Sentences with phrase «little attempt at»

Little attempt at collaboration is reflected by such speakers and listeners can be left feeling utterly invalidated, irritated, or angered by the lack of consideration they have just witnessed.

To describe the rules as mongrel does not strain the metaphor: they are adapted, with little attempt at stylistic cohesion, from a number of sources.

I hope he created the whole universe, and that he wants me to be creative too, and takes delight in my little attempts at creating things.

The links you've provided, with which I'm familiar, don't support your awkward little attempts at spin at all.

That's because even the best of partners miss little attempts at connection all the time.

Not exact matches

My Little Pony - owner Hasbro made a new acquisition approach to Mattel, after the two had made at least two prior attempts at a deal.

After more failed attempts than I would like to admit at the perfect hard - boiled egg, I discovered this little beauty — perfect every time and you never end up with egg on your face... or your desk.

During an IPO, the previous owners are attempting to raise capital for expanding the business, cash out their interest for estate planning, or any other myriad of reasons that all result in one thing: a premium price that offers little chance for buying your stake at a discount.

In recent years, other regulatory attempts at strengthening online privacy rules have also had little effect at chipping away at the power of the largest tech companies, ultimately aiding internet giants rather than hurting them.

In the attempt to keep their children «innocent» and «free,» parents tell their children a different type of fairy tale, a modern American story: everyone loves you because you're special, you are good at everything you try, and if you work hard enough and be a good little boy or girl, you'll be successful.

The deeper I look into myself the more clearly I become aware of this psychological truth: that no man would lift his little finger to attempt the smallest task unless he were spurred on by a more or less obscure conviction that in some infinitesimally tiny way he is contributing, at least indirectly, to the building up of something permanent — in other words, to your own work, Lord.

The turgidity of Derrida's attempts at playfulness were little more than clinical specimens of his insufferable self - infatuation.

But he intends also to attempt a little independent entrepreneurial activity, since he has always wanted to publish a newsletter aimed at those who can profit from his experience.

My faith in God, then, born or reborn out of the ruin of thirty years» attempts at thinking, was slowly taking shape in the midst of close companionship with working scientists, a little of whose temper I may have caught.

the type of little coward who likes to attempt to be a bully, but is also a failure at that... because their entire life is a failure.

While he indicates that his is an attempt to resolve the classical problem for theology of how to account for God's unique presence in Jesus without displacing any aspect of Jesus» humanity, in the course of that attempt he generates so many additional problems that he appears to have succeeded at little more than compounding and thus falling prey to the very problem which he seeks to resolve.

There can be little doubt that when Allaah (swt) uses daiivetrons from the root k - f - r in the Qur» an that almost all of the time it does have a highly negative connotation and implication, often with extreme consequences of kufr mentioned.I am not sure what you are getting at with an attempt to at - Tasriyf [othewise known as «ilm as - Sarf].

When it comes to people who have been historically mistreated, abused, and sinned against, any attempt at whole relationship that skips this step of honest understanding of history and heartfelt confession will be little more than assimilation.

Both Delumeau and Bossy feature in Eire's bibliography, but he has little sympathy with these attempts at an overarching morphology of «Reformation.»

* shrugs *... I have a suspicion that god / dess / es don't exist, but, I'm kind of fond of the idea of a «one god» in a somewhat weird»em manent / transcendent» way (yah, I know, they don't really go together, but that is kind of what I ses as... miraculous... in my little paradigm) that is not personal, but is intimate (I know, I know, another paradox)... and that most religions are some attempt at people trying to get their head around expressing that «one god»...

From my own peculiar point of vantage I sense that many Christians may be missing something — a message hidden in Scripture, in the words of the church fathers, and in the deliberations at Vatican II — without which our attempts at interfaith dialogue will be of little or no avail.

Each attempt stands on its own, until the point at which practice predisposes us to recognize and seek excellence in little ways, and to realize that our battles are won in the smallest of details.

