Sentences with phrase «somewhat of a down year»

Heading into his fourth season, he's hoping to bounce back from somewhat of a down year in which he only played 59 games due to injury.

It was somewhat of a down year for handheld games this year, and Pokemon Sun & Moon stood head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in my mind.

Not exact matches

Because Trump has never released his tax returns, his exact net worth is somewhat of a question mark, but Forbes estimated it at $ 3.1 billion in 2017 — down $ 600 million from the previous year.

Though there's a great deal of variability across bear markets, they tend to last somewhat longer than a year, and take the market down by about 32 % on average.

I don't want to sit on the sidelines forever, but I keep thinking that if I wait for the inevitable down turn, and then invest about 4k on each of the 25 best performing stocks (over the last 10 years) that I could make somewhat of a killing compared to anything I could come up with on my own or in any Dividend stocks.

The 18.1 % growth expected this year for US display advertising is down somewhat from more robust rates of increase in 2011 and 2012, but eMarketer continues to be bullish on the prospects for digital display advertising — especially at social media properties like Facebook and Twitter, as well as at Google, which has dramatically increased its overall share of the display market in recent years.

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

Of the domestic sweet potato market this year, Oglesby said «supplies are down somewhat.

For example, there is only one curry recipe on here, despite the fact that we eat curry at least once a week — though to be fair, a large portion of the curry consumed is from Bs favorite curry house down the road, run by a somewhat grumpy manager named Harry who rarely smiles and is infamous for selling beer two years past it's used by date.

Arrieta, however, is a free agent after this season and has a bit to prove after somewhat of a «down» year by his standards.

Some big numbers were highlighted from the report to illustrate how much money had been collectively lost by Premier League clubs over the past eight years but with over half of this down to two clubs, Manchester City and Chelsea, where there is no pretence to operate as a profitable business, it somewhat detracts from the overall conclusion.

Bryan possesses an arrow - like left foot and, somewhat unsually, a lob wedge of a right, which have delivered a number of aesthetically pleasing strikes down the years.

The German national team skipper, with Bayern for 16 years, is a club standard bearer, but in recent months has slipped somewhat down the pecking order, losing his automatic defensive midfield slot to Xabi Alonso and generally having to make do with the role of middle of the park stop - gap.

In fact, Ewood Park has always been somewhat of a bogey venue for Arsenal down the years, winning just one of the previous four Ewood Park encounters in the Premier League.

Summary: Dead Rising 2 and its spin - off cousin, Off the Record are solid re-releases that lack vital DLC add - ons released years ago, bringing down the value of the ports somewhat.

Her film work has slowed down somewhat — she's making 2 - 3 films a year and working much more at home, so it's nice to see she's put her Pirates of the Caribbean money to good use (unlike Johnny who you think is so indie but keeps doing big studio movie after big studio movie).

«Wonder Woman» also acted as a shot in the arm to Warner Bros.» critically beleaguered DC superhero brand — which includes three critically panned but somewhat financially successful blockbusters, 2013 ′ s «Man of Steel,» 2016 ′ s «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice» and 2016 ′ s «Suicide Squad» — as well as a sluggish summer movie season that was down nearly 9 % from last year going into the weekend.

On an episode of Radiolab recorded earlier this year, host Simon Adler leads us down a fascinating and somewhat terrifying path into the future of fake news, where videos of real people — like a U.S. president — can be made to say fake things.

The Kindle Fire HD is almost exactly the same as last year's Kindle Fire from a software standpoint, which is somewhat disappointing since it is so limited and locked - down, but Amazon did a great job of improving the hardware side of things.

Because of the way Texas allows rates to be set, prices have been kept down in recent years where in other states they've fluctuated somewhat more.

It won't necessarily be in the same year, by the same people, or in the same way, but I'm a big believer that what goes around comes around and so the actual cost of having house guests will be offset, somewhat, by the benefit of having them return the favour down the line.

These are somewhat related, yet different concepts, but with gold being utilized as an «independent» currency by many central banks and fearful individuals in the face of a declining currency and inflation anticipated years down the road, gold may very well continue its streak.

