Sentences with phrase «as a contender last»

Fields first surfaced as a contender last week when she was screened by the Conservative Party officials Wednedsay night.

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Rempel is now being talked about as a contender for the Conservative leadership, a prospect she addressed in a series of sardonic tweets last year, including, «All your DMs with DO IT aren't helping.

New York «s culture website Vulture wrote recently about the difficulty in forecasting this year's Best Picture Oscar race for reasons that include an especially diverse crowd of contenders, as well as last - minute controversies and an all - around «politically charged moment» in time.

«Accommodative policy did not generate high inflation or excessive credit growth; rather, it helped restore full employment,» Powell said in June in his last extensive speech on monetary policy before he emerged as a contender for the top Fed job.

Embarking on a media tour to promote his new book - and, in the process, testing a potential White House run - the former Massachusetts governor is reprising lines on his Mormon faith from his last bout as presidential contender.

Since Benedict XVI resigned at the end of last month, some American names have circulated in media reports as possible contenders for the papacy, including U.S. cardinals Sean O'Malley of Boston and Timothy Dolan of New York.

Last month, Corrao participated in tryouts in Orlando, Fla., emerging as one of 10 contenders for the single pastry chef spot.

Here's a few things to remind you why it's silly: The Rangers won 10 games in a row last year, there were two week stretches of last season where the Angels were better than the Astros, the Angels have yet to play a serious contender, as already stated the Reds were 1st in the NL Central to start the season, the Brewers were in first until a little bit after the all start break (if I remember correctly), literally thousands of other examples of teams starting hot and then finishing outside of the playoffs.

Houston entered last season as a sleeper title contender and ended it with one of the most uninspiring, lazy, and frustrating playoff campaigns in league history.

Jurgen Klopp's men sent Manchester City crashing out of the competition last time out, as they have emerged as a real contender in Europe this season.

If we continue getting the favourable draws we could just reach the final.Once there anything is possible in a one - off game.I doubt our Manager has the tactical nous to get us past Atletico Madrid despite us having the players.The annoying thing is we are not considered as serious contenders because of our form and results.We SHOULD have been looking to win this trophy AND improve on last seasons pathetic 5th place finish.To not win the EL and finish outside the Top 4 will surely be the end for this Manager.Surely even he will know that his time is JP and he either walks or is sacked

If they succeed in re-signing some of their own free agents, such as center John Amaechi (who last week was offered a six - year, $ 16.9 million deal by the Lakers), they should become instant contenders in the weak Eastern Conference.

Pochettino brought in as much as eight players three seasons ago and today they are contenders for the EPL crown, Jose Mourinho did it at United last season and bet that United will be one of the title contenders this season.

As a Gooner lets rip these guys apart the day from the 1st to last minute, we want to be serious contenders WIN all our big games at HOME.

guys, if we want to win the BPL title or at least stay as contender until last month, we have to let CL go.

I do also find it puzzling when fans see virtually the same squad from last season who didn't win the EPL and haven't won it for 11 years, brand us as title contenders when he haven't once again bought our most urgent needs (ST and DM).

Few gave Le TFC much hope against an effective MHSC side who had lost only one of their previous four and had held Champions League contenders AS Monaco in their last match.

We should pick up 3points but considering the way we are playing, injuries and thinking we should be clear at the top of the league, i wont get my hopes up because as of last weeks defeat and our last few games i do nt see us as contenders this season... its a fight for 3rd again for automatic spot i group stage of CL.

A # 30m target, Liverpool are strong contenders to sign in - form Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, whose excellent form this season has shown he could be exactly what the club needs to help replace Luis Suarez last summer, as well as repairing some of the damage if Sterling does make the controversial switch to Old Trafford.

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, who opened as a 110/1 longshot to win the Heisman last season, is considered a strong contender to repeat in 2017.

Payet had an outstanding season with the Hammers last year and was named as a contender for POTY, just to show the impact he had made in the Premier League.

seriously, I could have picked one of those matches as a contender for worst game across the bpl last season

So the plan B of last season, as well as getting us some great results, restored a lot of our faith in the beleaguered boss and began to convince us, and other teams, that we could be a serious contender for the Premier League title.

yeah me too, but only for the national team, club-wise i have to say last season he was reaaaaaally bad as a starting striker in the time when giroud was injured, but now he seems improved but lets wait before we overestimate him, but yeah rooney hasn't been great for about 5 years already, but i really like sturridge in the club if it werent for his injuries he and kane would be the contenders for the golden boot every season... well as long as agüero has injury problems himself the same like sturridge on a higher level..

