Sentences with phrase «as patchy»

More detailed feedback from clients about their experiences of working with international law firms revealed further concerns, with almost a quarter of GCs admitting that consistency in quality and service was the biggest challenge, while one in five reported problems with inconsistent working practices between offices, as well as patchy local insight and understanding of cultural nuances.

The Guardian has found, however, that local preparations for a 3C world are as patchy as international efforts to prevent it from happening.

I hope the drive has afected the across their teams, though, and Desilets and Raymond haven't let this AC become as patchy / boring as the first game sadly was after having somuch potential.

Today the availability of small cap sector funds can be described as patchy, at best.

The scramble to deliver quality, CCSS - aligned professional development to all who need it is both as crucial and (so far) as patchy as the quest for suitable instructional materials.

Though what brilliance the world is waiting to receive, exactly, is unclear: Her grades are average, her extracurriculars close to nil, and her finances about as patchy as her pink dye job.

But Moore, even in a performance as patchy as this one, is something to watch.

As a result, he says, the IUCN Red List's assessments are missing subtle geographic features such as patchy deforestation and variations in elevation that can limit where species can live within a given range.

The fossil record used to be thought of as a patchy and unreliable record of evolutionary change.

Not exact matches

Whatever the cause, Williams opened defense of her Olympic singles gold medal with a patchy - at - times 6 - 4, 6 - 2 victory over Australia's Daria Gavrilova on Sunday, gesturing or yelling at herself as she often does when not all goes her way.

As an underwear - clad brass band and two dozen strippers march through the office, the camera lingers on the woman a beat or two longer than is comfortable — a few loose wisps of hair emerging from her patchy scalp, a fake smile plastered across her face as she tries to prove she's a good sporAs an underwear - clad brass band and two dozen strippers march through the office, the camera lingers on the woman a beat or two longer than is comfortable — a few loose wisps of hair emerging from her patchy scalp, a fake smile plastered across her face as she tries to prove she's a good sporas she tries to prove she's a good sport.

Even Germany's economy grew only 0.3 % last quarter, or 1.3 % annualized, as weak demand in Europe and patchy global growth hit its exports.

«Based on the current offer, we expect Amazon will not be disruptive to Australian retailers this Christmas,» said Citigroup analyst Bryan Raymond, who described the initial range as «patchy».

Amazon's Australian launch has been described as underwhelming and its range and pricing patchy, but the criticism doesn't faze Russ Grandinetti.

Amazon's Australian launch has been described as underwhelming and its range and pricing patchy, but the criticism doesn't faze Russ Grandin...

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, spoke of his side's disadvantage of playing at home first — therefore the north London outfit will be looking to take a big lead against the Russian side — as the Gunners» record away in eastern Europe is patchy to say the least.

Chambo was patchy in attack as well.

Our defence is doing fine now, as a team we are defending well but there will be patchy spells to come make no mistake about it and thats when someone like Cech helps win you a title.

This trend has more often than not resulted in the Gunners having a patchy start to the campaign, as was the case last season when an Arsenal side with no defence lost at home to Liverpool in the season - opener.

I am not saying he was poor, because at times he was still a cut above the rest on the pitch and was only denied a winner by an amazing clearance, but it was a bit patchy and as John Hartson said in commentary, he is just not quite ready.

A patchy start to the 2015/16 season saw Rosler replaced by former Rotherham boss Steve Evans, but he would also vacate his role the following summer as Garry Monk was drafted in.

Thanks to Robbie, Troopz, and Tao for documenting this weekend as my memory is patchy at best even now.

The Magpies have hit some patchy form though as they have gone W1 D1 L2 in their last four league games played.

Arsenal's patchy form again waned, as they managed only draws in away games at Aston Villa and Everton, and by now Theo Walcott was sporting his moustache, as part of the Movember celebrations.

The Champions League would have been a priority for the Italian at the beginning of the season as his track record in the competition is patchy, but to drop out at this stage will be regarded as a failure.

It astonished me that after a performance as disappointing and patchy as the one against Russia, he should come out against Wales with the same unsatisfactory team.

Robert Green, who himself has a point to prove as his starting berth in the England set up is far from a formality after a patchy season to say the least, has gone a little over 420 minutes without conceding a goal at home.

But no - one can deny Ranieri's side their remarkable workrate and supreme team spirit as the entire squad, including many players who were written off with other clubs, came together to form a indefatigable bond, seizing their chance under a manager who was greeted when he arrived last summer with some scepticism after a patchy career but who proved that experience is invaluable after spells at the likes of Chelsea, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan.

It has been patchy from them lately in terms of results as Real Madrid have gone W1 D1 L1 in their last three games, the only win in that sequence happening at home against Las Palmas.

As a nation, our reporting and collection of data is patchy.

The scalp, ears, eyebrows and eyelids of a new born baby will frequently be seen to have this kind of rash, which appears as a yellowish, patchy, scaly, crust like formation in the area.

YEAST (CANDIDAL) DIAPER RASH appears as tiny red spots that multiply and mass into a raised, patchy bright or dark red rash with distinct borders.

Lack of political and national leadership, uneven health professional training, formula milk marketing, poor data collection and patchy community support for mothers were identified as gaps in UK policies and programmes.

I don't think it's a renaissance in local democracy - but in that sense it does provide an explanation as to why the results are so patchy.»

As Jim Tomlinson argues, the record of the Thatcher governments on inflation, growth and productivity was patchy.

Although policy remains patchy, there are some clues as to what Labour's international intentions after 2015 will be.

Balls was a very good economic adviser to Gordon Brown, an average performer in parliament on a good day (sometimes, as with his response to the Autumn Statement in 2014, he was atrocious), patchy on broadcast and an absolutely dreadful political strategist.

While Ms Soubry agreed that counselling was patchy throughout the NHS, as the Government doesn't intend to change the law the consultation was unnecessary.

The outlook is similar to the patchy vision that surrounded the development of standard computers — which quantum scientists refer to as «classical» computers — in the middle of the 20th century.

They found that the solitary insects grew more gregarious as the vegetation became more patchy and, thus, forced them into closer quarters.

As an edited collection, it is inevitably a bit patchy, but the compensation is that it is up to date.

True, it can help some people kick habits such as smoking, but the results are patchy.

Rejection can appear as a rash that could be spotty, patchy or blotchy.

We carried out an HST SNAP survey to assess the frequency of patchy cloud covers in brown dwarfs as a function of their temperature and spectral type.

The children have a patchy inflammation of the colon, rather like colitis as we recognise it historically.

It seems more likely that the process seen in Fig. 10B is more than simple fairy circle formation, and that the eventual fate of this «new circle» area is not to be peppered with many tiny fairy circles, but to develop a few fairy circles within a patchy, rather disorganized matrix such as in Fig. 12A (see below) and in the ellipse in the upper right area Fig. 10B.

Gut issues such as constipation, gas, or bloating Irritable bowel syndrome Malabsorption Recurrent yeast infections Itchy ears or scalp Dandruff Fatigue Acne or rosacea Patchy skin rashes, usually itchy Allergies... [Read more...]

as i have very sensitive skin, love natural stuff and hate animal testing however i stay in india and one does get a slightly patchy tan, in my case as i have sensitive skin, but otherwise my skin is great... could you please post a recipe of a skin lightening cream that works?

Adding in some bath salts or Epsom salts will help relieve some of the symptoms as well, and help keep those dry, patchy spots at bay.

New hair temporarily stops growing, and as the old hair is shed, it appears to get thinner and patchier.