Sentences with phrase «particularly low point»

This sort of dialog has worn thin and in the past couple of days has reached a particularly low point.

I could talk about the painful voice acting, the singularly cringe - worthy cut - scenes, the innumerable graphics glitches, or the moments in the game where you die for no apparent reason (especially in the snowboarding level, which is a particularly low point in gameplay terms as it even manages to feature checkpoints that you can miss by a whisker and then continue playing, only to be plonked right back at the start of the level when you inevitably die by running into a pile of rocks that you couldn't see because the camera was pointed the wrong way).

But if interest rates are at a particularly low point, then you would have to be careful about taking out a variable rate loan because the likelihood that the interest rate on your loan would increase could be quite high.

Currently, interest rates are in a particularly low point.

Thankfully this screen outing is much better than some of his recent work (Hollywood Ending was a particularly low point, basically being a one joke film).

With the official approval, Brownback leaves his home state at a particularly low point; after the failure of his signature tax plan, he ranks among the least - popular governors in the US.

Not exact matches

«Particularly with oil prices hitting lows at some point in the first quarter... lots of sub investment - grade firms could be under a lot of stress, and for those with stronger balance sheets, those companies could take this as an opportunity to buy and acquire assets,» Deshpande said in a phone interview.

Volume / mix decreased 1.6 percentage points, primarily due to lower shipments across several categories, particularly nuts, natural cheese and cold cuts in the United States as well as cheese and coffee in Canada.

This comparison points to the deeper imbalances that brought on the US recession in the first place — namely, the equity market correction, balance - sheet stress in the US corporate sector, low profitability, and an investment overhang, particularly in Information Technology (IT) and communications, all of which weighed on the ability of US businesses to invest.

Just as a point, they're resource consumption is really, really low - particularly if compared to anyone with access to an Internet - connected computer.

It's a simple recipe, not particularly low in WW points... [Continue reading]

It's a simple recipe, not particularly low in WW points (coming in at 5 because of -LSB-...]

Newcastle's away form was particularly wretched — they have the home form of a lower mid-table side, but with one game to go, only Aston Villa have managed fewer than their nine points on the road — which suggests that McClaren never quite managed to get his team organised (and losing Tim Krul for the season won't have helped).

Former NCB True Believer, if the claim in question is «breastfeeding lowers the rate of allergies,» then the data points sleuther and I presentd aren't particularly relevant.

She also points to parents who don't apply because of shame, and kids — particularly older ones — who are signed up but too embarrassed to have their low - income status outed in the lunch line.

Update: One more point to note is that an all - online approach like this is perhaps particularly well suited to a low - profile campaign like a typical ballot initiative, since success in this kind of campaign often depends on getting a core group of supporters to the polls.

Altogether, these policies provided public - sector housing with its biggest - ever boost up until that point, while low - wage earners particularly benefited from these developments.

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz of Berlin said, «A small projected deficit at this point is not totally unexpected, particularly with lower - than - anticipated federal funds coming in.

At one point, after a particularly hairy Halloween night, I hit a new low.

We have a few general ideas about how high levels of DHEA are correlated with certain diseases or disorders, and we also have some ideas about how low DHEA levels may result in a variety of symptoms, but again, none of this is particularly clear or certain at this point in time.

An extensive review of fluoride studies found that children with higher concentrations of fluoride, particularly those with fluoridated drinking water, had lower IQ scores; 7 points lower than children without fluoridated drinking water.

Murray points to the fact that national gains in educational achievement, particularly for those beginning on the lower end of the distribution, have been very hard to come by in the past few decades: «If we confine the discussion to children in the lower half of the intelligence distribution (education of the gifted is another story), the overall trend of the 20th century was one of slow, hard - won improvement.»

range in autumn 2015 as an entry point item, particularly aimed at schools and fussy eaters with their simple fillings and flavours and low price point.

African American and Latino students, as well as children and youths from low - income families, have been particularly hard hit, according to the unanimous court ruling, which pointed to dismal test scores and graduation rates as evidence of the impact of insufficient funding.

