Sentences with phrase «as big a stretch»

The present case is not as big a stretch, but it is big enough.

Not exact matches

The area covered by traffickers around the Galapagos Islands is as big as the continental US, Ray said, leaving Coast Guard assets assigned to the area stretched thin.

Finances aside, Target's bigger challenges are stubbornly centred on unhappy customers whose loyalty has been stretched thin by a series of supply - chain snafus and prices that many perceived to be out - of - whack with both big - box competitors and the company's own reputation as a quality discounter.

It's attempting to look at the tech industry not as a silo of big tech firms such as Google and Facebook, both of which have offices in New York City, but as a diverse ecosystem stretching throughout the city's economy.

If it seems a stretch to apply the experiences of a radical second - wave feminist to the business world, consider that a surprising number of companies — big and small — are today opting to operate as ersatz capitalist communes.

In the big picture, this tournament is one of NBA's ideas for combating tanking, an issue that will only become more prominent as the league's regular season enters its home stretch.

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There are all kinds of cat beds out there, but the PetFusion Ultimate Cat Scratcher Lounge is our top pick with its unique dual - purpose design as a scratcher and a nice big cat bed your kitty can stretch out on.

Standing beside each other, these bottles would stretch for over six miles — each full to the brim with sand, each grain a solar system (probably) on average as big and complex as ours, resplendent with planets, moons, asteroids and, in some cases, perhaps life.

«You see,» my father explained every year as we sat down to eat, «this is the way to do it: a big breakfast to stretch your stomach, then no lunch, so by dinner time you're really ready for a full Christmas meal.»

My friend Sibella feels the same way about apple strudel as I do about apple pie, and when I saw her recipe — complete with homemade strudel dough that you stretch and stretch until it is see - through - thin and big enough to cover your entire kitchen counter — I changed my tune from apple pie to apple strudel.

As the long stretch of summer approaches, the sultry season continues to offer abundant options for festive times in the Big Easy

The Blue Jackets have picked the absolute worst time to go on their biggest losing stretch of the season, as their 5 - 4 loss against the Winnipeg Jets marked five defeats in a row.

They led by as much as 19 in the second half before Team Silver mounted a big time comeback and cut the lead to a 1 - possession Game down the stretch.

Another Big W for # 3 Team Neistein as they begin to turn this into a 3 - Team race as we come down the stretch.

Of course, Woods will not be competing in a bubble; he must contend with all those youngsters who grew up idolizing him, are regularly touted as the next Big Cat, and who would like to go down the stretch against a vintage Woods.

When it was down to 3 serviceable CBs — Mills, Robinson and Rasul, and Robinson emerged as the most talented and capable cover man on the field — Rasul would come out with Patrick Robinson slide outside, in favor of safety # 3, and they would go big nickel more often — and it was a probably the Eagles longest stretch of having a high level coverage unit.

Goalkeepers — Cech is a solid keeper but can no longer make those big time saves that require stretching from post to post... Ospina plays too small and often does the same things we used to crucify Szczy for but nowhere near as talented... as for Martinez, it's too early to tell, but the fact that we seem to be looking elsewhere for Cech's replacement suggests that he's backup material

He could flourish as a stretch 4 offensively, but he may struggle defending some of the bigger power forwards in the NBA.

Not discouraging Theo at all I'm a big fan but asking him to play as a lone striker through the middle I just don't see him lasting there for a stretch of games.

With him being the main striker, but being saved the whole hustle and bustle of big CBs only to make the right run and sneak in with a goal when neccesary, only that he doesn't offer the defensive cover Ramsey would and wouldn't stretch the opposition anywhere near as much as the Ox would if you need him to keep a fullback busy.

because i thought it was just a phrase used to describe kristaps, as he ended up being an amazing talent and not just a stretch big, which most fans didn't expect (hence he was a rare unicorn for knicks fans where he exceeded their expectations).

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

Instead of taking a big leap as John Wall became a legitimate superstar, the Wizards won only two more games than the past year and — after a terrible stretch following the New Year — finished fifth in the East.

I would think one of Skal or Willie should be packaged with a 2nd round pick in order to try to move back into the 1st (somewhere around 20, hopefully) and select a wing (Musa, Knox, Jacob Evans), or Jontay Porter as a high post initiator and stretch big off the bench.

Seeing it lie there so close was as exciting as seeing a big spring fish roll at the fly on a $ 500 per week stretch on a Scottish river.

Kerr has stressed reducing turnovers (Curry's 294 were one fewer than John Wall's league high), stretching defenses through side - to - side ball movement and exploiting big men Andrew Bogut and David Lee as passers.

with this lineup as well as other fantasy lineups I've seen from other posters is that I think Randle needs to play alongside a stretch big.

He can play as only big man for short stretches bc he protects the rim.

From the bend of Whiteadder Water on the south, as the chart showed, the Clark farm stretched about two miles north to a parcel called the Wee Plough - lands, and at midsection extended one mile from the wood called Lazybeds Plantation to Big Howleas field.

As they do a stretch circle, Naath FC streams onto the pitch, their contingent even bigger and louder.

He can shoot from mid-range and has tried to play as more of a stretch big, but those results have been mixed.

We ALMOST had a big - time upset last Thursday Night as Defending Champs and Undefeated # 1 Team Darcy trailed with a handful of minutes to go against Team Shlofrock but they made one of their famous runs and snapped the W away in the final stretch..

Erik Murphy (scouting report) from Florida is another big man who could bolster the front line with scoring ability as a stretch four.

This is an important stretch for Michigan as it tries to secure a top - four finish in the Big Ten.

As your baby gets bigger, you may notice he or she is stretching out the fabric more in this product than you might notice with some others listed here.

As baby gets older, their stomach gets bigger, they'll be able to sleep for longer stretches of time, and the time between feedings will lengthen.

As your baby grows bigger, your own body is being stretched to its limit (literally) to support your growing baby.

Even if your kiddo continues to co-sleep with you as they get bigger, I think you'll find that the negative part is not being able to fully stretch in your own bed without a grade - schooler whacking you in the eye.

The hats have plenty of stretch for bigger kids as well.

As baby grows bigger and the availability of space within your womb becomes even more restrictive, your belly is at the same time growing bigger and stretching out with each passing week.

Read up on stretching positions you can take to help your cervix dilate during your contractions as a way to gently encourage baby to move downwards and become ready for the big moment

If the panels are too big or stretch too far, you can always choose to remove a number of them so as to tweak the gate to your desired dimension, but with all 8 together, it can frame a 19 sq. ft. play area for your little one.

Making only one big transition at a time — weaning or encouraging longer sleep stretches — helps to ease you both through them as well.»

Well, that's pretty big, stretching as it does from the Urals to Japan.

But the biggest impact has been the stretching of the constitution to accommodate two parties in office by way of collective responsibility and prerogative powers — not to mention the new role of manifestos as documents to negotiate a Coalition Agreement.

I have zero insider knowledge of what's going on with this, but it seems not much a stretch at all to interpret Bharara's advice to us all to «stay tuned» for more as an implication that an even bigger fish than Silver is on his line.

Guth and Linde's answer was an elegant one: Our universe went through an incredibly rapid growth spurt, known as inflation, that stretched the infant cosmos at a rate faster than the speed of light, just 10 - 30 second after the Big Bang.

BIG DEATH: Some argue that widespread extinctions of large mammals, stretching as far back as 40,000 years ago, deserves recognition as the starting point of any human - induced epoch.

Stretching from fingertip to tail tip they are big as physically possible.