Sentences with phrase «more of a slog»

Since at the ZLB, the real interest rate is the negative of the inflation rate (real int rate = nom rate — inflation rate), another suspect as to why this recovery's been more of a slog (though see last point below on this) is our low inflation rate.

Every film has a story or a moral or a message and while some are utterly fun & splendidly charming — hello La La Land — others are a bit more of a slog to get through — sorry Moonlight — which means that any movie out at the moment offering nothing but hilarity and full on belly laughs is incredibly welcome.

Maybe if it had leaned just a little bit harder into its own ridiculousness, I'd have loved it without reserve, but as it is, it's less of a rampage, and more of a slog.

The second half, in which the Kennedy family machine takes control and works to save Ted's reputation, is more of a slog.

Jack eventually loses all manner of sympathy and just becomes a jerk, making the game even more of a slog.

The slow - down isn't enough to make the game unplayable during combat, but it definitely makes it a bit more of a slog to work through.

He compared it to the time Destiny 2 reduced the amount of XP players would gain for certain activities while the user interface told players otherwise, giving players the illusion of XP grinding becoming more of a slog and goading them to just buy the Bright Engram they would have earned by leveling up.

This review only really illuminates what it's like to actually play the game in passing, by mentioning that the game's self - stylized ultimate goal, to collect a million coins, is more of a slog than an exciting benchmark.

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It is, without a doubt, an uphill slog for an enterprise to make sure everyone is up to date, which is why companies are increasingly more willing to absorb the expense of issuing company - controlled devices to workers.

There are more people who believe in peace, unity and the pursuit of truth and slog daily to make a difference in this crazy world, without recognition or praise... writing a book doesn't make him credible or noble..

I've had more than my fair share of slogging through cleaning up the kitchen and then whirling through gift wrapping!

There are new blogs being started every day but those of us who have been slogging it out for a few years (and more) are burning out.

Arsenal fans will be hoping that the 26 - year old can now stay injury free, and even better would be if he can start the next season in a similar manner to the way in which he rounded off the last one, after more than a year of real frustration and hard slog for the striker.

Though more often than not these days I would rather be watching Sunday leaguers slogging it out down at the local park for little more than the joy of the game and competition, I found myself fixated, along with millions of other world citizens, at the unfolding spectacle that is, and has become, El Clasico.

The crushing victory was more than enough to put Chelsea in early control of the group with Atletico slogging out a 0 - 0 score in Rome.

For state lawmakers, meanwhile, they hope to return to issues after a long slog of the campaign season, including helping cities become more environmentally friendly.

With the political season gearing up, the disparity between the high - profile gubernatorial contest, which features more than a dozen Republican candidates, and the lonely slog of the congressional aspirants couldn't be starker.

[6] Clarke, who declined Cameron's offer of the Leadership of the House of Commons, [7] explained that when Cameron asked him to become Shadow Business Secretary in 2009, the men agreed that he would serve in the cabinet for two years, and that «At my age, it is time for me to step back from the slog of running a large department, but I am delighted to have been given a more advisory political role».

Many «discoveries» of background radiation evaporated as data became more precise, and the ones that endured faced a hard slog to prove themselves.

He says this rushed approach, which came amid a media frenzy, risked putting entertainment and excitement ahead of the less glamorous slog of more deliberate science.

«They do a lot of the hard slogging in surveys like this one, staying up all night to watch stars that, more often than not, turn out not to have planets.»

To land on the right remedy, sufferers usually slog through a process of trial and error, and it often takes more than one type of treatment to find relief.

You find it hard to think clearly, and you feel like you spend your days slogging thru a vat of waist - deep oatmeal, it just takes way more effort than it should for you to accomplish anything.

Not only are HIIT workouts shorter and way more fun than slogging away at a treadmill doing «cardio», but there is a ton of research showing that HIIT workouts provide unique heart health benefits that traditional cardio doesn't

No more of the «burn» for an hour, slogging (slow + jogging) for an hour, or mindlessly going nowhere on an elliptical or treadmill.

This is the time of year that I usually start to crank up my traditional grouse: based on what's available on retailers» racks, they seem to think that we ALL spend our summers cavorting at the beach, or a lakeside resort, or anything other than slogging into the office five (or more) days per week.

