Sentences with phrase «previous attempt at»

However, this may also have something to do with the fact that Samsung's previous attempt at Face ID - style facial recognition could be fooled by a photo.

The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are significantly more expensive than previous - generation Nexus smartphones and tablets but offer higher - end features, while the Nexus Player is cheaper than Google's previous attempt at selling a Nexus - branded entertainment device.

Facebook's previous attempt at public chat, an app called Rooms, allowed for similar functionality but was shut down in 2015 due to its low user base.

A previous attempt at a Game of Thrones game developed by Cyanide was met with poor reviews upon its release in 2012.

I have to say it's a damn - sight better than Sqeenix's previous attempt at this concept: the atrocious Final Fantasy: All The Bravest.

It ends up being a great way to represent the real life action in game form, and it's much, much better than any previous attempt at doing so.

Longtime Ryu ga Gotoku Studio fans might remember their previous attempt at a new original IP, Binary Domain.

The Archos 101 XS is a long way off from the 101 G9, which marked the French manufacturer's previous attempt at a 10.1 inch tablet.

Though a previous attempt at this record saw the EP9 return a 7:05.1 lap back in October, that visit was marred by bad weather, and after claiming a pair of lap records at the Circuit of the Americas in February the car is back, eclipsing its previous mark by an amazing 19s.

The political sensitivities that have scuttled virtually every previous attempt at common academic standards are very much on the minds of those leading the effort this time around.

Why it may not succeed: Despite his strong record with Oscar nominations, his previous attempt at «genre» fare (Hanna) came up empty - handed on Oscar morning.

Our previous attempt at it turned out unsatisfactory, so the project was put on hold for a bit.

Every previous attempt at unionization, including a general strike by New York City hotel and restaurant workers in 1912, had been crushed by the hotel owners.

I am like a super sleuth when it comes to reading the labels and I'm nearly 100 % confident I haven't missed anything in my previous attempt at elimination.

Since my previous attempt at butternut squash soup was kind of a misadventure, and since I needed to make something for a large group of people (14) that was in line with everyone's food restrictions (vegan and paleo) but still hearty, I decided to make a butternut squash soup with a coconut milk base.

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VTSIOM's general director, Valery Fyodorov, said that previous attempts at conducting online exits polls had failed due to interference by malicious actors:

After all, previous attempts at reform have led to vigorous backlash from politicians and church leaders.

On the other hand, by taking account in Critique et Religion of previous attempts at synthesis, he allows for the point about what may already be considered as dismissed and for the elimination of a certain number of false ideas which would compromise the research to which his books invite us.

, was what my boyfriend delightedly exclaimed when he took a bite — doesn't say much for some of my previous attempts at fully plant based desserts, but I'll take it these are delicious and I'll definitely make them again.

Previous attempts at the flaky French classic included a version made in a hundred - degree kitchen on a San Fernando Valley Summer's day, and one «healthy» version made with spelt flour and yogurt.

The fact that such a suggestion should be made in a manifesto for improving the Scottish League is interesting, as previous attempts at advancing the SPL centred around removing Celtic and Rangers and entering them into the Premier League.

There had been a couple of previous attempts at pro racing, roads paved with good intentions that had turned distinctly hellish.

Previous attempts at industrial activism failed because the British state was ill - equipped to actively shape and steer markets, having its roots in a 19th century liberal laissez - faire state that was inimical to public intervention.

Mr. Schneiderman knocked previous attempts at reform as falling short, and called on Mr. Cuomo to press the legislature to ban outside income entirely and drastically overhaul the per diem system, among other proposals.

Why supporters are excited: Although previous attempts at campaign finance reform in states like Maine and Arizona have had mixed results, supporters feel Seattle's voucher system will be different.

Previous attempts at campaign finance reform have also run into constitutional hurdles, with some being gutted by the Supreme Court.

Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, bought the Hotel Niagara in 2016 from JSK International Corp. for $ 4.4 million after previous attempts at restoring the hotel failed for lack of funding.

The Scottish Government must resist the temptation to engage in such a back and forth debate — which has hampered previous attempts at reform — and instead focus on creating legislation that results in an enduring system of business taxation commanding widespread public support which is convenient, efficient and easy to administer.

He advised them to look into the National Housing Policy and the previous attempts at mass housing to address the obstacles to providing mass, affordable and quality housing for the people.

Previous attempts at low - energy water collection struggled to function below 50 percent relative humidity (roughly the average afternoon humidity of Augusta, Ga.).

Previous attempts at correlating disease transmission with human movement have relied on smaller data sets gathered through monitoring how people given GPS tracking devices move over a period of time, for example.

Previous attempts at devices which could alert deaf users to surrounding noises have been ungainly.

Previous attempts at creating protective coatings failed because they were too thick: They blocked pollutants, but also prevented limestone from expanding and contracting with changes in temperature, leading to structural damage.

Although there remains no cure for Alzheimer's, researchers hope that testing potential drugs or therapies prior to mental decline will prove to be more successful than previous attempts at finding the most effective treatment in the battle against the debilitating disease.

Previous attempts at stopping light by Georg Heinze and colleagues from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, showed it was possible to stop light for an entire minute.

Previous attempts at reform have been blocked by disagreement between CDU and SPD over whether to lift the ban just at the university level — the CDU preference — or whether to allow federal funding for preschools through universities, as the SPD wants.

Some previous attempts at improving efficiency had used 100 - mer or unit molecules of what is called single guide RNA, or sgRNA.

It turns out my previous attempts at low - carb had actually been extremely high in protein and relatively low in fat, hence the misery.

These are 3 things I never tried in the dozen or more previous attempts at weight loss and I am certain all 3 were critical to my success.

Her previous attempts at getting fit involved intense exercise programs with personal trainers and sports like boxingthings that take a ton of time, energy and resources.

In its previous attempts at expanding the X-Men brand, 20th Century Fox laid a major bomb with the disastrous X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The force that brought us endless nights of TV chuckles would surely transcend the banality of Gervais» previous attempts at big - screen triumph, and create a movie worth watching.

Fans have literally waited decades for an Ender's Game movie to make it to the big screen and previous attempts at the adaptation always seemed to fizzle out and leave fans of the young super genius disappointed yet again.

The good Doctor's first earnings blew away Marvel's previous attempts at introducing new characters to moviegoers worldwide like Ant - Man (which earned $ 57.2 million), Thor ($ 65.7 million), and Captain America: The First Avenger ($ 65 million).

In contrast to previous attempts at mandatory summer school, most students showed up for class in the summer of 2004.

He offers theories for why previous attempts at solving classroom discipline problems have failed and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of existing literature on the subject.

Others persuaded themselves that however badly previous attempts at test - based accountability had worked, this time they had it right.

We were naïve to think that we could thread the federalism needle — that because the standards had been developed by the governors and state superintendents, and because there was no federal mandate to adopt them, and because there was an escape valve (states could develop their own college - and career - ready standards), we would avoid the political problems that sunk previous attempts at «national standards.»

AFT was formed after many previous attempts at forming a national labor union for teachers had failed.