Sentences with phrase «lasting appeal of»

In many respects, Driveclub seems content to be a very slight game that leans hard upon its social functionality, but the lasting appeal of social play depends on having a really rich core experience.

Sackboy may be back, but Nintendo is no doubt hoping the ever - lasting appeal of Mario will help convert a few of his fans to Wii U.

I would disagree slightly however with the lasting appeal of this, I have racked up a couple of hours already since I have found the core gameplay just too addictive to put down!

This is the lasting appeal of Jack Finney's novel, «The Body Snatchers» and why its concept has inspired countless science fiction movies throughout the years - from three versions of the novel itself (in 1956, 1978 and 1994 as Body Snatchers by director Abel Ferrara of Bad Lieutenant fame) to Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (finally in 1994) and the 1980s remake of The Thing - all of them dealing with people being surreptitiously taken over by alien presences.

Directed by Doug Nichol, the documentary examines the creative value and lasting appeal of mechanical keyboards.

Eight of the ten games that make up the list are for Nintendo platforms, and it just goes to show the long lasting appeal of the Nintendo 3DS!

Unfortunately, at the time of going to press, the Switch version is the only one not to have the Time Trial mode included — a curious omission and one that would certainly have helped with the lasting appeal of the game.

With Geostorm now in cinemas, Flickering Myth's Thomas Harris caught up with actor Jim Sturgess to discuss his role in the disaster epic, working with director Dean Devlin, and the lasting appeal of 2007's Across the Universe; take a look at the interview below, or watch it on our YouTube channel, and be sure to -LSB-...]

It is perhaps unlikely that John Wick will enjoy the lasting appeal of his most popular films (some of the dialogue and plot contrivances are ropey to say the least), but when you consider some of the misfires he has had throughout his career (2013's 47 Ronin failed to break even upon release), there is a certain pleasure in seeing Reeves returning to familiar territory.

We also took our time because things like this can't be rushed, and the creation of lists like these always involves several pots of coffee, several hours of plumbing the depths of Spotify and a few late - night debates about the merits of this band, the lasting appeal of that album and just what constitutes a «Top 10» list.

Agree with everyhing you said... Whole food is the way to go - the last appeal of quest that i pErsonally feel attached to is the low sugar - thouGh natural, all whole food alternatives are high in sugar.

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Banking also offers some tantalizing practical applications for deep - learning innovators, too; of the three possibilities listed by Agrafioti — personalized AI - driven customer service, real - time fraud prevention and risk management — it's the last one that might appeal most to those interested in industry disruption.

Google also has a high - stakes courtroom battle on its docket, following an appeals court decision last month reviving Oracle's copyright claim against Google's use of the Java language in Android's operating system.

So, this was a meeting of last resort, as the engineering director was making one last appeal to the CFO to keep his team in town.

The tech giant bought Whole Foods last summer for $ 13.7 billion, and reduced the price of some of the high - end grocery chain's products like organic Fuji apples to appeal to a broader base of customers.

Last year, a handful of spots hit on topics such as immigration and diversity but took measured tones aimed at appealing to a broad range of viewers, Taylor said.

Last May the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with the plaintiffs and issued an injunction against the order.

«Theranos, a health technology company, said today that it has filed a notice of intent to appeal the sanctions that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed last month on the company's Newark, California, lab.

Last year, the New York - based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed, finding that the DMCA applied to infringement claims brought under federal and state law, including oldies songs.

CD subscriptions, for instance, didn't last not because of issues with the business model, but because downloading and streaming became a more appealing alternative, says Middleton.

«The kinds of things it takes to be well - known and appealing as a teenager often don't last well long - term — drinking, sex, clothes.

The combination of competition and history clearly appeals to fans; an audience of over 4.6 million people watched NBC's broadcast last year.

He made a second appeal on the sidelines of the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November last year.

The ruling was partly reversed last May by the Ontario Court of Appeal, which threw out the liability for negligent infliction of mental distress.

SEP IRAs also have lasting appeal because of their simplicity.

Brady spent much of last year's offseason focused on a single task: winning an appeal to the Deflategate ruling that threatened to suspend him for four games.

