Sentences with phrase «comes off rather»

It comes off rather lazy when compared to the rest of the towns in the game that were given their own style and beauty.

That might not sound too good, but actually the Surface's screen comes off rather well, in part thanks to the ClearType HD technology.

On the other end of the spectrum, Peter Atkins, while equally loquacious, comes off rather poorly.

His character comes to fruition in the second act and apart from being present during pivotal battle scenes, his character is not given enough time to establish, and so comes off rather bland and underwhelming.

There are a handful of funny moments, and the top end of the cast comes off rather well.

Christine watches and re-watches that tape, ostensibly in order to improve her interviewing skills and on - air appeal; yet, in the course of the film, her watching of images of herself comes off rather as an end in itself.

If the character of Ahab comes off rather poorly in the Elijah narratives (I Kings 17 - 19, 21), I Kings 20 and 22 return the impression of an administrator of considerable ability and power and a man of stature.

«Similar to last year in the sense we're coming off a rather disappointing first half, this holiday season brings to light several crosscurrents that still exist for American households,» said NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz.

The peels should come off rather easily.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals: Both of these AFC North contenders are coming off a rather uninspiring Week 13 that saw the Bengals edge out a victory against the lowly Bucs, while the Steelers lost to a struggling Saints team at home 35 - 32, in a score that was nowhere near indicative of the play.

I was close to having a heat stroke before I had finished my first doorway, so the wool sweater and scarf came off rather quickly... I'm so happy that I bought this sweater last year, though.

I was close to having a heat stroke before I had finished my first doorway, so the wool sweater and scarf came off rather quickly...

Having said that, the Lambo came off rather better than David Yu's F430 on the trip to France; hanging onto my rear bumper for mile after mile left the 430's front spoiler looking like it had been shot - blasted, thanks to the grit kicked up by the Murcie's 335 - section rear tyres.

In fact, she came off rather brave considering her past and the state of the world.

where villains often end up coming off rather sympathetic either through their characterization or ultimate intentions.

The beautiful thing with this show was that the AIDS denialist came off rather better than Delingpole.

Luckily, they came off rather easily using a rubber mallet.

Not exact matches

Staffers work extra hours Monday - Thursday and take Friday off rather than spending time coming up with creative ways to sneak out early.

The WSJ story came after Reuters reported https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-electicalengineering-exclusive/exclusive-g e - e x p l o r e s - d i v e s t i n g - e l e c t r i c a l - e n g i n e e r i n g - b u s i n e s s - s o u r c e s - i d U S K C N 1 G L 2 S X last month that GE was considering a possible spin - off of its transportation division rather than a sale.

If you're giving a serious lecture, practice in a mirror to ensure your furrowed brow is coming off as pensive rather than furious.

Rather than blindly checking off items as they come up, I use my thinking day to review the list and evaluate which ones are truly a priority.

For example, imagine you're on your laptop shopping for a shirt at Target.com but then something comes up and you turn off your browser rather than completing your order.

Mr. Musk said on Twitter this week that the group of economic advisers planned to come to some sort of «consensus» on immigration, and to influence Mr. Trump by engaging directly with him rather than cutting off ties completely.

Rather, his description is very much in line with the view that the market crashed first, and the underlying economic strains emerged later: «the crash did not come — as some have suggested — because the market suddenly became aware that a serious depression was in the offing.

I'd rather see $ 10 - 20 come off my bill than take on a new contract at this stage.

When the province offers additional capital funding, it tends to come in the form of one - off announcements rather than consistent investments in the Annual Facility Grant.

I'm not sure how I would deal in situation that would be similar but my hope would be that though (as you rightly say David) my arousal was my «issue», whomever was involved in prayer ministry would not want me to leave being worse off than I came but rather be served by the ministry.

We can, and the Incarnation then becomes a symbol that emphasizes in a beautiful way several important Christian themes: (1) that God is here with us, not in some far off dimension; (2) that God loves us so much as to come seeking us out; and (3) that God does not merely sympathize with us but rather shares in an important way in the human condition.

When they are met with disdain, however, they are not to brood over it, but rather wipe the dust off their feet at the same time they declare that the Kingdom of God has come near even if the people will not believe it.

This is what the commandment shatters, since it comes from the historical and nonmythological God, and since he starts people off on an adventure rather than enclosing them.

When we get the order backward, the Church comes off as being full of judgmental hypocrites rather than as being moved by thoughtful ministers of love.

