Sentences with phrase «irksome in»

On top of the legal problems, BonziBuddy grew more irksome in an attempt to monetize their userbase.

Basically swap candy for booze (but keep the irksome in - app purchases) and you've got a good idea of what to expect.

The subtext, which floats just beneath the surface plot, that women have no use beyond being of service, carnal an otherwise, is irksome in the 21st century, as well as to people who have gotten over the trauma of puberty.

What is really irksome in the lead - up to winter is when the freezing cold kicks in.

Not exact matches

Catholic laymen must take up their place in life and face their family, their love, their children (who perhaps do not always come up to their expectations), their professional duties which grow ever more irksome and their duties as citizens; in doing so they will meet situations in which, because they reflect on their faith, they will know how to behave as Christians living in the grace of God, the light of the gospel and the imitation of the crucified Christ.

While people might have found Teebow's assertion of his faith in public irksome, nobody condemned him on TV for it, or made threats against his life.

For there will always be fathers in this world, and even today we experience them not only as exercising an irksome authority, but also as the power that supports us by sending us forth into our own life and liberty.

One who is fortunate enough to have an ideal work situation ought to view with sympathy and understanding the plight of the many who do not; one who must earn his living under unpleasant conditions ought to try to see in his job something more than its irksome necessities.

As irksome as Kettle's argument is, it is merely insipid; more troubling are the attempts of some Christians to rationalize this catastrophe in ways that, however inadvertently, make that argument all at once seem profound.

(Nicholas Stilthatos) Both put charity above personal devotion: «We in the Church must often suspend our personal devotional life in order to nourish the hungry souls of others» (St Bernard) and «When we receive visits from our brethren, we should not consider this an irksome interruption of our stillness, lest we cut ourselves off from the law of love» (St Theodorus).

It's getting irksome to hear the pitiful excuses like «we were too soft in defence» «We were naive in defence» etc..

disliking the press is one thing... many are really stupid for sure and just selling copy... but its his attitude to the fans that is so irksome... other managers state honestly we are short here or weak there, need to strengthen in this or that department etc... it has been obvious to people as stupid as robby savage and michael own that we lack quality up front and steel in the middle of defence... fans have been saying same for years now... but wenger refuses to acknowledge and say hes working on it... respect mourinho for being straight forward on these matters

Perhaps the most irksome assertion that Jong makes in her essay is that we mothers today are so trapped and burdened by the way we're choosing to parent our kids that we've become «perfect tools of the right» and thus, are prevented from working for progressive political change.

A rundown building in Morrisania has become an irksome eyesore to neighbors.

Gallo, who helped draft nuisance abatement legislation in his role as city assistant corporation counsel, hammered on themes like building code enforcement and holding social service agencies responsible for their clients» behavior in a bid to appeal to working - class residents of Midtown, where quality - of - life crime and neighborhood eyesores are irksome and perennial issues.

I, for one, would find it refreshing to hear any presidential candidate discuss the RFS in the following manner, presumably after wiping a piece of deep - fried Milky Way from his or her mouth with the discarded campaign T - shirt of an irksome rival:

Food sensitivities are seen in about 10 - 20 percent of the population and tend to have a delayed reaction, surfacing their irksome symptoms a few hours to a few days after exposure.

Be summer cool and splashy: If you are going to the beach or walking in the rains, it can be irksome for the bottom portion of your trousers or jeans dragging in the water puddles.

That said, for 1 - in - 5 men and 15 % of women date prep is more irksome than awesome.

The third act is troubling, not only because it finds the most generic climax to this tale but also because it implies irksome comparisons to the act of violence that started the story in the first place.

Deanna is so irksome that even McCarthy seems to tire of her, and her bumbling, burbling, shy but gregarious persona is often discarded — not as a sign of character development, but because it would get in the way of a gag.

There is so very much that is so very irksome about BLADE TRINITY, the third installment in the Blade series and the one with the least reason to exist, that one scarcely knows where to begin.

Dragon's Crown Pro is a solid RPG - come - brawler, albiet one with much in the way of recycled content and a some irksome gameplay mechanics.

Co-op play is included, but in this mode things do take a noticeable hit, with irksome slowdown and jerkiness.

