Sentences with phrase «only superpower»

He's an improbable video game trial lawyer whose only superpower is that he's a really good lawyer... sort of.
Since the only superpower Hollywood truly recognizes is boffo box office, I hope that the inescapable commercial success of «Black Panther» will result not simply in more black - themed superhero movies but also in something far more valuable: a recognition of the extraordinary range and artistry of black filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpressed.
The declaration of war against terrorism provides a context in which the world's only superpower can attack any enemy of the global dominance of corporations.
is not only a superpower but the center of the world's only empire.
As the world's only superpower, we are beginning to look very much like a high - tech bully imposing our will on the cheap.
We may not want to have the leadership role that we once had, but we're still the world's only superpower.
When combining Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest following, Saks at 771K is ahead of Bloomingdale's 438K, nearly tied with Barneys» 779K, and trails only the superpower of the group, Nordstrom at 6.9 M. (The social media landscape is mirrored in Canada where HBC leads Simons and Holt Renfrew, but trails behind superpower Sears.)
«The triumph of «America first» as the primary driver of foreign policy in the world's only superpower marks a break with decades of US exceptionalism and a belief in the indispensability of US leadership, however flawed and uneven,» Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and Chairman Cliff Kupchan wrote in the firm's annual overview of top risks.

Not exact matches

(SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't watched the show through episode 10, this may give away some of the plot, but only around Kilgrave and his superpower.)
«It's about showing people the possibilities — showing that a small group of entrepreneurs is capable of doing what only world superpowers have done before.»
Passing immigration reform validates the U.S. reputation, and role in the world as a safe haven and democratic superpower, and will only serve to attract more human and financial capital in the future.
The Moon has only been reached by government superpowers, but new advances in technology are bringing the Moon within reach of everyone.
Only three government superpowers have ever landed on the Moon.
Trump is a disruptor, there can only be one superpower!
I only ask because it would seem you are saying that due to the nature of God we have no way to test for or verify the existence of the spirit realm, thus you have assigned those unknowable spirits superpowers the likes of which might be better found on the pages on a comic book or in ancient fairy tales.
Apparently with Gods you can only use the superpower «Global Flood» once per universe.
Too bad these christians are so greedy that they only use this god - given superpower to declare absolute knowledge on a blog instead of using it to help us learn more about the past and where we came from.
Only beautiful imperfectness on display as we discover tactics to turn our setbacks into superpowers.
It's hard not to become cynical when superpowers only seem to get involved when it becomes a matter of economics.
Umm, for 30 + yrs we've led the world in technology, liberty, all as a superpower with 78 % believing in creation and only 15 % atheist.»
Imaginative, aggressive management and a steady stream of promising young talent make the Angels not only SI's pick to win it all, but also a potential superpower for years to come
What's truly sad is that Arsenal are IMHO only a couple of really good players away from being genuine title contenders, regardless of how much the Superpowers spend yet puppet master Wenger and the mustached Mercenary Kroenke will never spend the necessary money.
England hope to stage the 2021 European Championships, with Neville taking over a team that reached the last four of the 2017 Euros and is now third in the world rankings, behind only women's football superpowers the United States and Germany.
The biggest shopping weekend of the year is here, and not only are the best Amazon Cyber Monday deals on baby and toddler products on Amazon guaranteed to make you a more efficient, money - saving shopper, they also have another amazing superpower: th...
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China's swift rise as not only an economic powerhouse but also an imminent space and naval superpower is particularly notable.
Mao felt that the world's superpowers didn't respect him, and he was convinced that only a nuclear deterrent would guarantee the security of the new People's Republic of China.
Donald Glover on the Career - Boosting Magic of Recognising Your Superpower (Quartz) «There is something powerful about understanding what your superpower is and naming it — even if only to yourseSuperpower (Quartz) «There is something powerful about understanding what your superpower is and naming it — even if only to yoursesuperpower is and naming it — even if only to yourself.»
Actually, their only shortcoming that I'm aware of, is the lack of telepathic superpowers; so when contacting them, it's preferable you have a clear idea about a website you want to see when the dust settles.
On more than one occasion, this trial establishes a dictator who must be obeyed without question; the Wakandans can only pray that they get a good supreme ruler, since a hand - to - hand duel (momentarily sans superpowers) ultimately determines leadership.
Rick (YouTube's iBeShucks), the only roommate with a grain of common sense, misses out on the superpowers and must now spend all his time preventing his super-powered roommates from destroying the house, the city, the world, and any hope he might have of meeting a nice girl and moving out.
His only «superpower» so far seems to be asking ppl what their desires are, showing a demony face and being immortal.
Waititi, with a script by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost, has taken one of the most serious of the Avengers, with only Chris Hemsworth's imperishable charm keeping him just this side of wooden, and made use of his fellow antipodean's true superpower, which is that he is a superb comic actor.
They don't even bother explaining how any of the children get their superpowers, or why only children are called upon to stop Concussion.
Charles, who was born with the ability to read minds, realizes he's not the only kid on earth with a genetically mutated superpower, and the two grow up together as siblings.
A mercenary is diagnosed with terminal cancer and so undergoes a procedure performed by a shadowy organisation that not only cures but also gives him superpowers.
This lush, impressively well - acted film, about an African king learning how best to marshal the superpowers with which he's been endowed, comes draped in anticipation, not only from hard - core fans of the source material, but filmgoers already steeped in breathless hype.
In his weary, bitter view, the Jedi mystique causes people to think that the Force is a set of superpowers that only Jedi can channel, instead of being an unseen energy that connects all organic matter.
«She's the only Avenger... whose superpower is she's human.
It's been a transformative year for the art of visual effects, demonstrated not only by the increasingly ordinary and realistic depiction of advanced technology or destructive superpowers, but also the elaborate recreation of mundane details like office curtains, or space station floor tiles.
Brad Bird directs once again, and the plot synopsis only states that it's about Bob navigating «the day - to - day heroics of «normal» life», allowing him time to bond with Jack - Jack, «whose superpowers are emerging — much to Dad's surprise.»
Bird directs once again, and the synopsis only states that it's about Bob navigating «the day - to - day heroics of «normal» life», allowing him time to bond with Jack - Jack, «whose superpowers are emerging — much to Dad's surprise.»
There Gadot gets to show off her superpowers for the first time, though only in one sequence — albeit an pretty awesome one, save the weak CG composites of course — before the film starts its downhill run into the third act.
His only apparent superpower is boring the audience.
It performs extremely well when the explosions or superpowers need to happen, but the mutants only need their powers when necessary — whether it's for survival or important character moments.
Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), the only one with superpowers in the literal sense, lives outside ordinary time and space, the forces of the universe seeming to coil beneath his skin.
Who: Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Dane DeHaan and Michael Kelly What: Three friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery, only for their friendship to be tested when one of them embraces his dark side.
Not only does Strucker have possession of the Mind Stone, which powers Loki's scepter, he's got two superpowered goons to do his bidding.
Though South Africa opened its borders and welcomed refugees fleeing persecutions, the current approach towards treatment of refugees shows a sign of a fatigue of hosting refugees.45 It becomes a metaphysical question as to whether Rwandan refugees should blame South Africa for having laws that protect the human rights and interests of its citizens or whether they blame the superpowers foreign policies that led to the negation of the principles of human and refugee rights, resulting in their current sufferings and predicament or whether they blame the oppressive regime installed in Rwanda, a regime only interested in tracking them down for assassination.
One thing I do agree with in this Ravitch article is that the U.S. is unparalleled in its success; we are still, for now, the world's only «superpower
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