Sentences with phrase «something as a disappointment»

Although it marked the first time that the SNP had managed to outpoll Labour in local elections, the outcome of those elections was, in truth, widely regarded as something as a disappointment for the nationalists.

Not exact matches

After a brief lag, the drug is now being prescribed at the rate of at least 10,000 scripts a day, outpacing such famous quick starters as the antidepressant Prozac (which went on to become one of the biggest - selling drugs in America) and the baldness remedy Rogaine (which has been something of a disappointment after its initial blaze of popularity).

As I say, Dr. Williams has turned out to be something of a disappointment.

But, rape is never something to be used as a hook in a story to describe the disappointments of a religious experience.

A flat out disappointment — as if I should have bestowed «something» upon them

As long as men hope for something, they are victims of disappointment and disillusionmenAs long as men hope for something, they are victims of disappointment and disillusionmenas men hope for something, they are victims of disappointment and disillusionment.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

After making the PFA Team of the Year in 2012/13 last campaign was something of a disappointment for this Tottenham Hotspur star, who can play either centrally or as a left - back.

Reus, Gundogan, Hoffman (oh Mr. Klopp how could you do something so asinine as send him on loan), Bender, Hummels, Sokratis, Aubmeyang etc Yet it faces the same injury crisis as Arsenal, and the players bought have not assimilated the way Dortmund would have wanted particularly Jojic, who has been the greatest disappointment.

What I would like to see is something to suggest that our club and our manager view anything but a title winning campaign next season as a disappointment, but do you believe that is where they are?

But we battled through the deduction of 27 points in two seasons, the loss of our manager and the entire coaching staff just as we seemed to be on the brink of something tangible and overcame the crippling disappointment of a play - off final defeat, to be in the promotion hunt going into the final straight of last season.

Our only disappointment was that when Sydney and Hannah tried to spend their hard earned KidZos at the end their was nothing decent for them to buy in the shop, which upset them a little as they'd worked so hard thinking they'd be able to buy something good, so I'd recommend spending KidZos on experiences (as Zak did) rather than saving them, unless you plan to make a return trip.

-LSB-...] why Sunny Hundal's decision to join the Labour Party came as something of a disappointment.

While setting yourself up for orgasm disappointment is certainly something to avoid, realize that having tunnel vision for that climax can put a damper on your sex life as well.

Of course, children's disappointment and food rebellion is something we all have to deal with as parents.

The only reason I'm rating this movie as a disappointment is because it was sold as something else and didn't deliver.

And the actors playing the Avengers (as well as some of their non-super helpmates, including Gwyneth Paltrow as Iron Man's lady friend Pepper Potts and Clark Gregg as the loyal Agent Coulson) are such charismatic company that it comes as something of a disappointment each time the kibitzing gives way to crime - fighting, with long breaks for spectacular (and often spectacularly dull) CGI - enhanced action set pieces, including the climactic invasion of New York City by semi-organic robot reptiles.

Such inadequacies would be acceptable, if not expected, in any of Affleck's prior disposable action flicks, but as a newly minted director of superior films (Gone Baby Gone), and being that The Town vaguely aims for something higher, the result is a disappointment.

It's something of a disappointment (particularly in comparison to the Lloyd Kaufman interview on the second disc), as Kemper chooses to wax rhapsodic (and interminably) about the wonders of the technology on the aircraft carrier.

For me, he captured the anger and rage of the character, as well as the disappointment and hurt over something so precious as a daughter, now lost.

In what will more than likely go down as the biggest disappointment of the year in film for me, Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone isn't something that I would label as bad but I certainly couldn't call it very...

Ultimately, We Bought A Zoo won't be too everyone's taste, and will probably still come as something of a disappointment to Crowe fans, but it certainly does have its merits, and in the shape of Matt Damon, it has an actor who has invested his character with real emotion and real heart.

Ford is something of a disappointment, as he doesn't tell us much about his work, but others make up for his blandness.

But it has ended up as something of a disappointment, an...

And the interior, at this price level, aside from those wonderful Recaro seats, will be a disappointment for anyone looking for something more substantial than what comes in a Focus costing half as much.

(and minor disappointment, it doesn't allow one to load own pictures as screensaver, something I loved with my previous Nook)

As parliament buildings go, Athens» dull sand - colored block is something of a disappointment, but hang around to see the changing of the guard, which happens hourly, and you're in for a spectacle.

But I've noticed something rather paradoxical in recent times where games that take a fortune to develop are often panned by critics or just marked off as disappointments.

It might sound strange, but you'll form an odd attachment to your Titan, viewing it as a loyal guardian, which makes the lack of visual customisation something of a disappointment.

I played nearly every game this year, which is something I can only claim to have done for the past few years, and despite that, this year it actually wasn't hard for me to pick a top ten, as more disappointments launched than surprising successes.