Sentences with phrase «lack of characters on»

It showed a lack of character on my part when I was unwilling to go through the improvements needed to gain the interest of serious literary market.

Not exact matches

Beyond her age, she also lacks the spark of Superman's girlfriend, intent on blending in with the rest of the cast as a side character rather than taking any initiative.

You are truly wearing your character, or total lack of, on your sleeve.

But, like many of the stewards of America's institutions (on the right as well as the left), they failed to — not because of market segmentation or technological change, but because they lack the character to be custodians.

By taking on complex characters who don't easily fit any predetermined bubble, Plaza is helping the rest of us feel better about our own lack of labels.

Only on literature and poetry it did not, and could not, have effective influence, owing not to lack of enthusiasm, but to its philosophical and practical character, which moved outside the mental process of poetry.

The creative force of existence is not sheer on - rushing energy It has a character, a shape, a moment - to - moment vectorial direction of each pulse of becoming, even if it lacks overall direction as a whole: «The many become one, and are increased by one» (Whitehead, Process 21).

At the same time, modern attempts to construct a view of Jesus that omits any emphasis on the death, focusing instead on a message or practice Jesus taught without reference to his own fate — which are implausible as history and often lack distinctive Christian character.

Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book, on the vodka cocktail snobs can get behind: «Vodka used to be prized for a total lack of character.

strategy???????? B **** S *** the truth is that in this man deluded mind and his gigantic ego adding senility and arrogance of a has been he wanted to teach Sanchez a lesson how he could beat Fool without him but of course it backfired and the lesson was all the way around...... Sanchez showed that unfortunately for us the Fans our team lacks everything we are no better than a mid table team no leadership, lack of character, clueless all this on top that our Manager lost it.....

When a team is on the brink of history anything can happen but you need to show the required character and the commitment which was what Arsenal lacked.

With captain Jordan Henderson on the bench, there was a noticeable lack of characters and leaders on the pitch as the Reds were weakly overwhelmed by Sevilla's response.

A chance to put someone that would break the 4th trophy, the losers mentality, the injury hells, the excuses, the lack of a spine and character and all the other burdens that Arsene has inflicted on this football club.

All the embarrassing away losses, through, mainly, lack of character have poured shame on our club.

A few days ago I posted a comment on here and noted how AFC always seem to lose ground and our way once the heat is on... how we lack the mental strength and character to deal with pressure of maintaining a lead once we are top of the table and how we ALWAYS crumble when it matter most... i also noted how we ALWAYS seem to regain our mojo soon as we are out of contention for every important competition, when we go on some amazing winning streak, just in time to snatch the 4th place trophy... as is the norm on here and many other AFC fans forum i got member jumped down my throat, talking about negative fans, talking about new players we have and how that problem was a thing of the past....

Anything less than four will have a better than expected feel about it but I fear it will be worse, particularly with the lack of character and leadership on the field.

Simeone prepares his team to go out full of character and belief, and Atleti will not be lacking in any of that on Saturday, having got the better of Real in the league this season.

All Access... not really: Many parents, and their kids, were very disappointed with the lack of Nickelodeon character appearances on the cruise.

But if your folks lack the character traits to pass on «learned optimism» — one scholarly term for the essence of the lesson — the job can also be done by «social workers, teachers, clergy members, pediatricians, and neighbors,» Tough says.

He argues that toxic stress and instability on one end of the spectrum vs. overprotectiveness and lack of opportunities to overcome adversity on the opposite can lead to a deficit in developing the character traits «especially likely to predict life satisfaction and high achievement.»

Specifically, I got the impression that the EC members were supposed to exercise some sort of double - check on the candidate's validity, character and legal qualifications (e.g. lack of conflicts - of - interest) and thereby moderate the influence of pure populism on the outcome, at least to some extent.

These contentious episodes brought on by Trump's own statements have led to open denouncements of his campaign by prominent Republicans including: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Mark Kirk, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and fifty senior GOP national security officials who warned in a signed letter that Trump «lacks the character, values, and experience» to be president and «would put at risk our country's national security and well - being.»

There were plenty of good arguments for not interfering in Syria last week, including the lack of a publicly - presented plan, the potential for escalation in the event of inadvertent hits on Russian personnel, and the character flaws of the US president, which make any military initiative unpredictable.

Viewing this as a launch year game, it is harsh to dwell on the games shortcomings (the audio for gunfire is just awful, character models lack the shine as do certain parts of the game, slow down occurs when things get too hectic and it can be difficult to get into a game online) when it is the first game of the series, the first game by the developer, and the first FPS game for the Vita.

