Sentences with phrase «afterthoughts rather»

The thought had never even crossed my mind as the only rice salads I'd come across had looked drab and unappetising — they seemed like afterthoughts rather than the main event.

In the end, there are a lot of pregnancy books on the market that talk about the dad, but more as an afterthought rather than the focus of the book.

Unlike their counterparts in other countries, most Asian researchers generally regard IPR protection as an afterthought rather than as an important consideration in research planning.

Very little time is spent on this theme, which eventually becomes an afterthought rather than building toward epiphany.

The emotion is there, as ever, but it feels like an afterthought rather than a reveal for the end of the season.

It's an afterthought rather than a must - have, but then you probably aren't getting this for its camera performance anyway.

The location is very obviously an afterthought rather than a planned airport lounge and it looks like Heathrow has turned an access / service area into a thin lounge to eek out a bit more rent.

The support here for VR comes off as an afterthought rather than a genuine idea.

But in practice we find that it often appears to center only on economic considerations, with social or ecologic benefits considered as an afterthought rather than given equal weight at the outset.

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Rather than implementing UX as an afterthought, plan your UX strategy as you develop your product concept.

Apple's hardware design — at least according to Leander Kahney's account in «Jony Ive» — gradually became an afterthought, with designers doing «skin jobs» for products created by committee rather than dreaming up objects themselves.

But this new goal, coming «to share in the divine nature», is not tacked on to the end of our earthly existence as an afterthought; rather, this new goal changes the whole trajectory of our earthly lives.

As business as a force for good becomes increasingly a priority rather than an afterthought, values like kindness and authenticity have taken center stage in a brand's key metrics.

For too long the needs of pupils with SEN have been an afterthought, rather than part of a unified approach to the curriculum and assessment which strives to meet the needs of all pupils.»

Ethical considerations seem to be added as an afterthought, rather than being interwoven with the excited descriptions of the latest technical developments.

Ethics becomes an afterthought, confined to deciding how best to apply scientists» hard - won «value free» knowledge, rather than determining what research is to be pursued — and how.

Lateral swinging motions are introduced as part of the foundational skill set with this tool rather than an afterthought, this alone allows for a greater potential to explore new movements.

I like yours — you have the perfect spot and by hanging your decorative items rather than a random collection of everyday cookware, you make it a feature rather than an add on afterthought!

She'd rather be alone than be an afterthought.

Jamie Foxx too is rather strong when he's given something to do, but oddly, even though his character is the center of the film, he's an afterthought in service of the more colorful DiCaprio and Waltz.

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the dramatized events at the center of the film.

Unfortunately, one thing that Newell didn't do as well as he might is to get us properly psyched for his showdown with Harry, feeling almost like an afterthought, rather than the story's true climax.

Make no mistake though, the single - player campaign is not merely an afterthought or distraction but rather a fully - fleshed out solo game mode that has some real surprises of its own.

Rather, he seems to feel that once a remark has passed through his mind, it's already happened; uttering it aloud is almost an afterthought.

Unlike Netflix, Amazon has quickly built up a reputation in terms of prestige because it gives its films actual theatrical runs, rather than treating the cinema experience as an afterthought.

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, providing an entertaining look at how a pair of ambitious twentysomething pals became millionaires due to the U.S. government's own negligence, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the highly dramatized events at the center of the film.

These upgrades serve to prevent the stealth aspects of the gameplay from getting stale and give each mission a freedom of choice that many games promise but fail to deliver upon, including a morality system that actually impacts upon the world rather than being a perfunctory afterthought.

Adam Steiner (@steineredtech) notes that the video game industry has seen the value in «adjusting existing games to add educational value rather than developing educational games that consider entertainment as an afterthought.»

In order to drive exceptional outcomes for all students, operations must play a central role at the school rather than an afterthought.

Adding student voice was an afterthought to committee planning, occurring only the day of the meeting, rather than as a course of action with framing and reflecting activities.

Rather than an afterthought, parent input is sought early and often and at all levels in this urban district in northeastern Ohio — whether it's for systemwide school improvement plans or implementation of new statewide reading benchmarks.

Gone is the fuddy - duddy finish in favour of a more upscale look and feel that's dominated by the iPad - like screen and Chevy's MyLink infotainment system — it looks like it was designed to sit there rather than being an afterthought.

Since commercial vans must serve many functions — including acting as an office on the road or at a job site — storage and productivity items are integral to the design, rather than tacked - on afterthoughts.

The cladding seems like a hokey afterthought, and the sporty wheels look out of place on this aging, rather sharp - edged body.

Really, everything that these stores do could have been done on a normal website, except that they have payments and subscriptions built right in to their protocols, rather than being bolted on as an afterthought.

However, other elements feel heavy - handed: A primary character's illness reads like an add - on or afterthought, a rather clumsy attempt at delivering depth.

Not only are there more dogs around, thus more opportunities for misbehavior, but we've transformed the position they occupy in the household, says Marvin, explaining that pets are viewed as «treasured family members, rather than furry afterthoughts.»

The Mirage set the standard for what all future destinations on the Strip would become, with a focus on resort amenities like restaurants, dining, theming, shows, and capacious pools being equally split with gambling, rather than serving as afterthoughts meant to keep wives and families busy while men worked the table games.

I feel like there are different choices Chronik Spartan could have made to make the story feel like a more organic part of the game experience rather than an afterthought.

You could argue that this is intentional, that by stripping everything back players are forced to focus on the main narrative (and Square Enix itself has claimed this), but the fact is that this long stretch simply isn't fun, and accompanied by an omnipresent villainous voiceover which regularly repeats lines, the whole sequence feels rather rushed and cheap - an afterthought to the lush, exciting open plains of Leide and Duscae.

The Portal assets look fantastic and translate well to this new environment, making it feel like the franchise is meant to be part of the game, rather than just an afterthought.

Make no mistake though, the single - player campaign is not merely an afterthought or distraction but rather a fully - fleshed out solo game mode that has some real surprises of its own.

The single player portion of Ultimate Team does seem like a bit of an afterthought and because of that, much of the enjoyment is found online rather than offline.

Can it offer more than rather than an afterthought to the exhibition to be reconsidered on one's way out?

The print rooms of this exhibition, which 20 years ago used to feel rather like an afterthought in the last gallery, have been moved to the heart of the show, and many of the prints will be making their way into other rooms, to take their place beside paintings.»

But in the gallery, this forceful work appears like an afterthought, with a rather unconsidered installation in the rough staircase.

As far as other amenities go, the Pineapple Bike is rather bare - bones, as there are no lights or fenders, but it does come with a kickstand, which is often an afterthought or an option on other bikes, and which would probably come in handy when those fat tires don't fit inside a standard bike rack for parking it.

A follow - up plan is an essential part of the event strategy and should be considered at the outset rather than as an afterthought.

• Implement «security by design» by building security into devices at the outset, rather than as an afterthought.

Law school rather teaches students to think like law professors — the extent to which this is valuable in the real world can be debated; (5) Legal research and writing courses tend to be a bit of an afterthought at most law schools, despite the fact that one of the main demands of law practice is well developed legal research and writing skills.