Sentences with phrase «of much disappointment»

The celestial brightness of Pride and Prejudice is unequalled even in Jane Austen's other work; after a life of much disappointment and grief, in which some people would have seen nothing but tedium and emptiness, she stepped forth as an author, breathing gaiety and youth, robed in dazzling light.

Not exact matches

After much disappointment from the rejection, Buffett discovered that his idols Benjamin Graham («the father of value investing») and David Dodd were professors at Columbia Business School.

The Kranks (Curtis and Allen) decide to «skip Christmas,» much to the disappointment of their neighbors.

Be prepared for the continuous trials and tribulations of staff management, for working with clients and their demanding needs and schedules, and for much joy when you sign a new site and disappointment when a client chooses another resource.

Much to the disappointment of his mother, who was getting the family ready to attend church, Iovine made the trip from his parents» apartment in Brooklyn to the Record Plant in Manhattan — where he found that the client was John Lennon.

Yet, when a newly purchased product doesn't live up to expectations, that cycle can be irretrievably broken: Excitement turns to disappointment, and the customer's likelihood of having a positive feeling toward the retailer, much less making a repeat purchase, drops precipitously.

The legal issues that followed the initial 2014 contest meant the contest didn't happen that year, much to the disappointment of fans who had taken Buffet at his word that he wanted the contest to be easier to win in 2015.

To avoid further disappointment, it might be necessary to stop expecting much of a pop in gross domestic product from the Canada Child Benefit.

If your excuse for neglecting your retirement savings is that you don't really need that much money to be happy or you expect your cost of living to drastically decrease, you could be setting yourself up for a big disappointment when you finally say goodbye to the paycheck.

As I mentioned earlier, business investment collapsed during the Great Recession, and its much - weaker - than - expected recovery since, despite historically low financing rates, has been a major source of disappointment in advanced economies.8

Similarly, lower - tranche mortgage securities and CDOs (and increasingly the higher - rated ones) are facing disappointments in their payment streams due to mortgage foreclosures, while potential buyers of these securities require much higher risk premiums as compensation, which we observe as still lower prices for that mortgage debt.

Much of the disappointment comes from not attaining new revelations about buyers or as one executive put it to me...

Even when Packer walked away from the Diocese of New Westminster in 2002 at his bishop's behest (over disagreements relating to the blessing of same - sex unions), he did not attempt to embody an Anglican «ideal» in a free - church or nondenominational context (much to the disappointment of some of his Reformed friends).

Hope seems to be a liability too expensive to carry in the face of so much disappointment.

The «in spite of,» which holds us ready for disappointment, is only the reverse, the dark side, of the joyous «how much more» by which freedom feels itself, knows itself, wills to conspire with the aspiration of the whole of creation for redemption.

Much to our disappointment, it is now the law of the land to permit other forms of «marriage.»

Indeed, that explains much of my keen disappointment in his Commentary attack on Dabru Emet.

Also, and much to my disappointment, the book does a poor job of footnoting resources which the author obviously relied heavily upon in the writing of this book.

And one way to get over your own pain, fear, hurt, and disappointment, is to realize that it's part of life, that others are facing it too (and many of them much more than you are), and that you can either have a pity party for yourself, or try to help others through their own pain, which in turn helps you.

The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith expressed much the same disappointment.

Raising a family is a job and a profession as much as any other; one with its challenges, satisfactions, disappointments... It is a profession in the most noble sense, and one that you should be especially proud of.

If his supporters felt disappointment over Bryan's testimony — the play makes much of the crowd's turning on him — it was not because he looked stupid as a defender of crude fundamentalism, but because he wasn't a defender of crude fundamentalism.

So much of our disappointment and frustration — with people, with life, with God — occurs because we presume that life should go our way.

So out of the blue I bought some white bread flour, much to my husbands disappointment our house went wholemeal years ago!

Hi Elise, A couple of weeks ago I found a recipe for savoury breakfast bread — ingredients Kale, corn meal cheese etc but can not find it now much to my disappointment: — LRB -(have you withdrawn this recipe?

Much to the disappointment of my youngest daughter who I found rummaging through the refrigerator looking for it.

Second: GF bread does use more liquid than G bread, but too much liquid can result in a multitude of disappointments.

I appreciate the sentiment, the british core has, by and large been a disappointment, much of it due to injury problems.

Alexis said recently that most of his disappointment is down to how much he really believes in the quality of this team.

The 31 year old winger has been a disappointment for much of his four years at the Emirates Stadium, save for a four goal haul at Liverpool and a goal against Barcelona, and now Arsene Wenger is ready to call time on Arshavin's Gunners career.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

Real Madrid made some notable mistakes in the summer transfer window, letting key players and fan favourites Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso leave to Manchester United and Bayern Munich respectively, much to the disappointment of the Bernabeu supporters.

Rumours that Louise Redknapp will be hired as a club masseuse have been vehemently denied, much to the disappointment of the Spurs players!

Whilst accepting that the manager should accept some of the blame — it is my contention that there were other causes of our disappointment and for this reason I believe that too much of the responsibility for our disappointment has been placed at the managers door.

Maybe the disappointment of being 1 - 0 down meant everybody wanted to go forward too much.

I argue that much of the sudden rise in our expectations was under - pinned by false assumptions made at the time about our perceived prospects — our expectations — of winning the League and it therefore follows that whilst the major part of this disappointment was due to the teams dip in performance — my second conclusion is that at least some of our huge disappointment was undoubtedly down to us fans (aided and abetted by the media) getting carried away with our expectations.

Ok, much of our disappointment earlier in the season was offset by the joy and hilarity of the Spurs League position reversal but what about comparing our final League position of 2nd place with the position at the start of the season where every book - maker and media pundit expected us to finish — in 3rd place.

Which brings me to my final conclusion — for next season let's all live in hope and not expect too much from Arsene and the team otherwise these wise words of Samuel Johnson and disappointment will haunt us Arsenal fans for ever more:

Our side has enjoyed a very impressive season in front of our home crowd, with much of our disappointments coming on the road, but with the adverse weather conditions and warnings, a large number of supporters will not have been able to make the trip, and we therefore ended up playing out the match in front of a minimal size crowd.

This weekend's clash was a perfect example in which Walcott squandered a number of openings for the Gunners to turn the game on its head, but instead Theo done what he does best, much to the Gunners disappointment.

For me the pressure is much harder on City, especially after the disappointment of their Champions League exit.

We said the same thing about many youngsters in the past and many of them have ended up as disappointments, I won't mention names, but I think it is futile to rely so much on the prospect of potential in our youth players.

The drama surrounding Wenger's future at Arsenal; the fan's genuine disappointments and angst; the uncertainty over the future of Sanchez and Ozil at the club — and so much more making negative headlines — is taking its toll.

The problem for Wenger now is that the Arsenal fans have suffered a steady stream of disappointments like this and so it does not take much to send us over the edge.

From the disappointment of the first tests to the... well, the disappointment of pretty much every race since then, the combination we were all so excited for has ended up being one of the most embarrassing chapters in recent F1 history.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

The South - West club knew that a match against one of the two teams beneath them represented a fine opportunity to win some much - needed points and improve a season that has lurched from disappointment to disaster.

Even the disappointment of an early Champions League exit did not dampen the mood or affect our desire and determination too much this week.

As a result, losing him at this stage of his career with so much improvement still to come will be a huge blow for all concerned at Liverpool in itself, with the added disappointment of it being on a free transfer.

The introduction of Lamela much to the disappointment of Spurs fans had a positive impact on the game as the Argentine operated quite comfortably from the left hand side.