Sentences with phrase «less than a glance»

I'm the kind of Call of Duty player that pops open the game case, gathers up my buddies, and jumps right into the fantastic, addictive multiplayer with less than a glance at the single - player and co-op modes.

Not exact matches

At first glance, the planned $ 600 million expansion of Perth's Karrinyup Shopping Centre seems to run counter to the relentless march of internet retailing, especially as a fresh report predicts that 50 per cent of all retail sales will be made over the internet in less than 10 years.

No sooner than last week, China published its official rules about ride - hailing companies, and at a first glance they are less restrictive than most feared.

At first glance it might seem appealing to argue that the mystery of God outstrips our capacity to delineate it, that every theology in its own way must fall so short of the truth that no position can, however seriously maintained, be markedly any more or less true than any other.

It was less like seeing than like being for the first time seen, knocked breathless by a powerful glance [p. 33].

The numbers are almost similar, and at a first glance you would lean towards Icardi since he played less games and less minutes than Toni.

At first glance, the green table appears longer and thinner than the red table, which looks to be more or less square.

TURNING THE TABLES At first glance, the green table appears longer and thinner than the red table, which looks to be more or less square.

A major task of the IM group at DESY is to match the information people request with the information they actually need for their work and with the information they offer to others — which is far less trivial than it may seem at first glance.

At first glance, the impacts of climate change in the United States might seem less dramatic than melting icebergs in the Arctic.

[Pro Tip: At first glance, you won't see an option for less than a 3 - month membership.

Yet unlike so many of the director's previous cinematic puzzle games, Redbelt cares far less about tricking its audience than about plumbing its protagonist's psyche in a way both viscerally exciting and intensely analytical, a nifty trick that's aided by a host of uniformly sturdy but tonally divergent supporting actors (dainty Emily Mortimer, chilly Rebecca Pidgeon, hammy Rodrigo Santoro, goofy Tim Allen) who don't, at first glance, seem well - suited to coexist with each other.

Tokyo Sonata, at first glance, plays less like the work of Kurosawa than like that of Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao - hsien, but as the story of downsized executive Ryuhei (Teruyuki Kagawa) unfolds, following roughly the same blueprint as Laurent Cantet's Time Out as Ryuhei conceals his unemployment from his wife and two sons, it comes clear that Kurosawa's brilliant, refined take on mass hysteria in his horror films has been translated intact.

The Light Between Oceans paints Tom and Isabel's romance in elliptical glances — a seductive strategy, but also one that leaves them feeling less like fully fleshed human beings than objects as symbolic as that lighthouse, the broken piano in their seaside home, or a metal rattle that becomes integral to the plot.

It is winter here in Australia, and as the sky darkens and the days feel long and grey, First Glance reminds us we are just less than two months away to the Melbourne International Film Festival.

There's a story between them told only through glances that linger maybe a beat too long and a dance that seems fuelled less by wine than by nostalgia.

At first glance it makes Zanuck sound racist, but after studying him and his career for 45 years, my judgment is that he wasn't, or at least he was less of one than most of his fellow studio heads.

All it takes is a single glance of Jewel on that fateful night at the titular bar for no less than three men to become hopelessly besotted with her: bartender Randy (Matt Dillon); his married lawyer cousin Carl (Paul Reiser); and police detective Dehling (John Goodman).

I think the challenge with watches and other wrist - based, less - than - glass, wearables will be to provide meaningful learning at a glance.

«The Millionth Corvette has been through a lot, but the damage at first glance seems to be less extensive than what it could have been, especially given the precarious spot the car landed,» said Bob Hellmann, Facilities and Displays Manager at the Museum.

The «bolt» is functional, as it improves outward visibility from the third row, but the placement is arguably less than attractive at first glance.

Now she felt as if, with one glance, she could shed the stunting fear that hacked away at her, that made her feel less than whole, less than a person.

«We are delighted that both new and loyal fans can view, at a glance, the majority of the full - length novels that Catherine has written and buy one or more of her e-books in less than a minute.»

So your Cdn $ asset - liablity mismatch may be a lot less than it appears at first glance.

