Sentences with phrase «as an attempt at»

The variety of concerns and issues finding expression in these counter-testimonies contributes each in its own way to chipping away at a crumbling and increasingly uninhabitable edifice, suggesting valuable alternatives that merit consideration as attempts at a new resolution are explored.

If you can't understand my explanation above and see that as an attempt at discrediting, without pointing out where exactly it's wrong, then there isn't much more I can do, other than hope one day you'll learn something.

The Stoke goal started with a lame attempt at intervention by Xhaka which totally failed, then Ozil trotted half - heartedly after the Stoke player only to give up without even so much as an attempt at a tackle, then Mustafi gave the Stoke player the inside of the box whilst he should have forced him outside only then did Monreal fail as last stop.

As parents and community members, we applauded Mr. Mills» success in bringing healthy, fresh, locally - produced food to D.C. school children as well as his attempts at oversight of existing and new vendors.

Republicans see the Obama administration's increase in taxes as an attempt at behaviour modification, to behave in the way Obama sees fit in line with his socialism.

Appearing with Wolf Blitzer on CNN Tuesday, Pataki initially attempted to excuse Huckabee's comments as an attempt at humor and not to be taken seriously.

And the three - day lockdown that Sierra Leone held in September, which many misinterpreted as an attempt at quarantining infected individuals, was actually a huge, door - to - door educational initiative, he noted.

The photo below shows each shade at one swipe, as well as an attempt at removal with makeup remover — Neutrogena's Oil - Free Eye Makeup Remover, in this case — and as you can see, it left quite a lot of color behind.

Pollack's attempts at myth - making yield the same results as his attempts at most anything else.

This is likely for the best as an attempt at figuring this out would have only bogged the film down.

Inevitably they can't fit everything in, but as an attempt at rounding off the series with impact, whilst answering the question of what happened to virtually every character we have seen in the series the film works brilliantly.

If its gameplay systems and available interactions are as bold and progressive as its attempt at political and social critique then this has every chance to push the series back to the top of the open - world pyramid.

At the premiere, Akhavan introduced the film as her attempt at a queer John Hughes comedy, and like his coming - of - age classics, it's both sincere about its characters» struggles and aware that maturity will solve most of them.

His friends include recently separated Baptiste (Franck Dubosc) and Olivia (Florence Foresti) and an assemblage of other undeveloped characters dealing with other issues that comes across as an attempt at adult issues bingo rather than an incisive vivisection of middle age — divorce, professional / financial strain, intimacy, children — that can be the strongest and weakest parts of the film.

Uninspired visually and thematically as the attempts at action sequences just look silly and the emotional element is ruined by poor performance.

Maybe it's his baby face, as his attempt at chin pubes can't make him look any older than 15.

As a comedy, it's often entertaining, and as a drama, it's often engrossing, but as an attempt at both, it can be considerably uneven.

There are those brands who would attempt to position a plug - in hybrid SUV as some attempt at environmentalism or eco-mindedness.

Did you see that Amex is capping the 6 % supermarket rewards on Blue Cash Preferred to the first $ 6,000 of eligible purchases and then 1 % - likely as an attempt at shutting down the gift card loophole.

The dog may also protest to cage confinement by barking terribly as soon as the door is shut, or stretch frantically inside the cage as attempts at escaping.

Even though many might see this as an attempt at oversaturating raids so the more important legendary Pokemon have less time to shine, all is well as long as it brings more diversity to the table.

It might be a plus to some, but it comes across as an attempt at juvenile titillation, making the game hard to take seriously.

Although, being blended with organic cotton, it wouldn't be chemically recyclable anyhow.As we noted previously when the Californian company first launched this site as their attempt at an Examined Life, it shows a great deal of trust in their customers to provide this degree of transparency.

It's an issue of concern as attempts at legislation attest, but they are all vague and apparently unenforceable.

As an attempt at that reasonable discussion, to what extent are the marginally lower estimates for sensitivity cancelled out by evidence of more severe impacts from a given level of warming?

