Sentences with phrase «on flimsy»

There is not worse way to ruin a resume you spent hours tediously crafting then to print it on flimsy cheap paper.

As for major improvements, Huawei has tried to work on the flimsy keyboard of the original release on the MateBook E, and it does seem like the company has improved it here.

They may be more comfortable to wear — being based on existing watch designs that have been around for years certainly helps here — but charging these watches still relies on a flimsy magnetic connector that's all too easy to knock off or misplace.

It has a rather nice ribbed backplate (although a little on the flimsy side), and also a microUSB port sitting at the top edge is protected by a sliding cover.

After all, a study based on flimsy...

Still, I found the connections on the flimsy side, especially at areas of potentially high tension.

If you're making decisions regarding contract language without consulting it, odds are you're copy - and - pasting, relying on flimsy conventional wisdom, or improvising.

The second prevalent critique concerns the application of long - term solitary to an ever - growing cohort of prisoners, often on flimsy grounds.

«This was an investigation that used an initial stop on flimsy grounds which became immediately an investigation of a drinking and driving offence for which admittedly there was not even a hint of articulable cause,» he wrote.

Marc has been struck recently by the unjust treatment of nurses, who are often grossly underpaid, perform the most important work, suffer from gross under - funding and lack of resources and are accused of career - threatening misconduct often on a flimsy basis and without due process or proper representation.

Although printed on flimsy paper and cut out by yours truly earlier this morning, they nevertheless seem to be the golden key to opening the door to conversation with any one of these high - profile individuals.

If you think it's fine to give your word on something and then break that promise on some flimsy made up excuse, then so be it.

What I object to is the alarmist rhetoric that attempts to scare people based on flimsy or no evidence, usually with the intent of having governments implement coercive measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

-- Force yourself to do the following: wait a day before making any purchase; buy quality over fast fashion and seemingly great deals on flimsy items that will quickly fall apart; and only buy from eco-friendly retailers.

One of the persistent problems with the models is that the aerosol forcing history is not only made up based on flimsy evidence (just take a look at it in the IPCC reports — does that look like data to you?)

It strikes me that you can do perfectly good science on a flimsy social premise that «poverty is natural», to conclude that climate change will make it worse.

There is certainly nothing wrong with «denying» funding for expensive projects to supporters of political candidates based on the flimsy CO2 - climate evidence to date.

Now, based on this flimsy evidence, we need to completely overhaul our way of life?

The main reason not to use the term is that then those who object to it on some flimsy basis or other will seize upon the terminology and attempt to derail the conversation.

The paper backdrops call to mind the notion of a paper tiger, while the lack of depth and structural integrity of these constructed environments seems to ruminate on the flimsy and untenable structure of the oil industry.

When she's satisfied she will print them out on flimsy inkjet paper to confirm or deny her satisfaction.

There is a sense of estrangement in both paintings (as there is in much of the work in this room), with their subtle departures from the conventions of abstract painting — Thompson's perfect geometry drenched in oil bleeds; Martin's imperfect geometry quavering on a flimsy armature — stirring a shift in expectations and the anxieties that accompany it: a locus of confusion, hostility, and acceptance that the art critic and historian Dore Ashton called «the unknown shore.»

It includes long, repetitive tutorials and relies on a flimsy amnesia premise to justify re-explaining game mechanics.

This opposition also operates on a flimsy foundation that runs counter to sound public policy and legal theory, and misrepresents existing animal protection provisions.

It is on the flimsy side and can get in the way.

Typed on flimsy forms or handwritten on scrap paper in archaic script, the file existed on that peculiarly Russian border between banal bureaucracy and painful poignancy.

Typed on flimsy forms or handwritten on scrap paper in archaic script, the file existed on that peculiarly Russian border between banal bureaucracy...

Isabel recounts the shark attack on her flimsy boat in open waters.

«Bootcamp, Critique Register, Roadshow... without these I would still be beavering away in isolation writing mistargeted, hybrid, wrong - length manuscripts on flimsy paperstock with irredeemable heroes and overly complicated plots.

It features a tubelike structure with a built - in aluminium stand that makes it easy to prop up on those flimsy train tables.

On closer inspection the buttons and certain dashboard controls are plasticky, the glovebox lid is also a bit on the flimsy side.

It includes long, repetitive tutorials and relies on a flimsy amnesia premise to justify re-explaining game mechanics.

But in a year when it seemed tough to reconcile seemingly disparate realities and communicate deeply - held values, I'm willing to venture out a bit on this flimsy limb.

Heder's story often relies on flimsy logic, creating a cringing effect during the investigation whenever someone looks at a newspaper but doesn't see Lu's face.

The film primarily focuses on Louis» life trying to survive on a flimsy raft and his days being brutally beaten in the POW camps.

However, the problem is that the film adheres to the worst parts of the book, namely, its ridiculous premise and sketchy details, building upon a house of cards that could collapse once any amount of pressure is exerted on its flimsy, edgeless design.

A tale of out - sourced retirement set in India, this feel - good film is on the flimsy side but is certainly not without its charms and definitely isn't lacking in acting talent.

I do like that the packaging is cardboard making it slightly sturdier than other Morphe palettes but it is still on the flimsy side.

I love the design of this palette, especially that the shades are printed on the back and not on a flimsy insert in the palette.

I've got a pair or two on my shelf, but they're a bit on the flimsy side — which is especially no bueno when it comes to WHITE pants.

Melinda Moyer, writing for Scientific American, points out that the evidence linking salt to high blood pressure and heart disease has always been on the flimsy side, stating: 5

There's nothing worse than working out on a flimsy piece of equipment.

For example, «empty nest syndrome» is based on flimsy research involving a mere 16 subjects, all of whom had married in their teens, had few or no friends and had no interests outside the home.

But some scientists say the studies are based on flimsy evidence and could harm patients, and two of them have filed detailed complaints with the U.K. Parliament's Science and Technology Committee in an effort to stop the studies.

After all, a study based on flimsy evidence would needlessly put your health at risk and potentially waste money.

A third search warrant obtained by the state attorney general's office in May 2016 — information from which was shared with federal prosecutors — also was based on flimsy evidence, Miller wrote.

She warned the measure would lend itself to exploitation by unscrupulous store owners in low income areas like her own, who might stock up on flimsy bags that require multiple reinforcements.

There were also civilian detentions in military facilities, often based on flimsy evidence; denial of fair public trial; executive influence on the judiciary; infringement on citizens» privacy rights; restrictions on freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and movement

Israelis are taking over Palestinian land and expropriating it on flimsy grounds, day - by - day.

Events like some of those described here — with six Supreme Court judges annulling a national election on flimsy if not illegal grounds, Parliament deliberately disrespecting the overwhelming result of a constitutional referendum — are simply not supposed to happen in a democracy.