Sentences with phrase «bigger than their ability»

These players were handed contracts far bigger than their ability thereby leading to us not being able to get rid of them.

But now that I've had just one class (that covered just the basics of using my machine) my eyes are getting bigger than my ability level.

DL: Believing that God had a plan for me bigger than my abilities.

«Researchers believe the Vikings probably grew barley in small quantities, compared with the large, billowing cornfields we have today, and sowed barley in small enclosures that were no bigger than their ability to irrigate the corn and keep hungry animals out.»

Not exact matches

The one virtue of startups that these big companies do seem to value and appreciate above all (and one that makes acquisitions so attractive rather than internal R&D efforts) is the freedom we have to embrace rapid change, the ability to adapt and pivot, and the understanding that things may never be perfect at the start, but that you'll never get started at all if you wait until they are.

Women consistently rated better than men in overall leadership ability; the higher up in the organization the leaders were, the bigger the discrepancy between men and women, and the more the women shone.

To me, that's been the big success of Oracle (orcl): his ability to see the roadmap quicker than other people and then figure out what pieces he's missing.

The 11 - year - old online marketplace has more than a hundred million users and a hundred thousand sellers shipping more than 8 million packages a month, customers Walmart has n`t been able to reach because of strict regulations limiting foreign retailer «s ability to run big stores in India.

It can be argued that this bill helps big business more than small — by slashing the corporate tax rate and allowing big corporations the ability to claim major deductions and pay fewer taxes, but there are some benefits for small business as well.

The Pope's decision on the other hand, to shed his role as the Vicar of Christ because of concern over his ability to execute the mission, is stunning and awe - inspiring in its other - oriented, humble, self - denying, trust in God's will, in his being sent and in the mission being bigger than the emissary.

The biggest advantage Commodore Plastics brings to its customers is its ability to deliver something different than the typical tray.

«New York has more than 260 wine wholesalers so it was a tough industry to get into, but our ability to recruit a top - tier salesforce and big clients at the same time helped land some big customers and succeed in this competitive industry.»

I'll go a step further if Van Djik hasn't signed for Liverpool I would try to make a move and here is why: 1) Prem experience 2) Southampton plays a similar style of football than Arsenal 3) He can play in both a 3 and 4 man defense with his ability on the ball 4) Mustafi has been up and down and I don't know which one we're getting ahead of next season and will it be for 38 weeks 5) Mertesacker will go into a non playing role 6) Chambers has played well at Boro but well enough to play a big role into this team... not really and could be used in any deal for Van Djik 7) Koscielny is our best defenders but is dealing with a chronic injury not only that he hasn't made the best decisions at times Everything mentioned above will free wages but also increase Wenger money to spend!

Shane Ray's motor also helped him make a lot more big plays than he would have made just off his athletic ability and technique.

I personally think he needs to bulk up some... Bielek is earning rave reviews though and his progression is going as planned, Akpom needs a proper talking to, his problem is more attotude than lack of ability, just like Gnabry, I think because both had a run with the senior squad they feel like they are big enough to.command regular shirts where they play which is not the case, you have to earn the right to play on a Saturday afternoon, its never handed out to you... all in all, its been a disastrous season for us of you look at progress Te English players are making at Spuds whilst our» s sit on their asses earning ridiculous money for doing eff all....

It was reported Elneney turned down the opportunity to sign for Leicester before the season started as he did not wish to drop a level and was in love with Arsenal Football Club.We should be proud the club is held is held in such high esteem but the player and if he wishes to sign to be a squad player I absolutely welcome this contract extension.However Elneny is very basic in his overall displays.You have to ask if he has the ability to affect games, most especially against the clubs that are regarded as bigger than us (albeit at the moment.

The next few months look like being as big a test of his managerial abilities as any and could make one of those fan factions much bigger than the other.

Well to a point they are right, maybe we are luckier than your average PL club, but then we are NOT your average PL club, we are charged the highest ticket prices of any club in the EPL for starter's and we are now apparently debt free and according to certain sources inside the clubs Hierarchy can buy any player we want, in short we are financially as big as any of our competition with regards to the ability to buy in top quality talent, and while we don't have the money to burn that Man city or Chelsea have we are in a position to spend more and spend it more often as long as there is a degree of prudence.

Freeman was / is more versatile than TeCo and that's why we gave him the big contract, TeCo might get the same treatment but he has to show us that inside run ability.

Could he have dominated just because he was so much bigger than the ends he was up against and can he take his ability to the NFL?

In next month's draft it might base its selections more on overall ability than on who it thinks will rise to the big leagues soonest.

Whereas Bayley's story was discovering over time that she had the ability to overcome the obstacles set before her and that she was the equal — or better — of the wrestlers she looked up to, Nia's story has been figuring out that simply being bigger than her opponents wasn't enough.

Star senior Keenan Evans enters the tournament at less than 100 % after mid-February turf toe issues, and Texas Tech's ability to support its stellar defense with offensive production takes a big hit when Evans isn't right.

