Sentences with phrase «left scratching my head at»

And while I don't believe that a nation can even be Christian, I'm often left scratching my head at what the words «Christian nation» mean to these people.

When Slaven Bilic was sacked in November, West Ham fans were left scratching their heads at who wo...

Policymakers and elected officials have been left scratching their heads at the delegations of scientists complaining of tight budgets in the past three years, even as they got twice the annual funds they received just five years earlier.

The rest of the world is left scratching its head at a monster epic so dismal that it doesn't even register as a guilty pleasure.

I was never left scratching my head at any point, lost in all of the talk of Talmud scholarship.

The film tries at time to be a comedy, a romance and a drama, but misses on all three fronts, and ultimately left me scratching my head at what I just saw.

He shows very good social skills throughout and the film leaves you scratching your head at why he didn't do this 10 or 20 years earlier.

If you're anything like me and have been left with a headache thanks to the massive combos you're expected to remember from the fighting titles out there, or you've been left scratching your head at just how you completed that act of greatness in another of the intricate titles out there, then you're probably like me and keen to know what buttons you need to remember before setting off on your latest gaming adventure.

Once I finished the game, I was left scratching my head at the need for the action chapters.

It's also guilty of the typical contrived puzzles that leave you scratching your head at how obtuse a simple task can become, plus some other daft errors that occur from time to time, largely because it's not always the best at conveying where you should be focusing your efforts next or because it's a little picky about the order things have to be done in.

You're left scratching your head at times as you meticulously move through zombie filled locations and tear it through hordes, pick up the supplies you were after, only to die on the way out because more zombies appeared.

Other times, however, a game may leave you scratching your head at first appearance, only for it to turn into something truly wonderful once you pick up the controller (or place your hands on the keyboard, as it were).

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When I send emails to colleagues and don't receive a prompt response — or even worse, any response at all — I'm left scratching my head in befuddlement.

When he left Nike at the end of last year, some scratched their heads; they continued scratching them when he moved to a digital currency startup.

The goal is to get them interested and excited, not to leave them scratching their heads and dismissing you» — comments Valentina Tighe, an Outreach Manager at Academized.

When keyword targeting is approached separately from a content creation strategy, the concocted results can often leave us scratching our heads and pointing fingers at the malformed «Frankenpages.»

The Trump administration unveiled guidance aimed at the burgeoning socially responsible investment industry that left some investors scratching their heads.

He looks to buy these businesses at low prices of course, but often times he pays a price that leave many value investors scratching their heads (i.e. paying over 20 times earnings for Heinz, and 20 % more than the stock's all time high).

It is not just the Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin who will be left at home scratching his head for the next two weeks, as his fellow Spaniard and Arsenal team mate Santi Cazorla has also been left out of the Spain national squad for the first international break of the new season.

Arsenal fans may have had a bit more to shout about int the transfer market over the last year or so, but at the end of each window, us fans and the football media are still left scratching our heads as to why Arsene Wenger did not sign, for instance, a striker or a defensive midfielder.

I know we are all armchair manager's at times and some of the decisions from Wenger leave us scratching our heads but we should also remember that he is a football manager with tons of experience and a proud record.

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He spent the rest of a low - key career in Spain and Malta, and is another one of those players whose chance at a big club leaves you scratching your head.

We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders, on the other hand our attackers are too busy defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense instead of being forward as he should be, to use his speed in effective counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.

After a regular season that featured top - five upsets on a weekly basis and left almost every team with at least one truly head - scratching loss, chalk would qualify as a surprise outcome in this year's NCAA tournament.

Although us fans are not too bothered about seeing him leave now, for most of his time at the Emirates we were left scratching our heads and wondering why the German was hardly getting any time on the pitch.

Defeats to Swansea City, Hull City and Leicester City this year along with their cup exits at the hands of Wolves and Southampton have left Liverpool fans scratching their heads as...

From Men in Blazers: Rog and Davo scratch their bald heads at the benching of Alexis Sanchez in Arsenal's loss to Liverpool, marvel at high flying Spurs, and talk with GFOP and Leicester City left back Christian Fuchs.

But the pacing dragged the movie down at times and the plot holes left me scratching my head.

Although the film's nomination in the «Best Comedy» category at the forthcoming Golden Globes left some scratching their head — due to the strong dramatic / horror elements at play — there's no denying that Jordan Peele's Get Out was one of the best of the year regardless of the genre.

Adding to the gameplay are some fun mini-games, including puzzles that at times did leave me scratching my head for answers.

It's a head - scratching turn of events, and for the life of me I can't quite figure out what anyone involved was thinking, all of it leaving such a bad taste in my mouth I'm finding it difficult to talk about the movie at all even though there was quite a bit about it I did find worthy of complimenting.

That left Nevada education officials scratching their heads, said Brett Barley, deputy superintendent for student achievement at the Nevada Department of Education.

You may remember that last month I was left scratching my head by an ESP system that seemed to wink at me in the snow despite the «off» button having been pressed.

Having catapulted from 20 to 70mph in second gear along a freeway on - ramp, we were left scratching our heads (virtually you understand — our hands were welded to the steering wheel) at the sheer abundance of top - end power this car has.

If you were to look at the portfolio of Baupost Group manager Seth Klarman, you would probably see a broad array of assets, some of which would probably leave you scratching your head a bit.

He looks to buy these businesses at low prices of course, but often times he pays a price that leave many value investors scratching their heads (i.e. paying over 20 times earnings for Heinz, and 20 % more than the stock's all time high).

All this left more than a few people scratching their heads and wondering how to react to test results or whether to bother with testing at all.

I'll leave very subtle hints in article (usually integrating the word «April Fool's» somehow), but I always want people to be scratching their heads for at least a moment.

moments, but you'll never be left scratching your head, which keeps the proceedings moving along at a nice pace.»

There were a lot of surprises from this year that shocked the industry, and some sillier announcements that left us smiling and scratching our heads at the same time.

The cutscenes are not only gorgeous but at times, they can be quite amusing and sometimes leave you scratching your head on what on earth just happened.

The story mode is tightly designed, so much so that little excess fat is left for the user to scratch their head at.

Pre-release excitement for Chair's upcoming Infinity Blade 2 is already at an all time high, which apparently has left Chair's PR department scratching their collective heads to come up

At a summit back in 2014, then - Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer extolled the environmental virtues of pipelines, leaving a lot of people scratching their heads.

Curtis seems smart enough but strikes me as having a strange wilfully manipulated cognitive scotoma that sometimes has me so astonished at the ridiculous stances he can leave himself in, so much so that I find myself scratching my head wondering why he gets himself tied in knots.

What's more, the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available for use has left most merchants scratching their heads at the level of tech needed to really enter the market.

They could resist being touched or comforted when they're upset, or they could go from being happy to furious at the drop of a hat, leaving their partners scratching their heads.