Sentences with phrase «good by any stretch of the imagination»

It wasn't the best by any stretch of the imagination, and although things improved with the succeeding devices, the Moto G was never really a smartphone to buy for its brilliant snapping skills.

Not exact matches

It is one without too much economic literature behind it (I am not well read by any stretch of the most generous imagination) and almost no political doctrine.

Becoming a good day trader isn't a hobby by any stretch of the imagination.

Economics as practiced today can not by any stretch of the imagination claim to be for the common good.

So tonight's dinner isn't fancy by any stretch of the imagination but it was really good.

«We will be doing our best to add more to that, and we aren't finished yet by any stretch of the imagination.

Yes they look good today against Spurs, but not unbeatable by any stretch of the imagination.

Despite a decent start to his career at Valencia, Pablo Aimar definitely didn't become the best number ten in the world by any stretch of the imagination, as he so often did on early versions of Football Manager, where he was a must - buy.

That means he was better than many will admit, but it very obviously does not make him the best attacker in the league by any stretch of any imagination because those stats do not reveal his limitations and weaknesses.

I'm not implying by any stretch of the imagination that this scenario would have worked out well for the players in question, but it would be the best thing for the team, especially since Jay clearly doesn't have the confidence to put Reynolds in there yet.

First of all, if we are going by the pound for pound way of thinking we do not have better full backs than Chelsea by any stretch of the imagination.

Dick Advocaat may already be regretting his decision to take his wife's advice and stay on at Sunderland instead of retiring, as he has already held crisis talks with the players and begged his chairman for more money to spend in the transfer window — not the best way to start a campaign by any stretch of the imagination.

Leaving aside the question of whether this is simply due to easier exams, it's clear that this increased «attainment» is not resulting in greater employability — so the reported 65 % increase in education funding since Labour came to power can not be judged a good investment, by any stretch of the imagination.

Well, it may have been around for longer, but it was made popular by the movie Shallow Hal — not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but for some reason the word just stuck.

By no stretch of the imagination is CBGB a well - made movie.

I really wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, but in truth... she is just not a good actress by any stretch of the imagination.

Not really a good film by any stretch of the imagination, Corvette Summer has an oddly quaint charm at times, and an interesting cast of recognizable supporting characters, including Annie Potts (of TV's «Designing Women» and Ghostbusters), here in her feature film debut.

Though Creep doesn't re-invent the slasher flick by any stretch of the imagination, it's a fairly well - made variation on the genre that should please gorehounds.

While this movie is the result of a shameless cash - grab by a multi-million dollar toy conglomerate, and won't be on anyone's «best - of» lists any time soon, that shouldn't suggest that it's a terrible movie by any stretch of the imagination.

By no stretch of the imagination is Hell Baby a good movie.

By no stretch of the imagination does such rhetoric hold water, good intentions notwithstanding.

Well, it's not fast or nippy by any stretch of the imagination — that much is clear.

It's not a speed demon by any stretch of the imagination, but for getting around town and commuting to and from work while also getting good gas mileage, I don't see how this doesn't fit the bill.

The three - speed transmission can't be called refined by any stretch of the imagination but it shifts smoothly and is well - timed, a good match for a V - 6.

Among affordable hybrid midsize cars, the Fusion Hybrid is one of our favorites because it's reasonably fun to drive — it's not fast by any stretch of the imagination, but it handles well, which goes a long way toward keeping things interesting from behind the wheel, and really, that's all you need — most speed demons wouldn't even be considering a hybrid car anyway.

Well, I'm not a writer by any stretch of the imagination, but I'll be keep tabs on your progress.

While most of us (hopefully) understand that French fries are not a health food by any stretch of the imagination, our Chihuahua's infamous puppy dog pout makes a good argument.

No it was not a terrible game by any stretch of the imagination, with that... NO it was not an amazing game, it was clunky, ugly (what the hell was the haze over everything), kinda boring in a lot of spots... Its a mediocre game at best, but you can have fun with it IF you go into it without expecting the AAA game that some people try to hype it to be

It's not a well told or well imagined tale by any stretch of the imagination, but its quirky humour that the game employs throughout that keeps it entertaining.

You will find a lot of fans of this game, and there's nothing wrong with being a fan of Dead rising, but this is not a good game by any stretch of the imagination due mostly to the fact that it could have and should have been better.

While I doubt that Bayonetta will be a perfect experience by any stretch of the imagination, a 40/40 is a good indication that it'll be worth a shit.

Steam isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination and customers deserve to receive good service when things go a bit wonky.

It isn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination, but when a game like Motorstorm RC just came out on PSN and offers a great amount of content for half the price, and with better implementation of said content to boot, Wrecked is a hard sell.

The dungeons and leveling zones aren't the best WoW has done by any stretch of the imagination, but they're still pretty good, and certainly better than anything Warlords of Draenor offered.

Sure, Final Fantasy XIII may not be the best in the series (by any stretch of the imagination), but it isn't an utterly horrible game.

The Invoke isn't a bad speaker by any stretch of the imagination, it's just that I've heard many that are better lately.

While not a pocketable device by any stretch of the imagination, we did find the handling to be quite good, backing up Huawei's claim of this being one of the thinnest 7 - inch form factors out there.

The above two pictures illustrate the effect of the backlight at maximum brightness with a 100 % black image, showing that while black levels on this LCD panel are good, they are not truly black by any stretch of the imagination.

Now, don't misunderstand, I am not a «neat freak» by any stretch of the imagination, but I have learned I just work better in an organized space.