Sentences with phrase «though other attempts»

Similarly, even though other attempts have been made to replace the hassle of password authentication with something simpler and easier, I think Apple's inclusion of TouchID in the most recent iPhone will start us down the road to biometric identification for all our devices.

Even though every other attempt had produced nothing but failure he never doubted for a single moment.

Not exact matches

Parking tickets are a big source of income for many governments, so it's not surprising to see the village attempt to force Ms. Cammelleri, and likely other drives, to pay up even though the mistake was on their part.

Despite the blow to banks, Moody's expect them to attempt to offset the lost revenue by raising fees for other products and cutting expenses, though this process will be difficult and the timing is unclear.

I am happy that the writer had the choices that she did... She is also free to decide whether or not she is a Catholic... She however, took an available medication for a health problem... most Catholic facilities recognize such health problems and allow for that treatment... I am completly puzzled, though, that she would not want other Catholics to be able to choose differently than she did... for those people who wish to use contraceptive services and medication, options are open to them... I am not Catholic, did not grow up in a faith based family, and don't know whether a God exists or not... However, to leave a relgious group with no option but to contradict its own tenets is an attempt by those who don't believe in those tenents to mock them, certainly, but more to erode them... this seems the aim of many and when those folks operate from inside the government... that intrusion is an overreach of the govenrment...

Furthermore, though religious leaders themselves generally pray — with varying degrees of effectiveness — relatively few, it may be judged, have consciously analyzed the process of prayer enough to attempt to instruct others.

The response to those such as Rushkoff and others has been a well - intentioned though historically inaccurate and socially misguided attempt at reasserting the old twentieth - century idea of peoplehood as a starting point for Jewish identity.

So in I Corinthians, having asked how the dead are raised, he attempts to answer the question by saying, on the one hand, that there is some kind of real, though indefinable, continuity between our present bodily mode of existence and the life beyond death, and, on the other, that there is discontinuity also.

Not only so; he seems to have discouraged attempts on the part of others to give him the title, though he may not always have been in a position to silence them.

Please, though, do not attempt to mix two things which are so completely unlike each other that they aren't on the same plane.

In the theology of Karl Barth, for example even though scientific discoveries are affirmed within the realm proper to science, the only way to know God is through God's free decision to reveal herself / himself in Jesus Christ; any other way of attempting to know God, such as through the exercise of human reason, of which science is an example, is pretentious idolatry on the part of humans trying to play God.

and found that «though various attempts have been made to combine the elements in differing proportions (RF9U4, RF4U7) or to concentrate on one or two of the elements, washing the others out, discomfiture has been the recent lot of Disciples as the tradition simmered in uneasy flux» («Formula in Flux: Reformation for the Disciples of Christ,» The Christian Century, September 25, 1963, p. 1163).

Well done my friend, I am true bveileer in being persistent (even though many others would quit after so many attempts) and that no matter what, you should never feel ashamed of your constant re-initiation of the pursuit to attain the notch.

So, despite repeated attempts, b4bigbang has not responded (though he has continued to comment on quite a lot on other things).

On the other hand, Luther was quite unable to understand the authenticity of the quiet though often acid scholar dedicated to a policy of neutrality, of attempting as far as possible to stand outside polarising polemic — Erasmus came eventually to wonder whether it might have been better not to have written In Praise of Folly, because it had led to just such polarisation.

On another note, I can't IMAGINE my other half getting up to actually attempt to make cookies, though.

I don't have a big mixer like that though: / Can't wait to see what other breads you attempt!

Perhaps slightly reassuring though for Liverpool supporters hoping that their star man stays at Anfield, it's added that the La Liga outfit have four other names on their transfer shortlist in the event that they fail again in their attempt to prise Coutinho away.

This latest Instagram post from Ann - Kathrin Brommel, the super hot other - half of German and Bayern Munich star Mario Gotze, includes a rather unsubtle attempt to promote protein supplements though she does so whilst showing off her killer bikini body so in many ways we think we'll overlook the blatant advertising!

A quarterback going down for the slide is likely thinking about few things other than his own safety, but it did certainly look as though he were attempting to kick or trip Reed.

Though Dortmund, and now Liverpool, are at their most effective when streaming forward on the counter, their off - the - ball work, pressing in some areas of the pitch while keeping their shape in others, is as precise, deliberate and deceptively complex than attempting to dominate the game in other ways, with the ball.

Other studies have highlighted similar factors.19 20 21 Though attempts are being made to try to simulate home birth in hospital — a midwife known to the patient arranging delivery in a non-clinical environment close to a specialist unit — some women will continue to choose home birth.

