Sentences with phrase «made much of an impact with»

And while that film ended up with a few Golden Globe nominations, it failed to make much of an impact with the Academy.

When Michel Ancel created Beyond Good and Evil back in 2003, it was warmly received by the media, but failed to make much of an impact with consumers.

Major publishers are obviously looking to increase their ebook margins significantly and shift the pivot in the book business just a little as they turn to operations such as Oyster and their own direct - sales websites to reduce their dependence on Amazon, but they're unlikely to make much of an impact with these sort of price differentials.

Not exact matches

In a statement about the ad, Williams said she hadn't started playing tennis with the explicit intention of breaking down barriers, but that, «Over time, I became much more conscious of the impact I had, and I became more conscious of what I had to do to make a difference.»

«If you believe passionately, act with integrity and take personal ownership of the impact of your decisions, have the ability to look at yourself in the eyes and admit when you are wrong, the rewards are that much greater than if you never had the courage to make bold moves, affect transformation, or ultimately strive to have a positive impact on your life as well as the life of others.

If your desk or computer screen has multiple projects going at once, how much of an impact do you think you'll be able to make with each one?

But Seth Bannon, who had to deal with major mistakes made early in his career, said that what struck him most when he read it was how much this far - sighted thinking chimed with the mission of the «Impact VC» he planned to create with his partner and co-founder Ela Madej.

I suspect that the people with power to make relevant decisions are already fully aware, and those that don't know about the environmental impact of the oil sands can't do much (anything) about it.

While links from press releases can help with branding and referral traffic, don't expect them to make much of an impact for SEO.

Much of his discussion deals with the use of victim - impact statements in the penalty phase of capital cases, a use made possible by the Supreme Court's decision in Payne v. Tennessee (1991).

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

The Marlins haven't made the playoffs since 2003, so this could end up being Jeter's opportunity to turn things around and play Baseball God with a team that isn't making much of an impact right now.

Depay — as has been his way for much of the campaign to date — made little impact, with a touchline altercation with Kyle Walker his key contribution.

Murphy spent the 2012 season with the Carolina Panthers, but did not make much of an impact.

They, along with the Orioles, Mariners, Rays and White Sox, are just a couple of pieces away from making an impact by this time next year — hey, they're much closer to that than the Astros and Twins were last September, and those two are legitimately fighting for playoff spots today.

Speculation surrounding his future meant Bale didn't take part in much of pre-season or training with Spurs, leaving him lacking in match fitness and sharpness going into his first game for Los Blancos, but it didn't take long for him to show his quality and make an impact for his new club.

Arsene Wenger has seen two young talents seemingly fail to make the grade with neither Yaya Sanogo or Joel Campbell making much of an impact when called upon by the Arsenal boss and this may lead to interest in a fresh attacking option.

never waste CAPITAL LETTERS on an article about Chambers at this juncture... I still can't believe that no one from management has ever explained why such a frugal club spent so much money on him in the first place... we haggle for months and years with clubs for players who could have a monumental impact on the very future of our club but somehow we found $ 16 million for someone who couldn't regularly crack a Southampton lineup (very fishy)... don't get me wrong, I like what he showed at times last season in Middlesbourogh but from the handful of games I watched him play I still have some serious questions about his consistency as a back - line player in the EPL; as such he should prove himself on loan for another season, making sure that he goes to a team that wants him in the starting 11... bottom line, let's not get bogged down with the semantics of peripheral players and focus on the real task at hand = figure out who the hell is going to be our starting 11 for the foreseeable future, which means getting contracts signed, getting rid of a lot of deadwood and bringing in talented players into the positions which truly need upgrading... the rest is just unnecessary noise

If Giroud starts then I will bet that Chelsea will play a higher def line until they can get a goal and squash out the space for our game changers to make much of an impact, how - ever I feel more confident that Theo will at least cause Chelsea to defend deeper and as such, force Chelsea to play with gaps between their def and mid or play a LOT of players behind the ball and try to hit us on the counter.

Yes, Benteke who has been playing in a substantially inferior Aston Villa midfield for 3 years and making more of an impact in the league is not better than Giroud who has the likes of Ozil, Sanchez, Cazorla, Ramsey, Walcott etc to lay it on a platter with much ease for him.

His absence during the Africa Cup of Nations illustrated just how much of an impact he has made during his debut season on Merseyside, with the Reds failing to win in the top - flight during his unavailability.

I have to say that I never noticed it making a big impact on Tummy Time - BUT I've also seen babies with other forms of cloth diapers that appear much bulkier.

Much of contemporary social science and policy research is concerned with fathers» impacts on children's socioemotional development.1, 2 Yet material contributions made by fathers («breadwinning») remain central to an array of impacts on children, 3 including with respect to children's educational attainment and prospects for social success.

kids will feel traumatized but whatever you choose to make traumatic and whatever they choose to have problems with later in life i, for example, resent my religious upbringing breastfeeding wouldn't have bothered me half as much or had as much of a negative impact on my life... modern puritans...

«The TUC's March for the Alternative on 26 March promises to be one of the biggest events that we have ever organised, but local campaigns and protests that do not hit the national headlines could well make just as much an impact in those constituencies where there are coalition MPs with small majorities.

The underlying logic of this stance is articulated with characteristic clarity by Larry Bartels, who has written: «In a world where most campaigners make reasonably effective use of reasonably similar resources and technologies most of the time, much of their effort will necessarily be without visible impact, simply because every campaigner's efforts are balanced against more or less equally effective efforts to produce the opposite effect.»