On the other hand, the pause between the two films» release would have given Tarantino ample time to address some of the criticisms that were made of Volume 1 - its episodic story, lack of three - dimensional characters, needless editing gimmicks and so oOn the other hand, the pause between the two films» release would have given Tarantino ample time to address some of the criticisms that were made of Volume 1 - its episodic story, lack of three - dimensional characters, needless editing gimmicks and so onon.

If your preference is single - player or co-op, Dog Days» lack of personality (both in the characters and on the battlefield) results in one of the blandest shooters out there.

Granted, these movies are based on superhero comics, which do this sort of character development a lot, with characters baldly stating what they're thinking or feeling because of the comparative struggle of comics to delve into their characters» heads, lacking consistent devices for inner monologues (as a more traditional novel would have) or the benefit of an actor's performance (as a movie or TV show would have).

While this creepy walk through post-war Vienna may not always make sense (Joe Cotton's character argues with the cops about them having a lack of evidence when he in fact is on the light side of proof) it's moody atmospherics make for an interesting crawl through the bad side of town.

This character, this creature on the prowl, is doing little more than an impersonation of mating rituals, but it's working: Men impulsively flock to her, attracted to her receptiveness and unburdened by her apparent lack of personality.

Why yes, I did read MAJ's article on the lack of dynamic female characters in modern mainstream film - making...

The sheer lack of effort poured into its plot and character development is frankly shameful, and for all its nostalgic quality it can neither hold a candle to the original nor adequately stand on its own.

In each vignette, Nostalgia focuses on characters and their attachment (or lack of) to material items.

Unfortunately the show is just kinda dumb after that... the scripted dialogue ranges from generic to awful; the characters are pantomimes, you know exactly whether they're good or bad right up front, and the show lacks any sort of organic development or growth, you just don't get into it like you would on a better created and wriiten show.everything is so predictable that by the time big jim kills his nth person it's just sort of «meh whatever» time.

On a more negative note, the film is designed and crafted in such a way that you take one side, with a certain perspective more prominently presented than the other, while the fact we're dealing with an ensemble feature does mean there's a lack of emotionality attached, as with so many characters to explore, we drift between them without ever feeling as though we've truly got to the bottom of their respective character developments.

Typically I'd complain about a lack of other non-zombie characters beside Gerry Lane, but the figures are sticking very close to the source material on that end since none of the supporting characters matter much in the movie either.

What's refreshing is the emphasis the film places on Bale's character's conception of masculinity that doesn't fall under either of the usual tropes; he's neither idealistic at the cost of lacking the will to take affirmative action (as Whitaker's character is) nor is he a time bomb of self - destructive aggression (as Affleck's character is).

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Yet it is a laborious and sometimes tedious journey beset with very real and practical issues of pacing and character development (respectable work on both fronts is lacking).

But kids are unlikely to focus on the terrible editing, flat visuals, or lack of character development.

Mildred's teenage daughter, Angela (Kathryn Newton, in flashback), died less than a year before, raped and then set on fire; the scorched place where her body burned is still visible; Mildred is seething at the lack of progress in the case and is laying the blame squarely at the feet of the local police chief, Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), who, while understandably unhappy with the 40 - foot - high attacks on his character, is not unsympathetic to Mildred's pain.

Another oddity is the lack of information on each class; despite background stories being given for each character, players aren't told how each class works or their key abilities before purchasing and leveling them up.

There's little sentiment in the movie, and while there is an understandable sense of a pat on the back for the key characters (most of whom are based on real - life people), there's a sobering lack of triumphalism in its handling.

My main complaints of this movie are the lack of character development, the over-reliance on CGI, some plot holes / illogical situations, and the 5 - 10 minutes before the ending credits.

The lack of modes, characters, and new ideas make it a step backwards from the series» debut on the Nintendo 64 back in 2000.»

Denzels performance was spot on but I feel the films lack of likeable characters or at least characters with redeemable qualities may have been what initially left me cold towards it..

The Alliance Alive is a spiritual successor to 2015's The Legend of Legacy, which itself was a throwback to the SaGa series and its ilk — RPGs comparatively light on characters, a diverse range of equipment and abilities, and a lack of EXP points that required your characters to perform actions to grow.

The gameplay has some much needed sprucing up after the ambitious but poorly executed Sticker Star on the 3DS, but the paper - thin story lacks the depth and resonance of some of Paper Mario's earlier games, causing it to feel as two dimensional as its main character.

In fact, this problem plagues JEDI throughout, from lack of expansion into Finn and Poe's characters to the definitive word on Snoke's origin story.

Most effective in the progress of the film is the way the characters» lack of faith mirrors the viewer's skepticism: We are not satisfied with merely being told that the elevators can not get past the burning 81st floor, that the emergency stairwell is impassable, that the wind is too high for a helicopter to land on the building's roof.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is looking like one of the most promising Dragon Ball games of the past few years, with the most recent tournament style games being on the handheld and lacking deep controls and characters.