Sentences with phrase «little short of»

Just a decade ago, being able to go to a Web site and find information about one topic — like homes for sale — seemed little short of a miracle.

Sometimes a buyer is a little short of cash for the downpayment, and the real estate salesperson will rework the deal so the buyer borrows a little extra beyond the cost of the house itself to cover the down payment.

According to US News a business operations manager can expect to receive an average salary a little short of $ 100k, while the top 25 % will be earning over almost $ 150k.

With its 3400mAh battery, the OnePlus 3T increases the capacity from its predecessor by 14 per cent, but is still a little short of the Samsung.

208 days falls a little short of Withings» calculated 365 days of usage.

Where the device falls a little short of other flagships is in the processor, offering a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset.

The current device is a little short of # 60, though as a rather limited, niche device right now you can understand it relative cheapness.

So, it seems little short of incredible that M&D hasn't included AirPlay support — or, indeed, a proper phono input for an expensive turntable... But it hasn't, so Apple users will just have to use Spotify or Tidal via Google Home, or plug an Apple TV or AirPlay DAC into the optical digital input.

The two modes will likely appeal to two very different types of players, and though Disney has done an admirable job of fleshing out each portion of the game, they each fall a little short of their potential despite the impressive, entertaining experience that Marvel Super Heroes offers.

As Järlström looked into the red light camera situation in his hometown, he noticed the yellow light times had been shortened to the bare minimum for the roads they were monitoring, and sometimes were even a little short of the times required by state regulations.

From Berlin and Paris, it would be seen as little short of treason.

The basic features of Google Translate are, in my view, little short of miraculous.

The 2001 report more definitely declared that «most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations» where «likely» falls only a little short of reasonable certainty.

Nicknamed «Clinton's Ditch» after New York mayor and later Governor Dewitt Clinton, its biggest promoter, the project was derided by many, including Thomas Jefferson, who said, «Talk of making a canal 350 miles through wilderness is little short of madness.»

If we continue with business as usual, they say, we are facing a rise in global temperatures that will be little short of apocalyptic.

Curiously, the diameter of each circle is approximately 39 inches, which, at 19.5 inches per side, leaves each quarter just a little short of the traditional squares, whose sides measure 19.7 inches.

«It would be little short of disastrous for us to discover a source of clean, cheap, abundant energy.»

Thanks to the lobbying work of the coal and oil companies, and the vast army of thinktanks, PR consultants and astroturfers they have sponsored, thanks too to the domination of the airwaves by loony right shock jocks, the debate over issues like this has become so mad that any progress at all is little short of a miracle.

«It'd be little short of disastrous for us to discover a source of cheap, clean, and abundant energy because of what we would do with it,» the energy guru Amory Lovins told Mother Earth News in 1977.

A little short of time so rather than summarize the lot here are excerpts from two on the first page.

It seems that your only point is that the index is a little short of the «criterion line» for calling the state «LA NIÑA».

«If you ask me, it'd be little short of disastrous for us to discover a source of clean, cheap, abundant energy because of what we would do with it.»

It was shall - we - say little short of miraculous that Jones (presumably) reported to Palmer and Mcgarvie that his confidentiality agreements entered into so many years ago contained language dealing with the situation, language that prohibited CRU from sending data to «non-academics».

Although it fell a little short of last year's results, the sale was still impressive with 36 lots selling for more than one million dollars.

If 2012 felt a little short of must - see blockbusters, it made up for it with more slow - burning fare.

Loesch's own contribution to these debates is little short of extraordinary.

To quote Slavoj Žižek (Less Than Nothing, 2012), it is a «negation which is hindered, derailed, distorted, twisted, sidetracked»; the result is little short of baroque.

Bayonetta may not exactly be a household name, but the two games carrying her name have been little short of brilliant.

Simply making and testing your own courses is an unexpectedly absorbing pastime in itself, and the fact remains that, when you do stumble on a great user - designed stage, the results can be dazzling; a course inspired by Metroid - which we found thanks to YouTube - is little short of a delight.

Yes, as much as the total retail cost of included games was little short of $ 50 USD, these fine people believed that gamers were actually no less good - willing than they, and allowed each buyer to set their own price - to as little as 1 cent for the whole pack.

Not that it's a bad release, but it falls a little short of the expectatio...

Unfortunately, the mind bending franchise's jump to VR falls a little short of its full potential.

While we fell a little short of the funding goal for that addition, we believe it is still within our grasp.

Frantics falls a little short of being the truly great title that is going to make PlayLink take off, but it is a good party game that feels different enough from everything else out there to warrant a look.

Unfortunately Mercenary Kings Reloaded falls a little short of joining that particular parade.

Unfortunately, Frame Gride wasn't exactly the best of games and when it competed with the likes of Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, which also had a dedicated online service, it fell a little short of the mark.

The results that we have seen have been little short of extraordinary.

In our tables, we show how a single person earning an income of $ 40,000 can expect to end up just a little short of the middle class range as we've defined it.)

Having this money in a different account will prevent you from dipping into that emergency fund if you're just a little short of your goal.

In this CBC Marketplace video, you'll see that the reality falls a little short of that.

You might be a little short of ginger, or you might slightly over do the garlic and the capsicums, but if you get the big stuff right it's still going to do the trick!

When Mr. Market is overcome by boundless optimism or bottomless pessimism, he will quote you a price that seems to you a little short of silly.

Either way, it's a little short of what lenders would regard as being «good.»

But you can't do anything about the fact that you've only had credit for six months and this is where for somebody new is probably going to fall a little short of that super high score.

If you're a little short of the million mark, hit the «View Report» button for suggestions on how to build your wealth a little more quickly.

Even if employees are a little short of the expertise needed, giving the project to them will develop the expertise internally to deal with the question at hand and handle greater questions later.

For me, 3x is a rule of thumb, but if someone has a stellar credit and renting history but is a little short of my desired, then I'm fine with that.

Veterans United offers better VA loan rates than major banks like Wells Fargo, but it falls a little short of the best mortgage rates at non-bank VA lenders.

However, Ally's apps and online interface fall a little short of Simple's functionality.

If your income leaves you a little short of being able to qualify for a home loan, you still have options.