Sentences with phrase «in the hands of less»

According to Druker, production of the entire system, comprising the batteries and interceptors, Elta's radar, and mPrest's command and control system, is in the hands of less than 100 people.

So your solution, apparently, is to take this process that is apparently too risky for OBs and CNMs, and put it in the hands of LESS QUALIFIED providers?

Cotton Babies reaches out to local families through targeted outreaches designed to get cloth diapers in the hands of the less fortunate.

Supporters of the amendment contend the measure will remove the highly partisan process that has resulted in gerrymandered legislative districts and place it in the hands of a less self - interested body.

Yet although Gordon - Levitt presence helps to keep us invested in the story, you'll be left wondering how this dull, overlong film might have turned out in the hands of a less bombastic filmmaker.

The plot of the film is one of those gimmicky pseudo-literary setups that Tom Stoppard could actually write well were he willing to stoop so low, but in the hands of lesser writers, in this case Ben Livingston and (another hilarious name!)

All this might have seemed relatively pro forma in the hands of less skilled animators.

And if, in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, such a decision might foster a mood of lurid home - movie voyeurism, both Ceylans are such commanding and subtly expressive performers that any charges of nepotism here are as erroneous as in the storied collaborations of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.

In the hands of a less charismatic actress, Jessica could easily be intolerable.

In the hands of a lesser filmmaker, «Lady Bird» would be a movie all about the trials and tribulations leading up to the magnificent creation of «Me,» as in «Moi,» as in the glorious, wonderful person who made the movie.

In the hands of a lesser director, La La Land could be La La Lame.

In the hands of a lesser actress, the scenes involving Rampling's character might have seemed faintly superfluous to the story and the climax to that storyline, in which Newman brutally confronts her after discovering who she really is, overtly nasty.

This is nothing you haven't seen before, but Flanagan brings real panache and visual energy to a film that could have easily felt redundant in the hands of a lesser filmmaker.

As McCandless, he simultaneously exudes bravado and humility but somehow pulls it off without it seeming contrived, which it easily could have been in the hands of lesser actor.

Miller makes similar distinctive choices that really set up this film to be more unique and captivating than it would've been in the hands of a less experienced director.

In the hands of a lesser director, a movie that features acrobatic sword battles in which the combatants fly through the air might come across as hokey, but Ang Lee strikes the right balance of wonder and hard - edged realism.

And he took a character that when I first saw the script, Tim [Yelchin's character] in the hands of a lesser actor could have been far more of a minor character, but... [Yelchin] has an incredible ability to imbue his weird, sort of strange characters, with a lot of heart.»

In this film he took a character who, on the page, could have been quite a minor character in the hands of a lesser actor.

In this Noah Baumbach vehicle, she plays Maureen, wife of Dustin Hoffman's Harold, a part that in the hands of a lesser actor could be reduced to «absent - minded hippie.»

The film is shot in Greengrass» signature documentary - like style that puts the audience right in the middle of the action, and he brings shades of grey to a story that could have — in the hands of a lesser director — been a straight good guys / bad guys /» hooray USA» story.

Now that's a lot of hats and in the hands of lesser teams the wheels could have come off somewhere, but not with this duo.

Though the film glosses over some traits of the real life Gerda, Ms. Vikander is stunning in more than a few scenes, which in the hands of a lesser actress, could have proved cringe - inducing.

Goodwin leads the way with Judy, whose earnestness could come off sickly sweet in the hands of a lesser voice actor.

None of this would mean anything if the story and characters meant as much as they did in the Roger Moore days, and in the hands of lesser filmmakers they would.

In the hands of a lesser filmmaker, that could come across like a tract; here, it surfaces in sharp observational moments, like Ines leaning over and whispering just the word «hair» into her female assistant's ear during a presentation, in response to which the assistant immediately lets her hair down, for the benefit of their all - male clients.

In the hands of a lesser actor, the film could very well have ventured into boring and common territory.

In the hands of a lesser actress, Jesse would come across as apathetic and droll.

They would have been major failings in the hands of a lesser cast.

The 1986 Aliens could easily have been a re-hash of the 1979 Alien in the hands of a less imaginative director.

What is surprising about her direction is the emotional power she is able to pack into some scenes, especially the climax and the surprisingly moving final shot — in the hands of a less assured director, it could have been a simple, routine embrace, but in Bigelow's hands, it is so much more.

The performances by Bana and Ramírez add depth to characters that might seem thin in the hands of lesser actors.

In other words, this is a far more complex and intriguing drama than it could have been in the hands of a less talented filmmaker or with a less incredible actor to center it.

In the hands of a lesser director, this would be a clear - cut second - rate thriller.

In the hands of a less capable filmmaker than writer - director Raymond De Felitta, the epic comic - tragedy of it could merely have referred to the film itself, which is laden with the potential to be everything that such small, personal, indie filmmaking is: self - conscious, sentimental, precious.

... «In the hands of a less adept writer, such complex history might grow opaque and tedious, but Reiss» storytelling flair and the utterly compelling character of Lev Nussimbaum turn this biography into a page - turner of epic proportion.»

In the hands of a lesser writer, The Walking Dead could have become a run - of - the - mill pot - boiler.

Hardly a page is included that doesn't contain a comment from another source, and in the hands of a lesser writer this technique may have become tiresome.

Anytime risk is concentrated in the hands of those less well capitalized, there is heightened systemic risk.

Thousands of PSN subscribers who store confidential details - such as credit or debit card accounts - on their PS3s are now at risk of not only losing those details, but having them end up in the hands of less morally upstanding individuals.

Do not put your rights and financial interests in the hands of a lesser experienced attorney.

Such weighty construction makes shipping these speakers a tricky proposition; you can just imagine what they must go through in the hands of less - than - attentive shippers.

But Marshmallow's the more prominent version by far, as Nougat is in the hands of less than 1 percent of users.

Not exact matches

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

Canada's history of protectionism, on the other hand (in addition to restrictions on trade between provinces), has resulted in markets that are generally less competitive than those in the large U.S. market and real wages that do not track productivity growth as closely:

On one hand, marijuana sales boosted by consumer enthusiasm and holiday spirit are great for distributors of cannabis, who are already swimming in profits, but come at the expense of general employers who may notice their workforce is inexplicably missing in mass or notably less productive on April 20.

But less than a month later, Sessions wrote to congressional leaders criticizing the federal government's hands - off approach to medical marijuana, and citing a Colorado case in which a medical marijuana licensee shipped pot out of state.

The Times article cited a study published in the journal Psychological Science, which found that when happily married women held their spouses» hand while they received mild electric shocks, the parts of their brain associated with pain were less active than when they weren't holding their spouse's hand.

«The fact that technology now allows an individual to carry such information in his hand does not make the information any less worthy of the protection for which the Founders fought.»

On the other hand, someone who considers themselves in a variety of lights — as a mother, sister, doctor, surfer, crossword - puzzle wiz, etc. — has less emotional dependence on any single one of these identity «baskets.»

It ditches the page - turning bezels and auto - adjusting backlight of the Voyage, and it's not as nice in the hand, but its screen is just as sharp, it has access to the same big digital marketplace, and it costs significantly less.