Sentences with phrase «much practical effect»

So while it's plausible to think that testosterone might have some role to play — at least in theory — it's so overshadowed by other, more significant factors that it just doesn't seem to have much practical effect.

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Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.

As a practical matter, the executive order is unlikely to have much effect: the Bush White House was extremely disciplined when it came to stealthy, controversial, last - minute regulatory doings — or undoings.

In the end, however, Feezell's moderate view (which leans toward the «conservative view») is not too much different in practical effect from my or Hartshorne's moderate view (which leans toward the «liberal view») in that I am only delivering a carte blanche for abortion in the early stages of pregnancy and pointing out that the fetus in the later stages of pregnancy has a moral status analogous to that of an animal, a status which I think deserves considerable attention on our part.

«This study showed that inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics also affects families at a much more practical level, such as missed days from school and work, side effects of the drugs, and costs for extra childcare.

From a practical standpoint, it appears that it's much easier, and equally healthy, to combat the negative effects of phytic acid, as suggested above, rather than take these heroic measures to eliminate it.

With practical blood effects, impressive aerial photography and exhilarating action scenes, Harlin's efforts suggest a much higher budget than the figure his team were allotted.

In some ways, Neil Marshall's take on the cult favorite comic book franchise Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen will be a very different experience to that of Guillermo del Toro's two movies (the R - rating, for a start), but will also try to stick to del Toro's much - revered style of practical effects.

When Star Wars: The Force Awakens was in production, much was made of the movie's commitment to honor the feel of the originals by using practical effects and puppetry when possible.

Yet there's only so much Dod - Mantling one can use to distract from an over-dependence on such poor SFX work, all the more telling when the practical effects work a charm.

The site goes on to reveal that the character will be a mixture of CGI and practical effects much like Steppenwolf.

Something of a superhero take on «70s paranoid thrillers like Three Days of the Condor, The Winter Soldier managed to de-dorkify Cap, while also serving up some of the best action of the genre... much of it done using practical effects.

This is a shame since, much like the first film, this sequel managed to flawlessly combine creative and visually stunning action sequences (with a strong focus on practical effects over CGI), cool characters, and a well - told storyline that wouldn't have been nearly as interesting in another filmmaker's hands.

At first glance, that sounds really fun; car chases and crashes are phenomenal, and Getaway does something right by taking so much effort into making the stunts and chases with as many practical effects as possible.

The diegesis of Elysium seems a bit familiar when compared to other dystopian worlds, but much of the technological props, production design, and visual effects that Blomkamp uses are amazing; the director definitely owes props to his practical design and CGI teams.

You can't even tell how much of the creature is a practical effect and how much is CG, because they look so incredible in a natural environment that you'd swear they were real.

Nelson said removing the waiver was a politically driven decision, but it won't have much effect as a practical matter.

While these are also noted as statistically significant, using the table below one can determine that statistical significance does not necessarily mean that such «very weak» to «weak» correlations are of much practical significance, especially if and when high - stakes decisions about teachers and their effects are to be attached to such evidence.

In practical terms, that may not have much effect since most places in the U.S. require cats to be vaccinated for rabies.

Rather than heavily abuse CGI, practical effects were used as much as physically possible, and means each action sequence manages to feel awesome without going so far over-the-top as to feel utterly unbelievable, again grounding the entire film and creating the sensation that a future like this could well happen.

Thus it doesn't appear to be much of a practical effect.

pg xiii This Policymakers Summary aims to bring out those elements of the main report which have the greatest relevance to policy formulation, in answering the following questions • What factors determine global climate 7 • What are the greenhouse gases, and how and why are they increasing 9 • Which gases are the most important 9 • How much do we expect the climate to change 9 • How much confidence do we have in our predictions 9 • Will the climate of the future be very different 9 • Have human activities already begun to change global climate 9 How much will sea level rise 9 • What will be the effects on ecosystems 9 • What should be done to reduce uncertainties, and how long will this take 9 This report is intended to respond to the practical needs of the policymaker.

On the other hand, if an article states a real problem with passion but ALSO provides some sense of ACTION that the person can take, the effect can often be quite different, much more positive, and much more practical.