Sentences with phrase «defeated by opponents»

In game modes such as Death Match, strategy is key as you will find yourself being defeated by your opponents before you take your first step forward.

But wishing and working against own club to be defeated by opponents is not a fair approach for me.

With all precincts reporting, Cantor was defeated by his opponent Dave Brat 55 % to 44 %, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections website.

Not exact matches

Even though results showed his Democratic opponent Doug Jones defeated him by 1.5 percentage points, Moore said he was awaiting certification of the final votes, declining to rule out the possibility he would request a recount.

He first ran for the PC Party in 1993, first in an unsuccessfully bid for the party nomination in Edmonton - Glenora and then as the PC candidate in Edmonton - Highlands - Beverly (in the election he was defeated by his Liberal opponent, Alice Hanson).

Anyhow, the point should be clear: the objection raised by the opponent is defeated by philosophy and not by theology.

Did he became bad player by coming to arsenal??? 3) Arsenal best wins like against Borussia dortmund away, Liverpool at home, napoli at home, where we totally dominated the opponents, came when wilshere was not playing??? 4) Our worst defeat like BD at home, Liverpool away, Manchester City away came when Wilshere played??

Contrary to conventional wisdom, I find that (1) it is better to lose later in the season than earlier, (2) AP voters do not pay attention to the strength of a defeated opponent, and (3) the benefit of winning by a large margin is negligible.

His Democratic opponent, Terry Mann, carried eight counties, but Bunning soundly defeated him in the two counties where more than two - thirds of the voters lived, and won by a 56 % -44 % margin.

The rankings are designed to account for opponent strength in a way that prevents you from simply moving up when you play (and soundly defeat) a particularly bad team or moving down when you play (and get soundly defeated by) a particularly good team.

Arsenal could really do with a win in the Premier League's first match of the weekend, though, to stretch that gap between us and Everton, so maybe Ronald Koeman also did us a favour at the weekend by beating our next opponents West Brom and making it two defeats in a row for Tony Pulis and the Baggies.

Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor on a weeks notice, Luke Rockhold has been beaten twice by last minute opponent changes.

I love this confident mood among the gooners after a huge sin over our arch enemies, especially with international break on, which means two weeks of party mood, hopefully we can consolidate united win by defeating Watford otherwise it will be back to square one, so the boys and the management should be as motivated as they were against united, we have seen in past they getting over confident against the so called small teams and dropping unnecessary points, 3 pts are 3 pts regardless of the opponents.

He is clearly desperate for his players to hit the ground running tomorrow and not break stride as our opponents did in their defeat by Man United in their last game.

The finish protects Owens and Zayn, as two top heels should not be defeated by one opponent, no matter how phenomenal he may be.

Italian international Giovanni Galli, who played for a string of Serie A clubs including Fiorentina, Milan and Napoli during his career, ran for Mayor in Florence as the centre - right candidate under the patronage of Silvio Berlusconi in March 2009 but was defeated by his centre - left opponent after taking only 40 % of the local vote.

One of the least edifying spectacles in modern football is that of managers attempting to deflect criticism for a defeat by making spurious attacks on the opponents who beat them.

Predictably, after Barcelona's 7 - 0 2013 Champions League semifinal defeat to Bayern Munich, when they were physically overpowered by a compact and organized 4 -4-2 press, many of their future opponents adopted Bayern's tactics in an attempt to nullify the attacking strengths and exploit the defensive frailties of the Catalan giants.

This Week: Longo was once again on the score - sheet this weekend as Tenerife defeated Lugo 3 - 1, converting a first - half penalty to cancel out the away side's opening goal, but in truth he could have been walking away with the match ball - the second goal was taken off his boot by a teammate as he went to take a shot, while the third was an own goal from an opponent sliding in to deny him a tap - in.

Wenger, who maintained that mentality will be key, said Arsenal must not be too obsessed by their opponents, and knows they must perform better defensively following their 4 - 0 defeat at Liverpool three weeks ago.

Having just experience a disappointing league defeat against Manchester City, Spurs will be keen on ditching that setback by defeating their opponent this upcoming weekend.

By the same token, though, a similarly bad start against a more superior opponent and Birmingham may well have found themselves in a huge hole and starring down the barrel of defeat.

The Blues were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield while Arsenal were humbled by Newcastle at The Emirates, but for Chelsea the situation isn't so bad as they still boast a two - point lead at the top of the table whereas Arsenal suffered their second home defeat of the season, once again against an opponent you would never have envisaged beating the Gunners on their own patch, and their latest setback could do no end of damage to the morale in camp.

