Sentences with phrase «as lamented»

At one point, Democratic Sen. Al Franken even held his head in his hands as he lamented loudly that Facebook should have caught Russian disinformation far sooner than it did.

None of these are words one might associate with the worst excesses of civil costs litigation, which «[fill] one with despair», as lamented in Carver v BAA [2008] EWCA Civ 412, [2008] 3 All ER 911.

In particular, because learning how not to sell potential multi-bagger growth stocks is ultimately the biggest challenge most (experienced) investors will have to face, as I lamented in my last post.

«For a while Bentley's sporting character has been as absent and as lamented as [deceased racing driver] Mr Seaman.

At Community Education Council hearings on the subject, PS 199 parents literally wept as they lamented that the rezoning is «fracturing our community.»

Although the company itself has assured us there is a future in console games for them, reports like this don't inspire much confidence, as the decisions they have been making, as lamented by gamers as they are, seem to have struck gold from a business perspective.

The students equally resorted to a protest as they lamented the poor state of the ambulance which conveyed the deceased to the hospital.

His campaign barbecues had drawn huge crowds, but as he lamented, «Everybody that ate my barbecue I don't believe voted for me.»

Bacchus was also known as the lamented one.

As I lamented in that Gears post, part of the whole problem is in how games are reviewed.

The results contrast with top rival Mattel (mat), which last month reported declining sales as it lamented sharp discounting during the key holiday season.

It has indeed caused «severe embarrassment» to the nation, as he laments, for the Senate investigation has laid before the public the elements of a terrible irony: that acts which are illegal and unethical for citizens to engage in at home are condoned, even aggressively pursued, by American law - enforcement officers and secret agents both at home and abroad.

As he laments his fate, a chorus like that of a Greek tragedy softly but repeatedly calls out, «You got it, you got it» — you got what you asked for.

As much as I lament saying goodbye to summer, thinking of the cozy layers around the corner definitely stirs up excitement.

I must admit I haven't read either Cowley or Norton, but I do wonder if Hanna's position, though his recent article doesn't make it explicit, is not more accurately understood as a lament on the loss of amateurism as a virtue in the political establishment (the amateur MP, the eccentric parliamentarian, the independent - minded representative, which of course gives the Hannan position indirectly: the professionalisation of politics and political parties, the well - drilled party system and an overbearing executive).

Sadly, as I lament every year, this is frowned upon unless you work at a beach or a pool.

But it works better as a lament, and a call to action.

Director Maria Finitzo focuses on the girls» soccer team — specifically a few star players and the benevolent, paternal coach — but this doesn't feel like a sports movie so much as a lament for America's beleaguered working class.

When he tells Agnes, the narrator, that she will discover her life to be meaningless when she is an adult because, «you'll find out you're a clown in a trivial circus,» it comes across as a lament.

The eldest, Faruk, a dissipated historian, wallows in alcohol as he laments his inability to tell the story of the past from the kaleidoscopic pieces he finds in the local archive; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgün, has yet to discover the real - life consequences of highminded politics; and Metin, a high school nerd, tries to keep up with the lifestyle of his spoiled society schoolmates while he fantasizes about going to America - an unaffordable dream unless he can persuade his grandmother to tear down her house.

But he makes an effort today and says nothing — both about the lasagna and about Anju's question, which is not so much a question as a lament for something she fears has happened already.

Most times it comes as a lamenting realization.

Seeing as Lament of Innocence came out 2 years before God of War, and has a very similar control scheme.

As they lament the tragic death of low - and mid-level gaming and blame gamers for not meeting their insane expectations, they're erecting a bogeyman to place the blame somewhere — anywhere — besides where it belongs: on themselves and their Hollywood-esque reliance on smash hits to make any money.

Co-presented by 1 - 54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Gallery 1957 and MACAAL, Elisabeth Efua Sutherland's performance, «Black Noise», explores black as a lament, colour and meditation...

These works do not so much deny as lament the impossibility of abstract «history painting» - contemporary painting's incapacity to evolve visual idioms suited to its historical moment.

