Sentences with phrase «brief appearances of»

Despite the very brief appearances of the Earth Defense Force series stateside, developers at Sandlot have a long history with this which has spawned portable versions, and even a turn based strategy game.

(Washington, D.C., April 18, 2013) A new study from British scientists has documented for the first time, significant new impacts to birds from outdoor cats, reporting that even brief appearances of cats near avian nest sites leads to at least a doubling in lethal nest predation of eggs and young birds by third - party animals, as well as behavioral changes in parent birds that lead to an approximately 33 percent reduction in the amount of food brought to nestlings following a predation threat.

- Booklist «The brief appearances of so many characters from previous works might be annoying, but the stories of [specific characters]... make this novel fresh and appealing.

The love triangle is such an afterthought, and has for all four movies, that its inclusion here seems begrudging and obligatory — much like the brief appearances of characters from other films, including those played by Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Jeffrey Wright and the late, much - missed Philip Seymour Hoffman, who show up to briefly orbit Katniss, get maybe a few lines, and duck out.

The supporting cast consists mainly of reprise performances from Connie Nielsen, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, and Jeremy Irons, with brief appearances of J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Billy Crudup as the Flash's inmate father, and Amber Heard as Aquaman's deep - sea love interest Mera — most of whom aren't given time to leave an impression.

Since a theophany is «a physical presentation or manifestation of deity... a brief appearance of deity,» (8) it is a question whether Elijah's experience on the sacred mountain is a theophany at all.

A team of nuclear chemists from the United States and Russia has announced the brief appearance of the unnamed element, the heaviest to date.

In «Walk Hard,» a comedy studded with cameos, the brief appearance of Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Justin Long and Jason Schwartzman as John, Paul, George and Ringo was a highlight.

The brief appearance of this bad guy increases the peril faced by the protagonist.

A bit later, the brief appearance of a neighborhood boy with mental disabilities to show how close Frank is to being recognized comes off incredibly shallow, and a lazy way to provide an example of bad communication within bad parenting.

The most invigorating scene, though, comes with the brief appearance of a mutant named Quicksilver (Evan Peters), a kleptomaniac teleporter whom Wolverine and Charles recruit to help break Erik out of his cell.

Advisory: This is rated R for Rock, backstage language and the brief appearance of one guy who plays his air guitar naked.

The ALLi post on the new - but - brief appearance of this option also had a very well - thought out list of possible reasons for this new royalty rate, which can be accessed here.

Only the brief appearance of a beautiful man by her side comforts her, but he soon disappears and she finds herself handed over to a group of strange women who tell her that she has been chosen by the youngest prince of a planet she never even knew existed.

The report concludes that even a brief appearance of a cat near a bird nest leads to behavioural changes in parent birds that lead to a roughly 1/3 reduction in the amount of food brought to nestlings.

I think the apex of their popularity was the brief appearance of one in the first Terminator movie, but since those days, the general public have come to their senses and, at this point, we do well to sell a dozen baby iguanas in a month's time.

SEGA and Atlus showed off a new Shin Megami Tensei game that will celebrate the series» 25th anniversary, as well as a brief appearance of Project Sonic 2017.

A recent trailer also ended with a brief appearance of Darkseid.

But the most amusing bit of old stuff in the video is the ever - so - brief appearance of a fragment word phrase dating from 1991.

Not exact matches

Trump, who has yet to make an appearance at a White House press briefing, splitting with predecessors, delivered an address aimed at touting the recent passage of the Republican tax overhaul and economic growth in his first term in office.

And if her name has seemed ubiquitous — repeated on cable television and in the White House briefing room, and plastered on signs outside nightclubs, where her appearance fees have multiplied — there is this to consider: Unlike most perceived presidential adversaries, about whom Mr. Trump is rarely shy, Ms. Clifford has not been the subject of a single tweet.

TORONTO — Accused Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian made a brief court appearance Tuesday and has been charged with 10 counts of first - degree murder and 13 of attempted murder.

Pompeo won't make his first appearance at the State Department's Foggy Bottom headquarters in Washington, D.C., until Tuesday when he will speak to employees eager to hear his plans to lead the agency, which was badly demoralized during the brief tenure of Tillerson, unceremoniously fired by Trump last month.

He was joined by his wife, Vanessa, and members of his legal team during his brief appearance.

The Easter appearances lasted for a brief period only and Paul was aware that the appearance to him was the last of the series.