Attempts to punish the divorcing parent though alienating their children from the other parent and involving others or the courts in actions to separate parent and child;

Though immensely popular, social networking sites still didn't reach everyone online in 2008, and I suspect that they achieved some of their prominence in media coverage of the election because they were visible — you could SEE how many «friends» Barack Obama had at any given moment, and you could SEE it when thousands of people changed their middle names on Facebook to «Hussein» in solidarity against Republican attempts to brand Obama as «other.»

The current proposals are bound to meet a largely partisan reception, and will be depicted by some as a politically motivated attempt to create difficulties for a future Labour administration (though it should be noted that Labour's catastrophic performance in Scotland in the general election alters the territorial political dynamic that underpinned debates about EVEL quite considerably), and by others as an attempt to diminish the role of Scottish MPs.

In addition to those five districts, several others — including Harborfields, Islip and Port Washington — are considering override attempts, though local officials emphasized they also are weighing other options.

Though Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous, R - Binghamton, didn't exactly close the door on a millionaires tax in a radio interview last week (Libous said he would be open to other sources of revenue if the high - volume version of the controversial but potential lucrative natural - gas extraction process known as hydrofracking isn't allowed) DeFrancisco said GOP lawmakers in his chamber would continue to oppose any tax increases or attempts to sustain a surcharge.

But though 80 percent of the charters in her home state perform worse than traditional public schools, DeVos — a billionaire whose family has also opposed workers» rights, gay marriage and has contributed heavily to a variety of other right - wing causes — has led the way in resisting any attempts to regulate or improve Michigan charter performance.

Though some have argued that the President did not seek to downplay Nkrumah's vital role that led to Ghana's independence, others believe Nana Addo attempted changing Ghana's history in favour of his father and uncle.

Other ongoing attempts: I let Baby V make a mess with her food to encourage a deeper understanding of what she's eating; every so often, I spin her around to boost her balance and coordination; and I give little massages that some researchers think might be good for her, though others point out how shoddy the evidence is.

Animal - borne camera reveals that alligators may attempt to capture prey most often at night, even though the calculated probability of catching prey is highest in the morning, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on January 15, 2014 by James Nifong from the University of Florida and colleagues from other institutions.

This approach worked for me, even though so many other weight loss attempts had failed.

Though you might have noticed that I love to wear black and white, it doesn't mean that I don't like to attempt other colors.

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For instance, even the humanisation of the villain is less compelling than Fritz Lang's portrayal of Peter Lorre's character in M, though an attempt to make him seem ordinary is more evident here than in other serial killer movies like Dahmer (2002).

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Other actors have attempted their own version of this form of immersive acting (frequently identified as the Method, though it's not actually Method's defining characteristic), but their antics usually draw attention to themselves as being little more than self - important, cast - aggravating stunts (see: Jared Leto).

It starts with a concept that's right out of an issue of either Cracked or Mad, with parodies of characters from several different films teaming up with each other for an adventure, but at every turn, it attempts (and fails) to score its laughs via gross - out gags, slapstick, or just the uttering of obscenities... though, of course, it never gets so obscene that they lose their PG - 13 rating.

I wonder if the change in his character here though is reflecting the maturity of his other work and attempts to add more dimensions to his repertoire.

Those scenes, though, are too obvious and blatant in their attempts to earn our sympathies — especially because Diana spends most of her time trashing other people's lives.

And though a litany of cameos line the screen with more than enough reasons to point and titter — Charlie Day, Norman Reeds, Keegan - Michael Key, Regina Hall, Nick Kroll, Michael Peña, Kaitlin Olson and Colin Hanks all pop up at some point or other — there is a notable lack of depth to Vacation's arc that these cameo appearances can only attempt to fill in for.

More than that though, there's an incongruity between the apparent attempt at verisimilitude in the directing and the other major elements of the film.

Opponents across the political scale have other ideas though and attempt to orchestrate his downfall and banishment.

Based upon this new information, it seems as though Nintendo is attempting to keep the old audience and gather new audiences by including the components that have worked in the other games of the series while creating a story - mode-esque game that everyone can enjoy.

The premise is absurd, particularly in its lame attempts to validate B - Boy dancing as anything other than a niche subculture, though that doesn't stop director Benson Chen from pimping his 2007 documentary, «Planet B - Boy,» every chance he gets.

Being significantly indebted to his manager (Jon Gries) and all - but living out of his car, Ansel agrees to kidnap their daughter and subject her to a week - long «deprogramming» session (even though his only other attempt backfired quite publicly).

Even though PASA has developed an exemplary program to link students with the surrounding community — a program other cities are attempting to emulate — there's always room for improvement, says Elizabeth Devaney.

An enrollment fair is scheduled for July 26, though Brooks says some parents plan to picket any attempt to place students in other schools.

Though the other two state tests attempted to be less traditional, they just ended up being too wordy or confusing.

The sports car maker was hoping to capture several other records that day, though those attempts have yet to be recognized by Guinness World Records.