Sentences with phrase «seems out of his element»

On the highway, our Tacoma rode rather nicely, but it almost seemed out of its element when asked to negotiate city streets.

Not exact matches

«Some of the most significant ideas come about when someone sees a problem in a new way — often by combining disparate elements that initially seemed unrelated,» writes marketing and strategy consultant Dorie Clark in her 2015 book, «Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It.»

It turns out there is psychology behind almost every element of the Facebook experience — and researchers can't seem to get enough of studying our habits there.

Rule out elements of the solution that seem expected or natural.

So if we go back to the elements of the «alternative» model I sketched out above, with its emphasis on purpose and a stakeholder - based approach to capitalism, it seems pretty clear that these elements have a natural affinity with the Asian cultural norms around collectivism and long - term orientation.

Once again, besides the shock revelation that seemingly democratic votes are vulnerable to well - organised propaganda efforts, the surprise seems to be that these more recognisable elements of white - collar deviancy have turned out to be in cahoots with the digital technologies we have come to trust, and intimately integrate into our own lives.

The early Christians seem to have shaped their Christology, even when they were forging it out of distinctly «unpagan» elements, with this in mind.

I found Wilfred M. McClay's essay on the book A Secular Age by Charles Taylor (May 2008) interesting, but it seems to me that a crucial element is missing from Taylor's thesis» at least as it is described by McClay» and that is a grappling with the disturbing emergence of a profound antihumanism that is growing like a virulent cancer out of the secular mindset.

Bettelheim seems to have in mind such tales as «Hansel and Gretel» — one that he discusses at length — in which, although there are supernatural elements, it is the children's alertness, resourcefulness and self - control that enable them to win out over the malice of stepmother and witch.

When we consider the various elements of the Chaos Theory, it seems that this particular event may have been a mixture of nature being out of control and the destroyer seeking to destroy God's good creation.

But it's not the element of her game that seems to stand out most, even to her.

They may excuse themselves from the religious element of the meeting, and — if they can face it — shuffle out and, when the moment seems right, slink in again in full view of the public gallery.

As a Council, we are appalled at some individuals within the ruling party, including a sitting Member of Parliament, whose tacit support and actions seems to be providing oxygen for these criminal elements to carry out these acts of impunity, having the potential of not only casting a slur on their own party leadership and government but undermining the authority of the Presidency, thus eroding the confidence and goodwill that Ghanaians have reposed in the new administration.

For all of his hyper - masculine rhetoric, Paladino seems to have missed out on a very important element of masculinity: Losing well.

It seems to me that what it is is to make sure each of these elements are attainable rather than approving one piece of it and then finding out that different pieces are not attainable.»

It seems that our best bet for spying more exotic elements of the anti-periodic table is to look up at the sky — and hope that somewhere antistars are busy churning them out for us.

There's a struggle (with an observatory door), the element of surprise (an unexpected burst on a photographic plate), disbelief (by our protagonist and a collaborator), a scramble (to figure out how to report the discovery of the supernova), and an action scene that seems impossibly quaint: A driver races to the nearest town 100 kilometers away to send a telegram and alert the world that 166,000 light - years away, a star has exploded.

Despite the fact that most of us do have to brave the elements, whatever Kim wears seems to sell out in record speeds, thanks to the «Kim effect.»

This year for my Relaxed and Cozy Fall Home Tour I focused more on natural elements, warm neutral colors that would work well within my existing color scheme without seeming overdone or out of place.

It's an element of our wardrobe that makes out legs seem longer, and hips narrower.

The design seems straight out of the early - 90s, with a clumsy user interface and totally dated design elements.

Here's the idiotic plot: a former car thief is called out of retirement to save his brother's life, because it seems the knucklehead has gotten into debt with the criminal element.

In fact Stranglehold's level designs are like that, some seem extremely inspired and well thought out while others just manage to feel a bit dry and missing a lot of necessary elements.

