Sentences with phrase «chagrin of some»

This has been fruitful for him as a writer, but less so for the art he writes about, to the continued chagrin of many artists and arts professionals.

The dollar was 0.6 percent lower at 97.75 yen to the likely chagrin of Japan's exporters.

«The price of PMS still sells above the approved pump price of N145 with some filling stations selling at N230, while others sell at N250 even after the festivities to chagrin of Labour.

To the possible chagrin of investors and employers looking for liquidity, hitting that profitability might not be coming for the time being, Neumann said.

As capitalism triumphed, these earlier criteria of rank increasingly paled in significance, naturally to the immense chagrin of those who had claims to them.

This season, to the probable chagrin of commissioner and competitive - imbalance expert Bud Selig, the game has changed.

Much to the audible chagrin of the more than 200 state committee members, activists and officials who gathered at a suburban hotel for the W.F.P.'s quadrennial convention, Teachout's last - minute candidacy was rejected after Governor Andrew Cuomo promised party leaders he would throw his might behind flipping the State Senate into Democratic hands.

Cuomo went off campus, to the apparent chagrin of the Assembly.

To the everlasting chagrin of film researchers, the two Robert Walkers careers overlap for four years (1935 - 1939).

Miguel Rivera, voiced by Anthony Gonzalez, is Mexican pre-teen with huge musical ambitions — to the great chagrin of his family.

Off goes Queenie, the Bichon Frise that would best be known for American nightmare «The Silence of the Lambs,» onto Mark Rumsfield's lawn for a morning poo, much to the violent chagrin of Rumsfield (Bruce Dern).

Several local radio stations have their holiday playlists going — much to the joy or chagrin of many NYC residents.

Considering the economy of scale, Google might be able to break even or incur a small loss to get the new Nexus 7 in the hands of more people at $ 150, albeit at the likely chagrin of its manufacturing partners.

Since then, ad blockers have grown in popularity, much to the chagrin of news organizations and advertisers.

The passion for snagging one is so strong that lining up physically and virtually for Black Friday — to the chagrin of some — invades Thanksgiving dinner, and major retail events like Amazon's Prime Day, Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale, and Nike's Air Max Day can be considered holidays.

All the while, he continued gaming in his free time, much to the chagrin of his parents.

«They came in and literally created an à la carte model... and in some ways democratized music distribution much to the chagrin of the music industry,» says Anil Doradla, a Chicago - based senior research analyst with William Blair & Co. «I think in the video world, they're actually attempting to do that.

General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.

Corcoran, who, much to the chagrin of many feminists, admits to wearing her «skirts really high» to get attention in meetings, asserts that the aforementioned attributes are the soft - skill talents women naturally possess «that men just don't have in the same proportion.»

When the service launched in Canada, executives decided to omit the feature, much to the chagrin of Canadian subscribers.

Much to the chagrin of the FBI agent, Rosenfeld insists on reeling in the marks slowly, to the point of making it seem as if the plan was their idea.

During the last eight years, the Obama administration pursued aggressive food labeling policies to the chagrin of much of big food and big agriculture.

Last year, Virgin America was purchased by Alaska Airlines, who proceeded to retire the brand and is attempting to integrate its successful practices (much to the chagrin of Branson).

There are ever - evolving security procedures, restrictive basic economy fares that may prohibit you from sitting with your family, and comfort puppies on board to the chagrin of those with dog allergies.

If you have an inkling there's a better way to do something, you will do it your way, much to the chagrin of others.

Oil is trading just above $ 80 a barrel — much to the chagrin of Alberta's oil sands industry.

He recently told an audience in Rome that through Jarvis he can control the house's temperature but that «much to the chagrin of my wife,» she can not, «because it is programmed to only listen to my voice, which is one of the perks of being an engineer.»

Robert Kelly said the $ 8 million the company had ploughed into technology, including its proprietary platform, in the first half was «starting to bite... much to the chagrin of the big incumbent insurers».

Like Bezos, many of Trump's harshest critics in tech touted American job creation, trotting tail between legs to the White House and currying favor with the administration, sometimes to the chagrin of their employees.

«We are alive and live to fight another year, much to the chagrin of basement - dwelling misanthropes and grumpy old men everywhere.

Conversely, financial markets — much to the chagrin of those still carrying the torch for the efficient market hypothesis — are driven by ephemeral opinions.

Unfortunately, to the chagrin of many investors, while diversification sounds all well and good in theory, in practice it often feels as if it is not working.

Specifically in the healthcare setting, firmly entrenched legacy electronic health records vendors, like Epic and Cerner, could stand in the way, much to the chagrin of blockchain startups in the space.

China's actions have diverged from these commitments, no doubt to the chagrin of the U.S.

To the chagrin of enterprise security experts, the TSA recently decided against a proposed ban on packing personal electronic devices in carry - on luggage.

Backed by more than $ 250 million in venture capital funding, Bird, LimeBike, and Spin have dumped hundreds of scooters for adults on the city in recent weeks, much to the chagrin of regulators.

This spring, to the chagrin of consumers and the delight of energy companies, oil prices took some strides toward recovery after a precipitous...

Since announcing his run for president in June, the real - estate developer and reality - TV star has dominated coverage of the 2016 race, much to the chagrin of other candidates.

Matthew and Mark describe an unnamed woman from Bethany who, while Jesus dined in the home of Simon the Leper just days before his death, anoints his head with expensive ointment to the chagrin of the disciples at the table, who grumble that her offering might be better spent on the poor.

Usually, I either avoid using a gendered pronoun altogether or I use the word He to avert unnecessary controversy (much to the chagrin of my more progressive readers!).

He did the same thing when, much to the chagrin of the religious leaders, he dined with tax collectors and prostitutes and told his more well - to - do hosts that «when you give a banquet, invite the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.»

It is a foreign fabrication that the Indians have ignorantly adopted much to the chagrin of the great gurus of the Vedic systems.