Sentences with phrase «surprisingly good background»

Early stints as an aide in a day school for children and teenagers with severe psychological problems and as a counselor in a drug diversion center provided Bruce with a surprisingly good background for a career in science journalism.

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Though competently made and surprisingly well acted, Love to Kill ultimately comes off as a tedious, almost egregiously familiar direct - to - video thriller that generally feels like the cinematic equivalent of background music (ie it's watchable yet rarely engaging).

The animation is surprisingly reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's work with Monty Python (the backgrounds, not the cutouts) as well as some of the odder Frank Tashlin Looney Tunes shorts (there's a surreal Porky Pig short in particular I'm thinking of).

the choice of music was not necessarily his best known or liked tracks but some surprisingly illuminating ones which help explain the background scenes.I liked particularly'I'm Not There» by Pearl Jam and «Going to Acapulco» by Calico.

It also excels at presenting sunnier scenery, some of which is surprisingly well - shot by cinematographer Edward J. Pei, who, like director Michael Katleman, makes one of his first big screen leaps from a television - based background.

I'd still rather read with a whitish background but the Glowlight 3's take on night mode is surprisingly good, especially at lower brightness settings.

Thousands of dogs that have been either neglected and poorly socialized, or straight - up abused, are rescued, re-homed, and adjust surprisingly well considering their background.

Some nice touches — having to play on the background plane for sections of the Metallic Madness Zone for example — are surprisingly well done.

The dual - lens system for adding a blurred background for portraits works surprisingly well — it's easy to use, fast, and produces some good results.

Some of the wallpapers are evolved versions of older iPhone backgrounds, and surprisingly, Apple has even included a solid black wallpaper, most likely for the iPhone 8 to better align with the edge - to - edge display and make the device full black.

The Background Screening Trends and Best Practices Report found that 57 % of companies perform an individualized assessment while 18 % of companies do not and surprisingly, 25 % of companies are not sure if they perform these assessments or not.