Other than the story's weak points, there's also the problem that, while Le Chiffre has a creepy gimmick in the form of tear ducts that bleed, Bond's arch-nemesis finds himself at the mercy of other,
lesser characters more than once.
Not exact matches
While answering a question about other names that were considered for the series — one being «Nonprophit,» when the script focused
more on the main
character's job at a non-profit and
less on her friendship with Molly — she mentioned it was a challenge selling network executives on the name Insecure.
The research tells me
less about what Walmart is doing right and
more about the
character and mindset of affluent Canadian shoppers versus American counterparts.
In fact, I find Guy's book amazing because it talks
less about value investing rules and
more on a value investor's
character development.
A future HR professional will look
less like Toby Flenderson's drab
character from the TV show The Office, and
more like a beloved life coach.
In fact, that this election became
less about conflicting ideas for achieving the same goal (the common good of Americans) and
more about making sure everyone knows your opponents» deep
character flaws is axiomatic.
And back then, wasn't it the fans wrapped up in «theories» who were ultimately disappointed when they found out that Lost wasn't really concerned with answering the thousands of questions it had raised — that it was
less a heady show about theology and science and
more an emotional show about its
characters and the human experience?
If the books» other
characters are
more or less realistically drawn (Thomas More being an exception), Mantel's Cromwell is perfect, a childhood dream of astonishing competence and trenchant po
more or
less realistically drawn (Thomas
More being an exception), Mantel's Cromwell is perfect, a childhood dream of astonishing competence and trenchant po
More being an exception), Mantel's Cromwell is perfect, a childhood dream of astonishing competence and trenchant power.
If you knew how many of the «debaters» in this forum were paid shills sitting in boiler room type operations all day basically getting into
character and arguing the agenda their boss gave them you would spend
less time debating them and
more time talking about their little known but thriving industry.
Consciously or subconsciously, you decide to either become
more or
less like some of the
characters in the story, based on what they did and how the story turned out.
The books,
more or
less, have the
character of a primer that emphasizes essentials in bold outline with a minimum of detail.
Into this
more universal setting MacLeish puts
less obtrusive and
more human
characters than those he had initially created.
Interestingly, the
character of Marianne is much
less attractive on the pages of the script than the Marianne we both saw and heard on the screen: much
more selfish, demanding, even cruel.
Their enduring presence in the life of the community is expressed figuratively or in abstract masses of a
more or
less anthropomorphic
character.
In general, the Christian feeling for the solidarity of believers and the expressions of this in prayer and devotion can stimulate relational theology to maximize the social - organic
character of its reflection, and thus present death as
less of an atomistic event and
more as an occasion in a society of events that share a real union through internal relations.
From our human, everyday perspective, which no doubt is our concrete perspective (all others being
more or
less stretched or «abstract»), the richly diversified realm of life appears permanent, with abiding
character.
The immediate present is the experiential entertainment of these realized
characters, plus entertainment of the potential forms of immediate concrescence and the
more or
less proximate future.
Their former emotional or feeling
characters are
more or
less conformally repeated in the immediate occasion, modified only by the relevant, novel potentials of
character aimed at by the subject (PR 162/246).
The
more I learn about the
character of God, the
less inclined I am to believe that the statement is true.
Even Sheldon on the funny TV show THE BIG BANG THEORY is an exaggeration, just as the other
more pathetic and
less self - sufficient
characters are fairly realistic.
In estimating the religious
character of individuals, nations, or races, the first question is, not how they feel, but what they think and believe — not whether their religion is one which manifests itself in emotions,
more or
less vehement and enthusiastic, but what are the conceptions of God and divine things by which these emotions are called forth.
Pastors voting for Clinton are
more likely to cite personal
character (28 %) and immigration (7 %) and
less likely to cite abortion (
less than 1 %).
American pastors voting for Trump are
more likely to cite Supreme Court nominees (36 %) and abortion (17 %) and
less likely to say personal
character matters most (10 %).
Therefore, to engage in correlational analysis of presuppositions is nothing
more, but also nothing
less, than to make explicit the understanding of the
character of the ontic correlate presupposed in speaking of experience in the first place.
Face to face with an unjust sovereign, we may find that there is
more — or
less — to our
character than we suspected.
So, of old, as the Hebrews elevated their idea of the
character and omnipotence of God, they found the apparent inequities of life not
less but
more bewildering.
