Sentences with phrase «rather than a decent»

The device is rather than decent in terms of imaging because of its eight - megapixel rear camera and 2.1 - megapixel front camera.

Not exact matches

The company is considered to have decent bench strength, which is why at least one observer thinks Schroeder might have been pushed to leave early to «accommodate a strong internal candidate who would otherwise leave the company rather than wait.»

Certainly, it offers an attractive level for longer - term investors such as pension and insurance funds to lock in a relatively decent yield, and will tempt some portfolio managers to buy bonds rather than equities.

Because of this and the fact the US economy is in decent shape, Evergreen has been of the opinion that the Fed is likely to hike four more times this year, rather than the three the markets are anticipating.

«Many unsuccessful investors regard the stock market as a way to make money without working rather than as a way to invest capital in order to earn a decent return» Seth Klarman

I'm fully invested in the stock market but I have a decent sized short exposure as well which makes me more comfortable holding on to my longs at these prices and I am shifting to saving cash rather than allocating more to the markets (outside of my 401k contributions).

Even if everybody in America enjoyed excellent health care, decent housing, educational opportunities, and lots of consumer goodies, but the wealthy and powerful lived in gated communities and held the rest of us in disdain, we'd think our society sick rather than healthy.

The Dun Commission of Christian scholars in 1950 in their report on The Christian Conscience and Weapons of Mass Destruction stated that «to accept general war as inevitable is to treat ourselves as helpless objects carried by a fated tide of events rather than as responsible men,» and went on to say, «One reason why fascism and Naziism gained their dread power over great nations was because otherwise decent people bowed before what they regarded as «inevitable» and allowed a «wave of the future» to inundate them.»

In their quest for righteousness, they often become self righteous, using their belief system as a weapon, to bash over the heads of others, rather than as a tool to improve their own lives and to become a living example of what true christians should be like or what truly compassionate humans should be like, it's very sad, that so many christians don't have a clue how to act like decent people, and that they are hypocrites and full of hate.

I think what we need to strike a balance is the overly polishing of the building of worship (with emphasis on the word, «overly»), for we certainly want to have decent worship centers, but focusing too much on the physical building activities rather than the spiritual building is what makes it too earthly and lacking of the eternity perspective.

I know this is a vegan recipe but I'd rather eat just one decent buttermilk pancake than ten of these.

What's more, angle is by and large a decent one, particularly on the off chance that you get it prepared, flame broiled or sautéed, rather than southern style (21).5884 10782 15027 12756 5885 10783 15028 12757

Can it get any more embarrassing before you are willing to ask for results rather than to have to travel down memory lane to find a decent result?

As though Arsene Wenger had spent his summer manipulating Gunnersaurus into an illegal invasion of a Middle Eastern country, rather than simply making the decision that on balance, Francis Coquelin and Olivier Giroud might have decent seasons.

You had the culmination of the blood feud with a really hot crowd to the point that they were acting marky rather than smarky, a fantastic ladder spotfest, an amazing NXT title match which would be MOTN on any other PPV, a great tag match with a shocking swerve and a decent women's title match showing the improvement in Shayna Baszler.

I do understand that in the overwhelming majority of cases, injuries are a product of luck rather than some mythical ability to stay healthy... but when you're getting up there in age and you've missed decent chunks of time for 3 years in a row, it's hard to not be concerned.

Personally I hope we go for a top class centre back as a new first choice rather than just a decent one as a backup.

Part of me hopes we don't get him, we have some good youngsters who are looking to be decent box to box midfielders, I would hope that Wenger can find the next «Gilberto» rather than the next Vieria... as I believe Ramsey can be that guy, he did it last season and just needs to consistantly get it again.

No, he's not a Natural Center back, would rather give Holding chance to get more experiences, to be honest it's very had to get a decent CB in this current market, because the money would be too much for them, i would prefer a DM and convert either Monreal or Kosiniac to a CB than spend another money on a CB.

Alexis in his second season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil coming in to consistent form at the end of his second season, Coq now with a proper body of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin with his first season jitters out of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab with some solid performances and the close - season to bond further, Monreal maturing in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next year rather than any wholesale changes.

You have to wonder what might have happened had OU given Mayfield more of chances to drop back and win, rather than trying to outsmart Georgia... or what would have happened had the Sooners fielded a half - decent defense.

Rather than taking a bunch of props that are heavily juiced, I will pick a few that have decent sized payouts such as this one to pique my rooting interest during the big game.

Only 1 or 2 of those players could perform the role OG is asked to — you should question the system Wenger obviously wants to employ rather than abuse an Arsenal player who is decent in the «old school» role assigned to him.

look man i understand that you say ozil in the middle means no protection or less than adequate but ozil will be CAM and he is close to scoring a tap - in rather than giving shield to arteta who is an unreliable source and does not deserve the captaincy, wenger only gave it to him cause he gave the players some papering over the cracks statements after the Liverpool, chelsea and man city match and the player does not even have a cap for the national team Wenger may have seen this as a player who can play in and out with no internationals regardless of his qualities on the pitch and the main reason why he sold vermaelen who would have done decent job at CDM and then all that fluid style that arsene thinks he can play dictate «arrogance»!

Chadli offered a decent amount of support against Swansea, even though it didn't show up in the stats sheet — i believe that for OPTA, for a tackle to be awarded you actually have to go to ground rather than just puting a foot in, so they're not always recorded.

