Sentences with phrase «albeit against»

The company has lost over $ 50 Billion in valuation since last week, albeit against the backdrop of a possibly overtired bull market in stocks in general finally starting to roll over.

To see him comeback as well, albeit against far lesser odds, is a nice and authentic crowd - pleasing moment.

SYNOPSIS: A selfish businessman reconnects with his young daughter on a train journey across South Korea, albeit against a backdrop of marauding zombies.

Business - savvy Urbani ultimately manages to bring Paganini to the British capital, albeit against his will.

I'm going through a bit of a denim phase — albeit against my inner critic.

In 1981 Tony Benn had used the new electoral college to challenge for Healey's job as Foot's deputy, albeit against the advice of many leftwing colleagues, who saw a left - left ticket (Benn's disloyalty had alienated Foot) as less attractive than a left - right one.

Watford are on a five - match losing streak in the Premier League at the moment, but gave a good account themselves in a 3 - 2 loss at Chelsea in midweek, albeit against a much - changed Blues side.

For most sides, a trip to the City of Manchester to face the province's newest playboy's would be a daunting prospect, but the Trotters have been a reslient sort away from home this season, albeit against weaker opposition than that of a City team which cost somewhere around # 300 to assemble.

Fear and trepidation was what held Marseille back at the Stade Velodrome, as away from home in Group F they were fairly prolific, albeit against inferior sides.

Moura has been impressive, albeit against lower league opposition.

Blackburn have plundered a miserly one goal in their last three league games while Man City have failed to score in their previous two league games away from home, albeit against Chelsea and Liverpool.

The sheer fact Liverpool were the dominant force is encouraging − albeit against a much - changed United, and a performance of similar ilk, provided there's a little more intensity and sharpness to their play, should ensure the Reds get straight back on the horse this weekend.

This match, albeit against the last - placed side in Serie A, seems to have helped make Juve feel confident again.

Blackburn's recent record at Stamford Bridge is dire, with no win in their previous six visits to the Bridge, whilst their away form has been dreadful so far, losing all three away fixtures to date, albeit against stiff opposition.

They followed this with two more draws, before a recent run of three consecutive victories, albeit against Sunderland, Hull and Swansea, the three teams currently occupying the relegation places.

Had Chelsea or Manchester United gone to Eastlands and won 3 - 0, albeit against ten men, we would be hearing nothing but praise and how ruthless they were.

A fairly long hiatus in match day attendance from your humble scribe meant that given our last three mediocre performances, albeit against above average opposition, meant I feared a game that in theory should be straightforward may not be.

Last Saturday, the duo started their first league game together, and Arsenal won away from home for the first time in five matches in the league, albeit against the worst side.

In two games, albeit against weak competition, Jackson has helped Louisville rack up 1,508 yards and 132 points (18 touchdowns)!

Venezuela have won three of their past four outings, albeit against lesser opposition than Colombia in Peru and Honduras (twice).

Each winger registered an assist, and Juve walked out with three points — albeit against a nine - man Chievo Verona.

They are never easy to beat and unless Arsenal compete physically, I can see us dropping points, albeit against a much lesser side in talent.

Why would a club this big charge high for a single match albeit against Barca when ticket prices are at premium and then suddenly back down with knowledge that it is the costliest in the world, the club has great seats and no atmosphere.

Adelaide United played some of the most attractive football ever seen in the A-League during its 2 - 0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers last Saturday, albeit against ten men for 75 minutes.

While Man City may well have opened up a sizeable gap that is unlikely to be made up between now and the end of the season by any of the chasing pack, Chelsea still have to play for second place, and their supporters will be in good spirits for the New Year after such a commanding display, albeit against a struggling Stoke side.

If you have 20m to spend add another 12 and get Mustafi that should be your only concern... Also Lacazette just scored a hat trick today albeit against Nancy not really the best defence out there but worth mentioning that the movements were really those of a poacher, a striker always looking to go forward with an eye towards the goal at all time!!

I think the best thing we can say right now with accuracy was it was nice to see us win away albeit against a weak side and that Wilshire looked quite good.

Love how Golden State can just kill any thought of a competitive game albeit against a team missing a great player.

He's played that sort of role for England, albeit against weak opposition.

He kept a nice line and was very vocal albeit against a mediocre team.

Albeit against the mighty hull B team..!

The offense that had scored at least 34 points in three straight games from Weeks 7 to 9 was as bogged down as it has been in recent weeks, albeit against one of the best defenses in the league.

Not exact matches

Bernie Sanders told a town hall meeting Monday that if he loses the Democratic nomination, he will help Hillary Clinton in the fight against Republicans, albeit he tied it to her supporting his plan for Medicare for all and more advocacy in fighting climate change.

That's on top of other Republican senators who have recently warned against a hasty Obamacare repeal sans a replacement (albeit for a range of reasons) like Kentucky's Rand Paul, Arizona's John McCain, Arkansas» Tom Cotton, and Tennessee's Lamar Alexander, who heads the influential Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee in the Senate.

In contrast, China's state media described Xi's promises as simply the next stage in the country's economic restructuring and reform, albeit with the caveat that countries that «frequently launch trade wars against other countries» would not benefit from it.

Despite the innovation and leadership, albeit flawed, that many felt Kalanick had brought to Uber, his skillset could not stand up to the powerful forces allied against him and demanding a change.

-LRB-...) One reading of this extraordinary outcome is that it was a protest against the painful spending cuts, tax increases, and economic reforms that Monti's government implemented as a precondition (albeit an unstated one) for European Central Bank support.

That ambition is also pitting Google against car companies, which all have existing (albeit less developed) autonomous driving programs of their own and are uneasy about moves from tech companies into their sector.

But we are presented with an image of a man in decent (albeit tacky) attire that appears to be singing normally and a woman in indecent attire grinding against him while we are told that families are watching.

There remains the question as to whether adopting the perspective that locates human beings within the whole creaturely world, albeit as the most valuable part of it, would in fact work against the interests of the poor.

I don't like atheists because they bring pointless law suits against old lady's who work in government buildings that put fake little xmas tree's on their desk or hang up pictures of Santa, or who wear really ugly albeit festive sweaters during the holidays.

John Galt's famed speech at the end of the book, which I have listened to in its entirety (and which would never pass for a speech in real life because Rand got carried away) is filled with angry attacks directed against Christ, albeit without naming him.

(Saturday Night Live winked at Susan B. Anthony's position against abortion in sketch last week — albeit in spirit of dismissal.)

Defamatory pickling sarcasms against the aged literacies of the religious humanoids shows others your narrowed bigotry albeit censored and congealed towards infantile bickering...

Having seen the properly domed muffins competing against my flatter (albeit more wholesome) version, I decided I could wait the week.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

But even their adorable awkwardness can't stand a chance against the devil, albeit a blue one.

other than the deflected cross cum own goal he did almost nothing against Man Utd... so a full game (albeit) against poor opposition should be enough confirm (or correct) my own feeling that he is an average footballer and one of the obstacles to us moving to the next level... so bring him on!!

The 52 year old took over at the City Ground last July but his side sits in mid-table in the Championship after a run of just one win in their last eleven games in all competitions, albeit that coming in a last gasp win against near neighbours Derby County.

As well as this, he has the numbers to back up; scoring on his first Arsenal start, albeit an offside goal against a poor Everton side, but the quality is there for all to see.