Sentences with phrase «about racing against»

Whereas the gameplay of CSR2 is decidedly more low - scale, with the game just being about racing against a single opponent in a short - form drag race.

There is something to be said about racing against opponents that are just as likely to mess up that next turn as much as you are.

The book itself is about a race against time and corrupt organizations for control of the major MMO world called the OASIS.

Not exact matches

The Harvard law professor, who is locked in a tight race against Republican Scott Brown, has lost ground in recent weeks as she struggles to shake off stories about whether she used her unconfirmed Native American heritage to bolster her academic career.

This blog is emphatically not about the horse race, but I think the Republican contest will come down to Romney against Huckabee.

Uncertainty about the U.S. presidential race in the near term may produce periods of volatility for the U.S. dollar, yet RBC maintains that the U.S. currency will post modest gains against the Euro, Canadian dollar and sterling as markets look for a U.S. Federal Reserve policy rate increase in the first half of 2017.

The Freedom Report's online archives only go back to 1999, but I was curious to see older editions of Paul's newsletters, in part because of a controversy dating to 1996, when Charles «Lefty» Morris, a Democrat running against Paul for a House seat, released excerpts stating that «opinion polls consistently show only about 5 % of blacks have sensible political opinions,» that «if you have ever been robbed by a black teen - aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet - footed they can be,» and that black representative Barbara Jordan is «the archetypical half - educated victimologist» whose «race and sex protect her from criticism.»

It sets distressing signals about race and protest, the same week as police moved in again on a peaceful Indigenous - led standoff against a North Dakota pipeline — and as Donald Trump rhetoric riles up believers in Second Amendment «remedies» when an election doesn't go their way.

... [Americans] have become a nation that may defy every foe but that most dangerous of foes, herself, destined to a majestic future if she will shun the excess and perversion of the principles that made her great, prate less about the enemies of the past and strive more against the enemies of the future, resist the mob and the demagogue as she resisted Parliament and King, rally her powers from the race for gold and the delirium of prosperity to make firm the foundations on which that prosperity rests, and turn some fair proportion of her vast mental forces to other objects than material progress and the game of party politics.

Who said anything about God racing to win against the hands of time.

The first, Why We Must Talk about Impeaching Obama is the one about the mechanics, about why it isn't decisive that the Senate won't convict, and how to consider the various arguments, touching race, elections, Joe Biden, etc., that Prudence might make against such talk.

Certainly, there are some areas where the freedom of speech is restricted, such as shouting «fire» in a movie theater, talking about bombs on an airplane, and all forms of hate speech against people of other races or religions.

As we all wait with baited breath on the injury to Mkhitaryan, my mind has already started to shift to tomorrow's game against Southampton and wonder what happens if our Armenian has suffered the suspected medial ligament damage that Arsene spoke about immediately after the game on Thursday night, then it really will be a race -LSB-...]

The Siena poll didn't ask about the two other Republicans who recently entered the race against Gillibrand — attorney Wendy Long and Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin.

I think we have a long way to go, and I think we showed folks, even being outspent just about two - to - one and with everything against us, the people still made a wise choice in the comptroller's race in 2010; I think they'll do the same thing in 2014.»

After keeping mum for days about his plan to end his LG run and jump into the governor's race, Republican businessman M. Myers Mermel let loose with both barrels against Democratic gubernatorial contender, Andrew Cuomo, saying the AG should resign immediately because he is «responsible» for the Albany mess.

After millions of dollars of spending on his behalf, much of it by the charter school crowd, Carl Marcellino was finally declared the winner of his race by about 1500 votes against a woefully underfunded opponent.

While I can't say much about the West Coast races, I voted for Teachout against Cuomo in the last election.

In a session among Democratic senate candidates held by the Chicago Tribune to determine who the paper would endorse in the Democratic race to run against Kirk, Duckworth was asked about ensuring refugees would not pose a security risk.

We spoke with Council Member Fernando Cabrera about the mayor's race, his endorsement and the impact of recent corruption charges against Bronx politicians.

The Democratic nominee in last year's bitterly fought White House race addressed a technology conference in California, speaking at length about what she termed a Moscow - led campaign of «disinformation» against her that influenced the vote.

«By agreeing to limit your personal spending on your own behalf and adhering to the program's disclosure regime, we can ensure this is a race about ideas, not a contest pitting the voices of thousands of small donors against one man's fortune,» Stringer said.

«We in UKIP are not against anybody from any other part of the world or any religion or any race but it's about time we started putting the interests of British people first.»

He did the same thing in the 2000 US Senate race when he was running against Democrat Hillary Clinton, finally allowing reporters to examine his returns in late August — about three months after he first promised to do so.

Roberts ran a near - invisible race for state Assembly against nine - term incumbent Kevin Cahill this year, taking only about 35 percent of the vote.

