Sentences with phrase «than the sum of its parts for»

The whole of the Tech line was less than the sum of its parts for a few years, but the 2015 line showed promise, at least from a run - blocking perspective.

Not exact matches

To create digital photography for the iPhone, Jobs drew on existing categories, namely «his experience with consumer electronic domains, his experience with mobile wireless, and his experience with building really great user interfaces for computer devices» to produce what, when all the parts were combined, added up to be a device that was so much larger than the sum of its parts, Sculley says.

A good contest has synergy — it's a win - win for all parties (blogger, brand, contestants, readers) and having the right partners means that overall the whole is greater than the sum of the parts (i.e. everyone does much better than if they had embarked on it individually).

Both the traditional understanding of substance and my understanding of process allow for functioning totalities greater than the sum of their constituent parts.

They had participated little in any organization which might have demanded loyalty or submission of one's own agenda for the achievement of a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

I give you permission for the final results of this cake are more than the sum of the parts (although homemade everything makes it cake Utopia).

Given so many variables in which the whole adds up to more than just a sum of its parts — with various ingredients and techniques in play -, the quest for a perfect egg - free cake might be starting with a «depression cake» of sorts and seeing how certain properties (rise, crumb, flavour, stackability etc.) could be further improved by tweaking it, rather than trying to find an universal egg replacer for just about any recipe (convenient as that would be).

For most of the season, the Cavaliers had looked like less than the sum of their aging superstar parts.

Bookies aren't stupid and that's why they have Real Madrid as favourites, but that doesn't account for the spirit in the Atletico Madrid camp and their ability to perform as a unit greater than the sum of its parts.

In fact, I would argue that all of those possible impetuses for change really had a combined cultural effect that is much greater than the sum of its parts.

(Although it might be worth you noting that the 51 % figure seems to suggest that Lib - Lab is worth a good deal less than the sum of its parts...) Is it just possible that Brown's disastrous economic mismanagement and loathsome disdain for the people of the country has got people's backs up rather?

The UK contains four proud and historic nations, but together we amount to so much more than the sum of our parts and our union is an enormous force for good.»

For these projects,» he says, «the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, and I've profited from being part of the whole.»

Winfield cautions that as the technology improves, we need to make sure people can't mistake robots for more than the sum of their parts.

First - time writer - director Aimee Lagos» time - skipping thriller ultimately adds up to less than the sum of its parts, but good performances by the youthful cast help compensate for the overly familiar story.

With complaints over the length of some chapters, the translation issues and the long wait for this last chapter, the trilogy is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

A coming - of - age story set in 2002 Sacramento, the film could very easily have fallen into the trappings of a subgenre that has been expanding for decades, but Gerwig's film is littered with pitch - perfect drama, humor, and emotion that makes it far greater than the sum of its parts.

Part graphic novel, part Western, part David Lynch, with some film noir thrown in for good measure, it brings together a plethora of visual references to create something that's much greater than the sum of its parts — and its parts, for the record, are indelibly memoraPart graphic novel, part Western, part David Lynch, with some film noir thrown in for good measure, it brings together a plethora of visual references to create something that's much greater than the sum of its parts — and its parts, for the record, are indelibly memorapart Western, part David Lynch, with some film noir thrown in for good measure, it brings together a plethora of visual references to create something that's much greater than the sum of its parts — and its parts, for the record, are indelibly memorapart David Lynch, with some film noir thrown in for good measure, it brings together a plethora of visual references to create something that's much greater than the sum of its parts — and its parts, for the record, are indelibly memorable.

Everything from the small character beats to the climactic battle for New York City proved that the MCU was more than just the sum of its parts.

A Brooklyn crime drama with this cast, directed by Roskam and written by Lehane in his first feature screenplay (he's written some for HBO shows The Wire and Boardwalk Empire) should have been an event film for me, but The Drop ultimately remains a little too undercooked and over-familiar to amount to more than the sum of its parts.

Looking for a great comedy to kick off the summer... then check out «Life of the Party», which is so much more than the sum of its parts.

The conflict at the film's center is a familiar standoff between good and evil (or «love and war»), and the romantic aspects occasionally become quite saccharine, but the fusion of mythological elements, period settings, comedy, and standard superhero action makes for an entertaining experience that's more than the sum of its parts.

Yet another quietly ingenious title for the Nintendo Switch, Kingdom Battle is a game far greater than the sum of its family - friendly parts.

However, repetitive crafting, clunky inventory management, and an overall lack of guidance left me wishing for something greater than the sum of its parts.

The amalgamation of gaming's giants makes for a beautiful creature both accessible and familiar, but there's something missing behind the eyes, and it's little more than the sum of its parts.