Some brief appearances from a vicar, some short prayers for safety and a small subplot involving the earl's anti-Catholic views are pretty much the sum total of Downton's engagement with God so far.

The prophecies cited here are those which speak of the immediate prelude to the Day of the Lord, and these Mark sees fulfilled in the appearance of John the Baptist, of whose ministry a brief account is given, just sufficient to introduce the significant words, «A stronger than I is coming after me.2.

The units in question, it should be noted, are not ultimately books, but rather layers of writings within one book - layers, often quite brief, whose actual compositional order is not the same as their order of appearance in the book they compose, but rather corresponds, supposedly, to the order of major shifts in Whitehead's metaphysical thinking.

Liking this on - screen job, she agreed to make a brief appearance in one of the episodes of TV series «Sister, Sister».

For their brief appearance during the midsummer gearing towards the end of the season, fresh beans in the pods are somewhat

The 22 - year - old has struggled with a series of injury setbacks and poor form since moving to Old Trafford in 2014, and those struggles have continued this season as he's managed just two brief appearances in the League Cup.

The 24 - year - old has struggled for regular playing time this season under Antonio Conte, making 25 appearances in all competitions but with many of those being brief outings off the bench.

«I've gone to the Golf Writers» dinner in Augusta,» he quipped, referring to the annual sit - down chat - and - chew that occurs on the eve of the Masters and at which the scribblers» choices for PGA and LPGA players of the year make brief appearances.

The brief return of Sizemore — he came back in April from microfracture surgery on his left knee and slugged.641 with 16 extra-base hits in 84 plate appearances before going back on the DL with a right - knee bruise on Monday — and the resurgence of Hafner bolstered a lineup that is in the top three in the AL in average, on - base and slugging.

In brief appearances, backups Zach Allen and Tylin Oden completed just two of 20 passes.

Luke made a very brief appearance at the end of Episode VII and many believe that he will train Rey in the upcoming film.

She made a brief appearance at McLaren's hospitality suite on the Thursday before the race, succeeded in annoying both an executive from Philip Morris's F / 1 racing division and a U.S. TV crew that wanted to interview Michael, then left and did not return to the racetrack the rest of the week.

In the five games that Arsenal have played so far in the month of May, our Costa Rican international forward Joel Campbell has made just brief appearances from the bench, spending about 15 minutes in total.

Forget the quality of opposition etc and other churlish remarks but our attacking boys done good; Ramsey for Wales, Welbz for England, Alexis for Chile, Mesut for Germany — brief but bright cameos from Santi and Ollie, appearances for Theo and Poldi (Low has him inked in as an 80 min impact guy — easier to do in an international setting than at club level).

A talented defender whose career was cut short by a serious knee injury at aged 29, Howe had a brief and crocked two years at Portsmouth either side of making 250 + appearances for his beloved Bournemouth.

He's barely featured at all this season, restricted to brief cameo appearances off the bench for most of the campaign.

Putting on my Utopian claret and blue spectacles I have high hopes that Quina and both the Reeces can make the step up to the first team at some stage; I also liked the look of Marcus Browne on his brief Europa League appearance.

In the aftermath of the game, our old passionate friend Tim Sherwood made a brief appearance on Twitter.

There is no doubt that Campbell has a lot of talent, but the Costa Rican didn't look the right fit in his brief appearances at the start of the season.

A member of the invincibles of 2004 racking up almost 200 appearances for the Gunners and a regular fixture for the German national team until he retired at the end of the last season after a brief spell with Stuttgart.

Kenyon crossed the Atlantic in the latter stages of his career — making more than 50 appearances for the Vancouver White Caps either side of a brief spell with Bristol City.

Tom Carroll has made a couple of brief appearances in the Premier League, but we've already seen from his Europa League exertions this season and last, that he plays higher up the park.

It takes a pretty brief appearance to top the worthlessness of 4 - LOM and Zuckuss, but Constable Zuvio does indeed top them, by NOT APPEARING IN STAR WARS AT ALL.

So, if Diaz Sr. can't make even the briefest of appearances in the chamber, it could be a real problem.

Here's Sen. Eric Schneiderman's brief appearance last week on «Countdown With Keith Olbermann» during which he discussed the passage of what's come to be known as «Ian's Law» — a bill that blocks insurance companies from dropping high - claims patients under the auspices of keeping costs lower for the majority of policy holders.