Sentences with phrase «often clumsy»

It is a long, slow, often clumsy and ill - thought (if thought at all) set of intertwining and contradictory processes which engage the people involved — coloniser and colonised — over time in a variety of ways.

I always find it a bit disappointing when game writers and developers feel they have to tie up all the threads at the end of a game, it's often clumsy and unnecessary.

This breed is known to be a loyal, gentle giant though as juveniles they are often clumsy and goofy and take some time to learn how to manage their size.

Rachel made it real, initially offering a choice of several approaches, constantly honing her drafts, sustaining her patience despite my (often clumsy) suggestions, and putting a lot of creative thought into realising visually a vibe that I could express only verbally.

As we said, there's no discernible lag as you steer the Real Pen around the rink; things like signatures, often clumsy and imprecise on other tablets, are effortless.

A remote interface solves this problem, but the interaction between the remote and display is often clumsy.

THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO This is a sprawl ing tale — often clumsy and too cute — about the professional and romantic tribulations of a group of upper - middle - class young adults, circa 1980.

Hooper's camera gazes at ladies stockings, bare ankles and lace up boots: an obvious and often clumsy indication of Einar's inner conflict and self - realisation.

Actual sex is more often clumsy, messy — and of course, magical in its own way.

People with paralysis or an amputation can already use their minds to control robotic limbs, helping to restore their sense of independence, but the motions are often clumsy and unnatural.

His speed could pose a threat, but that was nullified by his often clumsy use of the ball in wide areas.

From the European Commission's 300 billion euro ($ 340.8 billion) job creation plan to its attempts to cooperate on the migrant crisis, the region shows that it is making attempts, albeit often clumsy, bureaucratic and sluggish ones, to work together to resolve its problems.

Not exact matches

Facebook's algorithm is clumsy and often feels bad at figuring out what you want, but at least trying to tell it is better than doing nothing at all.

I'm not alone in thinking that the civil rights apparatus has often been crude, clumsy, and unjust in application.

I'm so grateful for my parents, and for my sister and for Dan, who have loved me through a whole lot of religious change — which has often been public and often been clumsy.

I can not think of any cons to buying this product with exception to the cap, I often pour too much syrup out of the bottle and closing it can be a little bit of a hassle when the syrup collects at the edges of the cap, but this can easily be prevented I just tend to be on the clumsy side at times.

It results with often clueless hoovering in front of opponents goal, panic and clumsy reactions when defending and clearing out the danger.

But let's get one thing straight that does not mean ramsey is a class act etc etc far from it he is bang average and yes wenger is purely playing him becuase of his work rate nothing else, the guy is clumsy, dilly dallys on the ball too often slowing things down if it wasn't for the excellent bellerin the right hand side would be non existent.

His game is effective, but he's a bit clumsy at times and doesn't get to the foul line all that often.

However his lack of communication on the pitch, overly aggressive and clumsy approach, often means that he leaves the Gunners in tough situations at the back.

Some stumbling blocks in the breastfeeding relationship that mamas may encounter include the modern societal view of breasts as solely sexual objects which often leads those in public places, including many churches, to shame mothers into hiding in restrooms or vehicles or at the very least using covers that make breastfeeding far more difficult and clumsy than it needs to be.

Often, during the course of her pregnancy, she has days when she'd just rather not be bothered, or she's feeling off, or fat, or clumsy, or in a foul mood.

There are many crevices below the colorful seat cover which are challenging to clean up adequately and food is often smashed down there by clumsy, learning, tiny fingers The straps are not very well designed.

Fascinating but often frustrating, this Australian co-production rips along at a frenetic pace with edge - of - seat thrills as the action hots up, but loses its sizzle by a jumpy, clumsy screenplay and direction

More often than not, Two Men Went to War resembles a feature - length episode of «Hogan's Heroes,» with the brave but clumsy Brits continually managing to outfox the even more bungling Nazis.

Predator missons are fun, but hes clumsy to use - often falling from treetops and ledges when engaing the aliens, which i found frustrating.

The characters were all dumb and unlikable, the dialogue was unbelievably clumsy and absurd quite often throughout, and of course, the ending deliberately left the door open for potential sequels to follow, go figure!

Davies (Dominic Purcell), often referred to as the Welshmen in the film, is enjoyable to watch but unbelievably clumsy for someone who is supposed to be successfully going head - to - head with SAS agents.

Young Rusty Griswold is grown up now, played by Ed Helms in the image of his father: a nice guy, clumsy, hapless, often clueless, but usually well - meaning.

An ambitious debut by director Michael R. Roskam, the Belgian crime drama Bullhead is sometimes clumsy, often brutal, and always gripping.

In a cinematic field that often struggles with exposition, overacting, and clumsy voiceovers in an attempt to communicate what characters are feeling, it's hard to imagine an approach better suited for the big screen than externalizing the internal, and making it thrilling at the same time.

As opaque as the clumsy verbal gymnastics of George W. Bush and Sarah Palin may often be, behind the contortions it's hard to avoid seeing the painful truth, which is simply that they don't know what their own words mean, and even when they know what they've been told to say they don't know how to communicate it.

Be it Portable Ops and Peace Walker's co-op missions, or the two different Metal Gear Online suites packaged with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, it's never really hit the mark, often hindered by technical issues or clumsy execution rather than lack of legs.

Fontaine could play a saucer - eyed naivety and clumsy vulnerability, which is often how Hitchcock would cast her, but she also had humour and wit.

She's also the lady who the ever clumsy Frank Honey goes weak at the knees for, often with humorous consequences.

Film historians such as Rick Altman, author of The American Film Musical, grumble about this trend, which often resulted in stilted adaptations or clumsy attempts to «open up» the original.

The downside here is that it can often result in clumsy controls.

Blood Diamond is a strong film, but often rather clumsy when it should be articulate or subtle.

But I suspect these views get encouragement from my right - of - center worldview: that government programs are generally clumsy and expensive and often have regrettable and far - reaching unintended consequences; that it's wise to hold entities accountable for achieving results by using measurable performance indicators that inform consequences; and that markets are generally efficient, nimble, and responsive to consumer needs and create space for the kinds of entrepreneurial activity that generate continuous improvement.

And many of us simultaneously asserted that standardized testing, and the MAP test in particular, is a clumsy form of assessment that often hides more than it reveals about student knowledge — particularly the thought process and how a student arrived at particular answer.

I felt comfortable with the Lincoln Navigator's firm, natural steering, but its handling often felt clumsy.

Left to choose gears on its own, the transmission often delivers a clumsy clunk with each shift.

Roadsters often look a little clumsier than their tin - top siblings, so while the F - Type Convertible is undeniably handsome, the Coupe version is as close to design perfection as you're likely to get.

For over-indebtedness, I'll haircut my valuation by 100 % of the company's incremental debt (i.e. the debt reduction required to reduce interest expense to 15 % of EBITA)-- a clumsy but often effective measure of the operating / dilution / bankruptcy risks an investor faces with such a company.

Usually our intentions are good, but our dog communication skills are often quite clumsy.

There is a misconception that Bullmastiffs are not the brightest of dogs and while they don't possess the intelligence of a Border Collie and can be quite clumsy they are often cleverer than assumed.

And we love»em all: the snaggle - toothed, the three legged, the clumsy, the black and brown dogs and cats that so often die at shelters.

These large, powerful dogs can be clumsy, and will often continue growing until almost 3 years of age.

Nintendo's clumsy code system could often be circumvented through Miiverse, allowing people to add new friends by seeing who was active on a game's Miiverse page, looking through profiles, and requesting to add buddies to friend lists.

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.