Sentences with phrase «poised as»

Poised as though suspended in air, Perch allows its effortless adjustment to shed... read more

The Studio Dunn lighting design over the dining area is as poised as a tightrope walker's pole.

Blockchain, a technology poised as the next big real estate disruptor, ranked sixth.

The Moto X has a bevy of mid-range specs (much like the $ 299 Nexus 4 does), even though it's poised as a more high - end handset.

Facebook has poised itself as a mission - driven company.

Once poised as the medium best suited to bridge high and low cultures, film is now, arguably, more divided against itself than ever; and what remains of art according to this new configuration is...

The shear physical presence of Ursula Von Rydingsvard's massive cedar sculpture seems poised as if it is shifting in the wind or like a wave that is about to reach its crested climax.

The bodies of the women, separated by a long beam dividing the space, are poised as if in the middle of a task or a ritual.

Poised as a ten - minute gameplay reveal, it was actually a recurring battle between Mitsurugi and Sophitia as game producer Motohiro Okubo explained what we can expect from SoulCalibur 6.

Poised as we are on the brink of Brexit, it seems cannily appropriate for Creative Assembly to release a game all about the era in which England became a nation.

Poised as the minigame collection that's supposed to make the WiiU make sense, Nintendo Land expertly creates a series of games that can be enjoyed either alone or, preferably, with a huge group of friends.

Next, have your camera poised as you speed towards The World.

Acting as canine arm candy for striking two - legged fashion model, Elanna Bryan, the three greyhounds were perfectly poised as they preened and posed for the camera like seasoned pros.

While she looked as pressed and poised as a mannequin, not a wrinkle or smudge on her smart silk suit, despite the red dust blowing in through the inadequate windows.

So my father, poised as it were on the very threshold of eternity, was brought for the last time into the cool, dim, silent shadow of the ancient building, perhaps there to find the peace he had been seeking.

Ford Performance: The 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet Comes with More Displacement; Poised as Fastest Factory Mustang Ever Built

From a handling perspective, the Tundra proved to be as poised as one can expect given the ride height and workhorse nature of the truck.

Even at low speeds the M3 feels more settled than its immediate predecessors, and it remains calm and poised as the speed builds.

Yet Reeves's hand isn't as poised as it might be, and a feeling that the wannabe - verité proceedings are overly scripted soon creeps in, a not - inconsiderable early failing given that, once the ground begins to shake, explosions light up midtown, and flaming debris begins falling from the sky, the film abandons serious interest in its characters and proceeds like a rollercoaster barreling along a predefined track.

In particular, Richard Nguyen Sloniker is meticulously poised as Lord Windermere, Conner Neddersen brittle and Wodehouse - ian as Cecil Graham, and Tyler Trerise uncommonly smooth as the epigram - spouting cad Lord Darlington, the man who lures Lady W. almost off the cliff.

That being said, North Country finds Frances McDormand reprising her Fargo accent as a terminally ill pal given the best utterance of «fuck you» in years, poised as the best single moment in a picture so dedicated to drumming up faux - outrage that it actually manages, with no little irony, to inspire a lot of outrage towards it.

WATCH: Natalie Portman Is Perfectly Poised as Jackie Kennedy in First Teaser Trailer for «Jackie»

Her gut - wrenching, naturalistic performance of Thomasin has her poised as one of the top rising young stars in the game, with lead roles in buzzed about projects from M. Night Shyamalan, and alongside Kate Mara in upcoming sci - fi movie Morgan (directed by Ridley Scott's son, Luke).

In my imagination I'm as poised as the late Duchess of Windsor, dance better then Ginger Rogers and I'm a trail blazer and possess the literary genius of Sojourner Truth and Oscar Wilde.

Duchess Kate looks elegant and poised as ever in a sleek blue shift dress and matching fascinator.

Kate Middleton looks elegant and poised as ever in a sleek blue shift dress and matching fascinator.

(Poised as ever, Hathaway informed him it was too soon to start worrying about the scale.)

Today, Lenti - D therapy appears to be poised as a real treatment option for cerebral ALD and opens the door to other neurological diseases where bone marrow transplantation is currently used.

David Cameron is the most effective leader that his party has come up with for many years, but he is nothing like so well poised as Tony Blair was when he was leading Labour towards victory before the 1997 election.

Man City struggle to get grip of the game for most of the first half but game was nicely poised as we head to halftime.

Although this wasn't their week, Team Maione is still poised as one of the Titans in this League with their 40 points putting them in a tie for second place with Team Sternberg.

Elsewhere, RB Leipzig face Marseille, Atletico Madrid take on Sporting Lisbon and Lazio meet Salzburg with most evenly poised as Arsenal will be desperate to advance.

After snapping their 108 - year championship drought in 2016, the Cubs looked like a juggernaut, as poised as any team in baseball to sustain a long run of excellence.

It sounds farfetched, and yet here we are, at the outset of an age of cannabis, with people like Turley poised as shepherds.

The rest of the team is intriguingly poised as well.

Jezebel's Cranberry Sauce from Sandy of The Reluctant Entertainer is perfectly poised as a DIY hostess gift or holiday party favor.

Facebook has poised itself as a mission - driven company.

SerCle is poised as a solution for this, geared towards the small service providers who need the most help competing in a mobile technology market.

That gave Bloomberg a senior editorial figure poised as a credible alternative to Winkler.

And with two major global events on the horizon — the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro — Brazil is poised as a dynamic magnet for entrepreneurial investment.

Courier says the same about Isner, 22, but he also describes Isner's uncanny poise as «mind - bending» and adds that Isner's serve will make him dangerous «until his arm falls off.»

I agree with Albertogunner that Elneny showed poise as a supporting DM to Jack and Xhaka.

During the Invincibles year, only a season and a half after he moved to England, Toure forged an immense central - defensive partnership with Sol Campbell, with the duo coupling pace, power and poise as the capital club romped to the title.

British followers of US politics are often guilty of losing their poise as West Wing-itis results in weak knees and blurred vision but Clinton — who arrived at Chatham House with a small army of ear - pieced heavies — has left successive foreign secretaries in David Miliband and William Hague starry - eyed in admiration.

Few cars at any price are capable of delivering such incredible poise as the new 911 GT3.

The BMW 118d Sport and BMW 118d Sport Plus come with red - black accents that highlight the dynamic poise as well as «BMW Sport» entry sills, sports seats, a leather steering wheel with contrasting red stitching, a red chrono scale speedometer and electric glass roof as standard features.

But the sad truth is, its instantly re-uploaded by the same people, poising as a different company.

So you've got to try and maintain that control or maintain that poise as you live your life.

The particular weaknesses or invulnerabilities of each of these captains, warchiefs or overlords have a palpable impact on how each fight is approached, building on Shadow of Mordor to deliver a combat system that's as much about preparation and poise as it is doing someone in with a sword.

is truly poising themselves as a studio to be reckoned with.