Sentences with phrase «as a solid first»

I would describe Marc Webb's Spider - Man as a solid first effort.

The judges described this game «as a solid first attempt at a complete game that is enjoyable and challenging to play».

As a solid first - person horror game, it would make sense for there to be a VR version of the game, right?

NAR supports the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, which unanimously passed the House of Representatives but was not considered by the Senate, as a solid first step in the development of private market options for property owners.

Not exact matches

Don't expect new - fangled finance tricks, obviously, but rather solid, age - old money principles everyone would do well to live by, such as «pay yourself first.»

First of all, we own our own factory in Indonesia, where we make solid - wood products [such as teak dining tables or dressers].

Even before the devaluation, Schlossberg had said the Fed won't hike rates for the first time in nine years at its meeting next month, as many on Wall Street believe following Friday's solid July employment numbers.

Wednesday's results come just a week after Facebook reported solid first - quarter results, with double - digit revenue growth — as it has consistently since its initial public offering in 2012.

Banco Santander posted stronger - than - expected first quarter earnings Wednesday as solid growth in Brazil boosted the bottom line of Europe's biggest bank.

Solid earnings performances from Corporate America and an in - line update from the Federal Reserve did little to spur a recovery from softness in the first part of the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average diving about 200 points into the red as the closing bell approached.

Shares of nearly all mining stocks that trade in North America climbed during the first four days of this week as gold, silver, copper and other metals all posted solid gains.

But few Wall Street pros had expected companies to keep up their strong first - quarter pace, and view the estimated profit growth for the latest quarter as solid.

Shares of Toll Brothers climbed 6 % in the wake of positive news from the housing market as well as a solid earnings report for its fiscal first quarter.

Coming into Tuesday's first - quarter financial report, Johnson & Johnson shareholders were optimistic that the company would see its bottom line rebound as the positive impacts of tax reform would supplement solid fundamental business performance.

Things seem to go as planned for Cypress Development (CYP.V), as the first three holes drilled on the Dean project returned very solid intercepts, as part of the Stage 2 fall program.

This should provide a solid foundation for my interest income through the first quarter of 2018 and motivates me to keep the momentum going at that time as well.

Mr Biggs described the first - half performance as «solid», noting production and sales were within guidance for the full year, which remains unchanged.

But I can tell you from direct, first - hand experience that Mitt's integrity is just as solid and forthright as his supporters claim.

Throughout the first half of the twentieth century the consensus of Catholic theologians in favor of capital punishment in extreme cases remained solid, as may be seen from approved textbooks and encyclopedia articles of the day.

It looks as if they had on their hands a solid piece of tradition, which they were bound to respect because it came down to them from the first witnesses, though it did not add much cogency to the message they wished to convey, and they hardly knew what use to make of it.

Being attentive to detail, as behooves careful historians, we notice that the testimony is confusing and even inconsistent: the post-resurrection Jesus appears and vanishes like a spirit (Luke 24:31, 36 - 7; John 20:26), yet he can eat solid food (Luke 24:43); he can be touched (Matthew 28:9), and he can not be touched (John 20:17); it was indeed Jesus, but they do not recognize him at first (Luke 24:15 f; John 20:14, 21:4).

This verse is often quoted as if God was the one who did the choosing, but in fact it is solid evidence that God chooses those who first choose Him.

The person may return with a comment such as, «I feel as though I have a solid foundation under my feet for the first time.

As a single man — yes, ladies, still single:)-RRB--RRB- I feel much more comfortable being friends with a woman who is in a solid relationship, where I am first and foremost friends with the partner, because I know she isn't interested in me other than as just friendAs a single man — yes, ladies, still single:)-RRB--RRB- I feel much more comfortable being friends with a woman who is in a solid relationship, where I am first and foremost friends with the partner, because I know she isn't interested in me other than as just friendas just friends.

(I accidentally used too much apple puree in the dough which may be why) the crust was not as solid as the first time.

I'm new to using coconut oil (and baking in general) and was wondering if you melt the coconut oil first and then measure or if you measure it as a solid at room temp?

I did make a classic rookie mistake, as this was my first time cooking with coconut oil; I waited too long when I added the melted coconut oil into the eggs and milk, that when I went back to add the dry ingredients the oil and gone back to solid form!!

