Sentences with phrase «as a gimmick in»

Augmented reality has for too long been dismissed as a gimmick in the marketing industry, a novelty worth trialling but not something to include as part...

as a owner of a Wii u i find it very disappointing system, the game pad is a very mixed bag i mean it could work really well like the off screen game play works great but for the fact that you never really need to play off screen for any game and in fact i think the game loses a certain enjoyment level like NSMBU it mean it works but you lose some of those great looks the game has and i find colors to be washed out, next with the game bad is that they use it as a gimmick in quite a few games (zombu) and i found that over a long game play with having to look up and then down every few seconds to every minute in about 1 - 3 hours i had a huge head ache which sucked, next the biggest issue with the system is that 32 GB console are you kidding me 32 GB only?

A Quiet Place similarly succeeds in providing information and character development though strictly visual means, without making its lack of dialogue come off as a gimmick in the process.

However, most pet food experts suggest that the addition of marigold is used as a gimmick in order to appeal to owners and that marigold isn't present in a large enough amount in any food to actually be beneficial.

Not exact matches

While Kinect was viewed by many in the «hardcore» segment of the gaming population as a gimmick, Microsoft trudged on and tried to improve the sensor in the Xbox One.

So the marketers conjured up a new line of toothpaste and various gimmicks were added to vehicles, but growth in the U.S. was modest, as befits a mature consumer economy.

The cynically minded might be quick to write this off as a gimmick, and in this case they'd be right.

It was fun to see a modern - day interpretation of a silent film, but it didn't bring much more to the table than that gimmick, and it doesn't hold a special place as a memorable and impactful movie the way its fellow nominees «The Tree of Life,» «Midnight in Paris,» and «Moneyball» do.

The move isn't a complete gimmick: as general manager Stéphane Deschênes explains in the company's press release, «Privacy is a concern for some of our members who fear being judged because of their beliefs.

The classic kids» meal started as a gimmick, a way to lure in parents with small children for an easy - to - order lunch or dinner.

Standing there seems to be what many of the huge active fund firms have decided to do but my guess is we'll see plenty of overreactions in this space as well in the form of mergers, acquisitions, new product lines, and fund gimmicks to stay relevant.

As I've indicated before, I think that the short window in which this 100 % exclusion is actually available makes it sort of a gimmick.

Charles Krauthammer called it an «accounting gimmick,» as did Paul Rahe of Hillsdale College, writing for National Review Online, where he said Obama's compromise was a «farce,» a «snare and a delusion» designed to permit «bishops, priests, and nuns to save face while, in fact, paying for the contraception and abortifacients that the insurance companies will be required to provide.»

Cameron came up with a term for this special lack of depth: He calls his updated gimmick «immersive 3 - D,» as if putting audiences in the midst of his alien worlds and catastrophic battle scenes carried greater believability than any before in Western art.

Among other things, as I stated earlier, this model reduces faith to a psychological gimmick in which people try to convince themselves that their beliefs are true beyond what the evidence warrants.

Brands (a corporate name almost perversely difficult to include in a normal sentence) had pulled the plug early on the somewhat bizarre KFC campaign, which might have been a reasonable action, their QSR chicken biz would still be cooking up gimmicks and catchphrases, hoping some were (as the legit marketing term puts it) sticky.

Whether Bobby Riggs was so far ahead of everybody else in his recognition of a man - woman gimmick as a potential bonanza or whether he stumbled onto it by dumb luck is moot, but evidence supports the latter view.

Roman Reigns the character in the Shield died in hernia surgery and the man who returned was Vince McMahon disguised as him wearing the same outfit and gimmick.

Unconventional ideas, as those Suns will remind you, are often treated like gimmicks that'll flatten in a playoff atmosphere.

Derided at first as a gimmick, the dramatic tiebreaker has been a shot in the arm for the resurgent league

It's not even about being seen as contenders — or as an All - Star in Williams» case — but as more than a gimmick.

In what some will consider a great idea and others dismiss as a gimmick, they have send a survey to the fans asking them to rate his performance this season.

As a father of two who also carried his kids around the old fashioned way and not in some gimmick sling or pouch, get a life folks.

The reason I say this is because if you wrap the sandwich in a cloth instead of this gimmick you are avoiding purchasing something else that has to be produced which causes pollution as well as your not accidentally exposing your children to harmful CFC's.

