Sentences with phrase «rather spartan»

The packaging is very compact, which usually means a rather spartan list of included accessories.

Not a place likely to appeal to the editors of Architectural Digest, it is primarily a studio in which — amid dozens of paintings, new and old, large and small, on the walls and spread out over much of the paint - spattered floor — Nelson more or less camps out in rather Spartan comfort.

This same issue pops up in the game's rather spartan multiplayer offering.

Despite the very high - end furniture, there is a scarcity of artwork I'd expect in a luxury hotel — the room felt rather spartan for it — that's the last «feeling» you want to give in a luxury hotel!

The setup is rather spartan, with only a single template mimicking lined notebook paper.

When I browsed through the Magazine and Newspaper section it looked rather spartan.

The Sierra base is rather spartan otherwise, so most buyers will probably want to step up to the Sierra SLE.

So I like it in one way, but it looks rather spartan also.

From the rather Spartan LS trim level to the leather - trimmed LTZ the Trax offers a great deal of utility.

Lower - trim models are rather Spartan affairs with basic but easy - to - use controls.

... with Touring and Tech upgrades... When we last met the Z, we met it at its Base trim level and found it to be rather spartan where cabin tech and appointments were concerned.

The rather Spartan interior, done primarily in shades of blue and blue - gray, displayed less care.

Some sports cars are rather spartan, but the Audi S4 is lush.

This is a rather spartan but nicely assembled two - door hatch with a snappy 1.5 - liter engine.

Inside, the A3 is much like its diminutive predecessor in that the cabin is rather spartan in the context of the rest of the Audi lineup.

Edwards is director of research for the Institute for Scientific Research, a four - year - old technology development house headquartered here in a new, cool, rather spartan office building.

Davis's personal LinkedIn page is rather spartan, listing only his work in SpaceX.

Forgive my saying so but it wasn't «if Sparta refused to comply» but rather the Spartans responding to Philip II's threatening message «If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta», with their eponymously laconic reply «If».

Not exact matches

The first month of the year is reserved for, or rather given to, movies like Meet the Spartans and Bio-Dome.

The nature of the Spartans coverage yields quick throws to the outside because of the aggressive run support from the star linebacker and strong safety, and because the corners play off coverage rather than press.

Steven Greenhut's post on Jerry Brown's 2012 «state of the state» address Wednesday morning nicely summarizes the difference between the Democratic governor's political philosophy and that of a spartan band of Californians who maintain that in the present crisis, government is the problem rather than the solution.

Compelling rather than perplexing design, and the new Z4 «s cabin is roomy and gorgeous rather than harsh and Spartan.

The Visia is a little spartan, while the range - topping Tekna and Tekna + trims get luxuries like leather upholstery, but are rather more expensive.

Her impeccable taste gives the entire house a feeling of home rather than Spartan holiday villa.

I feel like there are different choices Chronik Spartan could have made to make the story feel like a more organic part of the game experience rather than an afterthought.

You'll get to see three very familiar Spartan - II's that have been rather absent from the games till now — Kelly - 087, Linda - 058, and Frederic - 104.

However, Spartan IVs are all made up of volunteers this time around, rather than young children who are persuaded into the program.

I found ODST to be rather interesting as you weren't a spartan and just one of the tough regular soldiers sent into war.

The game focuses on these UNSC soldiers rather than on Master Chief or any other Spartan.

The game itself is not a port of 3D Blast, but rather, a spartan, mediocre 2D side - scroller that has more in common with other Sonic games.

The game mode pits you and 3 other Spartans against AI enemies, but rather than doing it in a Firefight manner, Spartan Ops will actually flesh out a story with objectives tied to it.

But I'd rather have it there to go alongside the copy of my favorite Halo game, Halo: Spartan Assault, than have to play it anywhere else.

Rather, after paying his bills (his office is spartan) and buying a $ 500 car, he couldn't afford to pay taxes.

tbh I'd rather you just have an ie mode within Spartan.

I'd rather use the Spartan built - in apps on my Mac and iPhone if they are available, compared to a third party app.

Oh, and we'd be remiss if we didn't point out that, at least in its current implementation, the Spartan browser appears to be using ellipses rather than the oft - maligned hamburger button for menu access.

Neowin has been sent some images showing Spartan's user interface, saying the new browser should be similar to Chrome and / or Firefox rather than to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.