Sentences with phrase «on hapless»

The Tether hack caught the headlines, but there were several lesser reported stories highlighting the vampires who continue to prey on hapless investors.

Respect the «out of office message» on email and don't dump a ton of emails on the hapless vacationing person that they will have to dig through on their return.

Inside, you probably pored over all the juicy gossip on Drake's third outing, drooling over the sweeping golden deserts and snapshots of the brutal treatment he inflicts on hapless terrorists.

So in the beginning, when you've barely got a hold on your hapless fleet - footed ninja, you're going to feel like an oaf.

There's always something satisfying about landing a devastating critical blow on a hapless opponent.

Most of the early game takes place on foot anyway (except when you're forced to drive around the wastes on hapless fetch quests), but when the later game takes to the road, we really began to get a sense of combat fatigue.

Multiplayer is fun too, and we love nothing more than setting a pack of hounds on our hapless rivals.

It's a shame because I really wanted to love The Village Crone; the theme really appeals to me, the artwork is lovely and the idea of using workers to gather materials to cast spells on hapless villagers is pretty awesome.

Shoot a bottle of water and it'll unleash its contents on your hapless enemies, or shoot a lighter and it'll explode, delivering fiery death to your foes.

A star - studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail for noir fans; salutary tales of gangster etiquette and pitfalls, clever takes on the locked - room genre, chilling wrong - footers from the deceptively peaceful suburbs, intriguing accounts of tables being turned on hapless private eyes, delicious slices of jet black nordic noir, culminating in a stunning example of bleak amorality from crime writing doyenne Maj Sjowall.

As a battle ensues, destruction and devastation falls on the hapless city.

The problem, and what holds Jennifer's Body back from greatness, is that for all the perfect set - ups the story presents, the film never really pounces on them like Jennifer on her hapless victims.

But despite the title and the general sense of a ubiquitous presence that his character has in the movie, Schwarzenegger is rarely onscreen in the film, which is instead focused on the hapless efforts of a team that has been assembled for the sole purpose of murdering Gunther in the name of occupational glory.

The second look at the upcoming film The Master is a great showcase of the very, very L. Ron Hubbard - ish character — Philip Seymour Hoffman looks to be astounding — as he works his charisma on the hapless (but awesome) Joaquin Phoenix in a tour - de-force bit of overlapping audio.

When young Paula (Julia Stiles) arrives to a presentation late, Julie unleashes all her fears and frustrations on the hapless girl.

There's a strained attempt at a sweet romance with go - to quirk - provider Zooey Deschanel, and some nice moments courtesy of Rhys Darby, playing a variation on his hapless Flight Of The Conchords character.

Its money shot is the Katie Morgan character spraying a quart of liquid shit on a hapless cameraman during anal sex (reminding that even when Smith wasn't entirely feckless, like in Dogma, he still had a shit monster)-- a joke set up with her declaring that she's constipated and prestiged when the cameraman complains that the «bitch» has «frosted him like a cake» or some such thing.

But the movie's coyness in committing to a point of view about the assassination and its focus on the hapless interviewer rather than the killer ultimately rob the movie of interest and meaning.

It's as if Lanthimos has put us in the shoes of aliens, looking down on hapless beings that look like us, but do not sound or relate to one another in any way we actually recognize.

And they did so, the surviving members of that class variously told the magazine, to counteract Zwicky's «intense pride in being correct» and to avenge his «intense, almost sadistic pleasure in picking on a hapless student» through «caustic comments as to his mental deficiencies and how easy the problem was.»

The robbers were said to have laid ambush between Anwia Nkwanta and Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, preparing to pounce on hapless travelers.

While appealing to president Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the alleged barbaric acts of the military on the hapless students and lecturers, the union leader called for caution in using the military in a civil or students protest, stressing that the police which is constitutionally empowered should be used in civil matters to prevent loss of lives of the innocent future leaders.

After the loss to Birmingham, the Gunners unleashed all their pent up frustration on a hapless Leyton Orient at home, trouncing the lower league club 5 - 0.

Indianapolis is coming off an impressive trouncing of Tennessee and looks to pounce on the hapless 49ers.

High - end Xerox machines — essentially, complex paper - processing computers — became symbols of modern technology, sometimes getting the upper hand on hapless humans.

Not exact matches

When you think about patent litigation today, you might picture scurrilous patent trolls lurking about, hoping to sue hapless small companies on frivolous charges of patent infringement.

It is dominated by the far - seeing genius of Josh Boger, who at age 7 does experiments in a lab above his parents» garage (including sending a hapless mouse soaring aloft on a Hindenberg - type contraption he rigs up).

