Sentences with phrase «than stellar quality»

Some of the earlier film adaptations of games — such as Super Mario Bros. or Street Fighter — at least had something of an excuse for their less - than stellar quality, seeing as the idea of bringing the worlds of video games to life on the big screen was new territory back then.

So JManga offered a digital library of on - screen reading in often less than stellar quality — not much different from scanlaters, except for the fact readers couldn't download anything, it had far less of it, no big notable titles and, of course, readers were expected to pay.

Many technicians doing these inspections also have a good eye for noticing if body work was done, especially if it's of less than stellar quality.

Not only was my work - life balance thrown off, but I ended up with less than stellar quality work since I had already put in a full day by that point.

Not exact matches

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Mushrooms may be dismissed as a less - than - stellar vegetable when it comes to health, but don't let its bland colour fool you — mushrooms are jam - packed full of good nutrition and immune - boosting qualities.

But despite their disquieting appearance and less - than - stellar reputation, the insects do have some redeeming qualities.

Abstract: Based on more than four weeks of continuous high cadence photometric monitoring of several hundred members of the young cluster NGC 2264 with two space telescopes, NASA's Spitzer and the CNES CoRoT (Convection, Rotation, and planetary Transits), we provide high quality, multi-wavelength light curves for young stellar objects (YSOs) whose optical variability is dominated by short duration flux burs... ▽ More Based on more than four weeks of continuous high cadence photometric monitoring of several hundred members of the young cluster NGC 2264 with two space telescopes, NASA's Spitzer and the CNES CoRoT (Convection, Rotation, and planetary Transits), we provide high quality, multi-wavelength light curves for young stellar objects (YSOs) whose optical variability is dominated by short duration flux bursts, which we infer are due to enhanced mass accretion rates.

That proves to be a risky thing to try here as we get some quality features to go along with some less than stellar ones.

The dialogue and acting here are of above - average quality, though the actual story itself and directorial execution — though obviously done on a shoestring budget — are a bit less than stellar, suffering from a certain obviousness.

More importantly, it is unfair to high - quality teachers, especially younger teachers, who don't get immediate reward for their performance, have to wait 20 years or more to reap the full benefits, may not get the full benefits if they leave the profession (which is possible in an age in which one can change careers at least three times during their working lives), and must deal with laggard colleagues being paid equal pay for less - than - stellar work.

Quality book cover design doesn't come cheap and the last thing you want to do is write a check for a cover that's less than stellar.

This isn't a slight against the latest version of Android — though in fairness we've seen plenty of folks who have had less - than - stellar update experiences this time around — but it speaks to the quality experience already available through this tablet.

Although this food is cheap, the low quality ingredients make it a less than stellar choice.

A genetic test would be of great value in dog breeding but currently there is only such a test available for Labrador retrievers; identifying dogs with less than stellar hip quality so as to exclude them from breeding is done via OFA and PennHip certification (see sections on registration below).

When Apple switched to the proprietary Lightning protocol with its latest salvo of iOS device launches, many users were pushed toward Bluetooth solutions in lieu of true Lightning - capable speakers, but compromises in sound quality provided for less - than - stellar performance.

Whenever I've given them a go, I've found the sound quality to be less than stellar, with far too much bass.

This resulted in less than stellar call quality compared to other phones out there, although it's not off the mark for phones in this price range.

The only drawback to the picture quality in the Q9F TV that we have found, is that the optimal viewing zone is fairly limited, despite their website boasting a great view from all angles, as well as less - than - stellar local dimming that doesn't serve the purpose of making dark zones darker.

This isn't a slight against the latest version of Android — though in fairness we've seen plenty of folks who have had less - than - stellar update experiences this time around — but it speaks to the quality experience already available through this tablet.

If you have other colleagues there who can speak to your good qualities (and won't talk about the, um, less - than - stellar circumstance of your departure), use them.