Sentences with phrase «already at first base»

Women love romance so if you can romance a lady, then you're already at first base.

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At first they claimed Austin - based computer - network consultancy NetForce was too small; a few years later they passed again on NetForce, because it was already saddled with a Small Business Administration loan.

First a quick look at some of the many recipes I've whipped up from Terry's new book already: «Protein Ninja» starts out aptly, guiding readers to easy, economical sources of protein in a plant based diet.

The kids 18 and he has already broke all of Henry's records at Monaco, based on their first professional season at that club.

Already in the first team at his club the Mexican bases his game on Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta.

Wenger made per and arteta our captains based on age and reputation not on performances, for koz would have been a great captain.a captain is a player who put the club (fans) first, who always hate being on the loosing team, always performs at his best and does nt need to be vocal because he is already respected by his team - mates

The Rangers reportedly offered more guaranteed money than Boston, but Napoli turned that down, likely because that team already has a new starting catcher in A.J. Pierzynski, a new designated hitter in Lance Berkman, and Mitch Moreland at first base once more.

He's limited defensively, and the Dodgers are already set in their corner outfield as well as at first base.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Having already called up 2009 first - round pick Alex White to bolster the rotation, they could also get internal reinforcements at their two weakest positions from top prospects Lonnie Chisenhall (third base) and Jason Kipnis (second base).

On the first day of the training, we looked at the eight different points that the HTGC course had to cover — things like giving birth, weaning etc, and the form it takes, which is that it's based on a group of expectant dads, and what we called the «experts», dads who already had kids of their own and would talk about their own experiences and offer mentoring.»

The Miami - based fast food chain, which re-launched as a public company in June, has been putting real pressure on McDonald's for the first time in years, in part by adding versions of products already available at the Golden Arches.

Already, the CEC (set up in 1975 in the wake of the nation's first oil crisis) balances new energy demands — such as screening new power plants on the basis of at least 23 different impacts, ranging from economics to air quality — with efficiency efforts.

You may have already come to that conclusion based on all of the muffin recipes I've shared so far at Five Heart Home... muffins studded with blueberries and raspberries, muffins concealing hidden veggies, muffins to use up those overripe bananas, muffins suited for a first birthday, an after - school snack, a weekend brunch, or to welcome fall!

At just 19, New Zealand - based actor Stefania Owen is already making her mark in the states with the just - wrapped first season of «Chance» on Hulu and supporting turns in «Krampus,» «The Carrie Diaries,» and «Coming Through the Rye.»

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

They were first conceived by the EEF in 2015 after a number of discussions with schools that were already at the forefront of driving evidence - based school improvement.

Developed Maine's first statewide school accountability system (A-F school grades) to ensure transparency in school performance for families and students; joining other states and cities around the country who offer these grades on schools — grades that are based on information Maine already collected but that had been sitting in file cabinets at the Department of Education.

Based on the feedback from the teachers at the first session on Oct. 20, the program is already off to an enthusiastic start.

Title I — using a comprehensive needs assessment process, funding is targeted at meeting the identified needs of children from low - income families and other disadvantaged groups, and for the already identified Priority Schools, supplying additional family and community engagement personnel and specialized training for principals, the first year, and other personnel in the following years based on needs.

First seen at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as a concept and based on the already - too - cute Evoque two - door crossover, the four seat production version sees few changes aesthetically with minimum changes to weight and torsional rigidity, says its maker.

First shown as a thinly disguised concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show and sitting underneath the recently refreshed QX50, the all - new 2017 Infiniti QX30 is the brand's first attempt at the growing compact crossover segment, already crowded with vehicles like the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the vehicle the QX30 is based upon, the Mercedes - Benz GLA - CFirst shown as a thinly disguised concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show and sitting underneath the recently refreshed QX50, the all - new 2017 Infiniti QX30 is the brand's first attempt at the growing compact crossover segment, already crowded with vehicles like the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the vehicle the QX30 is based upon, the Mercedes - Benz GLA - Cfirst attempt at the growing compact crossover segment, already crowded with vehicles like the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the vehicle the QX30 is based upon, the Mercedes - Benz GLA - Class.

