Sentences with phrase «contender against»

Then, as part and parcel of the SegWit2x effort's collapse, bitcoin cash became the major contender against Core for bitcoin leadership.

The new HTC flagship is quite likely to be a strong contender against the LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 that both will be debuted at the MWC later this month.

Nokia's asking price of $ 749 may be steep for some, but when you combine its excellent hardware with Zeiss - engineered dual cameras, fast silicon, and a stock Android One software experience, you're met with a solid contender against the Galaxy S9.

The rumoured Xiaomi Ferrari seems to be strong contender against some of the highly popular mid-range smartphones in the global markets.

The HTC U11 may not seem like a contender against Samsung's rockstar Galaxy S8, but you'd be surprised how much it gets right, and does better!

Speaking with Wired, Koller revealed that increasing the storefront content, overhauling the user experience and launching upcoming games like LittleBigPlanet in direct - download form will be part of the company's «big push» to make the PSP a stronger contender against Nintendo and Apple, whose DSiWare and iPhone are dominating the downloadable games market.

Chase Sapphire Reserve vs. AMEX Platinum: The Chase Sapphire Reserve is a worthy contender against the Platinum Card from American Express (a CreditDonkey partner).

Chase Sapphire Reserve vs. AMEX Platinum: The Chase Sapphire Reserve is a worthy contender against the Platinum Card from American Express (a CreditDonkey partner).

And while the ViewBook 730 name sounds more e-reader-like than tablet, the specs show it to be a fierce contender against Barnes & Noble's current NOOK Color.

Now with the A110 also in the fray, there is a new serious contender against which both Amazon and Google will have to develop a more aggressive strategy, since the Acer tablet is a great choice.

Now with the A110 also in the fray, there is a new serious contender against which both... [Read more...]

An all - wheel drive Kia Soul would be a strong contender against vehicles like the new Honda HR - V and the Jeep Renegade.

The Sedona minivan, which arrived here in 2002 was contender against the Toyota Sienna and the Honda Odyssey, but was built on a six - year - old platform and featured horrid gas mileage thanks to the fact that it weighed a comedic 800 pounds more than the competitive Sienna.

With a higher power output combined with the durability, reliability and handling attributes that the MX - 5 is renowned for; the MX - 5 GT race car will be strong contender against the more powerful race cars in its class,» said Graeme Fudge, PR Director, Mazda UK.

SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: This 2013 Cadillac ATS 2.0 T Premium isn't just a contender against the Germans, it handily outclasses them.

Overall, as I've said before, I believe this car is a real contender against the Mercedes - Benz C - class, BMW 3 - series, Lexus IS and Infiniti Q50.

The Hyundai Elantra GT Sport's performance - per - dollar ratio makes it a worthy contender against the venrable VW Golf GTI

The new X1 is greatly improved over its predecessor and can be considered a serious contender against its rivals, too.

With 415bhp and all - wheel drive, an S90 would be a real contender against the Mercedes - AMG E43.

But before he lets his staff at Kojima Productions take over, he wanted to reinvent the series and make it a contender against Western action games — V instead of 5, as in Victory.

Moreover, «Hugo» now stands as a considerable contender against the other old timey cinema ode «The Artist» (which made it onto the Best Film list).

Chris Gibson, a Republican who was viewed as a strong contender against the Democratic incumbent, Andrew M. Cuomo, will instead join the faculty of Williams College in February.

Best Campaign: John Hall From crunchy seventies pop - rocker to strong contender against an entrenched incumbent, he shocked the Hudson Valley.

The appointment marks a dramatic comeback for the former contender against Mrs May in last year's battle for the party leadership.

He was replaced by his senior compatriot Christian Benteke, who's endured a torrid start to life on Merseyside despite netting a goal - of - the - season contender against United at Old Trafford — an indicator of what he's got in the locker.