He's referring to a famous episode of the TV show Seinfeld, in which the hapless George resolves to change his life for the better by acting on a new principle: «If every instinct you have is wrong, doing the exact opposite must be right.»

The news spreads to the hapless refugees and, hapless no more, they sing and dance without letup until the blessed coast comes into sight, and with it, thousands of people waiting on the beach to welcome and celebrate them - those nine hundred whom the world has despised and rejected.

Film parts have included playing Shazza, the foul - mouthed best friend to Renée Zellwegger's Bridget Jones (the third instalment will be released in September), while Clare in the Community, in which Sally plays politically correct - but - hapless social worker Clare, is in its fifth season on BBC Radio 4.

Orwell «s 1984 envisioned a future in which Big Brother would use the mass media to turn society into a vast prison, where television would both spy on each citizen «s every move and also supply an unending barrage of false propaganda to brainwash the hapless public.

The priest died in prison while his case was being adjudicated; but in 1583 the hapless Arden was hanged, drawn and quartered, and his head stuck on a spike on London bridge.

The hapless fellow told interviewers that the community had put him to the test on the Monroe Doctrine.

He brought King John of England to heel, first excommunicating and deposing him and then restoring him to favor on the condition that that hapless monarch become a vassal of the Pope.

What the hapless Al Campanis did was to say out loud that though baseball tolerates the presence of blacks on the playing field, not enough of its leadership believe sufficiently in the principle of equality to make that second effort to put blacks in administrative positions.

Whatever the stated creed, not much love appears to be lost on either the male principle or the hapless male.

The hapless Kings have rarely risen above second - banana status in L.A., but closing in on their first title, they have a chance to rewrite history

The Sagna comparison is apt... We are now much better for less in that position... Watching his hapless display against brazil yday just a reminder of wenger holding on to a player beyond his sell by date... Reus for Walcott a no brainier forbanyonebwho wants us to move beyond endless 4th place promises

The young fan is finally apprehended, but with little help from the hapless duo who are left prone on the ground, prompting a few giggles from amused players.

I don't understand... This is a must win game as man city is unlikely to lead to a result... Yet no style or pressure or ideas against a hapless team... 30 mins and not a shot on goal... Ramsey and giroud and mert are championship level players and no more... In fact am not sure giroud is even that level....

Down to their third - and fourth - string options in Bryce Brown and Christine Michael — both of whom were signed off the street, by the way — the Seahawks rushed for 182 yards against the hapless Browns last week, which was actually their third - best total on the year.

The guy was on for 30 m and did jack shit lost the ball a few times and a couple of hapless shots... We need to buy benzema and griezman and bender if we are to have a shot at top 4 this year

It means more work on the offensive line and the running game, but with their next two against the hapless Jets and Bills, it's possible.

But to repeat this was the reserve team of a championship side... basically a league one outfit... Arsenal are the seventh richest club on planet... There are no excuses... In any event the problem was not their parking the bus but our hapless attacking options..

The Green Bay Packers looked ready for the playoffs on Sunday, crushing the hapless Tennessee Titans, 55 - 7, at Lambeau Field.

The Los Angeles Clippers got Chris Paul back in their lineup against the Philadelphia 76ers after an 18 - game absence, and the Clippers promptly went on to annihilate the hapless Sixers in a first half that ended with a ridiculous score of 69 - 30.

i am beginning to think that we will need a manager in before the end of the season... the summer will be disrupted by world cup so having someone interact with team and understand its weaknesses before season closes seems essential to me... of course that would imply that the greedy owner and hapless board are already thinking about alternatives and i worry that this is not the case but once we are out of the europa there will be no excuses even for these feckless characters let alone the last remaining wenger junkies on this site..

On the other sideline, the Saints (6 - 8) are coming off a 31 - 15 thrashing of the hapless Chicago Bears on Dec. 1On the other sideline, the Saints (6 - 8) are coming off a 31 - 15 thrashing of the hapless Chicago Bears on Dec. 1on Dec. 15.

anything but a win will make 4th place an increasingly distant goal... to be honest we should be able to beat this lot woy has tightened them up but hardly turned them in to big hitters but i do nt think wenger can motivate the team anymore so its all about whether players show up on the night... wilshere needs to get on the ball more partnered with elneny who is probably the most reliable of a hapless riumvirate, kosalinac and debuchy given roles in a back 4... if sanchez wants to showcase his skills i can see a 2 1 victory... otherwise could be looking at another embarassing loss... pathetic that we have fallen to this level of speculation

Clayborn was able to slide right past the hapless Green, then jump on Prescott's back and ride him piggyback style to the ground for a loss of 7 yards.