Sentences with phrase «umpteenth taken»

It's more than two actors repeating their lines for the umpteenth take.

Not exact matches

(One difference: Harper's selfless belief in fixed election dates, which, MacDonald says for the umpteenth time, take much valuable leverage away from the Prime Minister.)

For the umpteenth time since Louis van Gaal took over at Old Trafford, Manchester United looked truly dreadful in their midweek Champions League game and despite the fact that they are currently above us in the table, I just can not imagine that a team this dull and devoid of quality could win the league.

But it could be said it's merely the same old story as when Manchester United could pick and choose from the world's best, only taken to an the umpteenth extreme.

We are indeed, unlikely to see any more big incoming signings (zero reports about interest in central midfield, and with Arsene seemingly intent on keeping Ox and even Wilshere, it seems like he's erring on the side of mostly keeping faith with the same players for the umpteenth summer in a row; just once I'd like him to err on the side of taking risks with the squad by shaking things up and having a bit more turnover in order to significantly improve us, but there you go...).

Ripples is not particularly taken by the Igbo elite's umpteenth howl of «marginalization».

The Commission wishes to state for the umpteenth time, that it believes in the rule of law and will not take extra-legal measures to ridicule or embarrass any member of the public that may or may not be under investigation.

`' Let it be stated for the umpteenth time that no such thing was found or taken from our Government House,» the Commissioner declared.

How do I explain for what feels like the umpteenth time to my kids why I can't always come to school for Friday reading with parents because ʺmommy needs to rest or has an appointment.ʺ I ask you to take stock of what really matters, which is you and your well - being.

Goldberg, alas, is tiresome in her umpteenth turn as some sort of wise Guinan while Arquette, only ever good taking a hatchet in Ravenous, should have switched places with William H. Macy, who appears as his bureaucrat boss.

The always unreliable Gandalf takes off from his friends for the umpteenth time to go investigate something or other (which is basically Gandalf's modus operandi in every film; side quests!

When listening to the unapologetically rich melodic «Vienna School» approach that Bolling takes, genre fans can't help but hear the Hammer ghost of «Dracula» composer James Bernard abounding, especially as this was the umpteenth remake of Bram Stoker's «The Jewel of the Seven Stars,» which Hammer redid as «Blood from the Mummy's Tomb.»

Virtual field trips debuted in the early days of the Internet with an awesome promise: They'd take students to exotic places no school bus could, they'd be a boon to low - income classes without a travel budget, and nobody would get stuck in the car listening to the umpteenth verse of «99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.»

One tends to stop paying attention to the safety demonstrations after the umpteenth time one has taken a flight.

Just be prepared to take a deep breath after you die for the umpteenth time when you had the boss on its last bit of life, you fall into that pit, or explode after impacting an impossibly sharp spike.

The only caveat is that parts of the levels (at least in the beta and closed alpha) are not destructible, taking the player out of tactical flow when their tank comes across the umpteenth indestructible farmhouse.

While you could take down these critters by yourself, fighting in a group of friend is much more fun, alleviating the repetitiveness of slaying a certain critter for the umpteenth time.

In a few years from now when it finally dawns on people that we have been taken for the umpteenth scare ride (Club of Rome, Paul Ehrlich, Acid rain, Ozone layer, DDT and many more) the Media will look to themselves and wonder, «how the hell could we be this stupid» Time Magazine and Newsweek know all about that after reporting on the «next Ice Age» scare of the 1970s.

You will find yourself mentally abusing it as you add a device to a room for the umpteenth time, waiting, waiting for the app to take this action before letting you move on to the next.

Take a snapshot of what's behind you — sometimes it's easier to spot the scruffy posters or pile of dirty washing in a picture than it is after you've seen or stepped over it for the umpteenth time.