«It's all about race,» Wimes said, noting the difference in EMILY's List's involvement in this race compared to its neutrality in the 2014 gubernatorial Democratic primary when longtime abortion - rights liberal, former state Sen. Nan Rich, ran against former Gov. Charlie Crist, who had been a self - styled «pro-life» Republican before leaving the GOP.

WRVO news director Catherine Loper spoke with reporter Brian Mann from North Country Public Radio about the state of Stefanik's re-election race against Democrat Mike Derrick and Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez's Republican opponent changed his mind about quitting the race and now plans to actively campaign against the scandal - scarred Brooklyn Democrat.

Garodnick told one political operative last week he is «seriously considering» a run against fellow Democrat Mayor de Blasio and recently spoke with former Lt. Gov Richard Ravitch about the race, two sources said.

Democrat Colleen Deacon, an Syracuse University alumna running against Rep. John Katko in New York state's 24th Congressional District race, spoke with other prominent politicians about the upcoming election at a Syracuse rally on Friday.

He won 28 percent of the vote in a race against Miner, who took about 54 percent and Alfonso Davis, who won 17 percent.

Asked about his dismal fundraising earlier this week and whether he'll be able to be competitive against Cuomo, who has $ 23.6 million on hand; and Carl Paladino, who has pledged to spend up to $ 10 million of his own money on the campaign; Lazio insisted that he'll have sufficient funds to remain in the race — and even win — reminding New Yorkers that this is «an election, not an auction.»

Powell recently hired strategist Michael Oliva, who previously told POLITICO New York that the winning message in this race will be about delivering services, not railing against a broken political establishment (which is currently fueling Donald Trump's rise in the Republican presidential primary, and helping Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders mount a surprisingly strong challenge to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.)

Asked by CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley about the union involvement and the criticism it has received, Halter called the topic a «diversion from the real issues» in his race against Lincoln.

The race was still being contested in 2008, when 17.4 percent of GOP enrollees in SD - 9 participated, but Mitt Romney was already facing questions about whether he'd be able to stay in the race against John McCain after an expected poor showing; McCain was dubbed the party's «de facto nominee» a week later.

And here's what the Times had to say about the race for Lieutenant Governor in their endorsement of Tim Wu, and against Gov. Cuomo's choice of Kathy Hochul2:

This year's race for Ulster County comptroller, an office one of the candidates says few people know about, pits three - term incumbent Democrat Elliot Auerbach of Ellenville against Republican challenger Linda McDonough of Lake Katrine.

I had to go seven paragraphs deep to read that he was ready for the fight against Andrew Cuomo, where I could infer that «Oh yeah, this is about the New York governor's race.»

Both sides expect this rematch against Democratic former Rep. Pete Gallego to be a nail - biter, although the presidential race looks tighter here than expected given Trump's rhetoric about Latinos, who make up nearly 70 percent of the district.

Deacon received about 50 percent of the vote against Eric Kingson and Steve Williams in the 24th District primary race.

Grow the Economy PAC, a super PAC funded solely by the Oneida Indian Nation, has spent about $ 580,000 against Claudia Tenney in her three - way race in the June 28 primary, according to Federal Election Commission disclosure reports filed by the group through Friday.

New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox says embattled Missouri Congressman and Senate candidate Todd Akin — under fire for his comments Sunday about pregnancy stemming from what he called «legitimate rape» — should bow out of the race against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill.

Schmitt, the winner in the Green Bay mayor's race, said his race against Evans was about fiscal responsibility and economic development, not union rights.

The campaign similarly did not respond to a request for comment earlier in the week for a story about the primary race against Rivera.

In the Matter of the Application of Dennis J. Malone, Petitioner (s), # 1799/2013 - against - The Rockland County Board of Elections and Louis C. Babcock and Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, as Commissioners and Wayne T. Ballard and «John Doe» Respondent (s), there was extensive testimony about the roles played by Highway Department employees in collecting absentee ballots for the Highway Superintendent race.

Despite the challenges, there's no shortage of names floating around the state Capitol these days when it comes to speculation about who Gov. Andrew Cuomo will choose as Duffy's replacement in the race against the GOP challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss.

Referring back to his Wednesday night remark that a judge who ruled against him looked like McCray, Dietl said the two women have similar - looking eyes and mouths, and noted that he did not refer to their race when he spoke about them at the Republican mayoral candidate forum.

The magnitude of the problem has scientists like Bergstrom in a race against time as they attempt to harness what they know about evolutionary theory to slow the rate at which bacteria become resistant.

Specter, who faces a tough Democratic primary race next year, pushed back against committee Republicans who warned about the dire economic consequences that would come from passing the Senate climate bill.

It's hard to have an intelligent conversation about how, when and whether to use GMOs when a huckster like alternative medicine guru Joseph Mercola calls them «one of the largest threats that we have against the very sustainability of the human race.»