Sentences with phrase «little hollow»

There are a pair of speakers on the base of the Tab S2, although in landscape orientation we often end up muffling one of them with a hand, leaving things sounding a little hollow.

The bass gets a little hollow and boomy at higher volumes, but never bottoms out or goes flat which is great.

The specs on the inside, however, do leave the smartwatch feeling a little hollow.

Listening to interim CEO Ross Levinsohn talk about a road map he may not be there to chart or navigate rang a little hollow at Thursday's Yahoo annual meeting.

Now it seems to me that the movement against presumption of innocence is moving along further and faster in other parts of the world than Canada, and perhaps bellyaching on the part of the «pro-humanitarian interventionists» might ring a little hollow when compared to twitchy trigger fingers eating Twinkies and Coke and suffering PTSD over their bombing missions, but safe, sound and in heavenly bureaucratic North America.

I built a 12 × 16 tar paper shack besides a brook in a little hollow in Vermont back in the early 70's.

So her complaint about artists not being taken seriously rings a little hollow set against her ample record of state patronage, including 32 works in the Tate collection, nomination for the Turner prize, Turbine Hall commission, and now simultaneously across three major art institutions.

It's a nice treat provided one has the PlayStation Move accessory which, alas, I do not, so the reward rings a little hollow for me.

Ultimately, however, these fights feel a little hollow.

It's not the most egregious implementation of this particular economic structure, but it makes grinding for credits seem a little hollow when you can pony up five bucks instead.

Compared to this guild in ES: Skyrim and ES: Oblivion it just feels a little hollow and soulless, maybe because of the multiple other players running in while you are trying to complete a contract, this can be quite off putting.

While I don't regret buying the game, and I certainly did enjoy it a lot until it finished, the fact that the game had so much more potential left the experience feeling a little hollow and incomplete.

But the biggest flaw, arguably, is that it simply feels a little hollow.

Lately the microphones on gaming orientated headsets seem to be in a downward spiral, heading toward the ground in some sort of strange death - dive, but the G933's mic delivered acceptable clarity, even if it was a little hollow.

The only slight flaw are the thumb buttons which feel a little hollow and cheap compared to the rest of the mouse, although they're still reasonable.

On the other hand, there is a very real possibility that they said that while doing the backstroke in a Scrooge McDuck - style swimming pool of money, so that excuse rings just a little hollow.

Located in a sleepy little hollow, and close to snow and bush walks, The Lazy Dog Bed & Breakfast is in a delightful mountain setting.

Although Mission Beach is a sleepy little hollow don't be mistaken for thinking there is not much to see and do as it is known as one of the most serious action and adventure places to visit for the adrenaline junky.

Both the hardware and software are pretty rough around the edges — and the prototypes are a little hollow right now — but that's definitely Android 4.0 under the hood, and we spotted that Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 chip in the settings screen before we were politely asked to put the device down.

If you're wondering what all the fuss is over social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and you're thinking «everyone else does it» sounds a little hollow, check Chris Brogan's post about communications objectives of social media.

1908: Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery «Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies» eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well - conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the why and wherefores thereof.»

Temeraire could disagree, very vehemently, but when Iskierka had chivvied a few of her crew — newly brought on in Madras — into bringing up the sea - chests from below, and throwing open the lids to let the sunlight in upon the heaped golden vessels, and even one small casket of beautifully cut gemstones, he found his arguments did ring a little hollow.

I spent the vast majority of my playtime solo and was totally fine, but in a genre where multiplayer is a major draw, it feels a little hollow.

The line that the festival selects films by quality, not context, rings a little hollow after seeing «After the Battle».)

MONDELLO: The plot's not going to tax anyone over the age of 12, but Spielberg crams the screen with visuals eye - popping enough to make viewers not care - grimy and dystopian for the real world, bright and cyber-sparkly for an OASIS that's just unreal enough to ring a little hollow.

Don't you think that, should Steinfeld win, it would feel a little hollow that they bent the rules for her?

The altogether passable Dolby Digital 2.0 audio sounds a little hollow save Morricone's booming score.

Sam Claflin was likeable enough, but a little hollow as a supporting character.

While it is fun to play Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for hours on end and plumb the depths of its battle system, the overall experience was a little hollow.

Dead Rising 4 is fun, but it's also a little hollow and it's lost a significant chunk of the series» soul.

She wants you to stand up and resist the bite plate and a little hollow until, you and the guy is thrown by the security there.

A brief yet trendy style, this kimono top is perfect for outfit wear, allover exquisite crochet material and little hollow out construction on all fabrics with tassels end hem.

The buns came out like balls; round and some were a little hollow on top when I sliced them.

Cuomo has wasted MILLIONS on cronyism, so his claims about not tolerating waste (like the storage costs of the trains) rings a little hollow.

Sampson's pledge to «fully cooperate» sounds a little hollow when you consider the lengths to which the Senate Democrats went to avoid cooperating with the IG's probe.

Yet dire warnings of a «socialist tax and spend splurge» ring a little hollow today.

Meanwhile the parents of little Hollow Point and Abcde are happy as clams, so maybe a little bit of regret isn't such a bad thing.

I saw that Aubameyang put a nice message on Instagram and whilst I'm not really one for post-game social media from players (it all feels a little hollow — I don't even follow any Arsenal players on any of their accounts for that reason) I did have a quick flick to see Auba's.

«We're not for things like the sleepy little hollow that's Bundanoon a few years ago implementing an unofficial ban on bottled water.

Complaints about not getting a plane ride to an event, or being ditched so the president - elect can have dinner with friends, ring a little hollow even if you don't care for Donald Trump.

Had to check out Movida@theairport... the patatas bravas were delicious but a bit of a shock at $ 12 for six little hollowed out potato halves filled with aioli and spicy tomato sauce...

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Growth feels quite hollow after a little while if it's not connected to a bigger purpose — it's time we stopped celebrating record sales without asking why.

«My concern is that every time you do this, you hollow out the tax base a little more.»

They know the alternative amounts to little more than hollow sentimentalities, sugar - coated falsehoods: sweet to taste, deadly to human happiness, fatal for the common good.

What is this eye but a little ball lodged in the fork of a hollow tree, Bubble of film anointed with tear brine, exuding shine drops, Compact wrought in the shape of an eye of manifold aspects?

So that's where my inspiration came for this salad... except I added a little more substance with some whole - wheat couscous and hollowed out some beefsteak tomatoes to serve as the «salad bowls.»

put the oven a little lower, let's say 350 for a little longer than needed and when you see it's browning on the top and it sounds hollow when you tap on the bread, it's done.

A night market specialty of Tainan and Taipei since the 1940s, coffin bread consists of a thick slab of white bread that's hollowed out and toasted or fried to make a crunchy little box.

Now it's on to the men's final major of the season at Quail Hollow, a track on which he has a little bit of history:

There were no candlelight marches or any such hollow gestures that made little sense.