Sentences with phrase «slog even»

If the progression remains slow, then it's still going to feel like a slog even though there are no microtransactions dangling in your face.

And as previously mentioned, the combat can be a slog even when things are working.

If I were to describe my 70 hours with Xenoblade X in one word, it would be â $ boredom.â $ The main story did little to get me invested, the side quests were repetitive at best, and the combat was a painfully monotonous slog even with the advanced classes unlocked.

Not exact matches

But even the best, most dynamic employees can lose their drive amidst the day - to - day slog.

The «confined, ritualistic nature of the White House beat makes it a difficult slog for even the most adversarial reporter,» he says, and with dozens of journalists jockeying for the same stories, very little unique coverage emerges.

The recession in Canada lasted just eight months, far shorter than the United States» projected two - year slog or even Canada's own recessions in the early»80s and»90s.

Even broken into sections, it's a long document and a bit of a slog to get through, but it produces a professional - looking and useful business plan.

April 17 is fast approaching, and while filling out all those forms can be a real slog, there is no reason why, even if it's down to the wire — no judgment, we've all been there — you can't make your taxes work for you and save you some money.

The U.S. is generating solid growth, producing lots of jobs and creating plenty of wealth, even as Europe and China slog along.

As each slogs through the fights of their lives, a single truth emerges: politicians who simply don't surrender, and don't engage their critics, and don't admit there's even a debate to be had, are really hard to beat.

Weeknight cooking is a slog, even under the best circumstances (add in one late meeting and it's cold cereal all around).

I read the recipe a dozen times and even slogged through all the comments.

Arsenal fans will be hoping that the 26 - year old can now stay injury free, and even better would be if he can start the next season in a similar manner to the way in which he rounded off the last one, after more than a year of real frustration and hard slog for the striker.

Actually, he's not even slogging through.

These are the dog days of summer, when out - of - contention teams slog through the schedule and even some of the most devoted fans are forced to abandon their heroes.

See, all I can say is that even if Arsenal manage to slog the League title from here on then it'll be a disgrace to football and the Premier League as we all know who have been the better teams and who have shown more desire and tenacity.

I thought I knew everything there was to know - and because the crushing weight of depression wasn't exactly what I was feeling as I slogged through the weight of my big, big emotions everyday, I didn't ever even consider that maybe I had a Postpartum Mood Disorder.

At the time, Sara Seager was slogging through graduate school, unhappy and unsure she even wanted a career in science.

Even as old charges from past arrests slogged through the legal system, Kumar's layers of protection grew.

It's hardly a surprise then that Robin Hood is merely another dreary step on Scott's long slog, its scanty virtues wholly negative ones (primarily a lack of that self - consciously sadistic, souped - up ultraviolence that has begun to infiltrate even kiddie pictures these days).

In other hands, even given the same director, this might have been a dreary slog.

I found myself slogging through it just to get the achievement points and was completely sick of it before episode 1 even ended.

All of which is to say that even for the most open minds, Game of Thrones can be a big stein of groggy slog.

Uncomfortable as the premise sounds, reliable reports have it that Diary is no miserablist slog, but rather a perceptive, even funny coming - of - age story.

Film Journal International's Maitland McDonagh called the film «A slog of a movie, an instantly forgettable rehash of genre rehashes that isn't even engaging on a «Who done it?»

Even talented rising star Jack O'Connell can't manage much with this slog of pain and canned uplift.

Long pauses in Harrison's track make it a slog, but at lest Jewison has a sense of humor, occasionally chuckling at the ways the film is now dated even as he stands by its perceptive social commentary.

The result is a satisfying film, just coherent enough, just engrossing enough to cover for the tedious by - the - book slog of even the best Harry Potter films.s

But even by those standards, «John Carter» is a bit of a slog — characters and relationships and conflicts and plot devices to keep track of, none of them worth the brain power you spend sorting them out.

Director Jaco Van Dormael has infused Mr. Nobody with an unapologetically arty and downright pretentious sensibility that's reflected in virtually every frame, as the far - from - linear storyline tracks the important events in Mr. Nobody's life - yet it's the emphasis on events that may never have even happened that's sure to infuriate certain viewers (ie if you're not willing to go with the premise almost immediately, Mr. Nobody will undoubtedly come off as a long slog indeed).

He creates a pace that keeps attention, even when the screenplay begins to slog.

Perhaps it's because it was less of a just war than its bigger sequel, perhaps it's that it was a particularly gruesome slog of mud and sacrifice, perhaps it was because America only entered the war three years in, but there's no doubt that the conflict has been seen in the movies much less than WWII, or even Vietnam.

As Han slogs through a long (one might even say a little too drawn - out) fight back to her, we witness the making of Solo, both the man and the myth.

Even with Ellen Page and Diego Luna as sexy idiot doctors, this new version of a 1990 Joel Schumacher thriller is still a generic slog.

Even painted in electric pink and blown up to the size of the Hollywood sign, the word «slog» wouldn't do justice to Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

Even Jennifer Lawrence doesn't appear particularly enthused about having to slog through this downer of a finale, and it's hard to blame her, because instead of going out on the high note that the franchise and its loyal fans deserved, my first thought when the film ended was, «Thank God it's finally over.»

To even get to the first writing task, the reader then has an another four texts to slog through.

In the rest, they face a long slog as they seek to defend the standards, adopt new texts, upgrade technology, change instruction and teacher preparation, ensure tests are valid and reliable, reassure teachers, and deal with manifold «implementation problems,» even as they make do with declining (and steadily more partisan) support.

In our minds, the raison d'etre of an all - wheel - drive crossover, even a small, high - style one like the Kia Sportage, is to slog through adverse weather.

And even if Evo drivers don't care for such things, the much - improved ride quality is a massive boon on the slog to work.

In addition to being one of the best SUVs with a powered rear liftgate for 2016, the Jeep Cherokee is smooth, quiet, richly appointed, and remarkably comfortable — even while remaining thoroughly capable of slogging through mud, creeping down steep mountain trails, and clamoring over rocks and sand.

My week - long observed average of 16.1 MPG was heavily bolstered by a long highway slog; a mix concentrating more on stop - and - go commuting or slow surface roads will drop that figure even lower, which isn't great but probably expected given that stop - start functionality and cylinder deactivation are as yet unavailable on the QX80.

(Even though you can get started faster with indie publishing, it's a long slog.

Having been slogging away at even MORE indie than Skullkickers, I get where you are coming from.

Even after years slogging through the swamp of freelance writing, I'm still challenged by the process of marketing.

Even then he still has to do the hard slog of sending out to markets, submitting to prizes, giving readings, and literary editing to make ends meet.

It can be a hard slog, and many writers find promotion even harder than writing, but if you want to succeed you'll need to be aggressive in your promotion.

Barry — Finding an agent has always been a tedious slog, even when the queries went via snail and return mail brought a little slip of paper in your SASE that said «not right for us at this time.»

If you've slogged through the first four installments of my 5 - part series on boosting your FICO ® credit score, you're 90 % of the way to the goal of understanding how what you do affects your credit rating (and your credit rating is a big deal, even if you've no plans to borrow money).

Jack eventually loses all manner of sympathy and just becomes a jerk, making the game even more of a slog.