Sentences with phrase «as supporters hoped»

Did such exams, as supporters hoped, make the high - school diploma more valuable, thereby improving the job prospects of graduates?

If all goes as its supporters hope, the bill will then go to the Assembly floor, then the Senate floor, before heading to Governor Brown by late summer.

Not exact matches

«I hope that the clear message of this attack will be understood by the terrorists as well as their regional and international supporters,» said Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards» aerospace unit, according to the website of Iranian state television.

And, as Andy Baio points out, GamerGate supporters» «best hope is that the silent are secretly on their side, since nobody else creating stuff seems to be.»

While public transit supporters such as Iannuzziello pin their hopes on a shift in commuter preferences toward public transit, it appears tolling may well be a necessary intermediate step.

It appears as though Kenney will go to far lengths not to do anything that would alienate the social conservative supporters he hopes will help make him leader of the UCP in October 2017.

As a long - time supporter of the Fiduciary Rule, I hope the Fifth Circuit decision doesn't doom the regulation.

Amy Sherman, who has studied charitable choice and who is also a strong supporter of the program, has said that «the courts have not yet decided what is allowed and what is proscribed under Charitable Choice, but Christians should hope for as broad an interpretation as possible.»

Given that bacon is often cited as the animal product which meat free eaters most hanker after, vegetarians and MFM supporters will be hoping this is more than just a flash in the pan.

It didn't go unnoticed by Chelsea supporters, as seen in the tweets below, as they were full of praise for their latest recruit as they'll certainly be hoping that he can play an integral role for the side moving forward.

Kieran Gibbs may be who Wenger wishes will step up to regular senior football; however, the England international arguably hasn't improved or reached the standard expected as many supporters may have hoped.

Now sheffield know what the arsenal is capable of and we should be aware as to the depths they can go to grind out a win.Recently the results have been going our way but that can all change in a flash.We ought to be careful at all times.Our players need not to be overconfident and relax, they need to keep the fire burning to make us supporters proud.I have heard that they are now self guided.They conduct meetings on how they will be winning games.Thats the attitude and i also hope wenger is listening so he does not go all messing with the starting line ups especially during the uefa games.As for tommorows game wenger can try out the reserves team.

The team continued to struggle, but an uptick of form in early April gave supporters hope as Fulham won two straight matches to pull close to safety.

Arsenal is going through a lean period, as teams often do, I am not sure a change of manager will be the title challenging panacea that many supporters hope for.

The club's 3 - 1 defeat against bitter rivals Manchester United last Saturday appears to have been the final straw among a selection of Reds supporters and they have decided to take drastic action in the hopes of seeing the Northern Irishman relieved of his duties as manager of the club.

Carvalho is out for at least 3 months so hope getting him as a DM has been closed, one depressed Arsenal supporter during transfer window again, like watching the movie Groundhog Day again and again...

It won't be much consolation for the supporters, but surely most will forgive Messi for prioritising trophies and major honours in the coming months as he'll hope to delight fans worldwide on the biggest stages if Barcelona and Argentina can advance and step closer to success.

However, it has resulted in a competitive and highly entertaining campaign for supporters, with emotional goodbyes to legends such as Luca Toni and Antonio Di Natale to the crowning of new young starlets hoping to establish themselves as the stars of the future.

Have been calling for wengers departure now for 5 years on grounds he could not take the club to the next level... Personally I feel the record in that time proves me right but ok some can throw in references to debt overhang or cup wins or a couple of genuine world class additions to the squad etc... However I hope this window stands as a real testament to the mans failings and all genuine supporters of the club get behind a call to remove him at the seasons end... Qed

As an avid and long time Arsenal supporter hope we lose more games.

Emirates stadium and huge sponsor deals we finally have had two poor years by his standards at the helm we always havent been so great and are we weak supporters or strong give him a contract i mean hes won with ants for money let him spend for once cause even if we do get new manager inflation has occured and no body else will win with the small amounts we gave him to spend and in 20 years actuall more it seems the club is finally willing to spend give him a contract let him spend and if we do nt improve which i think we will i think that the club is finally willing to spend shows were on an upturn because as long as top four the owner and board weren't and after we spend big or somewhat big for once and auba and mkhitaryan arent the big im hoping for i want more if liverpoodlians can pay 75million for a cb let wenget spend a bit and if we still do bad we can always sack him or ask him to leave wouldnt be uncommon but we owe it to him and do nt say we do not because emirates london colney that will bring in high talent here for years to come and we have never spent for him just gave little and hes always done big things with little i think he can do bigger things in his final years if we give him big i do nt see us in decline but if we sack him we will be for a good three maybe four years

It's the world's biggest ALS challenge thing as he poors a bucket of ice cold water over Arsenal supporters hopes and dreams for the season

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much bigger, more elaborate plan... by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative... by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind

As a player the Mancunian played for the Owls in two spells in the 80s and is a well liked at the club and the supporters will hope that he can get their promotion plans back on track after a period of poor form that cost Alan Irvine his job.

