Sentences with phrase «battle shaping up»

So its another interesting battle shaping up.

THERE»S AN INTERESTING three - way battle shaping up as we head to Millbrook.

His ample war chest makes him a considerable force in the Republican primary battle shaping up for the nomination for governor.

President Trump kicks off a big push for tax reform in Missouri on Wednesday, bringing renewed focus to one of the key political battles shaping up this fall.

Not exact matches

The legal wrangling is shaping up to be a closely watched battle that could reshape how Hollywood management works.

This is shaping up to be one of the nastier boardroom battles in recent Canadian history.

Trump's latest proposal intensified what was already shaping up to be the biggest trade battle for more than a half century.

Smart speaker competition in the U.S. is fierce between Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple and it looks like a similar battle is shaping up in China.

What I do want for them is a place / church to experience other Christians as the world is filled with other views and beliefs... it is nice to be around others who share a love for Jesus and want to serve him and are willing to walk the walk and take on battle scars to serve him in whatever way that shapes up for that individual.

The Guardian: Chinese shrine seeks stock - market path to financial nirvana A battle between Buddha and Mammon is shaping up in China after the managers of a renowned shrine announced plans for a multimillion - pound stock - market flotation.

Things are really starting to take shape in the Premier League, with the battle for the top four heating up.

Despite PSG's dominance, it has been an exciting first half of the season with clubs averaging 2.64 goals per game as the tight battle for the runner - up spot shaped up.

With a real battle for the Champions League spots shaping up this season, no top side can afford to be in poor form for long.

Only one point separates the Gunners from Tottenham Hotspur in fourth, but in what is shaping up to be a tight battle for the Champions League places, Arsenal can ill - afford to drop more points against a struggling team.

This angered liberal activists, which has been pressuring the governor to call a special ASAP because they don't want to see the Republicans continue to control the Senate through what is shaping up to be a protracted budget battle.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under pressure from the left to call the election ASAP, but he has suggested the race won't be held until after the April 1 budget deadline, leaving the GOP in charge of the chamber for what is shaping up to be a difficult budget battle.

Several NY 19 candidates said that their fundraising totals in a race that began a year before most primary battles start shaping up reflected an energized party base and a vulnerable incumbent.

And the battle for the GOP line in the Governor's race between Lazio and Levy is shaping up to be a bitter one.

Cuomo reiterated his support of «progressive politics», stressing that his calls for fiscal conservatism don't mean he is no longer a liberal on social issues like abortion rights (which is shaping up to be a big focus of the Schneiderman - Donovan general election battle).

Senate Republicans have a new strategy in what's shaping up to be an election battle for control of the State Senate.

Bloomberg's last check for $ 500,000 to the Senate GOP's housekeeping committee came in February 2008, just as the battle for control of the chamber was shaping up.

«This is shaping up to be the biggest, most bitterly fought confirmation battle in 30 years.

In a Democratic primary fight that shaping's up to be a tough battle, Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon to demonstrate new track work currently underway to fix the city's ailing subways.

The moves come as de Blasio, who's been on the outs with the White House after saying President Barack Obama showed up late to the income inequality conversation (and is in such bad shape with the Clintons that all the mayor got was a midafternoon speaking slot at last month's Democratic convention), is battling rocky poll numbers and a list of investigations that has grown almost by the week.

As we have noted before, these contests often shape up as proxy battles for larger factional fights within a party.

TIME magazine takes a look at how things are shaping up nationwide: «The sense that something big is happening has been felt by the other side of the battle too.

Teachout's endorsement offers an early preview of a campaign that will likely shape up as a battle between Democratic activists in the party's progressive wing and establishment Democrats.

Instead, as the debate ratchets up those competing views, political strategists on both sides say that messaging for the elections next year is being shaped by these legislative battles.

They're content to spend months locked up together pretending to be Martian astronauts, because if they weren't they'd be locked up together in one of their bedrooms rolling 12 - sided dice and pretending to be battle dwarves or shape - shifting elves.

My battle wages on as I try to shape it all up, but to no avail.

Here we are though, less than a month out and Mario + Rabbids: Battle Kingdom is shaping up to be a nice take on the strategy genre.

This Shapes up to be a Battle of the Ages — an Unforgettable match — and Justice for the Birds, who lost by a mere Three points to the New England Patriots in 2005.

Ultimately, this battle over the identity of «Oscar bait» may end up being won or lost according to whether both The Post and The Shape of Water — woozy marriages between old - school craft and new - school wokeness — earn their expected nods.

This year's Oscars race is shaping up to be a battle between the past and the present.

Facing heckling from the crowd, Morgan warned teachers that they should work with the Conservative government, saying: «Teaching unions have a choice — spend the next four years doing battle with us and doing down the profession they represent in the process, or stepping up, seizing the opportunities and promise offered by the white paper and helping us to shape the future of the education system.»

So teaching unions have a choice — spend the next 4 years doing battle with us and doing down the profession they represent in the process, or stepping up, seizing the opportunities and promise offered by the white paper and helping us to shape the future of the education system.

Cuomo spoke at the event, pledging his commitment to getting charter schools the money and facilities they need to «thrive,» while down the street New York City mayor Bill de Blasio fought what is shaping up to be a losing battle for his tax - the - rich pre-kindergarten plan.

Ms Morgan went on: «The teaching unions have a choice - spend the next four years doing battle with us and doing down the profession they represent in the process, or stepping up, seizing the opportunities and promise offered by the White Paper and helping us to shape the future of the education system.»

1) National: A battle begins to shape up in Congress over education policy.

With the SEMA Battle of the Builders ® competition, SEMA Cruise and the official industry after - party — SEMA Ignited — Friday is shaping up to be the best day of the Show.

High costs eliminated the Sports Category in 1997, and the T1 Championship shaped up as a battle of American muscle versus high - revving Japanese technology.

Much as elsewhere in the world, the battle over Japanese books is shaping up along conventional lines.

Pricing and details on the hardware have not been released thus far, but it is clear that the battle is shaping up to be more about where customers will choose to get their content, not the hardware they will get their content on.

This is shaping up to become another Blu - Ray vs. HD DVD battle, which had many pros and cons.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar was nominated for the «Best RPG of E3» award and is shaping up nicely for its multi-platform release on October 3rd.

Most of the game's arenas transform in shape in the midst of battle, and some — such as the Metroid - themed Pyrosphere and Mega Man's Wily Castle — feature massive boss characters that switch up the flow of combat significantly.

The very first boss battle the game chucks at you has you going up against Zed, a punk - rocker zombie whose insults literally take physical shape and try to crush your curvy cheerleader body.

At four full days, this year's PAX East 2018 is shaping up to be the biggest one yet, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have the founder of the Battle Royale phenomenon kick off the festivities.»

Boss Key's new battle royale Radical Heights is shaping up to be good compettion for Fortnite and PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battlegrounds.

Another Star is shaping up to have a more ambitious scope than its predecessor, even if it's not planned to be that much longer in playtime, and I fear the old battle system will feel out - of - place and grow stale as the game goes on.