Sentences with phrase «plays against this trend»

Mala Mala, the impressive documentary debut by NYU grads Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles, plays against this trend, painting a dark, witty and remarkably humane portrait of gender and sexuality in Puerto Rico today.

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Either way, his comments follow a trend of famous figures — from entertainers to sports figures — taking a hard stance against their children playing football at any level, especially in light of the revelations about long - term effects from football concussions that have surfaced in recent years.

Against the backdrop of current macroeconomic trends — European sovereign debt, the continued monetization of U.S. obligations, the prospect of a hard landing in China — another phenomenon is quietly playing out here in Canada: a continued strengthening of merger - and - acquisition activity in our mining sector, which could boost what are now severely compressed equity valuations.

The uneven regional trends are playing out against the backdrop of the lowest mortgage rates of the year.

One factor that strengthens this trend, for both the full game and first five, is when the favored team is playing against a really crappy team -LRB-.400 winning percentage or lower).

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Contrarian Plays are rooted in our betting against the public philosophy, but they take many additional trends into consideration.

Or they might be playing against a team they have a poor record against; trends like this tend to repeat themselves!

Arsenal eventually ran out 2 - 1 winners but Abraham, who has been involved in six of Swansea's seven league goals this season (scoring five and assisting one) and who also played 18 minutes in the League Cup against Manchester United on Tuesday, continues to trend upwards.

As the numbers corroborate, two trends play against minority women scientists.

A gorgeous solo necklace has the opportunity to play centre stage against a simple wardrobe, and the daintiness of finer jewels can add a sophistication that's both on trend and classic at the same time.

Religious and civic organizations, on the other hand, have a role to play, but they are working against some powerful trends in the other direction.

Researchers warn against this, because many variables are always at play and one year doesn't constitute a trend.

The only starting characters are two of the aforementioned newcomers, Plum and Charlie, as well as Princess Peach and Baby Mario (this game also started the paradox - creating trend of having Mario play sports against his infant self).

Naturally, the Google Play Store is still there and you have access to Google apps, but this goes against the trend of using Google apps rather than proprietary apps.