Sentences with phrase «first stab at it»

But the first stab at an Internet connection was more like a poke with an unsharpened pencil.

This means there is a good chance that at least the first stab at a budget for a single life coming out of a marriage will show expenses exceeding income, which is a scary prospect.

If you're applying for a job at the entry level, you may be taking your first stab at writing a resume, which is always exciting.

For its first stab at a curved screen iPhone, Apple may release a more «subdued» model due to the fact its manufacturing partners have had issues producing highly curved prototypes at scale.

The Misfit Vapor, revealed at the start of the year, was notable in that it was the company's first stab at a full smartwatch, with a touch screen and all.

This is the first stab at Google Now for Nova Launcher and rest assured that any bugs and glitches will be worked through, but it's here, and for the most part, it works.

As Samsung's first stab at an AI assistant, Bixby has been a bit of a mess.

Building layers on top of the base blockchain is generally accepted as the best method of scaling these cryptocurrency networks further, and Bitcoin's first stab at this scaling method, known as the lightning network, is already being played around with on mainnet.

To come back to the outspoken man in the pick - up truck I mentioned earlier in this review, yes, Apple's first stab at wireless earbuds actually do work.

This is their first stab at a real flagship though, and having just reviewed the Nokia 5, I was eager to see how a high end model would hold up and whether HMD would be able to fly the flag proudly for the Nokia brand (no pun intended!).

Horizon Zero Dawn was Guerrilla's first stab at the open world action RPG genre, so they wanted to make sure they got the fundamentals exactly right.

I don't think the Apple Watch will be a hit on the order of the iPad, but as Apple's first stab at a wearable, it already looks more capable and versatile than Android Wear devices, and I suspect that Apple will soon have a big lead in high - quality apps.

Last year, Samsung released the Samsung Galaxy Gear, its first stab at a smartwatch.

Razer's first stab at desktop speakers are, aesthetically speaking, super cool - but do they sound as good as they look?

But secondly, and perhaps more importantly to the nascent crypto asset industry, this would not be the first stab at a bitcoin ETF.

We've also already written extensively about Passbook, Apple's first stab at a digital wallet.

Amazon may or may not be considering a spectacular smartphone comeback and unique first stab at a wearable device, but when it comes to the e-commerce giant's existing consumer hardware families, there's nothing left to be refreshed in the near future.

«I'm doing more free drafting, and taking the first stab at a purchase and sale agreement.»

These are very rough, just a first stab at a cosine weighted across 24 hour view but they give you a closer idea of what actually occurs with Trenberth's numbers.

Most important, Lusk said, is for non-bike-friendly areas to take a first stab at providing cycle tracks, because once they've got the first 10 miles, people will start biking, and demand more infrastructure.

I knew eventually there would be some rendezvous with the code council and i think this is a good first stab at it.

In The Power Surge Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations takes an excellent first stab at making sense of America's new energy resources....

In 1977, the government made its first stab at confronting the issue, recommending that all new coal - fired plants have scrubbers to remove sulfur dioxide from their emissions.

In this week's issue, researchers take their first stab at forecasting climate a decade ahead with current conditions in mind.

These are somewhat rough, a first stab at a cosine weighted across 24 hour view but they give you a closer idea of what actually occurs with Trenberth and Kiehls's numbers.

I have taken a first stab at it together with some summary text in this post: http://nocosurroundsthem.blogspot.com/2012/07/air-temperature-measurement-today.html

But lots of unknowns and perhaps unknowables remain, and the authors acknowledge that this paper is but a first stab at the issue, «a first estimate, a crucial step in quantifying and recognizing the issue,» Balch said.

With the IPCC previously «taking a pass», in its assessment of Greenland's contribution to sea - level rise - due to poor understanding of how ice sheets would respond to global warming back in 2007 - this new paper is an important first stab at pinning down the slippery mechanisms of «ice sheet dynamics».

The Slate piece is part of a planned three - way virtual conversation that began earlier today with the blogging bioethicist Kyle Munkittrick proclaiming, «Gentlemen, start your exobrains,» as he took the first stab at defining issues arising with «the convergence of human beings and technology.»

My first stab at making a sculpture was to take guitar parts and amplifiers and do these chord patterns that were really formal.

These pieces range from abstractions to, more recently, his first stab at earnest portraiture.

Both Capcom and Marvelous are working together in a bid to «start collaborating in more new business fields,» and their first stab at doing so is launching Monster Hunter Spirits, a card game machine in Japan that's meant to expand the appeal of Monster Hunter into the younger market of Japan.

Xenogears was Tetsuya Takahashi's first stab at a game as a director and it didn't disappoint.

Near the end of the Nintendo Entertainment System's lifespan came arguably its most mental controller, and the Japanese gaming giant's first stab at the motion control that would resurrect its fortunes two decades later.

Ultimately, Xbox 360 ends what became the longest generation as the most influential console on the market - an incredible achievement when you consider Microsoft's first stab at console gaming: the original Xbox barely made a dent in the Playstation's armour, and ended its short life as the Halo - and - emulation box.

-- See It On Amazon SEGA's first stab at a 3D Volleyball game.

Horizon Zero Dawn was Guerrilla's first stab at the open world action RPG genre, so they wanted to make sure they got the fundamentals exactly right.

BUT - we'll take a look at your first stab at inputting a model and comment on what you're doing to ensure you're on the right track.

So here's a first stab at a more in depth loan discussion, where I get a bearing on how debt and credit can hit one's finances.

Polish and Publish is a service for aspiring authors who have had a first stab at their manuscript and either need some help to get it into shape, or to finish the book with the required number of words.

The Kindle Fire is Amazon's first stab at capturing a piece of the tablet market.

Möller was making a first stab at the following synergism: concentration of CO 2 is increased, causing increased greenhousing and increased temperature.

The ZTE Optik represents the company's first stab at a major tablet release, and it's targeted strictly at the low end of the market, one already occupied by the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet.

HP's first stab at Android is understandably minimal, which will appeal to a large swath of Android enthusiasts, but it lacks some genuinely useful features other companies have added through skinning.

How long have you been writing, was this your first stab at it, etc..

This is my first stab at this and book stuff and it has blood sweat & tears in it so don't want to see my efforts kabashed.

Jack's Abstraction is my first stab at making a hypercomic app for Android smartphones and pads.

CNET's video team, helmed by Brian Cooley, had the first stab at the IS 350 AWD F - Sport and, when the vehicle was handed over to me, had only managed about 16 mpg for the first half of a tank of gas.

You might remember the Tribeca, Subaru's first stab at a three - row crossover SUV.

This is its first stab at an SUV and is based on the same platform as the L5 limousine — China's answer to Bentley and Rolls - Royce.