Sentences with phrase «more dramatic things»

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Unlike media darlings, who tend to interpret the future through an unwavering set of beliefs and to reduce complex issues to a simple, dramatic story, the more accurate forecasters tend to be less confident that they know how things will turn out.

IT analyst forecasts remain unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in cybercrime, the ransomware epidemic, the refocusing of malware from PCs and laptops to smartphones and mobile devices, the deployment of billions of under - protected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the legions of hackers - for - hire, and the more sophisticated cyber-attacks launching at businesses, governments, educational institutions, and consumers globally.

But there's much more in this collection, including a memorable dramatic monologue («The Ghost Seer») taken from his verse play On the Rocks, some religious verse («A Vigil»), and his special mix of unforced sentiment and unassuming humor» best shown, perhaps, in «A Dog's Life»: Accept the things you can not change: / The bleating clock, / The nightly go /» dog leash in tow» / around the block... / Forgive the things you can not have: / the supple bod, / taut undergrads, / a nicer pad, / long chats with God.

And she explains the life of St. Francis very well - revealing, for example, that the process of change was a gradual thing and that it began with simple gifts to the poor and a real commitment to prayer, and the more dramatic events such as the encounter with the Crucifix at San Damiano came only after this preparation.

Today we're «unshocked» by very different things; things far less dramatic, far more acceptable to the culturally enlightened, but finally toxic nonetheless.

The only thing I'd definitely bet on is several more dramatic swings between LeBron James triumphalism and full — blown panic over a title contender that's counting on Jeff Green and Rodney Hood.

Seriously, the warm water does the same thing in labor and childbirth, though often with a more dramatic effect.

But none of the products he worked on had a more dramatic impact on consumers than disposable diapers, which — along with such things as Bic pens and microwave ovens — have became a symbol of the culture of convenience that permeates most modern, time - pressed societies.

It's one thing for a virus to cause your phone or laptop to crash, but if the same fate befalls a driverless car, the consequences will be much more dramatic.

Things definitely get more dramatic over the next few months in the design and bloglandia world, and for the enthusiastic home decorating dweller as well!

Another thing I really love about highlighters is that you can add just a little for a natural, luminous touch or you can layer it for a more dramatic, strobed look.

When I'm wearing black, more often than not I feel powerful and sexy, be it in terms of delicate lacey bits or dramatic evening things.

One of the most impressive things of Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi «s script is that it sets up scenes which could have followed into much more dramatic outcomes but the writers chose to take the road less traveled and in an odd way, by taking the less dramatic approach, the film removes itself that much further from the majority of indie films that concern themselves with cramming the most amount of drama into the least amount of time.

When John falls for a waitress / hooker (Gwyneth Paltrow) even more naive than he is, things take a decidedly dramatic turn, but to reveal any more about the plot here would be criminal.

True, she is playing an aviation engineer, which are usually not dummies, but this angle seems far more of a contrivance than a reality, as she does some very foolish things throughout, especially as key pieces to the puzzle that seem obvious to us are repeatedly overlooked for purposes of dramatic convenience.

In real life it may be disturbing to find out that someone stole your Facebook password and sabotaged your relationship with your girlfriend, but when that person is a serial killer, who we've already seen do infinitely more terrifying things, it just comes across as a serious dramatic letdown.

As well as Boogie Nights works as a drama — and it certainly gets dark and dramatic as things go bad for its characters — it's even more successful as a comedy.

Though «People Places Things» is tailored to Clement's strengths as an actor with well - placed moments of deadpan humor, it also gives him a chance to flex his dramatic muscle, or at the very least, showcase a different, more mature side compared to his goofier work in «Flight of the Conchords,» «What We Do in the Shadows» and «Dinner for Schmucks.»

Yet what sounds like a straightforward revenge plot turns out to be something altogether more involving, as Tarantino's dramatic breaches of standard chronology not only keep things interestingly non-linear, but also enable the introduction of a number of subplots, equally about revenge, which complicate our interpretation of the main revenge plot, its causes and its consequences.

JS: Well, the thing is, I would probably say that, over my career, I've done more dramatic roles, but of the ones that were higher in profile, many of them have been comedic.

Davis and Sachar are more concerned with how their movie turned out, and they discuss how things came together, remarking on what's on - screen with dramatic or technical background to scenes and characters.

