Sentences with phrase «which attempts»

Fares was unequivocal in his opinion on the matter: that this critical focus which attempts to determine «how long a game should be» needs to stop:

Incase the original Half - Life wasn't gory enough, «Brutal Half - Life «is an upcoming Goldsrc mod which attempts to add even more blood, gore and gibs to Gordon's quest through Black Mesa.

Spelunker, Lode Runner Legacy is a (as of now) PC exclusive title which attempts to bring the classic Hudson Soft franchise to the 21st century.

In addition to the news that we previously reported on, it has recently been announced that «NES Remix 2» will offer a «Championship Mode», which attempts to emulate gameplay from the «Nintendo World Championship» cartridge, used in the competition of the same name from the 1990s.

Drivatars also return in this incarnation of Forza which attempts to mimic real - players.

This October saw a ton of new prerogatives — a new «PSN exclusives» selection, which attempts to promote games that are exclusive to the service, as well as PS2 Classics, a selection of classic titles from the pervious era of games.

The script is a little bizarre, which attempts at rhyming that switch between feeling clever and feeling awkward.

It's a nice feature which attempts to provide classic arcade sights and feelings, but it's not necessarily the best functioning angle.

In the case of Infinite Booker is a violent person caught up in an equally violent and sadistic world which attempts to cover its own dark nature.

Theory three is that the new Batman is Azrael, as hinted at by the series of sub-quests in which he attempts to prove his worth to Batman.

The work she does for animals: She was an associate producer for the documentary film «How I Became an Elephant,» which attempts to illustrate the connection between elephant abuse in America and elephant abuse in Asia.

FixNation is a remarkable charity which attempts to reduce the population of feral cats by fixing stray cats so they won't reproduce.

Technically, it means something along the lines of an investment fund (either public or private) which attempts to hedge the risks of its portfolio, by carefully considering what type of investments it purchased.

Loans more than 15 days overdue are sent to a collection agency which attempts to collect the past due and put the borrower back on track.

All of our vehicles have a similar core investment strategy which attempts to profit from discrete events, including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales or divestitures, restructurings, refinancings, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other special situations («event - driven opportunities»).

Such slippage could affect ProShares UltraShort Financials ETF (NYSEARCA: SKF), which attempts to provide double the inverse return of the Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index.

For example, an index fund like Vanguard's VFINX, which attempts to track the S&P 500 stock - market index, owns all of the stocks in S&P 500 and in the same proportions as they exist in the market.

Specifically, a bond ladder, which attempts to match cash flows with the demand for cash, is a multi-maturity investment strategy that diversifies bond holdings within a portfolio.

The former are flow measures, measuring performance over a period, versus the balance sheet which attempts to measure the value of the company on an amortized cost basis (with varying accuracy).

And then there's the Kindle Select program for authors, which attempts to get (especially the popular ones) them to sell ebooks through Amazon only, by offering incentives, most of which will not pay off well except for the popular authors.

Kindle has announced its new «Send to Kindle» software for the PC which attempts to make it super-easy to send PC files to your Kindle.

Kindle has announced its new «Send to Kindle» software for the PC which attempts to make it super-easy to send PC files to your Kindle.This has been possible previously using your Send - to - Kindle email address, but that involves a little messing around.

The company said Google Editions marks its first effort to earn revenue from its ambitious Google Books scanning project, which attempts to make millions of printed books available online.

Which attempts to eliminate libraries.

Speaking of BlackBerry Mobile, the company has recently started up a loyalty program called the BlackBerry Smartphone Fan League, which attempts to entice users to show support for BlackBerry Mobile and BlackBerry devices on social media, with potential to win rewards like BlackBerry - branded merchandise, or even BlackBerry smartphones if you're one of the lucky ones.

Nobody is more aware of this than Alfa itself, which attempts to leverage the heritage of its pre-war 4C and 6C sports cars by referencing their naming convention — just as it did with the limited - edition rear - drive 8C Competizione sold overseas until 2010.

The 1968 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt hero car is on display now at the North American International Auto Show, alongside its 2019 - model - year descendant, and nearby in a glass case, a letter of authenticity from Warner Bros. and a 1977 letter penned by Steve McQueen, in which he attempts to buy the Mustang from the Kiernans.

Acura is taking advantage of that supple ride to introduce its new True Touchpad Interface, which attempts to allow drivers a greater degree of distraction - free control by integrating a remote interface that corresponds presses on its touch - sensitive surface to the equivalent location on the 10.2 - inch touch screen.

The two - mode transmission is the key to the whole system, which attempts to keep the engine running at the optimum rpm for low fuel consumption.

BMW's Adaptive Drive system includes Active Roll Stabilization, which attempts to actively counter body roll, as well as an adaptive suspension and customizable settings for both the drivetrain and suspension.

BMW's available Adaptive Drive system includes Active Roll Stabilization, which attempts to actively counter body roll, as well as an adaptive suspension and customizable settings for both the drivetrain and suspension.

Earlier studies released by the MET project had examined three potential measures of teacher quality: observations of teachers keyed to teaching frameworks, surveys of students» perceptions of their teachers, and a value - added method, which attempts to isolate teachers» contributions to their students» academic achievement.

As many as 2,500 schools, 300 colleges and 100 universities have been involved in the Aimhigher scheme, which attempts to encourage teenagers or primary school pupils from less - advantaged backgrounds to go to university.

In the process, they are confronting the technical challenges involved in value - added analysis, which attempts to estimate a teacher's effect on student learning by measuring each student's year - to - year progress.

The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended SB235, which attempts to bring a greater measure of accountability despite the controversy surrounding Utah's school grading system.

VAM is an incomprehensible formula, at least to those who don't have a Ph.D. in advanced statistics, which attempts to predict how a teacher's students will score in the future by using past test scores and other various assumptions — and then compares that prediction to actual results.

They propose an alternative model, dubbed Teaching for Better Learning, which attempts to account for the complex contextual features that teachers face and that significantly shape the identification of student needs and instructional practices.

A standard approach is the praise sandwich or feedback sandwich, which attempts to sidestep blame, conflict, and hurt feelings by surrounding negative feedback with positive statements.

At 12/13, each student takes a course in Spanish oracy, which attempts to link the skills of talk to a new context.

«Self - guided, self - disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair - minded way.»

Quality Counts assigns grades to states in six areas, including «chance - for - success,» which attempts to measure a state's capacity for helping young people succeed.

Among the most widely cited of the Quality Counts ranking schemes is the Chance - for - Success Index (CFSI), which attempts to measure a state's capacity for helping young people succeed.

A powerpoint which attempts to develop students designing skills by providing images and words as an external stimulus.

The most sophisticated approach uses a statistical technique known as a value - added model, which attempts to filter out sources of bias in the test - score growth so as to arrive at an estimate of how much each teacher contributed to student learning.

Led by Dr Jason Zagami from Griffith University, the research has been published under the title: Female participation in school computing: reversing the trend, which attempts to identify some of the key reasons why girls aren't getting involved.

In one sense, it appears to be a standard Hollywood romantic comedy which attempts to trade on its stars.

The effect, which attempts to create a visual analogue to Faulkner's famously un-filmable prose, is fascinating.

The actor's have a scene together in which each attempts to intimidate the other with insight and that serves as a turning point for both of their characters.

Amy Schumer is way too smart to be attached to a movie as clunky and backward - looking as «I Feel Pretty,» a flat comedy which attempts to take on beauty standards and issues of body positivity but can't think of anything fresh to say about either.

Drivatars also return in this incarnation of Forza which attempts to mimic real - players.