Sentences with phrase «of bland designs»

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• Prospect Partners recapitalized Bland Landscaping Company Inc, an Apex, N.C. - based provider of landscape design, installation, enhancement and maintenance services for commercial properties and high - end residential estates.

He started from scratch, hiring creative director Philipe Manoux, a former industrial engineer at Apple, and world - renowned pattern - design engineer Steve Mootoo to rethink every aspect of the traditionally bland wardrobe staple.

To social critics the devotion to family and to communal celebration seem bland and retrograde goals better perhaps than consumption and shopping but not exactly the stuff of bold designs and revolutionary politics.

For our June issue of Bon Appétit, I set out to design a master strategy so no one would ever have to confront a bland, underwhelming pasta salad again.

The drivers are usually well - practised at giving muted, bland answers in response to most questions, some of which are designed to create conflict and be difficult.

One simple theme that you can use to design your baby's room is that of bright against bland.

Developed by Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D. and his associates at the Functional Medicine Institute, the 4R Program simplifies the complex interactions in gastrointestinal health by asking four questions and designing a program of appropriate health - supporting measures based on a patient's responses.

Take any lamp from bland to beautiful with a custom - made drum shade featuring one of Minted's artist - designed fabrics.

While there are some decent features, there are too many mistakes built thrown on top of an altogether bland design.

Where it performs less well is on its level design, which feels rather bland, and on its plot and narrative, making this component a disappointment but one which still feels good to play and which can bring some hours of fun.

The laborious gameplay and obtuse controls, combined with bland, uninspired level design and by - the - numbers progression, reduce it to being one of the most disposable titles on the system.

The production design is about as exciting as poorly toasted bread, and we're constantly subjected to images of people simply sitting against bland white walls.

Schrödinger's Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark's heart is certainly in the right place; for the most part it offers a weird and solid platforming experience in an original format only to become bogged down by bland level design and often unnecessarily complex gameplay mechanics.

The over complicated controls and bland level design ultimately eat away at the rest of the achievements.

They take a closer look at the design of the building, and its cold / bland aspects and design.

NBA Playgrounds is an attempt to bring back the arcade - styled basketball games like NBA Jam and NBA Street, however despite a fun and casual gameplay designed around cooperative gaming, the game still falls short of the goal thanks to its bland A.I and lack of gameplay modes.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend it, finding it chock - full of empty promises and missed potential thanks to bland art direction, poor level design and sluggish controls.

The boards and design of the game felt really bland, although a lot of the minigames were pretty fun.

And also the design of the boards where bland

To me the biggest drawback of all is the track designs, which besides one or two, are all bland and uninspired.

The irony is that a man who treasured innovation and sleek, stylish design should be the subject of a film that's so bland and bloated.

Traditional in its design, God Mode is straightforward and bland shooter that loses any sense of thrill after the first few rounds.

The A-Class was criticized for its poor packaging and the harsh ride, the B - Class for its bland design, the CLA - Class for being over-styled, the facelifted E-Class for not righting enough of the wrongs, and the new S - Class for courting ostentatious luxury.

The exterior design has lots of overdone details, but the basics are bland.

From the hollow - feeling door cards to the cheap plastic and bland design, the XE is a missed opportunity to incorporate some of the British character that charms so effectively in the full - size XJ.

It even manages to look bland despite all of it's well designed details.

LED panels on the exterior of the car can show different patterns to spice up the otherwise bland design.

Squint and it's a little too reminiscent of the current (and lacklustre) Subaru Impreza hatchback for our liking, but in a bright colour, on 18 - inch alloys, it does look smart - especially so in Sport Nav specification, where the jewel - like lights help it stand out, preventing it from falling into the age - old Japanese school of bland car design.

+ Plenty of rear - seat and cargo space, excellent visibility + Surprisingly good highway fuel economy + Fantastic performance - for - dollar value — Stiff suspension can be taxing on rough roads — Bland and inert interior design — Outdated infotainment system

But its aging and bland design, lack of high - tech safety features found on many competitors» vehicles, so - so interior and relatively uninspired handling are serious detractions.

Thankfully, the interior is not nearly as bland, with a healthy helping of soft - touch materials and sculpted center console (complete with built - in armrest, cupholders, and storage space) designed to provide maximum accessibility and practicality to both driver and passengers alike.

For design, we like the look of the GTS, as it cuts a unique figure compared with so many bland economy sedans.

Interior treatment is an expanse of bland gray plastic and the dash seems poorly designed in terms of storage, with 3 cubbies too small to be of any real use.

While VW seems to be following Toyota and Honda deep into the land of the bland, Kia and parent Hyundai have brought sharp, innovative design to the masses.

Though the overall design of the cabin may be considered bland to some, the Toyota RAV4's interior can't be faulted with regards to build quality.

The Furia concept's sporty and flashy design intrigued us, and while the 2014 Corolla is an upgrade from the bland Corollas of the past, it also glosses over most of the flair of the Furia.

Now, it's the Megane Coupe - Cabriolet's turn and like the top - range RS 265 we saw at Frankfurt, the Megane CC comes with an all new face that made use of the company's new design philosophy and in doing so, threw away the bland, happy - to - be-there look of its predecessor.

«Instead of bland utility, the Sportage combines distinctly European and sporty styling with thoughtful design and functionality, including innovative packaging, premium materials, a turbocharged engine and surprising features.

The compact hatchback emulates German rivals even in terms of design, resulting in a rather bland look.

The dashboard also gets a new design, now inspired by its bigger sibling the City but at the same time lacks the flair of a modern dashboard, mainly due to a bland looking button-fest.

Riding on an evolution of the MLB platform for longitudinally - mounted engines (MLB Evo), it packs new mechanical and technology features, a redesigned, slightly roomier interior, and Audi's «signature» bland exterior design.

If you fancy yourself as an Audi person, you'll find that Audi has made some pretty big strides in recent years to ditch the bland, boring designs of the past.

The bland design seems intended to appeal to the broadest swath of buyers, who generally don't want a car that will be noticed on the road.

The bulkier design has successfully transitioned from the bland style of its predecessor to a more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing look.

There are compromises, several of them — performance is not perfect, the design is pretty bland and you'll get better speakers elsewhere — but as a package it's a great deal.

And in this special edition of X-Men: Bland Design, we're going to tell you all about them.

A bland diet of chicken and rice designed to calm the stomach during times of transition, or for any dog prone to stomach upset that needs a simple diet that is easily digested.

The winning design is featured on a billboard on Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park, FL during the month of May.

The maps, which are torn from campaign environments, are bland for the most part and feature very little in the way of innovative designs.

The designs for the killers themselves are quite reasonable, but aside from that texture quality is iffy and the maps are fairly bland in a visual sense, although they do a decent sense of atmosphere..