Sentences with phrase «story up to a standard»

Every writer needs a degree of editorial skills to bring a story up to a standard an editor can work with.

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Romney might want to come up with a coherent story of how the President's combination of ideology and irresponsibility is damaging American living standards and then offer and intelligible alternative.

It was her opinion that if you laugh, you're not living up to Christ's standards because there are plenty of stories about Him weeping, not none of Him laughing.

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his animated retellings of fairy tales.

Reports in Chile emerged last week that Sanchez is keen on forcing his way out in the summer after yet another disappointing campaign with Arsenal, but the story from the Standard claims that the player is yet to make up his mind regarding the issue.

But if the story is trumped up and misleading, it only does damage to the many, many school districts out there working hard to implement the new meal standards — and gain student acceptance of healthier food.

If it turns out this is a systemic problem, rather than just the standard story of the prison service being slow to respond to change, they'll kick up a fuss about it.

It tells the stories of 20 Italian PhDs, showing the success that they often find in establishing careers abroad and providing evidence that their training matches up to international standards.

Mike Fiore talks about that more in this video, but long story short, this kind of statement is bad news because you're setting the guy up from the start to conform to an impossible standard.

Breaking news and videos of today's latest news stories from around New Zealand, including up to date weather, World, sport, business, Entertainment Andrew Garfield found himself crying three times during the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

didn't really where they'd take the story, the first season set a high standard in execution and this carries forward into this season, everything you expect from the first is in this second with the dial turned up, with the characters developed from the first season this season just allows the writers to build up on that, the story is well crafted, less of Rinoa Rhyer's over the top screaming which did amazing things for my ears and sanity, great story progression, although slow at the start it ended with a bang.

At its heart, Black Panther has a fairly standard comic book sort of story: baddie Ulysses Klaue (a rare live - action Andy Serkis: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes), one of the few outsiders who knows the secrets of Wakanda, and who had stolen a small quantity of vibranium decades ago, is up to no good again, with a scary dude nicknamed Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan: Fantastic Four, and both of Coogler's previous films) at his side; they must be stopped by T'Challa, Nakia, and the absolute force of nature General Okoye (Danai Gurira), with an assist from CIA agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Sherlock).

didn't really where they'd take the story, the first season set a high standard in execution and this carries forward into this season, everything you expect from the first is in this second with the dial turned up, with the characters developed from the first season this season just allows the writers to build up on that, the story is well crafted, less of Rinoa Rhyer's over the top

The filmmakers referred to the film more as fan fiction and it might not actually live up to the standard set by Mark Twain's stories, but it certainly is fun to see them try to tell a modernized story of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

And so, to break things up, he not only provides a (sort of) love story but also drags out the relationship between Montgomery and Stone until it devolves into standard - issue buddy - buddyism.

One can see in the main plot that Hostage tries to be more than a standard family hostage story by upping the ante a bit, having the hostage investigator himself attempting to bargain several sides in order to reach an amicable conclusion for all, including the chance of sacrificing the people he is sworn to protect in order to save his own wife and daughter.

Special Features: • Brand new 2K transfer from the original camera negative • High Definition Blu - ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Audio commentary with co-writer and producer Mardi Rustam, make - up artist Craig Reardon and stars Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards • New introduction to the film by director Tobe Hooper • Brand new interview with Hooper • My Name is Buck: Star Robert Englund discusses his acting career • The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball — The story of the South Texas bar owner on whom Eaten Alive is loosely based • 5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns — The star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre talks about working on Eaten Alive • The Gator Creator: archival interview with Hooper • Original theatrical trailers for the film under its various titles Eaten Alive, Death Trap, Starlight Slaughter and Horror Hotel • US TV and Radio Spots • Alternate credits sequence • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

Although the story itself isn't much more than a standard chase vehicle, the production is elevated by Gibson's decision to recreate the atmosphere of the Mayan civilization as much as possible, which included very intricate costume designs, make - up, and actors that speak their lines in an actual Mayan dialect, Yucatec Maya.

The drawing card (no pun intended) of Atlantis is not its story or characters, but rather the art and animation, and the work done by the other animators is up to the clean and fluid Mouse standards.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is a blindsiding comedy sequel, not just because it is surprisingly a much more enjoyable film than its predecessor from 2014, but for the fact that its crowded team of five different writers actually managed to tell a follow - up story layered with social commentary on hot topics such as feminism, equality and double standards.

Outside of the story modes, you can expect your standard Arcade mode, Practice, which of course just training, and Treasure Battle, a marathon game - type where you face off against AI players to rank up and earn rare gear to equip your characters with.

