Sentences with phrase «obvious appeal in»

There's obvious appeal in what - ifs, and they aren't confined to science fiction: they feature in everything from romcoms (Sliding Doors) to thrillers (Fatherland).

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Having a mobile shopping mall in your pocket where all you have to do is swipe your finger across the screen to purchase clothes has obvious appeal.

The appeal of the 401 (k) financing strategy is pretty obvious in this economic climate - a bad small business - lending environment, lots of people with business skills in the unemployment line, a way to seize control of your retirement funds without penalty - but it truly is a matter of betting your future on the present.

The Court of Appeal rejected the arguments, saying Mars Canada had an obvious interest in defending its trademark rights, and it did sustain actual damages given that its sales were cannibalized by the grey market products.

«Smaller - format stores have appeal for obvious reasons, driven by urbanization, a rise in smaller households and consumers» changing notion of convenience,» according to a recent report by consulting firm Daymon Worldwide.

The appeal for amateurs interested in gardening is obvious: do it yourself, without any expertise needed.

The final appeal in this endeavor, he contends, is to «the self - evidence of experience» (MT 158), although it should be emphasized that our experience of metaphysical generalities is neither immediately obvious to consciousness nor readily expressible.

The sociologist Rodney Stark makes some headway in answering the first part of this question: traditional religion, by invoking supernatural power, can promise eternal life, reunion with the departed, a perfected soul, and unending bliss, all of which have obvious appeal and none of which can be offered by merely secular competitors (Stark 169).

It is obvious that this activity of appealing to impersonal and independent criteria only makes sense within a community of discourse in which such criteria are established, are shared.»

What truly appealed to me most was Nigel Slater's deep affection for his subject and his recipes, which was obvious in each and every word printed in the book.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

In a similar sense, the appeal of bringing Scholes back to play in United's current starting line - up is obviouIn a similar sense, the appeal of bringing Scholes back to play in United's current starting line - up is obviouin United's current starting line - up is obvious.

A five - goal margin of victory will suffice for the Red Devils in their quest to finish 2011 top of the pile, so 5 - 0 − a scoreline they've won their previous two league games by, with Fulham and Wigan − has obvious appeal at 16/1 (Ladbrokes).

A 1 - 0 home win has obvious appeal therefore at 9/1 (PaddyPower), especially with Stoke plundering the fewest number of away goals in the top flight this season (just 8 from their 11 outing so far).

Wayne Rooney is an obvious favourite at 11/4 (bWin), though Dimitar Berbatov, the Bulgarian who has three in his last two starts and scored five in last season's Old Trafford meeting with Blackburn, oozes appeal at 4/1 (bWin) − provided he starts that is, which is unlikely what with Javier Hernandez back in the first - team.

Carlo Ancelotti had been confident of winning the appeal, but in Spain, as elsewhere, the referees are defended to the hilt, even when an obvious injustice has been done.

The vast majority of young people live in private rental accommodation — so proposals to impose a cap on rent increases and build 1 million more new homes have obvious appeal.

After years of Blair and Brown, most of the leading figures in the Labour Party who might be strong candidates — David Miliband being the most obvious example — are too Blairite / Brownite to appeal to an electorate that backed Corbyn in such overwhelming numbers.

The question I ask her is obvious enough: can Momentum appeal to people in Harlow, and Milton Keynes, and all the less - than - radical places Labour must win if it's going to be in government?

However, in his appeal marked CA / A / 451C / 2018, Metuh said the trial judge «manifested obvious bias» against him by failing to exercise his discretion judicially and judiciously when he dismissed his application based on «imaginary facts».

This publication is nothing far from fictional journalistic work cooked in a dilapidated kitchen of falsehood and deceit, and I appeal to the general public to ignore it for what it is - an obvious concoction intended to serve as stumbling block to our quest not only to retain the Domeabra - Obom seat, but deliver 90 percent of the presidential vote in aide of President Mahama's one - touch victory.

Yet as if gluttonous for further punishment, Grayling intends to appeal, despite the obvious futility of such an action in the face of such an uncompromising rejection.

Having raised the issue of Neo-Liberalism and obviously finding growing decent in the ranks of the Labour Party, he thought he would camouflage the new Neo-Liberal agenda under the guise of Blue Labour, unfortunately for him it was again obvious to a lot of people not just Labour members, that this was not Labour and a swing further right to appeal to the Tories.

Saratoga County district attorney Charles B. Andrus, the county's government appeal agent, recently asked the district exemption board whether exceptions could be made to this rule in cases of obvious hardship.

If the link between all the adverts is less obvious, then try to identify what it is that appealed to you in each job and see if there is a common thread.

«Bioidentical hormones have an obvious appeal to women seeking relief for menopausal symptoms, says Dr. Nanette Santoro, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and vice president of clinical science for the Endocrine Society.

