Sentences with phrase «decent effort in»

A throwback to the old - school 16 - bit style JRPG where bright colourful characters, a top - down perspective and turn - based combat ruled the roost, Echoes of Aetheria is one of those pleasant surprises that in addition to providing a cracking little tribute to those classic Japanese adventure titles of yesteryear, the game also happens to be a decent effort in its own right, too.

This is her third movie in that capacity, and while it certainly doesn't suggest she should give up the day job, it's a very decent effort in many respects.

Anyhow, it is a decent effort in its period of brilliance, but unfortunately it's obsolete now.

While there are some decent efforts in the gluten - free beer category — Lakefront New Grist, Bard's and Anheuser - Busch RedBridge — malted barley provides the backbone of beer's color and flavor, and its absence is noticeable in beers without it.

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In general, the roth accounts are pretty great and you'll be relieved to have a decent balance in there if tax rates ever skyrocket in an effort to close the deficit or fund some sort of unnecessary govt prograIn general, the roth accounts are pretty great and you'll be relieved to have a decent balance in there if tax rates ever skyrocket in an effort to close the deficit or fund some sort of unnecessary govt prograin there if tax rates ever skyrocket in an effort to close the deficit or fund some sort of unnecessary govt prograin an effort to close the deficit or fund some sort of unnecessary govt program.

The effort that is expended in segregating, isolating, and discriminating large segments of the population would be better spent dealing with things like decent education, housing and medical care for ALL.

The distinction between an honest effort to secure justice and base connivance in injustice, the difference between loyalty and disloyalty to those we love, the difference between a decent and a vicious life — all of this becomes sharply outlined when we are honest.

«It is easy to imagine the United States or Canada or Brazil, or even — with somewhat more effort — France supporting twice its 1960 population on a reasonably decent standard of living,» observed John Robbins in his 1959 book, Too Many Asians.

Your right I think, if we can get decent holding CM to help protect the back 4 then Ozil and Co will be able to focus on attacking more often, how - ever I will highlight how little effort Ozil puts in to winning the ball back For me Cazorla would be the starter because I have more confidence in him in getting back and winning the ball back with the TEAM and help us press higher up to force the opposition into making mistakes and letting in goals.

the league cup is a fantastic breeding ground / step up (from the reserve leagues) for our youngsters to get the big game experience, and show wenger they are ready to take a top spot in the first team, sooner than later the further they advance the more impressive they will look, and they get a decent trophy for all there efforts.

Arsenal finally got a decent and well deserved reward for their efforts in the Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund and while Jurgen Klopp was not happy with the performance of his players, Arsene Wenger suggested that it was the Gunners getting the balance of the side right, as an Arsenal.com report shows.

Still, White produced some solid efforts against decent run defenses: 174 yards (7.9 per carry) against BYU (28th in Def.

Janssen scored his first goal for the club in midweek in the EFL Cup, and although he wasn't able to follow that up with an effort in the league, it was a decent performance from the 22 - year - old as he set up Heung - Min Son's first goal of the afternoon.

Coming up against an in - form and fully fit Jack Wilshere and Granit Xhaka, Bakayoko will need to put in a decent shift to ensure that Chelsea come away with something to show for their efforts and to re-open a gap between themselves and the chasing pack below them in the battle for a top - four finish.

The Merseysiders were allowed to dictate the game and took full advantage and although the West Ham players put in a decent amount of effort the impression was that there little belief to go alongside it.

There was no lack of effort or desire but a distinct lack of urgency as our boys huffed and puffed throughout the first half, creating a couple of decent chances but ultimately failing to really test Martin Fulop in the Sunderland goal.

Made a good save from Costa in the first minute but that was the high point of his evening as he later allowed Willian's powerful but very saveable effort to go straight through him — did make a couple of decent stops late on.

The Cottagers have a dire away record while Everton, albeit having secured some decent results recently, have been very inconsistent so far this season and were made to work for their three points in the corresponding fixture, where Stoke should have secured a point had a Tuncay effort not been wrongly disallowed for a non-existent push.

Boufal made it to the senior squad at Lille in the 2014 - 15 season after coming through the ranks at fellow French side Angers and has since gone on to make 43 Ligue 1 appearances for the club, with a decent return of 14 goals and 10 assists to show for his efforts (stats via whoscored).

Sometimes, upperclassmen suggested taking classes that would lead to a decent grade regardless of effort in the «hard - to - fulfill» requirement categories.

But when a mom takes the time to perfectly apply her makeup, makes sure her hair is perfectly coiffed and puts on a non-stained T - shirt and a decent pair of jeans and then takes a selfie with her kids and shares it on Facebook with the caption «I don't hate the way I look today,» it's kind of like a slap in the face to moms who don't have the time or the energy to put in the effort.

