Sentences with phrase «about lackluster»

Other than that, Draghi also talked about the lackluster wage growth while refusing to comment on the ECB's plans to taper its QE program.

But since that December increase of a quarter of a percentage point, the Fed has held off pushing the fed funds rate any higher because of concerns about lackluster economic growth.

And for good reason, what with every year bringing more bad news from PISA and TIMSS about our lackluster global standing.

Much has been said about the lackluster crop of nominees this year, but you honestly can't complain where this is the only category where women have the chance to dominate it by the sheer happenstance of their gender.

We expect complaints about a lackluster solo experience and a limited feature set compared to its rivals.

Now is your chance to take hold of your love life and do something about the lackluster results you tend to get when you date the traditional way.

It cited a 1982 study about lackluster survival of influenza viruses on environmental surfaces.

One researcher, Charles Skinner of PPPL, tried to dramatize his feelings about the lackluster appeal of the proposed plan in a 6 October letter to FESAC.

Mr. Levy, the Suffolk County executive, entered the Republican primary race in March after New York Republican Party leaders, including the chairman, Edward F. Cox, recruited him because of their concerns about the lackluster shape of Rick A. Lazio's campaign.

But if true, it would explain a lot about his lackluster performances...

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You may have heard about the recent decision by the Minnesota Twins to let Ron Gardenhire, their long - time manager go — most likely due to the fact that the Twins have had lackluster performance in recent years.

Worries about charging infrastructure and an official bias toward bolstering homegrown competition may have contributed to the company's lackluster Chinese performance last year, which ended with the resignation of Tesla's China president.

The lackluster performance has revealed a hard truth about the quality of investments made during the peak years: A large number of inexperienced funds bought at inflated prices and settled for taking minority stakes, which left them little room to maneuver when growth slowed in markets like China and India.

Growth is still lackluster because of the sequester, and the unemployment rate is still not 6.5 percent, the Fed target, so they may talk about it but not do anything until early next year.

+ Random: For those of you who watch the Walking Dead, are you feeling a bit «eh» and lackluster about the season so far?

Ive been supporting Arsenal for 65 years to say im dissapointed, well words fail me Why did we let the window slip by and not do the business in the begining get in quick and get our players signed and out as well but NO we buggered about with the DREAMER for 6 weeks dithering with expensive so called talent and what we get another Frenchman, soon we will be able to say we have the whole french international team here The way to go is to boycott the home games and make it known the fans run the club not the useless manager or the lackluster board who do nt know who plays for us and are not interested in football per say just the money Buy Kroenke out and let him go as well

Dalton's postseason struggles are well - chronicled, and his lackluster performance Monday night against the Houston Texans probably didn't assuage any concerns about him heading into the closing stretch of the season.

We'll see but I don't think anything will change much as its their club and they own it we just pay for a lackluster service and don't moan too much about it, it's the most crooked deal in any situation anywhere but WHAT?

I was gettin fed up with his lackluster performances and was about to write him off...

After the lackluster performance that Juventus have mustered in recent weeks (notably the home defeat against 10 - man Sampdoria and the away 1 - 1 draw to Parma), the never - ending complaints about the lack of a top striker has emerged yet again.

New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson joined other Democrats on the steps of City Hall Monday morning to support President Barack Obama's re-election, a clear sign he's not holding a grudge about the president's lackluster support of his 2009 mayoral bid.

Rather the locals took aim at the lackluster efforts made by Oxitec and the Malayan government to consult and notify the public about the trials (see «GM mosquitoes wipe out dengue fever in trial» and «Letting the bugs out of the bag»).

'» But he had been thinking about why so many scientists with amazing results give lackluster presentations.

If your level is too low, in addition to experiencing diminished libido and feeling lackluster about sex, you're apt to be uninterested in trying new activities and feel «drab,» worn - out, and tired much of the time.»

Once I factored in travel time, travel expenses, the time wasted waiting for equipment, and just the time spent doing lackluster training in a subpar environment, it almost got depressing thinking about the current conditions of my local globo gym.

There has to be some talk among managers about poor reviews, lackluster sales, etc..

When you're sick of the sea of sameness swirling about the dating sites and lackluster result you're getting....

This can definitely bring about a feeling of lackluster.

Raiden reaps what the action filled gameplay sows and if it wasn't for the clunky camera and lackluster plot, there would be nothing to complain about.

Arnold Schwarzenegger provides a jolt of energy to the final half - hour of this otherwise lackluster satire about bickering hitmen, as he sends up his image and action tropes in general with freewheeling bravado.

The graphics are nice and so are the characters, but the story is in the lackluster department, everything about its story is cliche and tried.

This could of been a really good prequel with great potential, however the story was lackluster with only about 1 hour long play through.

Nightmare Boy squanders an interesting concept with poor controls, lackluster writing, and a general disregard for much of why Metroidvania games are about.

The lackluster fate of «The Post,» a crackerjack newsroom thriller about the freedom of the press in the face of hostile government interference, is a more mysterious thing to contemplate.

If you are skittish about flying, there is no reason to see this one, though the convoluted motive and lackluster reveal might help you forget the story takes place on an international flight.

No doubt a third Men in Black movie is probably in the works considering the big bucks this installment made, but one can only wonder about the amount of goodwill towards this franchise that will remain after this lackluster installment.

Given Iron Fist's lackluster reviews, there's now some question about where the series or its characters should go after Defenders.

While we've been complaining about the film's lackluster performance in regards to the DC franchise, exhibitors could care less about that: They're rolling in concession cash, and the marketplace in the past three weeks has been a boom versus last summer's doldrums.

Source: Entertainment Weekly Thoughts by TSR: After sitting through some lackluster Kevin Smith flicks (yes, I'm talking about Jersey Girl) it's nice to see a return to form for Smith.

The movie offers no reason for the audience to care about or sympathize with Ben, so we're stuck with a wholly lackluster protagonist.

Unless you're just looking for that flick to get your date to hold you tighter and hide her face against you whenever it looks like something particularly nasty is about to jump out, The Quiet Ones is not much more than a dreadfully routine horror flick with credible actors and a decent sense of period to keep it from completely freefalling into the bad movie abyss during the unsatisfying and lackluster finale.

The push and pull between Pearson's partner (a somewhat lackluster Jason Segel) and his mentor (a rather fitting Martin Sheen), who demand he recuse his wonton statements about God's guest list, takes on a sort of watered down pallor of an episode of «Greenleaf» but without the relieving moments of camp and narrative convenience.

After years of lackluster results according to them, the CIA (led by Alec Baldwin's Alan Hunley) has gotten tired of the IMF's warnings about an underground terrorist organization named the Syndicate and have called Hunt back to D.C.

The only thing hollow about this film are the heads of those that created such lackluster entertainment.

McGregor does have a bit of fun as the head of the king's guard, but he's about the only enjoyable thing in an otherwise lackluster film.

American eighth graders continue to demonstrate lackluster knowledge and skills when asked basic questions about U.S. history, geography, and civics, with between 18 and 27 percent of students scoring proficient or higher, new data show.

We are regularly bombarded both with scandalous news about our public figures» unsavory acts and hypocrisies and with depressing reports of our students» cheating, lack of self - discipline, and lackluster approach to schoolwork.

If learners seem lackluster about one of the learning methods you bring on board, tweak your delivery and see if it helps.

And media reports about the CPS ISAT scores were quite critical, especially of the lackluster charter school and longer day «pioneer» schools» results.

Another principal at a middle school in Chicago's western suburbs who saw lackluster performance on measures of trust made a concerted effort to change the culture and climate in her school, because, as she said, «If students know you care about them, it makes everything else a little easier.»