Sentences with phrase «of a misnomer for»

Of course, the nocturnal part is a bit of a misnomer for a baby, since they sleep for much of the day as well as the night.

A series of one - off challenge missions, «campaign» might be a bit of a misnomer for this fun yet incredibly challenging mode, but it does have a distinct beginning and end point, with numerous rewards doled out in between.

Late is something of a misnomer for a period that spans almost 30 years.

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Wise admitted that «people are concerned» the rise of robots could mean less jobs for humans, but she thinks that belief is a «misnomer.»

In DC, the march begins at noon Eastern time and will last until 3 p.m. Because of the crowds expected — organizers have a permit for 500,000 people — the term «march» is something of a misnomer; the event is going to be held in one place, on on Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street Northwest to 12th Street Northwest.

In contrast, other speculative process thinkers (in addition to the rationalists whom we shall describe in a moment) hold that «Christian process theology» is a misnomer for much of what is done by their speculative colleagues, as valuable as this work may be.

The term Division of Small Books is really a misnomer, for some of the fifteen books which make up this section are quite lengthy.

He says signing players for the sake of it is a gamble - but expecting improvement to come from within the squad is also a gamble, and a misnomer as far as Wenger is concerned because his tactics are self - defeating, and anyway it simply doesn't work like that.

Kink said he believes the current assessment, which starts at $ 200,000 for individuals and $ 300,000 for couples, is «mainly a millionaire's tax» in spite of the fact that many consider that a misnomer, explaining:

The millionaires» tax dates to 2009, and was something of a misnomer — despite its name, it included tax hikes for anyone earning over $ 300,000.

At the behest of Cahill, state Sen. Jim Seward (he replaced John Bonacic as our upland solon) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state legislature appropriated $ 2 million for a Route 28 valley rail - trail, something of a misnomer.

Back on Earth, diamonds destined for jewelry are, of course, rated by carat, cut, clarity and color, but the latter is a bit of a misnomer.

Many brands have recently drawn attention to nanoparticles as another concern, but the EWG (Environmental Working Group, a non-profit watchdog organization that ranks products on their toxicity for humans and the environment) has stated that «non-nano» sunscreen is actually a misnomer, as more research is needed to make a definitive set of guidelines for nanoparticles.

Most insurances are contracted with either LabCorp or Quest, and there's this misnomer floating around in the functional medicine community that the conventional labs like LabCorp and Quest, that are these huge national labs with a huge repertoire of resources at their disposal, are somehow bad at testing for parasites and infections.

The combined benefits of HGH for women have been popularly referred to as the world's best - kept anti-aging secret; however, that is somewhat of a misnomer.

Stew is almost a misnomer for this light, brothy dish that makes the most of tender spring vegetables.

The title is a bit of a misnomer because, if anything, Jennifer Beals» femme fatale is not deadly enough, and the movie also lacks a proper bad guy, a larger - than - life, charismatic kingpin: a Sidney Greenstreet or a John Huston; Maury Chaykin's creepy political candidate would have fit the bill nicely but he's only onscreen for a couple of minutes.

«Sold out» is a misnomer; as AFI FEST is officially «presented by Audi», the sponsorship of the car company has allowed the festival to organise free screenings for a few years now.

(It's a bit of a misnomer, but the decade - long conflict for coltan in the 2000s was informally called «The PlayStation Wars.»)

«All - new» might be a bit of misnomer as the X1 has been making the rounds in Europe for about three years now.

The lesson learned was as good of a keyword as «guide» is, it was a misnomer for books in this series.

For starters, the term robot is a bit of a misnomer, even if it's a handy shorthand way for the media to categorize this approach to investiFor starters, the term robot is a bit of a misnomer, even if it's a handy shorthand way for the media to categorize this approach to investifor the media to categorize this approach to investing.

Titers only have a high degree of correlation to immunity for certain diseases: dogs: Distemper, Adenovirus, Parvovirus cats: Panleukopenia (which is feline parvovirus... for which some use the misnomer «feline distemper»... it is not related to canine distemper, it IS a parvovirus and closely related to canine parvovirus)

Pit bulls are in fact a misnomer for a lot of dogs out in the world.

Before long you'll spot signs for the village of Taylors Arm, worth the short diversion inland to call in at the fabled Pub With No Beer (a misnomer, you'll be relieved to hear).

The winner will be announced around July 15, and the certificate may not be delivered for 6 - 8 weeks after that, so the name is a bit of a misnomer.

Toad taking the headline role is in fact a bit of a misnomer, as for half of the game you'll actually be controlling Toad's companion Toadette.

The name of the mode is a little bit of a misnomer, I was hoping for a new overarching narrative to play out in this mode.

Although Singer's works often begin with Internet image searches for general categories — for example, «performance art» in Happening (2014)-- and are more or less traditionally painted onto two - dimensional surfaces to create the illusion of space and depth, to call them paintings is largely a misnomer.

The title is something of a misnomer, since the exhibition contains several already established artists, such as Rebecca Warren, Roger Hiorns, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2009, and the Californian conceptualist John Baldessari, who was born in 1931 and, if truth be told, is closer to the end of his career than the beginning.

Kevin Trenberth, a climate analyst at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, and a lead author of two UN assessment reports, said that «short - lived» has always been a misnomer for these greenhouse gases.

This term is a misnomer for while a temperature is an example of a measure this is not true of «the average global temperature.»

Also, the «global mean temperature» is a misnomer for a temperature is an example of a measure but this «temperature» lacks the property of a measure that is known as «additivity.»

Usually, the units are used too frequently for true decomposition of the waste to occur, so the term «composting toilet» is a misnomer.

Back in December of 2013, we applauded when the New York City Council voted unanimously to ban the use of polystyrene, commonly called Styrofoam (a misnomer, as Styrofoam technically refers to Dow's brand of extruded polystyrene used for insulation).

For me, the expression «virtual library» is somewhat of a misnomer, for a library can not be virtual if it exists in space and that space has a functiFor me, the expression «virtual library» is somewhat of a misnomer, for a library can not be virtual if it exists in space and that space has a functifor a library can not be virtual if it exists in space and that space has a function.

Even if State Farm's naming of Art Douglas as the plaintiff could be considered a «misnomer» and s. 41 (10) of the BIA would permit the court to amend the style of cause after the Trustee's discharge to substitute the name of the Trustee, as trustee of the estate of Art Douglas, a bankrupt, for that of Mr. Douglas, the court can not, or if it can, should not, grant this relief at this juncture.

It's bit of a misnomer — you can still be denied a guaranteed life insurance policy for being HIV positive, for example — but typically, as long as you can afford it, you can get a guaranteed life insurance policy.

The word «hack» is kind of a misnomer, but we're going to keep using it for two reasons: 1) it's fun to say and 2) most people think of getting their identity stolen or an account breached as getting hacked, so whatever.

For the most part, wireless charging standards like Qi are a bit of a misnomer — they aren't «wireless» in the sense that they require a plugged - in charger.

One of the biggest misnomers is that resumes are only necessary for job seekers.

A common misnomer I see facing job seekers over the age of 50 (and those who haven't conducted a search in years), who come to me for executive resume services,...

As for the whole PC's are cheaper thing, although technically true this is a bit of misnomer i think.

This product is actually something of a misnomer in that it's more of a host for living plants than an actual «living wall.»

Spring (a misnomer) Break 2017 was our fourth trip to Tybee and our third stay in «Screened Inn,» an absolutely perfect vacation house for our band of four adults and three children, now 9, 7, and 5.