Sentences with phrase «a fly in the ointment»

But there's a fly in the ointment in states» individual action on cybersecurity — the prospect of a patchwork of different laws governing something, the Internet, that knows no geographical borders.

In other words, players are not a fly in the ointment.

Predictably, there are flies in the ointment.

When it comes to all of this metals / miners / commodities bullishness there's just one «fly in the ointment» — the U.S. Dollar.

Healthcare is all but stymied, turning attention to tax reform, but increasingly heated controversy surrounding the president has put a fly in the ointment of policy progress.

The fly in the ointment is they then demand that we remove skepticism from them.

He said simply they'd always be with us, Astounding one with such nerve, cold foresight - All generated in jig - time - no fuss, He had sized our worlds up, had them down pat, Left no fly in the ointment to discuss; Those who'd have given him his coat and hat» And the high road to....

And almost always there is a fly in the ointment once Laws are in place.

No need to be a fly in the ointment now do we?

There are one or two flies in the ointment, however, such as an evident lack of synthesis, and a tendency towards repetition of both content and style.

The only way un-righteous domination, by those who would force their religion on others, has been changed over the years is by those people or risked speaking out and pointing out the flies in the ointment of religion, and thank God for them.

Cleveland could be the fly in the ointment with the No. 1 and No. 4 picks, but genetic freak running back Saquon Barkley could work his way past the NC State pass rusher; while the Browns have a well - stocked defensive line, tailback (and playmaker in general) is a position of need.

Secondly, Wenger does deserve a touchline ban and a fine, I agree a 3 match ban would suffice, the only fly in the ointment is, there are reports coming out that Wenger called the ref» «a cheat», if this is the case they will come down on him like a ton of bricks, expect a 10 match ban and fine.

Nottingham Forest The Tricky Trees may be routinely sweeping aside the opposition with the sort of free - flowing football any neutral fan would be happy to pay good money to see (or at least they were until Saturday's defeat by — of all teams — Derby), but there's a potential fly in the ointment: the thinness of their squad, particularly by comparison with their main promotion rivals ourselves and West Brom.

The Antonio Conte contract extension is a bit of a fly in the ointment for football those looking to destabilise Chelsea Football Club and revel in the demise.

But there is a fly in the ointment.

There's a downside to every hobby, and the fly in the ointment for us women who choose to sing in public, but are not sufficiently divaesque to wear whatever we like, is that we are expected to wear some truly hideous and outlandish outfits.

What's the fly in this ointment?

Closer examination, however, revealed a few Jurassic - size flies in the ointment.

The fly in the ointment for the scheme is whether the Republicans will consent to spend money on a programme devised by a Democratic administration.

Well today is a superspecial day, I agreed to Co-host the Thursday Fashion Files with Carrie and Jill, which I am really excited about, the only fly in this ointment is I usually have a link up on Thursdays so what the heck should I do...... well I am going to take a walk on the wild side and hope this experiment works, today is a two for one special a chance for you to link up to two blog linkups from one location and hopefully get double the exposure.

The only fly in the ointment (pun intended) was the price.

It's the only time we felt anything as artificial as a cinematic point being made, and it's a tiny fly in the ointment.

Another fly in the ointment is the seemingly - inappropriate romance which unexpectedly blossoms between him and Emily (Rosario Dawson), the sexiest, terminal heart patient in the history of cinema.

The fly in the ointment here is Traynor, who skulks around the set in a jealous fury about his wife performing fellatio onscreen.

Another fly in the ointment is the fact that Andy's father (David La Haye) has escaped from prison and is intent on tracking down Martha.

The fly in the ointment is that the tests now used are inappropriate to make that kind of judgment.

I share your concerns about policymakers putting a fly in the ointment, no matter how well intentioned.

With 97 % of graduates accepted to a four - year college, Rizga reports a fly in the ointment:

The fly in the ointment is the suspension.

The only fly in the ointment for Lambo's junior supercar is that its rivals have also evolved, and while at launch the Gallardo easily had the firepower to see off, say, the 394bhp Ferrari 360 Modena, today it faces much stiffer competition in the shape of the 562bhp 458 Italia, not to mention the 616bhp McLaren MP4 - 12C.

That's the biggest fly in the ointment.

There's not much you can do about the hard - edged ride, though, which is unforgiving of broken road surfaces and a fly in the ointment for this faster, madder Gallardo.

The only fly in the ointment when it comes to Sport ownership is the car's relatively high CO2 output.

The only fly in the ointment appears if you take the GRMN to its very limits — if you manage to force its suspension into full compression, it becomes very firm indeed at the end of its travel and this can unsettle it slightly.

The only fly in the ointment is Ford's pre-paid servicing, which costs a hefty # 785 for three years.

Vicious depreciation and high running costs are only a fly in the ointment, but if you're buying a # 100,000 convertible that's unlikely to matter.

The only flies in the ointment are the somewhat dark and tight rear passenger space with restricted visibility rearwards, and the e-CVT gearbox.

The five - cylinder TT RS is the fly in the ointment, however, almost matching the Cayman S's fuel economy (34.4 mpg vs 34.9 mpg) but accelerating to 62mph almost a full second faster.

There's a fly in the ointment, though: The TLX's dual - clutch transmission manages to be both asset and liability.

The Discovery Sport is an SUV hard to ignore, provided you can sacrifice a wee bit on the additional premium feel that is offered by Germans in the same price bracket, which is honestly the only fly in the ointment.

At the moment, the biggest fly in the ointment is that BMW has no plans to bring the M550d to the UK.

The only real fly in the ointment is the boot.

Gearbox duties are handled by an E-CVT gearbox with 6 - speeds and this we think is the only fly in the ointment.

The ground clearance is more than enough for our rough roads and the only fly in the ointment is the lack of space in the boot.

It offers terrific feedback with the only fly in the ointment being the severe vibrations which filter in on bad roads.

The infotainment system is the only fly in the ointment as it's not very intuitive to use.

Clio has great economy, low emissions and cheap insurance; high depreciation is the only real fly in the ointment

The only fly in the ointment was the two - tone bodywork that used unpainted grey plastic for the fenders and sills.

The only fly in the ointment is the dogged insistence at Amazon and Apple of sticking with their own proprietary formats, particularly for the formats that can handle complex documents (Amazon's KF9 and the one Apple's iBooks Author creates).