Widely acknowledged as Atlanta's most renowned painter, Herb Creecy's «Southern - ness» gave him as much pride as lament; he was quoted to have often been disappointed with the limitations of the Atlanta arts scene.

The article quotes IPCC head, Dr. Rejendra Pachauri, as lamenting how politicized climate change science has become.

Not exact matches

Touted or lamented by many as «the store of the future,» Amazon Go has no cashiers or cash registers.

Yet Saudi Arabia is not without its critics, who lament its poor record on human rights, draconian executions of political prisoners and military intervention in the civil war in Yemen, a conflict that has caused a humanitarian disaster in the country and one which is seen as a proxy war between the kingdom and its regional rival, Iran.

Both candidates lamented the lack of U.S. focus on Latin America as a place of economic interest, and they lambasted President Obama for delaying trade negotiations with countries in the region.

After Miller repeatedly described Trump as a «political genius» and lamented what he said was unfair treatment during the interview, Tapper said there was «one viewer you care about right now,» and abruptly ended the interview.

Another great example: A page where a blogger laments his chance of success as an artist but then links to lyrics for Johnny Cash's song «A Boy Named Sue.»

Moritz, a former Time magazine journalist, went on to lament the lower numbers of women studying math and sciences as the reason why it's so difficult for the firm to hire more women — a popular excuse often used by the tech companies with low diversity numbers.

In a presentation to the Canadian Association for Business Economics in August, Industry Canada economist Annette Ryan reiterated the familiar productivity lament: beginning in the 1980s, growth in Canadian labour productivity, defined as GDP per hour worked, has been steadily declining and now trails the U.S. and the majority of other G7 countries.

I don't think I'm the only one who feels this way — Mark Wilson over at gaming site Kotaku lamented on this a few years back, as did Games Are Fun ages ago.

He said it's not enough for CEOs to lament the future of robots keeping humans as house cats — parroting comments by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Apple CEO Steve Wozniak.

Some circles have lamented the downfall of the online auction as being bad for price discovery.

Edmunds had a similar take on the touch screen, praising its «clean and futuristic» looks, while lamenting that its «ease of use isn't as stellar.»

The SEC has been under mounting pressure by Democrats, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and unions such as the AFL - CIO, who support the rule and have lamented delays in its adoption.

But then the market started spotting chinks in the consumer tech giant's armor as analysts lamented Apple's weaker - than - expected iPhone X sales.

One contractor laments that as their phone keeps ringing, «You have to tell them it will likely be a couple years.»

Just last month, it was reported that Credit Suisse strategist Andrew Garthwaite lamented dismal yields for the past couple years in a client report, writing that «his team has come across almost no one who seems to have outperformed or made decent returns this year» and «we have never had so many client meetings starting with statements such as «we are totally lost».»

«AS GOES GENERAL MOTORS, SO GOES THE NATION» Is it any wonder that I have been lamenting that 2006 will be bleak?

Facebook feeds and Reddit posts aren't the only places you'll see people lament their bad luck for having lived for so long as though cryptocurrency — and most notably Bitcoin — didn't exist.

As Augustine reminds us in his City of God, dialogue is sometimes a fool's errand and war is necessary simply because man is fallen: «As if he would not all the rather lament the necessity of just wars, if he remembers that he is a man; for if they were not just he would not wage them, and would therefore be delivered from all wars.»

I have therefore observed men and women... and lived among both groups as one of the «in group»... hearing the «secrets» and laments of both sides.

Weddings still contain the appearance of some of these forms, as do some church services that are sprinkled with violin accents that are lamented by strings players as «football scores,» reflecting the shape of the whole notes that they must play repeatedly as a form of musical gingerbread to elevate the tone of the event.

As a scholar, I can not help but lament the loss of this portion of the Christian Intellectual Tradition, which seems to be vanishing in our generation.

On his death bed, I hope he talks about his family... But if he was just as much of a jerk to them as his students, I imagine it will be to lament his lost opportunites and estranged loved ones.