Sentences with phrase «paint unflattering»

Several key real estate statistics paint an unflattering picture of the Indianapolis rental real estate market.

Recent studies commissioned by the U.S. Army paint an unflattering picture of economic hardships, many of them brought on by companies overanxious to profit from a soldier's financial inexperience.

When a professor in St. Petersburg asks the protagonist why she paints such an unflattering portrait of Russia in her novel, Lena replies, «I paint unflattering portraits of everything.»

I see it across LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter every day: despite trying to grow a strong digital presence and personal brand, many people inadvertently paint unflattering pictures of themselves.

While Cuomo himself was not accused of wrongdoing, testimony also painted an unflattering picture of the inner workings of his office.

The trial painted an unflattering portrait of Mr. Percoco and more broadly of the inner workings of the state capital, one replete with expensive fishing trips, clubby nicknames and «magic phone calls» that could make or break multimillion - dollar contracts.

In addition to Percoco, star federal witness Howe had ties of his own to Cuomo dating back 30 years.Over a week of testimony, Howe detailed corrupt dealings with Percoco who sat just steps away from Cuomo's office, described access to several other officials, and painted an unflattering picture of Cuomo losing his temper at one meeting with a donor.

Their default mode is to blame Ned for everything, which ends up painting unflattering portraits of three self - involved women who haven't accomplished much of anything on their own.

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His painting is very much about looking, about seeing a traditional subject in a way that eschews sentiment and convention for the sake of an unflattering, unaffected gaze at the hard facts.

The picture painted by the media — especially now that it's election time again — is confused and often unflattering.

He believes the data would paint a «very unflattering picture» that proves his theory of fare evasion being «a crime of poverty.»

The other burden for the defense, experts say, is an array of evidence painting Adam Skelos in an unflattering light.

But the way the scarf is tied is unflattering to her, and with a wrinkled shirt she seems ready to scrub a floor or strip paint off furniture.

For a spell, it feels as if the film will transcend the unpromising irony of its title with a female protagonist painted as unflattering and tortured, but by the time the final credits roll after an unforgivable third act, Murder by Numbers washes out as just another imminently forgettable movie starring Sandra Bullock.

This incendiary offering is apt to be appreciated or reviled along party lines for it paints a most unflattering picture of George W. Bush as a spoiled - rotten nincompoop who has been a miserable failure at his every endeavor.

Not only is this heavy - handed story device too weighty for such a lightweight comedy, but it paints its main romantic players in petty, unflattering light, and we wonder if these two have the maturity and communication skills to ever be happy with one another.

When Farber wrote that Kline was «housepainting», that was likely an unflattering reference to de Kooning, who had been a housepainter, and thus a critique of Kline, who seemed to be following de Kooning in his use of commercial house paints and broad brushes.

New York's attorney general paints a deeply unflattering portrait of Cooper Union's leadership.

It also seemed notable to me that so much of the purpose of the shop was dedicated to alcohol (the European painting area has a most unflattering portrayal of drunken excess).

Too often, they focus solely on the data that is unflattering to singles while overemphasizing any statistics that paint marriage in an especially rosy shade.

«We want to paint the property in the most unflattering realistic light,» says Jim Popp, an Austin, Texas - based tax attorney.