Sentences with phrase «of clumsy»

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Examples of clumsy writing can be found throughout: «Old pipes, rusty and in possible need of repair, run above ground, crisscrossing every which way in cumbersome clusters may have experienced undetected leaks.»

In the future, rather than perpetuating the use of the clumsy phrase «bucket adjustment» to cover a what is really a set of stepwise adjustment procedures, we could describe the present activity as the search for Windowed Marine De-trending procedures.

This is increasingly the public image of the climate science community — a bunch of clumsy eggheads who can't defend themselves.

Bodies tangling together in moments of clumsy coitus were the subject, repeated and developed in the form of sketchbook drawings, bleary paintings, and a couple of embroidered canvases artfully copied from drawings.

It was my kind of clumsy attempt to put the content back into abstract painting.

With The Rotten, I wanted a group of clumsy, roughly made objects, and it started as that, but then I thought about a certain situation with my colleagues, one in which I felt very young, stupid, and not intellectual enough.

Overall, Dying Light «s gameplay can be somewhat hard to get used to with a bunch of clumsy controls meaning that you will need some time to adjust.

Step into the battle with millions of other players worldwide!As the Commander of this clumsy brigade, your role is to recruit and train troopers one by one.

It could be said that HH can not make up its mind as to what it wants to be, and it could have been better off if it was entirely an RPG, a beat - em - up, or a third - person shooter instead of a clumsy crossbreed between the three.

The problems come in the form of clumsy transversal mechanics, a throw - away story, and some really bizarre design decisions.

Thankfully, Hyrule Warriors: Legends isn't another case of clumsy content shuffling.

Combat was pretty limited, essentially consisting of clumsy stealth takedowns, but the story this game told was its bread and butter.

Ultimately then, Tea Party Simulator 2015 might not really do enough to properly separate itself from other efforts that pursue similarly wacky avenues of entertainment but regardless, it remains wholly able to provide bite - sized lumps of clumsy fun all the same.

There's often a general lack of race craft and personality evident, and an over-aggressive response to car - v - car situations seems the result of clumsy number crunching rather than a more excusable virtual win - at - all - costs passion.

3D platformers for example, are still saddled with any number of clumsy mechanical add - ons in the attempt to cover up our inability to precisely map 3D movement and rotation onto gamepad controls, and for all that information to be clearly communicated back to the player.

It's built upon so many layers of clumsy, sloggy protocol that it can't possibly save the series with new features.

The lack of hinges has also proved popular with parents of clumsy children.

Rufus» journey is nothing short of hilarious and features some outstanding voice - acting, only let down by the occasional bit of clumsy dialog.

Usually in the middle for me, as I ham - fistedly crept up on bad guys with all the grace of a clumsy hippo trying to get into get into bed in the dark.

If you do get attacked by anything it usually results in you spinning on the spot, unable to really do anything while a series of clumsy sound effects attempt to emulate being attacked by something ferocious when really it sounds like you're being assaulted by Barney the Dinosaur after he's been on a bender for the weekend.

The lead character is an annoying twat, the plot, which could have been great, is a convoluted mess and the mixture of clumsy controls and terrible cameras mean that I never actually had much fun playing through it, except for the occasional awesome moment when everything came together.

Sure, the story isn't that deep or complex, and there's some occasional moments of clumsy writing and some hit and miss humor, but like any good summer blockbuster you can forgive these flaws because you're just enjoying the ride.

There's a sort of clumsy humour at work that never manages to quite tickle the funny bone.

Twists, turns and superb pacing keep you on the edge of your seat throughout, and while there is plenty of clumsy dialogue the end result is a fantastic storyline, albeit one that doesn't seem to dare venture as deep into certain aspects of its own plot as I would have liked to have seen.

Because she was the cutest kind of clumsy when she was a tiny pup that my husband & I would happen to say to each other «she sure isn't very graceful» whenever she would run into something like our our legs when she ran to us, or the couch when she was playing or a bush outside because she loves to run so fast she just couldn't stop in time.

