Sentences with phrase «as obvious a reference»

The new name, as obvious a reference to ING Direct's iconic colour as it may be, is note - perfect for its modernistic whimsy.

I knew enough to see it as the obvious reference point for Enter the Gungeon, but I can't tell you why anyone cares about Ikaruga (which is apparently blasphemy to its fan base).

Not exact matches

Naturally, workers referenced email as the obvious home base for the rest of their communications apps.

One of the first references that popped up after the deal was announced — other than the obvious comparison to the disastrous Time Warner - AOL merger — was to Verizon's recent attempt to create its own tech - news site, a short - lived effort known as SugarString.

It is not as saturated with obvious religious references as was Love and Death.

Now, in the absence in the Qur» an of any further elaboration on these subjects, any clear details as to how these duties are to be performed, it is obvious that through these references the Qur» an establishes the authority of the Sunnah, and grants to it the right to elaborate and define the general precepts of the Qur» an.

It has rarely been remarked that the very title of Whitehead's major work contains a more or less explicit reference to that of F. H. Bradley's: Bradley's Appearance and Reality: A Metaphysical Essay (1893) becomes Whitehead's Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology (1929).1 Such an obvious and prominently placed allusion is perhaps already enough to suggest that in some important sense Whitehead's thought can be seen as a critical reworking of Bradley's.

the obvious fact is that the club began to stagnate in football terms a decade ago after the CL semi against man utd and has been in outright retreat over the last 3 years... some fans were calling for wenger to leave in 2011 - 12 as it was clear he could not cope with a more competitive environment others have been more tolerant, hanging on to fa cup glory and hoping that he would somehow self correct his weak and erratic management style but most now realise that is not possible and that the club will deteriorate further under his management so also want him gone, that has left a hard core of wenger loyalists who are either fixated with the past (selecting episodic good and bad times to justify wengers decade long failure) or too frightened of the future to contemplate a change (with selective reference to failed managerial changes by way of justification) or both, to conclude, through a mixture of panglossian fatalism and corporate philosophising, how lucky we are to have such an honourable and educated man in charge... along with their confused references to club loyalty and addiction to computer games these are troubled souls who need our sympathy and concerned medical advice... SO JUST F OFF STOCK UP ON CANNED SOUP AND GO SUPPORT ASTON VILLA ON FIFA!

The major policy announcement on free school meals was the obvious move in this direction — as well as being a sop to middle class voters who lost out after cuts to child benefit — but Nick Clegg's speech is full of references to policies which help in day - to - day life: the pupil premium, flexible parental leave, free childcare, a cap on social care costs.

The name seems to have several meanings: It's an obvious reference to a James Bond - type vehicle, also refers to the bike's abilities as a type of «insurance,» and is an acronym for the contraption's full title, the Built of Notorious Deterrents bike.

Phillips pays obvious homage to The Godfather, Easy Rider, Saturday Night Fever, and Dirty Harry, makes a semi-sly reference to insidious pod - child manifesto «Free To Be You and Me» (Owen Wilson meanwhile performs original - Hutch David Soul's schlock classic «Don't Give Up On Us Baby»), and, in the only thing approaching clever, casts Fred «The Hammer» Williamson as the duo's cranky police captain.

As Immaculata's Mighty Macs struggle, then start to succeed, she misses the obvious Biblical reference — David vs. Goliath.

Let's start this review out on front street: Describing Urban Trials Freestyle without mentioning it's obvious creative template, Trials HD, is a fruitless endeavor, even going so far as to ignore the obvious reference in the name.

Lyrically, it's on the nose in its prophetic intentions — singer Mickey Thomas wails «I didn't care how much they cried, no sir / Their tears left me cold as a stone» — as well as its (apparently) obvious reference to Anderson's 1999 epic.

The titles themselves also reference the games, such as «Heaving Salvation In The Paradise Of Rust», which is an obvious allegory for the «otherworld».

Some may roll their eyes at the very obvious references to The Shining in this film, but I see them more as a nod and homage to a classic than Wan ripping off Kubrick.

She discovers that Narnia is big enough to contain not just the adventures she loved as a child, and not just the Christian themes that now appear obvious, but a whole world full of stories and wildness, bravery and treachery, ancient myths and Santa Claus; that loving Narnia allowed her to love all the stories it contained, referenced or built upon, and thus opened up untold worlds.

It is quite obvious that there will be problems, such as difficulties in obtaining right references and materials, delays in responding to questionnaires, mysterious dissertation - eating dogs.

The phrase «It's personal» is an obvious reference to abortion as a woman's personal choice.

A final thought: If, in this digital realm, we're not truly purchasing content, but rather «borrowing» it at a set price, and according to someone else's changing rulebook, we as consumers we deserve to know this up front, in clear and obvious language (unlike Amazon's clear references to «buying» books, and all the assumptions of ownership that go with buying books).

It's also not obvious how people reach their individual reference points, but regardless, all individuals penalize themselves for not reaching their particular reference points much more than they reward themselves when they do actually reach them, De Giorgi says, because «while you may like reaching your reference point, you don't like reaching it as much as you dislike not reaching it.»

No one actually knows for sure, so they're commonly referred to as «ghost ice balls in the sky,» an obvious reference to a song.

