Sentences with phrase «abandoning the game of»

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The nature of online dating changed almost overnight, especially in Canada, which Frind says came late to the game — «because there are so many BlackBerrys here» — then grew exponentially as we abandoned our Pearls and Bolds for iPhones and Androids.

Nintendo's alarming 70 % and 25 % reductions of its full - year forecast of Wii U and 3DS sales, respectively, have sparked endless debates about the future of the company — should it abandon hardware altogether, start making mobile games, or buy its former rival Sega?

The future of Nintendo will not be dictated by abandoning hardware, making mobile games, or buying smaller rivals.

We talked, as baseball people do, of the past: He told me how much he'd enjoyed competing against Frank and Brooks Robinson of my Orioles, and he loved the story of how Baltimore fans bombarded showboating Reggie Jackson with hot dogs dispensed from the upper deck when Reggie played his first game in Memorial Stadium after abandoning Baltimore for the fleshpots of New York and the overbearing Yankees.

As Paul Blair caught Lou Johnson's fly ball to complete Dave McNally's 1 - 0 shutout and the Orioles» four - game sweep, Memorial Stadium erupted, hoary south - of - the - Mason - Dixon - Line racial codes were abandoned as blacks and whites hugged and hollered, and I experienced a moment of unalloyed joy — a prolepsis of the Kingdom, if I may say.

If Ramsey keeps abandoning his DM post and is repeatedly out of position up field when we lose the ball, play Coq the next game.

All of that might have been tolerated had Callahan not also abandoned the triple - option — that smashmouth, Heartland scheme that Osborne used to pummel opponents for years — and replaced it with a West Coast offense that has not put up more than two TDs in a game in nearly a month.

Because there is snow forecast for the whole of London at the weekend, they are even offering 25/1 for the game to be abandoned or postponed.

A Ladbrokes spokesman said: «The odds suggest there's more chance of snow falling during Sunday's game than Arsenal beating City in 90 minutes, and at 25/1, we're not completely ruling out the chances of the game being abandoned.»

Both teams may either continue or abandon these styles, but as those that needed to step up, will one of these players — Green, Ovechkin, Krejci or Seguin — be the hero for Game 7?

And Rosicky played well, Ramsey per usual abandons shape for personal crusade whilst Flamini knows exactly whats going on with everyones game besides his own and Walcott does nt like the look of rb position so wont dare look at it and then we have szcz who breeds anxiety then Monreal and Kos who arent a partnership on top of what ever happened to Chambers form... oh and Sanchez could have scored a few if only Akpom looked up and passed the ball,.

The same goes offensively with the hiring of a vertical pass heavy coordinator in DK, I do not think we will abandon the run game overnight but I think the emphasis on the run game has already left with the departure of Mularkey.

I am most afraid of conceding early and completely abandoning our game plan.

On the South Shore of Long Island three old and conservative golf clubs — Shinnecock Hills, the National Golf Links of America and the Maidstone Club — fight to save traditions of the game long since abandoned in many areas

As for recruiting, I don't think that would help as much as believed, not if you abandoned the QB run game as the primary thrust of the offense.

More than hour of protest led to two things: one, the game being abandoned; two, the most wonderful pitch invader of all time.

The Newcastle players realize that he is going to be a passenger for the rest of the game, and they abandon their customary conservative game to make wild forays against the Coventry goaltender.

The saint, being abandoned by his friends, doesn't know how he will get home since he lives outside of the city and came to the game and post-game celebrations with his friends.

That's not to say that there isn't a troubling pattern of failure in the latter stages of the Champions League, but what was astonishing on Wednesday was that he took a system that had worked so well to the point that City has lost only two meaningful games all season and stands 16 points clear atop the Premier League table, and he abandoned it for something else.

In a game where any pretence of defence was abandoned early on the Hammers raced into a 5 - 1 lead (Bonds, Curbishley, Brooking, Jennings, Pop Robson) before Hoddle and Keith Osgood threatened a late comeback.

Chris Kavanagh is the newest recruit to the select group of referees and tomorrow he takes charge of a competitive game at Turf Moor for the first time although he did referee our pre-season friendly against Hannover 96 that was abandoned at half time due to crowd problems.

