Sentences with phrase «as a close second best»

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The combination of low levels of ES funds and the cash rate remaining close to its target suggests a couple of conclusions: first, the market players involved with RTGS have adapted well to operating in the new environment; and second, participants have reasonable confidence about the availability of cash near the interest rate announced by the Reserve Bank as its policy target.

The second is like to this: the sheer happiness of seeing in the lives and personalities of good men and women, especially the younger ones, a deepening beauty, closeness to God, willing and prayerful service, and not infrequently the giving of their own whole lives as a total vocation to God in the closer, apostolic service of religion.

Obviously, this is not as good as the real thing, but it comes a pretty close second.

In taste I personally think the keto coffee recipe with cream tastes a little better but this one comes as a close second.

Let's be honest for a second, as far as taste sensations go, nothing could ever hope to come close to the greasy, salty, crispy triple threat of a good old fashioned potato chip or nacho.

Carlo Ancelotti's side were the better team throughout and almost went ahead early in the second half but Hernandez fluffed his lines as he scuffed an effort wide from close range.

We just ain't good when the opposition closes us down, our players like space and if you watched the game Spuds when they lost the ball they got it back in seconds working together as a team, that's what you have to do to stop good teams play like we did at Chelsea first half of the season,

The Spaniard was arguably the best chance that United had of scoring as he went close in the second half.

The Arsenal bench is very strong as well, including the likes of Wilshere, Walcott and Gibbs al hoping to get on to the pitch so as long as the Gunners go into this game with the right attitude and barring any major disaster, Arsenal should be celebrating the extension of our great current run and getting closer to securing a top three finish and strengthening our chances of coming second.

I think we area wry close to where most fans wants us to bee, challenging for the PL, sign Schneidelin experience and quality 25m Sign Stones a good upcoming CB and home grown 20m Sign Lacazette as a second striker who will mature 25m We will be sorted for years to come Will be hard to replace Corzola though in a couple of years

if you watch that match again you will notice ozil tracking back often pressuring the ball, this is not the ozil of last year, to me he was excellent today, give chelsea credit, the have a strong back 4, if you only need a point, its pretty close to certain, terry's interview was revealing, he said they played way to open in the 1st half, just decided to shut it down the second half, he praised arsenal as a very good squad on the ball, was a decent result, tired of loosing to them,

Like the other Elite8 Games chronicled above, this Game was close at Half and stayed close throughout the second half as well..

The Hawks outshot the Kings, 14 - 12, in the second period, a much closer margin but with a much better result for Chicago as the teams headed to the third period.

The closest the Blazers got in the second quarter was five despite some hot shooting, as Houston's offense remained in high gear as well.

Everton came very close to getting an equalizer at the end of the second half as well, but Petr Cech managed to get in the way of Gerard Delofeu's close range effort, which Wenger couldn't help but praise.

He closed the gap right down again in the closing laps, finishing just a second behind Jones, whilst third - placed Clay Regazzoni (in the other Williams) was well over a minute behind, as well as being the only other car on the lead lap.

This gave Everton a lift and made the game closer than it needed to be for the second half, Arsenal continued to play their football, as did Everton which made for a really enjoyable game of football, in truth either team could have scored the next goal, and both had opportunities to do so, Grioud denied by the bar, Ozil by the post and Lukaku by the post, Delofeu was was also denied by a good block by Cech with Kozzer and Nacho in close attendance.

Unfortunately as is often the Arsenal way we managed to conspire to make the game difficult for ourselves, with a few minutes of the first half remaining Ox found himself with the ball on the edge of Everton's area, Hector available to his right and players closing, if he had managed to get a shot off first time then we would not have been chasing back towards our own goal five seconds later, instead Ox chose to shoot after a couple of touches in to a mass of Everton bodies when there were better options on, the ball broke to Delofeu who managed remarkably to stay on his feet for twenty or so yards before releasing Barkley, Koscielny had been dragged wide by Lukaku and Ox and Hector were in hot pursuit, they both probably had a chance to take the booking but allowed Barkley to continue, he took a speculative shot which would not have troubled Cech until it took a big deflection off of Gabriel and drifted into the gaping net.