The film's lighter tone becomes more somber as the strike progresses, slowing the narrative pace to a crawl and making the middle section of the story feel sluggish before developing events push things along to a dramatic finish.

Many comedians who try their hand at acting eventually feel the lure of something a little more dramatic, and it can often lead to good things.

Confidence and well - being The improvement of social skills following a successful school trip is dramatic; Learning Away's recent survey of UK schools found that 87 per cent of students felt more confident trying new things, whilst 60 per cent of teachers noticed increased confidence, resilience and well - being.

These results were mostly found in schools that implemented the SIG turnaround model, which, among other things, compels more dramatic staff turnover.

Despite these more radical and, from some angles, more dramatic proportions, there is a cautiously evolutionary look to the Porsche, reminiscent of classics such as the 718 Spyder, the 917, or the more recent GT1, without giving a clear indication of the shape of things to come.

While the performance improvements are dramatic, things are as impressive in the cabin, if not more so.

Things get even more dramatic on the inside, where Acura went wild with all sorts of futuristic designs ranging from a double - layered dashboard to «floating» rear seats.

For similar reasons, from dramatic changes like moving to a new home, to more subtle things such as changing the fragrance of the air freshener you use, changes in your dogs home environment can result in changes to their behavioral patterns.

This 11 Day Southern Highlights tour gives you more free time so you can discover for yourself the things that interest you most, giving you the chance to explore and experience as you pass by breathtaking scenery and ever changing dramatic landscapes.

«And with Cataclysm, one of the things that made Cataclysm a little bit more dramatic is that I think that the idea of a rejuvenated WoW with all the kind of old - school re-doing got more re-activations than we normally would get when we release an expansion.

That video is amazing and implies lots of things never accomplished in an Elder Scrolls game, gameplay or dramatic wise, so I wonder if you guys are setting your fanbase up for a huge disappointment or maybe you're trying to bite off more than you can chew.

There's stuff to do, just not enough variety in it and things end up feeling a bit pedestrian — facing one monster doesn't feel any more dramatic than facing multiple, especially once the ability to stack your deck has been exploited.

Barring a dramatic breakthrough in energy technology, as well as the political will to make substantive changes, things are liable to become far more problematic than Shell seems to realize.

The IPCC * itself * acknowledges that there has been no such warming now for the last 16 - 17 years; that no dramatic imminent change is seen to that for the next couple of years at least; that the previous spell of 15 years or so was precisely the duration of warming that underlay so much of the evidence cited for its alarms of the long and terrible global trend if forecast; that not a single model the IPCC had or has seems to have come even close to predicting what we've now seen; that the IPCC can only suggest possible explanations for all this so logically meaning it can have no reason to believe that whatever is causing it isn't going to continue forever; that more and more studies are coming in attributing global temperatures not to CO2 but instead other things such as solar fluctuations; that a number of predictions are now coming in that in fact say we are now in for a lengthy period of * cooling.

And that doesn't even go into the questionable areas of reality television inasmuch as did having a television production crew aboard ship — a far, far different thing than having actual journalists or documentarians aboard, make no mistake about; Whale Wars is positioned as entertainment — influence actions towards the more dramatic and more risky.

If we can figure out how to use it, it will be just a dramatic impact on our lives, but there's always a chance that as we learn more about it, it can't do all the things people think it can do.

But he said they certainly had one thing in common: «a dramatic race to the bottom in locking up more and more Aboriginal people.»

Yes, sometimes it's more dramatic, like an affair or gambling. But it's all the same thing, really. Instead of turning to your spouse for sex, comfort, sharing and fun, you turn to something, or someone, else.

Now I note that you said today that there's been great improvement over a short period of time, and I'm sure there has been, but you know it's interesting to me, and again I will say this because I come from a country myself where there is a disadvantaged community and a lot of government programs et cetera, it's of serious concern the extent of the dramatic inequalities that are still being experienced by these population groups when they represent only, you know, no more than 2 % of the population of a highly developed, industrialised state, and I just, it makes me wonder about things like the effectiveness of the programs, monitoring, benchmarking, what are the standards, is anybody watching this to see whether or not they really are designed to meet the disadvantages that are real in the communities, you know the real history of systemic discrimination, institutional racism?

The first thing I thought of was quarter round but really a heavier more dramatic baseboard would dress everything up more.

In my house, I often use subtle color changes but every once in awhile I like to add a few dramatic colors (such as the more vibrant blue color of my office) to mix things up.