Sentences with phrase «somewhat old standard»

Not exact matches

The 21 - year old Fulham academy graduate enjoyed a stellar first season in the SPL, scoring 32 goals and helping Celtic to achieve what the Gunners did 11 years ago and go an entire season without loss in the league, although the standards of the two divisions are somewhat different.

Sure, it is somewhat predictable, but you have to remember that this kind of story is based on decades old and highly influential writing combined with standard action flick elements, so the chance of a wholly innovative work might be too much to hope for.

Supporters of the core — which include educators who are implementing the standards — are somewhat incredulous at the opposition, saying that the old system of each state having its own set of standards proved to be untenable because student achievement was uneven across the country.

Yes, I realize that the updated standard - def Kindle Fire (which is somewhat faster than the old one) is now just $ 159, but that device truly pales in comparison to Amazon's new hardware.

While online gaming services have become standard on current generation consoles and traditional disc - based distribution methods are somewhat inefficient in this day and age, there are still a few remnants left over from the old days of the demo disc.

Read your measured but notable comment on the «RC» Existence of any dichotomy of Gavin's understanding is barred from his public pronouncements even more so by his recent carrier elevation; result is a number of obvious flaws in his logic, as distinct from his unquestionable intellectual ability (I am bound to say so, he got a degree from my old university, albeit one stage higher, but then standards deteriorated somewhat by time he joined).

Somewhat fortuitously given the long list of special interest groups which Dr Carter has affiliations with, he feels that the standard practice in science of disclosing where funding for research comes from is «a very quaint and old fashioned practice».

2 - in - 1s are becoming popular and affordable, detracting somewhat from the appeal of an old - school clamshell that comes standard without a touchscreen.