Sentences with phrase «hold up to closer»

Scientific claims about a robust correlational link between climate variability and civil war do not hold up to closer inspection.

There is no point in constructing an artificial personality — it won't hold up to closer inspection.

What I came to realize is that no religious ideology holds up to close intellectual scrutiny and the people with the deepest faith are usually the most flawed or damaged and trying to compensate for it.

It takes a great deal of trickery to make such a farfetched premise fly, so credit director Tony Scott (Spy Game, Enemy of the State) for keeping the action and drama moving at a brisk enough pace to keep out minds engaged more in the events as they unfold on the screen, only realizing that, in the end, it doesn't quite hold up to close analysis.

Despite my quibbles, while it may not hold up to close scrutiny in retrospect, but while it's on, you should have no problem being properly engaged.

The frequently electrifying atmosphere proves instrumental in compensating for a plot that admittedly doesn't hold up to close scrutiny, as Cavayé, working from a script cowritten with Guillaume Lemans, peppers the narrative with a number of strikingly conceived and executed action set pieces - including an impressively tense foot chase through a busy subway station.

Suffice it to say that there are key story points in this film that don't hold up to close scrutiny.

Its plot does not hold up to close scrutiny — what time travel movie's plot does?!? — but the script is so wildly inventive, and the atmosphere and performances so strong, that our disbelief is willingly suspended for the duration of the ride.

It is remarkable how few of these standard solutions hold up to close scrutiny and evaluation (Hanushek (2003)-RRB-.

Alexander's claims simply don't hold up to close scrutiny.

None of this holds up to close scrutiny.

The notion that intelligent design is too expensive, a common stumbling block in the design process, simply doesn't hold up to close inspection.

These shots don't hold up to close scrutiny, looking clearly processed and lacking in detail, but it's far better than the alternative: an indistinct black mush.

Not exact matches

The health department also suggests consumers use wired headphones, wireless headsets, and speakerphone capabilities instead of holding their phone up to their ear, and opt to send more texts to avoid keeping phones close to their heads.

Jon Bon Jovi on how he feels Steve Jobs and iTunes have altered the music - buying experience... for the worse The Sunday Times, March 2011 Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album, and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it.

During the trip, the cheerleaders say Redskins officials collected and held their passports, required them to go topless as «a contingent of sponsors and FedExField suite holders — all men — were granted up - close access to the photo shoots, and, in some case, made them act as «personal escorts» for male sponsors at a nightclub.»

I ended up checking with the company, which instructed me to hold the button for longer — closer to 20 or 30 seconds.

They point to a 2012 study that found drivers are more willing to pick up hitchhikers holding flowers, and a 2005 study that found «people receiving flowers initiate conversation more frequently or stand closer to others than those who did not receive them.»

International Green Structures, a manufacturer of sustainable structures, is unable to close a multi-million dollar deal in Nigeria for more than 500 houses because its application for finance has been held up with the Ex-Im bank shutdown.

«Through that close relationship, it's easier for me to really also understand how they are holding up,» he explained over email.

On today's show we talk about: Recent market volatility What held up well (basically nothing) Stories we tell Who to blame How noobwhale investors will react to a bear market Non-correlated strategies Where hedge fund fees go Listen here: A close look at where the money flows suggests a more complicated story Barry with ex-CIA...

Today, Uber is valued at close to $ 70 billion — about 1,100 times as valuable as it was when Benchmark invested — and has become the world's most valuable privately held tech start - up.

Dash held up well during the crash, but it still got close to the $ 220 level and the prior highs, after dipping below the $ 265 support.

Technically, stocks continue to hold up relatively well, as we get set to close out the year.

At the close, the Dow had managed to hold onto a 40 - point gain, bringing that index up to just shy of 19,800.

New Dole looks to be massively undervalued, will still hold very good high value assets, especially saleable land, has some future potential catalysts that could help unlock value, it should be able to compete better with Fresh Del Monte and Chiquita, and new Dole will now be freed up to make acquisitions and improvements to its business and operations after the transaction with Itochu closes as it will not be burdened by the massive amount of debt that it has carried for years.