You might have heard about extended rear facing seats and dismissed them as a gimmick, but did you know that they could help your child travel in greater safety?

The people believing in the said false representation parted with ownership of their properties (goats, sheep, Cow, monies etc) An Allegation by no mean a person other than a Minister of State can not be seen as a mere political gimmick and as such must be investigated and perpetrators prosecuted and if proven guilty jailed.

In comments that will be seen as a swipe at Boris Johnson, she argued now was not the time for «showy gimmicks and so forth».

Former President Bill Clinton is again offering up the chance to spend a day with him in New York as a fundraising gimmick to help his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, retire the still - lingering debt from her 2008 presidential campaign.

In the run - up to the elections, many of Labour's initiatives were seen either as gimmicks or wide of the mark.

No stranger to capturing media attention with gimmicks and protest, Avella seems to have gotten this one right when he stated, «The culture in Albany of «What happens in Albany stays in Albany» has to stop... Assembly Member Silver... is now seen as the classic example of the dysfunction and back room deals that has plagued Albany for decades.

At a public health forum in Downtown Brooklyn, he railed against the current administration for using «one shots and fiscal gimmicks» to balance its budgets, and slammed Bloomberg's large soda ban as nothing more than «big PR.»

He says many regions of the state remain mired in economic depression, and he mocks Cuomo's plan to offer some new businesses ten tax free years in New York - as a «gimmick».

Some were describing the move as a classic Albany budget gimmick reminiscent of the state's 1990 «sale» of the Attica prison to itself in order to raise $ 200 million.

«We did not take the decision to join HIPC as a political trick or gimmick, but as an opportunity to take a breather to pursue medium to long term targets,» the President said, when heads of United Nation (UN) agencies in Ghana called on him at the State House to express support to the new administration and also outline their programmes for the year.

Sounding like the nominee - in - waiting that many party leaders consider him to be, Astorino also broadly attacked Cuomo's announced budget as built on «gimmicks» designed to «get across the finish line in November, and then everything can collapse as far as he's concerned.»

Asked for his reaction, in front of a television camera, Mr Grayling thought that Sir Richard had agreed to be Gordon Brown's adviser, and rubbished the appointment as a «political gimmick».

In the New York Assembly, John developed a reputation as responsible and intelligent, drawing attention to wasteful spending and fiscal gimmicks.

The state originally transferred maintenance of I - 84 to the Thruway Authority in 1991 as a budget - balancing gimmick.

But the proposals to deal with it are worthless gimmicks such as: «A licensing forum to give locals a say on the impact of off - licence applications in their area.»

But it nevertheless appears to be Labour party policy after Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan today described the government's bid to introduce a new 10.30 pm «lights out» policy in young offender institutions as a «gimmick».

She ridiculed as a «gimmick» the governor's budget proposal to let municipalities reduce current pension payments and make up the difference in the future.

The top - dollar item to be rejected was $ 419 million in restored education funding that Paterson castigated as an election year gimmick.

... make similarly emphatic condemnations of the rioters, but in a speech at his old school in Camden, Ed Miliband, the Labour eader, will denounce Cameron's ideas to deal with rioters, put forward over the weekend, as «gimmicks».

«The concern is, are there gimmicks hidden in it,» added Assemblyman Bob Oaks, R - Macedon, who serves as the ranking Republican on the Assembly's Ways and Means Committee.

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The point is to not fall for some gimmick like extremely low carbs (although I do believe in a fairly reduced carb intake as that is a big problem for most people), low fat, super high protein, or any other combination that has you focusing on one macronutrient vs. another.

Hi Ikwo, thanks for your comment — funny word «gimmick» I know — apologies — what I meant was little touristy treats such as purses with Paris motives on them etc... you find the same ones everywhere, only near Sacre Coeur there are a couple of shops in which you will find very special a little more trendy ones — smile, hope this helps!

Groups help you in your quest to meet the perfect partner, as you can find those who share your interest (not just those with your desired eye colour or other silly gimmicks other dating sites use).

This is Blu - ray 3D done right, as it dismisses the «IN YOUR FACE» 3D gimmicks of the past and instead enhances the film by adding a layer of depth throughout.

Indeed, the film's reliance on audience familiarity with sources of so - called high culture has been dismissed in some quarters as a pretentious gimmick, as if it were somehow an eighth deadly sin to expect intelligence either in police detectives or attendees of lowly genre films.