Sentences with phrase «rather than brilliant»

The 13.0 - megapixel camera is good rather than brilliant — a bit of coaxing can see it take some sensational photographs but we did sense a bit of oversaturation in some of the daytime snaps that we took.

Rear headroom can be described as adequate rather than brilliant.

Not exact matches

Our group of girls is such a tight - knit community that I'm so fortunate to be a part of, and they're all so brilliant with what they're able to accomplish, it's absolutely incredible, and I thought it would be great for us to have one place, rather than countless apps, to showcase ourselves and just get to know each other better!

Questions hang open, inviting space for uncertainty and lament, rather than a reputation - making brilliant response.

In view of the scarcity of the historical evidence, it is surely legitimate to indulge in hypothetical reconstruction of the provenance of the tradition, even though much of the hypothesis, brilliant and attractively presented as it is, remains a matter of speculation — that is, it is an interpretation of the surviving evidence rather than a discovery of further evidence.

A brilliant writer and orator, Jabotinsky argued impressively that Palestine on both sides of the Jordan should be made the place of salvation for the wretched Jews of eastern Europe rather than the Jewish «spiritual center» or «model community»» proclaimed by Ha - Am and Buber.

Liébert struggles to make the case that Nietzsche was Wagner's spiritual inferior: critical rather than creative, brilliant only in fragments, incapable of sustained flights of thought.

Brilliant, I would make the lemon cake, swirl through some lemon curd rather than adding chocolate and make a chocolate topping instead.

A keeper who, whilst being a brilliant keeper, is at the end of his career rather than the start, and a CDM who may or may not be the next Patrick Viera, and Elneny who (while I think he's ok), he's never going to set the world on fire.

what will happen is that Dybala will go to Chelski and he'll be brilliant and we'll all be bemoaning the fact he's playing against us rather than for us.

Netted a brilliant 28 times in 51 games last season, and will surely move away from Belgium sooner rather than later.

There is brilliant, exciting competition in the Premier League and I'd rather have a bit of interest rather than be a Barcelona fan and win every game every week.

The Gunner does not take his dad's words badly though and is glad that he can get an honest opinion rather than being told he was brilliant if he wasn't.

They don't have Tommy Ford or Mr. Duke Carlisle,» he said, referring to Texas» finest players: Appleton, the brilliant tackle; Ford, the swift, chunky tailback; and Carlisle, the resourceful quarterback who prefers to run rather than pass.

I'm aware I mayb wrong but just have a gut feeling about him, he's been brilliant for the u21's and it's no coincidence clubs like Liverpool and Dortmund were interested rather than lower league teams.

The former Tottenham Hotspur man may have already scored a brilliant free kick on Saturday but was booed after shooting past the post from an Isco pass rather than cross to Ronaldo.

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.

Playing in the front three, rather than in midfield, gave him a freedom to make the most of his brilliant dribbling skills and consistently move into dangerous areas.

Both girls were very keen to earn money rather than spend it, the afternoon was brilliant for teaching them the value of money and that they need to work to get rewards.

First of all, your last sentence was brilliant: «If we are experiencing a high rate of complication that creates an unsafe situation then we would be best off to address the overall health of our population rather than to assume that interventions at the end of pregnancy are the best course of action.»

Together, they came up with a brilliant new way to help your kids learn to use the potty by tailoring your approach to their own personality, rather than a one - size - fits - all approach.

She has a brilliant work ethic and as an independent young woman, wanted to make her own way in the world, sooner rather than later.

Also a credit to the man was his glad - handing of other politicians at the G20 and EU summit, and not forgetting his brilliant crafting of a deal with the Liberal Democrats which has successfully placed all the criticism squarely upon them rather than the party whose policies are overwhelmingly being implemented.

I want a diamond that truly symbolizes the true beauty of a diamond, a brilliant and everlasting stone from Earth, rather than the harsh brutality the industry of diamonds has become.»

Carbs are a brilliant source of energy, and just by tweaking the amount you eat (rather than removing them from your diet altogether) you can turn your body into a fat - burning furnace.

As for clear skin, I started using the Clearasil facewash that fades marks rather than just tackles spots, and it's absolutely brilliant.

He returns to the festivities a brilliant, curious fellow who is able to use nearly all of his brain's potential rather than the measly 10 % most of us use.

