Sentences with phrase «against points in»

Not exact matches

If there's a new point in his speech Monday, it's likely to be a defense against calls for his dismissal from board positions over his support of Trump.

But the Washington Post's Glenn Kessler offers an alternative — and in our view, more credible — explanation for why the administration edited down the talking points, suggesting that the emails reveal a «bureaucratic knife fight» that pitted the State Department against the CIA.

In gauging the Switch's prospects against its failed predecessors, at this point it sure looks like history is going to repeat itself.

Usually by the time you get to that point, say, in»06 or» 07, the Fed hikes rates aggressively, the curve is inverted, there had been excessive lending against inflated real - estate values.

Rivals have pointed out that Trump's clothing is manufactured in China and Mexico, for example, which seemingly goes against his pro-American rally call.

There's considerable controversy on this point, and in researching this article I interviewed experts both for and against.

In the AFC title game, against the Jaguars» league - best passing defense, Brady took control of the game, carving up Jacksonville to erase a 10 - point fourth - quarter deficit in minuteIn the AFC title game, against the Jaguars» league - best passing defense, Brady took control of the game, carving up Jacksonville to erase a 10 - point fourth - quarter deficit in minutein minutes.

The most common way to score a triple double in the NBA is through points, assists, and rebounds — like James managed to do (24 points with 12 assists and 10 rebounds) against the Pacers at Quicken Loans Arena.

The bowl operates similarly to other fantasy football platforms: Users will select a team of nine players — who score points based on their real - life, in - game performances — and face off against teams assembled by other contestants across the country.

These cost - cutting strategies have now become the plus point for SpaceX to compete against the giants in the industry and for the first time, it is looking possible for the low - cost passenger flights in the space.

Goldman Sachs» derivatives strategy team pointed out that a trade hedging against a moderate decline in the S&P 500 is reasonably priced.

The first point of the complaint filed against Elizabeth Holmes by the SEC mentions that Holmes intentionally misled members of the media in order to disingenuously represent Theranos technology.

«Jamie Dimon has been the one who has led the charge in order to say, «Nope, no more regulation, fight back against regulation, call the regulation un-American, try to resist, try to put loopholes into regulation, hire an army of lobbyists,» Warren said in an interview with CNN's «Starting Point.»

Valleywag points out that this whole situation is really weird: «So, our elected officials, in their effort to find a scapegoat for crimes against sex workers like the murder of Julissa Brisman, have taken a site that never made a dime from the hookups it helped set up, and turned it into a full - time, for - profit sex money machine.»

An affidavit filed in support of Winner's arrest as well as the case against her laid out some of these alleged blunders, and security experts pointed out others.

But some government officials, including some of Pruitt's own aides, pushed back against the spending requests and reportedly were sidelined as a result, pointing to an agency staff in disarray.

But my point is we should be empowering families to make the choices they think are best for their kids, and that should entail ending discrimination in the tax code against single - income, two - parent families.»

When Business Insider pointed out that The New York Times had indeed pushed back in a statement against the assertion that the paper had shared a copy of the article with Manafort in advance, Bossie doubled down.

As the war against ISIS in Syria draws to a close, there are signs a new conflict has reached a tipping point.

Conservative pundits steeped in what George H. W. Bush, running against Reagan for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, famously called «voodoo economics,» have retorted that Buffett and his limousine - liberal ilk should instead voluntarily pay more to the federal treasury, pointing out the existence of such a provision in the tax code.

Bee pointed out that NBC continued their relationship with Trump as host of «The Apprentice» franchise as he fervently rolled out his «birther» campaign against President Barack Obama — essentially condoning «a race - baiting demagogue,» in Bee's opinion.

Facing off against a Texans team that gives the fifth most points up to tight ends in the league, he's a good play this week as well.

In the daily games, participants pay to compete for cash prizes against others in online leagues based on imaginary teams assembled from rosters of real players, which accumulate points based on how those players perform in actual gameIn the daily games, participants pay to compete for cash prizes against others in online leagues based on imaginary teams assembled from rosters of real players, which accumulate points based on how those players perform in actual gamein online leagues based on imaginary teams assembled from rosters of real players, which accumulate points based on how those players perform in actual gamein actual games.