Each story feels too self - contained, too episodic, for the franchise to amount to more than the sum of its parts.

Although Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a much loved film, especially for those who are nostalgic for the time period, the sum of its parts is greater than it is as a whole.

Every element was pretty standard for a police movie, but through strong performances from Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne, and a seriously intriguing ending that'll have you watching again for clues, the total was far greater than the sum of its parts.

You can't create an education sector where the whole is better than the sum of its parts, because the GERM ensemble of change policies makes it so difficult for the parts to help one another to get better.

The Camaro SS may not be the perfect vehicle — small quibbles here or there — but for this car, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Porsche is happy to provide more power for customers who want to pony up for a larger engine or perhaps one that's turbocharged, but it isn't necessary because the 2.7 L and the Cayman's chassis are perfect partners that are so much more than the sum of their parts.

The result was a lightweight two - seat mid-engine coupe producing 270 hp from a 3.0 - liter naturally - aspirated V - 6 mated to a five - speed manual gearbox — a memorable formula that is revered for being much more than the sum of its parts.

For me, I'd go for the suspension, exhaust, and shifter, which definitely makes the Challenger greater than the sum of its parFor me, I'd go for the suspension, exhaust, and shifter, which definitely makes the Challenger greater than the sum of its parfor the suspension, exhaust, and shifter, which definitely makes the Challenger greater than the sum of its parts.

This approach adds coherence for the reader and, I hope, makes the whole greater than the sum of the parts.

Considered to be the largest platform for video streaming and viewership in the world, YouTube is little more than the sum of its parts: each of which is uploaded by a content creator.

While Galaxy Tab fans might argue the Android 2.2 tablet is more feature rich than the iPad, the sum of the tablet «s parts costs considerably less than what Samsung is out to sell the tablet for (brought to light by research company iSuppli).

Her marginal tax rate or 17 %, whichever is lower (The untaxed part of the lump sum is less than the untaxed plan cap for 2015 — 16 of $ 1.395 million)

Here you can study a wide variety of investment assets, look for an index fund for your own portfolio, and discover how different assets may complement each other to create a robust portfolio that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Total contributions — the sum of employee and employer contributions — were higher for participants who received an employer contribution as part of their 401 (k) plans than for those who did not.

It sounds like a recipe for disaster, but there is something to be said about a game being more than the sum of its parts.

Of course, excellent presentation alone doesn't make a great game, and without a real hook to pull players into the experience, Small Radios Big Televisions feels like a teaser for something that could have been much more than the sum of its partOf course, excellent presentation alone doesn't make a great game, and without a real hook to pull players into the experience, Small Radios Big Televisions feels like a teaser for something that could have been much more than the sum of its partof its parts.

However, repetitive crafting, clunky inventory management, and an overall lack of guidance left me wishing for something greater than the sum of its parts.

Just as Kingdom Hearts II is greater than the sum of its parts, Corriea's exploration of the game's themes and emotional depths reveals how each of us is stronger for the people who surround us.

Group shows sometimes add up to more than the sum of their parts, but rarely to the extent that Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, which opens Oct. 12 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, does.

What came after was further a disappointment, for us and for him; endless variations on a theme of architectonic rectangles on a white background, few instances of which amount to anything more than the rather mean sum of their parts.»

A searching attitude is important because it allows for the emergence of something new, a transformation of the familiar fragmented reality into something that's greater than the sum of its parts.

The Whitney Museum's concurrent exhibitions for artists Jimmie Durham and Laura Owens make for a terrific conversation, a convergence definitely more than the sum of its parts.

The clearest relevance of reification for painting stems from its use in Gestalt psychology from the Berlin school of the 19th century to describe an object having more spatial information than is actually present, an idea that translates in today's terminology to: «the sum is greater than its parts.»

Mergel has organized numerous exhibitions and artist projects at the ICA, including: Acting Out: Social Experiments in Video (2009), an examination of the complex dynamics of social relationships featuring works by Yael Bartana, Phil Collins, and Javier Téllez; Tara Donovan (2008 — 2009), the sculptor's first museum survey, for which Mergel served as co-curator with Nicholas Baume and coordinated the national tour; and Accumulations (2007 — 2008), an ICA Collection exhibition that considered how artists assemble discrete elements into more than the sum of their parts, with works by Paul Chan, Josiah McElheny, and Cornelia Parker, among others.

For nearly a decade, Rauschenberg frequented the Gulf Iron and Metal Junkyard outside Fort Myers, Florida, near his home, gathering metal parts from traffic signs, exhaust pipes, radiator grills, metal awnings, and so on, which he incorporated into these poetic, humorous assemblages, where the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.