We went into the experience expecting a pulse - pounding shooter with fancy cut scenes and lots of drama (no surprise, since we play more FPS on consoles than RPGs), and instead found a slower - moving and tough (but immensely rewarding) slog through a beautiful fantasy world populated by imaginative monsters and more weapons than we know what to do with.

Then it slogs through a handful of truncated scenes, a few more interviews, yet another time - lapse, more voiceover narration, and finally settles down at a seemingly random point.

At 16 tracks, though, Fifty Shades of Grey is a bit of a slog, with too many dreary midtempo numbers — by Sia, Laura Welsh and Skylar Grey — that only feel more glazed (and less enticing) the longer you listen.

Clan play helps to skirt these issues, but in general, World of Tanks is a dull slog to be enjoyed solely between rounds of other, more interesting games.

After its amazing middle - run, Monae's third full - length starts to shake a little under its own weight, such as the six - minute «Don't Judge Me» which is a little bit of a slog to get through when it is largely repeating themes and ideas Monae has already expressed more explicitly and effectively earlier on, and while finale «Americans» is largely an ironic song about the type of country Monae wishes she lived in, it has a tendency to taste a little sour all the same with its overt Americana imagery.

I was looking forward to it more than any other summer movie this year, but Planet of the Apes turns out to be the worst movie by a Great American Director since Brian De Palma slogged his way through Mission to Mars last year.

It'll be a long slog but I think I'll go for the BF2 platinum this year, the rest of the trophies look like they need less skill and more luck and persistence, and lots of time and patience since I'm only at level 26!

Fast Five, released a decade after the first movie, not only reinvigorates the series» commercial prospects, but accomplishes something far more vital: It saves the last five hours of my movie - watching from becoming a slog through mediocrity.

More than anything Guadagnino's feature is a bit of a beautiful slog hung on touching, sometimes beautiful performances and stunning, always beautiful scenery.

The driving definitely isn't bad — it errs on the fast and loose arcade side, which I appreciate more than a rigid simulation because it lends itself to more dramatic crashes — but having to trek back and forth across the same stretches of Louisiana became a slog by the end.

There are thousands of other, more engaging things that they could be doing rather than slogging through something that bores them.

Later, after slogging through many more textbooks in school, he decided, «There seemed to be a mystifying universal conspiracy among textbook authors to make certain the material they dealt with never strayed too near the realm of the mildly interesting.»

My week - long observed average of 16.1 MPG was heavily bolstered by a long highway slog; a mix concentrating more on stop - and - go commuting or slow surface roads will drop that figure even lower, which isn't great but probably expected given that stop - start functionality and cylinder deactivation are as yet unavailable on the QX80.

As a survivor of the slush pile who had to slog through each of these desire - killers more than once, I can only say that you nailed it.

Although Ralph Nader failed in his bid to get 5 percent of the vote, our slog through the 2000 presidential election process might just make third parties more appealing.

It's more like a two - year slog up a mountain, with a full team to help you reach the peak of quality you have in mind.

I slogged through, but the more I learn about the history of the period he chose for his diversion, the worse the books fall apart.

It's fine in the early days of your colony when you are managing just a couple of buildings, but as time goes on and you've got so much more to keep your eyes on having to constantly ferry resources from area to area becomes an irritating slog of micromanagement, a problem that doesn't get solved until you can build a shuttle port which will automatically deploy little ships to move resources around as needed.

Mostly, the Slog o» Enemies is an endurance test more than anything, but it usually comes off as just a simple way of extending playtime.

When played away from a wi - fi connection, it becomes supremely laggy and makes battles even more of a repetitive slog.

While it's an entertaining distraction, the lack of immediacy in the five - minute build - up can feel like a slog and, ultimately, it's not compelling enough to draw your attention away from the more comprehensive multiplayer modes on offer.

Witcher contracts were at the core of Geralt's profession as a witcher, which means that the repetitive structure of these missions felt less like a dull slog and more like Geralt's modus operandi.

We went into the experience expecting a pulse - pounding shooter with fancy cut scenes and lots of drama (no surprise, since we play more FPS on consoles than RPGs), and instead found a slower - moving and tough (but immensely rewarding) slog through a beautiful fantasy world populated by imaginative monsters and more weapons than we know what to do with.

As gorgeous as the game is, these areas felt more or less lifeless as I slogged forward smashing enemies without any sort of or sense of purpose.