Sentences with phrase «bold attempts at»

Danila Tkachenko has travelled through Russia and Kazakhstan in search of bold attempts at technological progress by the Soviet Union that were abandoned

Whether a bold attempt at improving the level of Scottish football or a brazen crack at regaining a place in Europe while making a quick buck, any plans for a British Cup are sure to be shot down at Hadrian's Wall by the Football League, and probably rightly so.

The Labour leader is set to press on with his bold attempt at reforming the relationship between his party and the unions, despite intense opposition from those gathered at the TUC's annual conference in Bournemouth.

It might not always work, but her combination of strengths and her bold attempt at storytelling make this film — and Keining's future — is well worth the time to pay attention to.

«Under the Skin» — the overarching theme for the exhibition and also the title of Tracey Emin's selection of works — was a bold attempt at inviting viewers to look deeply into, as well as examine, their feelings, fears and emotions.

As our eyes wander about in one of her paintings, we become aware of the breadth and depth of Bates» vision, and of her bold attempt at designing a new, non-art-historical, abstract painting.

Achain's fork theory is a bold attempt at gearing the current forking technique towards an end goal of technological innovation instead of just financial profiting.

The curved back and the Moto dimple of the X line are gone, replaced with an aluminum and glass surface that makes a bold attempt at a new super-thin sexiness.

The Bitcoin Lightning network is certainly a bold attempt at solving the blockchain's scalability issues.

Not exact matches

In a bold attempt to put a positive spin on things, and to try and cover up their feeble display in midweek as they failed to score even one goal against a side Arsenal put five past during a Champions League game at the Emirates earlier in the season, Liverpool have been enjoying an upturn in league form, winning six and losing just one of their last eight, while they were impressive 3 - 1 winners at home to Manchester United last time out.

On domestic policy, all the candidates are tilting leftwards and are at least attempting to be bold, even if at times they seem to be conducting a private conversation, addressing the party rather than the nation - as Tony Blair did so successfully when he ran for the leadership in 1994, or David Cameron did when he became leader of the Conservative Party in 2005.

Dennett's book is a bold work, which the reader may want tackle selectively rather than attempting to consume the whole at one sitting.

The latest attempt to explain away dark matter is a much - discussed proposal by Erik Verlinde, a theoretical physicist at the University of Amsterdam who is known for bold and prescient, if sometimes imperfect, ideas.

The state is the first to implement such a law, a bold move at a time when many federal and state politicians throughout the country are taking action to restrict women's access to contraception, such as defunding Planned Parenthood — a major provider a family planning health care services in the U.S. — and attempting to block a provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates health insurance companies cover the cost of contraceptives.

Maybe it was an unconscious attempt at keeping my Instagram that clean #minimalist theme or the fact it's simply a lot easier to put together outfit sans colour but over the past few months, I've slowing been drawn back to bright colours & bold prints.

Childhood trans identity remains a controversial subject and Belgian director Alain Berliner's 1997 work was a bold early attempt to put it at the heart of a film.

If its gameplay systems and available interactions are as bold and progressive as its attempt at political and social critique then this has every chance to push the series back to the top of the open - world pyramid.

All four adult leads attempt a bold dialect with the results being mixed at best.

These next - generation platforms all represent bold attempts to digitize the instructional and logistical coordination at play in successful personalized learning models.

For the bold DIYer who is not frightened by this attempt at intimidation, a few basic design guidelines can help you out.

One of the first things you notice after spending some time with the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is that the hardware feels quite solid; it's durable, yet not too heavy at 5.68 ounces — about an ounce more than both RIM's BlackBerry Bolds 9000 and 9650; the slider mechanism is smooth and there's very little horizontal - «give» while open vertically, which typically bodes well for its durability over time; the battery cover sits snuggly in place, even if you attempt to wiggle it around; and there's little - or - no squeaking or «creaking» if you squeeze and / or press various sections of the device, which hasn't necessarily been the case with other recent BlackBerry devices — expect for the top panel and trackpad, but I'll get to that in the next section.

Dynasty Warriors 9 is a bold but utterly fruitless attempt to revitalize a series that is stuck in its ways, showcasing an open - world that is completely at odds with itself, overwhelming technical issues and diabolical voice - over work.

at the Museum of Modern Art — make bold attempts to decode fashion from two opposing curatorial perspectives, by tackling the very premise of fashion's postmodernity, and with it, many of its existential dilemmas: the relationship between form and function, automation and craftsmanship, and the status of aesthetic authorship in the age of global mass production.

The attempt to control the process dates back years, as seen in the emails, then continues at the time of the release of the files, with even bold attempts to control after the story had been blown wide open.

Several people have attempted to interrogate this bold assertion by you, and yet we are told we're just supposed to accept the smear at face value and proceed with «what to do about it.»

While not inexpensive, the new Minx Air wireless music systems from Cambridge Audio are a bold first attempt at creating that elusive component; one that offers Internet Radio, Bluetooth, and AirPlay connectivity for $ 600.

It's opted for a bold, ultra-metallic gold that makes no attempt at subtlety.