Sentences with phrase «something of a misnomer»

This product is actually something of a misnomer in that it's more of a host for living plants than an actual «living wall.»

Elsewhere I have argued that, for all its hilarity, camp is something of a misnomer for Maddin's cinema because it splits the heightened artifice and self - awareness of his filmmaking from its emotional power and the feeling of intense physical proximity that arises from his baroque choreography of images and sounds.6 This is no less the case here.

That's actually something of a misnomer.

«I've always thought that the phrase «global warming» was something of a misnomer because it suggests that the phenomenon is something that is uniform around the world, that it's all about temperature, and that it's gradual,» Holdren said yesterday at the annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C. (AAAS publishes ScienceInsider.)

The Limited 2.0 T trim is something of a misnomer as it includes virtually everything from the other trim levels as well as all available options.

As the Women's March on Washington has swelled in support, attracting attention and supporters in the lead - up to Saturday's demonstrations, its name has become something of a misnomer.

The title of Ruth Rendell's latest mystery, Tigerlily's Orchids, is perhaps something of a misnomer: Tigerlily is not really the girl's name, and her orchids — well, they're not exactly orchids either.

Consent is something of a misnomer here.

It's something of a misnomer in Australia's trade relations, but China is still classified as an emerging market.

«Fake News» is something of a misnomer for this show.

The phrase «Internet - based MLS» is something of a misnomer because these newfangled MLS systems aren't on the Internet in the usual way.

I find it something of a misnomer as the title suggests fluid animations whereas the interface is mostly static — although when you do start to scroll through those text - based context menus and grids of unhelpfully similar icons, it flies!

That's actually something of a misnomer.

In DC, the march begins at noon Eastern time and will last until 3 p.m. Because of the crowds expected — organizers have a permit for 500,000 people — the term «march» is something of a misnomer; the event is going to be held in one place, on on Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street Northwest to 12th Street Northwest.

The title is something of a misnomer, since the author's argument only occasionally nods in specific reference to the political economy of Latin America.

The former is something of a misnomer.

Roof explains that the label «mainstream believers» is something of a misnomer, since historic denominations no longer have the hegemony.

Actually, Second Chance is something of a misnomer, as most balls have more than two lives.

In announcing the Upstate competition, Cuomo said the Buffalo Billion was something of a misnomer.

The millionaires» tax dates to 2009, and was something of a misnomer — despite its name, it included tax hikes for anyone earning over $ 300,000.

At the behest of Cahill, state Sen. Jim Seward (he replaced John Bonacic as our upland solon) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state legislature appropriated $ 2 million for a Route 28 valley rail - trail, something of a misnomer.

The term planetary nebula is something of a misnomer, which arises from the fact that they are often round and resemble planets in low - resolution observations.

This is something of a misnomer, but some alcohol choices are better than others.

Although the term «cat - and - mouse» has already become synonymous with Gregory Hoblit's Fracture, it's something of a misnomer in that it implies a clever battle of wits.

«Boxing film» is something of a misnomer.

However, the title of the consultation was «something of a misnomer», according to the EPI, because it «said nothing of the 110,000 pupils that are educated in the nearly 1,000 state - funded special schools».

«Breed specific» is something of a misnomer.

However, this is something of a misnomer.

Calling it luck though is something of a misnomer in my opinion.

This is something of a misnomer; «challenge» mode might have been more appropriate, as the offering consists of a series of trials with unique challenges and win conditions.

Ten little - known Australian artists are showing in this drawing biennial, whose title is something of a misnomer: The show includes not only drawing but also installations and even live performances.

It is for these reasons that he is often characterized as a conceptual artist, but this is something of a misnomer.

The title is something of a misnomer, since the exhibition contains several already established artists, such as Rebecca Warren, Roger Hiorns, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2009, and the Californian conceptualist John Baldessari, who was born in 1931 and, if truth be told, is closer to the end of his career than the beginning.

Late is something of a misnomer for a period that spans almost 30 years.

The term «greenhouse effect» is something of a misnomer.

But «oscillation» is something of a misnomer, as neither the northern or southern annular modes oscillate regularly in time (see text on What are the annular modes?

And it's important to remember that global warming is something of a misnomer - «global weirding» might be the better name.

The term «estimated quarterly business payments» can actually be something of a misnomer.

Criterion itself made the portable version of Most Wanted, but «portable version» is something of a misnomer in this case.

The headline 2960 x 1440 pixels is something of a misnomer; the panel will run at that resolution, but the default out of the box is Full HD + or 2220 x 1080 pixels.

The fee to death syndrome is something of a misnomer.

Bronti says rural was something of a misnomer, because eligible properties can be much closer to big - city markets than one might think.