Sentences with phrase «most eyebrow raising»

After a week off, the guys get back together to talk about the newest and most eyebrow raising developments in the video game and pop culture world.

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After that comment raised eyebrows, FICO — creator of the most widely used credit - scoring system — clarified that «at this point, social media data is not part of any FICO score.»

While most of them have eyebrow raising titles, on closer inspection, they're all far less ridiculous than advertised.

Perhaps the most notable recent iteration of this phenomenon has come from Thinx, whose 2015 ads for «period - proof underwear» (featuring pictures of runny eggs, among other evocative images) raised many eyebrows.

Those comments raised eyebrows among some in Trump's inner circle, who noted that one of the president's most ferocious attack dogs seemed unusually taciturn.

And even before the disclosure of the record - breaking purchase in a New York art auction by one of his associates, Prince Mohammed's extravagance had already raised eyebrows, most notably with the impulse purchase two years ago in the south of France of a Russian vodka titan's 440 - foot yacht, for half a billion dollars.

When I decided to develop an ash reshteh recipe, I knew I would make a few changes that would raise some eyebrows in my family, but, for the most part, I've kept things pretty traditional.

The 18 - year - old is one of the most exciting young players in Europe at the moment and more than a few eyebrows were raised when Mourinho engaged in a long and enthusiastic conversation after last season's Europa League final.

Another area that raised plenty of eyebrows was Arsenal's new and improved defence, which has made great strides towards being solid since the Gunners» most recent addition.

Although it was his defensive driving which raised eyebrows in the middle of the season, Max was clearly also getting his offensive driving right, most memorably at the Brazilian Grand Prix, when he went from 16th to 3rd in just 14 laps.

The most eyebrow - raising thing from that game?

When Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger calmly allowed Alex Song — widely considered to be the Gunners most important player behind Robin van Persie last season — to join Barcelona for # 15m, eyebrows were raised.

Henson's finishing touch and rebounding prowess raised plenty of eyebrows during a rookie campaign that saw him rank as one of the league's most productive freshmen.

Indeed, it's not every day that a Championship player is ranked among one of the most skilful players on a video game, and eyebrows might have been raised when one of the Wanderers» finest received such a claim from the FIFA creators.

The spin move that Ohio State wide receiver Braxton Miller used to break a touchdown run against Virginia Tech Monday was the play that raised the most eyebrows in the Buckeyes» 42 - 24 win Monday.

Eyebrows were raised when the much - travelled Rafael Benitez, one of Europe's most accomplished coaches, decided to stay with the club at the end of last season but the Spaniard was feted by 50,000 fans as Newcastle secured promotion Monday night after beating Preston North End 4 - 1.

Real Madrid took the surprising decision to allow Mesut Ozil to leave for Arsenal during the summer of 2013 and the transfer most certainly raised a lot of eyebrows even though Los Blancos received a whopping # 42.5 million in exchange for the German superstar.

For even the most adventurous eaters among us, there may be one item on the menu that raises an eyebrow — the human placenta.

Cosleeping does not even raise eyebrows here, it's just the norm, like most cultures in the world.

I got a few raised eyebrows but for the most part, my medical colleagues were respectful and understanding of my choice.

But the chairman's comments comparing Alesi to the world's most notorious terrorist mastermind during an interview with YNN's Casey Bortnick yesterday are likely to raise some eyebrows.

He conspicuously withheld his support for her on the day she officially announced, in April of 2015, drawing ire from Clinton loyalists, and raising eyebrows among New York Democrats, most of whom quickly fell in line behind the state's former senator.

On a number of occasions I had actually given him good reason to feel quite annoyed with me and the most I got was a sad smile or a raised eyebrow.

His praise for one of the most consistent critics of the Tories is likely to raise eyebrows and heckles in his party.

His appointment to JCOPE by Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson was perhaps the most eyebrow - raising pick by legislative leaders and the governor to serve on the commission, although questions were raised about several selections.

Paxman can do more patronisation with a single raised eyebrow than most of us could do with a powdered wig and the massed forces of Roget's Thesaurus.

