Sentences with phrase «forgiven for assuming»

In the light of Brexit and with continued reports of sluggish UK productivity levels, you could be forgiven for assuming that business confidence levels are low throughout the UK.

When the iPhone 5s was announced as featuring Touch ID, you could have been forgiven for assuming that the iPad Air and iPad mini would naturally follow suit.

You could be forgiven for assuming Samsung was clear of any patent wrongdoing Apple's massive 2012 court win, but it looks like the Korea - based electronics manufacturer isn't out of the woods quite yet.

Why this matters: We may be forgiven for assuming AI and digital assistants simply spring forth, like Athena from the forehead of Zeus.

An unsuccessful bidder wishing to challenge a procurement decision might be forgiven for assuming that if it can prove there has been a breach of the procurement rules, and that it has suffered loss or damage as a result, then there should be a right to damages.

If you haven't played either, you would be forgiven for assuming that the remake would have the tighter controls, but you would be very, very wrong.

Players didn't have any choice in character selection; Player 1 was Ryu and Player 2 was Ken (if you've briefly played Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix online you'd be forgiven for assuming this is a tradition Capcom never dropped).

While you'd be forgiven for assuming this is a load of hot garbage, visually it's actually pretty impressive.

Upon initially being dumped into the mutliplayer mayhem of Titanfall you'd certainly be forgiven for assuming that you were playing nothing more than a Call of Duty clone with a sci - fi styling plastered over it.

Because of this you could be forgiven for assuming at first that Geralt is a flat character with an equally flat voice actor, but it quickly becomes apparent that Geralt isn't an emotionless bastard, rather he's battle - hardened and world - weary.

If someone who didn't know anything about the two loyalty programs took a look at the qualifying criteria (above) they could easily be forgiven for assuming that Marriott Rewards has the best benefits — after all, it's a lot harder to attain — but that's not the case.

You could be forgiven for assuming this was a place of quiet insignificance.

Sure, with only thirty - nine chromosomes, you'd be forgiven for assuming that it would be easy to look through and figure out which color your future puppy will be.

Casting a curious gaze down on planet Earth, extra-terrestrial beings could well be forgiven for assuming that we humans are programmed in every move we make, by a palm - sized, oblong, slab of glass.

Taking into account all the hints and previews that occurred over the years, you could be forgiven for assuming the way the GTV and Spider looked when they finally made their premiere at the 1994 Paris Motor Show was somewhat expected.

The 2014 event saw the presentation of the Mini Superleggera vision conceived by Mini in conjunction with the famous Italian carozzeria Touring — and, yes, you are forgiven for assuming that this is just another soon - to - be-mothballed nine - day wonder.

After Birdman won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, you could certainly be forgiven for assuming that the Academy might not be the first thing on filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu's mind.

In fact, after close to two years with no new developments to speak of, you could be forgiven for assuming the project had been scrapped altogether.

(Were the title not Vampyres, you'd be forgiven for assuming the film had just announced itself as a giallo.)

For the first hour or so of HBO's two - night documentary event, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, you'd be forgiven for assuming the key word in that title is Diaries.

One could be forgiven for assuming Dinklage's presence is more about easy laughs, when in fact it is his character Charlie that provides much of the emotional heart of the film.

One could be forgiven for assuming a film about political corruption made in the 1930's could have nothing to say in these more sophisticated times, but that would be to downplay the significance of Frank Capra's classic.

Were it not for the fact that most audiences are savvy enough to know that films aren't produced in the space of mere months, they may have been forgiven for assuming 27 Dresses was the product of the current Writers Guild of America strike.

If you're familiar with writer - director Rian Johnson's prior films, Brick and The Brothers Bloom, then you can be forgiven for assuming that Looper will collapse under the weight of its gimmickry.

You would be forgiven for assuming it was the guy who behaved badly on the date.

YOU might be forgiven for assuming that the Milky Way, our home galaxy, holds few mysteries.

But I can be forgiven for assuming that a book with a sticker on it inviting me to enter a competition to win a pair of designer shoes would be enjoyably trashy, right?

