Sentences with phrase «as a shot in»

Personally, I believe the world is orderly and can be described in accordance with natural laws humans will probably never fully understand, and that there are seemingly random perturbations, such as the shooting in Aurora, that still obey natural law.

Rosicky was central to everything early in the game, as his shot in the 7th minute went narrowly wide.

Soderbergh uses effective visual tricks such as shooting in black and white and including scoreless scenes to lend weight and authenticity to Che.

Findings from this study of flu vaccines delivered by a small needle intradermally parallel earlier results that found adding a strain of influenza B could improve the effectiveness of a flu vaccine nasal spray and a traditional intramuscular vaccine that is injected as a shot in the arm muscle.

A new flu vaccine sprayed into the nose may be just as good as a shot in the arm, according to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

His first movie, «Man Up,» was like an exercise with filmmaking using very broad comedy, but this movie has a grittier vibe, as shot in black and white and an aggressive title.

As we shoot in August, I loved the idea of jumping into this movie - marriage with someone with whom I've already shared lots of laughs.

With a clear sense of story and purpose, the film not only serves as a shot in the arm for independent narrative cinema, but also as a rallying cry for those determined not to see the US go to the dogs.

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night may find itself most in common with the Jarmusch vampire film from earlier this year, but its stark Iranian setting (as Iranian as shooting in California can be, of course) and how that culture impacts classic interpretations of vampires makes sure that Amirpour's take on the genre always feels original.

«Wonder Woman» also acted as a shot in the arm to Warner Bros.» critically beleaguered DC superhero brand — which includes three critically panned but somewhat financially successful blockbusters, 2013 ′ s «Man of Steel,» 2016 ′ s «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice» and 2016 ′ s «Suicide Squad» — as well as a sluggish summer movie season that was down nearly 9 % from last year going into the weekend.

I did replace the intake manifold gasket before hand just as a shot in the dark and I didn't have any change in quality of idle.

«Providing a direct link between the two cities unlocks significant trade and investment opportunities, which will serve as a shot in the arm to efforts to create a reenergised Northern economy.

So a reel that fails to demonstrate acting ability is as effective as shooting yourself in the face.»

I don't know if it was the little numbers bouncing out of the bad guys as I shot them in the face or if it was the never - ending lootfest, but I want to play it and never stop.

With only odd appearances made in such games as Mario Party 4 for Nintendo's newly - released GameCube console, as well as a shot in the Game Boy Advance title Game & Watch Gallery 4, some wondered what was next for Mario's shattered reflection.

That tablet UI we need as much as a shot in the knee - on a PC.

And while you might get a perfectly serviceable Live Photo selfie, it likely won't look nearly as good as shooting in Portrait mode.

As long as you shoot in Portrait Mode, you can change the filter after the fact.

It's not surprising, though, as shooting in low light is something almost every budget phone fails at, even with higher - resolution sensors.

I'd see it as a shot in the arm for the flu and getting back to work to contribute to the economy for 15 million infected people.

Not exact matches

The experimental device shot a beam of X-rays at its infinitesimal target, which in turn yielded a pattern on some photographic film resting behind it as the radioactive waves diffracted off of the molecule's atoms and etched a smudgy outline of its shape.

Since August 1966, as the Washington Post outlines in a gut - stirring data visualization that truly every American should spend an hour with, there have been 150 mass shootings in which at least four people were murdered, nearly always by a lone gunman.

The officer maintained his composure during the minutes - long standoff, despite the suspect pointing an object at the officer as he yelled at the officer to «kill me» and «shoot me in the head.»

While you're shooting your video, the app offers tips such as «move the camera» when you're not capturing your star in the shot, or «stabilize the camera» when your hands are a little too shaky.

The dollar has rallied through much of the past week as concerns over the U.S. - China trade dispute receded, and as the U.S. 10 - year bond yield shot past 3 percent for the first time in four years.

«I would be concerned that Russia could take a tit for tat approach and down a Turkish fighter jet at some at point in the future, but an incident in 2012 when Syria shot down a Turkish fighter jet shows that perhaps cooler heads will prevail, as that incident did not further escalate,» Zilberman told Business Insider.

For example, the algorithm can hide or down - rank important content because of a built - in bias, as some accused the network of doing after a black man was shot in Ferguson, Mo. in 2014.