Something else I've learned through almost 11 years of relationship and somewhat less years of playing Tekken together: you can be the reigning champion in Tekken battles until such time as your boyfriend actually learns how to play properly, and then your button - mashing ass is going down.

However, by attempting to remake a game that remains precious to adventure gamers worldwide even today, LucasArts has not only faced the tremendous challenge of updating a classic without diluting any of the ingredients that made it so special in the first place, but also the task of improving upon last year's Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which split fans down the middle with its bold graphical updates and somewhat clunky controlof updating a classic without diluting any of the ingredients that made it so special in the first place, but also the task of improving upon last year's Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which split fans down the middle with its bold graphical updates and somewhat clunky controlof the ingredients that made it so special in the first place, but also the task of improving upon last year's Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which split fans down the middle with its bold graphical updates and somewhat clunky controlof improving upon last year's Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which split fans down the middle with its bold graphical updates and somewhat clunky controlOf Monkey Island: Special Edition, which split fans down the middle with its bold graphical updates and somewhat clunky controls.

That 7 year of gaming will come down to $ 750, purely spent on the console, without including the cost of games (for which you will pay more than an average PC gamer pays for his, unless you can freely sell them for a somewhat decent price, which we all know you won't), a TV, a second controller and other overpriced console gear.

2017 was a phenomenal year overall, so even though choosing the winner was a no brainer, the runner ups and even the honourable mentions had a plethora of titles that whittling them down was somewhat difficult.

The WSJ article goes on to say Animal Crossing will be released in the «latter half» of 2017, which narrows down the timeframe somewhat after Nintendo previously announced a release in «the next fiscal year».

The crew at Journalism.org, which is run by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, had already noted in a year - end wrapup that environmental coverage, including climate, was down somewhat from 2007 and 2008, representing 1.5 percent of overall coverage.

That reduces the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere somewhat, but as there is still an increase, the oceans are more important as temperature / CO2 regulator on medium term, while vegetation is faster on very short term (over the seasons CO2 goes down with temperature, over a year, CO2 goes up with temperature).

At best, Kyoto would merely slow down somewhat the rate of rise, which by the year 2020 will be largely determined by emissions from major developing countries like China, India, Brazil, and Mexico — none of which are covered by the accord.

In looking at the rate of change in warming I found what of which I was somewhat aware previously but still a little surprised to find the warming slow down over the periods just before and after the join year of 2005 where the Historical part of the RCP scenarios meets the scenario part of the series.

The specific assumptions underlying ACEEE's earlier estimates of job gains will inevitably differ somewhat from how things unfold — and in particular gasoline price projections have come down since then — but the impressive growth of the auto industry during the recent years of brisk advances in fuel efficiency technology is certainly consistent with the fundamentals of our analysis.

«The most significant labor case on this year's Supreme Court docket was handed down this morning, with a somewhat muddled result,» writes employer's lawyer Mike Fox in his assessment of the Supreme Court's reversal of the 5th Circuit's decision, rejecting the theory of adverse impact under the Age Discrimination Act.

I've been able, later years now, to use a lot of technology and cut that down somewhat, but it's a burden.

As it stands, just over a year down the line and the first stage of change under the Legal Services Act (LSA) 2007 has resulted in a somewhat disappointing but predictable slow drip of largely regional law firms including Mills & Reeve, Irwin Mitchell and Halliwells making the move.

It's somewhat of a surprise to see such a sizeable fall in a single year, and when this tendency continues it will probably have a favorable effect on helping bring down car insurance prices, as vehicle thefts have never been a huge difficulty in Kentucky.

As vehicle thefts have never been a huge problem in Kentucky, it's somewhat of a surprise to see such a large drop in one year, and if this trend continues it will likely have a positive impact on helping bring down car insurance costs.

Because of the way Texas allows rates to be set, prices have been kept down in recent years where in other states they've fluctuated somewhat more.

Apple appeared to have backed down somewhat at the end of last year, and as of January the Indian government was waiting some «basic clarifications» about the app before moving forward.

While a majority of spouses became happy five years later, unhappy husbands were somewhat more likely than unhappy wives to become happier down the road, as were childless marriages, compared to marriages with children (including stepchildren).