Sentences with phrase «than impressive at»

Chelsea new boy Tiemoue Bakayoko certainly isn't having the best of times as the midfielder has been less than impressive at Stamford Bridge since his mega money move from Monaco in the summer.

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2 is impressive having earned more than all the other films combined,» said Paul Degarabedian, senior media analyst at ComScore, who noted that Captain America: Civil War accounted for more than half of the summer take at this point last year.

There are more than 130 Amazon reviews, most of which are highly positive with the average number of stars coming in at an impressive 4.5 out of 5.

The 10 percent average return on the S&P 500 may not seem impressive at first, despite the fact that it's more than double what one can expect from a 30 - year Treasury bond and way more than what a certificate of deposit from a bank pays.

Even if you have a less - than - impressive salary at this stage of life, it's preventable.

One young woman who'd been an active and impressive contributor to the conversation answered: «I want people at work to think I'm better than I am; I don't want them to see how I really am!»»

Even more impressive is the price — no pair of New Republic shoes come in at more than $ 110.

While the MK 50 is much lighter than the MK 48 above, it still hits with an impressive 100 - pound warhead and can swim at a blistering 40 knots.

There are more than 1,690 user reviews on Amazon, most of which are highly positive with the average review coming in at an impressive 4.4 stars out of 5.

It may not be accelerating at a pace that pleases the bulls out there but it's sure impressive or, more important, it's a lot better than before the tax reform occurred.

While it's certainly more difficult in most cases to attract investors to a start - up rather than to an established venture, it's not impossible if you have the right business idea at the right time backed by an impressive business plan.

Option trading has a reputation of being capable of high returns and impressive profits, but also carrying with it higher than normal risk — risk that makes many traders and investors wary of using options at all.

But rather than celebrating these impressive everyday «somersaults,» I tend to focus on the «deductions»: I forgot someone's birthday (that's a fifth of a point), the dishes haven't been done (another third of a point), my jeans still fit too tight (a half a point), I never got to that last email (a fourth of a point), I snapped at Dan (a full point deduction for that one).

One manuscript includes the following sentence at this point: That is why I take him as fashionable rather than impressive.

He was a more impressive figure than our own Founding Fathers in at least three respects: He had been a slave for most of his life; he was a famously devout Christian; and his accomplishment remains unmatched to this day, for the Haitian Revolution is still the only successful slave revolt in history.

Perhaps nothing is more impressive, when read at length in the context of some definite medical case, than the intimate relation discovered between the psychological and the physical in man himself, and the detailed tracing of the organisation and operations of every organ of the body to the brain as their centre and control tower for stimuli both incoming and outgoing.

Jews, on average, tend to be smarter and / or better educated than your average Christian or Muslim, so it is hardly surprising that they are emerging out of superst.itious beliefs at a more impressive pace.

Rome was on the verge of urban revival but at that time was still more impressive as a memory, reliquary, symbol, and idea than as a built reality, existing «in the background of the whole humanist Renaissance.»

The planet itself seemed less impressive, in its old - fashioned, deliberate, annual or daily revolution, than this huge wheel, revolving within arm's length at some vertiginous speed, and barely murmuring, — scarcely humming an audible warning to stand a hair's - breadth further for respect of power, — while it would not wake the baby lying close against its frame.

In the context of the Newtonian world view, this meant that God, if posited at all as the cause of the world, was only the initiator of a much simpler and less impressive world than ours.

You could be a little lot more sophisticated than I (I'm betting you already are) and make these for an impressive weekend brunch, or a rich way to start a morning at home with your family, even to make up a dish and have them ready for the work week.

There's nothing more impressive than pulling a magnum out of your backpack or tote — at twice the size of a normal 750 - milliliter bottle of wine it's great for sharing.

An even smaller percentage of that group is going to be ready at any age less than 20 without some seriously impressive loan moves.

It was panned at the time, and it looks about 50 - times worse than expected, which is mighty impressive.

After a 4 - 0 start that included a win over WKU that was more impressive than we maybe realized at the time, Indiana lost six games in a row, through varying degrees of heartbreak and late frustration.

Austin scored 18 goals at better than a goal every two games in his first season as a Premier League player and the fact that he did it for a club that was getting beaten all the time and was relegated should be even more impressive.

