Sentences with phrase «as sledgehammer»

He can equip every weapon and piece of armor available, including heavier ones that his cousins can not use, such as the Sledgehammer.

Many of its provisions strike me as a sledgehammer to kill a fly approach.

Hollywood is notorious for being about as subtle as a sledgehammer when its films venture some symbolism — so for that reason, it tends to be a good place to look for some of the more glaring reflections of American culture.

This seems to be no more of a problem as Sledgehammer Games took it upon themselves to revive this dying franchise.

The mystery is exactly which game this will be for, as Sledgehammer is currently not known to be working on a Call of Duty Title.

I am sure there are a lot of people who would really like something new out of the Call of Duty games and know their hopes could be answered and given to them as Sledgehammer games has teased somethin...

Being top dog isn't always fun and games as Sledgehammer Games» co-founder Michael Condrey explained in an interview with Polygon.

We know that the next Call of Duty game will be developed by Infinity Ward, the developer of the Modern Warfare trilogy of Call of Duty titles as Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch developed the last two Call of Duty titles, Advanced Warfare and Black Ops 3, respectively.

Duncan's own department has called this rule counterproductive and bureaucratic, but he's not above using it as a sledgehammer to implement policies that make him feel good about himself... Read More

He does, but when it finally happens, it feels arbitrary, although the foreshadowing was about as subtle as a sledgehammer.

India Stoker's (Wasikowska) opening narration that «a flower can't change what colour it is», spoked over images of white flowers stained red, is about as subtle as a sledgehammer — but when Park finally reveals how the blood got there, the moment is haunting.

Maoz's periodically surreal sensibilities perpetuate the film's hands - off vibe and ensure that large swaths of the picture fall flat, and there's little doubt, as well, that the director's heavy - handed approach to the material grows tiresome almost immediately (ie the message here is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the face).

Yet, the film was about as subtle as a sledgehammer.

- winning ** screenwriter William Goldman (All the President's Men) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this chiller starring Kathy Bates (Titanic) and James Caan (The Godfather), is «a Hitchcockian kind of cat - and - mouse» (The New York Times) gameplayed between two cunning mindsone as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer.

That material is certainly befitting of the stage, as it is filled with those lengthy diatribes for the actors to really lash into, as well as its subtle as a sledgehammer themes and metaphors.

«We currently use what I think of as sledgehammer approaches.

Akira, they wrap themselves in the twin cloaks of patriotism and the moral high ground while wielding their bible as a sledgehammer — at the same time, they feign persecution and portray themselves as victims despite their blatant discrimination.

Sometimes I want to throw up when I hear John 3:16 because of its haunting memories of being used as a sledgehammer, fire insurance contract, etc..

Not exact matches

By way of analogy, your car depreciates as it ages and wears out; you're devaluing it when you take a sledgehammer to the bonnet.

Other traditional treatments, such as chemotherapy or surgery, act more like sledgehammers.

Named after the former US senator John Warner — but nicknamed the «Sledgehammer of Freedom» by the crew — the Warner can perform a variety of missions for the US Navy, including surveillance, reconnaissance, and search and rescue, as well as launch land - attack missiles, torpedoes, and mines.

Now I am in another house, and back to cooking on a scratched and dented stove in a kitchen that the realtor described as «awaiting your personal touch» (code phrase for sledgehammer).

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci is shifting his focus from «sledgehammer» price cuts to finer tools such as data analytics and customer loyalty to lift earnings this year after restoring momentum in Australia's largest supermarket chain.

And No. 2's impeccably controlled fury is old news to Chuck, Danny, Wes and, particularly, Joe Blow — who after the game will introduce me to this sledgehammer of a man as Kendle, a former teammate on Carver, as well as other teams.

Anytime someone says they hope not to offend as a front - end softener, you know the sledgehammer is about to fall on the back end.

A sledgehammer to crack a nut was the expression that came to mind as Liverpool's new # 75m ($ 85m) defender made his debut against a side with only one -LRB-...)

There was another wall we took down (I believe I was quoted as saying, «it's not our house until we use the sledgehammer!»)

Whether your baby / babies arrives via vaginal birth or cesarean birth, it will feel as though someone has taken a sledgehammer to your lower abdomen, pelvis and lady garden.

You could, in other words, use it as a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer.

The son of one Kingston powerbroker and brother of another, Gallo nonetheless positioned himself as an outsider who would take a sledgehammer to the entrenched Democratic Party political elites.

Instead, it's best to show a more general interest in what you have in common with XYZ, as the second answer did, as opposed to the sledgehammer approach of a job inquiry.

But as with people, this is much like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Jolted by the 40 - million mile per hour sledgehammer blow, one knot of gas — 100 billion miles in diameter in a piece of the ring — has already begun to glow brightly, as its temperature surges from a few thousand degrees to a million degrees Fahrenheit.

Now that's something for Ken McKinnon, the one - man inquiry, to ponder as he sorts out the aftermath of Schacht's sledgehammer approach to science policy.

Over the last decade, the sledgehammer gained popularity with MMA trainers as a implement...

Over the last decade, the sledgehammer gained popularity with MMA trainers as a implement to build both strength and conditioning.

I was laughing so hard the whole time... loved when the sisters collapsed as you «killed them» with your sledgehammer.

You can also use the sledgehammer as a warm up exercise before starting your workout with another tool.

As you get comfortable with the sledgehammer and doing slams and other exercises become easy, you can try juggling them.

In modern days the mace quickly gained popularity as a distinct improvement over the well documented sledgehammer / tire training, but the applications go far beyond that important motion.

just double check to be sure that you are equally using your hips and love handles / obliques to help you power thru and twist as you swing the sledgehammer

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Sledgehammer delivers yet another bulging kit bag of fresh content for Call of Duty: WWII, offering up great War and Zombies episodes, as well as a particularly strong selection of multiplayer maps.

The sledgehammer preachiness of Mark Pellington's Nostalgia almost scans as a failed hipster joke.

In the context of Perry's other work, the sledgehammer preachiness of Nostalgia almost scans as a failed hipster joke.

He opens the movie with the ecstatic build of the prelude to Wagner's «Das Rheingold,» just as Terrence Malick did «The New World,» and as Leonard Kleinrock shows off the first node of what would become the internet, a massive, sturdy metal cabinet that looks like it could sustain several blows from a sledgehammer, there's a similar sense of boundless possibility being opened up.

The sledgehammer preachiness of director Mark Pellington's Nostalgia almost scans as a failed hipster joke.

You see, Eaten Alive seemed to me to be very much the same movie as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, only instead of a maniac with a chainsaw and a sledgehammer, it had a maniac with a sickle and a man - eating crocodile.

Adopting a priceless voice, Cage amuses with his sledgehammer subtlety in his few scenes as a shaggy, scarred alcoholic.

The other two games have been massive hits, too, with Guerrilla Games» Horizon: Zero Dawn hailed as the best exclusive game for PlayStation 4 this year and Sledgehammer Games» Call of Duty: WWII sold incredibly well.