Is this why some conservative, fundamentalistic preaching which, although enormously popular at present, «makes little attempt to analyze the world» in terms of its social structures?

Results of my third attempt: melted ingredients in a Bain Marie then slowly added the cacao, quaking a little at a time.

I am amazed at how they willingly put themselves at risk attempting to help and even rescue others for little or no personal gain.

There are lots of youtube videos demonstrating how to make this, but they are all a little different, and I went through several attempts at this before figuring it out.

I also tried to use a few lessons I learned from my biscuit adventures to give myself the best chances at successful scones — scones are in between biscuits and muffins on the baked items continuum, and the quality of a good scone is all about texture — so I figured it would be best to try something a little different from my biscuit attempt.

The crunchy, buttery little garlic bread croutons started out as a last minute attempt at a garnish.

I just finished my first attempt ever at making caramel and I'm not sure if its burnt or not lol It got brown a lot faster than I expected, almost amber before the last few clumps melted, to the point where I really didn't even get a chance to swirl it.It doesn't really taste burnt except for a little bit of an after taste, almost toasted tasting.Is that how it's supposed to be or did I take it a little too far?

At first it was a little nerve - racking to attempt speaking the words we've only been listening to for the past three weeks.

A little story about my cookie experiences — I have made so many failed attempts at cookies, of all kinds... especially when I have decided to be brave and try my own recipes.

My first attempt at making cauliflower rice last year was a little cumbersome and messy.

I don't always have much luck with gluten free pastry and my first attempt at these mince pies were a little overdone... keep an eye on the oven as they don't take long to cook!

This was my first attempt at coconut flour pancakes, and I was a little nervous going in.

It did get a little grainy, but, as this was also my very first attempt EVER at making caramel or any other candy, for that matter, it was a very tasty addition to the bread pudding.

This is my first attempt at making a smoothie making a bowl so my decorating techniques need a little work.

OMG, I just finished blogging about my first attempt at Gluten Free Birthday Cake Pops, thanks to you and Bakerella, and am now completely in love with these little things.

The jambalaya looks wonderful, but your story about the horrific attempts at office solidarity had me both laughing and a little horrified.

If 95 % of the suppporters want me sacked then I have to make out that somehow we are actually not doing that badly at all, an attempt to confuse people with little or no logic.

But I do not believe Wenger really agreed with 3 at the back and seems to have made little attempt to make a success of it.

The Gunners are also looking to enter talks with big - name stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in an attempt to keep the duo, however there seems to be little chance of either player signing a new deal at the Emirates as per the Telegraph, with the club also unwilling to up their recent offers for the pair, which have both been rejected.

McCleary's effort lacked pace and took a little nick of Gibbs, but Szczesny failed to keep it out at a second attempt and the ball just crossed the line.

The league leaders stretch the gap at the top to 10 points with Manchester United failing in their attempts to make the title race a little more interesting following Chelsea's resolute defensive performance.

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

After many attempts since, all of which have failed, bar arguably Francis Coquelin, Arsenal have finally found a player who is not afraid to get stuck in and have a little nibble at his opponents (not literally like Luis Suarez of course).

At a time when Europe's top leagues appear to be attempting to ensure greater homogeneity in the Champions League, the sudden appearance of Leicester City is extremely refreshing, and we will doubtless see tears from players, staff and fans alike as that glorious anthem booms out and they realise that yes, little Leicester really are die Meister, die Besten, les grandes équipes... the champions.

It would also explain why we have big hole at LB and WR with little to no attempts to fill them in FA.

The agent's comments would appear to indicate that Spurs may be thwarted should they attempt to move for the forward in January, but could have a little more joy if they make an approach for the forward at the end of the campaign.

Jose Mourinho made little attempt to hide his delight at hijacking Tottenham Hotspur's move for Willian as the north London club raged behind the scen -LRB-...)

Yes, in a number of recent games Valencia has had numerous shots at goal, with little or no reward, while the opposition has capitalized with fewer attempts.