As long as mankind is what they are, there will NEVER be peace among us, certainly not global peace in any meaningful sense, and anyone who thinks otherwise is either dangerously naïve or pathetically stupid, frankly.Knock the dust off your Bible, Benedict!The great Apostle Paul predicted today's situatio perfectly over 2,000 years ago, and I quote: «But know this: difficult times will come in the last days.For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self - control, brutal, without love for what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, loversof pleasures rather than lovers of God, holding to the form of religion but denying its power»... (2nd Timothy 3:1 - 5)- Hello!

The Tabletatura, of course, hate the whole thing; and they object particularly to the reception of communities rather than individuals, quite simply because far more will come, numerically, under this dispensation than under what previously obtained: i.e., special fast - track arrangements for clergy wanting reordination (this has helped substantially with the shortage of priests) but the old business of «individual submission» for the laity, and off with them to some denatured liturgy at the ghastly concrete Catholic barracks down the road.

They then had to deal with the possibility of being attacked by carnivores, and they came to deal with this threat by running away rather than by standing on their hind legs and trying to fight off the attack with their front feet, as giraffes do, for instance.

I've come to feel that I'd rather be short - sighted than far - sighted; I'd rather take care of the hurts & needs in front of me right now than manifest some utopia in the far - off future.

To spare some digital space, rather than everyone saying she is crazy, will ANYONE come forward with the claim that she IS N'T riding a trolley that went off the tracks several decades ago?

They must rather be disposed off in a burning furnace and their resultant solution disposed off at high seas where growing plants would not come into contact with their solution.

I would like to get into this Commandment by starting not with its origins and coming forward, as we have done with the others, but rather by starting with its present traditions and corruptions and working backward to its origins, peeling off the layers in the process.

Still love the video of his brother at his memorial going off on all the religious people that came there to look good by invoking their own beliefs rather than showing respect for the beliefs of the deceased!

i long with you david... and i myself stumble in my own awkward efforts toward freedom, and as you said, we know the fact is that it is scary to move into freedom... because it is unknown... but i see so many on this newfound road to freedom get trapped in the liminal space of wish - fullfillment community (which actually rather looks like affinity rather than the hard - won community that comes from communitas)... i'm sure this is going to come off the wrong way, but i'm going to say it anyway: many of the comments seem to be «all about me», and truly that is what religion is... but not freedom, not the mission of Jesus where you die to yourself by taking up your cross daily... not being centered on the «other» rather than yourself...

I am not lessened by those that do not believe what i believe, i served this country and spent a year in Iraq, many of my fellow soldiers were Christian but i served beside Atheists, mormons, Catholics, wiccans, Jews, even a satanist, yes a satanist, and guess what, we were friends, I cared deeply for them and they for me, These were the guys that protected me so i could sleep, my life was in their hands and theirs in mine... I think you all have a very bad idea of what a Christian is, i think you have no idea what you're talking about when you judge us all as a religion... you need to get out of your house and off of your computer chair and learn what people are really about... Maybe then you will understand Humanity rather than just secularizing everybody and hating them... you are sad people, yet my beliefs teach me to pray for you, and hope that you come to reason...

I sent off the majority of the batch with Man - thing, as well as the rest of the poppy lemon loaf cake from yesterday, to the in - laws, because keeping so much nom in the house is not always for the best:p The recipe is rather healthier than most cinnamon roll versions I've come across, especially considering one subs the traditional oil for applesauce.

But it does high England with such glee, and so winkingly, that the act comes off as inclusive rather than reactionary.

Sanchez was at his best every time Giroud comes off the bench as Alexis loves being part of an attacking build up and team work in transition to the opponent's goal rather than ball watching and waiting for ball in the central position.

Using this new polynomial function (red line), we can come up with expected break - even moneylines rather than basing them off of past results.

Too hard to predict all of the results for all the events, rather make your money off the juice and when sucker bets like the Mayweather fight come cash in.

And rather than make a bad trade, says Schuerholz, «it might be better to finish the season, come in next year having guys more comfortable and get off to a good start.»

Now, he did miss a rather open look just a minute or two prior to the glancing header goal off Yotun's corner, but he's a rookie and his game is still coming together.

His job in the Ravens» 3 - 4 is often holding up blockers to keep them off the linebackers rather than trying to come off and make plays himself.

Her forehand shots, which are so powerful they seem to come off a man's racket rather than that of a frail - looking Devonshire lass, went into the net about as often as into her opponent's court.