Sentences with phrase «across the finish line with»

Barcelona dropped out of the CL by aggregate against Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals, and went on to sputter across the finish line with the players doing just enough, and only that, to clinch the league title.

The dark horse in this race - and the one Cameron has to beat to get across the finishing line with a clear majority - is a hung Parliament.

At the end of the day there just wasn't enough focused passion behind «The Town» to get it across the finish line with nominations for Best Picture or Best Adapted Screenplay.

Even at an anaemic eighty - five minutes, the film drags somehow, limping across the finish line with an ass rimshot that isn't funny at the beginning of the picture with Hank Azaria and hasn't gotten any funnier by the end of it with Ben Stiller.

Open Windows thrills and chills, and then roars across the finish line with the checkered flag waving in victory.

The race continued on without incident, and O'Connell took the # 3 Corvette across the finish line with Oliver Gavin in the # 4 Corvette behind him.

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Frankie Perez never felt at home in Mexico, so immediately after finishing his secondary education in Aguascalientes he returned to the U.S. Without any particular intent or design, Raul and Maria had given birth to a profoundly binational family — a family, like millions of others, with relationships stretched irreversibly across the line.

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With the finish line in sight he got out of his Lotus and pushed his car across the line before collapsing from exhaustion.

Most fans will surely be in agreement that Landon Donovan was a huge part of the team's success, finishing as joint - golden boot winner (along with a resurgent Chris Wondolowski) and almost single - handedly dragging his team across the finishing line in their semi-final against Honduras.

It was a great move finished by a tap in from Giroud with Bellerin getting the assist after a burst down the right and ball across the 6yd line.

He played catch with spectators along the route and slid across the finish line.

Richardson was second across the finish line but was elevated to first when winner Dayron Robles of Cuba (the world - record holder) was disqualified for interfering with third - place Liu Xiang of China (the»04 Olympic champion).

The facility was built in 1962 with its most recent major update in 1982, when its then - outdoor rink was enclosed and heated, Hamilton said, adding that with mechanical issues over the year, the more than 50 - year - old building is «limping across the finish line.»

Ultimately, some familiar with her campaign argued she relied too much on powerful unions like 32BJ and 1199 SEIU to drag her across the finish line.

State Sen. John McKinney, R - Fairfield, also had trouble getting across the campaign fundraising finish line, so he joined with Bridgeport Republican David Walker to form a ticket for governor and lieutenant governor.

On a Friday morning conference call with reporters before the Senate vote on the tax extenders package, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said the industry group was «pretty excited about what's happening here, but we're not across the finish line yet.»

Six hours and thirty minutes later, I stumbled across the finish line after one of the most painful and uncomfortable races of my life, complete with gastrointestinal distress, vomiting, the inability to «keep food down», and most importantly, that distinct frustration that accompanies these problems and is the bane of marathoners, cyclists, triathletes and anyone else who needs to simultaneously eat and perform.

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Such a chimera, however, carries with it the burden of some late sentimentality and The In - Laws, for all the energy of its first two - thirds, stumbles across the finish line at the end, trailing some redemptive falderal about being a good father like a drag anchor.

However, as with other literary to cinematic conversions the Hunger Games anthology is prey to the unfortunate pitfall of not knowing when to stop and the final 20 minutes languish on, pacing becomes an issue, and the veritable cinematic marathon finishes on fumes, barely enough to get across the finish line.

Speaking at the car's launch, John Hennessy, CEO said «We expect the Venom F5, named for the most powerful tornado speed winds on the Fujita scale, to be the first road car capable of achieving more than 300mph and have worked closely with Pennzoil to get us across the finish line».

Peugeot's No. 3 car, driven by Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut and Eric Helary, went 375 laps over the 8.5 - mile course, a distance of 3,187 miles.Peugeot's No. 1, driven by Yannick Dalmas - a member of last year's winning team - Thierry Boutsen and Teo Fabi, rolled across the finish line in second as the winning team was showered with champagne.

The Porsche was credited with the 1.037 - second victory while Magnussen's crash propelled him across the finish line for second place.

Across the dash, you'll find inlays with a piano black finish, and additional S line logos were added to the door trim.

Adding to the appeal of the SUV are Luminous Red graphic lines with Bright White borders and Black Mica matte finish details on the tailgate that run across the lower portion of the SUV.

We limped across the finish line, and celebrated the end of the year with forty friends and clients, collaborators and competitors in our annual Christmas lunch at the Groucho Club.

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Also big thanks to foster dad Scott (who loved Ella enough to keep all of us hopeful), foster mom (who put up with being growled at), foster mom Molly (who continued Mitch's work and put Ella across the finish line), and foster Mom Lydia (who took Ella to «test» if her training would stick through a transition and helped introduce Ella to her new family).

Contestants race to be the 1st across the finish line in a made - for - TV city built for destruction, with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion.

Start your engines and get ready for the ride of a lifetime with team Sonic and a cast of legendary SEGA heroes across land, sea, and air in amazing transformable vehicles as they battle for first place at the finish line.

Those with an eye on the indie scene probably know it's been years in development, and we're happy to provide its talented developer, Alexander Bruce, with finishing funds to help the game across the finish line.

«If I was engaging with a firm and all I saw was white men across the table, I would certainly notice it, but in the same breath I have to say, especially in the mining world and throughout my professional life I've been blinded to it — I focus on doing the best job I can and I forget I'm a woman and we're just focused on getting to the finish line and getting that success.»

But Marchant managed to limp across the finish line, in spite of severe cramping, which she coped with by repeatedly stabbing a safety pin into her contorted and cramping quad muscle.

The two groups are targeting Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Hampshire and Wisconsin, with the hopes of helping secure a Clinton win, and getting Democratic Senate candidates across the finish line.

It's a bit like the Marie Celeste at my place... a half - finished game of Monopoly lies on the dining room table; dirty dishes languish in the sink; a gingerbread maker sits open on the kitchen bench — yes, such things exist in the shops and I ALWAYS FIND THEM — with tubes of writing icing scattered around it; days - ago clothes still hang on the washing line; dust tumbleweeds drift across the lounge room floor...