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He was coming of a FOTY contender against Mendes and losing to Holloway is nothing to be ashamed of, just look at the run he is currently on and that he was on something?

The District 3 City Council race, for the seat held the past 14 years by Speaker Christine Quinn, pits two passionate and energetic L.G.B.T. contenders against each other for what has often been dubbed «the gay seat.»

Though the Colorado was up against a tough field of competitors, the MotorTrend editors judged the contenders against the magazine's six key criteria with Chevy's truck pulling out the victory.

Up until I decided to stop being a technophobic luddite and finally pick up a smartphone, I used to scoff at the notion that mobile games were becoming serious contenders against consoles and computers.

Not exact matches

While business investors would normally trust Gov. Bruce Rauner, a former private - equity executive, to veto the legislation, the industry's trade group fears the unpopular Republican may cave in an election cycle that pits him against Biss and a pack of other Democratic contenders.

But if a serious contender emerges to challenge Romney in the GOP race, the tax issue will be a tempting line of attack against the presumptive nominee.

(We also thought about the Stinger going up against another BI Car of the Year contender, the Acura TLX A-Spec, but the Acura just doesn't have that juicy Stinger twin - turbo V6 going for it.)

Hardy is set for a heavyweight matchup against Brandon Sayles on June 12, as a part of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, Doyle reports.

Mobile phone carrier Sprint is buying 33 % of pop star Jay Z's Tidal and will offer the service to its 45 million subscribers, giving the also - ran music company a potentially huge lift in its battle against Apple Music, Spotify and other contenders.

As a kid in Missouri, I was a Baptist, and that identity said not only that I belonged to an important church but that I was on the right side of the great eternal divide, ready to defend my salvation against the other contenders around me.

we need a player that ll give us that edge or X-factor against Chelsea in d title race as they look like the only contender with no weakness.

With this fixture against Leeds coming at home, the blues will be hoping to snatch a few more points and maybe even a win from the playoff contenders.

Manchester United look to bounce back after a particularly poor performance against West Ham at the weekend by beating relegation contenders Burnley.

I see them beating fringe contenders, earning a few bucks but just too small against the monsters @ HW....

I can nitpick on each of our 14 players performance in this game if i want, but I happen to think that overall, obtaining a draw against a title contender playing away, especially playing with 10 men for almost 45 minutes, was not such a bad result after all, not only if the standard is applied to a fragile team such as AFC, but also if it were to be applied to some other «fantastic» team such as for example, Leicester... I can imagine that if we were to loose the game the way Leicester did at the Emirates, many (visitors to this site) would be condemning our players bottlers, chokers instead of hailing them for defending bravely for 20 minutes with 10 men... LOL..

Don't underestimate that impact against another likely contender next season!

Douglas, who is 29, says he intends to fight only twice more — against top - ranked contender Evander Holyfield and Tyson — before retiring.

oh dear, ppl are as if arsenal hav suddenly become title contenders.for a club like arsenal, beating teams which gives space and time on the ball ai nt a big deal.when the team starts to defend consistently and is able to create chances against defensive teams who press, then u can say arsenal hav become title - contenders...

Hence the UFC had to dig into Invicta to find contenders for the first place, and why a debutting fighter got a title match against her.

If you do nt consider drawing at home against city as a negative result the you cant possibly see us as title contenders

What can we expect from a 19 year - old playing top line minutes against a true cup contender?

They ran into a Team Apuli squad that routinely is among the title contenders and they just didn't have their A-Game on Thursday, which you need to bring against Team Apuli.

True nothing against the players, we should focus on the real culprit, once more we are sitting waiting for this man to make move, meantime we lost 3 valuable points, and today well I take the win but frankly an own goal and once more no clean sheet, we are far from being contenders why...... because of the arrogance of this man who does not want to see that he needs to reinforce the team if he wants more than just 3 place and the Cup we took from Hull

They play well against contenders at home but plays like a lottery team against actual lottery teams on the road.