In particular his efforts to persuade ministers to adopt a decent recall mechanism for misbehaving MPs faltered in the face of ministerial conservatisIn particular his efforts to persuade ministers to adopt a decent recall mechanism for misbehaving MPs faltered in the face of ministerial conservatisin the face of ministerial conservatism.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) vowed that the coalition of Democratic state officials would continue to oppose President TrumpDonald John TrumpMexican presidential candidate vows to fire back at Trump's «offensive» tweets Elizabeth Warren urges grads to fight for «what is decent» in current political climate Jim Carrey takes aim at Kent State grad who posed with AR - 10 MORE's efforts to ban travel from nations the administration says do not meet information - sharing requirements, calling the ban «discriminatory.»

Before the UC postdocs voted to unionize, the UC system engaged in a difficult and ultimately successful effort to provide decent, uniform benefits to all UC postdocs.

One thing is for sure — ectomorphs have to eat way more than what they're used to in order to make decent mass gains because no amount of effort in the gym can lead to great results if it's not paired with an adequate diet plan.

My goal in writing this article is to go over how to build solidly decent strength and musculature with a bare effective minimum effort.

But you should still put some decent effort into composing an attention - grabbing profile that paints you in an honest yet flattering light.

Panned by critics as immature and vulgar, Deuce Bigalow nevertheless did decent business in theaters and found a niche after it's subsequent release on home video, prompting Schneider to prepare a sophmore effort, The Animal.

Pared down strategy elements, scanty arsenal of weapons, lack of single - player missions and decent tutorials — yep, it's all there, but, in contrast to shooters that come off big assembly lines, the developers put love and effort into making of this game.

There's so little to say in this film, and if there was a little more heart here, then the final product would have stood as genuinely decent, but as things stand, this effort is not only forgettable, but mean -, if at all spirited, with unlikable characters behind a meandering narrative that mediocrity goes secured.

You can definitely tell it's a lower budget game but it's easy to see that the developers put a lot of effort in making this a decent stealth military shooter.

It's a half decent effort and understandable why Cooper and Stevens decided to commit, particularly Stevens who helped produce the film and has a personal connection to SUMMER IN FEBRUARY's writer.

Following the success of last year's Million Dollar Arm, which was pretty decent, and previous efforts like Cool Runnings (brilliant), Invincible (okay) and even Remember The Titans with Denzel Washington (decent), the studio presents McFarland, a film named after one of the poorest towns in California, situated just north of Los Angeles.

There's a decent premise to this action - comedy, but the filmmakers can't be bothered to put in the effort to actually make it funny or exciting.

Not a single effort was made to present the movie in a decent fashion.

Don Jon is a decent first effort in both writing and directing for young Joseph Gordon - Levitt and a promise of things to come.

42 is right in the middle; a decent movie that aspires to maudlin mediocrity in an effort to tell an important story in a way that will least upset anyone.

Hall Pass reminds me of their past efforts: able to get a big laugh here, misfiring there, unsettling with some ribald and gross gags, and doing a decent job to ground the piece in thoughtful humanity.

We all know that the studio feel the need to pump out a decent quota of Marvel - related features from its rich universe every year but what with the new forthcoming Spiderman film already spinning out its second reboot in just a few years we have to wonder why on Earth do we need another Fantastic Four effort?

Paul Rudd put forth a decent effort as did Justin Theroux in his character role as the hippie antagonist.

Wearing his DTV uniform of black baseball hat and shades, Cusack is still decent in the role and at least doesn't seem as bored as Bruce Willis has in his DTV efforts.

For every decent (or even great) romance film or love story that has preceded this and the missteps they have taken in their efforts to affect audiences a certain way, Her manages to learn from those errors and simply avoids making them.

Yet not to confront the challenges of structure and governance in public education in our time is to accept the glum fact that the most earnest of our other «reform» efforts can not gain enough traction to make a big dent in America's educational deficit, to produce a decent supply of quality alternatives to the traditional monopoly, or to defeat the adult interests that typically rule and benefit from that monopoly.

The only reason these parents spend this money and make this effort is because their children will have a chance for a decent education if they are in the «gifted» program instead of the soup where children are placed haphazardly.

The article, by Jonathan Mahler, was about the heroic efforts of Ramón González, the principal of M.S. 223, a public middle school in the South Bronx, to make his school a place where his young charges can get a decent education and thus, perhaps, a better life.

The Murano is a decent looking effort and would probably find a ready market in the UK, where SUVs of all shapes and sizes seem to find a market.

Carrying capacity aside, all current Leons have decent practicality and some say they even beat VW's own effort in term of ergonomics.

I would love you to weigh in on the «debate» between folks like Kristine Katheryn Rusch, who advocates for significantly higher prices, more careful discounting and ZERO promotional effort until an author has a decent backlist; and the Mark Coker types whose promotional guide champions a multi-pronged, full - force marketing plan worthy of a multimillion dollar corporation.

Amazon has yet again set the KDP Select fund at «just» $ 3 million, so it will certainly need another record addition to that to keep the pay - per - borrow at a decent level, but the obvious effort to restore authors» faith in Kindle Unlimited is very encouraging.

The Devis can achieve good results with their money with very little effort by selling all their high - fee mutual funds, both in their RRSPs and TFSAs, and replacing them with one good mutual fund such as the Mawer Balanced Fund that carries a decent MER of 1 %.