Sentences with phrase «awkward place as»

The other four are located directly above the F1 - F4 keys in a slightly awkward place as your fingers may end up hitting the wrong ones.

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The answer is that they were confronted in the first place with vast cultural trends such as technological advance, professionalization, and secularism that they could not easily control; and their problem was made the worse by pressures of cultural pluralism and Christian ethical principles that made it awkward if not impossible for them to take any decisive stand against the secularizing trends.

When this type of reasoning is applied to a sacred text, one is placed in the awkward position of either affirming the whole thing or selectively denying it on very tenuous grounds, such as one's present world view.

I found the footnotes being placed at the end of the chapters somewhat awkward, inasmuch as some of these are very long.

The world, as any adult knows, is an awkward place that can't be expected to do as it should: sometimes, unfair things happen.

It makes for a seriously awkward journey through the airport as Kimi mixes the odd sheepish wave with just standing still and going to his «happy place» as people scream his name.

a) Illinois was in a very awkward position to begin with - Lovie was replacing a glorified interim coach while Herm is replacing a coach people were kind of shocked got fired in the first place b) Timing aside, Smith's hire wasn't all that unconventional - while not as prevalent as up - and - comers or hot coordinators, recent NFL coaches with some kind of connection to the school / area is probably the fourth biggest source of college coaches after retreads.

This was billed as a battle for a Europa League place, but few in the stadium were considering trivialities like awkward Thursday nights in Ukraine.

I also know it's hard to respond when someone discloses abuse because it's awkward and throws off your belief in the world as a safe place.

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

The loudest voices are often those who paint the idea of a singles» table as dire, seeing it as awkward or synonymous with the «misfits table» — and this is certainly the case in pop culture, with everything from Sex and the City to The Wedding Singer showing the singles» table as the last place you want to be.

It's a great place to take a date as you can share your thoughts on the pieces meaning you won't ever feel an awkward silence!

Online dating is actually a great place for giving compliments to your Ukrainian ladies as it's a lot less awkward than it can be in - person (until you really get to know one another).

You don't want to end up in a place that is totally «not your scene» and come across as tense and awkward as a consequence!

Rich women dating sites removes all the awkward feeling involved in looking for men in random places as you can easily go online, check their profiles and decide on who you want to take a chance with without leaving your home.

Here, he employs a few gimmicky shots that might have seemed cool in theory, but they're awkward in execution, such as mini-cameras placed on the barrels of guns.

The result is positive in a way, as it does indeed focus more on Paper Mario himself, but at the same time the real mish - mash of gameplay styles in place of a regular RPG feel is awkward and really takes time to click, undoubtedly leaving many people disappointed in the process.

There's a certain class of low - budget indie filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (though I think often on purpose as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.

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Instead, the film shifts to a nice but awkward breakfast, filled with sight gags (how the Queen's aids, played by Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall, set up a place for the giant to eat), uncomfortable pauses, and resolving with an entire room enjoying — and immediately regretting — a drink of BFG's favorite, fizzy beverage (For a hint as to how that decision goes, the carbonated bubbles go downward).

Shot entirely on a studio set, the film takes place in a quasi-glamorous Las Vegas where pudgy, uncouth Hank (Frederic Forrest) and awkward, dreamy Frannie (Teri Garr) celebrate their fifth anniversary as boyfriend and girlfriend.

Unlike Tobey Maguire's Spider - man, he's not awkward and angsty, just a far simpler, and more effective shown as an outcast trying to find his place.

The lens flare that was slightly annoying in Star Trek becomes a serious hindrance in Super 8 because it just cuts the frame in awkward places and serves as a distraction from a story that wants to be grounded in small town Americana and genuine emotions.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets gives us a vast place, filled with unique characters, and keeps its tone humorously light — as awkward as some of that humor may be.

