Sentences with phrase «for lack of character»

Our favourite of the few guesthouses located right on the riverside promenade, Baan Mae Rim Nam makes up for its lack of character with solid accommodation, good - natured staff and fabulous views.

To compensate for the lack of character development, brief scenes of sacrifice, remorse and teamwork are shown among the relative strangers.

Certainly tears are part of the grieving / healing / accepting process, but tear - jerking by filmmakers is not enough to make up for deficiencies elsewhere, any more than an abundance of terrific action choreography makes up for a lack of character development in a martial arts movie.

Sources at Arsenal's London Colney training ground say Wenger has recognised significant changes need to be made over the summer to a squad that has been questioned for its lack of character.

I have many friends who move prophetically who have themselves learned that gifting is no excuse for lack of character.

Kei Yamamoto, Producer for the home version of The King of Fighters XIII: KOF XII was most criticized for its lack of characters, despite it being a KOF title.

Not exact matches

This is partially due to the lack of progression for the film's primary character, Jordan Belfort.

Candidates are more likely to be rejected for reasons related to character and cultural fi than for lack of expertise.

For those that say its just a lack of character and discipline, do yourself a favor and google «famous alcoholics»... throughout history there have been hundreds of alcoholics who have had more discipline and character than any of us will ever have.

I use «lack of proof as an excuse» not to believe in leprechauns, why should it be any different for the mythical character you call «god»??

The presence of unmitigated pride, ambition, and hypocrisy indicates the lack of genuineness in the character of the basic experience and of those who stand for it.

The Church for him is something like the uniformed units in God's array, the point at which the inner character of man's divinized life is manifested in tangible historical and sociological form or, rather, in which it is most clearly manifested because, to the enlightened gaze of faith, grace does not entirely lack visible embodiment even outside the Church.

Meanwhile, Rand's philosophy shines through in the words of Wall Street character Gordon Gekko: «The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.»

Does the Body of Christ (the American Church) have an obligation to ignore Tony's «Debacle» (an attention - getting debate being staged) and try to draw Tony and the Christian community back into the deeper issues of lack of character, inability to honor God's authorities, abuse of financial power, church blindness, and using church events as a smoke - screen for evil actions?»

Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book, on the vodka cocktail snobs can get behind: «Vodka used to be prized for a total lack of character.

strategy???????? B **** S *** the truth is that in this man deluded mind and his gigantic ego adding senility and arrogance of a has been he wanted to teach Sanchez a lesson how he could beat Fool without him but of course it backfired and the lesson was all the way around...... Sanchez showed that unfortunately for us the Fans our team lacks everything we are no better than a mid table team no leadership, lack of character, clueless all this on top that our Manager lost it.....

The BFG bottled it again yesterday Just as he did @ Stoke Wenger can't take responsibility for Merts lack of character.

But the undeclared war of today has created for students an agonizing set of alternatives, and their agony has in turn given their characters a depth and judiciousness that we lacked utterly.

For those Heisman voters who believe autograph / memorabilia sales prove a player's lack of character and make him undeserving of such a haughty award like the Heisman, that suspension and the drop in overall stats would probably disqualify him from the running.

Injuries has always played some part in our seasons imploding January / February every year... but more than the injury jinx the factor most responsible for that habitual and almost inevitable implosion is our lack of character, grit and mental fortitude to deal with pressure....

We are always hearing a lot about character in the football world, but too often in the past it has been the lack of character in the Arsenal team that has been the subject of discussion for the football media.

A few days ago I posted a comment on here and noted how AFC always seem to lose ground and our way once the heat is on... how we lack the mental strength and character to deal with pressure of maintaining a lead once we are top of the table and how we ALWAYS crumble when it matter most... i also noted how we ALWAYS seem to regain our mojo soon as we are out of contention for every important competition, when we go on some amazing winning streak, just in time to snatch the 4th place trophy... as is the norm on here and many other AFC fans forum i got member jumped down my throat, talking about negative fans, talking about new players we have and how that problem was a thing of the past....

When you have a combination of self regarding players, who play only for themselves and patently care nothing at all about the club that pays their grotesque wages, along with a totally weak and «avoid conflict with powerful characters at all cost» manager, the lack of will to do what needs doing is frightening.

But in their true character (or lack of), none of them gave Wenger any credit for being the first to raise the issue and neither did they apologise or show any remorse for ridiculing him when he prophetically raised it.

Buffalo Grove may lack the character of some other towns with 19th Century roots, such as Geneva or Hinsdale, but it doesn't lack for family facilities and programs.

