Sentences with phrase «claimed as a victory»

With the shit show that happened prior to the event, I wouldn't feel right claiming this as a victory of any sort.

The government has delayed the controversial planning bill until later in the month, in what is being claimed as a victory for environmental groups.

Does he — does anybody — really believe that a Republican Party so deeply invested in defeating President Obama's campaign for health - care reform is open to a scaled - down version that Obama can still claim as a victory?

Frankly nothing that NAR claims as a victory has made much difference.

Not exact matches

Roger Penske has claimed 16 victories at the Indianapolis 500 as an owner, himself an avid road racer in his youth.

Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has claimed victory in this race, but as of Friday morning Republican Pat McCrory had not conceded and the result had not been officially recognized; with a 5,000 vote margin out of 4.7 million votes cast, the Associated Press reported it could be late next week before the winner is officially known.

Donald Trump, a political outsider and real estate mogul, claimed victory over Hillary Clinton as president of the United States.

The association claimed legal and regulatory victories last year in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as in states like Virginia, Tennessee and Utah, where laws were being passed to restrict Airbnb activity.

After the meeting, Reuters notes, the usually combative Zanganeh avoided any comment that might be read as claiming victory over Riyadh.

As Christ claimed the victory over death by death, so a Christian defeats death and the fear of death with all of its tragic consequences through a mindfulness of death during his life.

The ideological climate is beginning to change and it is possible to make oneself heard through other means and to claim the first victories as in the case of the MAT, a victory which is yet to be confirmed.

Conservative Christians did claim some victories Tuesday night, including helping the GOP retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and helping elect tea party favorite Ted Cruz as a U.S. senator from Texas.

Melanie Philips, in The Daily Mail, pointed to the way in which «as so often, [the BBC] has given undue airtime to extremists, thus lending credence to the false impression of the Pope's remarks», and she criticised the way the BBC had claimed that the Pope had «apologised», rather than simply expressing regret for the misinterpretation of his comments, «thus helping Islamic extremists believe that the forces of intimidation had cowed the Pontiff and scored a notable victory in the war against Western civilisation».

Christ is confessed as both creator and redeemer, and it is claimed that he has already won the victory over death and begun the renewal of all things.

I have come up with enough to refute you and others while you have come up with nothing and it has not made a difference in your insults, or claim of victory or anything so it I am free to do as I wish just as you always took that freedom.

I can't honestly say that I have experienced anything during my walk as a Christian that would confirm what I claim to believe — I can offer no testimony of answered prayer, no victory over sinful tendencies, no boldness in sharing the bible with others.

Lewis, as he proclaimed Isaiah 54:17 with euphoric fervor, was essentially claiming (in God's own words) that no weapon formed against him could prevent his victory.

The stunning 22 - year - old, who is also the sister of Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, proved that her husband is not the only one on the Rodriguez house that can impress in the field of play as she donned the skimpy shorts to help her side claim victory.

It proved to be the decisive move for the race lead, as Newgarden went on to claim victory and take the lead in the drivers» standings.

The two clubs are the most successful in FA Cup history, with eleven wins each, and will continue their rivalry on Monday, as they face off against each other for the fifteenth time in the competition, with the Gunners having won five of those previous meetings, while United have claimed seven victories.

He finished with 213 yards on eight receptions as his team claimed a 50 - 21 victory.

Minshew and Balmer split a pair of matches as juniors — Minshew edged Balmer in the semifinals of the Tim Brown Memorial Tournament while Balmer claimed the Section Masters title with a triple - overtime victory at Stockton Arena.

It was hardly the sort of thing to increase the pressure on our London rivals Chelsea who sit one place above us in the league table and for some time it looked as though the Blues would stroll to victory themselves, but despite and early goal and plenty more chances, they allowed West Ham to gain a foothold and then claim a point through a Javier Hernandez strike.

The victory gave Chicago their third Stanley Cup in the past six years and perhaps solidified their claim as the major sports newest dynasty.

What a phenomenon as Sanchez claimed the match ball much to the delight of his teammate (Petr Cech) and the kids at the Stadium who readily sought for his shirt after the game as victory was written all around him on the night.

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

After only conceding four goals in their first 17 league fixtures, that tally was doubled inside 90 minutes as their inspired hosts claimed victory through a pair of braces from Bas Dost and former Chelsea man Kevin De Bruyne.

