Sentences with phrase «biggest defeat in»

The issue prompted the coalition government's biggest defeat in the upper House in December 2010, after an amendment tabled by independent crossbencher Ilora Finlay won by 277 votes to 165.

If Santorum is selected to represent the republican party they will go down to the biggest defeat in recorded history.

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Yes, the year's biggest story was Serena Williams and her push to become the fourth woman ever to complete a calendar grand slam (win all four of the sport's Majors in one year) by winning this Open — a push that ended Friday in a crushing defeat that did not take away from the achievement of how close she came.

According to Ralph Heath, managing partner of Synergy Leadership Group and author of Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Big, failure and defeat are our best teachers, but many people, especially those in conservative corporate cultures, avoid going there.

Lütke scored another big win in September, when digital titan Amazon conceded defeat and chose Shopify to replace its own service for online sellers.

The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

We cover biopharma companies end - to - end — whether they're small, specialty drugmakers, generics companies or the biggest of Big Pharma — highlighting the accomplishments and acknowledging the defeats that all of them experience in the complicated, competitive pharmaceuticals industry.

@fimeilleur actually i can back up the claims i make both personally and historically, one example Abraham, Machpelah (actual location of his tomb and remains along with 5 others in Israel right where they are supposed to be) Kedorlaomer king of Elam, (defeated by Abraham and recently discovered) it is said Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.More than that Abraham saw God and spoke with Him, not the god you are on about that men use to justify their evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject Him.

After earning a berth in the big game by defeating the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, Lewis told reporters, «God doesn't make mistakes.

As a friend pointed out to me in an email yesterday, the possibility of defeat for national health - care reform is the fault of its biggest champion.

Although a first defeat in 13 games for Arsenal will have been a big blow to the happiness and belief of the Arsenal fans, it has only seemingly caused a small scratch to the veneer of confidence that the players have got from our excellent 2015 so far.

Yet another draw in a big game where we were very lucky to avoid defeat.

If you consider spurs as big club than we have fallen for real.barcelona are also dominating but what counts is a win.in football you only celebrate wins, so stop trying to look for a positive in a defeat accept and how big teams think (winning mentality) @goonsquad8

Arsenal may have suffered some heavy defeats both domestically and in Europe, however in a one off game like that on possibly the biggest stage next to the WC final, there's no way Wenger would've been embarrassed in that manner even with a team comprising squillachi n cygan at his disposal!!!!

Much has been made of his lackluster career — before defeating Tyson he was 29 -4-1 and known principally for having quit in the 10th round of a 1987 bout with Tony Tucker — and the series of personal misfortunes that piled on him as he neared the biggest day of his life.

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.

Possibly Houllier's biggest error in charge came in the FA Cup defeat to Manchester City, where he picked an understrength team that lost 3 - 0.

My dad was also, I believe, the only coach to defeat all 11 teams that are currently in the Big Ten, having beaten Northwestern as the Miami (Ohio) coach in» 95.

They had a spirited contest with the Free Agent squad last Monday Night and they just narrowly defeated 5 - 4 in it but came away with 12 big points in the Standings.

They got what is easily the biggest W in Franchise history on Monday Night when they defeated Defending Champs Team Wolter in Indoor Soccer.

If Oklahoma State can win its rubber match against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Tournament opening round on Wednesday, they'll get a chance to defeat Kansas for a third time in Thursday's quarters.

The channel has been cast into fame in recent years, with one member of the so - called fan's channel even making an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, and the YouTube channel has been cast well into the spotlight, with his highlights grabbing much of their interest following losses and shock defeats.

Former walk - on turns into NCAA tournament hero by making one of the biggest shots in North Carolina history, a buzzer - beater to defeat Kentucky and send the Tar Heels to the Final Four.

Chelsea have also recently been dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Arsenal after a semi-final defeat, and will be big underdogs against La Liga leaders Barcelona when they meet in the Champions League next week.

The 19 - year - old made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon, and even though Jose Mourinho's side fell to defeat, the youngster made a big impression and will be hopeful that it's just the first of many appearances in the league for the Red Devils.

Andy Murray passed his biggest test yet in the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, as he defeated No. 19 Andreas Seppi, 6 - 2, 6 - 4, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The biggest thing we need to do is get our fullbacks to staying our own half, that's where we were exposed last season in our heavy defeats!

Dakich has Michigan, the Big Ten Tournament Champs, defeating Duke in the National Championship Game.