Reaction: De Bruyne is my Man City blueprint — Guardiola (Premier League) Report: De Bruyne makes it sweet 16 for awesome Man City (Premier League) Report: Otamendi wins derby to fire Man City 11 points clear (Premier League) Reaction: Klopp calls for Liverpool focus after Euro spree (Champions League) Report: «Fab Four» fire seven - goal Liverpool into last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho pledges only «the truth» on injuries (Champions League) Report: Lukaku and Rashford send Man United into last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho wants new shooting boots for Lukaku (Premier League) Report: Old boy Young downs Watford to lift Man United (Premier League) Reaction: Klopp looks on bright side after Chelsea draw (Premier League) Report: Willian denies Liverpool morale - boosting win (Premier League) Reaction: Guardiola targets Champions League milestone (Champions League) Report: Sterling strikes late to earn Man City top spot (Champions League) Report: Young England stifle Neymar's Brazil (friendly) Reaction: Loftus - Cheek showed he can cut it — Southgate (friendly) Report: New boys impress as England hold Germany (friendly) Reaction: Mourinho defends lack of Lukaku charity (Champions League) Report: Hapless Svilar helps Man Utd to brink of last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: «Stand up and be counted», Klopp tells Liverpool (Premier League) Report: Spurs» Kane rips sorry Liverpool to shreds (Premier League) Reaction: Guardiola proud to beat «best opponents» Napoli (Champions League) Report: Jesus earns Man City narrow win over Napoli (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho and Klopp at odds over Anfield stalemate (Premier League) Report: Man Utd held at Liverpool as Mourinho parks the bus (Premier League) Report: McClean breaks Welsh hearts as Ireland reach play - offs (2018 World Cup) Reaction: Southgate admits England have long way to go (2018 World Cup) Report: Kane sends lacklustre England to World Cup (2018 World Cup) Reaction: Man City's show of force thrills Guardiola (Champions League) Report: Chelsea old boy De Bruyne gives Man City crucial win (Champions League) Reaction: «Amazing» Lukaku won't lose focus — Mourinho (Champions League) Report: Lukaku and Martial lead Man United in CSKA rout (Champions League) Reaction: Klopp says Liverpool on track despite stalemate (Champions League) Report: Coutinho scores as Liverpool held in Moscow (Champions League) Reaction: Man United part of «second level», says Mourinho (Champions League) Report: Fix - it Fellaini gets Man United off the mark (Champions League) Reaction: De Bruyne masterclass leaves Guardiola purring (Premier League) Report: Mané sent off as five - star Man City crush Liverpool (Premier League) Reaction: Alli gesture takes shine off England win (2018 World Cup) Report: Rashford redemption sends England closer to Russia (2018 World Cup) Reaction: Klopp hopes Euro progress yields transfer lift (Champions League) Report: Can brace gets Liverpool back into big time (Champions League) Report: Sterling rescue act spares 10 - man Man City (Premier League) Reaction: Conte happy for Chelsea to play the hunters (Premier League) Report: Alonso ruins Spurs» Wembley house - warming (Premier League) Report: Lukaku double fires Man United to winning start (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger lauds Giroud after Arsenal edge Leicester (Premier League) Report: Giroud earns Arsenal madcap opening win (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger fearful of another slow Arsenal start (Community Shield) Report: Courtois and Morata gift Arsenal victory at Wembley (Community Shield)

In every area of the field Chelsea have been close to perfection and the stats all but back this up, as not only are Chelsea the league's leading scores with 25 goals, four more than Arsenal in second, they've conceded a miserly 2 all season, that's five fewer than next best Sunderland.

Read on for Jennifer's review, as well as to learn how to be one of two winners to receive a copy of Music Box (entry closes at midnight, November 5): «I knew Mary Kaye's Music Box was special 20 seconds into the first song, when my son Gabriel came running from the other room and immediately started dancing.

At the end of it all, we found the Serenity Bamboo Washable Organic Bamboo Nursing Pads to be the best reusable nursing pads for small breasts with the Kindred Bravely coming in as a close second.

The United Nations lists Iceland as having the best rate with 2.9 deaths per 1,000 live births with Singapore a close second at 3.0 deaths.

A recent Pew Research survey focusing on «parents,» rather than just on mothers, asked Americans which statement came closer to their view: First, children are better off when a parent stays home to focus on the family; or second, children are just as well off when their parents work outside the home.

The second Republican agreed that even Skelos» closest allies now believe he has to step aside as the Senate's top leader for the good of the GOP conference.

play Pierre Emerick Aubameyang turned the ball in from close range seven minutes into the second half The striker was largely anonymous in the opening 45 minutes, but there was no denying the 27 - year - old after the break, as he tapped home from close range following some good work from Denis Bouanga, for the fifth AFCON goal of his career.

Outfit two is a close second and I love the last outfit as well.

Aim the curler as close to the lashline as possible and give a good 10 - second squeeze.

A close second is this jacket, similar, less expensive, but not quite as good in terms of quality.

