Sentences with phrase «who feel slighted»

Still, there's bound to be some creators who feel slighted by the deal or coerced into it.

This is a normal human reaction for those who feel slighted in the work place.

Now it is the younger son who feels slighted by God!

And for the numerous stars who felt slighted and that the Academy Awards wasn't representative of them, the SAG Awards definitely seemed like a more in touch with life in 2016 event than the Oscars.

I'm blogging about this to support those authors who felt slighted and to ask that we rethink these arbitrary designations in the future.

Not exact matches

The study was designed so that each participant won two out of the four contests, but half the group faced off against the same opponent each time and won or lost by a narrow margin; these slight victories and losses to the same opponent encouraged feelings of rivalry among participants, who subsequently reported higher scores on the Machiavellianism scale.

The billionaire investor and philanthropist, who gave $ 200 million to New York University's medical center in 2008, told CNBC an anonymous seven - figure donor felt slighted by the pope's recent comments.

And although the market crash was more a symptom than a cause of the crisis, the church had been complicit in the speculative frenzy that precipitated the crash: «The people who were gambling most recklessly sat in its pews, and never felt the slightest incongruity between their presence at worship on Sunday and their luck in the profit - chase during the rest of the week» (November 25, 1931).

If I there was the slightest chance that prayer did anything other than make the prayee feel better, I would pray for a superior being who prevented these natural disasters.

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

Tucked next to a Golden Tee video game, Hanson and Nasr, who've spent the last 16 years being responsible for a small empire, could be forgiven for feeling slight pangs of envy at this statement.

Speaking about the situation, England boss Roy Hodgson, who was quoted by the Daily Mirror, said: «I'm a little bit disappointed for Daniel Sturridge, because when he came to us he didn't really feel that the slight problem he felt was really any problem at all.

DJ does not have the reputation as much of a tinkerer, unlike Tiger Woods, who wants to know every little detail and can feel even the slightest change in a club.

There will still be sensitive man - children who need to lash out when they feel slighted, and those people will still throw rock - hard orbs at other adults to make up for it.

(although this is a slight disadvantage, there are many bigger advantages to having a child who's feelings don't erupt through their behaviour all the time, I promise you!)

Legislators who feel the allegations cast a slight on their integrity have been pushing for the outspoken anti-corruption crusader to be invited to provide evidence of his assertion.

Prentiss, who uses a wheelchair and is Vice-President of the advocacy group Disabled in Action, also said that she felt slighted that the governor did not speak more broadly about others in the community, or about the needs of people with disabilities.

«Bring me back next week and I'll tell you about that... I do feel the slightest bit of movement that some of the people of goodwill — all of the people who are putting this together — are starting to see that how can their mission ever be realized if it's born out of conflict?»

«Quite frankly, the legislature feels slighted, and taxpayers feel the same way,» said Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican who lost in the primary for governor.

I was probably the only girl in high school who was more than content with the dress code (with slight rule breakers of course) and despite my interest in fashion and the constant need to be the first one to try something new as a blogger or always do something different, I've always felt more comfortable when I'm wearing my wardrobe staples.

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It's these self - righteous fanatics who can committed the most gruesome and unholy of crimes, in the case here inside a Catholic Church, without even the slightest bit of remorse feeling, like Islamic suicide bombers, that their in fact doing God's work.

It is a wonderfully complex performance from Benedict Cumberbatch who doesn't feel watered down in the slightest by the blockbuster material, approaching Dr. Strange with the same energy he embodies Alan Turing and Sherlock Holmes.

Thomas added, «I had a slight fear of taking on this role, because it has been done so many times before and when I'd read the screenplay, it was a brilliant story and revealed all sort of things that I didn't know about... It was kind of daunting prospect to take on this character but I felt very strongly about showing a woman who also sacrificed a great deal, who was incredibly... to support this man who drove her mad at times and who had his doubts and who had his weaknesses but yet was utterly charming and brutish.»

