Sentences with phrase «dismissed as a fad»

The phenomenon of Brooklynization has officially reached the point where the cool kids who couldn't shut up about it 10 years ago now dismiss it as fad.

Three - dimensional printing was once dismissed as a fad, but Phoenix - based Local Motors is using it to manufacture parts for the Strati, a new, two - passenger electric car.

Although too much is at stake in the critique of the modern world to dismiss as a fad the idea that we are moving into a new epoch, the term is weak also in that it does not provide any positive indication of what is succeeding the modern or what should follow it.

But just like the principle of MOOCs, which some will dismiss as a fad, the principle of eLearning is that it's cost effective, efficient and can deliver great results.

IncumbentCo originally dismissed this as a fad (due to the originally inferior product), but once they reported weak earnings and the SoftDAO product got better, they decided it was the right time to sue SoftDAO.

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But imagine if a company like Starbucks had been dismissed as a passing fad.

After defying a grim outlook for the consumer discretionary sector, the designer and retailer of «yoga - inspired» sportswear is once again back to being a stock - market darling, testing its record highs and all but silencing the skeptics who once dismissed it, with no small whiff of macho market chauvinism, as a fluff stock — a women's fad.

The danger is that Christians who have been around for a while can easily dismiss such movements as trendy fads, or only relevant to a small minority.

There is more willingness to listen to other concerns and to take them seriously as legitimate needs rather than to dismiss them as establishment fads.

But in the intervening decades he has demonstrated that his theological orientation can not be characterized by a single phrase nor dismissed as a passing fad.

Yet the spiritual outrages being committed in the name of Christ can not be dismissed as mere passing fads.

OrganicMania: Some pundits dismiss women's interest in the environment as just a passing fad.

Some doctors dismiss gluten - free as a mere fad, 5 fueled by celebrity endorsements and an increasing number of books linking wheat and gluten to a wide range of health problems, from gut dysfunction and allergies to neurological diseases and autoimmune problems.

Also known as the 16:8 intermittent fasting and workout system, Leangains was dismissed as just another diet fad.

Rea doesn't dismiss power yoga or other more aggressive classes as fads or less serious forms of yoga.

It's tempting to dismiss compacts as lightweight fads, particularly if one focuses on districts where district - charter tensions are still paramount.

I think it's fair to say that Twitter can no longer be dismissed as a trivial passing fad.

She also dismisses the knowledge - skills dichotomy as «nonsense» and knowledge organisers as «a fad».

You might be tempted to dismiss the idea of the «future ready teacher» as just the latest bit of shallow jargon or the newest passing fad...

The impressive evaluations will recede in significance, and critics will dismiss the strategy as just another failed fad.

While many skeptics have dismissed Tesla as a «fad car», with over 150,000 units sold, three models added to the line up, and viral videos displaying phenomenal performance prowess, the Tesla Model S has secured its place in history delivering a highly refined automobile offering luxury and performance features at very high standards.

At least, those who didn't dismiss ebooks as a flash - in - the - pan fad.

When Sega first launched its online service for the Dreamcast, Nintendo dismissed internet console gaming as little more than a fad.

Without the proper introduction and coaching, many legal teams dismiss LPM as a fad, or, even worse, a challenge to their autonomy.

Some are quick to dismiss them as nothing more than a fad, while there are those that believe in their potential.

Many financial institutions and people dismissed Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme or passing fad (like Jamie Dimon), but quite a few of those entities have changed their tune over the last few months.

While skeptics used to dismiss the notion as a fad with little scientific basis, academic research over two decades in psychology, neuroscience, human development, and yes, business, has validated its benefits for navigating human interactions.»