The film is limiting potential enough by conceptually simply studying on Oscar Wilde's sexual revelations and their subsequent consequences, rather than the whole of his brilliant life and tragic downfall, but when it comes to the execution, not enough studying is done in this often inspired, and just as often undercooked character drama which at least finds superficiality in its resonance.

Two films came out this year that had brilliant cinematography and very little dialogue, the difference is mad max didn't put me to sleep and it had action scenes that pushed the story forward rather than happen in the background and force the audience to squint to even make out what's happening.

By and large however, the music goes on and on painting a brilliant portrait of subtle, restrained desperation but doing so by texture and atmosphere rather than melody or emotion.

The film is also well - remembered for its brilliant Duke Ellington jazz score (also unusual at the time) and the focus on Stewart as a character rather than simply focusing on the plot.

Fassbender and mcavoy were brilliant and perfectly cast... Pretty much everyone else sucked... Plus the movie felt more like a montage than anything else... Clips of a narrative rather than an actual narrative...

And he comes into his own during Whiplash's unforgettable climax, a long and brilliant scene in which the film's story is resolved by music rather than words.

It was an absolute honour and a privilege to be able to talk to such a brilliant person who took the time to talk with us for a small interview, Jack used his power of persuasion (and his Press Pass) to wrangle the interview and what an interview it was, but rather than just write it all up, you can watch the full video below or view it on our YouTube Channel.

In a brilliant move, the story focuses on a period of just a few months in 1965, rather than tackling the MLK legacy.

The Bourne Identity is brilliant filmmaking, a testament to the editor's craft (Saar Klein) scored by a wise low - key techno - orchestration by composer John Powell that speaks to Liman's knack for using music to augment a scene (while leaving it unobscured) rather than narrate it.

Fortunately, he then climbed on board The Fighter, a project that was initially intended for Darren Aronofsky, and it looks like this has the potential to re-establish his reputation as a brilliant filmmaker rather than just a loose cannon.

And rather than examining why everyone in her life found the seemingly sociopathic Diehl - Armstrong so compelling à la Wild Wild Country's deep dive into the character of Ma Anand Sheela, the filmmakers opt instead to play whack - a-mole with the gang of petty criminals and brilliant weirdos who drift in and out of the narrative.

Powered by brilliant performances from Maxine Peake and its young leads (Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz and Liv Hill), it's an unpleasant and effecting watch, but succeeds largely due to the sympathy and and focus it places on the victims rather than the abusers — something that time and time again, the media fails to do.

While it can be challenging, it never deterred me from playing thanks to brilliant design choices that kept me motivated rather than frustrated.

With the «brilliant» idea to give people what they want rather than what they need, he introduces fluff human interest stories, sensationalistic true crime obsession, and empty cute animal segments to television news.

Well, I guess the latter is the closest we'll come to quantifying the mysterious process, which is why rather than the usual Top Ten list, I've broken my picks into categories, so I can celebrate a box set achievement separately from a brilliant home video debut separately from a landmark restoration.

Because its imagery — which also calls to mind Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the cinema's every modern representation of revolution (the few decent scenes in Roland Emmerich's stupid The Patriot, for instance), and even the militarism of choreographer Busby Berkeley — is far more virile than its screenplay, Drumline's seductive aesthetic is without strong narrative pillars, if a rather welcome imposition: the film's saving grace is the brilliant execution of its march numbers.

Although he befriends his co-worker Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), the relationship is based on his admiration for her brilliant mind, rather than romantic interest.

But in Winslet's hands, as written by the brilliant and imaginative Charlie Kaufman, she feels like a complex person rather than just an oddball type.

Speaking of Adam's music — he's a rocker, like Mia's parents — I found his supposedly brilliant songs (the ones that get him an awesome record deal) rather conventional, and more pop than rock.

I was tired of an every - other - weekend commute from Somerville out west on the Mass Pike so we could be together, so I came up with the brilliant idea that she should attend a graduate program in the Boston area rather than at UMass Amherst or North Adams State College, where...

The first thing that strikes you about the S4 — other than the superb interior and rather brilliant (and optional) virtual cockpit system — is how refined it is.

Its brilliant eight - inch touchscreen is paired with a voice recognition system that's programmed to understand conversational, or natural, language, rather than to stiff, specific commands typical of other systems.

The 328i is a brilliant all - rounder, and much easier to recommend than the rather expensive, junior M3 wannabe that is the 340i.