The size and persistence of the effect of entering a middle school, however, suggests that such transitions are particularly damaging for adolescent students or that middle schools provide lower - quality education than K — 8 schools provide for students at the same point in their education.

Though the literal power band covers most of the operating RPM range, particularly in first gear (as there is no lower gear to shift down to, and no «flat spot» in which the engine does not produce any power), the effective band changes in each gear, becoming the range limited at the upper end by either the limiter, or a point roughly located between peak power and the redline where power drops off, and at the lower end the engine's idling speed.

The real low points of the Mini are its electronics interface, which isn't particularly intuitive, and the horrible - looking maps.

Its shape and integrated thumb rests ensure perfect grip, while the yellow centre - point marking is a particularly useful feature when taking a sequence of tight corners or when driving on low - grip surfaces.

A last note: some authors worry that a low price point will cheapen the reputation of their book, particularly in paper sales, but to a certain extent the opposite is true.

Plus points aside, the low quality of the display stops watching video on it from being particularly pleasurable.

The author, Rich Adin, makes an interesting point: sales rank and / or sales figures for an e-book title (particularly one with a low price point) do not necessarily correlate to number of... Read more»

The author, Rich Adin, makes an interesting point: sales rank and / or sales figures for an e-book title (particularly one with a low price point) do not necessarily correlate to number of readers, let alone number of satisfied readers.

Understand that not all points of discomfort are an indication that something needs fixing - particularly when the «fix» would be to sell at an undervalued, oversold, overbearish low, or to buy at an overvalued, overbought, overbullish high.

So my question would be, «Do you really think it's a bad idea to not have at least a few percentage points in the 2nd largest world economy, particularly at historically low prices?»

Use RRSPs to save Unless you have a particularly high or low income, you should probably stick to RRSPs — rather than Tax - Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs)-- for your retirement saving at this point.

There is also increasing competition from the Chinese manufactures, particularly in devices that fit into lower price points.

Using points with Hilton only makes sense to me for low - category properties that are featuring a particularly expensive cash rate for whatever reason or for the most exclusive Hilton options.

Since summer is always an expensive time to fly — many routes, particularly cross-country fares, cost three times as much in summer as the lowest base fare — with Virgin points, I had to hit the sweet spot between airlines trying to fill last - minute empty seats and the day - of price hike for truly stuck travelers.

However, posterior CDF points using a uniform prior don't provide very good matching, particularly for small values of the CDF (corresponding to the lower bound of two - sided uncertainty ranges).

At that point, automakers may lobby to allow the standards to rise more slowly — particularly if sales of fuel - efficient vehicles have been sluggish due to low oil prices.

To help drive a transition to a low - carbon economy, over the next five years, the Commission recommends that governments: [The emphasis on the points particularly relating to the end of the coal industry is mine.]

While certainly not alone in the country with its point system (most states employ a similar system) Texas has a particularly strict system with low thresholds.

The feature should be particularly useful as Amazon claims that millions of customers already own more than one Echo device (given their relatively low price point and plethora of useful features).

Complaints about this lower resolution are valid - particularly given the Galaxy Alpha's premium price - but only up to a point.

Both solutions help this headset punch above its price point, but I feel like Dolby Atmos edges out Microsoft's own solution, particularly on lower - end headsets.

The Asus move doesn't come as a huge surprise, when Windows RT devices confusingly don't offer all the same features as Windows 8, didn't manage to hit significantly lower price points until they were put on deep discount, and particularly when Intel's Atom chips manage to run full Windows 8 as well or better than the ARM alternative.

Particularly tough tasks should net a high point total, while simple daily tasks should give low amounts that add up quickly.

While I've always been sensitive to articles criticizing testing, I was recently piqued by an article challenging the Myers - Briggs (MBTI) assessment on three points: Low reliability, particularly «test - retest» reliability.

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Driver licensing sanctions and fines enforcement can be particularly detrimental for people living in regional and remote communities that have limited access to public transport, people on a low income and people who face barriers to driver licensing, all of which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are over-represented — this points to inherent inequity within the licensing and justice system.