Sentences with phrase «for humdrum»

The Huawei Honor 8 also settles for humdrum (by flagship standards) 1080p screen resolution, and 2,900 mAh battery capacity.

The bright blue paint, unusual for a humdrum family sedan, was the only exterior feature that elicited commentary from anyone.

Exorcist II unsuccessfully tweaks the formula by relying on fantastic settings to compensate for its humdrum pacing, and Exorcist: The Beginning discards the realism mandate altogether while Dominion could use a little more uncanny flair.

With this delicious list I'll never again have an excuse to settle for a humdrum salad.

Your very uninformed and people like you should be booted off the web for humdrum.

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A humdrum, fifty - dollar - a-barrel price outlook for next year is part of a recipe to stifle investment, mute production growth and burn off inventories.

Thanks for your posts evening out Iggy's posts that was getting a bit humdrum and ofttimes annoying

Friends of religion, in contrast, find support for their views in Berger's criticisms of the limitations of everyday reality, in his argument for the role of overarching canopies of meaning, and in his openness to the possibility of «signals of transcendence» that break through the sheltering humdrum of everyday life.

But it is also impressive to note how an otherwise humdrum or tedious job can be made bearable, enjoyable, and even a place for growth when people of good will act cheerfully, courteously, kindly and caringly toward one another.

Thus, in 1839 Richard Wagner makes a hasty escape from political intrigue, personal bankruptcy, and the humdrum of provincial life in Riga, again by sea; and it is this nautical misadventure that was to inspire his Flying Dutchman and, ironically, lay the foundations for his eventual success as a composer.

There's the humdrum reality of having a stadium an hour's drive south of the city its team is named for.

It's a rather humdrum Queen's Speech for a weird period in the political cycle.

The lecture itself can be summed up as the usual humdrum, a rehashed litany of half - truths, abject lies, and a scare - mongering escapade for mere political purposes.

But bear this in mind, parents, there are other ways for your child to contribute to your overall genetic success than humdrum sexual reproduction.

It was humdrum stuff — until one official mentioned in passing that this tree - lined curve in the river, a popular picnic spot for Hungarians, was to be drowned by a giant hydroelectric dam being planned in secret by a much - feared state agency known simply as the Water Management.

A seemingly humdrum little molecule has found itself responsible for not just one but two positive feedback loops, one moderating climate and the other gathering animals across the food web.

What do you buy for any of your loved ones on Valentine's Day without the lull and humdrum of the usual chocolates and roses?

If grey seems a little humdrum for the holidays, I rounded up nine additional winter shades that will win you over this season!

Bold Yellow Paint For A Humdrum Chair Bold yellow paint made a statement piece out of my humdrum chair.

Most of us get caught up in the humdrum of our day - to - day, forgetting the magic that can exist between the pages of a good book and opting for the mindless relief of a TV show or movie instead.

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Soyo, a humdrum teenager, has his life turned upside down when his parents kick him out of the house to fend for himself.

No one ever paid much attention to Muriel (Collette) and her humdrum small - town life, so she and her best friend, Rhonda (Griffiths), decide to leave it behind and head for the big city... where...

Rushed into production at Columbia Pictures to capitalize on the success of Jaws, another seafaring adventure based on a Peter Benchley novel, The Deep has a humdrum story, generally uncommitted performances, and a phoney Moray eel (nicknamed «Percy» on set) that gives the much - maligned mechanical shark «Bruce» from Jaws a run for its money in the department of unconvincing animal attacks.

But when an obstacle presents itself in real life, Walter must make the ultimate decision — keep living life through his imagination and others or step out of his 9 to 5 humdrum existence and actually live for the first time.

Sleight is a strong feature debut for Dillard with great moments that tend to pick up the more humdrum bulk of the film.

But beware, this film starts really slowly, and in the first 15 minutes you wonder whether this was a good choice of movie - but the scene is being set for Wilf Ferrell's geeky / seemingly humdrum life.

I just wish that Stallone would look for something deeper to work on and not simply settle for stories as mindless and humdrum as this.

It was a humdrum commission for the portraitist often credited with having perfected the photojournalistic movie still, but when he met the Belgian - born beauty, Willoughby was enraptured.

It features an origin story of the titular hero and then quickly cuts into a plot about stopping a megalomaniac from taking over the world for nefarious but unclear reasons (Although it might be good enough reason for someone to climb a mountain, «Because it's there» is about as dramatically humdrum a motivation for world conquest as they come).

