Sentences with phrase «something of a mixed bag»

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.

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.

And it's pretty good, if something of a mixed bag.

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

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.

Daedalic's previous games have been something of a mixed bag when it came to the quality of the voice acting, but here everyone does a great job, and it also happens to be backed up by dialogue that almost literally sparkles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Battle Monsters followed in this trend to create something of mixed bag.

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

Indeed, the World Cup proved to be something of a mixed bag for the Italian goalkeeper.

The mic is also something of a mixed bag, too.

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.

Bonds were something of a mixed bag.

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

So this is something of a mixed bag.

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.

The polls at the general election were something of a mixed bag.

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

Something of a mixed bag — we get two powerful and captivating female leads for Hugh Jackman to play against, before the film gets mired in corporate intrigue and Japanese sightseeing — but it's a huge improvement over the previous Wolverine solo vehicle.

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.

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

Overall, the Q70 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.

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

While the interior of the Lexus is finished to a very high standard, as expected, the dash and centre fascia pairing is something of a mixed bag, and it boils down to aesthetic and ergonomic preferences.

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.

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.

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

Gears of War: Judgment is something of a mixed bag, then.

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.

The dialogue is hokey and often cringe - worthy while the voice acting is something of a mixed bag, occasionally managing to impress but more often coming across as poor, although to be fair to the actors it's hard to make such awkward dialogue sound good.

The online elements are something of a mixed bag, exhibiting some great ideas and quite a few clear problems.

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

In addition to using the controller, the game supports Kinect throughout, though support is something of a mixed bag.

Following that was Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which for me was something of a mixed bag.

For core gamers it's something of a mixed bag.

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.

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