Sentences with phrase «better than the material»

Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick and the rest of the cast remain, like the show, better than the material probably needs to be a commercial success, and thus strong enough that Vikings remains a genuine pleasure rather than a guilty one.

Mark them both down as two more accomplished actors who are better than this material, even with Macy steering this himself.

The cast assembled for the film, which also includes J.K. Simmons as the hospital's chief psychiatrist and Treat Williams and Kate Burton as Jay's parents, are better than the material.

Amanda Peet, who is often better than the material she has to work with, stars as Alex, a workaholic lawyer who moves to Venice Beach, Calif., with her daughter after her ex-husband is sent to prison for insider trading.

Fortunately, the cast is much better than the material, and...

Submission This drama, about a teacher - student relationship gone wrong, plods along predictably for about 45 minutes, but once the laborious set - up is out of the way, it gets reasonably engrossing, thanks mainly to a cast that is better than the material.

Watson and Hopkins are also much better than the material, held back by a story that asks them to be broad strokes, rather than characters in their own rights.

Still, Diaz proves once again that she can make the most superficial ditz surprisingly sympathetic, and a very grown - up Applegate shows a wry, deadpan comic finesse that is much better than the material deserves.

HOT PURSUIT This grueling buddy flick pairs Reese Witherspoon (better than the material) and Sofia Vergara (terrible) as a klutzy cop and a shrill eyewitness, and the result goes well beyond oil and vinegar — it's more like mustard and Frosted Strawberry Pop - Tarts.

Jason Sudeikis, from SNL, plays Fred as exuberantly libidinous without becoming a Jack Black - style caricature (a direction the role could easily have gone), and comes off better than the material.

Riseborough is good, as always, and should be the only person who comes out smelling of roses: playing Wallis as a sort of Dorothy Parker - type, she's infinitely better than the material.

Much of that can be laid at the feet of Elizabeth Moss, who is a fair sight better than her material.

By the end of the film, you're left with the unshakable feeling that everyone involved, from actors to filmmakers to the audience, is, and should have been, better than material like this.

That, decent pacing and performances better than the material demands elevate the film above the predictable off - season action vehicle that it is.

But this time the actors are better than the material.

Under # 3 — Memories are better than material objects, he writes: The rule of diminishing returns -LSB-...]

He gives the following five reasons for why experiences are better than material possessions at making people happy:

Your school is very well done, much better than the material provided by most DMVs... I appreciate that you include a lot of safety advice in you traffic school and would recommend that somehow this material should be a required course to get a driver's license and an insurance contract... Just some thoughts from a satisfied customer.

Not exact matches

Better yet, when tested on the same material thirty days later, the interleaving group scored 76 percent better than the block - taught Better yet, when tested on the same material thirty days later, the interleaving group scored 76 percent better than the block - taught better than the block - taught group.

Demand in the three main geographic regions should remain well oriented and the environment characterized by a stronger euro1 and higher raw materials costs than in 2017.

It will own a vast distribution apparatus; have the rights to more comedy programs than most of its competitors; and be producing much of the material they need to do battle with one another — as well as, inevitably, with Dynamics itself.

Technology is making it cheaper and easier to create new materials inspired by nature, but better than anything currently known in nature.

In addition to the aforementioned tanks of yeast, the tie is a good vehicle for casually referencing scientists» previous failed attempts at mass producing spider silk (a valuable material that is tougher than regular silk and can be machine washed.)

It's made from rare materials, crafted with obvious care, and, put simply, better sounding than any headphone I've ever tested.

(Reuters)- Lowe's Cos Inc reported higher - than - expected comp sales and profit on Tuesday, helped by lower costs as well as higher demand for emergency supplies and rebuilding material due to hurricanes battering several regions in the United States.

In a press release, Volvo, the only car manufacturer in the group, says the material is better at storing and charging energy than conventional batteries.

As the name suggests, it's comprised of resin, a material that's lighter than the more traditional rubber core, that's been molded in a so - called speedlock shape that could best be described as a pattern resembling a waffle iron.

«Those waiting for an experience tended to be in a better mood and better behaved than those waiting for a material good.»

