Sentences with phrase «for the needle in the haystack as»

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Although trying to figure out who, exactly, those players may be is basically like trying to find a needle in a haystack, the authoritative nature of the report should at least come as a relief to a fanbase that has been clamoring for some kind of transfer news.

There are over 1,300 potential genes that can lead to disease and, as such, finding the genetic cause is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack.»

A search for items listed as «ivory» throws up a multitude of items — including ivory - coloured wedding dresses — making the task of tracking down illegal products akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

«We weren't getting regular messages every 6 hours as usual, so going out to recover it was a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Searching for information in genomic databases is frequently described as «searching for a needle in a haystack».

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a Online dating assumes that one is willing to search for the needle in the haystack.

Ostensibly the same again, then, LocoRoco 2 nevertheless pulls its charm tight and burrows deeper into the mechanics, level layouts and set - pieces, presenting more elaborate rewards in visuals and gameplay, and doing a better job of sharing them with you so that you don't always feel as though you're searching for cuddly needles in a Teletubbies haystack.

They were obvious when my colleagues and I first studied U.S. teacher evaluation systems in the early 1980s.1 As part of a Rand Corporation study, Arthur Wise, Milbrey McLaughlin, Harriet Bernstein, and I searched the country for effective evaluation systems and found ourselves rummaging for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

As independents, the responsibility falls on us to read and post thorough reviews of the books we read (regardless of who published them), and to spend a certain amount of extra time searching for golden needles in the literary haystack.

these guys very much omitted information that very much could have determined people's purchases and they've damaged the reputation they are going to have to do a lot to make up for this as even if they apologize tomorrow let's be honest the majority of the Gaming Community will not remember that in comparison to no man Skies launch, for god sakes people were still asking what no man sky was even with the team being extremely transparent about the concept of the game so I do not believe the gaming community has a memory that good that they're seriously going to always remember them apologizing It's going to be a needle in a haystack of disappointment.

As for finding a needle in a haystack, if one is wiling to discard enough proxies, one can always find some data set that appears to emulate climatic variance.

Finding the perfect new employee can be described as searching for a needle in a haystack.

Spending too much time looking for a needle in a haystack will also cost you, as the position remains vacant and your other employees will suffer.