1911 Renault charabanc — Douglas Ormrod tells about the revival of this 3 - ton passenger vehicle discovered on a farm in New Zealand / keeping up the Standard — The rescue and restoration of a 1921 Standard SLO by Zoe Harrison / Battery - powered Brougham — The story of a 1922 Milburn Light Electric by Dennis J - Ianison / A day with a Tatra — D.B. Tubbs recalls his experience of a Tatra Type 87 / Singer in the thirties — Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the diverse output of this Coventry make in the days before WW2 / London to Brighton 1990 — Full pictorial coverage of the annual Eminancipation Run / Kop hill - climb — Bryan Demaus concludes his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / Luxury Ten The rebuilding of a 1934 Mulliner - bodied Lanchester Sports coupe related by David Hawtin / Rotting collection reprieved — A strange tale of a private collection — including nine Bugattis — left to decay.

VSCC Lakeland — Trial Tom Threfall reports / Business and pleasure — Meet a happy Danish enthusiast who makes a living out of his hobby / Keeping the flag flying In the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styles.

Whether they choose to pop in a standard DVD, Blu - Ray disc or hook up a video game system through an HDMI cable, your passengers will find that this rear - seat system provides a high - resolution picture for the truest telling of all your favorite stories.

Interior It's a simlar story inside, though functional and comfortable, the Focus» cabin is not quite up to the standards set by Ford's bigger Mondeo and S - MAX.

Entry pricing is up $ 400 to $ 30,990 (plus on - road costs), coinciding with more standard equipment, revised styling and added safety — as outlined in our pricing story.

The original scheme could have had me writing more stories than that, and I think that would have ended up disappointing all concerned, because three stories a month is really the limit of what I can produce up to my own standards.

AUGUST same treatment and NOVEMBER.if they had only just told me no sales each quarter, that would have been o.k.and would have understood that the story was not up to standard being my first published.

It's fine if your characters have certain ethical standards they live by, but allowing a character to sound like a D.A.R.E. Poster or giving your whole story a moral that hits the reader over the head is going to make them go running for the hills, and I can guarantee they will never again pick up another one of your books.

So my advice, as a freelance professional in the business of helping authors turn good stories into stellar ones that garner great reviews, is to take the time to make sure that at least the weakest links in the chain of your backlist are brought up to your current standards.

Moreover, I will never short - change you by rushing a story into publication before it completely lives up to my standards, and to what I know are your high expectations.

The standard advice is to write a short story related to your paid books, and give it away for free to people who sign up for your mailing list.

Advice: At the Graphicly blog, creator Paul Allor («Clockwork») has some advice for up - and - coming artists on using digital effectively: Don't stick to the standard 22 - page monthly book, but experiment with formats, timing and side stories.

But so what, he clearly holds the reins anyway... And his record to date has actually been pretty good: The company has stated its commitment to international governance standards, related party deals have been cleaned up / eliminated since the IPO, KPMG was appointed as auditor, and lots of media scare stories (buying US poultry companies, deposits in related party banks, getting into cattle raising, etc.) have proved to be untrue.

While picked up here and there by the U.S. media, the story of shaping purebred dogs to fit arbitrary human standards of beauty — despite the health ramifications — remains best told by the BBC documentary.

I love the concept and the visuals are excellent but so far we haven't really seen any proof that the story & gameplay will be up to the high standard shown by the visuals.

Besides a missing full - fledged story mode, Street Fighter V right now also lacks a simple Arcade mode, so there's no way to match up in a standard best - of - three competition against an AI - controlled foe.

While its story is about up to Mario standards, the gameplay is fun and addictive.

Sure, the story is standard RPG fare and a few minor design hiccups keep it from rising above its many influences, but don't let this deceptive diamond in the rough fool you: What Ever Oasis lacks in polish is more than made up for with enough heart and soul to be remembered in the sands of time as a storied cult classic for years to come.

Does the story live up to today's standards?

The skirmish mode is actually dual - purpose, not only providing players with a break from standard gameplay, but also being used as a way to open up new terrain to Evan in order to progress the story.

I'm not going to spoil any of the story or the details around what leads them there, but let's just say it's the standard House of the Dead fare; there are guns, motives of revenge and mutants galore, all wrapped up with grindhouse styling.

The game's story is pretty standard as you take on the role of a rookie wrestler working his way up the ladder to fight the champion.

As long as the story is up to the usual standards of the Ys series, though, Celceta should prove to be one of the Vita's best titles yet.

I found the story interesting, the characters well done, and the writing pretty well up to the standards I expect from Obsidian.

Arcade and Single Play modes are standard story games that pit 3 × 3 and 1 × 1 matches as you continue up the ranks to try to attain the title of King of Fighters.

While other rail shooters are content to basically serve up the same old formula, the ambitious Extraction aims to create something new, adding a jittery camera and an intriguing story to the standard shooting gallery mechanics.

It is not up to the standards of games which are currently being released, but it is a fantastic introduction to the origins of the characters and underlying story - lines which have continued through the series.

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Trees are fractals too, but that's another story very few here or anywhere are up to handling well, but I digress... there's a damn good reason why gold and silver are / were standard means of exchange versus say Goats or Land even.