Sentences with phrase «by umpteenth»

Jolie means well, her movie is very loyal and well intentioned, but ultimately «Unbroken» is starchy and prudish; no hairs are left out of place other than those knocked by the umpteenth bamboo strike to the temple.

Not exact matches

In 2005, MGM was sold by Kerkorian for the umpteenth time, and Yemenidjian decided to go head - to - head with his friend and mentor by re-entering the gaming business as a casino owner.?

For what feels like the umpteenth time, Facebook is introducing another new plan to fight against the scourge of fake news that populates the platform, this time by making shrinking the size of links to bogus claims and hoaxes.

I realized today after making her recipe for Banana Muffins (for the umpteenth time), that there isn't a week that goes by that I do not use this cookbook.

As I flipped through the book for the umpteenth time, I was struck by the recipe for Tiny Lemon Meringue Pie Cookies as I got the overwhelming idea that if I baked them, the weather would change.

I wonder how well were gonna do with the chase for all these signatures, or will we try for the umpteenth time to prove everyone wrong by sticking with what we got.

Meh, can we for once call a spade by its name??? We were f**king knocked out for the umpteenth time.

We are indeed, unlikely to see any more big incoming signings (zero reports about interest in central midfield, and with Arsene seemingly intent on keeping Ox and even Wilshere, it seems like he's erring on the side of mostly keeping faith with the same players for the umpteenth summer in a row; just once I'd like him to err on the side of taking risks with the squad by shaking things up and having a bit more turnover in order to significantly improve us, but there you go...).

For the umpteenth time he was not questioned on how his team was outrun and outfought by a lower table team.

Ripples is not particularly taken by the Igbo elite's umpteenth howl of «marginalization».

But by 2007, that sweetheart deal had turned ashen, replicating Mimiko's umpteenth betrayal of former collaborators for personal gains.

Instead, it's the umpteenth product made only to make the most out of his name, flawed in its presentation and by its disappointing quality.

Part of the fun of The Muppet Movie comes from just wondering which Muppet will turn up next, an activity that somehow doesn't grow old even when you know the movie by heart and are watching it for the umpteenth time.

by Walter Chaw A genuinely good updating of the James Bond mythos from plastic, moldering relic to bloody, sweaty sociopath drunk on his own virility and general misanthropy, Martin Campbell's Casino Royale — though the umpteenth chapter in a decades - old testosterone fever dream — is very much a part of this day and age.

by Walter Chaw Mouldering in a can for over a year (the film would smell pretty stale regardless past 1980), Impostor is the umpteenth adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story (whether directly or indirectly), a fable of identity that pales in comparison to an acknowledged classic like Blade Runner, an ambitious blockbuster like Total Recall, and an under - seen sleeper like Screamers.

Based on a Robert Marasco novel published in 1973, thus predating Stephen King's The Shining by at least two years and calling into question for the umpteenth time the originality of King's portfolio (at least he isn't ripping off an E.C. Comics plot this time around), the picture is a perfunctory exercise that distinguishes itself now and again with the suggestion that the real enmity at the heart of the picture has something to do with marital strife.

There you are, trying desperately to stop Miranda in year 8 from bashing Julia over the head for the umpteenth time as Mrs X announces she's resigning five minutes before the end - of - term deadline leaving you with cover teachers from now until Christmas, while these guys think they're improving the country by sitting in parliament chatting about nothing and scoring points.

After being publicly excoriated by the assistant principal for butting heads with her son — the umpteenth person to do so — the biology teacher resigned, too.

The Toyota Camry made its reputation by delivering trouble - free motoring to millions of owners, a fact reflected in its Consumer Reports «Recommended» rating for the umpteenth time, its numerous reliability awards, and its high resale value.

So here, for the umpteenth time and in the service of any animals whose very life might depend on the decisions made by anyone who might be misled by Clifton and Young's errors of fact, judgment, and ethics, is a point by point refutation of each of their erroneous claims.

It's beautifully minimalist art style and sound design give the game a serene environment, though you'll probably want to put your fist through that environment after being outwitted by a late - game puzzle for the umpteenth time.

While you could take down these critters by yourself, fighting in a group of friend is much more fun, alleviating the repetitiveness of slaying a certain critter for the umpteenth time.

There will be 15,345 more «wonderful speeches» like this as the years roll by, and when the IPCC meets in 2222 for the umpteenth time, annual confab number 200 or so, nothing will have changed, except that the End is getting closer by then....

Remember, you may be making yourself sick by saying the same exact thing for the umpteenth time, but many in your audience will be hearing it for the first time.

Below is my reply to you for the umpteenth time (I Have slightly expanded the original to include another link) I can't remember the thread this reply was posted on, but judging by the context you were obviously being your usual cryptic self.

Professor Zywicki, who testified for the umpteenth time in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, lays out a compelling — and infuriating to this consumer — argument that even though overwhelming majorities of both houses continue to approve this legislation, it has been sidelined by four Congresses and consumers have yet to benefit.

For the umpteenth time, the public is not truly bothered by a $ 200 will.

Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich, which must be in its umpteenth printing, tells how he turned his life around by seeking out successful people.