I very much doubt whether the attempt by Arsene Wenger to curtail the planned protest from Arsenal fans today will have any effect, unless his ill advised decision to suggest that the Gunners» failures at home were down to the atmosphere created by the fans rather than their lack of grit, ability, spirit or tactics actually make the protest bigger and louder than it would have been.

Arsene Wenger did say that he was a big admirer of Benzema's abilities but he also spoke this summer about the team spirit in the dressing room was more important than any individual player, so was he perhaps alluding to the, apparently, slightly murky side of Benzema's character?

Granted he's much bigger and stronger, but he has less awareness and ability to read plays than those three.

Cech should play the big matches (PL and Europa) Ospian can play the Carabao... Also get Lacazette playing sub for Carabao or Europa for last 10 -15 minutes to get some goals and confidence for PL — his speed at end of games plus finishing ability will be better than Walcott or Giroud against a tired defence...

MAKENZIE CAST BASICS: Carondelet - Concord, Sr., Guard WHY SHE»S HERE: Cast's long - distance bombing was the perfect complement for Natalie Romeo's ability to draw defenders, and her development into much more than just a spot - up shooter was a big reason Carondelet was one of the top teams in Northern California.

The ability to go past players within tight spaces around the edge of the box is an invaluable ability and Shelvey seems more two - footed than most players which is a big advantage

However, I believe now that Fabianski has had some impressive moments in big matches, and that he's shown smudges of ability on camera rather than merely in training, he will have much more confidence than ever before, it will hopefully be easier for him to overcome future mistakes.

It isn't all rosy though, as the goal columns attest — we scored fewer and conceded more than last season, evidence of both the improved ability to win close games and the tendency to lose big on occasion.

The big difference is that they have language or the ability to express themselves in otherways than crying.

A child's ability to create a mess way bigger than their tiny little bodies in less than one minute is amazing.

Managing anxiety in order to tackle a big project, managing anger to work through a marital conflict, managing fear to apply for a job — the ability of a human being to manage his or her emotions in a healthy way will determine the quality of his life in a much more fundamental way than his mental IQ.

But I have a big, big problem with birth attendants misrepresenting their training and abilities and telling expectant parents that home birth is «as safe or safer» than hospital birth when the data shows the exact opposite.

The introduction of a dedicated Romney photography app speaks clearly to the overall message: photography is becoming a bigger driver of engagement than ever before, perhaps supplanting Twitter and Facebook's ability to motivate users to interact with content [Ed note: we'll see....].

While the Log Cabin Republicans, a prominent GOP gay rights group, has been around for more than 30 years, GOProud has gained considerable press in its relatively short existence thanks to an ability to lure big - name supporters to the group.

The fact that they could do so suggests that the ability to think in an abstract way may be more common in nature than we might expect, and not just restricted to humans and a handful of animals with big brains.

They also suggest that metabolism increases with size more than an animal's ability to gather food, putting a boundary on how big aquatic mammals can grow.

David Kessler, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, is calling for a big government - funded research project to help fill in the gaps in genetic pathways in people, which are turning out to be far more complex than expected for illnesses such as heart disease and which may be beyond the ability of private companies and smaller labs to figure out and pay for.

«The big promise of such work is its ability to give us a sense of something like the entirety of, say, 19th - century fiction, rather than the small percentage of canonical texts that are usually taken as exemplary,» says Dames.

This rapid surveying — along with the ability to detect objects 100 times fainter than current surveys — will allow it to find 99 % of NEOs bigger than 300 metres.

Roughly six feet bigger than T. rex and a ton or two heavier, Giganotosaurus nonetheless was a relatively fast dinosaur whose pointed tail apparently provided balance and the ability to make quick turns as it ran.

A study of older adults at risk of late - onset Alzheimer's disease found that those who consumed more omega - 3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility — the ability to efficiently switch between tasks — and had a bigger anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region known to contribute to cognitive flexibility.

NGST, like SIRFT, will pick up infrared light, but its large mirror — plans call for one as big as 25 feet — will give it the ability to gather nine times more light than the Hubble.

This appears to have a bigger effect than the parent's class or status, or indeed whether that child is academically bright as measured in cognitive ability tests.

This ability is key to keeping big cells like spinal cord neurons — which can be more than a metre long — in a healthy state.

The ability to balance on that thin little blade on a slippery surface is a bigger deal than it might sound.

The races were so fun to watch (even if I didn't win big... I did win $ 6 haha) but what I loved even more than the races themselves was the ability to dress as if I was heading to the Kentucky Derby... yup, that means the iconic floppy hat, a chic white eyelet dress + my new signature Tory Burch wedges (these babies will be on rotation well into the fall).

For a second dressy look, consider a pair of fancy pants or a slim cut trouser and try a more delicate necklace (or none at all) with another mom MVP (for its magical ability to define a non-existent waist), an obi belt, like the Stitched Obi Belt at The Limited (please tuck the ends in rather than tying them in a big honkin» bow, however) or, my real fav, Cecilia De Bucourt's obi belt at Barney's.