Sentences with phrase «about brute»

«Redfin is about being more clever than the rest and bringing new ideas to the business, whereas the traditional model is about brute force — the number of contacts that you make, the number of people that you touch,» Silverstein said.

This is a game that is more about brute force than clever puzzles, so if you are expecting another regular installment in the Zelda series, think again.

Underneath the stylish Camry skin, it's all about brute force, rugged durability and raw speed.

The secret to the new M5's appeal is, unlike the other super-execs (think E 63 S, Audi RS7, etc), it is not simply about brute force.

«It is all about brute political force; the rest is a rounding error.»

Click here Task 3: - You are now going to learn a little bit about brute force and the Caesar shift.

One major difference is that social dominance in the animal world is largely about brute force.

When valuing a company's social media assets, it's not only about brute size.

Not exact matches

The ethos of the Bush - era CIA was «know - nothingism,» as Paul Krugman put it at The New York Times, «the insistence that there are simple, brute - force, instant - gratification answers to every problem, and that there's something effeminate and weak about anyone who suggests otherwise.»

Why do we hear sermon after sermon about Paul's instructions that «I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over man» while never hearing a peep about Paul's declaration that «Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons»?

What man is amid the brute creation, such is the Church among the schools of the world; and as Adam gave names to the animals about him, so has the Church from the first looked round upon the earth, noting and visiting the doctrines she found there.

Rather, we learn about otherness of purpose by the brute resistance of the other to our purposes — whether this is a child who has been told no, or a plant that is thwarted in its effort to grow towards the light by a pair of pruning shears, otherness of purpose is, at its ground, metaphysically other at the outset, and epistemologically other only emergently.

From two sides it abstracts from brute actuality; it is an imaginative predication about an imaginary selection of circumstances.

One of those prowling brutes, wolflike, lurks about the edge of the campfire, cleaning the bones of carcasses left from the hunt.

Through this function of the divine wisdom immanent in man the whole long story has come about of our groping progress from our brute ancestry, our slow attainment of civilization, and our unceasing outreach for ever better things in thought and practice.

But at least two senses of the word can easily be isolated: sometimes, «information» means simply «data,» objective facts given «out there,» things, processes, brute events; at other times, however, it means the cognitive contents of subjective knowledge «in here» about things, processes, events, and so on.

BBB will be the greatest ever Basketball trio in history and there is nothing et tu brute can do about it.

This game contained, in brute list form: a remarkable opening goal from David Beckham (that has been almost completely forgotten by history, which says a lot about what was to follow); a spawny equaliser; Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira; a (correctly) disallowed Nicolas Anelka goal that was (wonderfully) celebrated for fully a minute and a half; Jaap Stam and Tony Adams; a (deserved) red card that involved the referee actively pursuing Keane, the better to take (onanistic) pleasure in the act of dismissal; extra-time; Arsenal pressure; a (hopelessly abject) foul from Phil Neville to concede a penalty; a surprisingly tepid missed penalty from Dennis Bergkamp; Peter Schmeichel saving; Peter Schmeichel barking; an unusually sleepy pass from Vieira; and then, that run, that finish, that goal, that winner, that completely stupid slalom through a stupified defence.

Pranay Sanklecha, writing for Surreal Football, points out that attacking or defending Berbatov on the grounds of effectiveness is to promulgate the fallacy that only effectiveness matters, whereas one of the great things about being a football fan (as opposed to a manager) is that you are able to look for and take more from the game than simple, brute efficacy.

And the former London mayor's father Stanley told the BBC that three words came to mind when he thinks about Michael Gove: «Et tu, Brute?»

The privileged have a whole set of revealed truths about how most people are dangerous brutes.

I particularly liked Stuart's observation that contemporary politics is keen on the «choice» side of luck egalitarian argument but tends to little or nothing about the correction of brute luck.

If someday there's a Code of Conduct written for interplanetary explorers, my guess is that fairly high up will be something about not using brute force to yank open other people's air - lock doors without permission.

KB: As I mentioned, when I first learned about computers I thought they were very «brute force.»

but then a friend told me all about the testosterone enhancements that Brute Gains could provide.

The brute of the group, played by WWE superstar Gerorge Murdoch AKA Brodus Clay, has the two tied up and is about to torture them.

