Sentences with phrase «only up the ante»

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: «The ultimate goal is repetition with enhancements: the best comedy sequels, like 22 Jump Street, give you the same stuff all over again, only upping the ante so as to justify their existence.

The best comedy sequels, like «22 Jump Street,» give you the same stuff all over again, only upping the ante so as to justify their existence.

Metallic accents throughout the cabin only up the ante and make the RAV4 a unique, special ride.

Relying heavily on the gorgeous all - new C - Class Coupe for inspiration, the future C - Class Cabrio can only up the ante with even sleeker proportions, thanks to the elongated profile instilled by the disappearance of the fixed roof.

The Mustang is an American classic and Ford has only upped the ante with its new packaging.

At the Brooklyn Museum, Mickalene Thomas has not only upped the ante on Courbet by giving the title Origin of the Universe to her take on his painting — a black - power, pop - palette Venus vajazzled with rhinestones — but she has also given that title to her exhibition.

Not exact matches

A female - only island just ups the ante.

Only tested by a low Nemanja Matic drive in a tepid first half, United upped the ante after the break led by the former Benfica midfielder and 19 - year - old forward Rashford.

Ages 13 - 18 Anxiety Overload For teens, changing bodies and churning hormones aren't the only things upping the anxiety ante, Painter says.

Not only did my husband decide to shoot dangerous, flaming fireworks out of one of the most sensitive orifices of his body, but he decided to up the Darwin Awards ante by seeing just how many he could fit up there.

He responded by exerting his veto power, only to see the Legislature up the ante and override his vetoes.

At the weekend they upped the ante with Alan Partridge's alter ego not only starring in an ad, but also hitting the campaign trail in a number of marginal seats with Labour MP Tom Watson.

«We're going to be sending a letter to FEMA saying we intend to apply for FEMA funding, I believe we're going to hit those thresholds, I believe it's only right that the federal government comes to the table and antes up and helps us pay for this disaster.»

Instead only giving You just 6 months of programs we wanted to up the ante and give you over 7 Months of Kettlbell Fat Loss Programs.

Lovely the only thing I would change is to pair it with some form of heeled shoes, just to up the glam / formal ante just a tad but that's a personal preference.

What transpires from there can only be described as a series of attempts to keep upping the ante on gross - outs, one liners, animal gags, and slapstick that doesn't add up to any kind of elaborate comedy.

The only way to really up the ante in The Quiet is through the introduction of deaf - mute orphan Dot (Camilla Belle), taken in by Paul and Olivia to act as the shadow / doppelgänger to our damaged - goods protagonist — and sure enough.

Unable to expose him in front of her friends and co-workers, Ines begrudgingly plays along, even upping the ante herself on occasion; their relationship grows ever more dysfunctional, even as it seems likely that «Toni» is the only thing keeping Ines from throwing herself out the window of her high - rise apartment.

Now, with Defiance, director Edward Zwick, is upping the ante further by recounting the heroic exploits of a courageous band of guerillas who not only escaped from the ghettos of Poland but subsequently staged daring raids back into Nazi - occupied territory to rescue other imperiled Jews.

It's an eerie moment when the only noise you can hear on the freeway is the air - conditioning... The Mercedes - Benz C - Class may have upped the ante in this class a couple of years ago but there's no denying this is a lush car.

For those looking for perhaps a little less people - hauling capability in exchange for a lower sticker price, Chevrolet has introduced the sub - $ 45,000 Tahoe Custom that is its new entry - level model, while the more enthusiast - grade RST sports not only racy - looking black - out trim bits, but ups the performance ante with a 6.2 - liter 420 - horsepower V8.

Thus, not only do the Tahoe and Suburban step up with an available hands - free liftgate and a full range of proactive safety measures, they also can up the ante with a mobile wi - fi hotspot, 4G LTE connectivity and wireless smartphone charging.

A 240 horsepower, turbocharged 2.0 - liter EcoBoost four - cylinder engine is included free of charge with the MKC, but the vehicle's optional 2.3 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder EcoBoost motor ups the ante to 285 horses and 305 lb - ft of torque (all - wheel drive only).