HCR Commissioner James S. Rubin said: «Anyone looking at the products this company produces, and the number and geographic spread of its clients could be forgiven for assuming that Jacobs Ladder is already a big business.

I've mentioned that book here so often, you can all be forgiven for assuming that Ms. Poppendieck and I are secretly related, or that I have some lucrative royalty deal with her publisher, but in truth, it's just an awesome book for anyone trying to wade through the byzantine mess that is our current national school lunch program and interested in ideas for fixing it.

But when Toy Story 3 was announced, one might have been forgiven for assuming that maybe they were pushing it.

Given their transfer work this month, we'd surely be forgiven for assuming that Lionel Messi is happy with Barcelona's moves in the market so far.

After proving himself as Vardy's ultimate wing man on the pitch this season, one could be forgiven for assuming that Riyad Mahrez was a shoo - in for the role of best man.

You would be forgiven for assuming that if something is labelled «gluten free» or advertised as a «gluten free option», then it doesn't contain gluten and is therefore safe for a coeliac person to eat.

At first glance, observers could be forgiven for assuming the current contest at Cypress follows something of an established path: Dissatisfied with the company's cultural shift in his absence, a spurned founder / CEO attempts to wrest control back from the board responsible for his ouster, presumably in service of reinstating the tone and tenor of the prior regime.

Indeed, so little attention is paid to leaders» mental health, and so little known, that we would be forgiven for assuming that perhaps all leaders enjoy perfect mental health; and that even if they do not, it is of no concern either because it is of no consequence for themselves, their employees, or their organizations, or because there is simply nothing we can do about it.

Forgive me for assuming that the hole where the spare tire should be would contain a spare tire.

Not exact matches

Stop assuming there is consolation if there is no god and no Heaven and no Hell for those who are not forgiven by God.

Jennifer — «The sin that Judas is assumed to have been condemned for is the arrogance to presume that God could not forgive his sin — that it was so great that it was beyond the redeeming power of God.

The sin that Judas is assumed to have been condemned for is the arrogance to presume that God could not forgive his sin — that it was so great that it was beyond the redeeming power of God.

Assuming we're all taking about the same sin (Adam and Eve), in their own stories the entire population was wiped off the face of the Earth once (except for Noah's family, who apparently «God» had forgiven for the sin or he wouldn't have saved him); and then absolved of all Old Testament sins by «God» letting his own son (or himself if you think that way) get tortured and killed.

Assuming the poison takes a few minutes to kick in you should have enough time to ask god to forgive you for killing yourself.

I'm not talking about pride getting in the way or feeling so ashamed that you can't bring yourself to repent for it because you automatically assume that God won't forgive you.

Mel you seem to have an open mind about the issue of different religions and thoughts, which is better than I can say for most of the religious crowd (forgive and correct me if I've assumed too much), but I think you're being naive as to the issue of indoctrination.

It requires giving without expecting anything in return, forgiving enemies, witholding judgment, assuming the position of a servant, looking after the forgotten, and caring for neighbors.

«Stuck in political cowardice that assumes British voters» unease about immigration means they will not forgive anyone who calls for sanctuary — even though our nation has given shelter to the persecuted for centuries, and sometimes moral leadership is needed.»

It's long been assumed that Tom Holland «s Spider - Man would make his debut in Captain America: Civil War — so long, in fact, that you'd be forgiven for thinking it was officially confirmed fact.

Considering the current model's success, we'd forgive them for simply putting a fresh coat of paint on what's already proving effective, but it's also safe to assume that isn't the sort of mindset that got Honda to the top of the food chain in the first place.

At least in person, I can forgive folks for assuming I'm 16 if they don't check my birthdate.

Glance at the products on offer and you'd be forgiven for simply assuming that companies like AMD and Intel just want to confuse potential customers by presenting confusing names and statistics.

You could be forgiven for taking a look at Diddy Kong Racing's cute, colourful graphics and assuming it's a simplistic racer for kids.