As the six - person Paladin crews, which were partaking in an exercise called Bulldog Focus, waited for the go - ahead to test fire, they showed me a dry run of how it loads and shoots.

April 23 - Canadian National Railway Co on Monday posted a 16.2 percent fall in quarterly profit as operating expenses shot up during the harsh winter, and the country's largest railroad cut its 2018 outlook as capacity limits strained its ability to meet high demand.

You've accomplished several tasks — positioning yourself as an expert, reaching a free audience, saving time — in one shot.

But as Andrew Coyne argued recently in the National Post, the barista who pulls shots while studying for his or her PhD is no less a risk - taker than the one who decides to open his or her own coffee shop.

Putting together a galactic - scale blockbuster is a global effort, involving not only this visual effects shop — Shore estimates his team is responsible for 250 of the shots cinema - goers will see once Star Wars Episode VII opens on Dec. 18 — but also ILM's head office in San Francisco, as well as branches in London and Singapore.

In an industry known for indiscipline — «Our industry historically shoots from the hip,» says longtime Coach executive Todd Kahn — it's widely regarded as a superbly run company, with a strong supply chain and a knack for eliminating inefficiencies.

When Connor (Jason Clarke) first pops up in the trailer, there's no reason to believe he's anyone other than the heroic character he's always been depicted as; however, seemingly out of nowhere, an aged Schwarzenegger's character shoots him.

Trudeau has emerged as a pipeline champion, with a good shot at seeing construction on two projects, Energy East and Trans Mountain, start during his first term in power — something his Conservative predecessor, Stephen Harper, didn't achieve in nine years.

Mt. Gox subsequently shot from obscurity to dominate global trade in bitcoin, but as early as 2012 employees at the Tokyo - based exchange challenged Karpeles on issues such as whether client money was being used to cover costs.

What began as a conference devoted to honoring excellence in advertising has morphed into a gaudy business meeting for the technology and sales people who call the shots in the industry.

In the wake of the mass shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we have heard a familiar refrain from those steadfastly opposing any kind of gun reform: To stop armed students, put armed guards — or teachers «adept at firearms,» as President Trump proposed — in schoolIn the wake of the mass shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we have heard a familiar refrain from those steadfastly opposing any kind of gun reform: To stop armed students, put armed guards — or teachers «adept at firearms,» as President Trump proposed — in schoolin schools.

The adoption by banks of XRP is critical to the growth of Ripple — which has described it as a «strategic weapon «-- and to the value of the currency, which currently has a market cap of about $ 42 billion, and has swung wildly since it shot up to nearly $ 4 in early January (it is now worth around $ 1.07).

Aside from simply shooting pics, I was trying to upload them to social networks as well, which is where the other issue came in.

As spotted by The Next Web, when users send a photo or video in response to one from a friend, they'll receive a message that reads «Sling a shot to see a shot?

It's as simple as shooting a pic, then hitting the share button and bam — it's online in seconds, very similar to what we currently do with smartphones.

Weiss used the money to invest in technology and data analytics that would study Instagram and other social platforms, measuring not just how well certain Glossier posts performed but how well each product performed: Were people sharing them as product shots, or selfies, or not at all?

Within a matter of minutes, Twitter users had identified him in one of the eyewitness videos — clearly not involved in the shooting — even as the police message was being retweeted tens of thousands of times, and TV news channels were still calling him a suspect.

Meanwhile, Portugal's Communist Party has support of as much as 10 percent of the electorate — and could help deny that country's Socialist Party a shot at taking back power from the governing center - right coalition in an Oct. 4 election.

The week began with the death of Alton Sterling, a 37 - year - old black man who was shot multiple times by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as he lay on the ground outside a convenience store.

CBS Evening News published cellphone - video footage of students huddled under their desks as shots could be heard in the background.

As Maple Leaf grappled with the effects of a strong loonie, grain prices shot through the roof in 2008, severely denting its Canada Bread subsidiary.

At the time, there was no such thing as a simple iMovie - like interface for regular consumers to edit 3 - D video (primarily because shooting in 3 - D was prohibitively expensive until GoPro's device hit the market).

But that was such an obvious call that it was like shooting fish in a barrel, as opposed to fishing.