Sentences with phrase «looming presence of»

As Bernstein cautions, «Whether it's due to consolidation of supermarket chains, consolidation of discount chains, or the looming presence of the Internet, investors have to be comfortable that their locations can withstand the potential drops associated with those consolidations.»

But dampening that optimism was the looming presence of protectionism, she thought.

Without the looming presence of arbitration or adjudication, why would businesses take part in the process?

Artists could be intimidated by the looming presence of Picasso on the wall, or Rodin on a pedestal in the corner.

In Doorway (2017), the looming presence of an individual is referenced by a doorframe — though the shape is barely perceptible among the explosion of forms that burst through it.

Indeed, there was no shortage of directors and curators despite the looming presence of FIAC.

The Renaissance church at the top of the steps has been replaced with the abstracted, looming presence of a «black beast».

Updated Indie games get the spotlight, but this year it will be hard to ignore the looming presence of Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox 720.

The looming presence of micro-transactions and the constant need to «download data» were hard to ignore.

While the BioShock team may have suffered from a comparative lack of resources, they did benefit from the looming presence of a clear and common goal.

The looming presence of zombie hordes lends a sense of urgency and impending doom I've only felt before in traditional survival games.

The other theme to return to of course if Apple which the NYT article noted: «Then there is the looming presence of Apple, which seems likely to introduce a multipurpose tablet computer later this year, according to rumor and speculation by Apple observers.

With no reason to stay in Virginia, she sets off on a cross-country journey complicated by skirmishes and the looming presence of a massive Union train known as the Dreadnought.

It seems to me that we spend so much of our mental bandwidth focusing on the obvious hits, the looming presence of upcoming blockbusters that permeate our cinematic consciousness, that we often find ourselves turning a blind eye to the underdog, the films with budgets and name recognition that can't quite compete with their titanic competitors.

Above all, it ends up doing a disservice to the core gameplay, which can still provide solid moments of enjoyment despite the looming presence of its progression systems.

Emily Blunts character asks her on screen (and in reality) husband John Krasinski, a question and worry every parent has it also deals with a relationship between a father and daughter and the looming presence of a new born in this silent world this family are forced to live in, surely an impossible thing to do but her pregnancy reflects the family's determination and unity.

Others reveal gossipy strategizing by the pair about using Cuomo's girlfriend to put him on the defensive and get provisions to help AbTech in the state budget, as well as suspicious references to the looming presence of Bharara and «dangerous» times and «coded» language that prosecutors say show the Skeloses knew they were up to no good.

It is the looming presence of this election that may explain the SNP's desire for a hasty settlement.

You and your family will get a sense of how workers at the Dole Plantation lived way back in the early 20th century amidst the looming presence of the tall, lush Cook Island pine trees that populate Lanai.

If there is a problem for the new league, it is the looming presence of the WNBA, another women's pro league, which will begin play next summer.

Not exact matches

Facebook's decision to expand its British presence despite the looming uncertainty of Brexit echoes that of other tech giants such as Google and Amazon.

Smotkin's involvement in two of Pruitt's foreign trips spotlights the former Comcast lobbyist's close relationship with Pruitt and what several administration officials described as his looming presence at the EPA.

It's difficult to critique this in a spoiler - free way, but to use the example of A New Hope, while the Death Star was a looming, terrifying presence throughout, the big threat to our heroes in this film seems to appear quite late in the day, and seems more important as a plot device to bring key characters together than a genuinely gripping menace.

Teppo Numminen, 35, acquired from the Coyotes as part of a three - team deal for defenseman Darryl Sydor, and free - agent signee Don Sweeney, 37, are capable veterans, but they will be hard - pressed to replace Hatcher's looming presence on what had been one of the league's elite blue lines.

Let's be clear: With the application deadline for the federal cash looming, Duncan's presence in New York telegraphs serious White House interest in the fate of the charter cap.

Moskowitz's network is already a huge presence within the city Department of Education — which provides a constant looming threat to both Mayor Bill de Blasio and the UFT — and on the streets of New York City.

Arkansas and Pennsylvania's 12th district, where Democrats won a special House election last month, epitomize the kind of areas where Obama's looming presence could impact House and Senate candidates.

His vengeful presence looms over the story as he plots to go after any outlet that prints something to unleash the secrets of the Pentagon Papers.

Her grim presence looms over her brother and his bride in that fun Mrs. Danvers kind of way.

His strange home life indelibly affects him; death's looming presence leads to a fascination with the afterlife, and the possibility of communicating with the deceased.

Adding to the long - windedness of «Spectre» is the presence of Christoph Waltz, the film's looming criminal mastermind, and the epitome of the Bond villain with chronic loghorrea, which is to say, he won't shut up.

Naturally, Hong Kong's proximity to Southeast Asia made it a serious candidate for the Domino theory of a looming Red presence ready to advance upon any territory.

Fury's role in the narrative comes to a head early on with a particularly suspenseful chase scene, but his presence looms large over the entirety of the film.

There is too the new specter of Microsoft Windows 8, which looms large over the tablet market and is expected to have a significant presence at CES 2012 with both Microsoft and its hardware partners.

Awakened adds a very frightening, looming presence that follows you through most of the second chapter and reminded me somewhat of the presence of Pyramid Head in Silent Hill.

Though Tokens may not be present in Forza Motorsport 7 yet, their presence looms, and like Shadow of War, you can not help but be suspicious over the motives behind them

A stack of tall, black pillars looms from the far end of the room: a 4 - sq - metre composition of 15 thin, honeycomb and carbon - fibre columns, their crowded configuration and inky presence seems to suck the very light from the air around them — even from the vast window nearby.

The sculpture looms as a kind of missing presence.

In a move away from urban centres, Hillside in Wales (1962) offers a more subdued landscape — although Lowry maintains a looming industrial presence through the inclusion of dark red clouds in the sky.

Set against a light ground, the dark image of of John Joseph Henehan Jr. that Warhol screened onto the canvas has a looming presence.

In the two years since Hauser & Wirth began work on its 116,000 - square - foot downtown complex here, that's been a looming question: how will such a prominent international presence change the tenor of L.A.'s scene?

The piece holds an indelible presence at the fair, and looms over passersby with the cognitive weight of a history painting.

Performed by film and television actress Lili Taylor (Mystic Pizza, Say Anything..., I Shot Andy Warhol, Six Feet Under, The Haunting), the story of Bocanegra's Bodycast takes on a new life, with the phantom presence of the artist herself looming in the sidelines.

To stare into the eyes of a Yiadom - Boakye portrait is to witness a slow dragging forth, from earthy ochres and siennas, umbers and onyx, a figure that did not dutifully stand still for a short session in a studio, but one whose presence has been gradually looming for centuries.

They include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and most recently Amy Winehouse, whose presence looms over much of the exhibition.

And most viewers were likely oblivious to the looming presence on the same wall of a third artist: Gaylen Gerber, under whose auspices the entire arrangement quietly took place.

Set against their looming presence, Clark's images from his time spent embedded with the U.S. military, expose the dystopian relationship between the man - made landscape of Bagram and the country beyond its walls.

Illegal activities and corruption have been a threat, and the presence of oil and proposals to build mega-tourism attractions in the region are looming concerns.