Sentences with phrase «confident of victory»

Proponents of ballot measures that would make English the official language of Arizona, Colorado, and Florida say they are confident of victory, but critics are hopeful that a recent controversy involving leaders of the movement will damage the campaign's credibility.

Thirty years after the first report of AIDS, Seth Berkley — a veteran of the war on HIV — is confident of victory.

Confident of victory, Zeuxis leaned over to pull the cover off Parrhasius's offering, only to find that the covering itself was the painting.

It has also canceled reservations in two districts where it is now confident of victory: Rep. Joseph Cao's (R - La.)

«Those of us who have been given the mandate by the people to lead the party in 2016, I am very confident of our victory with our hard work and team spirit.

«Similarly, in Ogun and Ondo states, our leaders and members are working very hard in re-positioning our party and expanding our support base, for which we are confident of victory in any election.

«I believe that given a second term, people will see far more than we are seeing in this first term; but like I said, I am confident of victory because we will be able to achieve a first round victory.

«I do think that we have a first chance and I am confident of victory.

Di Carlo said last night that he's confident of victory after the paper ballots are counted because primary voters trend conservative.

Reports suggest that Romney, Ryan, and key people around them remained confident of victory to the very end, seeing that they were «hitting their numbers» in many districts — only to realize as Election Night unfolded that turnout would exceed their expectations in most swing states, raising the bar for victory and leaving them in the unenviable position of having achieved their tactical goals but lost the strategic battle nonetheless.

But as Conservative MPs grow ever more confident of victory in the next general election, the question of who will rise up the ranks looms larger by the month.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech is confident of victory against former club Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday.

I'm massively confident of a victory today so I'll stake 10 points on a West Ham win at 21/20 (20.5).

Atlético Madrid will likely feel confident of victory on Saturday afternoon as they head to La Rosaleda and take on bottom side Málaga.

Any game in the premiership is difficult but we are playing at home against a newly promoted club so if we take the game seriously and not think a win will just happen we should be fully confident of a victory.

We don't go into these tough games confident of victory like we did 10/15 years ago.

If we had the same defence that we did last season then I would be confident of a victory.

Consumers are more hesitant to pull the trigger in an uncertain economic environment, and marketers are less confident of victory.

Not exact matches

Unions, newly confident but reeling from years of what they would probably call a hostile work environment, can almost taste a big victory.

As public passions mount, more than 100,000 soldiers embark for the Middle East, confident of a swift and easy victory.

Systematically it is difficult to see how one can be confident of a future realization of the promise when there is no transcendent divine power that can insure victory over the enormous historical threats which we face.

How confident are we that a «limited» strike can be calibrated so as to deter the use of chemical weapons if Assad believes they might make the difference between victory and defeat.

Here is the tragedy - infused optimism of the ancient world, a realistic optimism that accepts fully the fact of evil, but awaits, confident, the eventual victory of right.

Anfield officials are confident of securing a deal with Hodgson now that he has returned from South Africa and with his prospects of being offered the chance to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager diminished by the national team's World Cup victory over Slovenia.

Metz may feel confident of picking up the points following their recent victory over another of the division's battlers, Toulouse.

Lets be positive guys, with all thats going on lets get behind the team and be confident of an arsenal victory!

But the Gunners midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes that our two previous victories against Bayern Munich in the Champions League show that we can match them when we play to our best, but the fact is that those two victories came when the Germans were already confident of going through to the next round.

But im confident of a gunners victory!

As a result, the betting public is hammering Wisconsin on the road, with nine out of ten spread bets confident in Russell Wilson engineering at least a 15 - point victory at Memorial Stadium.

Add on the fact that star wideout Andre Johnson could return for the first time in over a month and the betting public is pounding Houston on the road, with more than eight out of ten spread bets confident Arian Foster's crew can escape Raymond James Stadium with at least a four point victory.

We should not take them for granted, but still be confident going to the stadium of light with victory high on the gunners agenda, and 3 precious points!

As a result, the betting public is hammering Virginia Tech at home, with eight out of ten spread bets confident in an 11 - point or more Hokie victory at Lane Stadium.

It might be a bit too early to write the current season off for Arsenal, especially as we knew that it was going to be a tough start, with the Gunners having played just two Premier League games so far, but after following up the narrowest of victories at home to Leicester City with another loss at Stoke I doubt there are too many Arsenal fans feeling confident about our title chances right now.

Despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give home dog Penn State an additional point, the betting public is sticking with Nebraska, with nearly eight out of ten spread wagers confident that Bo Pelini's boys can escape with at least a four point victory against Joe Paterno's scandal ridden program.

The Swede, after a number of confident performances, was awarded the Man of the Match award after the 1 - 0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League, before he really got stuck in when Mourinho changed the formation with three defenders against both Watford and Arsenal.

I think we were confident and the team in the second half... it's true that we were pushing a lot and we dominated the game completely and in the end we are so happy because the victory puts us in a very good position in the table, fighting to finish in a good position at the end of the season.»

It was only a month ago - after the victory against Brighton — that we were all dreaming of automatic promotion and confident in the knowledge that we would get another chance in the playoffs if we didn't catch the top 2 in the division.

They have beaten far better sides at home then Burnley, more notably their most recent home victory over Aston Villa, and the players will be confident of securing a positive result in this game.

Despite the convincing victory in the first leg by Liverpool, this tie remains open and both teams will be confident of making it to the next round.

United will be confident of getting the result required to earn a place in the fourth round of the league cup after winning both home matches over the past week or so; a 3 - 0 victory over FC Basel and a 4 - 0 victory over Everton.

The night's opening game sees Wade taking on league leader Michael van Gerwen, with the World Champion in confident mood after picking up the season's biggest margin of victory with a 7 - 1 defeat of Dave Chisnall last week.

Fresh from the 2 - 0 Premier League victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford, United will be confident after beating the champions elect, a match which could be the start of Antonio Conte's teams collapse with Tottenham Hotspur now challenging for the league title, just four points behind Chelsea.

Labour's new candidate, Debbie Abrahams, does not deliver the usual confident prediction of a sweeping victory when asked if she thinks she's going to win.

Clinton was so confident she'd become the first female president of the United States that she only drafted a victory speech for Election Day.

Rangel's campaign benefited financially from his allies in Congress, who were confident of his chances for victory.

President Mahama, who was speaking at that same durbar, remained confident of his prospects in the polls, as he has likened his expected victory to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's exceptional track and field exploits, on the first day of his Ashanti Regional Campaign tour.

When he wins — note the surety, as I am confident in this candidate, a man whose 3 - to - 1 money advantage in a Republican - friendly district makes victory a matter of course.

Saddled with a historic debt, an expensive convention to plan, and a total rebuilding of our Victory programs, we are confident that Maria can once again save our party.

How confident is Republican Tom Reed of a victory next Tuesday in his bid for the NY - 29 seat vacated by disgraced former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa?

Addressing hundreds of NDC supporters and party executives from constituency and regional levels, Dr. Ayine said considering his proven track record, he is confident of a massive victory come December 07.