Their actions raised some eyebrows because most of the Democratic establishment is expected to line up behind the incumbent governor seeking a third term.

That's certainly eyebrow - raising, but it comes with one big caveat: In New York elections, the candidate who raises the most from small donors almost always loses.

Nakamuras move would probably raise a few eyebrows at most in a small American start - up company, but it was absolutely outrageous in the feudal, seniority - based Japanese system.

I am only an observer here, but after another article critical of someone who does not agree with RealClimate's view, I must say that I think it is an eyebrow - raising coincidence that there appears to be a 1:1 ratio between those scientists who disagree with RC's CC view, and those scientists who, according to RC, are wrong - headed, every single time, in nearly every instance except the most minor.

However, it may be the matching of her platinum locks (and brows) to the fur that, well, raises the most eyebrows.

Mules with socks definitely raised the most eyebrows in theory, but in actuality they were very comfortable and looked great with a midi skirt or skinny trousers.

The price did make me raise an eyebrow; while it's certainly low compared to retail, it is very high for thrift where most blazers are $ 10 or under.

Now these relationships do not raise any eyebrows as they are most common.

According to data from, almost half of singles in the have tried online dating and it's safe to say most people won't raise an eyebrow if they find out a couple met via an online dating service or an app.

With his trademark right eyebrow raised and a penchant for implementing the patented «People's Elbow» to unwary opponents, the self - proclaimed «Most Electrifying Man in Sports - Entertainment» slammed, crashed, and crushed his way to becoming the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history at the age of 24 before winning the WWF title record six times.

It'd raise more eyebrows if it wasn't exactly the kind of retarded girl - movie message sold every three months to those most vulnerable to it.

Though the first trailer for Gods Of Egypt was clearly one of mankind's greatest cinematic achievements, it did raise a few eyebrows with its bizarre (though unfortunately unsurprising) decision to have most of the pantheon of Egyptian gods be played by white people.

When my list of the year's most anticipated films hit on New Year's Day, more than a few people raised an eyebrow at the inclusion of Roland Emmerich's «2012.»

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

It raised a few eyebrows when Edwards took the helm behind one of cinema's most iconic monsters because quite frankly, no one had ever heard of -LSB-...]

While the 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake's starting price of $ 70,450 might cause some raised eyebrows, it does come with the XF's most powerful drivetrain and a lengthy list of standard features, such as the aforementioned Activity Key.

The Alfa Romeo 4C derives directly from the concept which raised many eyebrows in wonder at the Geneva Show in 2011, so much so that it won three prestigious awards: the «AutoBild Design Award» (2011, Germany), the «Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes» (2012, Italy) and the «Most Exciting Car of 2013» — «What Car?»

Although EcoBoost technology has been lauded for its ability to post respectable fuel mileage figures, in the Ford Taurus SHO most buyers are more interested in its eyebrow - raising horsepower.

The Alfa Romeo 4C derives directly from the concept which raised many eyebrows in wonder at the Geneva Show in 2011, so much so that it won three prestigious awards: the «AutoBild Design Award» (2011, Germany), the «Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes» (2012, Italy) and the «Most Exciting Car of 2013» - «What Car?»

While this may raise some eyebrows from people who are concerned about the ethics of working with two distinctly different types of authors, most of Red Adept's clients for both traditional and self - publishing assistance know before they contact the company which route to publication they plan to follow; more and more authors are heading into their writing careers seeing either route as a viable option.

BlackBerry's most recent flagship launched to many raised eyebrows and quizzical looks from the tech press, but the consumer reaction was highly mixed, it's become the definition of a «Marmite» device - people either love the thing like it's going out of fashion, or can't stand the sight of it.

If you're raising an eyebrow at that, you're probably reasonable to do so; but my long - held belief is that indexes (the implicit comparison most people will have made to my target figure) are grounding and self - justifying benchmarks.

Most of my friends cocked their heads to one side with eyebrows raised when I told them I had done just that one weekend, but it's worth it.

While it's slowly becoming more common, in the world where 9 - 5 is still the most popular lifestyle choice your decision to do the exact opposite will more likely than not raise a few eyebrows.