Sentences with phrase «also had a crack at»

I also developed new forms of statistical analysis, such as final third efficiency and chance quality, and I also had a crack at assessing which team won a tactical battle by using stats.

Not exact matches

They also found chipped, cracked, and missing pieces of plastic on the onion production line; knives that were used to remove unwanted pieces of onions had initials etched into them; and blue tape that was being used to temporarily fix a cracked metal plate on a packing line where products meant for export were packed at the time of the inspection.

Trump and Sessions have also pledged to crack down on «sanctuary cities» — typically localities that limit how local authorities can work with federal immigration agents — as a way of getting at drug traffickers and gangs.

And after a couple of years spent cracking down on wealth - making activities through a fierce anti-corruption campaign, Beijing could also reassure business and financial elites that it had their interests at heart.

Saracen also sold its Red October mine to Matsa Resources, and had a crack at buying Bligh Resources» Bundarra project, but was trumped by Zeta Resources.

And I also know that by 2:42 a.m. when all has been restored and babies are sleeping again and the window is cracked open for a bit of fresh air, when we are back in our bed and quietly groaning at how over-the-puking-thing we both are by now, it's then, when he reaches out for me and moves the hair back off my neck before resting his calloused hands on the baby still growing within me, when the baby rolls up against his palm, and he whispers, «hey, you» quietly, it's in that moment that I think the love we make or find or reimagine at the unexpected moments is still the sweetest.

I'm always so glad to see the end of the school year, not just because I'll no longer have to get up at the crack of dawn to rouse children that are dead to the world, but also because after the stressful month of May I just need to decompress.

Usually you hang your stocking on the eve of Dec 5th and if you have been VERY good, you get chocolates, an orange or tangerine, an apple, some nuts to crack and perhaps a small gift,, this is for my DH (he will get his favorite CD also) and the kids that live in town here,,,,,,, I was wondering, how would this travel, mailing from a cold state (WIsconsin) to an even colder state (Michigan), our temps have been 30's and low 20s at night and heaven knows WHAT upper Michigan has been,,,, at times, below zero (already!

I had also picked up a couple of rather lovely looking cabbages at the market yesterday morning, again with no plans for them, so decided to crack into them straight away and made a simple Asian - style slaw.

Unlike many I'm not scared at all if he leaves.You know why?Because I've seen better players leave the club and seen where we ended up.He's very good and world class but not as good as many think.Forget stats for a moment and look at his quality.I also hope the mistake of keeping Mr. Hold up at the club would not be made.Here at Arsenal we compromise a lot and we always ignore the cracks until it's too late.Wait till Lacazette goes for a three or four month injury.Then we'll know we never learn.I hope Bellerin doesn't make this mistake of leaving Arsenal.He has so so much to learn.His game still lacks that something.He needs to know how to maximise his potentials and be consistent.That will only come with more playing time and patience.Arsene should not even think of letting him go as we will have to spend money on a RB and besides we need him.

Also remember that it was our player's that had a private meeting between themselves before the Utd game that inspired them to beat them (utd) when wenger was at cracking point!

Also it could be Nelson trying to force the club into letting him have the first crack at replacing Alexis.

Agree mate, he would have a good crack at playing regularly and gain prem experience, Wagner also seems a pretty smart coach, to get huddersfield out of that division on a shoestring, another coach that did it by making the players train twice a day and that is in a league where they play twice a week many weeks.

Arsenal also had almost 6,000 travelling fans behind them as a full house at Deepdale made for a cracking cup atmosphere.

(Ok I'm actually cracking up at the absurdity of my example as I write this comment, just FYI) I also want to live in a society where if Dr. Sears feels he needs to comment on my parenting he's allowed to do so, because otherwise, as has been pointed out, how will anyone find out he's an asshole?

This article cracks me up... does anyone have a «schedule» for a breastfeeding / bottle feeding / solids feeding going - crazy stay - at - home mom of a 6 month old who also has an energetic 2.5 year old to feed, change / potty train, play with and discipline?!? I mean come on, let's just go with the flow here, ladies:)

Although having to go through IVF and gestational diabetes and 2 c - sections and Joey's NICU / nursery stays and both kids self weaning were all huge emotional and physical traumas for me (and my husband), now that they're in the past and I'm a mommy to two amazing toddlers, I can see that it all worked out how it was supposed to.And my advice to all new mothers who hope / plan to nurse take a breastfeeding class when pregnant, have a breastpump in the house before the baby is born, buy nursing bras that have front panels that you can open easily (and bring some to the hospital with you when you go to give birth), don't be afraid to pump and let someone else give the baby a bottle of your milk when you need to sleep, hold off on introducing baby food until much closer to 1 year old than 6 ohtnms, and be prepared for it to be hard and possibly painful at first (think cracked, bleeding nipples and breasts that are so full of milk you think they will explode so also have lanolin and / or nipple cream in the house, and nurse or pump well before you let yourself become engorged and in pain).

«The recent attacks of women in Central Park and Hudson River Park underscore the need to crack down on sexual predators and also underscores the need to help those who have tragically been victimized by these crimes, to help them become the survivors we know that they are,» Quinn said during a press conference at City Hall.

We also visit a school called Hope Hall - it caters to a special group of students that some say could've fallen through the cracks at their former schools.

Rice, who has argued that she's better situated that at least two of her opponents — Sen. Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Richard Brodsky — to go after corruption in Albany because she's an «outsider», has called for amending the Executive Law so the AG doesn't need gubernatorial approval to investigate state officials and also a change in the Election Law to empower the office to crack down on violations.

It turns out, the duo has also made a routine out of rising and moving with the sun, and they wake up at the crack of dawn every day to swim in the cold Irish sea, oftentimes with hordes of friends.

