Sentences with phrase «seem determined»

Nonetheless, her figures seem determined to mend a broken world, spurred by the desire to salvage and repair even when faced with an uncertain outcome.

In some places the artist forced or scrubbed it onto the canvas, whereas in others he scribbled it into abstract configurations that seem determined to obscure the principal figures.

Some seem determined not just to represent it, but to map it, grid by grid and square by square.

The government seem determined to label this group as tax - avoiders despite their significant contributions to the UK's economy and flexibility of the labour market.

You can catch glimpses of the old Final Fantasy charm every now and then, but for the most part, they seem determined to hide that away.

Daedalic Entertainment seem determined to single - handedly not only save the once mighty point and click genre, but also bring it back to the -LSB-...]

As we build up to the massive event that is E3, Lionhead seem determined to get the hype - machine rolling with a new teaser trailer which suggests the original Fable is going to get the HD -LSB-...]

As a gift to those cats who seem determined to eat plants, you can offer treats of potted grass (herbicide - and pesticide - free, of course).

Every year, Americans seem determined to be more frugal than the year before because of the latest economic conditions.

Meanwhile the T10 and the ULI rate seem determined to raise rates even if the Fed doesn't act.

Yet Fed officials seem determined to see evidence of it in the real economy before they relent.»

Still, given the chance, they seem determined to try it again.

and i'm hopeful another wrinkle for self - publishing is developing via the subscription models, like Scribd, Oyster, and a few others that seem determined to also give it a good try

We welcome them in the market — they seem determined to make a go of it and that is very encouraging.»

Especially since at every turn, people seem determined to remind her about her checkered past and condemn her for it in the present.At Miller's Ranch, the hard - as - nails ranch manager yearn...

The Great Indie Advantage: Low Prices Not withstanding the Department of Justice's collusion lawsuit, publishers seem determined to keep ebook prices high (sometimes higher than print).

In the meantime, Barnes & Noble and Amazon seem determined to race for an ever - lower price point.

While Apple is content to keep its laptop and tablet hardware separate, Windows PC manufacturers seem determined to bring them together.

The people of Adrian's stories seem determined to live ordinary secular lives, despite the miracles that erupt into the everyday, as when a nineteenth - century farmboy begins seeing visions of people plummeting from a skyscraper.

People seem determined to dwell on differences - colour, religion, sexual preference, etc, rather than shared attributes.

Sony seem determined to commit suicide.

That, apparently, will NEVER be an Amazon device since they seem determined not to deliver most of those things.

Even if most Kia dealers will probably stock and sell mostly cheaper variants of the Sorento, Kia and Hyundai seem determined to prove that they can build cars and crossovers that justify a higher price tag.

While these figures may have some consumers clutching at their hearts, they can be defended by the numbers of old Volvos on the road that seem determined to run forever.

Manufacturers seem determined to turn themselves into one big car company, producing a limited number of subcompacts cloned under several different nameplates.

Rhee, Bloomberg, Merrow and the many others now beating the fashionable drum of «data - driven» accountability in education — right on up to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President Barack Obama — seem determined to ignore some basic truths about both education and statistical analysis.

Yet the nation's most selective colleges seem determined to rebrand it as rejection season.

Some people seem determined to narrow education.

It's not so funny in the sweltering and divisive summer of Orlando, Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Nice, when we seem determined to push our tolerance for one another past the limits of human endurance.

While some were industriously plugging away, one or two seem determined not to finish one math problem.

Having previously teamed up on 2009's direct - to - video Streets of Blood, Jackson and Kilmer seem determined to get through their creative woes together.

While Stoker does seem determined to explore themes of grief, burgeoning sexuality, and fate through the incestuous triangle of India, Uncle Charlie, and Evie, the nuances of these themes never quite make as much impact as the stylish direction, which overwhelms the story's mystery with its too - heavy leaning on brooding looks, gothic atmosphere, and vague, circuitous dialogue.

,» hacks like Friedberg and Seltzer seem determined to grind into dust.

Because so many horror films seem determined to focus on teenagers, it's refreshing to see a mature woman anchor the film.

In Spectre, though, Mendes and writers John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth seem determined to convey the sense of some continuity coming to a climax, of things being wrapped up retrospectively.

The rudimentary direction works against the energy of the performances — the filmmakers and cameramen seem determined only to keep out of their way — and doesn't even give the viewer that sense of intimacy and raw, behind - the - scenes immediacy that the D.A. Pennebaker brings to Don't Look Back or Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Of course Gale (Liam Hemsworth) is there to back Katniss up against Peeta's initial violent advance, and the series finale does seem determined to play out their love triangle plot till the bitter end.

Capcom's producer expressed some concerns that the title could get «Dead Spaced» and lost among higher profile sequels, but they seem determined all the same.

Please don't utilize any kind of odd terms similar to «I am trying to find love» or «I would like love» because these can make you seem determined.

Rounding off on a more positive note, let's consider some of the ways of offsetting the trauma when our brains seem determined on putting us through the mill.

All of us, including myself, seem determined and desperate to find some kind of «healthy» sugar to keep up our sugar addictions.

As consumers become savvier, manufacturers seem determined to make understanding sugar even more confusing.

Meanwhile, the designers of smart phones seem determined to make touchscreen keyboards the norm before they have been fully perfected.

The investigators acknowledged the paradox of their findings — that, while sperm (and egg) donation necessarily imply the genetic detachment of the child from one of its parents, couples themselves seem determined to do as much as possible to ensure genetic bonds between their children.

These kicks at the freshly defeated McCain - Palin ticket, as I write in early November, are an attempt to knock some sense back into the group of my fellow Americans who seem determined to ignore or even denigrate valuable scientific research because it's something outside the realm of Joe the Plumber's daily activities.

Looking at the first three comments on here it would appear that the Corbyn support group seem determined to consign the party to history's dustbin.

It's that the White House and much of Congress seem determined to punish success and wealth, apparently under the theory that behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Rivals seem determined to frame the disgraced pols» campaigns as a bid for the forgiveness of women.

Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers seem determined that June 21st will be the last day of session.

Right now, Republican state Sens. Elaine Phillips of Flower Hill and Kemp Hannon of Garden City seem determined to stop the project in its tracks.