Sentences with phrase «as a disappointment given»

It will come as a disappointment given the rumour that swirled in December that Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD) has been responsible for engineering the Virtual Console service on Nintendo Switch.

Not exact matches

One risk that your readers have, given the disappointments they have suffered over the past five years, is that they may mistake normal bull market consolidation as having been a false start of a bull market and mistakenly get themselves shaken out of owning a stock.

A trail of broken promises, abuses and disappointments, as well as robbing from the poor to give to the rich parish priests for fancy cars and crystal goblets.

And as every mother knows, Mary also experienced the quotidian sorrows of motherhood: the first bruised knee, the unkind words of other children, the frightening illnesses, the surprised eyes of a little boy the first time he witnesses injustice, cruelty, or the suffering of another, the gifts she wished she could give him, the memories she wished she could preserve forever, the disappointments she wished with all her heart she could stop.

However, it sounds as though they could give in to the pressure and sell for the right figure, which will be a disappointment as we've started to see the Falcao of old.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

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The Arsenal and Spain international right back Hector Bellerin could be set to endure the same first international tournament disappointment as his club team mate Theo Walcott did with England back in 2006, when Sven Goran Eriksson took the young forward to Germany but did not give him even a minute of playing time despite injury problems to the other England strikers.

Disappointment in the pre-season transfer window, followed by rationalizations of why we should give the team and Wenger a chance and not write them off before a ball is kicked in anger, followed by analyzing each set back as «too early to panic» followed by excuses about injuries and referees, followed by anger and disappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its hDisappointment in the pre-season transfer window, followed by rationalizations of why we should give the team and Wenger a chance and not write them off before a ball is kicked in anger, followed by analyzing each set back as «too early to panic» followed by excuses about injuries and referees, followed by anger and disappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its hdisappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its half way point.

That will naturally come as a disappointment to some Liverpool fans given the glaring need to sort out their backline, but it remains to be seen if Jurgen Klopp has other plans.

While it was always going to take time given his need to implement his preferred style of play and mentality into the players along with bedding new signings in as he stamped his mark on the squad, it would have been a disappointment for him and all concerned that City went trophy-less last year.

While I can see the value of giving some Gunners a rest before the trip to Sunderland at the weekend, I think it is also important that we put the disappointment of being held by Boro to one side as soon as possible.

But the Timberwolves» disappointment was brief, as Edison was disqualified for a pair of violations to give Woodcreek the top spot on the podium.

Given every other transfer window under Wenger, it'll be the same as always... one of immense disappointment!

The prospect of going out at the group stage is now a real one and would be a desperate disappointment given the optimism felt around Spurs as they began this European campaign.

Now Rooney has weighed in on the discussion, claiming his disappointment was natural given his allegiance as a lifelong Everton fan and the importance of the fixture.

Whether February 28 will go down as the start of another burst of form worth sticking around for at Old Trafford or the next false dawn of disappointment may not save Van Gaal's job but it could soften his place in the emotional memories of a fanbase who haven't always been given enough over the past few months to keep believing in.

For this weekend's edition, there are top three goals that have been selected as the best out of the bunch and it surely won't give any disappointment for those who missed the action.

But Alexis Sanchez and Juan Mata are bracing themselves for Wembley disappointment after the inclusion of Rashford, Martial and Lingard at Bournemouth gave United pace, penetration, width as well as Pogba an outlet for his passing.

My disappointment lasted only a second as I gave myself a reality check and counted my blessings.

Instead, it can give mom the right mindset to soften the blow of the things that come her way during pregnancy as well as prevent the whole ordeal from becoming a disappointment.

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The fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively, for Scheniderman and Brodsky have got to be a bit of a disappointment, given that both are known entities as veteran elected officials — albeit from downstate.

As if that is not enough loss of employment opportunities already, we also note with disappointment the notice given by his government to the management of DREAM FM for the station, owned by his opponent, to shut down over unfounded allegation of violation of Enugu State Capital Territory development plan.

The fact that gaining awesome definition is as simple as following a healthy eating plan can be a disappointment to anyone who likes to follow the latest buzz exercise routine or buy the latest abs machine that promises to give you a body like the models demonstrating it in six weeks, but the truth of it is, there are no miracle machines or tablets that can do what they say on the tin.

That's not to say that leading man Steve Martin isn't good - he's as wacky and occasionally funny as he's been in recent years - but given how effective he used to be in films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Parenthood, that he's essentially become another Eddie Murphy is certainly a disappointment.

This is a particular disappointment given that the actress gave, to my mind, the most grownup performance of her career as the wife of a military man lost and presumed dead in the 2009 film Brothers.

