Sentences with phrase «commanding lead had»

Suddenly it was West Ham 2 - 3 Spurs and a commanding lead had almost been sacrificed.

A new poll suggests New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo can thank female voters for the commanding lead he has over Republican Rob Astorino.

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It's important to lead like a boss particularly when you've made the command decision to close it down.

Gennette has led a reorganization of top management (the third in three years) that included poaching a top eBay executive, Hal Lawton, to be his second - in - command, and consolidated the retailer's sprawling merchandising bureaucracy.

Less than 18 months after opening for business, this New York City - based company commands a heady $ 1.5 billion valuation and has raised $ 175 million from a group led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures and Thrive Capital.

Our Top States rankings show that whoever is New York governor in January (Cuomo currently holds a commanding lead in the polls), he will still have plenty to do.

AWS has a commanding lead in this race.

Back in March, I asked Anthony Principi, the veterans affairs secretary from 2001 to 2005, how Jackson could best lead the VA. «He has to command the respect and restore morale and leadership to the department.

Most organizations have a head of sales and a head of marketing who command significant budgets and lead large teams.

Fairbanks Morse - an EnPro Industries company (NYSE: NPO) and leading provider of solutions that are powering the world forward - has been awarded a $ 17.3 million multi-year services contract by Military Sealift Command (MSC), which services U.S. military ships at sea.

According to Tripathi, as two leading players have joined hands, they will command a bigger pie of the market.

If a robot has to have someone to program it with its command functions, which means that a mind is deeply involved, then what of ourselves as well as all the animals, insects and arachnids that are lead by instinct?

Until we do what Jesus has commanded us to do by / with His Spirit leading and guiding us NOT man... then and only then will you begin to see the move of His power in your life and in the lives of others.

Indeed, one member of the central command, Yisrael Eldad, had a PhD in philosophy from the University of Vienna and became a leading Israeli intellectual, translating Nietzsche into Hebrew and writing commentaries on the Bible.

It is also an assurance that these absolutely respected leading intellectuals from the 20th Century scholarship, of whom most were religious, have agreed to have each other's names associated with their own and that they felt comfortable with what each other were saying in an academic setting and commanded world - wide respect as conservative, careful, and sincere, life - long teachers, academics and scholars.

Martyrs, near - martyrs, risk - takers and sufferers command our attention when they say they have seen the resurrected Lord, or led people on exodus or through exile, or been spit back into life by the great fish of illness.

On the other hand, if Jesus had been a military Messiah who avenged the Jews by leading a crusade against Rome, then the command for holy war would have been validated and given definitive sanction by the Messianic general.

Have found that this command to go, to lead oneself under, is hard to the flesh but practical to my spirit and growth in the Lord.

2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

I believe He commanded us to do these things precisely to keep us in the faith that He has given us and keep us from a self - serving spirituality which can lead... anywhere (away from Him).

Paul argues that we do not have a licence to sin.because of grace If christians continue to sin and grieve the holy spirit they clearly arent walking by faith or abiding in Christ.There has to be an ongoing repentence in the christians walk that leads that person to become more like Christ.It is true that salvation is a gift of grace received by faith however the word also says that we called to walk by faith otherwise it is impossible to please God and if we love him we follow his commands not willfully disobey.If we do nt continue to abide in Christ and turn from sin then i think we can risk Christ saying to us that he never knew us.Like everything that God offers us we must meet his conditions that are only possible in Christ..

The voice of Peter is now, as it ever has been, a real authority, infallible when it teaches, prosperous when it commands, ever taking the lead wisely and distinctly in its own province, adding certainty to what is probable, and persuasion to what is certain.

When I asked women with leadership gifting about their leading, the answer came back that thet wanted to be a second in command, not to have the responsibility of being the main leader.

Father John Boyle, on his blog «South Ashford Priest» (the sudden rise of these excellent clergy blogs seems to be a sign of the times), reports that he has discovered contrasting translations of Sacramentum Caritatis, which lead him to comment that he will «have to re-read the apostolic exhortation in a completely different light... Where, in the English, the Pope might be saying «It would be awfully decent of you chaps to...» I shall have to interpret it as: «What I want / command from now on is that...».»

