Sentences with phrase «odd point for»

It's an odd point for Lord Monckton, who I believe is a trained journalist with a degree in classics, to be making.

One odd point for starters.

Not exact matches

Sounds odd — but Skittles gets some brownie points for cleverness.

They often are silent and look the other way, pointing to unfair treatment by the west of muslins as some form of justification for this odd behavior as Americans.

They often are silent and look the other way, pointing to unfair treatment by other religions or agnostics as some form of justification for their odd behavior as Americans.

For, once we have defined inside and outside by specifying that every closed curve in a plane or curved surface in a space divides the plane or space into two regions in such a way that pairs of points in different regions can not be joined without crossing the boundary, very odd things happen.

As odd as it seems today, this thirst for reading fueled a renewed drive within humankind for a kind of scientific ecumenism, or scientific dogmatism, depending on one's point of view.

Their website is registered in Austria and they claim «Fast Shipping to USA» on their site... so it doesn't appear as if Women's Best is a U.S. company (which I don't have a problem with, for the record... just pointing it out because I found it odd there wasn't any information about the company available on the site).

Chelsea, Spurs and Man Utd all let in far fewer goals than we have... so the odd goal here or there has meant probably 6 - 8 points plus losing to eg West Brom Watford and Palace is another 9 points... Wenger cant play for the players and some of our defending has been very poor this year!

The slate wasn't finalized until a computer in western Europe spit out option number 52,129, which accounted for marathons in Detroit and Chicago, turned Los Angeles into an odd focal point on New Year's Eve and made teams playing overseas happy with their byes

its frustrating being a gunner every single period of the season including the transfer window... we want to b d best but our transfer situations begs to differ... how many tyms do we need to shout spend, spend, spend b4 dat happens???? wat is d point of being in d «top 10 financially rich clubs» list every year but don't spend like 1????? sure, we'll buy d odd 30m player but is it enough... dat stingy prof will always look for «value» for money spent but he has dat worked out for d past 12 years walcott - waste tbh chamberlain - waste chambers - so far, waste spending 15m five times is 75m which could have been used to buy 2 top 30m signings....

What's the point of paying a third choice striker (should we get Aubameyang), over 100k p / w to make an odd appearance for 20 mins?

So from now on, youngBUCK, if I post another point that somehow offends you for some odd reason, then simply don't read it, stop warning others to not respond to my comments, and stop acting like the thought gestapo.

Odd time for the public to jump on, but perhaps they feel that the ATS losing streak is bound to end at some point.

At the present time we are 36 points behind City — our two worst seasons over the last 60 years was the 1960 - 61 season when we finished 25 points behind the spuds (12.5 wins behind) and the 1994 - 95 season where we finished 38 points behind (12.33 wins behind) Should we fail to win the EL which is a real possibility and we finish 40 odd points behind the leaders it will surely spell the end for not just Wenger but for a lot of people at Arsenal — Bould and the backroom staff for sure and many of the players.

Fourth place and finishing 20 odd points from top isn't consistent — it's embarrassing for a club that is supposed to be challenging year in year out!

For the last 20 - odd years it has arrived at some point in the season: Sometimes embarrassingly early; other times coming down to the final day.

However, the defence is merely half the battle; it can set you up to win any game of football, but if you do not posses that clinical edge in the final third then it will count for very little, and in Fulham's case just the odd point here and there.

I find it odd how you can wave off the research that disagrees with your point of view out of hand, then go ahead and use... wait for it...» research» to support your point of view just a few sentences later.

It's worth point out that the map in the Telegraph does seem to take into account either the potential for SNP gains in Scotland or for Conservative gains against the LibDems — in fact the map doesn't seem to show a single Conservative gain from the LibDems, which seems a little odd, as (at the very least) some «churn» between the parties is almost a given.

For example, they were asked to watch as letters flashed across a screen and note when an «X» appeared after an «A.» They also had to point out when odd numbers appeared sequentially, and they were required to do subtraction.

One explanation for the odd appearance is that the asteroid's rotation rate increased to the point where its surface started flying apart, ejecting dust in episodic eruptions that started last spring.

There is no provision of childcare at the IFR (a sore point, which we're pressing for), and research involving volunteers can mean some odd hours, so I needed some flexibility.

At some point someone had chopped the legs just a bit resulting in an odd height, but no problem... this junker always has a stash of junk with spare parts for «just in case» times such as this one.

I know some sugar babies talk about how they make their sugar daddies sign an agreement for 6 months, etc etc, a pretty odd thing to do from my point because most men won't agree to that.

Franco, a wiry, handsome Hollywood star, seemed like an odd choice for Wiseau, who is muscular and unconventional - looking, but Franco always seems to like a challenge, and he crafted his own mostly - faithful take on Wiseau's voice and through hair, prosthetics, clothes and posture, reasonably simulates the real person, at least to the point where it doesn't feel much like a caricature and, after a short adjustment period, doesn't distract too much.

Transnational displacement is common subject matter at this point for Fatih Akin, so it's odd that despite repeatedly dwelling on the emotional ramifications of such separations, he still hasn't managed to convey a sense of the sheer size, scope, and diversity of the planet.

On the short side — After the main story and mirror levels are complete, there is very little reason to return to The Bridge, even if you are hunting for the Achievements (which, by the way, might bother a select few due to their odd point values).

In the feature commentary, he does occasionally mention the odd production fact (including the controversy surrounding the various adjustments they had to do to their pristine location), but for the most part he addresses general thematic issues in the film — issues that are quite obvious and don't necessarily need to be pointed out.