On Ash Whitaker's second to last day of high school, he learned that he had won a major civil rights case at a federal appeals court.

Last year, the Supreme Court decided to hear a series of appeals against the statute, including that of Black and jailed former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling.

He says GoldieBlox is indicative of a larger industry trend of crafting traditionally boy or girl toys to appeal to the opposite sex, pointing to the «Lego Friends» line introduced last year and marketed to girls.

(A Fortune magazine piece last year covered how GoDaddy worked to change the tone of its racy, sometimes sexist, ads in order to better appeal to women, who represent a large swath of the country's small business owners.)

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded last August that federal prosecutors no longer need to show a «meaningfully close personal relationship» between the provider of insider intel and the recipient of the tip.

«The commercial appeal of the films this [summer] certainly didn't have the same kind of dynamic as the commercial appeal of the films last year,» Logsdon says.

Last year a number of companies created powerful, pro-female ads and videos designed to inspire, motivate and strike an emotional chord — an appealing approach that seems to be winning with women.

Last week the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia reviewed a Maryland judge's ruling that blocked the 90 - day entry restrictions.

The court of appeals heard oral arguments last month and is expected to issue a written decision sometime this fall.

A three judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel last week upheld Robart's ruling.

Mr. Costolo, a wealthy former entrepreneur who has led Twitter for the last five years, had grown tired of second - guessing by Wall Street, with its focus on the social network's sluggish user growth and its repeated failures to make its products more appealing.

DUBLIN Facebook bid on Monday to block referral of a landmark privacy case to Europe's top court by requesting a last - ditch appeal, seeking to avoid a potential ban on the legal instrument it uses to transfer users» data to the United States.

Last week, AARP filed an appeal of the Fifth Circuit ruling, while New York, Oregon and California filed a motion asking the court for permission to rehear the case in front of the full panel of judges — known as an en banc review.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected last - minute appeals by AARP and three states to intervene and re-argue the need to save the controversial Department of Labor fiduciarAppeals rejected last - minute appeals by AARP and three states to intervene and re-argue the need to save the controversial Department of Labor fiduciarappeals by AARP and three states to intervene and re-argue the need to save the controversial Department of Labor fiduciary rule.

When he had to squeeze extra floors into a new building, he called Sandy Lindenbaum, a zoning - law guru who called himself «the last of the gunslingers»; when he needed the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to see things his way, he turned to Atlantic City fixture Nick Ribis; when he wanted to divorce Ivana (and, later on, her successor, Marla Maples), he retained Jay Goldberg, a self - described «killer» who says he can «rip skin off a body»; when it was tax time, he reversed decades of bragging about his billions and had tax attorneys say his properties were worth only a fraction of what he had publicly proclaimed (an ongoing tax appeal in Chicago declares Trump Tower Chicago «a failed business»); when he was in the market for a troubleshooter, he hired Michael Cohen, who has threatened journalists who've written about Trump with bodily harm.

DUBLIN (Reuters)- Facebook bid on Monday to block referral of a landmark privacy case to Europe's top court by requesting a last - ditch appeal, seeking to avoid a potential ban on the legal instrument it uses to transfer users» data to the United States.

In a sign of Russia's waning appeal to foreign investors, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Wednesday that its investments in Russia fell sharply last year to $ 1.8 billion ($ 2.5 billion) from $ 2.6 billion in 2012.

Last month, WestJet Airlines filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class - action lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees.

Buoyed by the mass market appeal of the Model 3, Tesla hopes to produce half a million electric cars by 2018, vastly ramping up its output over last year, at 85,000 vehicles.

With talk of a global recession rattling markets around the world, gold had its best start to the year since 1980, putting to rest last year's speculation that the yellow metal has lost its haven appeal.

Attractive returns across emerging markets (EM) for most of the last decade - supported by economic growth - appealed to many investors.

The small - cap universe doesn't hold the appeal it did in the wake of last year's presidential election, and large - cap growth names have resumed leadership of the market.

«While in opposition, Tsipras claimed that inexperience was «a moral advantage,» one quite effective in appealing to voters that were deeply disappointed by the political establishment of the last 40 years,» said Karamouzi.

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