It's an impressive run that has the 26 - year - old scoring at a clip significantly higher than his regular season rate, even though it's nearly a half - season worth of games.

We'd rather see him battling tooth and nail for 12th than completing an impressive race sim at the back, a lap down on the leader.

He showed up at UCLA weighing more than 350 pounds, and he was so impressive that midway through his freshman season Bruins coaches moved eventual pro Craig Novitsky from left tackle to left guard to make room for Ogden.

Man United's desire to bring in further signings may well be fueled by two poor displays, Sunday's draw at Sunderland marginally more impressive than their opening day defeat at home to Swansea City, and top of the pile could well be a «Marquee» deal that would break the British transfer record by some distance.

However he's now at a United side that's looking less than impressive under his management, after a summer spree of over # 150 million.

I strongly believe he should / will be given another season at least to show what he can do albeit in a different role to which he wants... he will have ro reinvent himself and learn to play and score from the wings because to be perfectly frank he had more than enough time and games to show he can top strike for us when he first joined and Giroud was out Injured and he was less than impressive goals wise.....

Samaje Perine has already made an impact, cranking out an impressive 30 reps at the bench press — six more than the next - closest invitee.

Now I know it is hard to say that Gabriel deserves his place more than the BFG, Aside from him starting the Liverpool game, the only other game I remember him playing was at their Merseyside rivals Everton, I remember him being very impressive then as well.

If Bellerin wasn't to play this weekend then we can once again to see Gabriel fill in at right back, despite a less than impressive string of performances as of late.

His first four seasons with the club were less than impressive on the goals tally, but he was renowned for being a wonder kid at the time.

After an impressive season at West Ham United, Aaron Cresswell is being linked with a move to City as an improvement at left - back, though is he really better than Gael Clichy or Aleksandar Kolarov?

The Spartans, who at various points this winter looked like a team in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament altogether, were even more impressive on Sunday than they were upsetting the top - seeded Cavaliers in the 2014 Sweet 16.

Because Fuller got hurt, because Donovan Riley wasn't as impressive at corner as he was at rover in 2014, and because safety C.J. Reavis was dismissed from the team, the Tech secondary was quite a bit younger than it was expected to be last year.

What Dixon has done at TCU is exponentially more impressive than what Shaka has put together here.

They were impressive to qualify out of South America and I'd much prefer betting Peru at +260 than Denmark at -175.

I'm with you Jonm Signing top striker from Dutch League had been more miss than hit 27 goals is really impressive number but if you look at the 2nd top scorer in the list is Luuk DeJong, it put thing into perspective.

(Even though I find Ancelotti's current spell at Real Madrid more impressive than mourinhos)

We've decided that Zappacosta is stronger than Victor Moses at right - wing - back but we've opted for Tiemoue Bakayoko over Drinkwater in the centre of midfield following the the Frenchman's impressive start to the season since his arrival from Monaco this summer.

After his less than impressive Premier League Gunners debut at home to West Ham last weekend, I reckon that the number of Gooners getting the name of Petr Cech printed on the backs of their shirts will have dried up dramatically, but as long as he puts that behind him and helps the Gunners to a much needed win away to Crystal Palace on Sunday, I can see the Czech Republic keeper being a popular choice with the fans.

Neither does he seem to give a rats bum about his time at Porto, which is even more impressive than Greece winning the Euro cup in 2004.

With a change in instructors and a retooled swing, Phil Mickelson is striking the ball better than ever, as evidenced by his impressive victory against the strongest field in the game at the Players

Pittsburgh's odds remained unchanged after their less - than - impressive win at Indy.

How I wish Arsenal had not sold Wellington Silva.The guy is a quality player and would've been a good option from the bench.I just don't get why he was sold.His stats may not have been impressive but if you watch him he's really good.The teams he was loaned out to earlier hardly used him and I felt he had a future here.He just needed to step up his game to be world class.He never lost any of his dribbling and skills.He'd have been the best at that if he was in Arsenal.He deserved his chance and is even better than Joel Campbell who had many chances to prove himself.

His experience so far in Munich has been less than impressive and it would seem that Pep Guardiola is trying to persuade him that his future lies elsewhere, and why not at Arsenal?