Sentences with phrase «as big a coup»

And this time he has to contend with his old rival Pep Guardiola, recently installed as boss of neighbours Manchester City and who many regard as just as big a coup as Mourinho if not more so.

so once again how does Dead Rising 4 being exclusive to Xbox count as a big coup on the part of Microsoft..?

Not exact matches

That accomplishment would be a big coup for Under Armour, which is Spieth's biggest endorser — and would likely bring Spieth a generous bonus as part of his 10 - year deal that is rumored to be worth as much as $ 200 million.

While most have seen it as a real coup for the Gunners and a big step towards making us a club capable of winning the Premier League title again, including Jose Mourinho and John Terry of course, James seems to think that Chelsea have the better of the deal.

Fuente's biggest coup may have been nabbing and keeping Barry Odom as his defensive coordinator.

Arsenal have done better in the transfer market in recent years, landing big names like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, as well as bringing in Petr Cech from rivals Chelsea this summer, and Gotze would represent another huge coup to excite the fans in north London.

Considering FA cup as major coup would be suicidal and demean our status as a BIG Club.

The former Croatia boss had been linked with a number of big sides in Europe so for the Hammers to secure his services was seen by many as a coup.

Golisano, as you'll recall, played a big role in the 2009 Senate coup and subsequent 31 - day stalemate, the most lasting result of which was a six - figure job for his longtime advisor, former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon, as Espada's counsel.

(At the time, the two Democrats who flew the coup, Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr., cited the majority leader, Malcolm Smith, as part of their motivation for leaving the conference, and also a big hurdle preventing their return).

(Sheinkopf was seen as close to Thompson and his decision to go with Bloomberg has been received as something of a coup in the Big Apple.)

As the the papers conduct a post mortem on Wednesday's failed coup against Gordon Brown, there is general agreement that David Miliband is the biggest long - term loser from the debacle.

Its opening film is the British - produced mountaineering thriller Everest, featuring Anglo - American glamour in the shape of Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin; its competition strand has an impressive list of international auteurs, including Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl), Alexander Sokurov (Francofonia), Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) and Charlie Kaufman (Anomalisa); and a number of authentic coups, including the world premiere screening of Black Mass, the much - hyped gangster film featuring Johnny Depp as James «Whitey» Bulger, and a first look at Beasts of No Nation, the African - set war thriller that represents Netflix's most serious shot yet across Hollywood's bows.

It used to be a project with this kind of clout and buzz would spark at bidding war at the major studios, but the streaming service Netflix has solidified itself as a major player that can run with the «big dogs» so to speak, and nabbing Bright was a huge coup.

Around the halfway mark, however, the film takes a new turn, as Alain drops out of the picture — in a way that seemed to me a little superfluously dramatic, but I'm guessing that Bidegain couldn't resist a big flashy coup de cinéma now that he's behind the camera.

Peter knows capturing Big Foot on camera is the coup he needs to save the show, so he takes on Calhoun's niece, Cheryl (Ashley Scott), as an assistant, hires an alcoholic auto mechanic (Kevin Hefferman) to serve as animal handler, replaces Milas — who claims he's too old to make the journey — with his chronically stoned nephew, Junior (Justin Long), and points the «Strange Wilderness» RV south.

This is an awesome coup for the company, as it is the largest source of digital data for lending in the world, yet it has suffered severe blows at the hands of the Big Six publishers recently.

I realize that's just one game but it was a very successful sale, I believe, and I would imagine that bodes well for the future We haven't had as much PSN content, and this is the first VC sale * ever * for hte Wii, so I think that's a pretty big coup for these groups.

The exhibit claims as perhaps its biggest coup a loan of 25 portraits that Picasso offered to Roque as personal gifts.