A 27 % jump in adjusted EPS is impressive at first glance, but almost entirely due to the impact of the 2012 tender offer — underlying EPS growth was less than 1 %!

It's tricky to tell at a glance, but the Siberian husky (top) appears less muscular than the Alaskan malamute (bottom), explains Peterson.

Knack might seem like even less of a leap in graphics than Killzone: Shadow Fall is at first glance.

«The Feverish Library,» is less feverish than encyclopedic and knowing — and the knowing glances come from artists.

After over a year of sideways and downward movement from late 2015 through early 2017, the most recent NASA report shows that over the past year an acceleration in sea level rise has become visible on the NASA graph, even with just a quick glance (then again, while the long term trend is consistently upward, the annual trend is so variable, that it's likely foolish on my part to suggest a change in trend based on the most recent periods of increase which have only been occurring for less than 12 months).

But a cursory glance at Pluto's orbit and atmosphere reveals how ridiculous it is to draw any conclusions about climate, much less climate change, from observations spanning less than even a single season, let alone enough years to even establish the climate's normal state.

But that's I think because the public is uninformed about specifics, and even when an equally carefully worded phrase is used, where 98 % of scientists know it's not consensus, the same 50/50 split among the public will come up, and all that means is they don't know scientific language and the specifics of the issue well and otherwise it says a lot less than you might think at first glance it says.

At first glance, yes: natural gas releases less CO2 into the atmosphere than coal, so replacing coal - fired electrical plants with gas - fired plants is a win for global warming.

When you consider that price against the costs you would likely incure if there is a loss, it's even less expensive than it seems at first glance.

And you might think that other people are also less - than - attractive at first glance, which is apparently a totally normal human perception.

It's less busy and more useful than ever before, but if you have concerns about strangers glancing at your data there's always the option of disabling lock screen features in settings.

If you don't mind having to glance at ads whenever you turn your phone on, the deal is a decent way to get a decent handset for less than the typical sticker price.

A glance at BCD's publicity on the Bitcointalk forum, as well as its official website, paints a less than clear picture.

For less than half the price of Apple's latest device you can get a very similar proposition — that massive screen really is the star of the show here and as we can attest, the Mi Mix 2 gains admiring glances from all who lay their eyes on it.

Far less gimmicky and, well, fugly than ill - fated Google Glass prototypes, at least at first glance, and considerably cheaper than Microsoft HoloLens development kits, the AR / VR R - 9 and R - 8 should both see daylight by the end of the year.

As long as your phone continues to detect motion or a less than perfectly flat surface, you'll be able to glance at your phone and get all the information you want with no need to unlock multiple times.

At first glance, it may seem like Dragon Quest Builders will fall into this category of less than desirable games, but quickly proves that it is an interesting take from the Land of the Rising Sun on the basic «build anything» concept Minecraft heralded back in 2009.

It's no bass monster, but it certainly sounds less tinny than the Echo Dot at first glance.

With less than 7 seconds to spare at initial glance of a candidate's resume, hiring managers and recruiters quickly scan certain items when deciding whether to move the candidate to the next stage.

Keep your letter to less than one page, short enough to read at a glance.

Some employers glance over a resume document for less than a minute before deciding to advance the candidate forward or move onto to the next one.

At first glance the hiring manager should see a well formatted document that uses the correct font (nothing less than 10 pt for readability) and appropriate font color for an official document.

Because recruiters often take in your experience at a glance and marketing promotions specialists are expected to have extensive experience, listing an older, lower - level job first can lead them to believe you have less experience than you actually do and pass you up for another applicant.

These days, they argue, hiring managers receive about 7 billion résumés a day, and they spend less than a millisecond glancing over each one as they decide who makes it past the prelims and into the running for the job.

Most people do not read resumes — they glance at them quickly (often for less than 10 seconds) looking for key words or phrases relating to the applicant's experience and / or educational background.

Increase your chances of landing the job with a well - crafted resume presented in a way that effectively enhances readability by presenting well - structured content in a form that can be easily interpreted with a quick glance that averages less than 30 seconds per resume.