And the actors playing the Avengers (as well as some of their non-super helpmates, including Gwyneth Paltrow as Iron Man's lady friend Pepper Potts and Clark Gregg as the loyal Agent Coulson) are such charismatic company that it comes as something of a disappointment each time the kibitzing gives way to crime - fighting, with long breaks for spectacular (and often spectacularly dull) CGI - enhanced action set pieces, including the climactic invasion of New York City by semi-organic robot reptiles.

The lack of any real narrative was kind of a disappointment at first but after jumping into the game it didn't bother me at all as I was having too much fun giving terrorists the business.

On the other hand, the DD 1.0 mono audio is a major disappointment, given the musical nature of the second half of the film (and the acerbic sound - editing of the first, which recalls Walter Murch's early experiments in noise - as - wallpaper)-- it all sounds like a sausage forced through the eye of a needle, and as sharp - eared observers have pointed out elsewhere, the trademark line «Here's to Old England!»

With all that said, «Pixels» remains both a pleasant surprise and a disappointment, as it's largely a give - and - take affair.

The first of two commentary tracks features a well - spoken Ron Shelton, who details his philosophy and disappointments with the picture while giving no insight as to why he seems to be at his best when he's at his ugliest.

Though Disney's «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» has grossed more than $ 1.32 billion worldwide since its release in mid-December, some observers have nonetheless pegged the film as a disappointment, given the lofty expectations.

Given Jolie's sometimes ham - fisted tendencies as a director, a viewer expecting a complex and subtle exploration of marital crisis may be in for disappointment.

While the wait may come as a disappointment to diehard SHIELD fans, there's a very good chance that holding off the show's return could actually be a very good thing given the lineup of Marvel's upcoming movies.

There isn't any tremendous challenge to be found in the game's puzzles, which the relative simplicity is perhaps to be expected given the wider demographic that the brand readily attracts, even if it still comes as a disappointment.

Its message one of unavoidable predestination mixed with the importance of being a good person through all of life's stunning disappointments (and one's own personal shortcomings as a human being), I'm inclined to give the film credit for not creating much false hope for the hopeless; save for the fact that it milks Mr. Hundert's humiliation for maximum uplift.

Nobody was expecting a masterpiece, but director Seth Gordon's failure to give this big screen adaptation of the TV hit «Baywatch» any reason to exist will most certainly rank as one of the year's biggest disappointments.

But, as an object, the GTS remains a disappointment to me: the orange engine cover is crass, the rear spoiler is the aerofoil equivalent of a teenage trouser - bulge and, apart from the cage, buckets and build plaque, the interior is too similar to a base M3 given the vast price difference.

This isn't so much a problem as it is more of a slight disappointment, but in reality we can't say we're all that surprised given the Rio's aggressive price point (base models start at $ 13,600).

Screen-wise the 1,024 x 600 resolution isn't HD which may come as a disappointment, but that's a given at this price point.

As far as disappointments go, we really wish Sony would give us a ballpark pricAs far as disappointments go, we really wish Sony would give us a ballpark pricas disappointments go, we really wish Sony would give us a ballpark price.

The disappointment sets in as you wait and wait for the IRS to give you what you're owed.

The online modes aren't as great and varied as they should be though and that is a massive disappointment, but as an overall package NBA Live 18 will give you tens and hundreds of hours of gameplay, allowing you many months of perfecting your game in order to compete with the world.

The lack of any real narrative was kind of a disappointment at first but after jumping into the game it didn't bother me at all as I was having too much fun giving terrorists the business.

It's a slight disappointment not to see some our favourites from retro titles, such as Ike and Oscar, but it's justified given the heavy focus on the cast of Awakening and the popular mobile title, Fire Emblem Heroes.

-- Give 3 games that impressed you from the second quarter of 2016 (April — June)-- Give one disappointment from the second quarter — Give one game you're looking forward to in the third quarter of 2016 (July — September) Use this as a guide — Give one game you feel will be a disappointment in the third quarter

I'm willing to give Square Enix the benefit of the doubt, as well as the chance to tell the kind of story they had wanted to to begin with (development of the original game historically led to a lot of things that the development team had wanted in the game being left out), but it's still a bit of a disappointment that we won't have that one definitive take on the original game that we were hoping for.

Cross roads Given how similar Most Wanted is across all platforms, it comes as a disappointment to find that the Vita version doesn't support Cross-Play, Sony's ingenious scheme that lets you buy a game on PS3 and gain access to the Vita version free of charge and vice versa.

Rivane Neuenschwander is a contender for biggest disappointment, as the colorful and delicate surprises of her 2006 installation gave way to a leaden retrospective.