Alone in my friend circle 3 of my girls have a Daniel Wellington watch, so it's obvious that the designs are appealing to many fashion lovers out there, so today I want to tell you guys what I think of my newest accessory gem!

The appeal of online rural dating is obvious, especially for those in more isolated farming communities.

The appeal of online dating for marriage - minded singles is obvious: it enables people to be completely upfront about their romantic needs and goals while putting them in touch with others who feel the same.

Known internationally for its easy - going, sunshine filled lifestyle and splashes of art - deco cool, life in the Napier - Hastings urban area has obvious appeal.

The appeal of online dating is obvious, especially for those in more isolated farming communities.

Apart from the obvious aesthetic appeal in terms of features, having similar tastes and interests also provides a solid base to form an ongoing relationship and with the details available, you will be able to make an informed decision as to who suits your particular requirements best.

Elite Singles For all its obvious flaws, this ad makes up for it in spades when it comes to appealing to a particular audience.

The appeal of online country dating is obvious, especially for those in more isolated farming communities.

The affable vibe subsequently persists for the bulk of the movie's 95 minute running time, to be sure, and yet it's increasingly clear that Peter Rabbit has, for the most part, been designed to appeal primarily to small children - with this vibe never more obvious than in its larger - than - life, physical - comedy - heavy midsection.

The trouble for Tonya is that most people aren't interested in learning about it until someone exhumes it in the form of a riotously entertaining movie, slaps some very obvious classic rock cues on the soundtrack in order to make the scenes of abuse more appealing, and lets a sex symbol like Margot Robbie dirty herself down to play the lead.

The Change - Up does give us the chance to see its two stars playing against type with obvious relish — after all, Bateman does his most scene - stealing work when he's adorably sleazy, and Reynolds is a lot more appealing when he's not in asshole mode.

The trick is to appeal as broadly as possible without appearing to do so — to recast convention in vague middlebrow hot - button terms and neither speak above the heads of your audience nor be obvious in your condescension.

Sure, it does more for your eyes and ears than your heart and head, but appealing musical cinema has been hard enough to find in the past several decades that you're bound to appreciate this even while acknowledging its obvious limitations.

While the idea of seeing Brit Marling in the role was appealing — something that briefly seemed possible — I think Rosamund Pike is great, and not at all the obvious choice.

I'm guessing the committee shoved Cambodia's The Missing Picture and maybe Bosnia's A Day in the Life of a Iron Picker but otherwise I can't suss out which film needed a committee boost since the other 7 finalists strike me as having obvious wide appeal Oscar hooks.

Aside from the obvious appeal of being able to watch all these shorts without switching discs and skipping through ads and disclaimers, the set delivers solid company in the twelve all - new audio commentaries and even better in the fittingly contextualized student shorts of Lasseter, Stanton, and Docter.

Compared to the precise character study of Obvious Child, it's a sprawling and less focused piece, but the film remains eminently appealing thanks to its wide - ranging empathy and lived - in performances.

It doesn't seem to have done any better in the UK sales charts either, but after having played the game the appeal is obvious.

In a complete different mood, Pavel Giroud's Playing Lecuona (2015), without an obvious sociopolitical stance makes a moving appeal to artistic freedom, reviving the legacy of one of the greatest Cuban musician of all time, Ernesto Lecuona, in a documentary film that is a human journey through musical sensibility and creativitIn a complete different mood, Pavel Giroud's Playing Lecuona (2015), without an obvious sociopolitical stance makes a moving appeal to artistic freedom, reviving the legacy of one of the greatest Cuban musician of all time, Ernesto Lecuona, in a documentary film that is a human journey through musical sensibility and creativitin a documentary film that is a human journey through musical sensibility and creativity.

Along with Nigel, there are three other notable new characters are introduced, all of them initially appealing, but too little is done with Foxy Cleopatra, while Goldmember is a two - joke villain (he speaks with a funny Dutch accent in addition to the obvious) which isn't really funny after the first scene we see him in, and a one - joke character in No. 3, who is a mole (spy) who literally has a giant mole on his face.

There's an obvious appeal to parents working together to effect change in their schools, and giving parents in bad school districts an opportunity to bring improvement.

The main appeal of this trip — aside from the obvious driving - a-hotrod-to-a-NASCAR-race — was to see how well the ZL1 handled a 500 - mile drive in a day.

It's one of those things with obvious appeal considering how many people tote smartphones, but you won't see something like it in other three - row SUVs.

It has been observed that a smaller vehicle to sit below the Discovery Sport in the «leisure» range has the greatest appeal within Land Rover, particularly as it would fill an obvious gap in the company's line - up and would compete in a segment where it has plenty of history with the Freelander.