However, those eager to see some glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel can at least take solace from Wolves» half - decent record at home this season, where Molineux has been treated to all three of the team's league victories this season, as well as having endured just three of the ten defeats inflicted upon them by their merciless opponent's.

Despite being slammed by inflamatory mailers, Paladino defeated his opponent in the race by a 4 - 1 margin.

He defeated his primary opponent, George Demos, who outspent him three - to - one, by 24 points.

But Mr Corbyn's opponents are both so multifarious, and so stunned both by Labour's 2015 defeat and the Party's descent since into full - on existential crisis, that they are struggling to get their intellectual case together.

After a tight race in 2012, defeating his opponent by 2 points, he easily toppled former state Speaker Andrew Romanoff by 9 points last fall.

President Trump on Sunday accused former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE of colluding with her party to defeat her primary opponent Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersSunday shows preview: Lawmakers weigh in after Texas school shooting Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating Primary win gives resurgent left a new shot of adrenaline MORE (I - Vt.).

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

In the May 18th primary election, Buford defeated Republican primary opponent Chad Crouch by a margin of 6,236 to 5,542.

While Cuomo is expected to trounce his own opponent, Zephyr Teachout, his team is worried that Kathy Hochul, his lieutenant - governor running mate, might be defeated by novice Tim Wu.

Washington (CNN)- Backers of a bipartisan Senate immigration reform plan Thursday defeated an attempt by Republican opponents to alter the border security requirements in the bill, which could have significantly undermined support for the compromise legislation.

The result was a series of races where Democratic incumbents were able to drag themselves from the brink of electoral defeat by going negative early and often against their Republican opponents.

It was one of two PACs that got involved in the 46th Senate District race, in which Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk defeated her GOP opponent, former Assemblyman George Amedore, by just 18 votes.

The departure from the field by Catsimatidis cleared the way for Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the GOP mayoral candidate who will face off in November against de Blasio, who just handily defeated his four Democratic primary opponents earlier this week.

He easily defeated his lone opponent, Anthony J. Ribustello, 42, a Republican district leader from the east Bronx known more for his role as Tony Sopranos driver in the HBO series «The Sopranos,» by a wide margin.

And like McCain, Rubio also outperformed Trump in November, defeating his Democratic opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy, by 8 points, while Trump only squeaked past Clinton by a little more than a point.

He faced only one opponent afterward in the heavily Republican district, defeating James Miller by nearly 2 - 1 in 2012.

Defeated opponents have complained about «too much money» deployed by persons with government connections, and the abuse of state resources to impose outcomes.

After this third defeat, the Government decided not to oppose a further set of amendments tabled by opponents of the Bill, including ones saying secret trials would be used only as a last resort, and only if the court was unable to use an existing secrecy mechanism, the public interest immunity system.

There were a lot of endorsements by press release during last year's political races, and a few in - person appearances by the governor (on behalf of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who defeated Republican incumbent Chris Collins, widely viewed as a potential Cuomo opponent in 2014, and also for Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone).

Markey also faced an opponent during the primary in 2014 when she defeated challenger Dmytro Fedkowskyj by pulling in more than 75 percent of the vote.

Her closer - than - anticipated victory made Republicans look again at the district, but she ran a more serious campaign in 2016 and defeated her GOP opponent by 12 points.

Opponents are bolstered by defeats of similar bills in Maryland and Rhode Island this year, and recent polls have shown New Yorkers slightly less supportive of gay marriage as the issue gained more attention this year.

The defeated Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Alfred Kwame Agbesi, has accused some national executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and his Constituency Chairman of masterminding his defeat by supporting his opponent, Ernest Norgbey.

Gaffey offered no hint of impending trouble as he sought voters» support during the past election year and defeated Republican opponent Len Suzio by a comfortable margin of 58 percent to 42 percent.

Stefanik, 30, soundly defeated opponents Aaron Woolf, a Democrat, and Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello, shortly after returns started coming late Tuesday, putting a definitive end to the prolonged race for the open seat being vacated by Congressman Bill Owens.

In November he won a full term, defeating the same opponent by a larger margin.

Rocky III (1982) Domestic gross: $ 125 million Rocky (Stallone) has been holding the title of heavyweight champion until he is defeated by a challenger — then, he must regain his title by defeating his previous opponent: Apollo Creed.