Sentences with phrase «inoffensive on»

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Yet the troublesome fact that confronts us is that so many seem mainly to preach inoffensive moral injunctions, and apparently pride themselves on keeping their congregations from discovering that in the seminary they acquired any new ideas!

The old gatekeepers were at best superficially conservative and favorably disposed to religion only because they believed in being inoffensive about every segment of the mass market on which their films and shows depended.

These missteps send a chill down a marketer's spine — so most opt for safe, inoffensive stuff like this recent tweet from a major chain, over a little looped video of (admittedly, nicely shot) steaming fajitas being placed on a table: «We put the heat in fa - heat - as.

But Mr Cameron's speech, which follows the beatification of Cardinal Newman in Birmingham, subtly rejects many of the Pope's assumptions about faith's monopoly on moral thinking while remaining staunchly inoffensive to the Vatican.

«We're trying to gain closure to this issue in the most inoffensive way to the Native Americans and the most unobtrusive way possible, so we're trying to do that in a way that minimizes any impact on the tribes,» Megna said.

The fresh scent of eucalyptus and lemon is inoffensive enough that it doesn't bother my office neighbor, so I keep a dispenser bottle on my desk for a few hassle - free squirts throughout the day.

My baby boy was born with a mild hydronephrosis on his left kidney and a inoffensive heart murmur.

Not for wearing it — it's wholly inoffensive, after all — but perhaps for putting it on the blog.

We have plenty of nice, plain white, inoffensive bedlinen but, being male, he just puts on any old set, in this instance his sister's faded old duvet cover from when she was at Uni.

... Although the humor — in the show's pilot at least — is less reliant on what most people would call «jokes» and more reliant on «a tiny child in a bowtie saying the word «brassiere,»» as far as sitcoms go, it's inoffensive and as comforting as Mrs. Cooper's tater tots.

Instead, it's a modern, Hollywood version of the Japanese sequels to Gojira and like - minded, derivative works, pumped up by millions of dollars spent on visual effects to make the incalculable destruction of property and the deaths of thousands of people look as inoffensive — and lovely — as possible.

Hal Ashby's 1972 cult film may be simpleminded, but it's fairly inoffensive, at least until Ashby lingers over the concentration - camp serial number tattooed on Gordon's arm.

On the whole, I found last year's F1 to be enjoyably inoffensive, which is why F1 2014 is such a pleasant surprise.

That's no ringing endorsement, but for arriving twenty years after the first sequel that itself was kind of questionable and on ABC Family, this comedy is almost shockingly harmless and inoffensive.

The picture is a master's course on how to render racism sterile and inoffensive, all the better to let the blasé and the purposefully non-conscious off the hook.

A film that'll be a lot more interesting from an auteur perspective if Franklin ever gets his career back on track, Out of Time is inoffensive now for the casual viewer and tantalizing for the student.

A mock infomercial for «Peter Vincent»'s Vegas spectacular, «Peter Vincent: Come Swim in My Mind» (2 mins., HD) is inoffensive enough, I guess, despite being so short on credible footage that clips and B - roll from Fright Night comprise the bulk of its running time.

It's as if the writers (Ben Zazove, Kevin Cecil, and Andy Riley) were unenthusiastically grasping for an opening before settling on simply relaying their initial brainstorm when tasked to come up with a sequel to 2011's featureless and inoffensive Gnomeo and Juliet, a film whose box office returns apparently warranted a second chapter.

It's inoffensive at all times, is only «science - fiction» because there's a blue filter on the lens, and offers so little that is its own that it's easy to miss an exceptional cast doing exceptional work.

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It's as if the writers (Ben Zazove, Kevin Cecil, and Andy Riley) were unenthusiastically grasping for an opening before settling on simply relaying their initial brainstorm when tasked to come up with a sequel to 2011's featureless and inoffensive

Movie - Based on the true story of Jim Morris, the oldest rookie in the history of Major League Baseball, The Rookie is an inoffensive drama that will please, even if it feels a bit uninspired.

There's nothing happening on the surface (something cued by Craig Armstrong's aggressively inoffensive tinkling piano score), and there's nothing happening underneath, either.

Given its fairly humble underpinnings the Audi A3 has a fairly decent stab at being decent to drive, but it's more about being inoffensive, classy and rounded than focusing on any real dynamism.

It definitely looks new on the outside, with a clean front end and inoffensive, contoured lines that take inspiration from the larger Pathfinder.

Stand next to the Corvette, now with variable intake - and exhaust - valve timing, and its relatively sedate idle and inoffensive exhaling is a surprise given the optional, four - valve performance exhaust installed on the cars Chevy has here.

The 2015 facelift has made the cabin even quieter while doubling down on luxury trimmings for the top of the range models, and, despite some overly adventurous stylistic elements (at least for Toyota) the finished product manages to be edgy and inoffensive at the same time.

It may sound petty to rag on those things in a car that offers the best value for money, but these items, combined with the inoffensive exterior, give the G90 a lack of character.

Fortunately, on - road driving is largely inoffensive, thanks to the independent suspension and the engine / five - speed automatic.

In the grand scheme of things, Toyota could say the RAV4 Hybrid is one of the most inoffensive cars on the road, but it also might fall into the bucket as one of the most uninspiring.

Chase Insteadman, a handsome, inoffensive fixture on Manhattan's social scene, lives off residuals earned as a child star on a beloved sitcom called Martyr & Pesty.

Asus has pre-installed a bunch of additional apps on the Fonepad, but they're largely inoffensive passive extras rather than the sort of bloatware that tries to sculpt how you use the tablet day - to - day.

We don't know if you'll be able to choose not to have them on the screen, but they are inoffensive and a small price to pay for the, ahem, small price to pay.

Unlike the daunting snake species found on the Australian mainland, the snakes on Fraser Island tend to be on the more inoffensive side.

These inoffensive tunes come from four different genres — which the game refers to as «classical», «jazz», «chill», and «nature» — and each genre can be individually toggled on or off.

And so, over the past decade or two, the Tate Modern has put on inoffensive blockbusters such as the exhibition of Matisse cutouts in 2014.

Treble response is inoffensive — which is important to avoid fatiguing the listener — but is still there when you turn the volume up on tracks with high sections.

Sony's Xperia UI might not be as easy on the eyes as stock Android 4.4 or HTC Sense, but at least it's well - designed, inoffensive and fast.

These are both inoffensive devices and will likely sell on a mix of what they look and feel like to hold, rather than mind blowing specification.

While not as unblemished as Motorola's take on Android, ZTE's skin is inoffensive and most users will enjoy some of the added features.