Sentences with phrase «something of a mixed»

A lower Canadian dollar has been something of a mixed bag for many industries, but the used - car export business is experiencing a real boom at the moment.

Polls taken before the referendum were something of a mixed bag, indicating a close race, but but with an edge for the Remain side.

Speaking of those launch games, it's something of a mixed bag.

Friday's employment report was something of a mixed bag.

The last time Liverpool purchased a young English striker, there was initially something of a mixed reaction to a player that had failed to make the grade at both Chelsea and Manchester City.

His international career was also something of a mixed affair.

The season finished on something of a mixed bag of results — some terrific football to win the FA Cup at a canter from Chelsea, the Premier League champions, but all culminating in a somewhat disappointing relegation from the fabled «top four» finish, and thus we are relegated to the Europa League, taking the place of the Spuds.

Again, the European Elections» results and the current hostility towards the controversial Job Act present something of a mixed picture: we'll have to wait and see.

The final piece of our poll puzzle assesses New Yorker optimism when it comes to the economy and the results are something of a mixed bag.

Something of a mixed bag there then, hopefully we will see the effect on actual voting intentions later tonight.

In the recently passed state budget, the city saw something of a mixed bag, though de Blasio appeared mostly pleased with the outcomes.

Since 2005, when he found his patients were being sickened by a Brazilian weight loss supplement containing anti-depressants and thyroid hormones, Cohen has become something of a mix of Indiana Jones and Sherlock Holmes in the supplement world.

It is inevitable that Information Superhighway (Academic Press, # 29.95 / $ 49.95, ISBN 0 122 38360 5) should be something of a mixed bag.

Well, it was something of a mix.

The graphics are something of a mixed blessing with heavily stylised characters that move with grace and realism but unfortunately the backgrounds become quite repetitive.

Disney's domestic home - video release of The Finest Hours is something of a mixed bag: disc - based home - video enthusiasts will be disappointed (and they're a dwindling lot, after all) by the inconsistent support Disney is showing to 3D Blu - ray, offering this title in 3D only in a few markets abroad.

In «The Intern» Anne Hathaway is Jules Ostin, founder of an online clothing retailer that has become successful quickly, something of a mix of Nasty Gal and Net - A-Porter.

It's something of a mix between falling and flying, and it makes the game a uniquely disorienting, highly enjoyable experience.

THE BLU - RAY DISC Universal's new Blu - ray of Scarface is something of a mixed bag.

On the practicality front, the A-Class is something of a mixed bag — it's spacious and comfortable in the front, but less so in the rear, and yet offers a spacious 370 - litre boot that's 29 litres larger than before — although still not class - leading.

It's something of a mixed bag.

The fast and the infuriating The cabin tech offered in the Scion xB is something of a mixed bag.

Reliability is something of a mixed bag: in our 2016 Driver Power customer satisfaction survey the 508 saloon (mechanically identical to the SW) came 83rd out of 150 cars.

Steering is something of a mixed bag — while the SRT Hellcat sticks with a hydraulically - assisted rack, both the R / T Scat Pack and SRT 392 use an electronically boosted one.

Samsung has something of a mixed track record when it comes to commercials — ranging from the cool and nostalgic to the surreal and just kinda creepy — but the company shows strong form with its latest TV spots for the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1.

This little design feature is something of a mixed blessing.

They represent something of a mix between hotels and hostels, providing social spaces to meet other travellers, with some even including shared buffet - style meals in the price.

Map design is something of a mixed bag, here.

Speaking of the A.I. it's something of a mixed bag, providing ample challenge but only through the use of one strategy.

The stages themselves are something of a mixed bag.

Sticking a pipe in my mouth an affecting a terrible English accent (I'm Scottish) to examine the graphics it became quickly clear that The Devil's Daughter is something of a mixed bag across the board.

How the Ghostbusters license has been integrated into the experience is obviously important, and here we encounter something of a mixed bag, because in many regards it feels like Cryptozoic struggled to incorporate a lot of elements from the movie.

And of course you can take the whole lot online, pitting your skills against the other riders that inhabit the virtual world, which is something of a mixed bag because at the moment people either seem to be either really terrible or alarmingly good.

Boss battles within the Arkham series have been something of a mixed bag.

On the technical front DiRT 4 is something of a mixed bag, featuring a bouncy soundtrack and great audio mixing but graphics that feel dated.

The Final Fantasy series has been rather lackluster as of late, with the FF13 trilogy proving to be something of a mixed bag and various spin - off titles aimed primarily at niches other than the traditional JRPG fan.

All that said, Microsoft has given something of a mixed message about VR since Xbox One X's debut last June, so it's hard to say if these plans are still intact.

Speaking of the combat I really should get to that, because that's ultimately the focus of the game, and once again NeverDead delivers something of a mixed bag.

The monthly PS Plus games can be something of a mixed bag at times - one month you'll get a bundle of games that you can't wait to get stuck into, another month you're delivered a right old load of tosh.

When it comes to quality, indie game titles can be something of a mixed bag (am looking at you, Troll and I).

Unfortunately, those items have become something of a mixed blessing, even a curse at times in that series.

It's a coordination - heavy setup, which Virant describes as something of a mix between the color - changing confusion of Ikaruga (2001) and the short but intense obstacles courses of Super Meat Boy (2010).

The first Dark Cloud game was something of a mixed bag... It was so unique and looked so amazing, but there were a number of problems with it... Thankfully, when Dark Chronicle (or Dark Cloud 2 in the US) was released, the developers had pretty much addressed those issues.

For the opening, Thaddaeus Ropac has provided something of a mixed bag of treats to entice visitors.

The museum likes to point to Nasher XChange as it s moment of real «outside the box» curatorial practice (as it did during the event today), however, Rick Lowe aside, the diversity of approaches, inconsistency of execution on the part of the artists, and limited dynamics of public interaction throughout the various sites made it something of a mixed success.

While it's no secret that winning the prize is something of a mixed blessing, it's generally regarded as an accolade rather than the secret curse of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Michael B. Gerrard, the director of the Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia University Law School, sees something of a mixed result (I added a couple of explanatory links):

2016 was something of a mixed bag for the global climate.

Last year was something of a mixed bag for the global climate.

The Strasbourg Court has today come up with something of a mixed message in relation to religion at work.