«By establishing base operations at London Luton, where Wizz is already the second largest operator and an important supporter of local jobs with our business partners, we are also creating direct local jobs with one of Europe's fastest - growing airlines for the first time.»

London Stansted Airport has seen passenger numbers in the first half of the year climb 9.8 per cent year - on - year to 14.6 million, with continued growth from Ryanair, Jet2.com establishing a new base at the airport, and a host of new carriers and routes to complement the already extensive European offering.

whom has done nothing with their gaming budget other than throwing it around as handouts in order to share PS3 games... and all the while closing numerous in house studios... a lot of MGS games are even based off of UE3... instead of MS building a proprietary middleware product line shared throughout their internal studios... they license 3rd party middleware instead... an easy way to make a decent looking game quickly... but never a way to push ANY envelopes, at least not after the engine is already 3 years old... but Sony does this each generation... the 1st party stuff initially shows off what the system can do earlier on than any 3rd party software (well mostly, MGS2 was one of the first to push the PS2, MGS4 ditto for the PS3)... and 3rd pary stuff gets up to speed afterwards... you WILL see some incredible 3rd party content eventually, but for now... SCE is the only company pumping millions into the tech side of game development... MS isn't... and Nintendo doesn't even know what any of that is...

The avid fan bases and specific match structures of competitive multiplayer genres like first - person shooters, MOBAs, and fighting games make those games ideal for the existing platform, but we are already hard at work writing IP and creating functionality for single player and sandbox games as well.

Wicker's solo exhibition already made its debut at London's Cubitt last summer as the first solo UK exhibition for the Berlin - based artist and marks Wicker's move away — or perhaps alongside, more accurately — the world of production, having worked in publishing and typography since the early 90s.

Here is what you need to know about Income Replacement Benefits (IRB's): • IRB's are calculated at 70 % of your average gross income based on your employment history o Your income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the 4 weeks before the accident multiplied by 13 o Self - employed income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the last fiscal year o If you are receiving other income replacement assistance, such as short term or long term disability benefits, those amounts are deductable from the amount of your IRB eligibility • IRB's are capped at $ 400 per week • The first 7 days of your disability are not covered by IRB's • IRB's are payable for a 104 week (2 year) period, but you may be eligible to continue receiving this benefit past the 2 years indefinitely, if after the 2 year mark you are unable to do any occupation for which you are reasonably suited by way of your education, training and experience • The age 65 marks changes in IRB's o If you are already over the age of 65, IRB's are payable up to 208 weeks and gradually reduced over that period o If you reach the age 65 while already receiving benefits, the IRB is converted to a lifetime pension at a reduced rate based on an established formula

With Apple's keynote at the WWDC 2015 just a week away, some manufacturers have already released their first HomeKit based products and are now available for order.

Another Chinese company, ZTE already confirmed to unveil its first Android - based smartwatch at the MWC 2017.

Building layers on top of the base blockchain is generally accepted as the best method of scaling these cryptocurrency networks further, and Bitcoin's first stab at this scaling method, known as the lightning network, is already being played around with on mainnet.

Portrait Lighting is launching in beta at first, but already looks incredible in the demos shown at the keynote, with Apple stating it is «based on extensive research into the art and science of portraiture and core photographic lighting principles».

The already - announced T - Mobile Pulse (at its launch the first pay as you go Android - based smartphone) is already at the lower end of the gPhone market with its # 179.99 price tag and middling specs, but is to be joined by an even more affordable option... Read more

Cohabiting couples who have a child in their twenties and then break up — and that's almost two - fifths of them in the first five years — often also go on to have another partner or partners.44 One study of young urban parents based on data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study found that for 59 percent of unmarried couples with a baby, at least one partner already had a child from a previous relationship.