Sentences with phrase «far cry from»

Milk glass and silver are far cries from traditional mid century style.

Which is a far, far cry from actually sold.

A very far cry from the very expensive dress I spotted at that boutique.

And there are more distinct locales, including a fire temple and a poisonous jungle, which are far cries from plain old dirt.

It's a real far cry from the heated 16 - bit rivalry the two companies shared back in the 1990s.

Mine is down in my unfinished basement... a very far cry from those pictures.

And there are more distinct locales, including a fire temple and a poisonous jungle, which are far cries from plain old dirt.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has explained that the looted fund recovered so far by government is far cry from what the...

Windmills and Martin Luther King's birthday might seem far cries from comparability until we take a moment to ponder the windmills that King himself charged throughout his life.

Either way, it's all far cry from 1993 when John Major was rather less accomodating of three eurosceptic MPs in his cabinet.

That is a far, far cry from suggesting Redstone is competent to make (or weigh in on) complex business decisions.

It was an even further cry from his promise in the months after the referendum that Britain would currently be in the advanced stages of a deal opening up a trade area «massively larger than the EU».

I've been stalking your website for awhile now, but unfortunately I'm a freshman in college living in the dorms (Needless to say, dorm food is a far, far cry from natural cooking).

Many Americans think of Silicon Valley as the all - inclusive epicenter of the startup world; however, that's is a pretty far cry from the truth.

It's far cry from binaries.

«smashing babies like in the psalms «Psalm 137, you didn't read that either did you?It deals with the realities of war, and the enemies of Jerusalem who committed those kinds of acts upon Jewish children.The psalm is a lament and a cry for revenge and justice.A far cry from an endorsement, as you would have people believe.

Eton and Oxford educated but punished for smoking cannabis at school, comfortable with branding himself the «heir to Blair» but a keen fox hunter, he was an election - winning far cry from predecessors Michael Howard and Iain Duncan Smith.

1 A far cry from the much - admired British razor - edge styling of yore, the highly rounded roof actually seems a little puffy.

Capcom's latest entry into the series is a bipolar experiment as its perspective and overall tone are a relative far cry from the series» renowned tendencies; while it rekindles certain gameplay and design elements that are not only reminiscent to the series» golden age, but seamlessly blends the core fundamentals of the genre and the powerless implementation that has been popularized in modern survival horror game design, ushering a harmonic balance of the new and old.

The storyline isn't too far a cry from that of White Paper Games» Ether One — nor is the core gameplay, for that matter — however the setting is substantially different.

That is far cry from reading and regurgitating case law.

It feels like a long time since we were introduced to Samsung's unibody dual glass design on the Galaxy S6, a move that plenty of us thought was a welcome far cry from the plastic phones of the past.

Today, the skylight floods the main floor with light and, together with pale new floors, lends the illusion of more space, making this home an even further cry from her old cramped NYC quarters.

Pretty far cry from one guy hitting the same finish 6 times to win a match after taking something like 7 finishers from his opponent (more than once in pairs!)

It was a very far cry from the Brexit secretary's prediction during the referendum that a (legally impossible) bilateral Anglo - German trade deal would exchange industrial access for «everything else».

That's a far cry from the monthly payments that most business owners are accustomed to making for other types of financing, and for some entrepreneurs the daily debits could pose a cash flow problem.

And it's a far cry from the Oh crap, what do they need this time?

That's a far cry from high - income people, who experienced gains across the board.

Ahilya by the Sea, a quietly elegant bed and breakfast set on the Mandovi River, is a far cry from the over-the-top opulence of its sister property, Ahilya Fort, while the more trend - setting W Goa set up shop this year on Vagator Beach — expect sunrise yoga and fitness classes by day and cocktails alongside a thumping Indian DJ soundtrack by night.

This isn't a far cry from what we see today with social media addiction and clout - climbing tactics to garner influence.

Imgur's new cavernous, brick - walled space is a far cry from Schaaf's tiny dorm room at Ohio University, were he dreamt up the idea during a particularly lonely junior - year winter break.

It was a far cry from its peak close to $ 20,000 in December, when the virtual currency had risen nearly 2000 % over the year.

It's a far cry from the traditional meaning of the word - inspiring awe.

Science is still a far cry from biological immortality, but it isn't unreasonable to say that the average human could live to 120 or more, in good health, in the not - too - distant future.

The company's share price is a far cry from that today — it stood at just over $ 20 as of Monday afternoon — but it has increased by more that 50 percent since October.

To be fair, the technology coming out now is a far cry from perfect, and in many ways isn't truly consumer ready (visually, it feels about on par with mid-to-late 90s PC games... not awesome).

It's a far cry from the days — say 15 years ago — when less than a dozen banks held a corporate loan on their balance sheet, and companies could renegotiate the terms of their loan with a single creditor, or a small committee.

Annual sales for the company reached $ 265 million, a far cry from when the business started with less than 10 workers.

This is a far cry from what Liberal MP John Mackay had in mind in 2009 when he tabled a private member's bill that would have charged the Department of Foreign Affairs with investigating complaints, holding mining and energy companies to legalistic standards and withholding government support from those found to be offside.

Many employees became eligible for 10 % bonuses, a far cry from the typical 4 % merit raise.

Its cozy layout and bright colors are a far cry from traditional mattress stores that showcase endless rows of mattresses lined up in one massive, open room.

In short, the studio approach to filmmaking is a far cry from the ragtag process many independent films follow.

There's a lot of hoopla surrounding President Trump's new tax plan, which is reportedly considering capping pre-tax 401 (k) contributions at $ 2,400 a year, a far cry from the current maximum contribution of $ 18,000 for 2017, and $ 18,500 for 2018.

While it's a good sign that flu activity is starting to level off, it's a far cry from the precipitous drop in doctor visits typically seen when a busy season starts to come to a close.

Although many of the companies going public lack profits — Twitter and Box, as just two recent examples, reported hundreds of millions of dollars worth of losses in their Securities and Exchange Commission filings — they are a far cry from many of the hollow IPOs of the 1990s, experts say.

On reflection, he confides it's not a far cry from who is today.

And it's a far cry from the double - digit increases of the late 1990s and early 2000s.