Sentences with phrase «by flashy»

Gen X and Y are not blinded by flashy signs of success; 75 percent believe owning a nice home is a fundamental indicator of success over taking extravagant vacations (12 percent), owning an expensive car (9 percent), or owning designer clothing (5 percent).

The days of the public being taken in by flashy graphics are over.

Don't be blinded by the flashy opportunities just outside your reach; instead, focus in on the tangible and career - building stepping stone roles upon which you build the next chapter.

The wall - street testosterone pumped jockey hangs around with glassy nerds, looked upon by flashy artists with the swindlers all around.

With a lavish array of species being sported on the catwalk, the influential house of Versace has long revelled in the kind of excess and glamour epitomized by flashy mink and the like.

In this photo from 1999, their affinities produce a duet, with Genzken's aesthetic conveyed by her flashy shirt and the banal industrial side table, while the snaking flora in the vase and the taped - up photograph in the background are pure Tillmans.

But that's OK, you'll be too excited by the flashy attacks and shiny new visuals to care much...

If you are a fighting game enthusiast, you've probably thought about it more than once, amazed by the flashy fireballs and super combos in Street Fighter or the juggling system...

-- People is often dazzled by the flashy action direction, this strength is also included in the production of the story, right?

If not, don't be sold by the flashy free stuff alone.

As Bogle says, we're often blinded by flashy advertisements and hot market sectors that promise huge returns.

«There are so many out there and it's hard for someone with no experience or guidance to know to look at APRs and to not be lured by flashy rewards,» says Long.

Headed by flashy airline and music entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and self - help writer Deepak Chopra — an odd couple if ever there was one — Virgin Comics launched in 2006 with a line of...

Headed by flashy airline and music entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and self - help writer Deepak Chopra — an odd couple if ever there was one — Virgin Comics launched in 2006 with a line of comics based on figures from Indian mythology and soon added two other lines, Directors Cut, which featured comics created by well known movie directors, and Maverick / Voices (the imprint was renamed), featuring comics by musicans, actors, and relatively unknown artists.

As you wade through the choices of self - publishing or e-publishing companies do not be influenced by flashy ads or over-the-top promises.

The dash and instrument panel are anchored by the flashy CUE multimedia system and its 8 - inch touchscreen interface.

Lyle Kessler's 1985 play «Orphans,» making its Broadway debut starring Alec Baldwin, remains a tiresome mix of pilfered Pinter and stolen Shepard enlivened by flashy performances.

The aim is no doubt to find a new audience, plus recapture lapsed fans who were drawn into the original by flashy CG - only TV commercials and cocky magazine ads suggesting that «the guys who make cartridge games» would want to shuffle off this mortal coil after seeing FF7 action.

When you live in the Bay Area, you're bombarded by flashy signs (and bumper stickers, oh, the bumper stickers) advertising the Winchester Mystery House.

To be totally overwhelmed by flashy, but ultimately pointless and mind - numbing explosions, robotic fights and a serious epidemic of a CGI overdose that lapses the audience into a deep stupor (or even worse, seizures)?

ePersonals embodies that thought with its plain - vanilla page layouts and refreshing lack of superfluous graphics, so you don't get too distracted by flashy banner ads and other silly things.

«Adolescents are being enticed by flashy advertisements and promises of quick, body - shaping results,» Dr, Milanaik said.

All of this, of course, flies in the face of the classic stereotype of gamers as attention deficit — crazed stimulus junkies, easily distracted by flashy graphics and on - screen carnage.

(By the way, experts who study supermarket - shopper behavior seem to agree that, on the whole, men are kind of idiots — far more likely to be distracted by flashy bells and whistles and walk home with a completely unnecessary corkscrew than women, whom supermarket designer Kelley called «shrewd» and thoughtful in comparison.

I completely relate to your desire for simplicity and fewer things, and yet, I am always tempted by flashy new things.

