Sentences with word «foibles»

Carried on the changing tides of popular opinion, Man, despite being hampered by the human foible of revenge, is no longer the protagonist facing off against the enormous forces of nature.

Goha, a character in Middle Eastern folklore, imparts wisdom, tricks fools, and exposes human foibles in fifteen amusing stories.

In fact, you may even be easier to get along with once you accept that life comes with foibles, flaws and even failures.

And it's his willingness to get stuck into experiences and closely observe the world, his fellow humans, and his own foibles that populates and animates his stories.

For example, the interviewer might let personal foibles get in the way of selecting the best candidate.

There are a few foibles with the game though, like the fact that there seems to be an active reload system that seems lifted from Gears of War, only the game hasn't taken the time to explain how it works or what it does.

Some indie authors hire a book formatter to deal wall the little foibles of KDP formatting and CreateSpace formatting.

We can, however, report that the dash screen is very high - res and sharp, but unfortunately it's only visible to the driver — a significant ergonomic foible on a car meant to take well - heeled (read: well - aged) couples on long trips.

Companies are really loving toys - to - life (and DLC in games like Theatrhythm) because it's a sneaky way to basically charge devoted fans two or three times the amount of money for the same software via a combination of unneccessary content gating and taking advantage of human foibles such as our instinctive urge to collect and our response to perceived scarcity.

This latest iteration of the performance - oriented sedan is a highlight for sure, but it's not without foibles.

Most dogs will forgive our human foibles when it comes to canine manners.

I'm sure my readers can think of more foibles.

Getting «organized» is a common foible because people often feel as though no one knows how disorganized they are except themselves.

Record book foibles didn't stop Hennessey from selling 12 of its $ 1.2 million Venom GTs in its six - year production run.

A few ergonomic foibles aside, like the vision - obstructing placement of the (optional) TomTom navigation system and a trip computer button that took a visit to the owner's manual to find, the 500 Abarth's cabin is generally an upbeat and pleasant place to reside, eschewing the black coalbin nature of some of its competitors for more colorful bits of «flair».

That being said, there are some irritating foibles here and there, and those looking for a more dynamic drive may be disappointed with what the new Mercedes - Benz E-Class offers this time around.

Even when she's basically there as a sparring partner, she's an unusually strong - jawed and smart one, with a charming weariness about male foibles.

Most importantly, consider they are human and have foibles just like you.

Ferrell and Galifianakis each have their moments as the cartoonish adversaries whose misguided desperation to become elected leads to various foibles on the campaign trail.

While it means that I'm a bit more accepting of individual foibles that can cause a rough patch of service (maybe the cashier's pet scorpion died and that's why she was rude), it also means that I set the bar extremely high for service to be worth raving about.

There are phones that aren't all that great when it comes to audio, and there are others that have some strange foibles in this department that could be a dealbreaker for you.

Small foibles and idiosyncrasies are no longer shortcomings for Haval, the brand instead showing evidence of a corporate personality, rather than simply fitting in.

Thankfully, McDonagh's agenda is so potent and engaging that its confidence propels viewer attention along with it at far too ardent a pace to linger on such minor foibles.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Verdict The Curve 9360 might have a few foibles here and there, but on the whole it's a top quality smartphone with sumptuous lines, a feather - light chassis and some future - proofing thanks to the inclusion of the beepy NFC technology.

The Logitech G602 provides the quality players expect from Logitech's wired mice, with only a few design foibles to hold it...

Slow and mournful, it does not seem to have much in common with the work of other directors who emerged during the decade, especially vivid stylists with urban preoccupations like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Paul Schrader, and William Friedkin, or a caustic observer of human foibles like Robert Altman.

It's a parody of a parody, really — a self - satisfied, superior takedown of the obvious foibles and, when those run out, perceived faults of an imagined movie from yesteryear.

Inside, Fiat has addressed one of our biggest foibles with the pre-2015 cars, the confusing gauge cluster.

Here's Robert Seawright, who writes about investors» behavioral foibles on his Above the Marketblog, explaining that Phelan's explanation, while counterintuitive, «is wholly consistent with catastrophes of various sorts in the natural world and in society»:

Now, mind you, being truthful does not mean forcibly disclosing your weaknesses and worst foibles online.

While that display foible is a major one — a tablet is essentially one big screen, after all — it doesn't change the fact that the SlateBook 10 x2 turned in the fastest scores we've seen to date for an Android tablet on nearly all of our benchmark tests.

Russell doesn't downplay their lower - class foibles; he just uses naturalistic touches rather than big, broad strokes to depict them.

It's such a shame to see such a beautifully rendered and stylish world ground into the dust by such staggering gameplay foibles and technical glitches.

She's helped considerably by a fine cast (including the too seldom seen Marie Riviere and Andre Wilms), but in the end it's Bruni Tedeschi's sure grasp of the milieu — and in particular her acute understanding of the specific foibles of a rich, arty but out - of - touch class nostalgic for an earlier era — that makes the film a modest but surprisingly substantial delight.

Many of the videos I've gathered below are just for fun, to give us a laugh about our technological foibles, but they can also be conversation starters about how technology saturation affects our lives.

But don't forget that even the best salespeople come with their own sets of negative personality foibles, warns Michael Abelson, a College Station, Texas, real estate recruiter.

Moscow - based installation artist Irina Korina's first exhibition in the United States, Demonstrative Behavior, caters to the contemporary aesthetic demand for the dissection of society's foibles through unconventional yet wholly relevant materials.

The Roccat Kone XTD is still close to the top of the all - purpose gaming mouse hierarchy, held back by only a few forgivable foibles.

But according to Martin Sheen, who played the president, the character was drawn largely from Bill Clinton: «He's bright, astute and filled with all the negative foibles that make him very human,» Sheen once told the Radio Times.

Both platforms have their framerate foibles though and I wouldn't concede that the 360 is better on average, as I haven't seen that.