Sentences with phrase «despite ominous»

Bet you didn't know that despite the ominous news of an IRS audit, tens of thousands of taxpayers walk out of those audits every year cashing a check instead of writing one.

Despite the ominous - seeming scenario of hundreds of birds falling from the sky in Arkansas on New Year's Eve, authorities say that it was no act of God.

With this exhibition opening less than two weeks before the already fraught spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, works like these channel the corruption and despair, the crumbling nostalgia, and the specters of disease, that are, despite their ominous undertones and overtones, inexhaustible sources of life as we know it now.

And he could be right, despite its ominous empty eye.

Despite the ominous cloud cover we enjoyed one spectacular sunset for which we were truly grateful.

Despite their ominous look, Scottish Deerhounds are among the gentlest dog breeds in the world.

(By the way despite the ominous notice the car was back on the road ASAP) Steve Mona / Elaine Page

Living passionately despite ominous ill health is a theme of this social - history drama about a group of Aids activists in early - 1990s Paris, and the film's director, Robin Campillo, accordingly fills every scene with vitality.

Despite its ominous name, the Necropolis isn't so much an underworld as much as it is a repository of knowledge and wisdom, united by the fact that it only exists within the minds of Wakanda's dead leaders.

The sequel, subtitled Rapidly Approaching Category 5, follows in its predecessor's meteorological tradition, but, despite its ominous subtitle, has attracted far less attention than the original report.

Despite the ominous warning, Bellone appointed Burke in January 2012 as Suffolk Police's chief of department, where he commanded 2,400 sworn officers.

Despite the ominous «CONTAINS SULFITES» warning that accompanies most wine labels, sulfites are not the nicotine of wine, although that is exactly what lobbyists wanted you to believe.

Not exact matches

Despite the somewhat ominous name, oxblood — a bold cranberry / burgundy shade — is one of the hottest hues for fall....

All tech and design aspects here are first - rate, notably Patrick Taylor and Kevin Hilliard's ominous score (despite an occasional excess of percussive bombast), and cinematography by Alex Disenhof («The We and I») that makes excellent use of the widescreen format, both on land (the pic was shot in Kenya) and at sea.

Despite her history, the film's ominous trailer strongly suggests that Doctor Reyes could be an antagonist in the film.

While libraries have done well for themselves despite the dire predictions of doom following the digital revolution — largely by reinventing themselves as providers of other community needs while still making books their focus — there have been some highly ominous predictions for libraries in the current political climate.

Despite all of the dire predictions of the death of print books and the even more ominous — but genuine — predictions on the death of brick and mortar bookstores, this report is actually a good sign that the dramatic drops in book buying are possible slowing.

Despite Granddaddy's attempt to warn the mayor of the city that the ominous plunge in the barometer means the approach of a dangerous storm, a tragic flood strikes.

Authors need to know highly detailed budgets and plans for marketing of any given book before agreeing to sign a contract, a fact that she stood her ground on despite the high - pressure sales pitches and ominous threats to her career that she experienced from some Big Five publishers.

The five, plus a happy - go - lucky Greek tourist they meet along the way, set off on their little dirt - road trip, despite increasingly ominous signs, and are soon trapped at the hilltop ruins, awaiting rescue, while a very scary entity tries to lure them to their deaths.

Despite recent struggles and ominous projections, BlackBerry is going forward with plans of new smartphones based on the BB 10 operating system.

Despite recent struggles and ominous projections, BlackBerry is going forward with plans of new smartphones...

Despite its relatively ominous title, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is a well rounded, highly entertaining fighter game you and your friends can enjoy, taunting and gloating after each victory.

But despite the study's ominous predictions, weeds could also hold the key to offering a solution, due to their characteristic genetic diversity.

Despite the fact that California leads the pack in a number of ominous statistical categories where highway safety and vehicular crime are concerned, a recent study of national auto insurance premiums by the Insurance Information Institute found that the average Californian pays just $ 800 per year in auto insurance premiums, right in line with the national average of $ 795.