Sentences with phrase «against opponent which»

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U.S. lawmakers are close to delivering a draft of the Federal Aviation Authority's reauthorization bill, which will include rules for nonmilitary drones, and drone opponents are lobbying hard against the unmanned flying machines, The New York Times reports.

Were religious people promoting peace when they voted down gay marriage (a civil rights issue, opponents of which will be viewed in the same light as the opponents against civil rights in the 50s and 60s) You are just so comfortable in the majority, you can't see the prejudice and bias you put on people that aren't like you.

Looking at this side of the ambiguity, we see a church in which many first - world Christians of our day could feel comfortable and undisturbed: a church that lives without question or resistance in a state founded on violence and made prosperous by the exploitation of less fortunate nations; a church that accepts various perquisites from that state as its due; a church where changing jobs for the sake of peace and justice is seldom considered; a church that constantly speaks in the language of war; a church given to eloquent invective in its internal disputes and against outside opponents; a church quite sure that God will punish the wicked.

So a vote for or against Trump — and all the associated aspersions we cast on our opponents for their vote — becomes the test by which we decide whether to fellowship together as evangelicals.

Against Sunderland, the Gunners need to make their passing and attacks count, and get this game done and dusted by Half - Time; failing which, the aforementioned duo of Johnson and Wickham will start growing in stature and pose serious problems for the Arsenal backline that can be rattled when their opponents start running at them.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

Kick off is at 19:45, and the home side will be looking to extend an unbeaten run against their opponents at Villa Park which stretches back to 1974.

Baylor at Oklahoma, 12:00 PM Eastern: After a 1 - 2 start 11th - ranked Oklahoma (7 - 2) rattled off six straight wins, all of which have come against Big 12 opponents.

But when we get the benefit of a poor decision against our opponents, which we do if you look across many games, Wenger says nothing — like Mustafis close but offside goal against Spuds, - and so he wants it both ways.

This is a general problem which time and time again makes it relatively easy for even mediocre opponents to play and score against us.

Waters scored 21 points, which matched his second highest total against a SEC opponent this season.

While Barca may be blessed with three outstanding attackers and fairly good midfielders there defensive line constantly make errors, which are not capitalised on by their opponents in spain, it will be a rather different situation playing against arsenal.

In the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to one.

ESPN's Mark Simon provided this great chart which shows the relationship between a pitching staff's number of hard hit balls against the opponent's BABIP (batting average for balls in play).

On the minus side Taylor was the fourth Official that Wenger was abusing in the match at Burnley last season which resulted in the boss getting a four - game ban, but he was redeemed when he was given charge of the FA Cup Final, which we happily won against Wednesday's opponents.

I love this confident mood among the gooners after a huge sin over our arch enemies, especially with international break on, which means two weeks of party mood, hopefully we can consolidate united win by defeating Watford otherwise it will be back to square one, so the boys and the management should be as motivated as they were against united, we have seen in past they getting over confident against the so called small teams and dropping unnecessary points, 3 pts are 3 pts regardless of the opponents.

That said, which players from each region are good enough to take over a game late against wildly talented opponents?

Arsenal rarely turn up in the first half of games, which results in us just about getting away with it against the lesser teams, but getting found out pretty much any time we come up against quality opponents.

Preseason projections still account for 30 percent of teams» ratings, which doesn't help, but neither do Arizona's poor performance against UTSA or Utah's plodding offense, which has been outgained by the opponent, on a per - play basis, in every game so far.

The comfortable 2 - 0 home victory against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was made possible by a scintillating first half which not only blew away their Championship opponents, but also illustrated just how ruthless Arsenal have become since the turn of the year.

Where is our Matic, Hummels etc.Wengers style of football which was excellent for it's time is no longer relevant and our opponents know exactly how to play against us.

They did, however, play outstandingly well at home against Manchester United, which was an inexplicably open game, with both sides going hammer and tongs at each other's goal, and showed that they can ruffle their opponents when they discover their rhythm and haveA one of their better days.

Louisville was able to complete passes of 17, 23, 37 and 55 on second - and - long, which hints at potential difficulties against opponents with better passing games.

Opponents long ago gave up on running against Alabama, which faces pass attempts more frequently than almost anybody in the country.

I would expect us to NOT play the same x1 EVERY game, against ALL opponents, which, will give the likes of Mezut, Rambo, Jack, Mikel, Santi, Olivier and others the chance to rest instead of flooging themselves twice a week.

A home game against Cologne should be an easy start for the Gunners, considering that our opponents have lost all three of their opening games in the Bundesliga this season, but like Arsenal they finished 5th last season which is why we are meeting them tonight.

