Sentences with phrase «bit of a damp squib»

It was a bit of damp squib against Norwich, but hopefully that was just the beginning, and with momentum, become bigger over time.

It was a bit of a damp squib in the end with two defeats in the last two games once...

It was a bit of a damp squib in the end with two defeats in the last two games once we knew our place in the Premier League was safe, but the season as a whole was far from that with some outstanding performances, and in particular a superb home record.

The Monday of conference is always a bit of damp squib, a hump to get over before the final debates and leader's speech, but there is an important debate on some secret justice proposals today in which Lib Dems must reaffirm their stance on fair justice.

Alas, the whole thing threatens to be a bit of a damp squib.

So what begins as an understated yet strikingly good look at gambling addiction turns into a bit of a damp squib by the end.

No word on when it's likely to hit the shops nor indeed an indication on price, but one thing's for sure - the Acer Iconia Tab A200's launch is likely to be a bit of a damp squib now.

If there's one boss that was a bit of a damp squib in this DLC, it would be the Spear of Justice.

The story missions haven't been up to scratch, Crota's End is a bit of a damp squib and what has made many dedicated players displeased is the decision to render previously earned weapons irrelevant, thus forcing players to re-level their current Exotics weapons.

The Mirror's Edge reboot may have turned into a bit of a damp squib, but that doesn't dimish the awesomeness of the original game.

Excited about this year's CES - or was it a bit of a damp squib?

A sale of 140 or so contemporary works that was held in Paris this February was a bit of a damp squib, and raised barely # 300,000, half what had been hoped for, to fund the opening in April of The Dairy — a not - for - profit contemporary arts and exhibition centre in London which Cohen shares with another dealer / collector, Nicolai Frahm.

«A bit of a damp squib of a Budget for the construction sector should not have come as a surprise to many - given the lack of any real Opposition with a plan, and an economy performing better than expected (although that depends on your expectations).