Sentences with phrase «less appealing by»

Other policies may make some destinations more or less appealing by easing or restricting immigration or crossborder trade.

Or the owner can make the furniture less appealing by covering it with plastic.

However, we'll temper your enthusiasm here — not because the STI may use some kind of hybrid technology to boost its performance (which could prove quite interesting), but because Subaru has a nasty habit of toning down its concepts to something rather less appealing by the time they reach production.

It's as depressing as it sounds, and made even less appealing by his partner (Woody Harrelson), who is cynical, clinical and maybe crazy.

But for now, consumers who are looking to forge new habits can practice turning off their phone during social gatherings and making it less appealing by deleting apps (something Harris himself practices).

Phoebe Thompson, editor of Premier Youthwork Magazaine thinks a number of factors are behind the changes in teenage behavior, on Premier's «News Hour» programme, she said: «the government has taken to make smoking less appealing by covering packets and also putting the long term effects on there, and also the rise of contraception and better sex education probably has contributed to the lowering of teenage pregnancies».

Not exact matches

Appealing to a wider customer base can make up for less business by existing customers.

By appealing to the mass - market, companies have access to more potential clients, and they'll likely face less initial competition since incumbents offering this luxury product or service likely ignored this portion of the population.

The appeal of toolkits is that people who are less advanced in blogging than you are know they can save themselves a lot of time and frustration by finding out what tools you use to run a successful blog.

Also the interest deduction is phased out as your income level goes up which makes keeping it around less appealing as time goes by.

Furthermore, even the identification of the putative content of experience proves to be normed by whatever hermeneutical analysis is employed, for one can only imagine, much less recognize as present, what one can come to identify somehow.16 Finally, some hermeneutical analysis is also presupposed by and, therefore, normative of any argument from experience, whether of the individual or the communal type, since it is only experience as interpretable in terms of some description or other to which one can ever appeal either for the mutual corroboration of such descriptions or for their illustration of a theistic interpretation.

If the branches of the federal government are truly coequal, if the President and Congress are not subordinated to the Court by the Constitution (except insofar as the Court might declare them to be), then the theme of «judicial restraint» that runs wistfully through your symposium is less an appeal for the impossible than a misconstrual of the problem.

One reason for this debate is that some of the most violent and seemingly intractable contemporary conflicts (Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Bosnia, Sri Lanka) have taken place across lines of religious difference and have often been fed, in more or less direct ways, by appeals to religious warrant or identity.

We can't simply explain something mysterious by appealing to something more mysterious for which there is even less evidence.

It's simple as this, Rick Santorum appeals to the less educated, extremely conservative and more bigot minded segment of rural America, which is largely dominated by Born again evangelicals, who as the article points out have a misguided view that that Mormons aren't Christian, and in their misguided bigotry seem to be voting against Romney based upon their religion rather than for a good candidate who can win the general election.

Femininity was the method for creatively transforming female disadvantages into advantages, basically by doing what it took to form strategic alliances with men: enhancing women's appeal and sexual attractiveness with time - honored stratagems like ritual displays of female incompetence aimed at subtly propping up men's (occasionally less than secure) sense of masculine prowess.

Professionals working in the public services, battered by constant upheavals, find the rhetoric of apparently endless «radical reform» even less appealing.

«Palin's message of fiscal conservatism, evidenced by a balanced state budget and low taxes at a tough time, along with an appeal to the social conservatives to whom Sanford tried to appeal, seems now to have one less direct competitor»

A New York appeals court ruled last year that a less comprehensive form of teacher evaluations used by New York City's Department of Education — known as Teacher Data Reports — must be disclosed under the state's Freedom of Information Law.

«Having regard to the settled position of the law as expoused by our courts in not less than five cases wherein the suspension of legislators by legislative houses was annulled and set aside, the Senate should withdraw the appeal filed against the judgment of the Federal High Court in the case of Senator Omo - Agege.

I was going to say they could call themselves the Lords Resistance Army, though I understand that name has already been taken by a marginally less appealing cast of characters.

In yet another reminder of the mayor's lesser reputation in the eyes of the Senate — where Long Island and upstate Republicans hold sway, and have been offended by efforts to oust them — New York City was forced to delay enacting a five - cent fee on plastic bags, a setback for the mayor and the City Council on a seemingly local concern but one with national political appeal.

One of those more lasting — and even less appealing — problems: sewage, sediment and other pollutants churned up and swept into waterways by the storm.

And because US electronics companies — the biggest buyers — are going elsewhere, the price of minerals from such conflict areas has dropped by two - thirds, making them less appealing to rebel groups as a source of funds.

According to experiments carried out by Egri's team, the stripes could also disrupt polarised light, making zebras less appealing to the pests.

