo.

I had little confidence that the equations / parameters were the best ones to represent the atmosphere but know that by continually tweeking and tweeking, it resulted in the changes which moved my model in the right direction and finally showed what it was supposed to show, to get the result we needed to pass.

Michael Mann's «hockey stick» graph is bogus There was a Medieval Warm Period, as warm or warmer than today «Climategate» showed that CRU scientists at the University of East Anglia were cooking the books Gore's film has gross exaggerations and has caused great harm — people feel they have been misled The IPCC is mainly politics — little science; rather than calculating confidence levels, the IPCC voted on them!

The video is worth a look: Among the key points Muller makes are: Michael Mann's «hockey stick» graph is bogus There was a Medieval Warm Period, as warm or warmer than today «Climategate» showed that CRU scientists at the University of East Anglia were cooking the books Gore's film has gross exaggerations and has caused great harm — people feel they have been misled The IPCC is mainly politics — little science; rather than calculating confidence levels, the IPCC voted on them!

That was the part where, after the parties agreed to, say, a $ 25 million settlement and submitted it for court approval, the plaintiffs» law firm (which to date had shown nothing but 100 percent confidence in its case) must now turn around and argue against its own case to show the judge that it had not settled the case for too little.

These are the lawyers who have shown an interest in marketing and developing their practice, but may need a little coaching to build their confidence or get them on the right track.

By once again leaving those concerns to the side the Action Plan instead reinforces growing reticence and opposition in many communities, where there is little or no confidence that when a Canadian mining company shows up it will be of sustainable local benefit.

Overall, participating law firms showed little sign of confidence about their prospects for growth in 2010.