Shot sporadically over a two year period, No Men Beyond This Point is clearly a labor of love for all concerned and, the odd circuitous step aside, mainlines new life into a bone - weary genre.

With such room left for improvement, it seems somewhat likely that another release of the movie will be coming at some point in the future, though it is rather odd that the studio didn't make this a single - disc affair and wait around for a double - disc Special Edition later.

An odd amalgam of comedy, treacle and dispiriting drama, it never quite gelled as a cohesive whole, though I'll give it points for singular oddness.

It's the kind of movie that one almost feels guilty for laughing at so readily, but it has such a random and very odd way of looking at this simple man's world, that it sneaks up on you, never settling into a predictable groove or over-utilizing its brand of humor to the point of redundancy.

Well, as odd as it may sound for competitors to all be in one vehicle, the point is to try and set yourself up for success and your opponents for failure.

It is a wonderful, and in many ways, odd mixture of genres like focusing on Metroidvania for exploration, point and click games for the main story and quests while also offering brawler combat with an RPG progression system.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A cute display border with pictures of frogs and lily pads A Power Point about the life cycle of the frog - there are two different versions of this for younger / SEN children and older children Display labels with sentences about the different stages of the life cycle 10 question cards to add to add to displays A game to collect the missing parts of the sequence of a frog growing Life cycle posters showing the full life cycle - these are in colour and back and white Picture dominoes game A collection of songs and rhymes about frogs Spinner game - spin the special spinner and collect the missing parts of the life cycle Topic word cards to add to your display Frog jigsaws to cut out and reassemble Large arrows to add to your display to show the life cycle Large display pictures of the different stages of the life cycle of a frog - these are in colour and also black and white Matching pairs game Large pictures of different plants to use when creating a pond display Question worksheet - answer the questions about the life cycle Sequence woksheets in black and white and colour Sequence cards showing the different stages of the life cycle Counting worksheet - count how many tadpoles there are in each pond Wordsearches - 2 different life cycle themed wordsearches Word border sheet in colour and black and white - great for poetry writing or adding to the writing area A life cycle of a frog book to make Fact posters showing pictures and information about the different stages Colour photographs of the frog life cycle and different frogs Frog counting cards up to 10 A fact writing woksheet about frogs Large cute frog pictures and lily pads - great to use for numeracy activities Odd and even frog number line Number maze worksheets - follow the numbers to lead the frog to the lily pad A day in the pond worksheet A number line on frogs Phonemes on tadpoles Size ordering worksheets Frog colour posters An A4 word mat with words and pictures - great to use when writing about the life cycle of a frog Number bingo with cute frog pictures

, «Grabbing the Bull By The Horns: Cuomo, Nutter and the Backlash Against Making Sh*t Up,» DFER executive director Joe Williams indirectly points to the odd political bedfellows who are pushing for much needed changes in education.

Though not the main theme of an excellent blog post, «Grabbing the Bull By The Horns: Cuomo, Nutter and the Backlash Against Making Sh*t Up,» DFER executive director Joe Williams indirectly points to the odd political bedfellows who are pushing for much needed changes in education.

In other games the act of «grinding» to generate enough credits or points to progress is tedious and frustrating, but tedium and frustration feel like quite appropriate emotions for a game set behind the Iron Curtain, so it feels odd to criticise Jalopy for replicating them.

Odd all the magazine rave reviews: 2013 model: Having not driven a BMW for 14 years I was keen to see how they have moved on, not a lot as it seems Good points: Looks good, its a BMW Outstanding fuel economy 70mpg on long journeys Comfy seats Bad Points: Very noisy road noise, need to turn up radio even at 40 Thin hard steering wheel, cheap plastic bulbous airbag cover Cheap interior, feels like points: Looks good, its a BMW Outstanding fuel economy 70mpg on long journeys Comfy seats Bad Points: Very noisy road noise, need to turn up radio even at 40 Thin hard steering wheel, cheap plastic bulbous airbag cover Cheap interior, feels like Points: Very noisy road noise, need to turn up radio even at 40 Thin hard steering wheel, cheap plastic bulbous airbag cover Cheap interior, feels like a Kia.

Mud - rutted paths and steep, weed - covered hills still seem odd locales for driving a Porsche, but in a Macan they're a good starting point.

Variable - assist power steering seems linear enough for pointing the Element through tight spots and around city corners to be enjoyable — an odd realization in a car that feels so large inside.

Littlies will find the Hyundai easier to see out of than the others (an odd point considering how poor rear three - quarter vision for both it and the Kia were from the driver's pew), the lower shoulder - line assisting lateral vision.

Apparently pointing out that there are four hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the market, with possibly a few more coming within the next five years, and thirty - odd battery - electric and plug - in hybrids currently available with several dozen more slated for production within the next five years is enough to send you onto a frenzy.

There was the actor Tony Randall — later famous as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple — clowning around (at one point he danced on a table) as he waited for the intelligence summary to be taken to the Pentagon.

But hands - down, the best ones always feature whatever odd point of view the author has (i.e. trailers for Gary Shteyngart's Super Sad True Love Story, as seen here and here).

That's a little odd because they don't seem to actually use points any more, but in the standard equivalence a point is usually about a penny, so I'm guessing they are paying $ 1 (or giving a $ 1 discount) for each of these reviews.

Separately, it seems a bit odd that Google iterates Chrome OS so quickly, and yet drags out each point release of its Android operating system for months and months.

(This is beside the point that Fico customizes the same scoring model for each of the credit bureaus, for some odd reason).

Chances are you've probably had a side hustle at some point in your life — maybe babysitting, house or pet sitting, doing yard work, or performing other odd jobs for neighbors.