But if your folks lack the character traits to pass on «learned optimism» — one scholarly term for the essence of the lesson — the job can also be done by «social workers, teachers, clergy members, pediatricians, and neighbors,» Tough says.

If a baby «lacks water» because of his birth date, a character representing water in his name would make up for that shortcoming.

Maybe I was right not to take out the yearly licence to practice as a private legal practitioner since 2006, particularly because of charlatans of the nature of Okudzeto Ablakwa and his likes now admitted to practice in the legal profession for lack of prior challenge to character.

There were plenty of good arguments for not interfering in Syria last week, including the lack of a publicly - presented plan, the potential for escalation in the event of inadvertent hits on Russian personnel, and the character flaws of the US president, which make any military initiative unpredictable.

This may have happened twenty - three years ago but Morse was a grown man at the time and his conduct, being in a bar at 4:30 in the morning, using degrading language toward a waitress, impersonating a police officer and, for want of a better description, acting like a total jerk, says a lot about his lack of character or fitness to hold office.

For you to vote for Mr. Weiner who has shown he lacks character and self control says more about the low expectations of New Yorkers than anything elFor you to vote for Mr. Weiner who has shown he lacks character and self control says more about the low expectations of New Yorkers than anything elfor Mr. Weiner who has shown he lacks character and self control says more about the low expectations of New Yorkers than anything else.

While delivering a protest letter to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the group, Mrs. Anike Adekanye said with the development, Melaye had exhibited convincingly that he lacked the «poise, panache, fitness and minimum character to occupy a seat among sane, revered and distinguished men and women in the hallowed chamber of the sacrosanct Nigeria Senate.»

The characters discuss their exhaustion from hot weather, the woman expresses frustration about lack of free time, and the man conveys sympathy for the woman's annoyance at waiting for a friend.

This character is a wonderful horror movie hereon, but her character lacks depth so I was tormented as to how to revitalize my Bride of Frankenstein for my Halloween makeup tutorial.

Not following through with things shows what kind of character you lack for sure.

Of course, what we lack in numbers we make up for in bustling multicultural cities, sparkling weather and well - spirited characters.

Viewing this as a launch year game, it is harsh to dwell on the games shortcomings (the audio for gunfire is just awful, character models lack the shine as do certain parts of the game, slow down occurs when things get too hectic and it can be difficult to get into a game online) when it is the first game of the series, the first game by the developer, and the first FPS game for the Vita.

Mr. Cronenberg, for once oddly inhibited by brazen subject matter, has made a meticulously stylized and controlled film that leaves many of its characters» ideas muffled and lacks the true audacity its material demands.

Granted, these movies are based on superhero comics, which do this sort of character development a lot, with characters baldly stating what they're thinking or feeling because of the comparative struggle of comics to delve into their characters» heads, lacking consistent devices for inner monologues (as a more traditional novel would have) or the benefit of an actor's performance (as a movie or TV show would have).

For one thing, it was totally lacking in the plot area, and most of the time I felt like I was just playing to find out what new skimpy costume I could get the characters into next.

Good production values for a low budget film and good acting from the main characters and most of the cast and good pace but the story feels empty, cliché, flaw and lack of depth.

While this creepy walk through post-war Vienna may not always make sense (Joe Cotton's character argues with the cops about them having a lack of evidence when he in fact is on the light side of proof) it's moody atmospherics make for an interesting crawl through the bad side of town.

What it lacks in game play, Telltale makes up for in excellent story - telling, real moral choices and a well crafted setting with polished characters that affect nearly every dynamic of the game.

What the characters and satirical situations may lack this time out in a certain fresh vitality, they more than compensate for with a warm, laid - back familiarity... and the occasional, out - of - left - fjord surprise.

While it may have the Fire Emblem name in its title, the character roster leans a lot towards more recent entries of the franchise, and since the story lacks any significant depth, it is not for all Fire Emblem fans.

The individuality and the heart of Resistance has been disposed for a lame narrative, dull characters, a hammy script, lack of variety and a general lack of Resistance magic.

What this film seriously lacks in a coherent and discernable plot and character development, it more than makes up for it with tons of style, great cinematography, and well - placed tension.

Critic Consensus: I Do... Until I Don't misses opportunities for fresh observations, settling instead for a middle of the road romantic comedy lacking memorable characters or real emotional stakes.

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

In the multiplayer component this game has a very impressive variety of game types but the lack of customizeable classes or features for your character gives very little incentive to rank up and is unfortunate.