Sentences with phrase «advantage over the opposition»

This starting eleven was the tallest on average so far to start at this tournament and should have had the height advantage over their opposition, with the wingers being able to put crosses into the box this would have given Sweden a distinct advantage.

A poll by the Haaretz newspaper gave the ruling party a two - seat advantage over the opposition Labor Party, 25 seats to 23.

Not exact matches

It is a different scenario for minority administrations with a larger seat advantage over the official opposition.

As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a minority government holds over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the minority is in power.

To sum up, the six general elections considered here ended with minority governments, and those minorities all enjoyed a relatively small advantage in the number of seats — ranging from two to 22 — over the official Opposition.

(Merely as a point of interest, consider that the average seat - advantage these six minorities held over their official Opposition was roughly 14, while the average number of months from their initial election victory to the next tilt was about 15.)

The Liberals» seat - advantage over the Progressive Conservative opposition following both contests was 34.

It seems evident that minority governments with a comparatively narrow seat - advantage over the official Opposition usually stay in power for relatively brief periods of time.

His only advantage over Arteta is his mobility and he didn't get into positions well enough to intercept or tackle the opposition to prevent them from countering.

Arteta had a better game against Leic BUT that doesn't take his performances over time, he is lacking pace and if the opposition can take advantage of that and just pass past him!

Matic is known for his intelligence on the field and reading of the game, he has been a consistent performer throughout his career and his combative style allows him to have a big advantage over his opponents as he sits deep at the base of the midfield to break down the oppositions play.

Throughout their recent 2 - 0 Bundesliga defeat at Hoffenheim, they were inexpicably reticent to flood the opposition box and in the 3 - 0 home win over a ten - man Anderlecht in the Champions League were astonishingly pedestrian at times, for long periods struggling to make their numerical advantage count.

This one common attribute of defeatism and being practically exhibited by the Npp.The President continue to receive greater publicity even within the opposition media enclave than the flagbearer of the opposition because of the perfect management he enjoys and because he is governing well and introducing people's centered policies.The other advantage the current President has over his main contender is his ability to easily alter his Government's image in a direction which fits in with the mood of the public.This trend was easily seen during his tour across the regions and the responses and addresses delivered by the noble chiefs.

There had been fears large Islamist elements within the opposition militia might seek to take advantage of a power vacuum should Assad be overthrown, but opposition figures tried to allay those concerns over the last two weeks.

Opposition to charters now stands at 19 percent, giving supporters a better than two - to - one advantage over opponents.

ON THE ROAD Perhaps the one advantage the i - MiEV has over the opposition is its light weight.

These concepts and strategies aren't always obvious and can be essential to understanding the nuanced advantages that your fighter has over the opposition.