Sentences with phrase «rather wonky»

In the USA, we have a system (albeit a rather wonky one) that has existed in some form or another since the 17th century when there were land grants in the 13 colonies from the crown of England.

This (rather wonky) blog post is going to explain the law regarding unpaid internships in the U.K....

Amazed at how dreary, dull and — like a lot of sixties stuff — how tacky it looked, with its shiny new coat of gold and green gloss and its rather wonky orthogonality.

There is a ton of adventure to be had from this game: and despite a rather wonky control scheme (which the developer is already tweaking for an upcoming update), The Other Brothers accomplishes the many goals it has set out to achieve.

You can get terrific value from this benefit, and while the process of booking it is rather wonky, it's usually well worth the effort.

As to why directional movement was in short supply, month - end / start - of - month flows are the likely culprits since hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and other large players usually rebalance their portfolios at the end of a month, resulting in some rather wonky price action.

I thought this was just referring to something similar to SIPC insurance where you are protected in case the broker goes bust, but the listed terms seemed rather wonky.

Not exact matches

Williams studied literature under some legendarily distinguished scholars — W. P. Ker, of Epic and Romance fame, R. W. Chambers, and no less a figure than A. E. Housman for Latin, which might account for the fact that though Williams's English is often wonky, his Latin, when he breaks into it, is rather good.

Like our founder, Richard John Neuhaus, we believe that public life is ultimately shaped by culture and religion — our ideas about the first and highest things — rather than clever soundbites or wonky white papers.

I think, if you cast your eyes to the top of the first photo, you'll see a truffle that is really rather more pointy - wonky than perfectly - spherical.

Journalists need to take a good look at themselves and hold politicians to account, rather than simply talk about their wonky smile.

It doesn't have a wonky futuristic design; rather, it looks much like the four - door compact cars that are already being driven on U.S. roads.

Scenes of sweaty blacksmithery could have been spliced from a Levis ad, while Holliday Grainger's Estella, rather than a porcelain figurine, feels a much more modern dolly, the sort with big red hair and button on their backs that means they can squeak «I can't feel anything» with wonky wink.

As becomes clear all too quickly to anyone who plays the finished game, the results could be a little wonky, with views of the ships suddenly popping into place rather than smoothly rotating.

Kinect helped revitalise the Xbox 360 as a platform midway through its life, and there's the odd headline game, such as Swery's demented and sadly underloved D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, or Q Entertainment's sizzling laser display Child of Eden, that hints at what's achievable when you treat the sensor's eccentricities as an excuse to strike out afresh, rather than «enhancing» a proven formula with wonky gesture or voice inputs.

It's okay I guess... The controls are a bit wonky and It's more fun to just run around, explore, and do tricks rather than actually play the game.

The controls were a bit wonky at first, but I quickly became used to them, and was able to steer my ship through asteroid fields and avoid enemy fire rather easily.

Even wonky legal commentators would much rather read the trial dailies than plod through procedural motions regarding class certification or discovery disputes.

Even when things go wonky, your enjoyment largely depends on your attitude, but for those who would rather see the dentist for a root canal surgery than plan a trip, here are some tips to take the stress out of trip planning.