Welshman Aaron Ramsey started the game but was forced to abandon it because of a hamstring injury against Liverpool with the 25 - year - old expected to spend at least two weeks on the sidelines.

Liverpool were scoring goals with almost reckless abandon (perhaps highlighted by some of their defending), and clearly felt they could score enough goals to win any game - not to mention the title.

With Jose Mourinho in the hotseat, many are fearing for the futures of United's young players and McNair, who can also operate in a variety of defensive and midfield roles, may wish to abandon ship in favour of regular games.

To secure their lead, Massimiliano Allegri surprisingly abandoned the three - man midfield lineups that had served to build Juve's run of 13 wins in 14 league games and returned to the 4 -2-3-1 that served him so well last season.

Jose Mourinho had accused Arsenal FC of abandoning their philosophy in order to win the game.

Angry supporters, at the end of their tether, invaded the pitch in what was believed to be the final game at the ground, against York City, causing it to be abandoned.

The new LFP chief told Marca that Spain needed to abandon a culture of «anything goes» that meant some clubs facing relegation were buying games.

Nine of our 10 Premier League games have come to a conclusion, but one match never began after Manchester United's game against Bournemouth was abandoned.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

More than 100 children came and did what children do under a hot afternoon sun: They chased one another, skipped rope, played games, blew bubbles, climbed on playground equipment, and felt the freedom of running through the streets with true abandon.

Recent research from Flurry shows that streaming music, games, and dating have a lot of frequency while you're using them, but you soon abandon the apps and go somewhere else.

Stock machinery and abandon the old tradition of dating game in the last year or two life full.

However, at dawn on 25 August, Swedish Consul General Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier) steals into German headquarters through a secret underground tunnel and there starts a tension - filled game of cat and mouse as Nordling tries to persuade Choltitz to abandon his plan.

Within a decade, Wallace leapt into the then - nascent medium of television with full abandon, working in any and every capacity allowed him, including dramatic roles, game shows, and the occasional assignment hosting a talk show, such as the now - forgotten Mike and Buff.

Explorers of Sky is a bizarre mix of child - like presentation with hardcore gameplay mechanics which have long since been abandoned by most other hardcore games.

The third installment of the Risen series, the game will take place in a world where the gods have abandoned and the lands suffer from the Titan Wars.

When scanned in - game, the amiibo will let you use the Praise the Sun gesture with reckless abandon from the start of the game, but this can also be obtained through regular gameplay for those that aren't interested in the amiibo.

It turns out, we now know that he has abandoned it in favour of an even more surprising film: the video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

This game is very similar to Abandon Ship from Mario Party 2, the night version of What Goes Up... from Mario Party 6 and Flip the Chimp, from Mario Party 8.

Like most other niche racing titles I've played, Monster Energy Supercross abandons some of the standard racing game tropes to attempt to make their racing game more true to life.

At other times, Lost Planet 3 will impart a one - off mechanical quirk early in the game, only to leave it abandoned until, say, the middle of a boss fight later on.

The board - game conceit of the original is abandoned within the first five minutes, replaced by a retro video - game console that serves as a gateway into the magical kingdom of Jumanji.

DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2 may be behind on PC but it's not been abandoned - here's a list of all the patches the game receives.

It's hard to separate truth from legend with all of the rumors that swirl around the game's launch, but there are stories about people being mugged for their copies (an exceptionally rare occurrence even in the busiest cities in Japan), offices that were supposed to be packed with workers appearing abandoned, and a whole lot of empty chairs in classrooms.

Written by Danny Strong (HBO's excellent «Recount» and «Game Change»), «The Butler» cheerfully abandons specific reality, with its main characters — Cecil Gaines (Whitaker), his wife Gloria (Winfrey) and their son Louis (Oyelowo)-- crafted as composites to allow a wide swath of history to fit tidily into one family's tumultuous story.

The game has also seen adjustments to visuals, item drop rates, as has abandoned touch controls in favor of the Joy - Con thumbsticks.

Dragon Quest 6 doesn't abandon that theme, and though its take lacks the oomph of the previous game, it still has a lot of interesting ideas.

Still, 27 years after first writing it, the story of Beirut resonates strongly and is centered by a game Hamm diving into the role with total abandon and authority.

The other games they've been playing include Sea of Thieves, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Abandon Ship, Dungreed, Dark Souls III and more.