«We've seen a few cycles of this,» he says, pointing to the EU's $ 794 million fine against Microsoft (msft), in 2004, for bundling its media player with Windows, and the 2001 decision to block a merger between GE (ge) and Honeywell (hon), as other high - water marks of regulatory zeal.

It does not make picks against the spread, though we like to include the point spread (in parentheses, courtesy of Vegas Insider) for comparison.

«Qualcomm has confirmed publicly that this lawsuit against our clients is intended to make a point about Apple and punish our clients for working with Apple,» Theodore J. Boutrous, a lawyer for the four companies, said in a statement.

Pope Francis says that divorced and remarried people are «not excommunicated» and should not feel «discriminated against» — he stops short of directly saying they are welcome to take the bread and wine at Eucharist, but then adds in a footnote: «I would also point out that the Eucharist «is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.

As teased in at least one of the promos for «Avengers: Infinity War,» at one point in the film, Doctor Strange uses the Time Stone to look ahead into the future of the Avengers and their fight against Thanos.

As to the New Deal, FORTUNE has already pointed out («The Case against Roosevelt,» December, 1935) that Jewish influence in Mr. Roosevelt's Washington is minor.

She made some huge saves in the U.S.'s 1 - 0 group - stage victory against France, but Solo's howler against Colombia cost the U.S. two points in a 2 - 2 tie.

At one point she was even pulled out of school for over a month and hidden with family friends in the south of France because of a surge in death threats against her father.

«Part of the reasons active measures have worked in the US election is because the commander - in - chief has used Russian active measures at times against his opponents,» Watts said, pointing to Manafort and Trump's citations of fake - news stories pushed out by Russian - linked entities last year.

Spending and revenue targets set in the annual budget resolution are enforced by points of order, which any member of Congress may raise against legislation that is inconsistent with those targets.

But Kutcher pointed out that in addition to safety concerns for drivers carrying a lot of cash, tipping goes against Uber's design.

Pollsters say that at this point in a government's mandate, public opinion has often begun to turn against an incumbent prime minister.

Merck & Co. just scored a point in its immuno - oncology rivalry against Bristol - Myers Squibb.

Vanguard cautions against focusing solely on a single data point in investment decisions.

The biggest tax cut was the two point cut in the GST, which every economist recommended against.

Because most wealthy Chinese seem to think about RMB in terms of USD or Hong Kong dollars, it is the fear that any depreciation of the RMB against those two currencies (the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the USD through a modified currency board) greater than the couple of percentage points interest rate differential would yield less than equivalent USD or Hong Kong dollar bonds.

New York Times columnist and «World is Flat» author Thomas Friedman, makes the point in his that while China is certainly exhibiting signs of over-inflated markets, he wouldn't want to bet against it too soon.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

They pointed to President George W. Bush's tariffs on steel imports in 2002, which were rescinded after fewer than two years when the World Trade Organization came out against them.

Gross pointed to the long - term success of the Total Return Fund, while acknowledging the tough year the fund saw in 2011, when it experienced significant net outflows after he bet against the bond market.

Investors are more protected against a sharp fall in equity markets than at any other point since October 2008 amid Fed worries and geopolitical fears, according to a Bank of America / Merrill Lynch survey.

In his book «Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk» (1996), Peter Bernstein makes a good point about what's at stake in the debatIn his book «Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk» (1996), Peter Bernstein makes a good point about what's at stake in the debatin the debate:

The chart below plots valuations at each point in history against the deepest loss in the S&P 500 during the following five - year period.

Anyway, what the article takes an awful long time getting around to — after twice saying the question they pose isn't so outlandish or premature and that the recent volatility shows how jittery people are AND pointing out that the tax plan and increased spending «boxed» the economy into a corner against the chance for stimulus in case we have a recession — is this: It's going to be hard on people.

In the statement, Tesla points out that using Autopilot «results in a statistically significant improvement in safety,» when paired against standardized manual drivinIn the statement, Tesla points out that using Autopilot «results in a statistically significant improvement in safety,» when paired against standardized manual drivinin a statistically significant improvement in safety,» when paired against standardized manual drivinin safety,» when paired against standardized manual driving.

There is also the crucial point that incomplete regulation which discriminates against banks in favor shadow banks may by undermine financial stability in two ways.

In Lighthouse Point, police obtained an order against a man who accused his neighbor of being a shape - shifter who took on the appearance of Osama bin Laden.