Sentences with phrase «more than a consolation»

Giroud did get on the scoresheet afterwards but it was nothing more than a consolation.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was able to slot home what turned out to be nothing more than a consolation goal against his former club, but there were no second guesses for the winner of the goal of the game.

Goals from Richard Stearman and Andreas Weimann had given the visitors a two - goal cushion heading into half - time, as a late Divock Origi goal was nothing more than a consolation effort.

Kane netted twice in a 4 - 1 win for the home side with Salah grabbing what turned out to be nothing more than a consolation goal.

Mark Hudson's side then had two huge chances to draw level before a Palace second, with Regan Booty's third of the Under - 23 campaign deep into injury time proving to be nothing more than a consolation.

John Terry pulled a goal back, but that proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal as Spurs ran out deserved winners.

56 ′ 4 — 1 Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored just after the break but it was not more than a consolation goal.

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I firmly believe Manhattan is at least 20 % more expensive than San Francisco, but that's no consolation for those looking to rent or buy in SF.

Actually, for most pastors the offering of support, consolation and care to the partner is likely to come much more naturally in the situation than he or she might have expected.

You are a sad, small - minded, individual and right now my sole consolation is that the content of your comment assures me that you yourself will never hold a «key position» and become anything more than the irrelevant hatemonger you are today.

I do not know what the reader may feel; but I can say that for me this was enough, more than enough, to provide comfort and consolation.

We find comfort and consolation in the sure conviction that God is always doing «more than we can ask or think», as the old prayer phrases it.

More likely than not, many of them assumed that, having lived through some difficult years, I was turning to faith for some form of irrational consolation.

These things provide me with the consolations of a life more pleasantly employed than what my grandfather would have enjoyed» my father and my uncle in addition» had they gained a senator's position.

Farrell comments: «In this famous passage, Faust again reenacts the Enlightenment's annihilation of traditional, religious, and metaphysical culture and at the same time curses the results: the mind recognizes itself as a slave of «make - belief,» of «smug» self - delusion; it recognizes the phenomena of the natural world as no more than a source of distraction and confusion; and, given these recognitions, heroism, family life, love, even greed and intoxication lose their allure, nor can the Christian virtues offer consolation.

But those who either do not use these things or who use them as though they used them not, trusting more in Him who gave them than in the things given, understanding in them His consolation and mercy and who are not absorbed in these gifts lest they fall away from the giver, these are they whom the day will not overtake as a thief unprepared.15

Others offered consolation: «God doesn't give people more than they can bear.»

The Olympics should be the acme of an athlete's career — the competition his greatest challenge, the victory his greatest moment of exultation — and yet repeatedly the most notable Olympians, the winners, found more consolation in the completion of the task than joy in the achievement.

There's another show to keep an eye on following the main event on Selection Sunday, though it's more a consolation prize than anything else.

Well, the record shows that the declarations by our majority shareholder and CEO are no more than hot air which have come our way before which have yielded nothing but consolation prizes while we surrender the change of winning big to the new breed of bigger clubs.

I guess d fact that Monaco has a tight defensive record is a consolation for more often than note we Gunners are stubborn enough to break such records!

Fabio Borini scored a brilliant goal of his own but it was nothing more than a mere consolation effort for David Moyes» side as the former United boss endured a miserable return to Old Trafford.

It was the icing on the cake after a dominant first - half performance and, although Domingos Quina netted a late consolation, it was more than enough to ensure we would be rightfully crowned champions.

No team brings more late drama to the fore than Everton, with three of their nine league goals scored at Goodison this season coming in stoppage time, while Tim Cahill's consolation against Arsenal two weeks ago came in the 89th minute.

Breastfeeding my first child quickly became more than providing her with nourishment; it became a method of consolation.

True, it had the potential to clean up California's air, although that may be of little consolation to people living near coal - fired power plants, which supply more than 50 percent of America's electricity.

They know they've benefited deeply from the solitude of self - work, but they're queasy about yoga being mostly the refuge of a privileged class that often wants consolation more than justice.

Even though your skin may age more slowly than other types, that's little consolation when you're looking at large pores and shine.

Given that these are still based on the same unappealing mechanics, Halo Wars 2's multiplayer seems little more than an inadequate consolation prize.

Another sure lock, Robert Downey Jr. will receive his first nomination in more than a decade for his role in Ben Stiller's wretched Tropic Thunder in a bid that seems less like a reward than a consolation for there being no room for him in the Best Actor category for his performance in Iron Man.

You do have the consolation, however, of knowing a $ 33,835 Nissan Juke loaded with every possible optional extra is only $ 135 more expensive than the most basic Audi Q3 on sale today, and nearly a grand cheaper than an entry - level BMW X1 (a car that doesn't even come with a reversing camera as standard!)

I understand that some think that more markets mean more opportunity, and on its face that would make sense, but if the odds are really about 99 % against you making anything more than a few sales or ever turning a profit, the number of markets you still aren't selling in will be slim consolation.

If it's any consolation, Delta doesn't allow redemptions for international first class, while American's partner award rates are still slightly more lucrative than United's partner award rates.

As something of a consolation, the all - female group show has become a rampant trope — filling galleries more than museums, but in some cases, representing a side of recent art history that has been woefully absent from exhibitions and art history curricula.

We can seek further consolation in the fact that the book itself is still just as relevant and powerfully resonant now as it was when it was first published — it'll take more than a Hollywood hack job remake to diminish the book's remarkable staying power.

The only consolation for me in all of this is the fact that attorneys, probably far more so than bikers, are studied as a group and targeted by marketers.

Smokes Android While the X has hogged the spotlight, the 8s are more than mere consolation prizes, maintained Mark Spoonauer...

Today's admission that the acquisition was in effect a failure — the write - off is more than the $ 7.2 bn Microsoft actually paid for Nokia in the first place — will likely come as little consolation to those opposing voices.

Thus, if you want to give your spouse more than his or her «fair share», you can do so as long as it is offset by some consolation (e.g. he or she does not ask for alimony).

I guarantee you that you will learn a lot from your experience, you will feel more confident talking to sellers and buyers, you will know what buyers are looking for in the area, how much they are willing to pay, plus you will add at least 10 people to your buyer's list and if it's any consolation, you are better than 95 % of people who spend 1000s of dollars on seminars and courses and do nothing.