From Aug. 1 through the rest of the regular season, Iglesias had strikeout stuff and rotation - leading command of it.

SP — Freeland seemed to have good stuff tonight, but lost command randomly, leading to a high pitch count and early exit from the game.

Doesn't have half the drive, skill and intent which is why he only has patches at Madrid and can't command a leading place.

Team Bartlett started fast with the bats and before you knew it they were out their normal commanding leads that we've come to expect come Playoff time.

If Stephen Curry's ankles can hold up and he delivers another mammoth performance, the Warriors will have a commanding 3 - 1 lead.

United have a commanding 12 - point lead at the top of the Premier League and a solid 1 - 1 draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday has given them a slight edge after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

The Premier League champions have been cut adrift in the race to defend their title in recent weeks, with leaders Chelsea now commanding a six point lead with a game in hand.

With that type of lead, and only two innings to go, you'd think the Astros had a pitching staff commanding enough to keep things under control and seal the win.

But better command would lead to at least a few more backwards Ks, moving the K / BB ratio at both ends.

The Chelsea man saw his form improve towards the end of last term and perhaps the knowledge that Didier Drogba has left Stamford Bridge, meaning the 28 year old will have a more pivotal role to plate at Stamford Bridge, will lead to the former Liverpool man putting in a commanding display or two.

For three straight weeks Arsenal have had a chance to take a top - two position on the Premier League table, and out of the nine points available to them — which would have given them a commanding leading — they came away with just two.

Ernesto Valverde will have to take the lead on it if the alleged poor morale is a genuine issue, as with Barcelona going so well this season with a commanding lead in the La Liga title race coupled with their ongoing hunt for the Copa del Rey and Champions League, there is still a lot on the line this year.

This season these teams have performed poorly but we have not been able to take the clear opportunities we have had to get ourselves in to a commanding leading position.

Our main problem has been defending as a team and not necessarily the players defending, so even if we do get the DM and CB needed, we still need someone on the pitch to organise the players, now this is where i agree with Jamie Carragher about comments he made about Mert, he does not lead the young arsenal charges or commands his team to get in a defensive shape when they do not have the ball, he does not provide a back up for his young players who are under pressure or provide guidance on how to deal with the issues in the match.

According to Bouchette's report, Wallace has taken a more commanding lead in the negotiations, and he — not his agent Bus Cook — was the one who decided it was best to hold out of training camp.

They had taken their opening series of the second half 76 yards on five commanding plays to open up a 20 - 6 lead.

Latifi stormed into the lead of the F2 race at the start, having lined up third, and looked in command at the front of the field.

I have to disagree with you Lacazette is not better than Giroud, I think our desperation for a striker is leading to us having our judgement clouded, his numbers in Ligue 1 are nothing to write home about and there's no way he should be commanding a fee of $ 50m!

He carded a 4 - under 32 on the front nine, and had a commanding lead on the field.

Tiger Woods was leading the field by two shots and had command of The Players Championship Sunday afternoon when he reached the 14th tee at TPC Sawgrass.

Goals from Luca Paganini and this stunning free - kick from Oliver Kragl had given the visitors a commanding lead, only for Carlos Bacca to find an equaliser early in the second half.

With the lack of commanding leader I think Wenger has tried the lead by example type of cptn and that failed him, Cesc ran off to Barca and RvP refused to sign a new contract unless we shown ambition... so he was off to UTD.

Trump has broken away from the pack and now enjoys a commanding lead over his competitors.

In the long term they will have to trade Gonzalez, considering that their payroll is just over $ 40 million; first baseman Ryan Howard will soon command more than half that per season in Philadelphia, and Gonzalez, who led the team with six homers and 17 RBIs, will use the Howard deal as a benchmark.

The new XI looked very lively and full of energy, and Mertesacker got a couple of chances to increase our lead, but it is looking like we are going to end up losing the second half although we have been in command for most of it.

Manchester City has run away with the English Premier League this season opening up a commanding 16 - point lead over second - place Manchester United with a 24 -1-3 record.