He loves the attention he receives from children who treat him politely and with respect and is forgiving of clumsy toddlers.

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Yet a commander is raised over her, and because of his clumsy leadership, a horrifying disaster decimates a quarter of the Queen's army.

Combined with some of the clumsy multiple spaceband formatting for indents and even «centering» and Gutenberg texts can be a real can of worms.

Kind of clumsy to navigate, but it feels nice to hold, and is comfortable to read (text is fully adjustable in size, and the backlight has a nice range of brightnesses).

It's hardly a surprise; the F - Pace is one of the suavest of SUVs, but the EV is more of a clumsy copycat.

It's a shame, then, the entry - spec Sonata Active omits the electric park brake found on higher - grade models in favour of a clumsy foot - operated set - up.

The original California compounded these aesthetic issues by being badly detailed and full of clumsy touches that only made the tail look even more ungainly.

Even the race - style pull - strap door handles release the latch with a satisfying click, and the sides of the bucket seats — which do require some clambering to negotiate, depending on your driving position — feel like they'll withstand several years of clumsy entrances.

In selecting the Dart GT model, we got a car with Dodge's conventional six - speed automatic transmission instead of the clumsy - shifting dual - clutch automatic.

Despite the troubling server - scrub incident and a burgeoning collection of clumsy gaffes that make Joe Biden look polished, HRC is still quite popular with many true - believing Clintonistas.

Ultimately, though, Carrey is just a victim of the clumsy script; he works so hard to sell its tepid jokes that you can never quite buy him as someone as smooth and cagey as Russell must have been.

It almost becomes fun for the viewer to sit back and guess which celebrity cameo was awkward to schedule in, because of the clumsy editing of the death.

Mia may no longer be a geeky 15 - year - old, but she's still not quite natural as an authority figure, something the film reinforces repeatedly with lots of clumsy jokes.

A year later, Swanberg travels to New York on business and reconnects with Gerwig, in a series of clumsy encounters where neither knows what role they're supposed to play.

The plot barrels along at breakneck speed, giving the characters and situations less time to breathe, and there are a number of clumsy transitions that make it seem as if the director lost his way a few times and accidentally left something potentially valuable or clarifying on the cutting room floor.

Thankfully, Hyrule Warriors: Legends isn't another case of clumsy content shuffling.

After reuniting with his long - lost father (Bryan Cranston), Po (Jack Black) must train a village of clumsy pandas to help him defeat a supernatural warrior (J.K. Simmons) who becomes stronger with each battle.

And Soon the Darkness by D. B. Bates — December 22, 2010 — It comes close to greatness but misses the mark as a result of some clumsy foreshadowing and director / co-writer Marcos Efron emphasizing the film's familiar plot rather than its unique, fairly compelling characters.

All of this is emblematic of the clumsy screenplay from Dorothy Blyskal, which doesn't manage to find a groove even as we enter the three men's young adult days, as an aimless Stone enlists and the three plan a European vacation filled with nightclub visits, gelato and grousing about WiFi availability.

If you go back to the original comics, the decision to freeze Steve in ice was a bit of a clumsy retcon, a way to make Cap a contemporary of the new 1960s superheroes without sacrificing his World War II origins.

One example is the very funny story of the quirky cab driver, Dopinder, who ends up as a sort of clumsy apprentice murderer.

True to that mission, director Hiromasa Yonebayashi delivers a family - friendly treasure every bit as enchanting as his two previous films, «Arriety» and «When Marnie Was Here» (both made at Ghibli), with this tale of a clumsy redheaded girl who's mysteriously granted access to an exclusive Hogwarts - like school for witches.

At first glance I thought Mira Sorvino (Wisegirls) was not entirely well cast as Princess Leonide because of her clumsy image but by the end of the film she had grown on me in this regal part.