You may know your material well, but it will sound different out loud than it does in your head.

Cognitive scientists have known for more than a century that the best way to secure memories for the long term is to impart them in repeated sessions, distributed across time, with other material interleaved in between.

When I worked at Bridgewater Associates, I regularly came across marketing materials about the theory behind risk parity and evidence that risk parity portfolios perform better than traditional portfolios on a risk - adjusted basis.

While an abundance of raw materials may complicate the management of companies and the conduct of economic policy, it's far better for a country to have resources than not to have them.

In addition, these low ownership thresholds would make it easier for stockholders with a special interest to use the company's proxy materials to publicize and campaign for their narrow agenda rather than the long - term best interests of all our stockholders.

Looking at the sector - wide performance of Corporate America in the second quarter of this year, more than 80 percent of the companies in information technology, healthcare and the financial - services space reported higher than estimated EPS growth, closely followed by the consumer staples industry producing food, beverages, household articles, while about 60 - 70 percent of the companies listed under the energy, utilities and materials sectors reported better than expected EPS numbers.

Meanwhile, the materials group did relatively well even though its top component by market cap — DowDuPont (DWDP 63.47, -0.02)-- struggled to advance after releasing its first quarter earnings — which came in better - than - expected.

We know that one of the ways of gaining approval and winning customers over is to retail our wide range of quality building materials a little bit cheaper than what is obtainable in the market and we are well prepared to survive on lower profit margin for a while.

Nike's shoes are good shoes, but they aren't that much different than other brands that generally all manufacturer their products in Southeast Asia using the same general technology and materials.

Taking this key metric into account, I ran a screen for dividend payers in the energy and materials sector, trading on a major U.S. exchange with yields better than the 10 - year Treasury and an even more sustainable payout ratio of less than 25 % — lower than the S&P 500 average.

From French slate to Spanish tile to traditional asphalt, Tesla's new roofing materials mimic closely the roofing materials and are virtually indistinguishable from the ground (and, in some cases, look better than the originals).

It gets warmer than the site's top choice, uses microplush material that's comfy in its own right, and is a good value.

Through cash contributions, relief organizations can do more good for more people, with greater speed and sensitivity than with unrequested material donations.

You can argue that the original organism had better eyesight than others of his species and therefore the change increased his ability to survive, but you ignore that the change had to occur in the first place, and if there was a change in the first animal the interconnectedness of the related bodily functions makes it impossible for the chance change — which by the way required the loss of genetic material — to have happened regardless of the amount of time you had.

yo the thing is not about believing or not, is the fact that if we don't believe then we are worthless living garbage who occupy a space in the universe only to create crap and pollution, in that kind of case we would better be recycled into some industrial material for a better use than eating and living like cattle, but if there is a god we acquire a divine status and a purpose to continue to exist beyond afterlife or at least the idea of it, which would give life a sense right?

I was more ashamed of my Goodwill clothes than of not speaking English when I first came to America, because I knew that one day I would speak English well, but I did not know whether I would ever have what other people had — the material wealth that made them happy.

Well that has no credence in any written material that I've read, other than maybe some obscure corporate manifesto for lobotamy patients.

Which is different than the popular Lamott quote, where she says how to properly treat material from those who ride roughshod over others: ``... If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.»

Broadly speaking, it is probably true to say that the Church was more concerned to communicate the schema to the laity than the Bible itself; but in doing so it ensured that whatever of the biblical material became available, either by direct reading, or through liturgy and offices, through sermons, hymns or pictures, was seen in a well - defined perspective.

I think his material is much better than McLaren's.

Even though he says that the ancients held together the spiritual and the material better than we do, he insists that «cosmology can not become ontology» and that the «latest developments in speculative cosmology» are «quite simply irrelevant» as «interventions in philosophical debates.»

Their economies should be labor intensive rather than energy intensive; produce more durable goods to reduce waste; use local materials in building; consume locally grown foods; engage in organic farming; utilize organic garbage; depend on perennial polyculture, aqua - culture and permaculture; favor trains as well as human - powered machines such as bicycles; employ solar power and other on - site modes of producing energy; and in various ways operate on self - nourishing, self - healing, self - governing principles.