Sentences with phrase «as irksome»

Gay panic jokes are sprinkled inside — unlike the first one, from what I can recall — and its need to call back to the first movie is typically more tiresome than amusing — though it should be stressed that it's not nearly as irksome as it is (or suggested to be) by the trailers.

Few things in life are quite as irksome as a film that thinks it's clever when it's anything but.

Suffice it to say it's the sort of ending (at least as I interpret it) that changes your understanding of everything you've seen, makes you feel bad for finding Norman as irksome as everybody else.

Mr. Cuomo first saw it as irksome, and eventually disrespectful, as the mayor rallied the governor's union allies to his cause.

Susan Burger, president of the New York Lactation Consultant Association, finds few things as irksome as telling women that they need to try specific holds.

As irksome as Kettle's argument is, it is merely insipid; more troubling are the attempts of some Christians to rationalize this catastrophe in ways that, however inadvertently, make that argument all at once seem profound.

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While irksome, his analysis is irrelevant because at the end of the day the private sector will make investment decisions with a clear head, and correct numbers, as they own all the risk.

Catholic laymen must take up their place in life and face their family, their love, their children (who perhaps do not always come up to their expectations), their professional duties which grow ever more irksome and their duties as citizens; in doing so they will meet situations in which, because they reflect on their faith, they will know how to behave as Christians living in the grace of God, the light of the gospel and the imitation of the crucified Christ.

For there will always be fathers in this world, and even today we experience them not only as exercising an irksome authority, but also as the power that supports us by sending us forth into our own life and liberty.

It sometimes sounds as though God needs us more than we need God which can be a bit irksome.

By 1975, his activities as an organizer of the mines were sufficiently irksome to the establishment which led to his arrest during the emergency.

disliking the press is one thing... many are really stupid for sure and just selling copy... but its his attitude to the fans that is so irksome... other managers state honestly we are short here or weak there, need to strengthen in this or that department etc... it has been obvious to people as stupid as robby savage and michael own that we lack quality up front and steel in the middle of defence... fans have been saying same for years now... but wenger refuses to acknowledge and say hes working on it... respect mourinho for being straight forward on these matters

However, the optics of a late budget are likely to be particularly irksome for Cuomo, who has repeatedly pointed to on - time budgets as a sign that he has righted the ship of state.

Gallo, who helped draft nuisance abatement legislation in his role as city assistant corporation counsel, hammered on themes like building code enforcement and holding social service agencies responsible for their clients» behavior in a bid to appeal to working - class residents of Midtown, where quality - of - life crime and neighborhood eyesores are irksome and perennial issues.

What critics like English linguist Geoffrey Sampson, author of Educating Eve: The «Language Instinct» Debate, seem to find most irksome is Pinker's wholehearted promotion of a linguistic model that views the human capacity for learning language as distinct from other abilities, such as building bridges or writing symphonies.

Just as Tucks pads are great for hemorrhoid relief, these postpartum healing pads are great for post-baby swelling, rips & tears, and those irksome hemorrhoids too.

Deanna is so irksome that even McCarthy seems to tire of her, and her bumbling, burbling, shy but gregarious persona is often discarded — not as a sign of character development, but because it would get in the way of a gag.

But this 1080p rendering flattens the image even further through the gratuitous use of DVNR (which evidently necessitates a measure of no - less - irksome edge - enhancement to compensate), and if it's never applied as severely as it is on some of the recent James Bond titles, as with them there is a tendency for black to drop off steeply, thus heightening the synthetic appearance of the presentation.

In this instance, the brothers appear content to cultivate the performances of their actors, gleefully finding moments of eccentricity to cherish, such as Stephen Root's fiendish eyebrow, Woody Harrelson's recklessly assured attitude, Beth Grant's irksome elderly advice, or the appearance of Garret Dillahunt's daft deputy.

Blunt is especially wonderful as Iris, a woman whose charm could have easily dipped into irksome quirkiness in the hands of an actor like Zooey Deschanel.

Lively as Farahani's performance is, Laura doesn't really add up to much more than a very strong visual style — or a monochrome - themed variant on that irksome archetype (since the term seems these days to be in semi-retirement, I promise this is the last time I'll ever use it) the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

Shot, self - evidently, in Panahi's house by the sea, the film also displayed an irksome dimension of narcissism — as though Panahi couldn't keep himself, and the posters for his movies, out of the film, so as to (unnecessarily) to remind the world that the story was really about him.

The subtext, which floats just beneath the surface plot, that women have no use beyond being of service, carnal an otherwise, is irksome in the 21st century, as well as to people who have gotten over the trauma of puberty.

Tim Key is a standout as Alan's radio sidekick, and Monica Dolan, who plays Alan's office booty call, makes every scene with Coogan deliciously irksome.

I wouldn't have minded if they cancelled the game, but cancelling the game and giving us Alice in Wonderland and Finding Dory as the final figures is quite irksome.

It's also irksome that he's cast Omar Sy as Nicolas; it introduces a racial mix into the story, making it more plausibly about modern France, but at the uncomfortable cost of making Nicolas a compliant black sidekick.

But two games in, it's just gotten irksome, especially as this game halfheartedly makes some overtures toward the origin of this whole zombie mess before taking a hard left turn into a completely ridiculous, unearned plot twist, and then just... ending.

Should the recent surge in male facial hair as a fashion accessory stall in 2015, barbers would be within their rights to blame «Mortdecai,» a perky but obstinately unfunny heist caper with a hero irksome enough to make any happily mustachioed man...

When all brought together, the Infiniti Q50 no longer comes across as an executive sports sedan in the same mould as a BMW 3 Series — instead, it's far better suited to life flowing along the open road in impressive - by - class - standards comfort and serenity; sweeping away for the most part those irksome steering issues under the proverbial carpet.

As much as charging up is irksome, the battery depletes even slower than the slow pace it takes to chargAs much as charging up is irksome, the battery depletes even slower than the slow pace it takes to chargas charging up is irksome, the battery depletes even slower than the slow pace it takes to charge.

This separation anxiety might manifest itself as anything from nuisance barking or whining — unpleasant for the neighbors — to irksome surprises left in the home, which is unpleasant for you.

«People do this outside of airport lounges as well, but it's particularly irksome when you've paid for somewhere quiet to work or relax.»

Luckily these moments don't occur often enough to hamper the game, but they stay leave you feeling uncertain as to what the actual rules governing stealth are, and that can be irksome.

Still... it's irksome to not have something as simple as anti-aliasing available.

And as there's regularly large hordes of zombies out for your blood, this can be irksome.

It is here that I found the response to Wallace - Wells» article from what Roberts accurately describes as the «Hope Police» reached its most, erm, irksome.

Thanks Steve Bloom for looking at the literature as much as possible, and thanks Marlowe Johnson for the «making your arguments expensive» concept (though IMO the linked - to exposition was muddy)- which is irksome to encounter, thus helpful to have a name for it, to call it out.

Finally, the marketing blogs that Kennerly discusses are, as he suggests, sometimes irksome.

Rule 5 should not be regarded as yet another irksome imposition.

I wouldn't have minded if they cancelled the game, but cancelling the game and giving us Alice in Wonderland and Finding Dory as the final figures is quite irksome.

Costing around # 125, the Xiaomi Redmi 2 is a great phone, but the lack of NFC and quick charging are irksome, as its creaky case...