Sentences with phrase «somewhat arcane»

But those controls are somewhat arcane, involving multiple button - presses and recourse to the setup guide.

As far as the flaws themselves, they have the potential to be fairly serious, but are also somewhat arcane.

The fuel switching issue is somewhat arcane, so it may be helpful if I provide a quick overview before commenting on McCarthy's answers.

That was said in 2008 in the somewhat arcane environment of Varsity, the Cambridge student paper.

Serota hit back in the somewhat arcane venue of Varsity, the Cambridge student newspaper, to my previous criticisms of his relationship with the trustees, with a somewhat disingenuous «Why would I want to win their support?»

If you love travel but hate dealing with the intricacies and somewhat arcane terms of frequent flier and hotel programs, you will love the Bank of America Travel Rewards Credit Card for its simplicity, earning potential, and extra benefits for Bank of America banking customers.

The arguments get into somewhat arcane detail — library consortia, cost - per - circulation figures — but the upshot is that librarians are frustrated by the hurdles they face in offering ebooks.

Certainly, provisions like this are somewhat arcane.

Both candidates» fields of expertise were somewhat arcane to the company's interests.

Not exact matches

I recall first coming upon it around the same time as Flaubert's Sentimental Education, and the vaguely twinned themes — of idealistic young men trying to navigate the vast and arcane social and professional labyrinths of the metropolis — seemed to strike a chord (as did George Gissing's New Grub Street and George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying, for somewhat related reasons).

That, plus the observation that there is no actually ambiguity or confusion in what is being communicated, makes the point somewhat technical and even arcane.