Sentences with phrase «squandered by»

Many a fortune have been squandered by investors on a mission to disprove that simple law.

In order to re-establish the trust squandered by the failings of Mt. Gox, responsible bitcoin exchanges are working together and are committed to the future of bitcoin and the security of all customer funds.

We hope that battery life will increase every year, but all too often efficiency gains are squandered by increasingly svelte designs.

I am truely sorry for so many of you who had their money squandered by the con - service.

The Conservative Party's proposal to fold the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the National Crime Agency (NCA) has been questioned by City partners, amid concerns that recent progress made by the organisation could be squandered by an overhaul of the current regime.

Many valuable personal injury claims have been squandered by failing to take the proper efforts at the scene.

So, I return to my hypothesis stated at 11:27 yesterday, which is that future generations will not be happy to find that their inheritance has been squandered by the pursuit of expensive energy options, including wind and solar PV (or new hydro?)

Have we maintained and increased our resources to the benefit of our people or have we allowed them to be squandered by a small few who happen to influence the lawmakers that permit them such license?

I feel short - changed when potential opportunities for new perspectives are squandered by personal, antipathetic friction.

This technological lead was squandered by Australia when the developer of the technology moved to California to develop it further.

Rather this opportunity for making progress was squandered by diplomats and stakeholders stating what had been previously stated, and reiterating what never needed to be reiterated.

However, any integrity he may possess is for me squandered by the patina of condescension, the Word - of - God certainty and strained patience towards the unenlightened reader that his columns often express, almost as if he dares his audience test his forbearance through disagreement.

Jonathan Jones: From Raphael to Picasso, our heritage is being squandered by a rich elite who would rather sell paintings than save them

Then, all of that goodwill was seemingly squandered by the Nintendo Direct Tuesday morning, at least if you believe some of the headlines.

What a shame it is, then, that such artistic talent is squandered by the moment - to - moment gameplay.

Wilson says Gambitious got into this business not for a gold rush, but rather the opposite — to carefully protect and enhance the massive opportunity that the new funding models present for independent developers, rather than see it squandered by over-promising and under - delivering on projects, especially in cases where people are investing significant amounts of their money hoping for a return.

There are a couple of enemy types that require more than a simple counter or swing of the sword, so a bit more attention is required, but the quality of the combat is often squandered by Liberation's frequent bugs.

You can go on for ages as to why and how the Wii userbase was utterly squandered by companies who are now barely treading water or worse but this article highlights one very real and legitimate reason; they where too blind, ignorant and arrogant to try.

That really frustrates me with Sony because they had a potential Mario rival in their hands and they squandered it by continually pumping the games out without allowing any breathing space.

But the value premium is not the only anomaly that is squandered by poor timing.

Evidence about the use of teacher time (e.g., Hargreaves, 1990, 1992, 1994) acknowledges that it is a finite and valuable resource that is sometimes squandered by competing demands and conflicting priorities.

No one doubts that this market has huge potential, but many opportunities for learning are being squandered by a lack of coordination between Instructional Designers and course authors.

His freshman dreams squandered by the folly of youth, Greenberg's life has unfolded through a succession of tentative baby steps towards discontentment.

The last act drags and the good will earned by the composed opening has been squandered by the time the film gets through with its drawn - out finale and the screen abruptly cuts to black.

And although Farhadi has peppered the proceedings with a handful of striking sequences - eg Emad confronts the man responsible for a transgression against his wife - The Salesman's pervasively erratic, meandering diminishes the potential impact of its third - act revelations and, in the end, confirms the movie's place as just another potentially intriguing premise squandered by Farhadi's less - than - focused modus operandi.

Squandered by fart jokes.

Unfortunately, the opportunity for some seriously great drama is squandered by a cast that isn't entirely capable of carrying this subject matter and a director who seems to be holding back.

There's a good story to tell here, but it's just squandered by bullshit that's not important in the first place.

There's little doubt that Real Time's admittedly intriguing premise initially seems as though it's going to be squandered by writer / director Randall Cole, as the filmmaker generally stresses hopelessly quirky situations and conversations that grow increasingly tiresome as the movie progresses.

Any potential for dramatic tension and imaginative gunplay is squandered by repetitive enemy encounters, tedious action, and rudimentary objectives.

You would have a hard time defining any of our leading characters here as geniuses, but the fact remains that they have potential which is being overlooked or squandered by the narrow - mindedness of the American education system.

However, while some scientists agree that the project provides a unique opportunity to carry out innovative research, others suggest that the opportunities are being squandered by a short - sighted management.

And it was even alleged that about N2 billion naira was squandered by the team.

A very partial list includes the PAC holding the BBC to account for its staggering severance payments; exposing the billions of pounds squandered by the NHS IT programme; exposing the very poor and costly management of nuclear waste; examining the considerable weaknesses of the Charity Commission; taking Amazon, Google and Starbucks to task for their reluctance to pay Corporation Tax on their UK profits; and probing more deeply than ever before into the affairs of HM Revenue and Customs, exposing serious mistakes by the organisation that HMRC had previously kept hidden.

His reaction came on the heels of a report by the Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, which revealed how over N11 trillion meant for the provision of electricity supply was allegedly squandered by the administrations of former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar» Adua and Jonathan.

The fact that most New Yorkers have no idea what the office does says a lot about how it has been squandered by those who have recently held it including the current Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Unfortunately that dream has been shattered and the potential of Ukip has been squandered by people who have demonstrated they are not fit to lead.»

This is a fundamental flaw in such a fantastic player, as possession is often squandered by letting fly.

CZECH REPUBLIC: A campaign that peaked with a 2 - 2 comeback against Croatia only to then be squandered by a bad final defeat to Turkey.

I CAN NOT STOMACH the idea of Hunter Renfrow's junior AND senior seasons being squandered by the coaches and Kelly Bryant!!!

With the impetuousness of youth, he followed up that performance by informing the press that, had he had the chances squandered by England internationals Michael Owen and Emile Heskey, he'd «have put at least two of them away.»

I'd hate to see him traded after his talent being squandered by bill peters.

Wenger had a solid base to build upon (Koscielny, Bellerin, Ozil, Cazorla and Alexis) but squandered it by not getting a Top DM and keeping faith in Coquelin, Eleny, Ramsey.

But lest such a remarkable human resource like Filner be squandered by a party engaged in too many bold initiatives for overcoming blinkered pre-2009 conceptions of legality to keep track of, this George Will column shows us precisely where he is needed: at the head of the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(Free cash flow, on the other hand, could potentially be squandered by management.

As with most meetings, much progress is squandered by lack of follow up.

For instance, the scandalous arms funds squandering by the people who were saddled with the task of providing protection is sad.

What is bad is taking this concept and then utterly squandering it by making it virtually impossible not to satisfy the customer.

Unfortunately, though, Yonder squanders this by making you lead your bribed companions back to your farm incredibly slowly.

Don't squander it by using vague filler details.