When Marnie Was There: Very possibly the final film from the legendary Studio Ghibli — which took home the 2002 Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away — this is a sweet, almost slight tale of a girl who feels estranged from her family finding solace with a new (imaginary?)

There's a couple genuinely funny parts, but not enough; and while you have to love a sport where drinking is an integral part of the training regimen, at no point in the film does one feel the slightest bit of empathy for the players who are about to lose their jobs... and in a movie with that as the central conflict, that's a problem.

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero The true story of the most decorated dog in U.S. military history, who fought in 17 World War I battles, gets a slight, feel - good treatment that is cute and has its moments but diminishes the seriousness of war — and the real Stubby's awesome accomplishments.

Realizing that a number of Xbox gamers who purchased and enjoyed the first game feel slighted by what they perceived to be Robot Entertainment turning its back on them, the developer posted an explanation on its official forums today.

«I feel slighted as an employee and I feel disappointed as a parent,» said Christy Washington, who said she works at the school.

These encounters included demeaning phrases like, «Let's see if we can sharpen our pencil a little more on that price,» complete with slight - of - hand, shifting - sand financial figures, and high pressure sales tactics that made me feel like I was nothing more than the next potential sale instead of like I was a real customer who deserved respect.

For people who prefer the feel of a conventional six - speed over a continuously variable or nine - speed automatic transmission (both of which are proliferating), it might be worth the consequence: a slight mileage sacrifice.

The upgrades will fit 650S and 12C models, which is at least some consolation to 12C buyers who may feel slighted by McLaren's swift decision to replace that model with the new 650S.

«So you know the slight embarrassment you feel for someone who says they never think about death?»

He must have looked at Nic Costa — small, slight, young, like an athlete who'd somehow quit the track — set him, in his mind, against the big, bulking frame of his partner — more than twenty years older and with an ugly, violently disfigured face no one ever forgot — and felt his shutter finger start to itch.

To me this felt like a slight of hand to try to get customers who have recently viewed the list to see new books they might have missed before by convincing them it was a new list.

If you have a favorite thing of mine, leave a review on Amazon, or Goodreads... sign up for the free signed copy giveaway on Goodreads for my novel Gideon's Curse... buy «Remember Bowling Green» so I can donate the money to the ACLU... the thing that would make me feel the best on my birthday would be to entertain some people, and to feel as if I write — and I talk about that — and it's of more than slight, passing interest to a few of the thousands of folks who follow me between this profile and my author page... Going to put this on my author page as well, and on my blog so it goes to Goodreads, and on Wattpad, where literally tens of thousands of people read my novel Heart of a Dragon for free, and loved it (from the comments) but could not ring themselves to pay the $ 2.99 or $ 3.99 to read the rest of the series... writing is a lonely profession... help a fella out.

Nintendo really is asking a lot of loyal customers who purchased last generation consoles and games, and MK8D feels like a slight to them.

While parts of Alice felt disappointingly slight in their characterizations, the game presents a gorgeous and eye - bleedingly detailed world unlike any in gaming and a story about a young girl who is, essentially, fighting against the monsters in her own head.

While difficulty spikes are much more apparent here, with a sometimes - aged feel to the original control scheme and slight alterations to the game mechanics that do frustrate in instances, Crash Bandicoot fans will love what is on display, as well as newcomers who will undoubtedly appreciate challenging, classic 3D platforming with crisp, vibrant visuals.

If Google could manage to push the update out to a majority of the recent flagship Android devices within the next 90 days, it could be a major pick - me - up for Android users who have felt slighted by fragmentation in the past.

Yet, while most tech managers worry about hiring team members who are all - versed in a similar coding language in order to progress rapidly through these projects, Michael believes that slight language barriers can be beneficial; the work should feel slow in the beginning.

Take, for instance, the couple who loves each other, but each partner feels slighted by the other.

Maybe you called up a REALTOR who spent a few hours going over the paperwork with you, slapped a sign up and voila, gone in another few days and now you feel slighted.

There's nothing like going to a concert featuring an»80s pop star who's morphed into a bespectacled middle - aged folk singer with a slight paunch to make you feel your age.