Sentences with phrase «even by the standards»

In effect, the newspaper's editorial board is arguing that the coverage that won it the Pulitzer also «disrupted lawful intelligence - gathering» and therefore was largely indefensible even by the standards usually applied to whistle blowers.

That's young, even by the standards of Silicon Valley, where many venture capitalists unapologetically prefer to fund youth over experience.

Those charges alone will amount to $ 2 billion, an extremely large allotment for stock compensation even by the standards of the tech industry, which often pays its employees with equity.

Even by the standards of the commodity business (and the commodity trading business in particular) Glencore is known for its appetite for political and legal risk, and its willingness to deal with sketchy counterparties.

... Even by the standards of Apollo, one of the world's largest private equity firms, the previously unreported transaction with the Kushners was a big deal: It was triple the size of the average property loan made by Apollo's real estate lending arm... An even larger loan came from Citigroup, which lent the firm and one of its partners $ 325 million to help finance a group of office buildings in Brooklyn.

It's no surprise that David has opinions, but even by his standards I'd say that this cartoon is a bit more risque than his usual.

Much of the society for which they labored was not particularly well «educated or informed even by the standards of the day.

Yet it was not all failure, by any means, even by the standards by which Jesus reckoned success; so much is clear.

And yet the Bible â $ «whether inerrant or divinely inspired â $ «offers us an approximation that is terrible even by the standards of the ancient world.

That makes evangelical Iowans unusually influential even by the standards of the national Republican Party, in which evangelical Christians have constituted the base since Ronald Reagan was elected president.

The two greatest physicists in the nineteenth century, Faraday and Maxwell, were not only devout but unusually so, even by the standards of their day.

Balzarini bought one of Perth's more expensive homes, an Italian - style villa that was lavish even by the standards of the resources boom.

Now pit stops weren't exactly lightning fast back in 1983, but even by the standards of the day the Alfa mechanics were comically slow and de Cesaris dropped right back.

If something is wrong with Kershaw's back, that would be terrible news for an already decimated Dodgers» rotation, but also for our baseball - loving eyeballs, because Kershaw is having himself a special year even by his standards.

Even by the standards of the 1960s though, the Roskilde Ring in Denmark was way, way different.

It was incredibly narrow, even by the standards of the day, and it often caused incidents at the start of races.

Our defending lately is very poor even by our standards, between Xhaka Koscielny and Alexis they are slowly turning the knife, they're meant to be some of our bedrock those three.

Westbrook and George will have the ball in their hands more, and Westbrook — who has been a wildly inefficient shooter this year, even by his standards — will have another shooting target to hit.

We would have to have 3 or 4 long term serious injuries to our front 4 players before he would get a look in imo — possible but even by the standards of our injury record, unlikely.

Arsenal have almost certain to reach the Europa League semifinals, and even by their standards, it would take some capitulation to overturn their 4 - 1 advantage in next Thursday's second leg against CSKA Moscow.

But the broadside fired at engine supplier Renault during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend was fiery even by his standards.

The proverbial «poker face» should really be called the «Arsene face», but this was sneaky even by your standards.

It's pretty obvious that Bay and Jay - Z don't do anything their signature Carter swag, but the rumors surrounding their birth plan for the twins is extravagant, even by their standards.

Even by the standards of general election campaigns, the Conservatives continue to act in a highly disreputable manner.

Even by the standards of modern legislation, the psychoactive substances bill is startlingly inane.

But Monday's rapprochement, temporary or not, came after an episode of conflict extraordinary even by the standards of this notably rocky relationship.

It's been an unusual week - and - half, even by the standards of Albany, with Schneiderman resigning amid domestic violence charges and a range of potential candidates emerging to replace him.

Title insurance is an opaque industry, even by the standards of real estate, and some players are notorious for going all - out to win business, wining and dining clients and potential clients with parties, trips, and tickets.

He is known to be particularly generous even by the standards of the more generous Republican donors.

«A little - noticed provision of this year's budget directs $ 30 million to a single nursing home in The Bronx — which is unusual even by the standards of New York state government,» noted the Empire Center for Public Policy.

The trial involved allegations of corruption that were rare even by the standards of Albany, which has seen its share of such trials.

Even by that standard, however, he says it was bad out there.

Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, has never been a politician for whom loyalty to the boss has been a strong point, but even by his standards his interview with the Daily Mail, attacking Theresa May's preferred option for customs with the EU after Brexit as «crazy», sets a new benchmark for what you might term uncollegiality.

Even by the standards of the off - off - year election — those contests in odd - numbered years when there is no mayoral race — this is a non-election election year.

Not only is this unacceptable but it is also shameful even by his standards.

Take a green 18 - year - old, stick him in a uniform, ship him off to a war, and expose him to something truly horrific even by the standards of human violence — say, a battle in which he's the only soldier in his entire unit to survive.

Even by the standards of the region, home to many change - the - world techies, that's an ambitious goal.

Ian Smail of Durham University in the United Kingdom says that, even by the standards of submillimeter galaxies, the simulated galaxy is very large, productive, and long - lived.

Also, everyone is either a freshmen or a sophomore — young even by the standards of undergraduate research.

Even by the standards of Internet scams, the scheme is brazen.

A study revealed last week a team of scientists discovered a Fast Radio Burst that is unusual even by the standards used to judge FRBs.

And because this post is long even by my standards, I've created a clickable Table of Contents to help you navigate the labyrinth.

These Siwy, faux leather shorts were a tiny bit short, even by my standards.

That arrangement sets the pieces in motion for a riotous buddy comedy in which the duo capture plenty of bounty before hurtling toward their final target, wealthy plantation owner Calvin Candy (Leonardo DiCaprio, over the top even by these standards), who keeps Broomhilda locked up in a dismal existence at the appropriately - titled Candyland.

Sunday afternoon, President Trump tweeted an extraordinary threat — extraordinary even by the standards of Donald Trump's norm - busting use of Twitter and abusive conduct toward the Justice Department and federal investigations: «I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI / DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes — and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!»

Even by her standards, however, this is complex, quietly symphonic work, that extraordinary face as mesmerizing when in full, streaky - cheeked crying mode as when pensively staring at nothing in particular.

The Farrelly brothers» schizophrenic new comedy doesn't quite live up to its potential, but along the way it pushes the envelope of anally - obssesed humor, even by their standards.

(CNN) Marvel has set the hype bar high even by its standards with «Avengers: Infinity War,» a massive assembly of practically every hero in its cinematic portfolio, representing the culmination of a decade's worth of groundwork.

Frankly, it always seemed inside - baseball even by the standard of the network behind «Entourage» and «The Comeback.»

While we're accustomed to Rockstar being more secretive, they've been extremely tight - lipped even by their standards.