A strong Cambridge seam attack proved too good for Matty Hughes» Oxford in this year's four day varsity match on a wicket which offered plenty for the fast bowlers, as the light blues claimed victory after tea on the final day at Fenner's.

Marco Reus was in inspired form for Borussia Dortmund as they claimed a vital 4 - 2 victory over Mainz to steer them away from trouble in the Bundesliga.

As part of our Ashes coverage, we look at Australia and England's chances of claiming victory in the series.

Spurs claimed a vital three points last night, as Heung - Min Son's goal gave them a vital victory over CSKA Moscow.

And while Day claimed that, as of Sunday, he would still vote for Spieth for PoY, the 27 - year - old Aussie hoped to give voters some pause before they cast their ballots for the kid with two majors and two other tour victories in 2015.

Victory ensured that United didn't lose further ground on rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League table, but ultimately Mourinho still had a message for the critics as his side passed an important test playing the way that they deemed to be the best strategy to claim the win.

While Spieth and Thomas were always considered wunderkinds, it was the former that rose to stardom quicker, soaring to the top of the world rankings, while Thomas claimed just one Tour victory in his first two years as a pro and was lurking on the outskirts of the elite.

Also out in the field and New Zealand's shot put star Valerie Adams extended her unbeaten streak to 55 competitions, her first throw of 19.96 m her best to claim victory ahead of Germany's Christina Schwanitz, while Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor leapt his best in the final round of the long jump to move from fifth to first and beat Commonwealth silver medallist Zarck Visser of South Africa by just one centimetre — 8.09 m to 8.08 m. Britain's Greg Rutherford — gold medallist ahead of Visser in Glasgow — leapt a best of 8.04 m for fourth as just eight centimetres separated the top five.

Raheem Sterling also claimed his 16th goal of the season and Danilo his first for the club as Pep Guardiola's side extended their League football record run of successive victories to 17.

Serbia's Ivana Spanovic enjoyed her best ever season's opener as she jumped a meeting record of 6.95 m in the first round of the long jump to claim victory ahead of Canada's Christabel Nettey who leapt a best of 6.75 m in the fifth round.

The women's pole vault saw another world - leading performance and also a Diamond League record as world champion Yarisley Silva cleared 4.84 m to claim victory before twice attempting a PB of 4.92 m and then calling it a day.

The 3 - 0 victory saw Guardiola claim his first silverware in England having been appointed as manager at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.

Nottingham Forest claimed their biggest victory over Derby County for decades, as they defeated their local arrivals 5 - 2 in a pulsating encounter at the City Ground in December 2010.

Still, claiming victory without playing at a canter is so often regarded as the sign of champions.

The 33 - year - old was part of the Portuguese team that won the European Championships in France this summer and claims that the victory has given him a new lease of life as a player.

Sam Allardyce finally claimed his first Premier League win as Crystal Palace boss with a 2 - 0 victory at Bournemouth on Tuesday night.

The Liverpool forward claimed Roy Hodgson's side are not heading to South America to make up the numbers, with the manager himself hailing the victory against Peru as «perfect»

Olympic bronze medallist Ivana Spanovic won the long jump with 6.90 m from Britain's Lorraine Ugen with 6.80 m, while Shara Proctor finished fourth with 6.55 m. Spain's Olympic champion Ruth Beitia claimed another victory as she cleared 1.98 m in the high jump, while Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic beat Germany's Julian Weber and Olympic champion Thomas Rohler in the javelin with a PB of 88.02 m.

On loan Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo tasted victory for the first time in four games for his loan side Kasimpasa as they claim a 3 - 1 win over Goztepe in a Turkey Super Lig game.

This is a huge fixture for Blackburn Rovers as victory over a strong relegation candidate would not only significantly boost Blackburn's survival claims but it would also put them within a win of breaking into the top half of the table.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to seal victory in his head - to - head league goals battle with Lionel Messi, but the Real Madrid forward suffered double disappointment as Real Madrid missed out on the league title to Barcelona, for whom Luis Suarez scored a hat trick to claim the Pichichi award for top scorer...

Fresh from claiming the European 800m title in Zurich, Poland's Adam Kszczot enjoyed victory once again as he ran 1:45.25 to beat the likes of Djibouti's world indoor 1500m champion Ayanleh Souleiman and his fellow Pole Marcin Lewandowski.

Frenchman takes surprise victory as Brit unleashes inspired sprint finish to claim fourth at World Champs