Sentences with phrase «flashes of promise»

Over the 4 - 5 hour run (6 - 7 if you really scour each part of the game to its extent), you'll see flashes of promise in Husk.

As for the writing, it at least shows flashes of promise.

For some, these flashes of promise will have to suffice, as the continent, painted in Perry's prose, leaves little space for hope to squeeze through.

Over his three seasons, Fisher has shown flashes of promise, but has found extended looks in the lineup hard to come by.

Overcoming a side ranked 176th in the world is hardly a yardstick with which to measure success or progress, but there were flashes of promise as the first half came to a close.

Bryan Oviedo — has made just nine league starts since joining the club in 2012, and despite some flashes of promise his time many have run out.

I also think Toljan has shown some flashes of promise too, so would like to keep him and hope he continues to develop.

When bottom falls out of the entire setup, there's a flash of promise — of the movie having something to say about the sort of system that would prop up a corrupt scheme because everyone is either too lazy or too blinded by the prospect of money to do a basic search for the truth.

Not exact matches

The key to understanding the promise of what I prefer to call «flash activism» is considering the bigger picture, which includes all those people who care but are at risk of doing nothing.

Mulcair's balanced - budget promise sought to reassure NDP - wary voters but also curtailed the party's ambition, while the Liberals peeled off progressive support with its own abandonment of a budget - balance pledge, plus its exciting flash of radicalism — a vague plan to legalize marijuana.

The telephone number flashed at the bottom of the TV screen and the camera's occasional glance at three tiers of telephone operators might make you think you were watching a telethon, with the callers transmitting promises of gifts rather than the confessions of faith they are in fact making.

Much of the media is flashing Wisconsin's home record — and this promises to be a great game.

Vardy showed flashes of last season's form, while Raheem Sterling and Jesse Lingard linked up in promising fashion throughout.

With less flash and fanfare Monterrey confirmed the signing of promising Honduran striker, Alberth Elis.

From Baby Einstein music to flash cards for toddlers, there are tons of products on the market that promise to help your kids succeed.

There are a plethora of creams, potions, and pills on the market all promising to erase skin blemishes in a flash.

Nevertheless I tried a tentative poke and indeed got the promised flash of light.

Lexapro, which is in the same class of drugs as Prozac, appeared to be a promising treatment for hot flashes in previous studies, but the results were inconclusive.

With daily lifestyle features ranging from fashion product round - ups to beauty tips to interviews with their Glitter Girls, the robust site promises its readers «flashes of delight,» «glitz and glam,» and «a healthy dose of sparkle.»

After all, despite losing both of its directors, The Flash standalone film has a lot of promise in terms of talent already, after assembling an exciting cast for movie with Miller, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Billy Crudup as Henry Allen, and Ray Fisher set to reprise his role as Victor Stone / Cyborg in the film.

Plus, the promise of more Earth - 2 on Flash, and more 10 Cloverfield Lane mysteries.

He showed his instant star power with this first entry, and Tom Hiddleston flashed his promise of things to come as Loki.

The film shows great promise in a bravura opening sequence which starts with quick overhead flashes of New York City.

It's a smartly - executed picture more than an overly smart one, but what Identity is at its black heart is solid and satisfying — its best moment a throwaway one as you come to realize that this motel and what it represents has as its greatest boast a flashing neon promise of «Free TV.»

With Geoffrey Rush returning as Barbossa (now a privateer), plus Kevin McNally still loyal as Jack's right hand man Gibbs and the highest paid screenwriters in Hollywood, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, on scripting duties with a brand new story, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 promises, if nothing else, a high time watching cutlasses clash and flintlocks flash.

Ricki and the Flash Like David Bowie joining Bing Crosby for a medley of Christmas carols, «Ricki and the Flash» combines a number of promising elements that don't seem to have any business being anywhere near each other, though the disconnect exerts a strange appeal all its own.

In spite of significant flashes of talent (diminishing with each effort) evident in his four subsequent films — Unbreakable, Signs, The Village and even the atrocious Lady in the Water — nothing the man has done since that third feature of his, in 1999, has come close to its cinematic grandeur and promise of further greatness to come.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Eleven Minutes (R for profanity) Flash - in - the - pan documentary chronicles the efforts of promising fashion designer Jay McCarroll to show his first line of clothing in New York following his win on Season One of the reality TV - show «Project Runway.»

