Sentences with phrase «than respectable despite»
His record for PSG is more than respectable despite being forced to play off Zlatan, securing a record better than a goal every two matches in each campaign since joining, and could be exactly what we are lacking up front.
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They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.
Despite scoring slightly lower on Metacritic than other Layton games, the game still holds a respectable rating of 72/100.
While the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.
Wile the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.
Despite its diminutive stature (measuring just 2 x 7.1 x 2.3 inches), the Mini II pumps out bass at a more - than - respectable clip without distorting or creating an imbalance in the overall soundstage.
Still, it's sad to see the T - Mobile - exclusive Alcatel Idol 4S go, just five months after its commercial debut at the «Un-carrier», despite multiple discounts and extended deals that were supposed to keep the more than respectable 5.5 - incher afloat.