Sentences with phrase «dull affair»

Generally financial reports from companies can be a pretty dull affair.

Take the season finale of 2017, which was a fairly dull affair, but this was largely due to the circuit.

Just in case anyone was concerned that May's Scottish Parliament election might prove to be a rather dull affair as the SNP marched to a seemingly inevitable second overall majority, two polls, one released by TNS BMRB yesterday and one by YouGov published in today's Times, have added some spice to the campaign.

In what was an otherwise dull affair, a sublime piece of skill from the former Rayo Vallecano man proved to be the talking point of the match.

Roberto Firmino fired Brazil in front against Chile at the Emirates Stadium to lighten up what was a previously dull affair, moments after coming on for Luiz Adriano.

The international break is usually met with a chorus of sighs and jeers from Premier League fans, as the frantic action tends to be replaced with dull affairs devoid of any intrigue.

Liverpool has pretty similar style under klopp on their away trips which means it might turn out to be one of those boring dull affairs where both teams cancel each other out.

Though this ridiculously in - depth account of the CIA's search for the al - Qaeda leader could have been an extremely dull affair in someone else's hands, director Kathryn Bigelow injects the film with the same level of intensity and suspense that made «The Hurt Locker» so riveting.

With nothing really of interest going on, it's a mostly dull affair, with only a few moments of life when John Leguizamo comes in and does some humorous schtick.

Though it gets the little details right, the main thrust of this story is largely rote, predictable and can be an admittedly dull affair.

The fourth Indy outing is a thoroughly dull affair, lacking any of the thrills that defined the original trilogy.

You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs Center of a crowd, talking much too loud, running up and down the stairs Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years And though you've tried you just can't hide, your eyes are edged with tears You better stop, look around Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown - The Rolling Stones

Learning To Drive is a very dull affair.

Up until the time Gavitt took the podium it was a pretty dull affair.

Synods have typically been rather dull affairs.

Well not exactly: the Hart effect works through his latest effort, particularly as his chemistry with co-star Josh Gad (who apparently still enjoys warm hugs) is the high point of an otherwise dull affair.

Nature is a dull affair, soundless, scentless, colorless, merely the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly (p. 80).

This is quite different from Alfred North Whitehead's description of the physical universe assumed by natural science: «A dull affair, soundless, scentless, colorless, merely the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly.»

«Nature is a dull affair, soundless, scentless, colorless; merely the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly» (Whitehead 1933 p. 69).

Even though some high scoring fixtures have taken place between these two clubs — most notably the 6 - 2 win for Werder Bremen two years ago, this meeting is likely to be a dull affair with little to separate between the two clubs.

Nothing I've seen from either side this campaign makes me think this will be a dull affair so even at 2.75 I sense the risk / reward is stacked towards the over.

The match seemed set for a dull affair but the recent reversal of form has added a bit of spice into the contest.

Liverpool v Chelsea at Anfield is never a dull affair and this game has all the potential to be a great match.

The game was a dull affair, which was to be expected, with chances few and far betwee, but the point will be seen as a very good point on Stoke's behalf and they can now travel back home with a smile on their faces as they return to what has been a happy hunting ground for the Potters this season, with five of their six league victories come there.

Thursday night's Europa League encounter between Arsenal and Cologne was by no means a dull affair, with the Cologne fans playing spoilsport to what was an otherwise very impressive performance from a second string Arsenal side.

Meetings between Wigan and Bolton in Greater Manchester tend to be dull affairs, with goals sought after in these parts.

Overall the game was a dull affair for most part as Italy defended in numbers and made it very difficult for Germany to get their free flowing football going.

I grew up in a country where most elections were fixed, voting made no difference, and the political process was a dull affair run by a party whose politics were as odious as its leaders.

Django Unchained is inspired by the Django Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s, but is a different animal entirely which, for once, isn't a bad thing as I remember those Django movies, in which Franco Nero roamed the West dragging an empty coffin behind him, were pretty dull affairs.

The only thing is, is that it just ends up being a dull affair, one that boasts wooden performances, bland dialogue, and poorly executed action scenes.

I get that bounty hunting is probably a dull affair, compared to the explosive version nestled in my imagination, but Scott doesn't take the concept seriously himself.

The first round is always a bit of a dull affair.

In the Coens» retelling, however, the balance shifts heavily toward the initial heist — itself a dull affair — such that the crooks don't even decide to kill the landlady until the final 20 minutes of the movie.

Still, the film's deception and manipulation, even while between the thighs of J - Law, is somewhat of a dull affair and one that is running counter to the idea that using sex as an element of female empowerment only works when the character isn't forced into the position to survive.

Donald Trump's inauguration is looking to be a dull affair, especially when compared with the star - studded events that celebrated President Barack Obama's election in 2008 and 2012.

Perversely, the Sport Black version does actually include some metal - finish trim to brighten the facia, but it's still a pretty dull affair, with swathes of textured black plastic.

It's a pretty dull affair that see's you hunting a rogue agent, but a fairly predictable couple of plots does not do much for the story and it feels rather loose all round.

The production values are good for what it is and it's not a broken game or anything like that, but those are both of the nice things I have to say about this shallow, dull affair...

Bosses are also a dull affair, their one advantage being the ability to deplete your health in just two or three blows.

For too long the transfer system has been a dull affair.

Samsung continues to prove that it makes amazing smartphone displays, even if the S8 Active's screen installation is a dull affair with no curved glass and plenty of bezel.

Use precise and to the point language in CV It is very important that the language used in a CV or resume is highly professional, precise and to the point language otherwise going through a CV becomes a dull affair for the prospective employer.