While the Holden and Toyota offer six - speaker audio, the Mazda ups the ante with 11 - speaker, 231 - watt BOSE sound, and the Commodore is alone in offering a 360 - degree camera and (colour) head - up display, which is only found in upstream Camrys and Mazda6s.

Up the ante on the track as Luke does with ease, and there's only enough in them for a couple of hard laps before the pedal softens and retardation suffers.

There is only a single trim level available, but there are plenty of options to up the luxury ante.

Similarly, Predictive Forward Collision Warning ups the ante by monitoring not only the car directly ahead of you, but also (somehow) the car ahead of that in order to warn you of risks beyond your current field of vision.

The 2014 GL - Class comes in four flavors, making it far more versatile than the current Escalade, and we can only hope that Cadillac ups the ante to add more driveline options for 2015.

It was developed with lightweight construction in mind, and is only 97 lbs, upping the aerodynamics ante.

An optional F Sport Package (available only on Premium trim models) ups the handling and appearance antes with an F Sport - tuned suspension and 17 - inch wheels with high - gloss finish.

Reviews not only beget sales which beget rankings which beget more sales, reviews on Amazon are sometimes the ante up to promotion.

It's often used by critics of mystery fiction as a way of upping the ante in their praise of a book, as if the only way a mystery could be truly good is to not really be a mystery.

The Nokia N900 ups the ante for the N - series of internet tablets by being not only a MID and a phone, but also introducing the latest version of the Maemo operating system.

Just when you thought only a crazy person would pay $ 679.99 for a Blackberry Bold from Best Buy, CompUSA goes and ups the ante.

Only time will tell what stores will do to up the ante this year.

«Digital - only retailers have upped the ante with expedited shipping and personalized product recommendations, but our retail trends report shows there's still a lot of value in meaningful human interaction, which technology can never replace.

The challenge this poses for the discerning traveler is that — here at the cusp of a new millennium — mass media has not only monopolized the symbolic complex of wonder and beauty, it has recently upped the ante by an extra seventy - three coconut palm trees.

This distinction, given late last year, certainly ups the tourism ante of this province that already boasts of some of the most scenic natural frontiers, fantastic diving spots, and islands that can only be regarded as paradise.

You could up the ante a bit by including Australia in your itinerary instead of Hong Kong for only 30,000 more miles (235,000 total).

Emirates A380 First Class isn't the only one with a shower any longer, and the ante has definitely been upped, given that The Residence gives you a private bathroom and shower.

Not only has Sony confirmed the demo, they are upping the ante in case you were still on the fence on whether or not to buy a copy of God of War: Ascension.

· Battlefield 3: Armored Kill — Following the tight infantry gameplay of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, DICE will release Battlefield 3: Armored Kill that ups the ante for vehicular mayhem as only Battlefield can do.

you could jam 4 different videos into that 120hz signalling hmmmm or up the ante to 240hz so 4 people get 60hz per eye:) My idea might only work with passive tech, not active due to the fact to do the 4th person you would just rotate the lens 180 degrees for the inverted 3d video frame and all 4 would benefit from passive anyhow the first 2 people just need to have cheap reald glasses like at the cinema with one having L+L glasses lens in his and the other with R+R in his bang polierization will take place and the software from a pc or the tv or monitor itself just needs to multiplex whats frames of the video or game a being displayed at the perspective time within the 120 hz or better 240hz signal.

Bullfrog Productions did up the ante with two vastly superior Genesis ports in the Populous franchise: the outstanding Power Monger and Two Tribes: Populous II, which adds way more features and nuance to the core gameplay (yet, for some reason, it was only released in Europe — go figure).

Upping the ante isn't the only route to surprise.

Earning props for this, Bungie has once more upped the ante on what multiplayer games should do; especially an online only title like Destiny.

I also only played whilst using headphones which really ups the ante with the scary atmosphere.

Upping the ante a little, the Legacy Edition which comes with Modern Warfare Remastered will set you back # 44.99 for one day only.

Only a month away from the Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 release on Nintendo Switch and with a brand new title looming this year, Capcom upped the ante Tuesday by announcing two new collections for the popular Mega Man X series.

It's probably the first time a demo has been used as the main attraction to sell a console and it's only fitting that Square - Enix, a company that's been a core part of the demo scene, would up the ante of the pack - in demo to such a degree.