I also used buttermilk throughout, skipping on the whole milk and, since I had no chives on hand (and didn't have the courage to fight the mob at Whole Foods), I left them out of the biscuit dough and added a bit more cracked pepper instead.

I cracked up at your story about almost matching with a colleague... that may have been embarrassing but also would have been super funny.

This post cracked me up, I used the S word also (yes about my own self because I accidentally deleted something), while I was hanging up the phone during a conference call — I was so mortified that the folks on the line may have thought I was referring to them (if they heard at all) that I sent out an apology email to everyone.

Aside from looking like a who at the crack of dawn, I have also given these leggings a whirl for cozy evenings spent blogging paired with a sleep tee or a late night ice cream run with a neutral sweater and coat.

Of course, we also see more in each of the other characters: Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) has learned to play to his audience and is so good at it that he even surprises Haymitch (Woody Harrelson); Haymitch continues to show a facility for diplomacy and pragmatism, as well as growing attachment to his charges; and even Effie's (Elizabeth Banks) cheerful façade begins to crack.

With his horrendous turns in The Replacements and The Watcher also up for grabs, I can only say that these anti-Oscars would be more clever and thought - provoking if they quit aiming their guns at sitting hams (witness George C. Scott's Raspberry for his outstanding work in The Exorcist III); they long ago became the spoof - awards equivalent of a male comedian cracking wise about his mother - in - law.

Then, when Greengrass gets done trashing the Vegas strip with a Dodge Charger and a SWAT vehicle in an interminable chase that would be more at home in «Furious 7,» there is also a brawl of blows and choking between Bourne and his assassin that is intense and full of nose - cracking realism but handled so frenetically.

At the same time, he also did some rewrites on the original «Sherlock Holmes,» and also was one of the many writers who've tried to crack Frank Herbert «s «Dune.»

But she also has to give us brief glimpses at the cracks in that façade.

Ofsted chief Sean Harford also described the tactics as «depressing» and said at the time he will «make sure inspectors» look out for this, and has today confirmed he has asked his team to crack down on league table «gaming».

I've visually checked the exhaust manifold for cracks, and I've also looked at the connection and pipe between the manifold and the cat and didn't see anything obvious, although it's possible I might have missed something.

The car appears to be based on the Camaro's Alpha platform, which also underpins the Cadillac ATS, so it makes sense that the only other GM car division would get a crack at it, too.

Also expect Renault Sport to have a crack at beating the Civic Type - R's rapid 7 min 43.80 Nurburgring lap record (for a front - wheel drive production car).

The Skiff e-reader also incorporates a sturdy design feature that has been made possible with the use of a stainless steel foil at the base so that the Skiff e-reader is shatter - proof, crack - proof and even flexible.

Also, be warned that it looks as if Dropbox has cracked down on this in at least a few cases.

Also, with animal spirits riding high again in Dubai, I wouldn't be surprised to see ENOC take another crack at a takeover this year.

We've heard rumors about the Rewards Abuse Team at Amex and we've also seen crack downs with clawbacks on bonuses achieved through manufactured spending.

It's also toward the beginning of the game, which is a smart choice because it would be far more frustrating to encounter the hoverbike sequence late in the game when you'd have to replay 7 or 8 stages in order to take another crack at it.

TC also received funding from the Warhol Foundation to start a project - based granting program, The Grit Fund, specifically aimed at the cultural groups and projects that typically fall through the funding cracks because they don't have nonprofit status, including the My Skate Night performance group, Hyrsteria art magazine, and a podcast series at BmoreArt focused on the contributions of senior artists.

At this time, the officer's story about the photos of the crack also changed, and he told the court that there were no photos of the crack because he had already picked it up and put it in his pocket before the photos were taken.

At the end of 2017, there were 2.1 million iOS apps available in the App Store, compared to 2.2 million apps at the beginning of the year.Starting in September of 2016, Apple told developers it would be removing old, outdated apps that had not been updated with compatibility for more recent devices or no longer complied with current review guidelines.Apple also created new App Store guidelines limiting apps created from commercialized templates or app generation services, and officially banned virus scanning apps, plus it cracked down on clone and spam apps, all of which contributed to the companyAt the end of 2017, there were 2.1 million iOS apps available in the App Store, compared to 2.2 million apps at the beginning of the year.Starting in September of 2016, Apple told developers it would be removing old, outdated apps that had not been updated with compatibility for more recent devices or no longer complied with current review guidelines.Apple also created new App Store guidelines limiting apps created from commercialized templates or app generation services, and officially banned virus scanning apps, plus it cracked down on clone and spam apps, all of which contributed to the companyat the beginning of the year.Starting in September of 2016, Apple told developers it would be removing old, outdated apps that had not been updated with compatibility for more recent devices or no longer complied with current review guidelines.Apple also created new App Store guidelines limiting apps created from commercialized templates or app generation services, and officially banned virus scanning apps, plus it cracked down on clone and spam apps, all of which contributed to the company's

Should regulators move to crack down on exchanges, Square could also find itself at crossroads given the fact that there have been concerns about illegal activities in the sector.

While this can help hiring managers weed out unqualified applicants without ever having to look at their resumes, it may also cause your application to slip through the cracks.

Also for a group like ours that is new to the market, it is pretty risky for a broker to give us first crack at a deal, when for example one of our close colleagues has closed around 250 Million in the last two years.

We've got our own golden rules for you to follow, and have also added some cracking advice from the penny - pinching gurus at Promotionalcodes.org.uk.

Like you, I also have decorative plates hanging at the back, but I use handpainted plates from my own collection that have developed hairline cracks or tiny chips.