Sentences with phrase «less impressive work»

It's the Coens who've struggled with writers» block and known failure who gave all this the sliver of rueful warmth their less impressive work lacks.

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It's not actually an impressive accomplishment that there is less abuse by clergymen than people working in the public schools.

While he may have completed 91 % of passes, more often looking to play it smart rather than going for the eye - catching Hollywood balls to switch the play or ping a long diagonal out to the corners that look impressive but rarely have the pace to open up defences, his defensive work was less compelling.

But most are very tiny and only work at very small wavelength ranges, rendering them less impressive to the average observer.

But let's be honest — impressive forearm development is often linked to specific genetic advantages and in those with less genetic potential, building ripped forearms requires a ton of patience and hard work.

As longtime Primal enthusiast and Newport Coast, CA fitness legend Dave Kobrine observes, if he strings together a good week or two or three of impressive workouts and busy daily schedules, he often eventually experiences a need for some sincere downtime: less exercise, less work (overburdening his brothers in the family business in the process), more sleep, and more recovery.

«The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,» on the other hand, is a sequel whose predecessor won this category and the work this time around is no less impressive.

There's an immediacy and warmth to his performance that's revelatory, given his less - than - impressive body of work to date.

That's pretty impressive considering the show's cast includes voice acting comedy genius H. Jon Benjamin («Bob's Burgers,» «Home Movies,» etc.) as the voice of Archer; multi-talented actress Aisha Tyler as the even more multi-talented and super-smart superspy Lana Kane; SNL - grad par excellence Chris Parnell («30 Rock») as weaselly espionage accountant Cyril Figgis; borderline ubiquitous working actress Judy Greer as the lovably psychopathic billionairess Cheryl Tunt; the less well - known but seemingly no less talented Lucky Yates as mad scientist Dr. Krieger; and the voice of poly - addictive fan favorite Pam Poovey herself, Amber Nash.

His work since then («Jupiter Ascending,» «The Danish Girl» and this) has been far less impressive.

It would be ludicrous to expect an Academy Award nomination for work in a film this screwball, Hurt's turn here is no less impressive than any of the more serious roles he's had in his fine career.

by Walter Chaw I'm most familiar with Thomas M. Disch for his sterling non-fiction work (The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of and The Castle of Indolence) and a few samplings of his less impressive genre short fiction, and though I was aware that he'd written a couple of children's books about a band of appliances, I'd never felt compelled to investigate.

Hardly the mere home invasion thriller it's been marketed as, this is an angry film for an angry time, a heavy, at times lumbering, allegorical work about woman and man, nature and God, painstakingly made from a script the writer - director claims he dashed off in five days; its unrefined, somewhat all - purpose symbolism is evidence of an almost demonic process, and its confusions, self - lacerations, and silliness would be less welcome if Aronofsky hadn't in the process mounted the most technically impressive filmmaking of his career.

But the second time around it becomes even more exasperating; Russell has shown a glimpse of what he can do at his best (not that this is his best, but even his less than impressive work prior to

In less significant roles, but nonetheless also incredibly impressive, are Frances McDormand and Michelle Monaghan as Aimes» closest work colleagues.

As Carol Dweck has found, praising intelligence makes people less willing to risk «their newly minted genius status,» while praising effort encourages the idea that we primarily learn through our hard work: «Ben, it's impressive that you wrote two drafts of that essay instead of one, and had your friend review it, too.

Meanwhile, Jabbar's finding that most schools compete in less - than - impressive ways rings true, but that is largely a product of the incoherent incentives in K - 12 choice settings (see here for an extended discussion) rather than evidence that «competition doesn't work» — which seems to be the take of some observers and outlets.

Think about it... 1,000 hp at 8,250 rpm from the use of two custom made Mansory turbochargers and a torque output of 1,000 Nm too (electronically limited to make sure everything keeps working in the future)... acceleration figures to match with a 0 to 100 Km / h time of only 2.7 seconds and a top speed of no less than 340 Km / h... those are some really impressive figures for a V10 engine.

The Ridgeline's smooth and gutsy 3.5 - liter V - 6 makes quick work of highway passing, plus it sips fuel at a surprisingly low rate, returning an impressive 28 mpg on our 75 - mph real - world highway fuel - economy test — matching that of the GMC's diesel engine but while burning cheaper and less energy - dense fuel.

The more expensive STI version of the WRX uses a 2.5 - liter (2,457 cc) motor that puts out 305 horsepower and 290 lb - ft of torque, which works out to a less impressive 124.14 hp / liter.

So it is a little less impressive on a $ 31,500 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman.

Doris Lessing has something far more impressive than a Nobel Prize (shoot — any author can get one of those if, say, that author generates one of the world's most noteworthy bodies of literary work over the course of her lifetime).

This is how the scheme was supposed to work: let's say you had some impressive capital gains on your stock portfolio one year, and you were looking for some capital losses to offset them, so you could pay less tax.

The city also contains a wealth of more modern, but no less impressive, buildings; the Teatro Grande opera house was built in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte, and this is reflected in the richly decorated interiors, whilst the Biblioteca Queriniana contains a number of rare manuscripts, including some early works by Dante.

The soaking grass is filled with contemporary sculpture, and even the less ambitious works look impressive in the shadow of the twisting white pavilion.

The names are impressive, but the quality of the works on display is no less outstanding: Warhol's Red Liz, Lichtenstein's Tire, portraits by Chuck Close... The richness and density of the collection make American Icons: Masterworks from the SFMOMA and the Fisher Collection a very complete exhibition.

Pace Gallery unloaded works by Korean artist Lee Ufan, but had less luck with the impressive array of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen pieces, including the giant Leaning Clarinet.

Stan Douglas» photographic works are less well known than his videos and films, but they are no less impressive.

Stan Douglas is best known for his productions within video and film; and even though his photographic works are less known they are no less impressive.

Although very fashionable at the time, their work in the visual arts looks less impressive today.

Besides impressive works by less familiar African artists, it has Kendell Geers» Postpopfuck and his ultraviolet deadly sins, a tangled thread painting by Ghada Amer, Chris Ofili's stamp - sized wigged head, Yinka Shonibare's dueling dandies, Andy Warhol's sketches of Mohammed Ali and Paul Miller's (aka DJ Spooky) wall - size visual remix, accompanied by «non-cliche» remixes of African music — including a car horn orchestra, national anthems, and the words of Idi Amin, Nelson Mandela, and Malcolm X.

But few scientists in any field would agree that his top work is less impressive than that of 40 climate researchers, most of whom are far more obscure.

Start with your most impressive supervisory / technical information, then work your way down to your less - relevant information.

While this teaching professional has less work experience, they possess an impressive Education background.

Augustine says that, since the work Lewis has been able to accomplish at this job is impressive and relevant to his immediate job goals, Dan made sure to dedicate a good chunk of space to highlight his responsibilities there and the results he's accomplished in less than three years.

It works for most people most of the time and provides the flexibility you need to highlight your most impressive achievements while minimizing any less than ideal aspects of your work history.