To strengthen the counter-cultural
character of our churches in this respect is to make acceptance
less and
less conditional, to enable members to share themselves and their problems
more and
more honestly, and to encourage them to think
more freely.
In line with concerns already seen, Wieman noted Whitehead's acknowledgement of the mutually exclusive
character of many great values and concluded that «Therefore the chief problem of progress is to organize the world in such a way as to make
less mutually exclusive and
more mutually inclusive the best that men can experience and the best that can ever occur» (JR1O: 138).
The ordinary believer is also familiar with several of the names of the twenty - five prophets mentioned in the Qur» an, not only because almost all of these names are used as proper names, but also because there are
more or
less complete descriptions of the lives of the prophets written in Malay, in Arabic script, and now also available in Indonesian in Latin
characters, and in Javanese in Javanese script.
• the fortitude of not going with the crowd; 7 • the fortitude of knowing that caring for the world is a nobler task than that of mastering it; • the fortitude of knowing that a successful woman is not the same as a successful man; • the fortitude of realising that money is
less important than
character; that you are worth
more than your salary is worth; • the fortitude of preparing yourself for a worthwhile commitment and sticking by it (self - worth is empty without self - commitment); • the fortitude of being proud to aim at being a woman of
character, and to resist the pathetic envy we are all capable of towards a man or woman with
more power but with a weak
character.
And being united by affinities of
character, they move with
less impediment and
more vigor than any other bodies can move, and constitute, no doubt, that form of the sacramental host by which Jesus Christ intends to give freedom to the world.49
Similarly in the church order of Hesse (first introduced in 1531 and revised in 1537,1539, and 1566), the highest ecclesiastical authority lay in the hands of the prince, but it was
less bureaucratic and
more representative in
character.
The result is a dried chile that keeps a bit
more of it's original jalapeño
character and
less of a smoke bomb.
Unlike the rest of UK potato crop that is
more or
less sustained and stored yearlong, Jersey Royal potatoes are a seasonal gem with a lot of
character under paper - thin skin.
«Friedrich is a
character more or
less imagined.
Your kids will enjoy AquaBall's great taste and fun
characters, and you can be confident they are drinking
more water and
less sugar.
Set primarily in hardscrabble Canadian and New England towns, the stories are
less about the particulars of the game and
more about the moods that envelope the
characters.
While I don't know if he will die first, I am guessing that he will die in Episode VIII as the trilogy begins to focus
more on the main
characters and
less on the First Order.
It's a structure built around us and the arduous, intensely personal process of escaping it is dependent
less on strength of
character and
more on circumstances that are created by straight society.
I'd say forcing ox to see out his contract although not ideal I'd much
less risky than with sanchez as the ox has is
more passive and has a good
character, well to date he has.
If Mr wenger built a team who never lost it tells me he can build a team remember a team consists of 11 different
characters with different back grounds beliefs and aspirations and problems with another 11 to back them up I remember years ago the press used to talk about arsenal and not having English players on the field never the
less I know off our own fatalities as such we were somehow always coming up little short by injuries to such Edwardo vanpercie and even gas diaby ramsy rosiscky carzola and many
more and others that did nt seem to gel well I am not blind and I know we are not doing well but to suggest that Mr wenger docent have a clue is totally preposterous and disrespectful
In
less forgiving environments, where
more astute plans are required and
more character needed, Arsenal wilt.
The author of «How Children Succeed,» Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have
less to do with cognitive skills and
more to do with
character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self - control.
While there is
less of a wait and
more opportunities to meet the
characters on the cruise than in the parks, you still do actually have to wait a bit — which is nice because when it's your turn you don't feel like you are being rushed through.
What causes some kids to achieve while others do not is
less a question of intelligence and
more a question of
character.
Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, economics, and psychology, Tough shows that the qualities that matter most have
less to do with IQ and
more to do with
character: skills like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, and optimism.
The dogma that has been
more or
less parroted by the entire cast of
characters vying for the Republican nomination is that government's function is minimal and finite: to provide security of property.
The debate focused
less on the comptroller's duties, and
more on
character bashing (though their barbs still weren't as nasty or personal as the Post's average «Love Gov» cover).
Because many schools without a religious
character more or
less meet our ideal in their ethos and values.
After the tech hub is erected, one theory goes,
more residential and commercial development — such as luxury and market - rate apartment buildings, chain stores, and hotels — would change the community
character, make the surrounding areas
less affordable to small businesses and unrecognizable to long - time residents.