Sentences with phrase «with flimsy»

I approached my first day «on the floor» with my flimsy liberal beliefs that everyone is and should be treated the same, except for the youth who need adult help and guidance to help them navigate the stormy seas of adolescence.

The optical mouse is cheap hollow plastic with a flimsy cord, and the keyboard is oddly squishy for a desktop keyboard.

But Obama's not content with that flimsy, unsubstantiated - until - the - Senate - gets - its - ass - in - gear pledge.

In recent weeks, «rogue» bike share companies have launched, uninvited, in U.S. cities with flimsy equipment and limited or no public notification, posing significant safety risks to the public, and fully divorced from larger transportation planning and municipal needs.

Ventilation was a huge challenge for us, because when building a tiny house you have only two options for airflow: RV - style holes in the roof with flimsy plastic covers that become useless with the addition of snow, or a duct system with a fan typical of a conventional house.

However, Friends of the Earth Europe is concerned that the September 23 «talk shop» will only see leaders fiddling with flimsy pledges instead of setting the groundwork for an ambitious international climate agreement

One will tend to agree with solid findings and disagree with flimsy work.

Sometimes it is hard to tell the skeptics with flimsy ideas from the ones who are pretending to have flimsy ideas.

Coordination between cities and operators is key for successful systems For Immediate Release April 13, 2017 Press contact: Alexander Engel [email protected] 646.324.2919 In recent weeks, «rogue» bike share companies have launched, uninvited, in U.S. cities with flimsy equipment and limited or no public notification, posing significant safety...

My response would be that it is irresponsible not to mention the need to reduce inherent and avoidable human vulnerability to tornadoes in the crowding South, particularly in low - income regions with flimsy housing.

When using the Switch as a mini monitor with its flimsy kickstand (really, these are the only flaws of the otherwise impressive Switch tablet), there's no way to charge the Switch since the USB - C port is at the bottom.

The protagonist was completely unlikeable and brimming with flimsy motivations, the vehicles handled worse than those in GTA IV, the hacking function of the gameplay felt gimmicky rather than innovative and the replay - ability was nonexistent.

do they see the PS3 gaining momentum in retail, and regret the ignorant comments they made at the start of this generation, which alienated them from the Playstation community, so now they have to come up with flimsy excuses to try and convince themselves that releasing their games on the PC and 360 is good?

There were beds with flimsy foam matrasses.

Lastly — this is the Avengers bit, for anyone still trying to cheer themselves with that flimsy pretext at this point — both NOOK and Kobo have also said that they will sell digital versions of titles published by Amazon's new New York - based publishing imprint when it rolls out its first slate this autumn.

Most of what we've seen are basically tablets with flimsy keyboard stands, such as the Notion Ink Cain, Swipe Ultimate and Croma 1177.

The switchgear in particular brings down the more upmarket aura of the cabin, with the flimsy toggles on the center console and the small infotainment setup feeling out of place in a vehicle as expensive as this.

The car also feels extremely well screwed together, with no flimsy trim or materials to generate annoying squeaks or rattles.

Fit and finish are also impressive, with no flimsy components.

Suffice it to say the Turbo has the same issues: B - pillars that barricade the view over your left shoulder, plus overstuffed seats with flimsy adjusters that left some editors awkwardly positioned against a steering wheel that didn't telescope.

Did he jump out of a plane with a flimsy parachute like those plastic army toys?

For once, this below par rom - com chick flick is no reason here to crucify Katherine Heigl as she does her perky best with the flimsy material at her disposal.

Big doesn't complicate its central fantasy with flimsy answers.

Baker cuts no corners with the flimsy bottom - rung consumer world of Orlando, from the «vista» overlooking the highway and the condemned housing development to the supermarket knockoff items on which mother and daughter splurge.

However, with its flimsy premise stretched out to an almost two hour long feature film, it becomes an endurance test of sorts.

Although he created the series and has penned every instalment to date, Australian actor and screenwriter Leigh Whannell appears to be going through the motions with the flimsy narrative, even when he tries to step into more thematically interesting territory.

It's Brad Pitt leading a cast of otherwise expendable characters in an entertaining ride, but with a flimsy story and special effects that actually make the zombies less scary than when they're being played by stumbling extras.

It was a good action film with a flimsy script.

With a flimsy price tag of $ 5, Heroes offers hours upon hours of enjoyment to help sate your appetite for more Resogun.

If you don't have the money to splash on expensive repro brands or if you simply like the look of this dress and don't require high quality in your wardrobe, then be careful with the flimsy straps and you'll probably love this dress.

Consider colour, and contrast biker style with a flimsy, floaty dress above flat ankle boots.

I can not wear heels and feel a bit dorky wearing such flimsy flats in Michigan, but I am also unemployed so if I can get away with the flimsy shoes, I guess I should:).

Pedometers that gauge movement with a flimsy mechanism called a hairspring and that cost less than $ 15 (like the ones you get with fast - food kids» meals, for example) often wear out within six months and may give you wrong information, according to a recent Real Simple article.

Over a populated area with flimsy structures, that could be deadly, but in the more likely event of an explosion over the ocean, the effects would be relatively minor.

«I would bet the farm that whaling will continue in the future much as it has, albeit with some flimsy window dressing to make it look like they're complying with the spirit of the ruling,» says whale researcher Phillip Clapham of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory.

The balloon's 12 - pound payload, including a GPS transponder, is held together with flimsy string and Styrofoam — designed, per FAA regulations, to disintegrate if it encounters the turbines of a passenger plane.

Don't know how an arrogant Wall Streeter with a flimsy resume made it this far — that's because D'Amato killed the Republican party.

The ability to convert to a self - standing high chair allows parents to take it camping or to locations with flimsy tables.

An actual rocky cliff that is approximately 2 - stories high... with a flimsy split rail fence as a «barrier».

Sterling is a woman with his flimsy little arms flapping about.

Manufacturers used to package the woods with flimsy white cloth socks hardly more durable than gauze, and though they were good protection against dust, the socks were not very effective against a hard blow.

I've made chocolate cups with flimsy foil muffin liners — such a pain — you've found the perfect solution!

There is no need to repackage everything at home in storage containers as I do with the flimsy plastic bags most health food stores provide.

But you'll also see her post photos of her first gig, on just a small fold - out stage in a park with a flimsy banner that just says «Taylor Swift» in red font.

The US military has killed a number of journalists, often with the flimsiest of excuses.

Freezing the tofu after draining is also an option if you're working with a flimsier tofu.

Case in point: After throwing Molotov cocktails into the town's police station, setting it ablaze, the only reprimand she receives after being provided with the flimsiest of alibis is the side - eye of the town's temporary police chief.

Why don't you direct your ire at the folks that think their animal is a disposable item, and dump them with the flimsiest excuses instead of denigrating good folks???

The game even had the audacity to have a story mode with the flimsiest plot I've ever heard of: Waluigi steals the music from the Mushroom Kingdom so Mario must get it back by dancing.

Kingdom Battle mashes up the Mario and Rabbids universes with the flimsiest of storylines.