The plot elements that come to frutition in the last half - hour do weaken the film, and seem out of place.

It can never quite figure out what kind of film it wants to be, however, mixing deep thoughts about artificial intelligence (A.I.) with crazy drunken synchronized dancing (which, I will admit, was extremely fun to watch), and although it has fine cinematographic elements that are reminiscent of the best of Stanley Kubrick (slow tracking shots, some on steadicam), if one ponders the subject matter for more than a minute or two, it all seems very dumb.

James Franco seems to be way out of his element here.

Rogue Warrior tries to mix things up with a few other elements, such as lights you can shoot out to darken rooms, night - vision goggles, and a basic cover system, but these elements seem out of place and make the game feel like a poor man's Rainbow Six.

Even Dwight seems cognizant of appearing like a first - timer, like a failed attempt to Rambo - ize a wound, or the rejection of the wisdom from a local war vet (Devin Ratray), which seems to have less to do with egotism and more to do with feeling even more out of his element.

Well, now it seems that the key element that made The Informers stand out from its darkly hedonistic pack, a good dose of the supernatural, including a vampire storyline starring Superman Returns «Brandon Routh as the book's main vampire, Jamie, has either been «exorcised» or dumped altogether.

And from what I've seen, I must say that Geralt seems very much himself and not at all out of his element in this world.

It seems like such an odd story element to include, but lest we forget that Anderson also brought us frogs that rain from the sky from virtually out of nowhere.

It's a strange element that seems out of place in so many scenes throughout.

Elements that could be cool in a better science fiction movie just seem out of place here.

The film also tries to inject some dreamy more fantastical elements into the proceedings, but doesn't do enough of them to present a theme so they seem out - of - place.

The men, and one woman, are all experienced in handling weapons and are all accustomed to killing when needed; all except Edwin (Topher Grace), a geeky scientist who seems way out of his element.

As you've probably guessed from the poster / trailer, this film has a huge amount of big name stars, some of which may seem at first to slightly out of their element.

Another puzzling aspect of this entry in the series is the addition of RZA as the bad guy, who not only seems completely out of his element, but provides more unintentional laughs than menace as the villain.

The director seemed to be a little out of his element coming off the heels of his masterpiece, The Usual Suspects.

Look for eLearning content that seems out of place or outdated, then remove any extraneous elements.

«It seems that 8 o'clock to 3 o'clock never worked for classroom teachers and, as our digital tendrils stretch into all elements of our lives, it becomes a challenge for folks to figure out where their personal interests begin and their job ends.»

With the growing concern about rising expenditures — whether it will ever be possible for revenues to keep up; whether, if not, any concept of productivity can be developed — it seemed a good idea to think out the elements of such a discussion.

While it may seem like a rather silly concept, creating cities out of their base elements... decades later, when I drive by a new park, my inner voice says: «parks make people... [Read more...]

While it may seem like a rather silly concept, creating cities out of their base elements... decades later, when I drive by a new park, my inner voice says: «parks make people who live near them happier.»

Whodunit columnist Bruce Tierney calls Maxwell «a good egg,» as he seems pretty far out of his element but nevertheless determined to see his first case through.

This unvarying arrangement, combined with the severe rectangles of the open 8 ″ x 9.5 ″ spread and the sharp edges of the color photos against the white paper, seemed to cry out for an element that would play against them.

However, when I look through the cash flow statements provided by Google Finance, I notice that some elements seem out of place.

A night out in the jungle of Taman Negara, exposed to the elements of the Earth (not to mention leeches during the wet season), seems an adventure too foreign for most, but Betek's crooked - toothed grin goodbye tells a different tale.

There certainly seems to be a lot of variety in gameplay and we're intrigued to see how the co-op elements play out.

It seems that as the indie scene grows more popular with the mainstream gamer, «niche genre» games are pushed further out of the spotlight for games that feature tried and true, familiar elements.

Crytek seems to of taken this element straight out of their other game The Climb.