Sentences with phrase «of ridiculous returns»

And as you can imagine, with promises of ridiculous returns, potential investors would (and still) purchase Ether to get involved.

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Jesus returns to heal the person who had been made blind and dumb by a devil and to show how ridiculous was the contention of the Pharisees that he performed this miracle through the power of the devil.

But to give a date of the Lords return is ridiculous.

This was one of the most ridiculous punt returns I've ever seen.

They're now +300 and riding a five - game win streak, but incredibly have still yet to return to their ridiculous preseason odds of +275.

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

Each year in December, a sports radio host, columnist, or whatever takes the time to scoff at the number of 6 - 6 teams in bowls, the ridiculous bowl sponsorships, or some other (admittedly silly) aspect of college football's postseason, and either proposes getting rid of them altogether (usually with some sort of NFL - style playoff expansion) or hearkens a return to the day when men were men and there were only about 15 bowls.

This underdog moneyline system wins more than 50 % of the time and has a ridiculous return on investment of better than 30 %.

Phillips declared: «Hope in our hearts that when the sodding bell returns we might of realised how ridiculous we look for giving a toss.»

You say «the return of Labour to social democracy» and I can only assume you are talking about Ed Miliband's lurch leftwards, calling that «social democracy» seems faintly ridiculous.

Just bought a beautiful wide belt yesterday (that I will return today) because I tried it on with just about every possible outfit I could possibly think of, and always made me look ridiculous.

Point of No Return is violent, loud, profane, angry, nasty and, in terms of its plot, often quite ridiculous.

Initially, the film plays like a welcome return to form with a ridiculous for the sake of ridiculous opening act.

Instead of ridiculous, extreme stunts in a spy setting, Return is simply following in the carnage left behind by the Furious crew.

Every day a group of runners go out and try to map out the maze, while returning home before the walls shut at night and leave them caught out there with the ravenous, ridiculous - looking monsters known as «Grievers».

Winfried, a sixtyish bear of a man, amiably greets the hapless postal worker who rings his bell, then runs off and returns with a set of false teeth and a ridiculous disguise, pretending to be that first person's twin brother, who just happens to be a radical bomber.

Although the three lead actors are all working under serious impediments — Travolta has been equipped with a singularly ridiculous soul patch and a Boston accent that runs the gamut from non-existent to «SNL» sketch broadness, oftentimes in the same scene, Plummer has a role that all but insists on being played in the hammiest manner imaginable and Sheridan (whose previous films have included such better projects as «The Tree of Life,» «Mud» and «Joe») is playing a contrivance instead of a character — they are not without a certain innate charm, and indeed, the best scenes here are the ones in which they are simply allowed to interact and bounce off of each other in a relaxed manner before having to return to the mechanics of the increasingly forced plot.

Hungarians?!? It only goes to show how completely inept the makers of this travesty were in conceiving this horribly dull and ridiculous return for Franco Nero in his most famous role.

After Roland Emmerich «s failed 1999 Godzilla flick, it's almost ridiculous to imagine that I would be anticipating the next stage of the lizard monster big screen return but here it is anyways.

Alain Resnais's alternately sublime and ridiculous study of fantasy and obsession represents a return to the «wildness» of his early films and, for my money, is also his best film in decades.

«Mine has crashed many times on simple tasks like ereading and browsing, I'm returning it tomorrow because of its ridiculous sluggish behavior.

The way books are sold on a consignment model, for example, wherein the book retailer can return any unsold item for a full refund — with the high price of the break - out successful hardback print title subsidizing the wasteful and ridiculous model.

The company earns ridiculous returns on invested capital, operates as a cash cow that can internally fund its own expansion, and has some of the best profit margins around.

The idea that MArge Simpson of Evergreen Terrance, Anytown USA and people like her, can hope to guess right in purchase after purchase, year after year, and not chase lost returns after a down year, etc. is ridiculous.

Some of the recipes are ridiculous and require an obscene amount of item farming, effectively turning my weekend into deep bouts of frustration after attempting to steal the specific item for 3 hours, followed by far too brief periods of rejoice when the item is finally found, only to return to anxiety and angry bloodshot TV eyes.

There are reportedly new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games on the way (the socially acceptable face of ridiculous oversized gaming devices), and the return of space combat simulators like Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen has meant a renewal of interest in proper sticks.

The charge of $ 45 per student per copy is ridiculous — that's almost as much as what one of my books costs when first published, and nowhere near represents the usual return to an author.

But to call Khadr a «murderer» because he killed an American soldier who was invading Afghanistan is ridiculous, even though he confessed to being one as part of his deal to be returned to Canada from Guantanamo Bay.

DO NOT USE DRIVE - RITE SCHOOL - And having read the two previous reviews I can only say that I had chosen more wisely and read reviews before wasting $ 400 on an over-advertised and understaffed driving school - we have still not been scheduled for our behind the wheel training after six weeks of beginning our classroom lessons - their communications are non-existent - I had to call several times to finally get a return call about the smallest of issues - their excuse of a limited staff and inability to get students behind the wheel for the required time is ridiculous - I would never, ever use their service again and I would highly recommend that any of you looking to enroll your son or daughter for a driving school NOT USE DRIVE - RITE DRIVING SCHOOL - every individual I have spoken with that used another school had everything completed in six weeks or less - now when you contact Drive - Rite after six week having passed you can not even get a reply - DO NOT SEND YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE - RITE - YOU WILL REGRET IT - just read on about others» experiences with them as well to see more personal opinions and experiences such as ours!!!! And to add insult to injury, I innocently asked when my son would get his behind the wheel training that we had paid $ 400 back in December and it is now the end of January only to finally be told «we pulled his folder and he did not pass the required state test - the state of Ohio requires a 75 % score and he scored only70 %.

Take your money out of that ridiculous cash value Whole life policy, it's overpriced, high fees and not much in returns after expenses.