Sentences with phrase «pale comparisons at»

The GS8 and G6 were pale comparisons at best, with scores of 183 and 134 percent, respectively.

Not exact matches

But the truth is that these petty corruptions pale in comparison to Pruitt's actual policy record at the EPA.

While these types of innovations are often derided as «incremental innovations» that pale in comparison to «disruptive» or «radical» innovations, that seem more exciting, they are at the heart of any strong innovation effort.

At the end of the day, given that Theranos is providing a product that could mean life or death, any PR strategy pales in comparison to the veracity of the tech itself.

In our recent discussion of Pinterest, we shared that Forrester Research predicts Pinterest could surge in 2016, even though the traffic it sends to websites pales in comparison to Facebook's referrals at this time.

Its $ 6.8 billion in revenue last year pales in comparison to the $ 28 billion or so at media giants like Time Warner and 21st Century Fox.

Female board representation at the S&P 500 has not increased significantly over the past decade and, at 18.7 %, pales in comparison to the figures in most of Europe.

The market is growing, though it still pales in comparison to bank lending to small - and - medium - sized firms, which in the UK alone stood at 28.7 billion pounds ($ 43.4 billion) in the first nine months of 2012 according to Bank of England data.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at a January press conference said the money corporations were giving to workers would pale in comparison to what they would give to those who own their stock.

Still, the monetary payout pales in comparison to the damages Alphabet wanted Uber to pay out for its trade secrets, one of which the company valued at more than $ 1 billion.

Banks in the US have always been large holders of bonds, but at the moment bank holdings pale in comparison to the magnitude of bond exposure in the mutual fund complex and bonds held at the household level.

An immediate experience, in its living occurrence at this moment — that, to this rationalist's way of thinking, is a full fact, in comparison with which all other things are pale abstractions.

What respectable gay people do pales in comparison to recreational abortion practiced by young Christian girls at evangelical colleges.

The executive role in foreign affairs, at least under the Constitution, pales in comparison to that of Congress.

All the preceding comments, with their attempts at witticism and vilification of the Chrisitan faith, pale in comparison to those simple truths.

I'm afraid my post at some point will pale in comparison to yours... your photos are stunning!

The fava beans i got at Whole Foods here in Austin paled in comparison to what the Ferry market sold; these also cooked faster than I'd expected and they disintegrated just a bit.

The shenanigans and tomfoolery happening at Staples Center paled in comparison to the Twitter moment that happened over those two or three hours.

They already had an idea to have people who ran in the Boston Marathon cross a finish line at halftime of their Spring Game, but that pales in comparison to this touching gesture.

The Spaniard was never able to rediscover his Liverpool form at Stamford Bridge, scoring just 20 goals in 110 league games, paling in comparison to the 65 in 102 he got for the Reds.

De Bruyne has also played on the right of an attacking three and you would expect the man most at threat following his arrival is Jesus Navas, who has looked more effective than last season but whose end - product pales in comparison to one of Europe's most prolific providers.

At its prime, the best around, but the newer vintages pale in comparison.

Somehow we all understand and appreciate the complexity and security of online verification processes when it comes to your life savings, but feel the same multi-billion security system pales in comparison to an elderly volunteer ability to look at your driver's license.

«But that pales in comparison to the raw anger at Faso and betrayal people feel across this community after he voted to take away their health care.»

Even with those improvements — estimated at $ 5 million to $ 7 million — the arena would pale in comparison to Rochester's Blue Cross Arena or Albany's Times Union Center, which have received major state funding in recent years.

That paled in comparison to his old gig at the law firm Thompson Wigdor LLP.

But now all those numbers pale in comparison, as a paper published online today in Science reports that molecular wires are capable of a 2000 % magnetoresistance change at room temperature.

The potential peril of, say, eating microwave popcorn pales in comparison to smoking, which is directly responsible for 30 percent of cancer deaths, says Margaret Kripke, PhD, professor emerita at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and co-author of the President's Cancer Panel report on environmental cancer risk.

A monthly fee on an adult dating site pales in comparison to a few drink tabs at a bar, and it has a far higher success rate, since bars don't offer all the other benefits of adult dating online.

Marivaux's stories — at least in my mind — never really arise as more than a mere trifle, making them pale in comparison to the works of other classic playwrights like Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Molière.

Unfortunately, it seems that this R4 version might have been mastered from an older video transfer - in fact, this looks very much like the original home video transfer of the film done back in the early 1990s, which at the time was state - of - the - art but pales in comparison to what's possible today.

There's precious little fat on the script; it's a lean, mean antifascist machine, and Lawrence is at once winsome and spectacularly engaging as Katniss (so much so that all her male costars pale into near - blandness in comparison).

The latter wasn't even considered good at the time of release, but the grainy, pale, soft visuals look downright pitiful compared to the new transfer (see comparison above).

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, while still a pale comparison to the 1968 masterwork, is a respectable effort at a sequel nonetheless, and should meet well for those who've stuck around through the second and third films without getting turned off to further adventures.

I'm not saying that I didn't laugh as I still let out a few chuckles at times, but it pales in comparison to other comedies of late.

At its worst, it pales in comparison to Friends with Benefits, the Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis version with the same storyline that came out the same year.

Sure, the audio commentary with director Greg Coolidge and star Dane Cook is enjoyable at times, but the rest of the special features pale in comparison.

You can take a swing at it for being little more than Counter-Strike with bots - and four years too late - and the graphics and sound effects all pale in comparison to the calibre of technology we've come to expect at this stage in 2004, but Condition Zero is still a friendly package for newcomers, offering the perfect training course for the marvellous multiplayer game.

There's little doubt, however, that such issues pale in comparison to unconscionable deliberateness with which the narrative unfolds, as the egregiously slow pace heightens the movie's myriad of problems and ensures that the midsection, which primarily revolves around Katniss» solo attempts at surviving, is nothing short of disastrous (ie it's just dull, mostly).

But the experts» pontificating pales in comparison to the unenviable task of being the one actually trying to talk sense to an enraged man - child with vengeance in his heart and a loaded gun at his disposal.

There could be licensing issues at play but the fact that the character roster pales in comparison to previous games means that fans will almost definitely be disappointed in the less than ideal collection featured here.

Bennett says he believes the trauma of being held back in third grade pales in comparison to what happens if students never achieve literacy at grade level:

The Delaware Department of Education mandated that all teachers have at least 90 minutes a week of collaboration time in addition to their individual prep time, but an average of 18 minutes a day for collaboration still pales in comparison to many of the East Asian education systems we often envy.

When you look at the interior and exterior of the 2013 Accord it pales in comparison to others in that category like the new 2013 Nissan Altima.

BMW's connected features at this level pale in comparison to what Audi is offering, but I found that I greatly preferred even BMW's complex menu structure to the mess that is Mercedes - Benz COMAND.

Looks aside, I would be hard pressed to flip out the cheque book for 286hp and 380 torque... while very decent but pale in comparison to the A45 and M2... more so at RM390K.

And if it's space you seek, the EcoSport also pales in comparison to the Trax, at least by first glance.

At the moment the Android Market only has about 60 or so applications specially enhanced for tablets, which pales in comparison to the more than 90,000 available to iPad owners.

No matter how tired, frustrated, sleep deprived, stressed out, homicidal you may be feeling at the time, if you concentrate on generating those peals of tiny belly laughs, everything else will pale in comparison and those other feelings will rapidly disappear.

The Archos 5 (starting at $ 249, $ 379 as configured) doesn't excel at the latter two tasks, and its app selection pales in comparison to Apple's App Store, but it's worth a look for those who want a big - screen PMP that can do a lot more.