Stiller has settled into the grey - haired roles better than most likely would've expected a decade ago, and there's seldom a moment where he isn't completely believable as this passive - aggressive, awkward, resentful individual struggling to find a contented place in life.

As the demon Surtur sits on his enormous throne in the fire - realm Muspelheim, dangling Hemsworth's chained Asgardian prince from the ceiling and laying out his plan for the destruction of Asgard (the «Ragnarok» of the title), Thor keeps interrupting, inspiring gloriously awkward silences and pauses that wouldn't be out of place in Michael Scott's corner office.

But despite being the senior person on the board, I leave sitting in the same seat, literally, as when I began — the very last place in the always - awkward line - up of tables and chairs stretching across whatever room we were in; seven board members, the superintendent, the assistant superintendent, the business manager, the student representative.

The additions are so subtle that only a well - trained eye would notice the difference, but on the whole, it exhibits the same stately, if in places awkward, look as the standard 7 Series.

Carlson gives us a journalist's - eye - view of what brought Nikita Khrushchev to the United States in the first place, depicting Vice President Richard Nixon as an awkward emissary who visited Moscow to further his own political career and made a spectacle at the American National Exhibition by debating the merits of kitchen appliances with the leader of the Soviet Union.

Dell's failure with the Streak series also underscores the major issue that such manufacturers face when attempting to enter the marketplace with such a heavily commoditized platform such as Android without having a proper contingency plan in place, as the competition from other manufacturers left it scrambling to catch up while never really being able to grab a foothold in the marketplace; this was also evidenced by its awkward handling of its attempt to compete in the smartphone market again in the Venue series, with one Android model and one Windows Phone model.

Finally, the placement of the microUSB port toward the bottom of the handset's side, same as the original Tour, is awkward, because it makes using the device or placing calls difficult while charging, particularly for right - handed users.

As mentioned above Bridge Constructor Stunts is the second bridge constructor title released on Xbox One, within the previous game you would be set the task of building a bridge for vehicles to drive over (AI operated) although in bridge constructor stunts you not only have to build the bridge you also have to drive a vehicle over it yourself, it isn't as simple as that sentence makes it sound within the game you also have to collect certain items whether it be a golden screw or a green star which are placed in awkward to reach places in each level in which you have to build your bridge to perform a high - flying stunt and reach said iteAs mentioned above Bridge Constructor Stunts is the second bridge constructor title released on Xbox One, within the previous game you would be set the task of building a bridge for vehicles to drive over (AI operated) although in bridge constructor stunts you not only have to build the bridge you also have to drive a vehicle over it yourself, it isn't as simple as that sentence makes it sound within the game you also have to collect certain items whether it be a golden screw or a green star which are placed in awkward to reach places in each level in which you have to build your bridge to perform a high - flying stunt and reach said iteas simple as that sentence makes it sound within the game you also have to collect certain items whether it be a golden screw or a green star which are placed in awkward to reach places in each level in which you have to build your bridge to perform a high - flying stunt and reach said iteas that sentence makes it sound within the game you also have to collect certain items whether it be a golden screw or a green star which are placed in awkward to reach places in each level in which you have to build your bridge to perform a high - flying stunt and reach said item.

But once that awkward bit of business was complete, it ended up being a solid evening for the perennially third - place house, which has worked to gain a larger share in the contemporary market since Edward Dolman came on as CEO in 2014.

Samsung has also placed the speaker of the Galaxy A8 + on the right - hand side, just above the power button, which is an awkward position as I would find myself often covering the speaker while holding the device with both hands to watch videos.

The phone also has a physical button Bixby assistant, which I think is placed at awkward location, as I pressed it many times accidently.

It's in an awkward place though, as we regularly found ourselves clicking it by mistake when taking the P2 out of our pocket.

Lastly, you can also disable it if you want it to do nothing, which could also be useful as the Now key does sit in a somewhat awkward place and it's easy to press it accidentally.

People shouldn't think of it as an awkward place where you will be supervised.