Because it's a LaBute picture, closer to the truth that Lakeview Terrace is a film about misanthropy — that no matter the cloth, the uniform is the general shittiness with which we treat each other — and, more, how easily we shed the raiments of civilization when confronted with the brute, caveman essence of competing for sex.

There's probably a theme, a lesson, maybe some subtext in there, probably about not screwing with Mother Nature (because she screws back), and maybe, just maybe how brute force military solutions, up to and including dropping a MOAB (the «mother of all bombs,» second only to an atomic bomb in terms of overall yield and destructiveness) in the middle of a city center, might not be the best call.

The film is about a warm friendship between a country girl and a brute with stories.

It is a shot of a priest (Liam Cunningham) and prisoner, in silhouette, engaged in dialectic that starts off with common bullshit and bravado (the priest swearing up a storm), then turns to the brute beliefs each owns about the British - Irish conflict, the morality of suicide, and the prisoner's leading of an impending hunger strike, then the prisoner's telling of an anecdote of youthful violence he perpetrated — how he euthanized a young foal with a broken leg when none of his friends would do it.

Much like Demon's Souls, if you're familiar with it, this is about being smart and out - thinking the brute you're trying to hunt.

And considering I created this little time - consuming brute about fourteen years ago, that's a film that's definitely earned its place atop of the ever - desirable Development Hell category.

Fletcher is a brute, a bully and a born leader; comparisons have been made to R. Lee Ermey's Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in «Full Metal Jacket,» but another cinematic predecessor that springs to mind is Robert Duvall's Lt. Col. «Bull» Meechum in «The Great Santini» — a father - figure who cares less about the condition of his charges as they are than he cares about what they could be.

When compared to brutes like the Cadillac Escalade or the Infiniti QX, the GL is about 3 inches narrower, 3 inches lower, and a whopping eight inches shorter overall than the Infiniti.

Although Mercedes - AMG is remaining tight - lipped about power outputs, we imagine this model will mirror the larger E 63 and E 63S in terms of brute force (563bhp and 603bhp respectively), meaning that Maserati's 581bhp Levante Trofeo top trump in the performance SUV class might soon be in jeopardy.

We know even less about the latest Tacoma than we do the Nissan Titan, except that Toyota calls it an «all - new brute.»

Take this big brute out for a test drive and ask about the deals that you can take advantage of to have this be the right vehicle for your driving enjoyment on the roads around Markham, IL.

Although there was a lot to like about all three, the Ram 3500 Limited was a powerful brute with clam highway manners, the Ram 1500 Harvest Edition was sleek and sporty, and the Chevrolet Colorado was gutsy and nimble.

More information about the 2011 Nissan Armada: If you're looking for brute power, the Armada is king.

We know truck buyers don't care as much about fuel economy as they do sheer brute force, which is why the Silverado delivers performance at or near the top of its class in almost every category, including a maximum tow rating of 10,700 pounds when properly equipped.

Rumble and growl all you want about your Cobras, your GT40s and your whatever - the - hell - else you think is the ultimate road brute, but the Corvette Grand Sport just might crush them all.

I was curious about their experience during World War I, when their native country and culture was vilified as the home of Huns, brutes and monsters.

At first glance, you might think him a big - game hunter, newly returned from the Congo, but beyond his handshake, which is intolerable, there is nothing of the brute about him.

We've already talked about the book laundering scheme, but here's another way to pull off the best seller list with brute, monetary force.

It is estimated that about 85 % of passwords can currently be broken by brute force attacks (i.e. simply a computer guessing your password by throwing random passwords in).

Or how about the new Reaper brutes?

Huge masses of pikemen are capable of brute - forcing their way through just about anything, especially once a player has advanced to the 18th century barracks where pikemen can be produced at an insane rate.

But what was so appealing about the Monster Hunter games was the assertion that one didn't have to be massive in order to face down smothering odds, and that brute force was a mere tool at the disposal of style and methodology.

Why exactly they feel the need to ruin the experience of gamers with their unsophisticated brute force DDOS attacks is beyond us but several theories exist about their motivations and from assessing sentiments from social media and gaming forums, these are the possible reasons for their actions:

What's unique about this system is that you can set - and - forget for the brute - type classes, but healers and long - range units (i.e. archers, mages) need to have correct spacing otherwise their attacks / spells will be rendered ineffective.