From the context of your comment I assume you saw that sentence as an attempt at irony.

As for as attempts at brainwashing people, that not really doing at good in terms of reducing CO2 emission.

The argument that attribution by GCM and other «evidence» is independent is bizarre if you view GCMs as our attempt at encoding the best of our understanding of the climate system and its processes.

Remember that these kinds of Orders are not to be used for alternative purposes (such as an attempt at gaining the upper hand in divorce proceedings).

While Zabel may have described wearing the hat as an attempt at being funny and not to indicate support for any particular candidate, the emergence of the transcript indicating his support for Trump within hours of his appearance with the hat is cause for concern, said Anthony Moustacalis, president of the Criminal Lawyers» Association.

Zuckerberg's apology is seen by some as an attempt at damage limitation after the company saw advertisers deserting the platform in recent days.

The service competes with UltraViolet, and while it offers convenience, some see it as another attempt at controlling one's media usage with even more digital rights management (DRM) involved.

They might view the resume as an attempt at hiding something because basic information has been excluded.

I do not write this as an attempt at wry wit or with any other humour intended.

Not exact matches

The risk with that kind of approach is that obvious falsehoods or offensive views get treated as though they were valid through a false attempt at balance.

While few career paths, or should I say titles, are as desired than that of an entrepreneur, often people turn to freelancing for their first attempt at being in charge of their own destiny.

Startup founders aren't especially worried, though, because they see the law as a nod to change rather than a realistic attempt at reform.

While Beijing has touted the project as a mutual economic development initiative, it's widely seen as an attempt by China to construct a massive, multi-national zone of economic and political influence that has Beijing at its core.

Anna Borshchevskaya, an Ira Weiner fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, writes in The Hill that the coup attempt will force Erdogan and Putin toward a closer relationship as Turkey moves further away from the West and its demands for human rights and open democracy.

Numerous outlets characterized the audience's response as «tepid,» highlighting the dead hush that followed her attempts at humour.

As it turns out, it's not just the Hulk Hogan case: Thiel admitted in his interview with the Times that he decided several years ago to secretly fund multiple cases in an attempt to cripple the company, and that there is at least one other case before the courts that he's involved in.

Laloux said that he finds the situation at Zappos to be especially interesting, because while he's studied some very successful self - managed companies around the world and across varied industries, there's never been an attempt by a company as large as Zappos at making a transition to becoming one.

The inertial confinement experts, such as those at NIF, are attempting to ignite a fusion reaction by firing powerful lasers at plasma contained in a pellet the size of a pea.

As the ship was attempting to re-dock at the Miami port, it lost propulsion power and began drifting off course.

«As firms attempt to adapt to ever - changing political and technological circumstances, global M&A (mergers and acquisitions) has stuttered over the summer, following a strong showing in the first half of the year,» Jonathan Klonowski, research editor EMEA at Mergermarket, said in a statement.

Cory Haik, who recently joined Mic as chief strategy officer after working in a similar capacity at the Washington Post, says a big part of what she and Mic's director of growth and editorial products, Marcus Moretti, are working on is an attempt to marry traditional measurements of reader activity with newer ways of determining if readers are getting long - term value from what the site is providing.

As investigators wrap their case against more than a dozen traders involved in the recent LIBOR scandal — which involves executives at Barclays and a growing list of international banks attempting to manipulate the benchmark figure for trillions of pounds» worth of financial contracts — they're revealing a curious fact about how some of the details were leaked in the first place.

My first attempt at homemade brunch may not have been as «Insta - worthy» as $ 16 avocado toast, but everyone was well - fed and happy, and my friends didn't spend a penny.

That debate takes place internally at the central bank, where contrasting views are regularly articulated by members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as our Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers attempt to steer monetary policy with regard to interest rates.

(Upshot currently is aligned with FiveThirtyEight puts; the blog says Clinton is about as likely to lose as a kicker in the National Football League is to miss an attempt at a field goal.)