Sentences with phrase «much out of her element»

Although war games are usually very much out of my element, there...

Not exact matches

The one element binding this diverse group of investors together is that they receive some type of equity or stock vehicle when they put money into a growth company; each group then has its own set of goals in regard to how much of an investment return its members hope to earn on that stock and how quickly they hope to earn it (usually when they cash out during an initial public offering or in a merger or acquisition deal).

And knowing the concentrations of radiogenic elements inside Mars will help scientists figure out how much energy was available to fuel all of this activity, Smrekar said.

The ability to adjust the aggressiveness of the razor, much like the Progress, is the other element that really helps this razor stand out.

Dude, you are WAY out of your element, having read the bible, a couple of times I might add, I can assure you that I know probably about as much about your religion as you do and quite a bit more about the many religions out there apart from christianity.

Here we have the interesting notion fairly and squarely presented to us, of there being elements of the universe which may make no rational whole in conjunction with the other elements, and which, from the point of view of any system which those other elements make up, can only be considered so much irrelevance and accident — so much «dirt,» as it were, and matter out of place.

They have been stirred together in a mortar, and the two elements have completely neutralized each other in a compound which is neither history nor interpretation, but mystical rhapsody and poetry of devotion, not so much a theology as a half - Gnostic Christian theosophy — history turned inside out in order to reveal its inner meaning, but ceasing to be history in the process.

Before KO, he made us much weaker than we should have been, because of three elements: using players that are not good enough at this level, players in the wrong position, and players out of form.

There won't be much need for the boss to go that far out of the Premeir league to look for that missing element.

Hammond is tough, and indeed he has been appointed to be much tougher with the pro-EU elements in the FCO machinery and to start the process of working out what a renegotiated settlement actually looks like.

Now, it turns out that the nuclei of much lighter elements, such as nickel, can also persist a little longer in their new shape.

The collapse creates so much heat and pressure that the star forges the heaviest elements known and blasts them and most of its outer layers back out into space, along with blinding radiation.

Our mechanized, urbanized, industrial society has burned so much fossil fuel that we have overburdened the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, pushing the earth's elements out of balance.

Eventually, Stars Aa and Ab will lose much of their current mass, from intensified stellar winds that eventually puff out their outer gas envelopes of hydrogen and helium (and lesser amounts of higher elements such as carbon and oxygen) into interstellar space as planetary nebulae.

This element of order is very important for a child and communicates stability — a state much preferred to being unexpected and thus out of control.

Along with wintertime elements, not drinking as much water as you would during warmer months, not getting enough fresh fruits and veggies, and the nutritional deficit of your holiday leftovers, are all pitfalls that contribute to drying out your skin, hair, eyes, nose and mouth.

This is the first trend we would like to speak about, especially focusing on the meticulous and quite elaborately worked out shoes, coming with a whole range of various design details like sequins, beads, lace elements, transparency plays and much more.

If too much ornamentation on the shoe doesn't work for you, consider a jewel encrusted heel or a few out - of - the - box elements on a shoe that take it from a basic flat or heel to a pair that draws a bit of attention.

Since I've invested so much money into these clothes, I try to incorporate «work» pieces into my everyday outfits to get the most out of them and instantly add a sophisticated element to the look.

Like we've said here on the blog before, this time of year is a lot like winters were for me growing up in Michigan, running from the car to the house as quickly as possible and staying inside and out of the elements as much as we can.

It's much better to figure out what elements of your personality will appeal the most to the sort of woman you're trying to meet, and then focus on projecting those qualities clearly.

Check out this action - packed montage of various Xbox 360 games as shown at the Xbox 360 Press Conference at TGS 2005 featuring games such as Call of Duty 2, Dead Rising, Frame City Killer, Kameo: Elements of Power, Project Gothan Racing 3, Saint's Row, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and much more.

«Sons of Anarchy,» which set up the fourth season finale with elements from every cliffhanger you could think of from the beginning of TV time, didn't wrap the whole thing up as much as let the air out of the balloon.

As much as Uncharted 4 is a love letter to fans of the series with repeated callbacks to events, characters, and relics from previous games, it doesn't rest on its laurels without building on that foundation and adding new elements to the series even as they are closing it out.

Co-produced by Wes Anderson, the director responsible for another memorable dysfunctional family film in The Royal Tenenbaums, writer - director Noah Baumbach's (Mr. Jealousy, Kicking and Screaming) story is much more personal, drawing from events and situations from his teenage years in Brooklyn, to bring forth an extra element of authenticity to his piece that brings out certain truths.

While the score by Abel Korzeniowski (of A Single Man, W.E.) is another stand out element of it, the rest of the film feels like a college B - movie, which is pretty much what this is.

The screenplay by Simon Kinberg spends so much time catching us up to the events that the previous movies left out of their narratives that it's kind of amusing that the logistics of time travel here are the least explained and most straightforward element of the present - day story.

