Sentences with phrase «effective as a weapon»

I still think he can be effective as a weapon.

Not exact matches

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

Marx's critique of religion was replaced by the eighteenth century popular critique of religion, clergy, and church, evidently because it was more effective as a political weapon.

If there is a war against christianity, it is between christian extremists and those «who require evidence prior to believing», and seeing as how there is no evidence supporting creation by an almighty whatever, and that there is tons of evidence supporting evolution, the most effective weapon in the «war» is the utter stupidity that keeps emanating from the mouths of christian loudmouths.

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Currently Liverpool must rely solely on Luis Suarez as arguably the Anfield side's only effective attacking weapon.

Theo was as sharp as a tack, showing us once again that with the right runs and movement, his pace can be a hugely effective weapon.

Some foreign policy experts have taken Kim's announcement last week that North Korea would no longer test nuclear weapons as a positive sign, but the leader also said his country didn't need to continue the testing because he already knows how effective the weapons he has are.

The incoming Majority members, with their numbers said to be hovering around 170 as against the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) 115, are expected by Nana Addo, to ensure that his nominated ministers, who will be vetted by the Appointment Committee, are given the nod using their number as an effective weapon.

I'm not sure that the claim that conventional weapons are just as brutally effective is true, otherwise chemical and nerve agents would not be generally considered «Weapons of Mass Destruction.»

Mr. Ryan and other leaders warned conservatives that using the farm bill as the vehicle to stage their revolt would only embolden centrist Republicans and hand them the votes they needed to turn the discharge petition into an effective weapon.

As attorney general, Spitzer's favorite tactic was to use shame and publicity as weapons against publicly traded companies, and for eight years, it was hugely effective — though Spitzer ran roughshod over more than a few innocent partieAs attorney general, Spitzer's favorite tactic was to use shame and publicity as weapons against publicly traded companies, and for eight years, it was hugely effective — though Spitzer ran roughshod over more than a few innocent partieas weapons against publicly traded companies, and for eight years, it was hugely effective — though Spitzer ran roughshod over more than a few innocent parties.

Keeping the Trident nuclear weapons system would act as an effective deterrent in preventing threats to UK security, Sir Menzies Campbell has said.

In such situations there is no single target (like Washington or Moscow) for nukes, rendering them less effective either as offensive weapons or deterents.

Scientists hope that ribozymes might be effective weapons against other autosomal dominant diseases such as Huntington's disease and glaucoma.

Stone objects collected by prehistoric hunters were effective as throwing weapons to hunt animals, research at Leeds Beckett University reveals.

The study, the first to demonstrate zirconium MOFs as effective weapons against nerve agents, will be published March 16 by the journal Nature Materials.

Insects» immune systems lack adaptable weapons such as antibodies, but they can still be strikingly effective.

Recent advances in data analysis technology have given federal controllers, such as the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team, new and effective weapons in the fight against fraud, Czarnecki says.

As mentioned earlier, a ketogenic diet can be an effective weapon against cancer.

A Swedish - Finnish study, published in January 2009, singled out coffee as an effective weapon against dementia.

As you play through the missions you collect and unlock new weapons to make your worm killing that much more effective.

Crafting is a lot of fun, and even if the given weapon you make isn't as effective as you'd like, it'll probably give you a few laughs before it breaks.

In Jiro's case, these beautiful things — most notably his design for the Zero fighter plane, which became one of Japan's most effective weapons in World War II — were requisitioned as implements of death, an irony that suffuses every frame of this dark and difficult film, which, it should be stressed, is not at all for young children.

Different types of armor stitched together from the remains of different types of monsters will defend you against different elements like thunder, water, ice, fire, and dragon, and different types of weapons are more effective against different monsters whose weaknesses you'll discover as you fight them and search for clues about them.

As a result of her treatment, Samus can now absorb any floating X parasites in the area in order to replenish her energy and weapon stock, and absorbing those within larger bosses gives her new power - ups and abilities: an effective twist on classic Metroid gameplay elements that feels fresh while still remaining true to the series's roots.

Most weapons have some kind of special, powered - up state, and getting used to the rhythm and flow of this duality, and learning to see your full capabilities as a holistic, inter-related whole, will really help you become effective quickly, both on solo hunts and in a team.

Holding in the B button, you're able to select from several other effective weapons, as well, such as bombs which can be bowled toward an enemy at a distance and a whip, which felt totally satisfying to use against the various enemies.

As far as overall strength, Stormbreaker is one of the most effective and durable weapons in the entire MCAs far as overall strength, Stormbreaker is one of the most effective and durable weapons in the entire MCas overall strength, Stormbreaker is one of the most effective and durable weapons in the entire MCU.

Now survivors can fend for themselves, and once their plots have been resolved, they'll happily pick up a weapon and act as effective optional sidekicks as Nick works his way through the city.

it's more of a strategy based game if anything as in order for you to beat a monster you usually have to lose a few times and develop a method for you to beat it, find an armor that isn't weak to it, and find a weapon that is effective against it.

Credit is a cost effective weapon to fight poverty and it serves as a vehicle in the overall well - being of the socioeconomic.

Another effective weapon on his side, as mentioned above, is Filena.

With Destiny's ultimate gear philosophy, it's easy to be just as effective (or more) with a lowly Rare weapon you love as a «higher» Legendary you feel like you should use.

These chances come around for both the base weapon design, but also the upgrades of upgrades getting a chance to be altered in both design as well as stats so that they would be a bit more effective in combat.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

Faster weapons such as gauntlets or arm - blades offer longer combos and are effective against single enemies while the slow weapons such as hammers and axes offer more damage and the ability to harm more enemies at once.

It is possible to use ability points to upgrade the signs and make them even more effective in combat, doing enough damage to allow Geralt to use them as primary weapons.

Today Ubisoft released this short but effective video introducing us to the new protagonist in Assassin's Creed 3 as well as give us a look at what kind of weapons this new character might be wielding during the game.

The Following is the first major expansion for Dying Light and it's a big one, adding a huge countryside to navigate and a dune buggy that is not only an indispensable mode of transportation but an effective mobile weapon as well.

Secondary items and magic are somewhat underutilized as your primary weapon is often the most effective tool in battle, and like any good battle system, some attacks are better than others.

You play as an ugly, somewhat demonic protagonist, questing and exploring a devilish, unforgiving realm to scrounge up resources and survive long enough to level up and scrap together more effective weapons.

On first inspection, there's a temptation to say that the combat is just «hold the button to attack», but as you progress, weaknesses and strengths appear, and you'll have to switch between your four chosen weapons to get the most effective attack.

During my extensive time with Crysis 2's multiplayer, I was often frustrated that I never got to use a car as a weapon... because it was never more effective than my rifle or nanosuit.

While the game still includes barriers (such as weather effects, inhospitable environments or strong enemies), many of these can be overcome by using Food, effective weapons and armor or finding alternate routes.

As in other games of this ilk, the pieces of equipment worn and the weapons being wielded in Soma Bringer will determine the final effective stats by adding boosts on top of the basic numbers.

But it is advised to be as sneaky as you can be, as weapons will not always be very effective.

The stage Water Gliding, just by the stage name I can tell I'm going to be using boosters a lot to skim the water surface, so I should naturally carry weapons that fare well in water since energy weapons are not as effective.

However where Mad Max truly shines is as players partake in ferocious vehicular combat, as the game offers up a vast array of unique weapons, from the terrifying flamethrowers, to the simple but effective gattling guns.

«Financial abuse is an invisible weapon that's just as effective as a lock and key in controlling victims,» SVP of corporate responsibility at Allstate Insurance Vicky Dinges said in a statement.