Sentences with phrase «than a consolation for»

Another sure lock, Robert Downey Jr. will receive his first nomination in more than a decade for his role in Ben Stiller's wretched Tropic Thunder in a bid that seems less like a reward than a consolation for there being no room for him in the Best Actor category for his performance in Iron Man.

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I firmly believe Manhattan is at least 20 % more expensive than San Francisco, but that's no consolation for those looking to rent or buy in SF.

There is consolation in the fact that the Times is bought by less than one out of twenty people in the New York area, and the audience for television networks and movies has been declining for years.

Actually, for most pastors the offering of support, consolation and care to the partner is likely to come much more naturally in the situation than he or she might have expected.

Lay Church - goers seeking consolation rather than understanding from their religion often form «lord of the flies» packs to silence they fellow lay persons who refuse to drink the KoolAid without an explanation for why they should do so.

I do not know what the reader may feel; but I can say that for me this was enough, more than enough, to provide comfort and consolation.

More likely than not, many of them assumed that, having lived through some difficult years, I was turning to faith for some form of irrational consolation.

In fact, such texts, most of which date no earlier than the late second century, favor an extreme dualism between spirit and body and offer little consolation for those hoping to celebrate the sexual passions that are so much on Brown's mind.

But he experienced the fact, only too often, that possessions come between a man and God; to these men of wealth his words apply: «Woe to you, for you have received your consolation» (Luke 6:24); and so does his hard saying, not to be softened by anything in the figure employed, «It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God» (Mark 10:25).

Given Spurs have a harder run in than us I am still confident we will get to celebrate St Totteringhams Day, but it will be scant consolation for what should have been.

For those who still adore him — and he received a greater ovation in defeat than Cohoes did in victory — there is one historically proved consolation.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was able to slot home what turned out to be nothing more than a consolation goal against his former club, but there were no second guesses for the winner of the goal of the game.

I guess d fact that Monaco has a tight defensive record is a consolation for more often than note we Gunners are stubborn enough to break such records!

Fabio Borini scored a brilliant goal of his own but it was nothing more than a mere consolation effort for David Moyes» side as the former United boss endured a miserable return to Old Trafford.

Kane netted twice in a 4 - 1 win for the home side with Salah grabbing what turned out to be nothing more than a consolation goal.

IT WILL be little consolation to hungry polar bears in northern Manitoba, Canada, who have had to wait weeks longer than usual for sea ice to form on Hudson Bay, but their habitat is not irreversibly doomed.

The material was lighter than i expected when it arrived and also bigger even though i chose size XS (the smallest size) but I liked the shade of grey, the length and style so, that was enough consolation for me, i can still wear it on warmer days but i have to find a thicker grey trench for winter.

If it's any consolation, Delta doesn't allow redemptions for international first class, while American's partner award rates are still slightly more lucrative than United's partner award rates.

Small consolation, that the Mora et al timeline for the Alps to exceed historic norms is a few years later than the 2040 date mentioned by Lynas as «possible» for the Alps to experience a +2.3 C rise.

The only consolation for me in all of this is the fact that attorneys, probably far more so than bikers, are studied as a group and targeted by marketers.

Sure, it's a consolation prize, but it's better than having the specter of student loans hanging over their heads for even longer.

Lousy consolation for leaving the two - year - old on Marshmallow evermore, but hey, it's better than nothing at this point.

That's a huge chunk of change for an Android Wear device that's functionally no different than models costing a fourth of that price although if it's any consolation, the company will allow buyers to trade in their device towards the purchase of a traditional mechanical watch after two years of ownership.

Today's admission that the acquisition was in effect a failure — the write - off is more than the $ 7.2 bn Microsoft actually paid for Nokia in the first place — will likely come as little consolation to those opposing voices.

Thus, if you want to give your spouse more than his or her «fair share», you can do so as long as it is offset by some consolation (e.g. he or she does not ask for alimony).

I guarantee you that you will learn a lot from your experience, you will feel more confident talking to sellers and buyers, you will know what buyers are looking for in the area, how much they are willing to pay, plus you will add at least 10 people to your buyer's list and if it's any consolation, you are better than 95 % of people who spend 1000s of dollars on seminars and courses and do nothing.