Gathered under a tent in Radcliffe Yard, the Ed School's incoming 685 students were greeted with lessons from flash mobs, the wisdom of Sesame Street, and the promise of experiences to come at HGSE.

Flash CS6 Toolkit for CreateJS, Captivate Version 6, Articulate Storyline and Adobe Edge are some of the tools that promise «quick fix» solutions for converting the existing eLearning courseware for tablets.

And if the state can't get the right elements in place to do that by 2014, it would be better off delaying the new curriculum a couple of years and doing it right, rather than allowing common core to become yet another educational flash in the pan that never lives up to its promise.

There are plenty of dead - end dates, flash in the pan relationships and promising prospects that slowly turn sour.

Elsewhere there's 802.11 a / b / g / n Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and micro-HDMI connectivity, the promise of high definition audio, a 2 megapixel webcam out front for 1080p video chats, and an 8 MP AF camera at the back, with flash.

Motorola promises that Flash support will be coming to the device in spring 2011, presumably with the Honeycomb - only release of Adobe Flash 10.2 for mobile, but that doesn't change the fact that the first flagship Android tablet is shipping without Flash support.

For years, Adobe has promised the next release of Flash that would be just perfect for [insert product name here] was just around the corner.

You will explore the parameters and promises of creative nonfiction and how the particular conventions of the flash essay can be a rich source of inspiration.

Using Adobe Digital Editions 1.0 readers will find that content automatically re-flows, adapting to different screen sizes and support for Adobe Flash (R) software promises to enhance digital publications through the integration of rich audio and video.

As it stands, RIM has also yet to release long - promised updates to the tablet that would enable it to use Android applications via emulator as well as further developer updates to deploy native development tools besides the current Flash / Flex / AIR toolset, both of which were expected in late September and have yet to be rolled out despite multiple confirmations of its imminent release as well as updates that include a native email client and more standalone functionality.

Flores also promised deeper integration of Flash Player with the Android 3.0 browser to better render Web video content.

What this means is the Adobe software is now all the more capable of rendering HTML, images and GIF animation files so that scrolling is going to be smother than ever before while also promising a much improved level of integration between HTML files and Flash content.

Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers.You never know, you might just find your next favorite author.Christmas in Love, the third anthology in the Flash Flood series, is a hand - picked selection of master works in romance, science fiction and fantasy themed for Christmas and guaranteed to keep you engaged...

Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers.You never know, you might just find your next favorite author.This collection, the first in the Flash Flood series, is a special selection of master works with a variety of genres and voices guaranteed to keep you engaged.

Verizon is promising speeds on its 4G LTE network of as much as 10 times that of the 3G, rendering music, video and Web pages richer with Adobe Flash Player and HTML5.

NVIDIA unveiled the next generation of its Tegra mobile processor at CES yesterday, promising to deliver tablets, smartbooks and smartphones with a blazing web browsing experience, HD video, Flash 10 support and multi-day >>

This phablet packs a 13 - megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, a 5 - megapixel front - facing sensor, DTS sound technology, and a non-removable 5000 mAh Li - polymer battery that promises up to 576 hours of standby time in 3G mode, or 5 hours of video playback

HTC Eternity looks like a promising device and it will be running on a 1.5 GHz single - core processor, 4.7 Inch AMOLED display, 8 MP camera with LED flash and 1.3 MP front - facing camera, 16 GB of internal storage, 512 MB of ram and 1,650 mAh battery.

If the presence of Flash is a key part of what attracted you to the Xoom, you could always wait a few weeks to make sure the update arrives as promised.

First up, the promise of Flash on the device failed to materialise (until a hastily produced patch was rolled out) and then reports suggested a distinct lack of the Android Market on the Tegra 2 - touting tablet.

Despite the technical issues, this was an interesting tale, with promising flashes of quirk from the creative team.

Despite Adobe's decision to stop all developments of Flash for the mobile Web, RIM has promised that it will continue to develop Adobe Flash for its BlackBerry PlayBook.