Yes, it's easy to get swayed by the flashy, pretty desserts, when the simplest ones are often terrific as well.

The wall - street testosterone pumped jockey hangs around with glassy nerds, looked upon by flashy artists with the swindlers all around.

According to Sam Waltz, founder and president of Sam Waltz & Associates Business and Communications Counsel of Wilmington, Delaware, most audiences are way too sophisticated to get distracted by flashy drawings that designers tend to hold in front of executives as being what branding is all about.

This awkward status as cosmic in - betweener means brown dwarfs are often overshadowed by their flashier counterparts, such as alien worlds or fiery supernovae.

Boxing may be overshadowed these days by flashier MMA competitions, but Fight Night Round 4 proves that boxing is anything but obsolete.

The art of drawing has always been overshadowed by flashier mediums, but this happens to be a moment...

Not exact matches

It amounts to a counterintuitive bet: a passive music service delivered by cable firms and operated with financial discipline can win against flashy VC - backed on - demand streaming companies.

The prize, which has previously been awarded to actor Michael Douglas and violinist Itzhak Perlman, comes with $ 2 million this year and is presented at a flashy Jerusalem ceremony attended by dignitaries and local celebrities.

The Vision Fund has upended tech investing in Silicon Valley by chasing after some of the sector's flashiest companies, Recode reports.

And soon it will move its headquarters to a new, 26,000 - square - foot space at the flashy One SoHo Square in New York (where MAC Cosmetics, an Estée Lauder company, also has an office) and add 282 new jobs to its current team of 85, funded in part by a $ 3 million tax credit from the state of New York.

In 1968, Princess Alexandra, the Queen's cousin, opened the Motor Show, which had become a first - class affair, complete with flashy concept cars and displays flanked by beautiful women.

One of China's top 400 richest people, he was estimated to have a personal fortune of worth $ 740 million in 2012, but how he's really made his name is by high - profile charity donations — something he brands «flashy philanthropy.»

The meeting of the two young leaders — Trudeau is 45, Varadkar is 38 — was marked, in part, by a light - hearted moment in which the Irish premiere upstaged his Canadian counterpart by showing off a pair of flashy socks.

Time was, Harold Kullman couldn't get by on just flashy metalwork or fancy swivel stools.

So often, exhibitors miss the tremendous potential in these events by focusing on how big and flashy their booth looks and what giveaway will lure in the largest number of people.

Where birds have flashy colors and some flowers even eat meat, where lions rule and snakes bite too, where elephants roam above them all yet get terrified by a little mouse.

flashy, self - conscious, dressed as if by the perfumer, unwilling to forgive, and in fact, consumed by the anger

And judging by the triumphalism - soaked language and explicit photos anti-trafficking organizations often use, that sense of helplessness is partly a result of flashy but erroneous marketing.

Instead of relying on flashy messages, the concept has grown to 11 locations throughout the Sunshine State by refusing to compromise on the quality of its ingredients.

Such sentiments may sound standard to the working stiffs of the world, but the modern can't - miss professional athlete, in many cases, seems intent on following the flashy model set forth by Sanders, the Dallas Cowboys» conspicuous - consumer cornerback.

Why don't some of the lower - profile bowls put their people in those flashy satin jackets favored by rock groups?

The Jets had not started a season that well since 1966, when they had a flashy quarterback from Alabama by the name of Joe Namath, and the mere thought of three wins in three games had to be staggering.

There were the New York Jets last week — undefeated, alone in first place in the AFC East, rolling behind a flashy quarterback from Alabama by the name of Richard Todd and favored to whip the winless Seattle Seahawks and raise their record to 3 - 0.

Agreed Fatboy — most of the more effective holding CMs are notable for not being flashy and by their ability to keep it simple.

Indiana was leading at halftime by three, but then, VanVleet changed the momentum of the game using high - screen and roles and a mixture of in - and - out moves coupled with flashy passing between defenders to get the Shockers rolling.