My research found that teams coming off a win against a top - 10 opponent have gone just 119 - 140 ATS (45.9 %), which indicates bettors should consider fading Arkansas after last week's 21 - point win against Florida.

He responded with nine 100 - yard games against Power 5 opponents and arguably the best performance of his career in the only bowl game in which he had the chance to play.

And I like how he knows which formation suits a certain opponent, the wing back system totally right call against Monaco, they made them look like novices.

People say you need Ozil to open up defences, which is true, but he is more needed against weak opponents that sit really deep.

Historically underdogs have provided additional value against conference opponents since the familiarity between teams levels the playing field, which disproportionately benefits the team getting points.

If they do falter they can fall as low as a tie for 11th which means not 1 but 2 Hoops games against highly rated opponents — a recipe for disaster.

It should be noted that it can set the wrong kind of pace, depending on which version of Nakamura shows up, but if he's going to go all - in against an opponent who deserves that in Rusev, this could get us all hyped for what comes after.

Both College of Charleston, which took care of the ball better than anyone in the Colonial, and potential second - round opponent Clemson, which plays relentless interior defense despite not having a player over 6» 9», could stop the shorthanded Tigers short of a measuring - stick Sweet 16 game against top - seeded Kansas.

Meanwhile our betting system — which focused on well rested road teams against ranked opponents — improved to 85 - 51 ATS as Miami (+9) lost to Florida State by just 5 - points to cover the spread.

A manager should learn to rotate players according to their form and should know how to use the right tactics against every opponent, unfortunately Wenger is no longer able to do either of these which is why we always appear to have no back bone.

And despite sustaining an ankle injury, Alexis Sanchez has decided to represent his country in a World Cup qualifier against Argentina which could aggravate the injury and eventually missing some crucial games, including the Premier League game against top four rivals Man City and the FA Cup semi-final against the same opponent which is their last hope of winning a trophy to salvage their season.

Our play recently has reverted to ponderous predictable central play dependant on an opponent stepping out of a crucial defensive position to even alow an opportunity of a subtle or eye of the needle pass which against bigger sideshas always been a problem.

The tie was delicately poised at 1 - 1 after a first leg in which Celta played extremely well against, admittedly, an under - strength Barca team but Ernesto Valverde recalled the likes of Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi for the return match and the Catalans blitzed their opponents with an utterly dominant first - half display.

That culminated in a matchwinning performance against Chelsea in last week's Community Shield in which he gave his direct opponent, Cesar Azpilicueta, a desperately - trying afternoon.

We do have two north group games remaining, games at Hull and Barnsley, which were previously postponed, but this game kicks off a run of four games against the teams in the south and Charlton will prove tough opponents.

Power rankings are often inaccurate — they place as much weight on games played early in the season or on mismatches (which are less useful for analysis) as more recent games against equal opponents.

Pablo Ibanez is another of Di Matteo's summer additions and in the same match with Spanish club Osasuna, picked up a knock which could hinder his chances of featuring against the reigning English champions but both Steven Reid and Boaz Myhill should start from the off as the Baggies will predictably set themselves up to frustrate their superior opponents by putting plenty of men behind the ball and trying to use the counter-attack as their main source of goalmouth action.

In fairness, Bruce should be delighted with his current squad, the same squad which avoided defeat against Sunday's opponent's Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham, as well as record a stunning 3 - 0 win over defending champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the latter an emphatic result which Sir Alex Ferguson cited as just one piece of evidence to suggest that Sunday's visit of Steve Bruce's Sunderland will be one of his side's toughest home games of the entire season.

Lucky that none of these errors led to goals, which they might have done against better opponents, and lucky not to concede a penalty after fouling Ayoze Perez in the box.

They don't have the splashy wins against big - name opponents that Bournemouth does, but they've made a habit of winning at home and drawing on the road against the rest of the league, which should be more than enough to keep their heads above the bottom three.

There is a natural ebb and flow regarding injuries that suggests Wenger might not ever have to decide who his best partnership is, just which will work best at a particular time or against a particular opponent.

Sporting Lisbon which is also known as Sporting CP is simply the better team here and they have excellent record against this opponent.

Koscielny and Mertesacker are such different options that Wenger's choice may be made based on our opponents or indeed, in the case against Sunderland for our season opener, for which Koscielny is injured, who is available at the time.

Birmingham, Bolton & Everton are all sides Stoke have drawn against on the road this season, some of which are teams very similar to their opponents on Saturday.