Mourinho only took over as United manager last season, but led the Red Devils to three trophies in his first year in charge, with signings made this summer now strengthening the side to look like genuine Premier League title contenders once again.

As for Nicklaus, he wasn't a serious contender either until the shadows were falling over those last three crucial holes on Sunday.

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

If we don't get any more players, we have an enviable team with good work habits, and if the chemistry is as good as last season, we are legitimate title contenders.

He is 40 years old 1 - 4 in his last five (admittedly against great opposition), he is fighting an up and comer on Saturday, but even if wins he is likely done as a title contender.

I read on a wrestling website a criticism of the last year being that SDL only cared about its champion and the contender which was a bizarre to claim as the issues SDL has is the very opposite of that.

The Falcons continue to approach their foe from last year's Super Bowl as no other NFC contender has looked great out of the gates.

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, who opened as a 110/1 longshot to win the Heisman last season, is considered a strong contender...

Just as hard to predict, though, is which other clubs are going to be the strongest, as we saw last season that there are some very strong contenders and that things can soon change over the course of the season.

At the end of last season, and in this pre-season, Arsenal were in such scintillating form that we were being talked about as genuine Premier League contenders, and despite our sluggish start to the new campaign we are definitely in with a shout, and could even go above leaders Man United next weekend.

I believe last season was our chance to win the league coz all our rivals / contenders (Man U, Man City, Chelsea & Liverpool) had issues with managers through the season... We came second alright & it was joy galore... it's unfortunate, I'll sadly admit Arsenal now embraces mediocrity with top four finishes and second round UCL exits as the norm whereas the Spuds keep improving.

The move makes sense on a couple of levels, even if the Phillies still lost 96 games last year and aren't exactly thought of as contenders.

But Arsenal never really needed Cech and just Cech alone would not suddenly turn virtually the same squad as last season into legitimate title contenders.

This splendid redundancy was all that past performance charts had to say about the last three races of Venezuela's Canonero II, who made America's classic contenders look like Percherons as he rounded a jampacked field to score a stunning upset in the Kentucky Derby

After a pair of perfectly timed Champions» League goals, both for his team and his career, dispatching Manchester United, Ben Yedder emerged as a serious contender for Russia, made his second France debut against Colombia last month.

We were written off as contenders even though we were only 10 points off the leaders last year, yet most of the press still think Utd are title contenders for this year.

However this boost in competition is not just coming from the new arrivals; the young players who Rodgers was initially reliant upon last season just to «fill the gaps», are now trying to establish themselves as genuine contenders for a starting spot, which presents the...

Team mates at the beating heart of the French team, both players scored big money moves to Premiership contenders this season, both players won their respective leagues last year and both players are lauded as among the very best midfielders in the game.

I am not saying they are title contenders just yet, as this will be the eighth match of the season, but the early signs look good for the Scouse side and providing that form continues, they could well be in it to win it this season, more than 26 years after their last league title.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be a strong contender for the prestigious prize as well, having played a big role in his side's title success last season, with the help of fellow nominees Mesut Ozil, Iker Casillas, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos.

The west Londoners missed out on Champions League last term but this time the have established themselves as a major title contender under Antonio Conte.

Last September, Chelsea went to Old Trafford as title contenders.

Leeds will also want to keep some good momentum going as they have gone W3 D1 in their last four Championship games and they recently took an important win over play - off contenders Sheffield Wednesday.

Although games against the newly - promoted sides aren't necessarily a test of your credentials, this is a fixture City simply must win, and handsomely as well, something they rarely did last season against the lesser, if they're to truly lay down a marker — as there are still many out there who aren't convinced that Roberto Mancini's men really are contenders for the Premier League.

Over the space of the last six days, Napoli have also emerged as contenders for the player's signature but Arsenal's interest is still reported as «strong».

While Tottenham have been on the ascendancy in recent seasons, establishing themselves as top four regulars and title contenders, Arsenal, on the other hand, have been plagued by problems all over the club and dropped out of the top four last season.