If the real you isn't as good as the profile photo or close to it, he's going to be disappointed and you won't get a second date.

30) Best Kiss — A close call, but the winner is Date Eighteen — The Fresh Prince — who swooped me drunkenly off my feet as we left the May Fair Hotel, whilst I was moping about my rejection text after my second date with The Enigma.

In closing, as I said before, I will play the second episode but not out of love for the first, I will play it out of curiosity if it can be a good game overall.

Why anyone should want to attend such an event is merely the first of many questions one might pose about the proceedings, but a few other thirtysomethings do show up: There's Annie's blandly accommodating fiancé Matt (Jason Ritter)-- not for a second do they seem close or suited to one another — as well as third sister Jessie (DuVall), a lesbian who's there with her partner Sarah (Natasha Lyonne), and pals Jack (Ben Schwartz) and his frisky 22 - year - old girlfriend Lola (Alia Shawkat).

not even close to as good as the first or even second, no great amazing musical numbers, story was all over the place, the only thing redeeming was the comedy.

I wasn't too surprised to be let down but this movie, it was actually worst than the first and that was a bad movie, the second on the other hand has more of a story and feels like a genuinely longer movie (as well as more closer to the 2nd / 3d game plot).

Ford Prefect (Mos Def) is black, and decidedly odder than the original; Zaphod Beeblebrox now conceals his second head beneath the first, and is played with hyperkinetic gusto by Sam Rockwell as a President of the Universe whose patent idiocy recalls one or two Presidents much closer to home; Marvin the eeyore - like Android (voiced by Alan Rickman) has a cute appearance comically incongruous with his deeply depressive nature; and Trillian (Zooey Deschanel), the well - nigh disposable token female of the original radio show, has been elevated up to a genuine love - interest for dressing - gowned hero Arthur Dent (Martin «The Office» Freeman capably taking over from Simon Jones — although Jones turns up briefly as a «ghostly image»).

at the Golden Globes, and closing the pre-Oscar glut with back to back wins at the DGAs and BAFTAs, seeming to signal that not only would Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu cruise to a second straight Best Director award, but his film would give him a second straight Best Picture statue as well.

The Revenant won its awards first and last, opening the season with a win over Spotlight at the Golden Globes, and closing the pre-Oscar glut with back to back wins at the DGAs and BAFTAs, seeming to signal that not only would Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu cruise to a second straight Best Director award, but his film would give him a second straight Best Picture statue as well.

The prehistoric family picture garnered over $ 15 million as well in its second week, inching closer to the $ 76 - million domestic gross mark.

Variety Dan Hagerty (best known as «Grizzly Adams» from TV died this morning at 74 New Now Next Nico Tortorella gives you tips on how to maximize your Instagram account (of course if you look like Nico Tortorella you probably won't need any tips to get popular on Instagram Playbill the David Bowie scored musical Lazarus set to close this next week off broadway might get a second life The Guardian Mike Lee talks about what he's up to, his past film, his politics and his next project Peterloo (date TBA) about a Manchester massacre in 1819.

I think Winter Soldier remains the best of the MCU movies, but as a solo outing and an origin, Doctor Strange is a close second to that one.

The desperation and true nature of humans, both good and bad, rises as the day of destruction gets closer with every ominous second.

And now here's Victoria & Abdul, which opens 20 years later and stars Judi Dench (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) again as a 20 - years - later Queen Victoria who, in the last years of her reign, develops a close platonic friendship — no suggestion of romance this time — with a servant.

The Great Hearts Greater Good fund allows Maryvale Prep and Teleos Prep teachers to focus on closing the achievement gap by enabling us to maintain small class sizes, helping pay salaries to our qualified teachers who specialize in urban education and helping to provide school supplies, uniforms and special education and ESL (English as a Second Language) materials.

Those times go well beyond necessary acceleration, but if maximum power is your thing, no flagship four - door comes close to the Tesla Model S P100D (which Tesla says gets to 60 in as little as 2.8 seconds).

Access to the third row is easier than ever before as a result, and parents can now slide the second row closer to the front seats, making kids in rear - facing child - seats better within reach.

I didn't have a specific button on my remote for my golf for the windows, but, the functionality was there if you held the button down for long enough - some cars holding down the lock button for several seconds will cause any open windows to close as well.

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The RR Sport came in a close second but I was highly annoyed to find that it (as well as many other vehicles) utilize a sound resonator to give the vehicle a «acceleration growl».

Best described as «lively,» the suspension system and chassis of the Mazda Mazda2 are its most appealing feature, with the additional cargo space made available by its hatchback design running a close second.