I see no reason to not see this as the more obvious reference: DK / Diddy being an enduring partnership.

Constructed in a 16 - bit world with an obvious reverent reference to older side - scrolling, platform - jumping games such as Metroid, Axiom Verge tells the story of a scientist who dies in an experiment gone awry, only to reawaken in an alien world with no knowledge of where he is, how he got there, and why the laws of physics do not seem to apply.

BFG: The most obvious reference to come to mind is Metal Slug, but we also have points in common with other games, like Left 4 Dead in respect to 4 - player coop against swarms of fodder with some stronger enemies mixed in, procedural loot comparable to Diablo or Borderlands, and layered level generation as can be seen in The Binding of Isaac.

A Pixel Story is entirely unashamed of its attack on nostalgia as it overflows with references to pop culture for the sake of humor, as well as reminding the player that it is notably self aware even if some of the jokes and references seem a little obvious or even easy.

As a highly influential game, it is just obvious that there are plenty of references in the later titles.

As this was the first huge game where our favorite plumber appeared (and where he made his debut as Mario), it is just obvious that this title has many references in the later releaseAs this was the first huge game where our favorite plumber appeared (and where he made his debut as Mario), it is just obvious that this title has many references in the later releaseas Mario), it is just obvious that this title has many references in the later releases.

Along with Stettheimer, who is an obvious reference point, I was reminded of Peter Dean, who was a member of the Rhino Horn group, as well as Bob Thompson — figurative artists who packed a composition with stuff and loved to jam color next to color.

If you can convince us that sculpture (I always think, for example, Phyllida Barlow owes as much to painting as she does to object and installation making), video (think Bruce Nauman's Art Make - Up, 1967) or performance (here, Yves Klein's Anthropometries works would be the obvious reference) fit the criteria; the jury will listen.

Yet by 1935, just as the New York artists began to seek a regionalist identity for their modernism, Jonson moved toward visually intangible subjects in nonobjective paintings, free of any obvious reference to the natural world.

The painting T negra / Black T features the letter T which is frequently cited in Tàpies» work and has numerous connotations — from the obvious reference to the leading letter of his surname and also his wife's first name «Teresa», it also acts as a pictographic symbol of the cross, one of the oldest ceremonial symbols found in almost every culture.

The copy of West's painting is an obvious reference to the Indian's role as an observer rather than participant in history, and the whole painting takes the configuration of a flag, that trademark of conquest.

The most obvious point of reference is perhaps John Constable, especially as Fergus's small format oils bear a sometimes uncanny resemblance to Constable's oil sketches.

The exhibition title could be a tongue - in - cheek reference to the «real» world as we know it becoming ever - more digital, or an obvious nod to the 3D pieces included in the show.

There are obvious references to Abstract Expressionism in works such as The Fence (Lake Kickapoo, Texas) and Untitled (Reaper Drone), as well as specific references to the history of photography in the works Time study (Predator; Indian Springs, NV) and Artifacts (Anasazi Cliff Dwellings, Canyon de Chelly).

However, they also subvert the obvious by incorporating homoerotic and art historical references, allowing the subject to expand outside of its time - capsule - like boundaries and to exist in relation to current cultural and artistic ideals, as in A Soap Bubble, 1915 (1991) and The Last Supper, 1898 (1998).

Obvious Delusions Technocratic Delusions: The United Nations Technocratic Delusions: Official Energy Forecasts Mainstream Environmentalist Delusions Any Version of «Business As Usual» is Not Tenable with 139 References

The reference to the Monty Python dead parrot sketch may be even closer than intended, as Michael Palin's pet store clerk, who knows perfectly well the parrot is dead, uses every dodge, rhetorical trick and outright lie to deny the obvious to an increasingly exasperated John Cleese.

«We have a very powerful opposition that, at least in my country, spends billions on trying to keep from office people such as yourselves and elect troglodytes and other deniers of the obvious science,» he said in reference to U.S conservatives.

It is helpful if the request for urgent treatment of a reference is presented in such a way as to make it immediately obvious to the court's registry that the case requires specific treatment.

Except where there is a «red flag» prompting further inquiry, such as an obvious error in the material or where information has come to light which casts a doubt on the reliability or integrity of the facts or opinions in the underlying material, there was no duty to examine the procedural fairness of investigations upon which facts and opinions in a reference were based.

It is obvious that Malta has become a natural point of reference on the international sphere and companies such as Binance will continue to look into Malta to further expand their operations or establish a base.

Huawei has gone to great lengths to explain that while they do use Android as a reference point, they have found areas they believe that need to be improved on and this philosophy is one of the less obvious changes.

It's a waste of time and an obvious red flag if the people you list as references are all unreachable or non-existent.

The second thing not to include is a list of references and you don't even need to say that «References on request» as this ireferences and you don't even need to say that «References on request» as this iReferences on request» as this is obvious.

This may sound obvious, but if you have been at your current company for a few years, it might seem natural to put down your boss's name as a reference.

Tenderness comes naturally to me, as is obvious from the reference letters that I have enclosed with my application.

Note that some CV writers believe you do not need to mention references in your resume, as you are in effect stating the obvious.