A smart Zuckerberg would hold his hands up and surrender his business to the closest scrutiny, but even that's unlikely to offer much of a life belt.

Additional closings may be held up to 90 days after the first closing at the option of the Company.

Still, those on the conservative side who are contemplating ratcheting up the Beta of their holdings may also want to take a closer look at that this industry, particularly its biggest names, such as BHP Billiton (BHP), Freeport - McMoRan Gold & Copper (FCX), Rio Tinto (RIO), and Southern Copper (SCCO).

Sometimes strangers presented this sign to me; sometimes my closest friends held the sign up high.

Her voice wove a gentle web of love around my child — the tremulous, reverent «Ave Maria» allowed another mother's arms to take him up and hold him; the lullaby cadence of «Close Thine Eyes» permitted both censored grief and thwarted love to simply be, unhindered and unjudged:

I'm not certain, but I don't think «a little reading between the lines» holds up too well to close scrutiny.

Another preacher preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as well forget gay marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they heard, but they took what they heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30 years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are not accountable for their actions...

Someone as close as a friend, someone whose more intimate thoughts we know, holds up a minor to our emotions even when we do not want to look.

Every once in a while, we end up in the very front, and he watches and learns, and he wants me to hold him close during worship, so I sing the words right into his ears (and Brian chases Evelynn back and forth across the gym because, have mercy, that child never sits still).

A leering old villain in a frock, who spent decades conspiring behind closed doors for the position he now holds; a man who believes he is infallible and acts the part; a man whose preaching of scientific falsehood is responsible for the deaths of countless AIDS victims in Africa; a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence: in short, exactly the right man for the job.

Hold one up to your nose, so close that its soft fuzz tickles.

My Paleo Tres Leches is unbelievably close to the original I tried years ago and is a recipe I hold near my heart... Growing up in Houston, one of my all time favorite restaurants near the Galleria was called Americas.

And if you can't get a hold of any Old Bay, then I've got a mighty close substitute spice blend for you to mix up.

Heat up your panini press or a pan on the stove top and add your carefully wrapped bundle of goodness to it, hold everything together with a spatula before you close the panini press or put onto the stove top with the opening side down.

AFIC has also had to keep close tabs on the likes of Amazon to establish the impact on its retail holdings and as a result there is a significant knowledge base building up within the team.

Perfect for holding up in your grain and legume stuffings, broccoli rabe is this sturdy vegetable that may remind you of broccoli with its baby florets, however it is closer to a cabbage, and you can tell when you bite into the crunchy leaves!

To exercise the most control over your chef's knife and the cuts you make, you'll want to choke up on the handle a little, holding it closer to the blade (but keeping your fingers away from the sharp edge, of courseTo exercise the most control over your chef's knife and the cuts you make, you'll want to choke up on the handle a little, holding it closer to the blade (but keeping your fingers away from the sharp edge, of courseto choke up on the handle a little, holding it closer to the blade (but keeping your fingers away from the sharp edge, of courseto the blade (but keeping your fingers away from the sharp edge, of course).

Featuring a press - to - close zipper closure for resealability, this printed stand - up pouch is ideal for holding dry food products.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

With Indianapolis» defense holding the Saints at bay, Luck hit Donte Moncrief up the seam for an 8 - yard touchdown with 3:05 remaining, closing the gap to six at 27 - 21.

Because too many times I have seen Arsenal get stuck in the opposition box against tight abdurate defence for long spells where the striker is so tightly mark that his role is reduce to holding the ball up and operating in tight spaces with good close control.

That bogey prevented an inward nine of 30 and a two - shot lead, but no one in the afternoon groups has come close to matching that 65 so it looks like that will hold up throughout the day.

(Daily Star)... Russsian fat cat billionaire Alisher Usmanov has moved one step closer to gobbling up the Gunners after he increased his holding in the club.

He's charged back up to No. 2 after winning the Open in July, and another victory would draw him even closer to Dustin Johnson, who currently holds the top spot by a significant margin.