Sentences with phrase «against the best of»

These he accomplished despite his growing sense that larger forces — the riptide of tribal feeling in a world that should have already shed its atavism; the resilience of small men who rule large countries in ways contrary to their own best interests; the persistence of fear as a governing human emotion — frequently conspire against the best of America's intentions.

When we use contraception, we orient ourselves against the good of life itself ¯ and, in the same way, when we use IVF to create a new human being, we treat that being solely as a means to our own purposes.

The proscription of self - mutilation must here be weighed against the good of reducing suffering.

«You're competing against the best of the best,» Pitz described.

FSU was competing against the best of the best, and I got to take part in the stiff competition we had within the state of Florida.»

They have gone 2 - 2 in Championship Games, not a bad record when going up against the best of the best.

But if you look at how he's fared against the best of the Big10 teams, he's mediocre.

Now, the prospect of a pure interleague All - Star game - the best of LigaMX against the best of MLS - could really be compelling, as the rivalry between the nations and leagues would provide an interesting overlay to an otherwise meaningless kickaround.

«It's a great draw for Sydney FC and it's fantastic to be once again competing against the best of Asian football, which is where this club belongs,» he said.

About Blog WKC World is the professional body known as the World Karate & Kickboxing Commission promoting martial arts excellence and world class competition.The WKC World Championships are an annual martial arts competition where competitors from all over the world assemble to test their skills against the best of the best in their particular discipline.

When players beat career mode on pro difficulty or higher, they will unlock Bruce Lee and can test his legacy against the best of the best in the UFC across four different weight classes.

To find out how the RS7 and Panamera GTS stack up against the best of the super saloon competition, check out May issue of Evo magazine (208).

It's in our nature to look in the rearview mirror, to measure the brightness of the present against the best of the past.

Expect a lot more straight line speed, slower cornering, less grip in the rain and a whole lot of badass Godzilla action with at least four Nissan GT - Rs going against the best of Honda and Lexus.

Tack on further racing modifications on the M235i Racing and it should be ready to go and compete against the best of the VLN Endurance Championship.

It does improve fuel economy over the comparable gas - only Malibu, but against the best of the competition, eAssist has limited advantages.

Alfa Romeo is nowhere close to becoming the major industry player that it once was, but if the Italian automaker has one sliver of hope it can proudly line up against the best of its segment, it has to be the new Giulia.

A device that would stand out from a crowd of affordable, mid-end smartphones and compete only against the best of the best.

This means the tablet has a pixel density that competes against the best of the best.

Rather, it will be their children paying for the sins of the parents who voted foolish people into office who voted for the good of current taxpayers, and against the good of future taxpayers.

Shelly has also been selected to represent the United States on the Schutzhund World Team (essentially the olympics of Schutzhund), where he competed against the best of the best from countries around the world.

Players will be able to fight with the legend across four different weight classes and test his legacy against the best of the best in the UFC.

Not only does this offer up offline matches that finally match the intensity of high - level competitive play, but coupled with the portability of Nintendo Switch, players can hone their skills against the best of the best, no matter where they are.

When fans beat career mode on pro difficulty or higher, they will unlock the legend and can test his legacy against the best of the best in the UFC across four different weight classes.

So, if you think you've got the courage and the skills to drive your girlfriend around like no other, head on down this weekend and go head to head against the best of the best.

Unfortunately the actual winner was unavailable so, still eager to pit our potting skills against the best of the best, we picked one of our many supportive readers, Ducer15, and prepared to square off against two of the best Inferno Pool players on the planet.

Master the draw and drift technique and your car upgrades to climb the leaderboards and show your worth against the best of the best worldwide!

Not exact matches

As well as disputes over stretches of a 3,500 km (2,200 miles) border, they are bumping up against each other in the Indian Ocean and squabbling over Xi's signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

TORONTO, May 1 - The Canadian dollar fell to a four - week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday before paring its decline, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the outlook for the domestic economy is good despite the overhang of high household debt.

«Until the financial performance of B Corps become more numerous and better known, the fear of loss will weigh against their access to credit.»

Dollar bulls in London took advantage of the holiday in most of the rest of Europe to push the currency to almost $ 1.20 per euro and helped it make good ground against the Swiss franc and the data - dented pound.

So it's like, how good can you make that brake pad against extreme reentry conditions, and minimize the cost of refurbishment.

Although we already have a full buying guide to the best smart speakers, we thought it'd be fun and helpful to pit the Google Home and the Amazon Echo against each other in a battle royale for the title of best smart home speaker.

Against a background of more volatile markets and worries that some of the biggest hedge fund managers are nursing losses this year, many in the audience focused on the smaller, better - performing investors like Oleg Nodelman.

Other top government officials, like foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, have worked to water down the threat of further sanctions against Russia as well.

«It's a feel good measure,» said Democrat Sharon Har, one of four lawmakers who voted against the bill.

The lead investor may negotiate better terms, defend against unfair dilution by negotiating with venture capitalists during follow - on financing, mentor the company and represent small investors on the board,» says Nick Tommarello, the co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding platform WeFunder, in a letter to the Committee of Financial Services shared with Entrepreneur.

Against the conventional wisdom of continual digital progress, printed books might very well be with us for the long haul for reasons that aren't entirely logical.

The new service could help such retailers take advantage of Google's voice assistant - based shopping services, so they can better defend themselves against Amazon «s advances in this space.

While it's never a good idea to bet against Mother Nature or gravity, the good news is that many of the things most likely to bring your business down are man - made and sometimes the product of your own actions or — more likely - inactions.

The transfer shares a good part of the blame for the financial squeeze that leaves young adults unable to afford a family of more than one or two children, as journalist Duncan Hood discusses in «The war against the family.»

The bitterness between various members of the Latner family is one that's been well documented, with adult family members filing lawsuits against each other in the same way teenagers might tussle over the TV remote.

Vulture, or Adrian Toomes, played by a very well - cast Michael Keaton — who probably got this role for appearing as another man with wings in «Birdman» — is one of the rare villains in the MCU that has a personal vendetta against the superheroes who doesn't feel like a desperate tie - in.

This allows for significantly better uptimes for your e-commerce site, with the added benefit of a stronger safeguard against DDoS attacks, which attempt to overwhelm your site with traffic to essentially shut it down.

With Blue Ant, MacMillan appears to be tacking against the torrents of broadcast television dreck at the bottom of the dial by targeting two coveted demographics, the first of which is thinking, affluent baby boomers: its portfolio includes content about the cottage lifestyle, travel, and PBS - style documentary programming through the Canadian version of the Smithsonian Channel, as well as a nature channel called Oasis.

Our goal is to have sophisticated owners of teams that can operate at a high level, know how to build businesses, know how to build sports, and who aren't going to be working against each other, but are going to be collaborating in the best interests of fans around the world.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well - placed senior military officers.

Whitman is well - known in state and national politics as well, having worked on presidential campaigns for Mitt Romney and John McCain, and having run against Jerry Brown in 2010 for the governor of California, a race she ended up losing.

While the trained Velociraptors go against all rules of science, it is a good twist.

It could be that because we've brought more cases in the last few years against some well - known names that that's interpreted as a crackdown, but that's simply more a reflection of the fact that time has gone by since we've updated the guides in 2009 to make it clear it applies to social media marketing.