Where those films cleverly offset notions of femininity against the hair - trigger violence of the plains lifestyle, this one has Jane embody all the humdrum clichés of the loving maternal wife who can't shoot for toffee, keeps a clean and organised house and has to constantly be saved by a sympathetic male compatriot whenever disaster strikes.

Joining the video is a surprisingly tame DD 5.1 track; of course, the song selections are so banal that they wouldn't give the speakers a workout under the best conditions, but aside from some decent low - end for the sci - fi components, the mix is as humdrum as the movie itself — although the audio on the DVD is without any serious defects.

His last two big American thrillers, Prisoners and Sicario, were striking for their cinematic ingenuity and the depth with which they probed the psyches of their central characters in what could otherwise have been humdrum exercises in formula.

Most of the extras on Fox's DVD of the Fat Albert film are fairly standard issue for wide studio releases: supplements include humdrum commentary by Zwick and producer John Davis, two very brief «extended scenes,» and the theatrical trailer.

Questions are chucked out for martial arts, leaving the cranial aspects of Morgan unexplored as it all warps into a humdrum shoot - em - up resembling the hundred other lab creature movies we've already seen before.

The revelation of the person responsible for Jessica's disappearance isn't so much a twist as an inevitable, easily foreseeable turn; a fairly humdrum climax fails to compensate for the disappointing lack of surprise — rendering this Gift more akin to a lump of coal, albeit one with an uncommonly inviting sheen.

The hard - R sequel provides room for growth that the context of a humdrum origin story could not bear and even the compulsory CGI slugfests feels more grounded in a legitimate sense of stakes and thereby infinitely more watchable.

Set on the Moon in 80 years» time, where Little America is a domed Blade Runner - ish enclave of all that is depressing in the big America of today, it finds Murphy in a humdrum stand - up - for - your - property story.

Set in the midst of the Great Depression, Allen shows in his film just what going to the movies means to those undergoing financial and emotional hardships, allowing them avenues of escape from their humdrum lives, even if only for the few hours that the films actually screen.

Her performance as Lady Bird in Greta Gerwig's loosely biographical (she denies it, but...) coming of age movie about a teen growing up in Sacramento in a middle class family who yearns for something more than the humdrum life in the suburbs.

The film's episodic structure (split into three parts), and emphasis on character over narrative make Zero Motivation feel like an extended pilot for a TV sitcom about soldiers dealing with their humdrum day - to - day lives.

Set approximately 10 years after humdrum events of the 2012 prequel Prometheus, this battle royale between humanity and cinema's most perfect killing machine compounds artistic sins by hard - wiring into our nostalgia for Sir Ridley's other sci - fi masterpiece, Blade Runner.

It both parodies the human tendency to seek out conspiracies as an explanation for all that is off about the world and gives us a monkey - paw - like wish look at how distressing it would be for one to actually have their normal, humdrum life upended completely.

Many teachers enter the ranks for the same humdrum reasons people find employment in the larger labor market - propinquity, accident, force of habit, good or bad advice, inertia, convenience.

It was launched in 1992 and set the mould for the generations to come: transverse 2 - litre, four - cylinder, DOHC, turbocharged and intercooled 4G63 engine, permanent four - wheel drive, MacPherson strut front suspension with a multi-link set - up at the rear and a humdrum four - door body, with vents for the bonnet and a high - rise rear wing.

Regardless of the possible roll out for the UK and Europe, the new GRMN Yaris and its corresponding GR sub-brand is more evidence that Toyota is serious about ditching its humdrum image.

That's excellent news for around - town drivability, but it comes with a price: Whereas previous Civic Si models sounded and felt special because they revved sky - high like a motorcycle, this car's engine checks out at humdrum 6,500 rpm.

But even better, the Avalon ditches humdrum looks catered to the geriatric motoring club for a far more dramatic design.

In the humdrum of daily driving — or the hustle and bustle of New York City, for that matter — it's refreshing to spend time in a car that allows you to escape from all that.

Collective nouns for animals range from the humdrum and vaguely familiar («a pack of wolves» and «a string of ponies») to the colorful, off - the - wall, and hard to believe someone's not just making these things up («a bouquet of pheasants,» «a mischief of rats,» and «an intrusion of roaches»).