Sentences with phrase «chinks in»

But for all their conservatism, a look at the fundamentals beneath a lot of life company lending reveals some chinks in the armor.

The interviewer or interview panel is looking for chinks in your proverbial armor.

Would she have had the same success with these or any other chinks in her game?

Leading junior in Tax: Corporate and VAT: «Strategically excellent; he's able to quickly identify the chinks in an opponent's arguments.»

I think Terje actually is something of an example of what Michael was referring to in calling for another category: the habit of responding to points where the «skeptics» are obviously wrong by admitting that on this point they're wrong, but there are other «chinks in the data,» and a «problematic culture,» (no specific examples given) which make the theory of global warming somehow not to be acted on.

And whilst you state you agree the data shows warming, you appear to think there is legitimate cause to doubt the veracity of that data — «as it stands» and «I think there are some chinks in the temperature data» — whilst offering support to those doing the attacking — «a problematic culture of obstruction around any such exploration by sceptics».

I think there are some chinks in the temperature data and that those chinks need to be properly explored.

A small number will probably still blame it on the scientists, for being less than angelically perfect and so having chinks in their shining armor which in turn allowed the facts be distorted.

So that's where the climate bill stands now — and even with those chinks in its armor, and polluting companies getting a bit of an easier deal than we'd like — we still very much need it to pass.

It is still conceivable that new chinks in the edifice will be discovered, but do you think that obvious flaws of the kind you are looking for would have escaped the notice of all these individuals for all these years, only to be discovered by you or others on the basis of fairly simple probability paradigms?

Bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the dark, Shoots dangled and drooped, Lolling obscenely from mildewed crates, Hanging down long yellow evil necks, like tropical snakes.

After a short while, I started seeing the «chinks in the armour» — a lack of substantial content, no new insight, and what turned into a «look how cool I am» series of postings that looked more like personal press releases than a Blog.

Indeed, the points of non-abutment and the chinks in the mortar, so to speak, at the critical places in the paintings where light seeps through from a plane behind the picture plane.

In an age of acute image consciousness, in which images are increasingly fixed and polished, the artist's idea of proliferating the chinks in representation seems a way of liberating identities.

There are a few chinks in the proverbial armour here and there though.

In fact, we can't emphasize enough how polished UT 2004 is — most games have a few weak spots, whether it's a few technical glitches or weak AI, but it's hard to find any such chinks in UT 2004's armor.

Or are there some HUGE chinks in this knight's armor?

Hopefully this time, Polyhony can buff out some of the deeper chinks in Gran Turismo's armour.

As it's grip on the industry gets tighter day by day, we see chinks in the armour of what now appears to an emperor concerned with the preservation of self above all else.

Please advise if you have spotted any chinks in the armor / portfolio, I understand I am biased to FT fund house this is due to my research into their history and their reputed fund managers credibility, consistent performance to add to their low risk grade portfolio construction.

There is a lot of money to be made by people who find chinks in Amazon's armor.

She points out several chinks in the armoury of the «New York Publishers.»

But, as in Littlefield itself, there are more than a few chinks in the Downings» well - constructed armor, imperfections that become more and more apparent as the latest Littlefield crisis inspires suspicions, betrayals, and profound mistrust.

When pitched against the almost top - spec Range Rover, the chinks in the Lexus» armour start popping out.

As mid-cycle facelifts go, the 2018 Ford Mustang goes well beyond the standard formula, tweaking nearly every aspect about the car that matters to leave very few chinks in the armor.

Bar a few chinks in its metaphorical armor, the Chevrolet Bolt is a very impressive overall hatchback that offers one of the least - compromised electric car ownership experiences at this price point.

The D5 model Matt is driving has an all new 2.0 litre diesel with 222 hp mated to an automatic transmission he says is one of the few chinks in the the XC90's armor.

Still, old man winter has exposed a few chinks in the Kia's armor.

I looked up along the wall and could actually see blue sky through the chinks in the brick.

Woman can seek empowerment in perfection — in Wonder Woman, for example — but there's also room to embrace, as Theron does, the chinks in the female armour, the unhealed wounds.

He is constantly searching for chinks in the chain and judging the acceptability of the goofy future in - laws, instead of just allowing his daughter to marry into whatever family she choses.

Small thing in the grand scheme of things, but exactly the kind of thing that drives thirteen - year - olds crazy: Unblockable my ass — the first chinks in the armour start appearing once you can't even honour your own lore.

As biographies go, this one's pretty close to hagiography - painting in personal details, glossing over the chinks in his armor and in Israeli history.

Our dating experts can find very few chinks in this platform's time - tested armor, so we've given it a 4.9 / 5.0 in our reviews.

Both of these perspectives have validity, but are not without significant scientific chinks in their armor.

However, our research has revealed more and more chinks in the toad's armour, to the point that we are optimistic about the possibilities for toad control (though not eradication).

«What we want to do is create chinks in the wall to allow the invading army in,» Howell explains.

The eyes are chinks in the armor, but as an improved advanced warning system, they more than make up for causing these weak spots.

Our nickel oxide anode only transforms into metallic nickel through nanoscale inhomogeneities or defects in the surface structure, a bit like chinks in the anode's armor.»

There are significant chinks in that armour.

The day Medela fixes all the chinks in the Freestyle, it will be the best selling and best rated electric pump in the industry.

«Their movement is brilliant at times but there are chinks in the armour, it has been proven this season and is up to us to look at those.

So there are definitely chinks in the United armour.

«That result, and the way the Scottish side exposed chinks in City's defensive armour, will have given a fillip to Tottenham, fresh from a crucial Champions League win in Moscow, before England's top two clash at White Hart Lane.»

With only two blotches on their league record this season, away to Liverpool in January and at home in the Manchester derby last weekend, it is City's domestic cup scares that are most instructive when assessing the chinks in their armour.

Barcelona looked unbeatable after despatching AC Milan but are now showing chinks in their armour.

First and foremost a return to the Champions League has to be prioritised, which can only be done with a top four finish or by winning the Europa League competition (as Manchester United did last year), but our current form, ignoring he midweek loss for our B side, I wouldn't rule us out pushing on to challenging for second place in the table, possibly even first once Manchester City finally start to show chinks in their armour.

There are some chinks in the armor that the Kings just couldn't make them pay for.

Wenger has beside him the opinion of someone who played these tactics brilliantly and am sure he has a few ideas of what he and his teammates felt was best at finding chinks in the armor.

But eventually, you both start noticing little things; it is when «she» has noticed all the chinks in «his» armor, and wonders how he possibly fought off all those dragons to rescue her; and at the same time, «he» is beginning to wonder if those dragons really tried to keep her captive.