Irish dairy and ingredients group Kerry has turned in a» solid» first half of 2011 that saw it increase volumes, weather raw material price hikes, and see success in a «go - to - market» functional ingredient strategy as profits jumped 6.1 % on 2010 figures.

What you want to avoid is increasing solids / decreasing milk supply too quickly, as breastmilk is what baby needs for proper growth, health and brain development through the first year and beyond.....

These wonderful vegetables are a great first baby foods, (even for the early solid food starter) for baby as they are packed full of nutrients, highly palatable and due to their fiber content, help digestive tract and bowel health.

The chef Emma Bengtsson, who has solid European cooking technique, is celebrated as the first woman chef in New York gaining two stars!

«As first - time franchise owners, we didn't know what to expect, but our first year has far exceeded our expectations and we have built a solid foundation with a loyal customer following that will help our business continue to grow.»

this kid had it all and could have been truly great but guess what, you can take the kid out of the hood but you can't always take the hood out of the kid, sterling hangs around with a bunch of idiots who think posting their mate online doing laughing gas is clever and there all living in London, bringing him in would be a huge mistake in my opinion and those of you suggesting to offer theo and money, Im so glad you don't run the club, theo is the best r winger in the league when fit, we also have Wellington silva coming back, not to mention ox to cover or Sanchez if we want to play Danny or mezut on the left, let city have Raheem and let their already volatile dressing room implode, let's get Cech, lacazette and a solid dm to compete with le coq, sell Chesney to inter for good money podolski could be used as make weight for Morgan or the like release flamini let arteta and Roz have there last season if they choose or let them go if they want more first team football, Rio to have one more loan Diaby pay as you play and last promote chuba who clearly is going to be an animal, with this I believe the title is ours and if the new 3 settle a real tilt at the cl is possible but please gooners get behind theo he is absolutely essential COYG

Alvaro Morata put in a very solid display today, with the former Real Madrid forward scoring his first goal in 13 appearances in all competitions in the first half as he put the away side one goal to the good.

Both are solid squad players, but we're not going to win the league with either player as first choice in my opinion.

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

The 24 year old Belgrade born left back has had three solid seasons in Rome and will surely be the first choice starter at the City of Manchester stadium as and when he arrives from Lazio.

Ben Tate's first year as a true # 1 with a solid backup in Terrance West (a must - own handcuff) behind a rock solid offensive line.

Arsene Wenger is ready to stump up # 6m to land Norwich City keeper John Ruddy who the French manager has earmarked as the ideal man to act as a solid back - up to first choice custodian Wojciech Szczesny.

He still awaits his first goal of the campaign, and as such the North London side would do well to bring a solid supporting option in the final third.

Diego Costa though had as solid a performance in the first half as he's had against any top opponent all season, knocking in a goal off an assist from Willian to get an early equalizer after PSG had taken the lead.

I would like to say that our CBs were solid and that should be enough to keep him out of the first team but AW won't do that will he as he likes players to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.

Monreal bagged the Sky Sports Man of the Match award and rightly so as aside from being decisive for the first goal, he was solid defensively too as he was key in the win, while the statistics below courtesy of Sky Sports Statto show how impressive he was.

Walcott to score a first half goal (as usual) and quiet in second half Ozil to be annonymous Ramsey to be ineffective Monreal to be solid Sanchez to be unplayable Martial to make Wenger regret calling him a «winger type» Rooney to have his best game of the season (he loves Arsenal that much)

A solid performance considering it was his first game back from injury, Laurent Koscielny did well at the back for Arsenal as they kept a clean sheet.

LoVecchio, who is a solid, if unspectacular passer, won seven of eight games as a starter in 2000 but lost his first two games last fall and gave way to Holiday.

The Rossoneri became a more solid defensive unit for the most part, and youngsters such as Gianluigi Donnarumma and Alessio Romagnoli were given an opportunity to become first - team regulars under the Serbian tactician.

After a rushed scramble to get on court on time, special mention to Rebekah Airey for as always, keeping the rest of the team on our toes and the M6 traffic, girls bombarded the court to take a solid lead during the first quarter.

Not the most solid of displays from the England international as he looked nervous at times, while he was also embarrassed by an excellent bit of skill from Xherdan Shaqiri in the first half.

Monreal has been solid and is a better left back than Gibbs his game at City was very professional and has to be now first choice with Gibbs a good back up What is very interesting is how the team play next premier game to see if it was just one of those games that everything went to plan I hope it can be repeated as they all now are hitting form CB