Sentences with phrase «given precious little time»

Unlike so many recent comic book based movies, Miller is able to string together scene after scene of action / racing / beating / shooting while still remembering to give us reason to care about his heroes, who are given precious little time to talk things over.

Not exact matches

Some fans treatment of Iwobi has been shocking in the extreme and u nustifiable.He is a very talented young player who is still learning his trade.He lacks composure in the business end of the pitch but he has the potential to be a fine box to box midfielder.The fact that Arsenal continue to ship goals has precious little to do with Iwobi.In this connection the fault lies with our experienced players like Cech, Mustafi and last but not least Xhaka.It's time for fans to get behind Iwobi who, despite his failings gives 100 % every match.

The pass, they move and linkup in unison, giving defenses precious little time to react before striking a decisive blow; it's precisely the sort of direct attacking play Roma was lacking for much of the past year - and - a-half.

We are told that holding a baby too much can make them dependent, make them want to be held all of the time... I'm sorry but we are talking about an 8 lb, precious little cluster of skin, bones and adorable baby fat that depends ENTIRELY on it's parents for survival... if he / she wants to be held or fed, I think we can give in on this one.

It's a very selfless act — you give up your precious time (and boobs, they're never the same after that) to nurse your little sweeties and give them the nutrients they so desperately need to grow and be healthy.

It feels like a victory: you managed to get pregnant, carry the baby, give birth, and now your precious little one is coming home for the first time.

I'm happy to give my little boy all the «snuggle time» he needs to settle to sleep because I know these precious childhood days are numbered... It's a pleasure and a privilege to EBF.

But the material gives him precious little to work with when things get rough, and as he's reduced to fluttering his eyelashes coyly for the hundredth time — particularly in Lili's darkest hours — this inherently sympathetic character is rendered faintly ridiculous.

Yet the simple reason why this film works is that, even though it runs at over two hours, precious little of that time is given over to lumbering exposition or unnecessary back story.

In fact, outside the two leads, most of the returning cast are given precious little to do this time around, including Jones and Patrick Warburton (as Wahlberg's gay bully co-worker).

Given the pressures created by the EBacc, there will be precious little time left for subjects outside the core.