If we end up defeating all the big teams in one great run that culminates in the 3 - peat and 13th... so no one can say shit again about us.

Texas A&M's stunning 86 - 65 demolition of North Carolina on Sunday was the largest margin of defeat ever for a Williams coached team in the Big Dance.

Whatever Big 8 pride I had came out in droves during the Fiesta Bowl, which saw stoic Tom Osborne defeat cocky Steve Spurrier and saw Tommie Frazier rip off one of the most famous plays in college football history; he ran into a wall of Florida defenders, then ran right through the wall for a 75 - yard touchdown.

«So even in the Capital (Carabao) Cup, we lost against a Championship team, I would say that as a Manchester United manager that way of behaving as a big team, even in defeat we were a big team.»

In other Big Ten matchups, Northwestern defeated Iowa 31 - 15, Illinois nudged Purdue 15 - 13 and Minnesota squelched Indiana 24 - 3 as John King galloped for 179 yards.

AC Milan crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday night after a 3 - 1 defeat to Arsenal, losing 5 - 1 on aggregate, but a big moment in the first half at the Emirates changed the tie.

Back in the East, CLEVELAND (3 -2-0) prepared for bigger things by overwhelming Pittsburgh (1 -3-1) 41 - 10, and WASHINGTON (3 -2-0) defeated game but outmanned Atlanta (0 -5-0) 33 - 20.

In terms of favourites for the match, it's a very close one to call, but Reading have certainly showed their vulnerabilities in big games of late, with losses against the likes of Huddersfield and Brighton, and a shock 3 - 0 defeat to Preston North End just 2 games bacIn terms of favourites for the match, it's a very close one to call, but Reading have certainly showed their vulnerabilities in big games of late, with losses against the likes of Huddersfield and Brighton, and a shock 3 - 0 defeat to Preston North End just 2 games bacin big games of late, with losses against the likes of Huddersfield and Brighton, and a shock 3 - 0 defeat to Preston North End just 2 games back.

Whereas Arsene Wenger and his players have proved this season that we are no longer like lambs to the slaughter in games against the big boys, beating Man City and Man United away and not suffering any heavy defeats, our record of being flat track bullies has not been up to the usual standard.

The Gunners, however, struggled to live up to the high pressing and high tempo game plan from their German opponents and, had it not been for some profligacy in front of goal from Klopp's frontline and midfielders, Arsenal were looking at a much bigger margin of defeat.

But if we win the FA by defeating Chelsea, then your point may be a little valid... It will be interesting to defeat Chelsea in the final as it will make the trophy even bigger and we would have had a proper final as against playing Hull city...

After Oklahoma defeated Ohio State in Columbus earlier this season, he celebrated the big win by running around the field with Oklahoma's flag.

On the eve of the biggest match of the season, Liverpool found a way to beat the rumours and talk away with a stick and defeat Real Madrid in a massive away match that could go a long way to deciding Liverpool's fate in the Champions League.

We changed the formation in response to those heavy defeats we suffered at the hands of big teams.

Tonight's Champions League fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this competition for the first time since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.

While we may have all enjoyed Chelsea's hard to fathom fall from grace this campaign, they have already inflicted one of the few defeats on Arsenal and could perhaps put another big dent in our title hopes on Sunday, so it is still a massive game for Arsene Wenger and the players.

The Arsenal team that won the Premier League season in 2004 without a single defeat have quite rightly got a big and possibly never to be rivalled position in the history books.

Think about this great comeback We lose first two matches Go into a two matches in a row against Bayern We knew we had to beat them at least once We beat them once After a big defeat against Bayern we MUST beat Zagreb and then Olympiakos by two goals AWAY

But we should have beaten Liverpool in the second leg.There was also no justification of that.We might as well lose all our matches against the big teams and justify on the basis of it being a match against a big team.I mean home and away defeats is just unacceptable.Champions must also find ways to possibly win all their matches against the big teams no matter which ever way it goes.This is because that can make all the difference in winning the league.

I bet you that in the big big teams there are voices that man up when such defeat or lack of things rise up within a game.

It could easily be four defeats just from those fixtures, given Wenger's poor form in big games, especially away, and against Mourinho.

However, with respect to the game against Southampton in midweek, perhaps the biggest injury boost that has been handed to Arsene Wenger's side is that Morgan Schneiderlin, unarguably the Saints» best player so far this season, is out for the big game as a result of an abductor injury the French international had picked up during the 3 - 0 defeat to Manchester City at St. Mary's.