In this instance, the brothers appear content to cultivate the performances of their actors, gleefully finding moments of eccentricity to cherish, such as Stephen Root's fiendish eyebrow, Woody Harrelson's recklessly assured attitude, Beth Grant's irksome elderly advice, or the appearance of Garret Dillahunt's daft deputy.

Blunt is especially wonderful as Iris, a woman whose charm could have easily dipped into irksome quirkiness in the hands of an actor like Zooey Deschanel.

Leave us pass over in silence, for now, the more irksome plot devices in ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.

Lively as Farahani's performance is, Laura doesn't really add up to much more than a very strong visual style — or a monochrome - themed variant on that irksome archetype (since the term seems these days to be in semi-retirement, I promise this is the last time I'll ever use it) the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

Shot, self - evidently, in Panahi's house by the sea, the film also displayed an irksome dimension of narcissism — as though Panahi couldn't keep himself, and the posters for his movies, out of the film, so as to (unnecessarily) to remind the world that the story was really about him.

I wouldn't have minded if they cancelled the game, but cancelling the game and giving us Alice in Wonderland and Finding Dory as the final figures is quite irksome.

But two games in, it's just gotten irksome, especially as this game halfheartedly makes some overtures toward the origin of this whole zombie mess before taking a hard left turn into a completely ridiculous, unearned plot twist, and then just... ending.

But even way before the story gets to that point, there are other irksome cliches, in particular Theresa getting an early wrong impression Garret after spying him in a brawl with his former brother - in - law.

Few things in life are quite as irksome as a film that thinks it's clever when it's anything but.

Should the recent surge in male facial hair as a fashion accessory stall in 2015, barbers would be within their rights to blame «Mortdecai,» a perky but obstinately unfunny heist caper with a hero irksome enough to make any happily mustachioed man...

Fey's character Kim is a single New York City media worker (a writer of news copy rather than comedy sketches) who eventually acquires an irksome and persistent love interest played by Martin Freeman, in a film written by 30 Rock mainstay Robert Carlock, and produced by Fey and Lorne Michaels.

Starting from rest is odd, however; the Smart Electric Drive doesn't creep, and tip - in is such that nothing happens at first, so then you have to depress the accelerator pedal farther until it finally reacts, making parking a rather irksome affair.

The only time these irksome issues are beaten into submission is when you're going at absolute maximum attack, and in such circumstances you'll be travelling at such enormous velocity that you'll soon become arrested or killed.

When all brought together, the Infiniti Q50 no longer comes across as an executive sports sedan in the same mould as a BMW 3 Series — instead, it's far better suited to life flowing along the open road in impressive - by - class - standards comfort and serenity; sweeping away for the most part those irksome steering issues under the proverbial carpet.

While it was always light, its long travel range will be irksome when driving in stop - and - go traffic.

I du n no, and it's kind of irksome that in a comic that is supposed to be accessible to newcomers, nobody is going to tell us.

Seriously, though, «the book was better» has become one of those irksome knee - jerk phrases that are stand - ins for something else entirely.

One of the most irksome errors we encountered so far, was the fact that when you adjusted your brightness level allot of programs discounted your settings resulted in your screen being bright one moment and dim the next.

But I have to agree with Jason that it's irksome to buy something in one format and then have it reprinted with extras in a way that makes me regret having bought the earlier edition.

It's worth the cost to remove the irksome Special Offers and the inconvenience of the extra swipe, though we question how much Amazon really needed to subsidize the cost of a $ 249 - plus device with ads in the first place.

There's no micro HDI adapter, so you'll need to acquire one yourself before you can hook it up to your HDTV — it's irksome, but we have yet to see a manufacturer bundle in a micro HDMI adapter.

While this doesn't stand in the way of practical use, it is a little irksome that things like refresh icons are different, for example in the Wi - Fi list.

This separation anxiety might manifest itself as anything from nuisance barking or whining — unpleasant for the neighbors — to irksome surprises left in the home, which is unpleasant for you.

Dragon's Crown Pro is a solid RPG - come - brawler, albiet one with much in the way of recycled content and a some irksome gameplay mechanics.

Unless you want to invest in a keyboard, the irksome controller text input method means it's unlikely you'll be typing more than status updates in Facebook.

Another irksome factor in Vaccine is the games random room generator, this serves to make no two play throughs the same.