BT Sport's Bundesliga expert Archie Rhind - Tutt commented: «Klavan is a decent enough player with a good reputation, but if you'd have said he was going to move I'd have imagined him joining a mid-table Premier League club as a first choice option, rather than going to someone like Liverpool.

With the size of the error, he and even Sir Alex should be somewhat thankful that the Glazers seem to be loyal and decent people, as if the same mistake was made at the noisy neighbors, those directors might not be so lucky, and find themselves sat behind the goal rather than the comforts of the directors» box.

What a terrifying vision of the future of football we've been served up this week.AC Milan, once the pride of a powerful and thriving seria A now reduced to shadow boxing against a really not that great United.All because they deserted their natural (and rather beautiful) defensive style of football to join the circus, brought in foreign players (especially brazilians) who think jogging back to defend is beneath them and generally put two fingers up to Italy's historic football traditions.Much good as it done them, and what a boring game?I concede that a lot of football fans nowadays do nt remember anything before the cheque book league but even they must have been struck by the sheer mind numbing pointlessness of it.Even the stewards were asleep by half time.As for the porto match well all that can be said is that they made the gooners look like an half decent well balanced football team, no mean achievement when you think about it.At least we, ve had the pleasure of listening to all those gooners and Mancs waffling on about how great they are which is always hilarious.Especially the stuff about Rooney, just wait till the World Cup when some Italian or South American defender takes him under his wing for half an hour and then see how great he is.If he can survive the WC without being sent off it will be a miracle.All the recent hype has done him no favours at all.Not that the World Cup really inspires these days, its glory days are long over and it's become a competition decided by referees rather than great play.Bear that in mind if Roons has to take the walk of shame, it's not his fault, someone told him he was a truly great player like Bobby Charlton or George Best.The problem is he looks like he believes them.

Chadwick was a player that was unfortunately remembered for his looks rather than his skill, but he was a decent midfielder.

Gervinho was the closest, but compared to recent seasons we have a settled squad, and any decent additions would be exactly that, rather than replacements for the stars on their way out.

Brighton have been in decent form, unbeaten in their last five outings, but they still need points on the board sooner rather than later with a daunting run - in which sees them face Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool in their final four matches.

But decent displays are rewarded with very little these days, forgotten in an instant and can do the world of damage if not backed up with points, and for Blackpool that is beginning to be the case as this run could turn into a burden if they don't break their duct sooner rather than later.

And of course you would say leaving a marriage after she cheated rather than staying back to make amends would be the decent thing to do; women are usually (though not always) the financial benefactors of divorce.

Is there any evidence that giving kids time to eat a decent lunch, and time for physical activity and social interaction, would hurt, rather than help, their academic performance?

Our only disappointment was that when Sydney and Hannah tried to spend their hard earned KidZos at the end their was nothing decent for them to buy in the shop, which upset them a little as they'd worked so hard thinking they'd be able to buy something good, so I'd recommend spending KidZos on experiences (as Zak did) rather than saving them, unless you plan to make a return trip.

The pastries were decent but seem more appropriate for dessert rather than breakfast.

The bra is a little more expensive than some of the others on our list, but it is still rather comfortable to use and should give you decent value for your money.

At bedtime, she won't fall asleep unless I'm lying next to her, nursing — which means I get to bed at a decent hour (9 - 10) rather than staying up and doing other stuff (which means my house is messy!)

While Thomas's enthusiasm means the show rattles along at a rate of knots, and occasionally provides some decent laughs, there remains a sense that the audience are roaring out their anger over the expenses issue rather than fi nding it a source of comedy.

Obviously, this was a group of power - users rather than newbies, but the tech tools they used are available to anyone in the world with a decent internet connection (and IRC and Google Docs will work over dial - up).

If we come together we can force change and ensure that renting is a decent choice, rather than simply a race to the bottom.

But Harman has a pretty decent response: «We'd rather have Superman leading this party than a party led by a Joker.»

We're tracking the individual counties as they come in from that state, particularly those where there is a decent amount of Election Day votes reported, rather than just absentee ballots.

With pheasant his preference is to casserole rather than roast and he emphasises that, while that is relatively straightforward, «it is the quality of fruit, vegetables, other meats, wine, cider and spirits that turns a decent birdinto a magnificent meal».

«Given a health - care system lacking decent equipment, qualified staff and affordable drugs (rather than the more popular counterfeit ones), a lack of faith in Western medicine is understandable.

By recalibrating your body's fat loss mechanisms, you bring your metabolism back to the way it should be - hungry when it ought to be, full after a decent portion, and burning - rather than storing - what you eat.

Rather than spending $ 30 + to get enough for our family at a decent restaurant, we love making this at home.

That said, rather than eating below your BMR, I recommend increasing your activity levels so that you can be in a decent deficit while still eating above your BMR.

Most of the vitamin D people get is from exposure to sunlight rather than food, although eggs, salmon, and some fortified foods have decent quantities of vitamin D.

I have this awful habit of wearing really inappropriate footwear for the weather / occasion (I don't really enjoy wearing boots, so would usually rather have chilly feet and wear little ballet flats or shoes than anything sensible), so am hoping that maybe a couple of decent pairs of trainers will bridge the gap!