Sentences with phrase «became anything more than»

And unlike a movie like We Were Soldiers - which never became anything more than an old - school, John Wayne-esque «let's rally around our troops» type of war film - Harrison's Flowers feels brutally realistic.

Despite pouring billions into acquisitions, Yahoo never became anything more than also - ran in search.

You are a sad, small - minded, individual and right now my sole consolation is that the content of your comment assures me that you yourself will never hold a «key position» and become anything more than the irrelevant hatemonger you are today.

Dennis Bergkamp has ruled out any intention to manage at Arsenal in the future, claiming he has no thoughts on becoming anything more than a coach.

Pasta and Pelf were never going to become anything more than minimally successful.

Should personal air vehicles ever become anything more than a rich person's toy (25 October, p 19), which I very...

But the problem is the story's just not that interesting and even if it were, the incredibly over-the-top atmosphere prevents the movie from becoming anything more than a relentless funhouse of images and sounds.

With all its outrageous adventures, it managed to score the occasional laugh, but it didn't threaten to become anything more than sporadically entertaining.

And while this adaptation - written by Akiva Goldsman - contains many of the same beats and plot twists as Brown's book, the film never quite becomes anything more than a sporadically engaging but mostly dull murder mystery.

Though well made and well acted, The Mighty Macs is never quite able to become anything more than a sporadically passable yet mostly tedious drama - with the pervasively familiar storyline ranking high on the movie's list of deficiencies.

The almost excessively subdued atmosphere prevents Nebraska from becoming anything more than a passable endeavor, and yet it's just as clear that the movie benefits substantially from its pervasively easy - going atmosphere and smattering of Oscar - worthy performances - with, of course, Dern's masterful turn as the central character remaining a consistent highlight.

He is getting by but there's no sign of his life ever becoming anything more than... fine.

Her stocks have risen substantially with Date Night, however, and it is her pairing with Steve Carell that means the film becomes anything more than the throwaway comedy it continues to threaten.

The Neon Demon, for all its electric color hues, electronic music and wide eyes from Fanning, never becomes anything more than a failed experiment.

Guerilla Games have promised free downloadable content such as extra maps and plan to add features like voice chat and clan support later, but we are sceptical as to how far these additions will go in ensuring that Killzone: Shadow Fall becomes anything more than what is now, a rather hollow, run of the mill shooter.

They are never allowed to become anything more than one - dimensional figures (Odette Yustman goes for broke though and her energy keeps the first half of the movie going).

But the overlong running time and a feeling of familiarity prevents Just a Little Harmless Sex from becoming anything more than a pleasant time - killer.

All of the pieces seem to be in place to tell the story, including exquisite period detail and a talented cast of supporting players, but Mann never allows Smith to become anything more than a caricature of the man.

Though the movie's essentially entertaining all the way through, Crazy People never becomes anything more than an inoffensive time - waster mostly due to the pedestrian and sitcom - ish approach to the material (example: most punchlines are followed by a short pause, presumably to accommodate laughter).

never becomes anything more than a remnant of its era.

But the movie never really becomes anything more than a stagy showcase for some fine acting - but on that level, it works.

However, the movie runs way too long and suffers from a few too many flaws to become anything more than only sporadically satisfying.

But despite several fantastic performances - Chernick is certainly leading - man material, while established costars such as Callum Keith Rennie and Lindy Booth are expectedly effective - Lucid never quite becomes anything more than a visually - intriguing experiment, one that'll likely hit certain viewers as a stunningly original piece of work (which it is, in a way).

What becomes most annoying is that it strings together a bunch of clichés from just about every sci - fi film and the melodrama never becomes anything more than a silly exercise in acting silly.

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock has peppered Foreign Correspondent with several expectedly impressive set pieces - including a famous sequence in which an assassin works his way through a crowd toting black umbrellas - and yet the film never quite becomes anything more than a sporadically intriguing curiosity.

As a consequence of this total ineptitude, Microsoft doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hades of becoming anything more than a niche player in consumer mobile, while at the same time totally alienating their bread and butter enterprise and SMB customers.

Monda has a hyperactive girl who follows him around and who speaks in a high - pitched squeal for most of the time which is sure to grate on the nerves of many people, but she never manages to become anything more than an irritation, and somehow fails to feel like an integral part of the storyline, despite the role she serves within it.

Guerilla Games have promised free downloadable content such as extra maps and plan to add features like voice chat and clan support later, but we are sceptical as to how far these additions will go in ensuring that Killzone: Shadow Fall becomes anything more than what is now, a rather hollow, run of the mill shooter.

I simply don't have the time to dedicate to one game to become anything more than a middle - of - the - leaderboard style player.

Not exact matches

Polished or not, the VR we are seeing today is better than anything we've seen in the past, and the promise of what VR could become in a few more years is tantalizing.

More than anything else, the device itself dictates what the experience becomes.»

Over time, it became less of a joke and more of a reason why I moved (more so to live my values than to «solve» anything, though).»

After half a century, it has become far more than just another sporting contest — it's a social and cultural event that eclipses almost anything else, at least for a few hours.

I know people at Nike's ad agencies who are witnessing firsthand how much of their budget is going toward social and away from traditional media, because it's more measurable, controllable, and has a better chance to become viral than anything in a print ad.

The fact that Steve Wynn is out entirely may be unnerving to long - term Wynn Resorts shareholders, but he had likely become more of a liability than anything for the company.

But within 48 hours of Invisible Children's «Kony 2012» video going viral, the conversation surrounding Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and the best way to help the people he has terrorized for more than eight years, had become anything but simple.

It's a truism stated so often it's become accepted fact: couples fight about money more than anything else.

It's the lying and deception that can destroy trust in these situations more than almost anything else, and the second episode even makes it a point to try and get that across through slapstick humor, until it ditches that initial argument altogether and starts becoming a wacky comedy in full with all of the usual trappings.

Does the change in me represent anything more than this: that the practical relevance, the struggle and the confessional character of my theological teaching have become visible to many, and now for the first time to most, against the background of a time which has taken shape at the hands of National Socialism?.

If there is one thing more than anything else which could be referred to as the catalyst which enabled the Easter faith to become a reality, it would be the experiences of those apostles, beginning with Peter, which made them convinced that Jesus had appeared to them.

if any of these things going on in my life actually help take me somewhere and help me to become a self supporting, productive person, I guess I'd have to say it was more luck and sheer will power more than anything?

Maybe the problem with «vision» is when the vision becomes another god; more important than anything else.

Inside the monastery and in the university the rules had become very strict, with detailed regulations about how far junior lecturers might go in doing anything more than expound a text as distinct from adding their own comments and glosses.

I had to become an adult to eat spinach but I know if my mother had made these, I would have definitely eaten them more so for them being green than anything else.

This is by FAR the easiest option you're going to find and it's become our saving grace for those really busy days when even the thought of doing anything more than lifting a finger is just too much.

Eventually, the bottom bun became useless and more in the way than anything, so it was cast aside and the burger flipped so that the large top bun was the new safety net.

Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility

The beloved Bartsson duo (Pontus Jansson and Kyle Bartley) have become the spine of the side this season and I hope more than anything else we sign them permanently as soon as possible.

He was hardly an Arsenal legend, but he did become a bit of a fans favourite in his later years — more due to comedic value than anything else.

The managerial role, then, is becoming a middle - management communicating role more than anything else.