Having come through the ranks at Milan and re-established himself as a popular figure at the club with supporters, many will likely be hoping that Donnarumma sticks around for a long time to come as he will be expected to mature and improve further in the coming years.

That could come as a slight relief to Milan supporters who are arguably hoping for a little more excitement in terms of summer signings, but it's clear that there are plenty of options on the table at this stage.

As an Arsenal supporter though, my hope is that the current players we have can raise their game, stay healthy, and le prof can play them in their proper positions (or at all....

Meanwhile, it appears as though Tottenham supporters are also pleased with the progression that they're seeing from their young starlet, although they'll hope that it's still with a view of coming back to the club rather than Villa being able to prise him away on a permanent basis at the end of his loan spell.

As an Arsenal supporter I'm certainly hoping for Man City to lose in order to keep the Gunners» historical record in tact, but that may have to wait until next weekend when they face Man United.

Chelsea similarly will feel they have a point to prove following their disappointing week in Europe with the current Champions League holders going down 1 - 0 to a hardworking, impressive Steaua Bucharest side in Romania however with Benitez still in charge at Chelsea it is going to be anything but a game which Chelsea supporters are looking towards with a great deal of expectation and hope with many expecting Rafa Benitez's tumultuous reign as Interim Manager at Chelsea to come to an end should the Blues fall to a defeat on Sunday.

The news will be a relief to Wilshere and the club's supporters as many have been hoping this will be the season in which the midfielder steers clear of injuries in order to finally fulfill his undoubted his potential.

First of all, let's hope that all Arsenal supporters will remain «loyal to the sweater» as we say in ice hockey.

As each dream has met its own dose of reality, United supporters have gone from dreaming about Klopp, hoping for Giggs to morph into Giggsiola, and now to seemingly unanimous support for Louis Van Gaal.

A comfortable league position topped with the occasional exciting cup run is often cited as the extent of many West Ham supporter's hopes and expectations.

As eternally optimistic supporters we all hope to dream regardless of the contrary evidence that history has generally delivered nightmares.

For foreign supporters like myself, I embrace this quality, as among other things, it is a very feasible hope that one of my countrymen may one day become a regular first - teamer at Arsenal.

As a Q.P.R. supporter I truly hope that Adel Taarabt can prove to all those people who doubt his talent; that he can play against the best & show his amazing natural ability on a weekly basis.

Liverpool supporters will be hoping that is the case Sunday as they enter this game with terrible recent EPL statistics.

However, discontent among supporters on Tyneside has been partially dissipated by a trio of excellent signings: Georginio Wijnaldum, captain of PSV's Eredivisie - winning side and acclaimed as the Dutch Player of the Year (ahead of Memphis Depay); Aleksandar Mitrovic, a Serbian striker who Jose Mourinho claimed «has everything to be a European star»; and Chancel Mbemba, Mitrovic's former team - mate at Anderlecht and a central defender of uncertain age who, it's hoped, will shore up a porous back four.

The law, signed by President Obama on Monday, will add 6 cents to school lunch reimbursements and will expand eligibility for free and reduced - price lunches for kids — not as much as lunch - reform supporters hoped for, but still hailed as a victory by many in the movement.

Robert has been a great supporter of BOND, beyond his role as photographer, so we hope you will be inspired to support his wonderful work the way he has supported us.

The bill's supporters are hoping 2018 will be different in part due to the societal awareness surrounding sexual assault and abuse as part of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

It will also help you track your return on investment by determine if your new supporters are performing as well as you would hope.

The party accuses groups such as Unite Against Fascism and Hope not Hate of «deliberately targeting Ukip, its supporters and elected officials to deliberately intimidate and stop democracy.»

As in 2004, both parties have taken radically different approaches to online - offline organizing, with the Republicans seemingly trying to channel supporters narrowly into certain activities, like walking their precinct and talking to registered Republicans, while the Democrats appear to be encouraging a much - more freewheeling array of user - generated activity on their site, presumably in the hopes of drawing more supporters in and then turning them toward party - building work by Election Day.

That year, as you'll recall, Mike Long was a staunch supporter of former Rep. Rick Lazio and held his convention several days before the GOP confab in hopes of boxing the Republicans in on their candidate selection process.

Next, campaigns can use video as an outreach tool by posting clips on Google video, YouTube or their competitors, hoping to capture new supporters as they come across them.

(The hope is that Levy gets knocked out as early as possible, leaving his supporters scrambling for a candidate), but that fizzled.

I'm sorry for using such a morbid analogy, but as a longstanding Labour supporter I'm finding that hope is in short supply.