Sentences with phrase «bit in left field»

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With biting irony he turns to his pious contemporaries, and, leaving them in full possession of the field of dispute as with a bow of mock humility, we can imagine, he asks simply: «You know the answer; won't you tell me?»

Leave the bench to stretch their legs a bit and put the youth in the field if they are needed or the others are tired.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

It has been a long weekend for me, Friday my office also held a «Field Day» which embarrassingly enough left me in too much pain the next day to do anything else the rest of the weekend, Mike being out of town and leaving all the doggie walking duties to me has been a little bit of a challenge in my current state.

Emma Stone went a bit left - field in a cool, pocketed jumpsuit.

The former's is perhaps a little more juvenile and hyperactive in spots, but they display a talent for biting political incorrectness, affected but not wholly unlikable white oafs, and a keen trigger for pops of violence and blood out of left field.

A story a bit out of left field for this review, but one of my favorites regarding a man who left behind a brilliant filmography and the quintessential handbook on Western filmmaking, inspiring countless others who followed in his footsteps.

Sometimes Robot Chicken is at its best when stretching its own boundaries a little, as in an early sixth - season sketch that's as refreshingly left field as it is unapologetically juvenile: a high - concept bit explaining the secret origin of the Starbucks mermaid logo.

This narrows the playing field quite a bit, leaving the Costco Anywhere Visa ® Card in a good position near the front of the pack.

Calus was loosely connected to Ghaul in the base game, but it felt like it came a little bit out of left field.

This may be a bit left field, but I was in London for Bernard Cohens breakfast at the Tate Britain, where I went straight to see the Cezannes at the NPG and then to Garys show at Paisnal.Let me say I take my hat off to the Paisnal gallery for showing an artist so obviously alive and kicking.Ive known Gary since we showed together at MOMA oxford straight out of college.I also remember his big show at the ACME gallery, where he mixed drawing and paint very successfully.I have to say I was a little disappointed, particularly the way an abstract expressionist activity stresses the surface, particularly the Rhoplex PVA, which looked frothy..

Actually Fielding's use of that graph is quite informative of how denialist arguments are framed — the selected bit of a selected graph (and don't mention the fastest warming region on the planet being left out of that data set), or the complete passing over of short term variability vs longer term trends, or the other measures and indicators of climate change from ocean heat content and sea levels to changes in ice sheets and minimum sea ice levels, or the passing over of issues like lag time between emissions and effects on temperatures... etc..

The idea of killing the Voter Information Card, like so many other weird bits of nonsense in the Fair Elections Act, comes completely out of left field, supported by no serious evidence.

Maybe have a few receivers spread out across the laptop body so you don't have to worry about exactly aligning the charging field - but having the ability to charge your laptop just by leaving it on your desk overnight and the reassurance that there will always be a bit of charge left in the thing, it's got to be better than wired charging alone, hasn't it?

While Roy is a given considering he's a protagonist in a long running Nintendo franchise but Ryu is a bit more left field.

Work reliability is a bit unpredictable in this field «often, businesses will delay maintenance work during times of economic downturn, leaving little or no work for Maintenance Managers.