«We need to be much more aware of the impact that this noise might have on children,» Newman said, «and make a point of trying to turn off background television, background radio, background noise sources for at least some of the time when we're interacting with our children, to give them the best opportunity to learn from that input.»

«Whale sharks are under threat from human impacts of hunting and ship strike and it makes it much easier to plan for conservation if we only have to deal with neighbouring countries in each region rather than localities spread across the entire Indian Ocean.»

Finally, they also made sure all of the subjects got acquainted with the equipment beforehand to make sure the new environment didn't have much of an impact on their calorie expenditure.

Squats with a flexible bar: a lot of impact on muscles with relatively little weight If you squat with a flexible bar made of plastic instead of steel, you can stimulate your muscles using relatively little weight in a way that normally would require much heavier weights.

Those are the two major differences between the bulking cycles and cutting cycles with this steroid, there are smaller differences as well, but nothing will make that much of an impact when compared to the major stuff we have just looked at.

If you like making an impact, just not that much of one, take a page out of his book by choosing a simple design with a small variation that helps it stand out.

sitting behind a screen writing posts on fashion sometimes i wonder if i'm making that much of an impact when it comes to inspiring women to dress and feel their best to exude all that confidence, but when i can write something that is immediately relate - able and resonates with others, i feel like i've hit gold.

On top of all that I need a pair of boots which will go with lots of items in my wardrobe, are ethically made and have a minimum impact on the environment and finally don't cost too much.

One's efforts at overlooking the film's deficiencies are consistently confounded by the almost total lack of interludes and encounters that are actually funny, with the inclusion of a couple of chuckle - worthy moments within The Hangover's final 10 minutes (ie a hilariously inappropriate wedding singer) coming much too late to make any kind of positive impact.

Much of this is how its narrative is knowledgeable by way of eighteen different films — the movie makes use of assumed familiarity with the former entries to nice impact — however there are franchise considerations too which might be a little bit extra advanced.

Much has been made of the terrifying impact of his guerrilla warfare commandant, but the most masterful moments of the performance are as he loses dominance over his child soldiers — the impotence with which he clings to his his blind warpath lingers after the chills.

The film isn't up to much, but Melissa Rauch makes an impact with «The Bronze,» while Caren Pistorious shines in «Slow West,» Milo Parker is excellent in «Mr. Holmes» and the kids of the excellent «Sleeping Giant» are all very good.

It should be noted Verbinski's last two film's The Lone Ranger and A Cure for Wellness didn't make much of an impact at the box office or with critics...

With the newcomers failing to make much of an impact, M. Night Shyamalan's resurgence continued at the box office this week.

While Stoker does seem determined to explore themes of grief, burgeoning sexuality, and fate through the incestuous triangle of India, Uncle Charlie, and Evie, the nuances of these themes never quite make as much impact as the stylish direction, which overwhelms the story's mystery with its too - heavy leaning on brooding looks, gothic atmosphere, and vague, circuitous dialogue.

But they worry about the impact on low - income students who are more likely to read below grade level and struggle with the fundamentals of literary analysis (much less making connections across multiple and challenging texts).

«The remarkable success of our newest models, Picanto, Rio, Soul, Venga, Sportage and Sorento, owes much to the impact made by the original cee'd and the innovative seven year Kia warranty we introduced with that model,» Philpott concludes.

For sure, there were obviously going to be problems (it's nigh - on impossible to make the «perfect car interior», after all), but they don't really have that much of an impact in the grand scheme of things.For instance, though we are slightly disappointed by the relative prevalence of lower - quality plastics in the cabin (with the most egregious example being the not - very - premium - feeling shrouds around the transmission tunnel), the Kia Sportage does compensate for that with the additional abundance of soft - touch and (in higher spec models) leather throughout the interior.Likewise, though we'd prefer a slightly larger touchscreen interface on lower - spec models and toggle switches in the trunk to use when reclining the rear seat backs, the truth is there aren't really any issues with the Kia Sportage ergonomically.

As a result, we reckon you should either ignore the two lower spec trims and go for the Prestige model (a tad pricey at a starting price of $ 48,700, yes, but it has all of the above equipment and more), or load up the entry level model with all the optional extras if you can make do without much of the interior and exterior trim choices — for instance, the base car only has access to one multi-spoke alloy wheel design that we feel doesn't suit the Jaguar F - Pace at all, and could have a slight impact on the car's resale value.

When a car maker turns a glitzy motor show concept into a production model, the end result is usually disappointing, with the changes needed to make it road legal taking away much of the visual impact.

Revived in 1997 after more than 50 years of absence, the Maybach brand didn't make much of an impact on the luxury market, with its S - Class - based models failing to impress against the Rolls - Royces and the Bentleys.

Dell also released AT&T compatible versions of the Venue Pro along with unlocked versions soon after the wider availability of the T - Mobile version, but they still failed to make any significant impact in terms of sales, as all three versions can routinely be found for sale on Ebay for ~ $ 250 new in box and much less used.

This process has actually been ongoing for quite some time and began with the emergence of tools that digitized the back - end of the business; word processors, computers, design software, email and much more (which changed writing, editing, typesetting, design etc) and has over time moved from there towards more front facing aspects of the industry (production, distribution, selling) before starting to make a large impact on the consumer side of the industry, consumption in the form of ebooks and web - reading (not to mention making many other forms of content from music to games available to those consumers).

As many self - publishers have no doubt realized, it's pretty hard to make any significant impact, or much in the way of income, with just one book.