Featuring a screenplay by no less than five writers, Flushed Away has clearly been geared to appeal primarily to small children - as evidenced by the film's emphasis on action - oriented set pieces and distinctly broad bits of comedy (there's even a fart joke thrown in for good measure).

Ultimately, Dutch is less vibrant and, well, relevant than dance deconstructions by Actress or Oneohtrix, but it's also a lot harder to pin down, and there's a rogue - ish appeal to that.

Downey keeps us distanced from the less appealing nature of Stark's personality with his charismatic performance, and Rockwell complements the dichotomy between the two weapons manufacturers by playing the scummy extent of Downey's charm.

It's better to simply note that The Affair succeeds by becoming a tangled mess — but that mess has considerably less appeal this time.

This is a serviceable story, less a factor in the movie's appeal than the incredible craftsmanship that Pixar brings to bear on its animation and design, its cinematic visuals, the imaginative sound work - all contributed by top Hollywood hands.

Although blessed with good actors, there is still a certain stale quality to the story that makes for a less - than - completely scintillating premise, further compounded by the fact that Owen and Watts, while individually fine and appealing actors, somehow make for a bland on - screen pairing.

Supporting performances by Timothy Hutton and Gerard Depardieu make the film even less appealing, if that's possible; especially Depardieu, who's meant to be comic relief strictly because he's the stereotypical foreign guy.

Culture minister Audrey Azoulay plans to make it less easy for censorship campaigners to appeal, following high - profile interventions by pressure groups

The game runs much slower than it does on the New 3DS, and while I can't speak from experience, I can just imagine how frustrated owners of the original 3DS were when they finally loaded up the demo, only to realize it was much harder to play and much less appealing than what they'd been shown by Nintendo.

So I think the appeal is less than GTA, but again, I was off by literally half for GTA sales, so, you know, I think Red Dead does between 15 - 20 million, and I'd be surprised if it did 40 million, but I'm sure a lot of people are thinking that.

Even less appealing is his partner in executive treachery (and lover), played by Theron as a snappish hypersexualized harpy who the screenwriters have seen fit to saddle with dialogue larded with profanity seemingly for profanity's sole smutty sake.

The Girlfriend Experience Where: Embarcadero Center Cinema, 1 Embarcadero Ctr., 415-352-0835 When: All Week Why: Steven Soderbergh's clinical portrait of a high - priced Manhattan escort (played by porn star Sasha Grey) isn't always pretty — it's uncomfortable at times, frustratingly inert at others — but it feels true to life and to the less appealing side of human nature.

Anyone who felt burned by Tarsem Singh's Self / less will feel a familiar sting as Morgan similarly takes an appealing sci - fi proposition, builds it into something of interest and squanders that potential, smushing it into shapeless action movie goo that's sure to be forgotten by dawn.

This is a strong showing from DreamWorks, but McGrath didn't manage to accomplish what Pixar has mastered (and Shrek to a lesser extent) by peppering the piece with plenty of humor with crossover appeal to all ages.

For starters, whereas director / writer / star Tommy Wiseau «s oblivious ineptitude accounts for a lot of The Room «s outsider charms, The Disaster Artist, which follows the making of that movie, is made by professionals with experience appealing to more or less mainstream audiences.

International performance on «Black Panther,» a less - familiar Marvel character, could come in similarly to openings for «Doctor Strange» with $ 114 million (boosted by Benedict Cumberbatch's international appeal), «Ant - Man» at $ 73 million and «Guardians of the Galaxy» at about $ 80 million.

Battle of the Sexes sacrifices some of its innate appeal by making ham out of the supposed relics of a less enlightened era.

The Court of Appeal acknowledged that the challenged statutes increase the number of ineffective teachers in California schools and that low - income and minority students in California are disproportionately taught by less effective teachers.

Together with stricter eligibility and vesting rules, that is making pensions a less - appealing prospect for new teachers, and by extension, new charter schools.

The California Supreme Court will decide this summer whether to take up an appeal by nine students in the historic Vergara vs. California case challenging our unusually protective teacher tenure laws, as well as a seniority - based layoff system that often keeps ineffective teachers in district classrooms while letting more talented but less senior teachers go.

It is also accessible in a less breakneck way, its limits are manageable enough to be enjoyed on select stretches of public road, and its appeal is less elitist but by no means proletarian.

We were less impressed by the electric - assist power steering, which offers no less than three different levels of effort, not one of which truly appeals.

Unfortunately, the high price tag limits its appeal from an economic standpoint, while individuals and families seeking a little more driving fun would be better served by some of the HR - V's less expensive rivals.

You can tell this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been pampered by the fact that it has less than 24,143 miles and appears with a showroom shine.More information about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Introduced in 1992, the Grand Cherokee is a signature vehicle for the Jeep brand intended to appeal to buyers looking to go off - road and those who enjoy a luxury SUV.

Lexus wanted to broaden the car's appeal by making the ES less of a rolling sleep aid, however.