Sentences with phrase «while valiant»

Stubbornness, while valiant, may be costly.

Not exact matches

While I don't have any insight about this retail giant's cyber security operation, many companies large and small have no idea if a breach has occurred in their networks despite their valiant efforts.

However, while many business owners are making valiant attempts to position themselves as thought leaders, their efforts often fall short because of one key reason: credibility (or lack thereof).

Chad, While it is a valiant attempt at trying to point flaws in colin's post, you missed one crucial point..

A trip to Stoke, however, could be a lot worse, and while Bolton have fallen to three successive away defeats in the league, they'll head to Stoke fancying their chances after their valiant efforts at Chelsea on Tuesday despite losing 1 - 0 at Stamford Bridge under controversial circumstances.

Ed Miliband and Ed Balls were valiant in seeing off those who sought to take Britain into that ill - conceived currency while Tony Blair was Prime Minister.

Better to take the lumps and sulk for a while, secure in the knowledge of having made a valiant effort on behalf of a beleaguered constituency.

Your valiant instructor will handle any saber tooth tiger that attempts to enter this safe, nurturing domain while you stimulate this precious nerve.

Kevin Hart and «Silicon Valley» star Thomas Middleditch voice the mischievous fourth - grade best friends George Beard and Harold Hutchins, while Ed Helms takes on the dual role of the cranky, tyrannical Principal Krupp and his valiant superhero alter ego, Captain Underpants.

While Ephron has been paid homage, either directly or inadvertently, in nearly every major rom - com since 1989, valiant efforts have been made to go against the queen's precedence, especially for those with an anti-love axe to grind.

While McDormand's point of view is that of a valiant mother, two other actresses this year play characters who must escape the clutches of mothers who threaten to destroy them, even when their intentions are good.

Spectre never tops this spectacular cold open, but it makes a couple of valiant efforts: There's a playful high - speed pursuit down the narrow allies of nighttime Rome, Bond testing his custom ride while long - distance flirting with Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), and a knock - down, drag - out fist fight with a Jaws - like henchman (Dave Bautista, of Guardians Of The Galaxy fame) aboard a speeding train.

While there have been valiant efforts in porting big AAA games to Nintendo's latest hardware — Bethesda's DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus come to mind — the next AC game may be too ambitious for the Switch.

There was a noticeable deficiency in the performance of the Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs relative to the BMW, Porsche and Ferrari contingent, but Milner ran his own race and fought a valiant fight against the Falken and factory Porsche entries while ensuring he bequeathed an clean car to Gavin, who took the reins with 57 minutes remaining.

While book publicity plays an important role in creating awareness, there are several factors that positively or negatively impact book sales in spite of your valiant efforts.

B&N did make a valiant effort, for a while, but they never got past the idea of the Nook as free money and weren't willing to invest in a support infrastructure for their readers or a comprehensive e-book catalog.

Arson is perhaps a bit strong of a word, since that requires a sentient actor, but there's no question that the tablet did make a valiant effort to set the pillow, the room, and the entire home on fire, which would have been a life or death matter while they were sleeping.

While Hurricane Irene was menacing New York City last month and accounts of valiant rescues flooded the media, some rescuers labored quietly outside the spotlight to ensure the safety of some very special Little New Yorkers.

Bob and I, being true gentlemen, retreated to the tents to smoke and drink beer in a valiant attempt to keep flies at bay — while the ladies stayed outside to cook dinner surrounded by clouds of the nipping insects.

Arson is perhaps a bit strong of a word, since that requires a sentient actor, but there's no question that the tablet did make a valiant effort to set the pillow, the room, and the entire home on fire, which would have been a life or death matter while they were sleeping.

Still, while they don't compare directly to the AirPods, the Pixel Buds make a valiant attempt at staking their own ground, offering intuitive tap controls and some impressive features to set them apart from the crowd, like real - time translation.