The film has notably taken its time rolling out marketing — last night's Super Bowl spot was the first official footage to be released, followed quickly by a much longer teaser that expanded upon some of the more intriguing elements of the film.

Although out of their element from watching music videos, some good laughs and a decent storyline makes this surprisingly amusing fare much of the way.

Literally every great movie ever made would have been much worse if you took out one of the 2 or 3 most important elements of its greatness.

And from what I've seen, I must say that Geralt seems very much himself and not at all out of his element in this world.

Before it reaches that point, however, House at the End of the Street comes off as a fairly typical teen drama that's rife with eye - rollingly familiar elements - as director Mark Tonderai, working from David Loucka's script, devotes much of the movie's opening hour to Elissa's tiresome, drawn - out efforts at acclimating to her new surroundings.

Alas, the tonally awkward ending of the film puts a lesser supporting cast on the screen too much, introducing subplots involving unrest among refugees that don't shake out well with the rest of it, causing the storytelling to become less than satisfying for these characters given the steady simmer of the dramatic build - up without these elements.

Willis proves us wrong by first establishing that there is nothing remarkable about McClane at all — he's just a normal New York City cop who is out of his element in a new environment and pretty much unsettled about everything in his life.

Much of the credit for that belongs to Blair's performance as Dwight: Once he loses the beard and puts on an oversized dress shirt, Dwight stops looking like a streetwise vagrant and looks almost poignantly out of his element, too sad and angry to stop himself from making mistakes that a stronger person would have the discipline to avoid.

You get the idea that Coogler doesn't like to discuss himself much, as he frequently points out new production elements for Beachler to discuss, which she does with a ton of knowledge and insight.

This distracts a bit from some of the impactful elements like her transition from clueless fish - out - of - water on her first cruise, to strong mentor for an Irish girl much like her younger self on a later trip.

Like Happy Death Day, many of the year's highlights, which toyed with or injected life into often - tired subgenres, came in smaller packages, such as the home - invasion thrillers Better Watch Out, The Babysitter (another Netflix original), and Jackals; the clever zombie - in - the - desert flick It Stains the Sands Red (much better than the silly cannibal - in - the - desert - flick The Bad Batch); the flesh - eating family drama Raw; the blood - sucking confused - teen drama The Transfiguration; the sci - fi / fantasy / horror hybrids The Void, The Untamed, and The Lure, which also had elements of the musical; and the ultra-disturbing tale of youth Super Dark Times, about the unraveling of a group of friends after the accidental killing of a classmate, which offers a significantly more satisfying experience than It.

With so much of its would - be surprise elements given away in its trailer, and even in the film's poster, «The Hangover 2» has a tough time mustering up the gross - out comic suspense the filmmakers are after.

Though I don't read much dystopian fiction, ON SUCH A FULL SEA has all the elements I generally love in fiction: a mysterious disappearance, a strong heroine who sets out in search of the missing person, and masterful storytelling.

It turns out, I don't think the element of surprise is worth very much in terms of identifying teachers that are needing help.

«Our tools for determining the overall effects of programs are much stronger than our tools for sorting out exactly what elements increase or decrease the efficacy,» said Patrick Wolf, a professor at the University of Arkansas and one of the lead researchers on the Louisiana study.

Much will change in practice and policy as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces the law, regulations, and guidance established through NCLB; but two elements of the new legislation stand out: the shift away from federal mandates toward greater state and local authority, and the emphasis on evidence - based school improvement practices.

And the Acura... well, it still doesn't make all that much sense to us, but it performed bravely for being so clearly out of its element.

For my taste, the grille is much too big, and the surfaces around it too diverse, with elements pointing up and down at various places, with only the top and bottom of the grille and the bar below the chin inlet emphasizing the horizontal.This is again a very good - looking car with some conventional contemporary elements and a few others out of the past, like the inverse - curved backlight that recalls the 1974 Citroën CX and some Pininfarina sports cars from about the same period.

If you've memorized the dance to the beat of your own drum, this spunky little crossover will be right there with you, standing out with dynamic styling, fun and interesting color options, distinctive design elements, and much more.

It never feels clumsy or totally out of its element on roads better suited for much smaller things like a Mazda MX - 5 Miata or Porsche Cayman.

It's not as good a book as «The Gospel According to Larry» and because Tashjian chose to place the characters in the middle of the 2004 USA Presidential Election, elements of the book already appear not so much dated as slightly out of kilter - because the political front runners of the book aren't the front - runners of the election at this time.

«I believe it was the old Egyptians — a very wise people, probably indeed much wiser than we know for in the leisure of their ample centuries they had time to think out things — who declared that each individual personality is made up of six or seven different elements, although the Bible only allows us three, namely body soul and spirit... «Wanting to learn if he can communicate with deceased loved ones, adventurer and trader Allan Quatermain seeks a meeting with the feared Zulu witch - doctor Zikali.

Paperback Writer, the 1966 hit by The Beatles, is a great example of a finely crafted query letter (in musical format) that lays out pretty much all the elements of a solid manuscript pitch.