Sentences with phrase «did give us a run for our money»

In the career mode, the gameplay is similar to a quick match, however as you progress in the various Grand Slam Tennis tournaments, your competitors do give you a run for your money.

The iPad mini does give it a run for its money but there's just a little bit more flex to its chassis which to our minds means the bigger model takes the crown.

Although VentureOne's signup bonus and rewards rate are not quite as high as those of prime cards with an annual fee, it does give them a run for their money.

On the easier levels, the game feels like a limited Wii Sports title but on something more challenging, the game does give you a run for your money.

Not exact matches

Can Pessina give its biggest U.S. rival a run for its money — or has the master acquirer finally done one deal too many?

He thinks that ultimately while he'd love to see Rhapsody / Napster give Spotify a run for its money and raise the level of the industry, he doesn't see it happening.

But where crowdfunding and startup investing do overlap, crowdfunding is increasingly giving investors a run for their money.

But in 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, we started noticing that young people were doing some awfully significant things, whether in the financial world (Meredith Whitney had just made her bold call against Citigroup), in the tech world (Facebook was beginning to crank into high gear), or in other industries (Kevin Plank's apparel upstart Under Armour was giving Nike a real run for its money).

One of my sources of inspiration is to see women doing exploits in business; and giving their male counterparts a run for the money.

posts on ALMOST FAMOUS, two on the SCHOOL OF ROCK, and an epic one on THE DOORS, I do think that among my list of pop - music films, THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO is the standout in terms of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the money.

Most charities operate by shady dealings and most of the money given does not go to support the charity's pet cause, but rather to line the pockets of those running the charities, such as the presidents and CEOs who get unreal amounts of money from their positions and then there's the really stupid amount of money given for mass mailings and other advertisements.

And new research finds that casein gives whey a run for its money — when it's taken post workout, casein boosts muscle protein synthesis much like whey does.

I mean, I had to give Snickers a good run for their money, didn't I?

That said, I got ta believe NFL teams are making a bunch of money given the growing popularity and rising TV deals, but the motivations behind running a franchise do seem to be an area of contention for fans (at least Lions fans).

It is not that the company did not have money to invest; on the contrary, Arsenal has enough in the bank to give a run for the Chelseas of the world.

I mean, if we were to be one and done with every player who didn't give fans instant gratification in their first year as a 5th round draft pick, then heck, the semi-pro leagues and upcoming juggernaut that is the XFL would be flush with quality talent while giving the NFL a run for it's money.

Most should be sold off or go I feel we gave build a great club on quick sand Over the past 10 years The old board sold us out and took the money and ran The new board just keep taking the money Problem is when aw does to leave or get pushed we still have people at the top who do nt seem to care for us Things and personnel are being put in place now but the damage is done I soooo fear from us as we are slipping from top 4 to top 7 I look at pool and feel a bit envious They were so far behind us a few seasons ago and now they seem a long wsy in front for now They willingly or unwillingly got a defender they needed and we got sweet fa Up the gooners We are arsenal till we die

Schroder didn't shoot efficiently, and we still gave a playoff team a run for their money.

We have had season ticket renewal, Now the new kit launch, Once the new kits start flying out the door, Kronke will have his money for another season, He does not care, All the Arsenal fans are totally mugged of again, Not me gave up my 2 season tickets, No new shirt got a wardrobe full of them bought my last one around 4 years ago, And watch my local club now got a season ticket for # 200 to watch league one football a club that is run brilliantly.This club is embarrassing.

He wont go end of story, we need to get used to another 2 years achieving what we have done for the last 12 years maybe not as other teams such as SPUDS and MANURE will give us a run for the money.....

Theo is an expensive failure and to keep giving him the chance when he has repaid the clubs faith with being a bottler and acting as if he's a lazy git (watched him a number of seasons ago against Blackburn away and all he did was run up and down the wing without even calling for the ball to draw defenders away from the centre) I hate to say it but in my mind Alan Hansen was right when he said that «Walcott has not got a natural footballers brain» It infuriated me at the time but its been proven to be true I feel he's been collecting his money for too long without a result to justify keeping him in our employment.

We may just need two great players and we can surely give Barcelona a run for their money and maybe even do the impossible and knock them out, but that all depends on what our beloved stubborn manager will decide to do.

Unfortunately I don't raise my hopes with the January transfer, not with Wenger in charge, the man has proven again and again that he has no idea or willingness on how to improve the squad or fix our weaknesses... continue pointing his ineptitude as a Manager is pointless, we have to sit tight and wait till his time is over... it is frustrating seeing other teams giving Chelsea a run for their money while we just pray not to be humiliated

We all know that Arsenal can be brilliant and give any other team on the planet a run for their money, but we are also too well aware that in recent years we have not done it on a consistent enough basis to mount a strong enough challenge for the Premier League trophy.

Man City are a worry, for sure, but we are still just five points behind them and as long as we do not let that gap keep getting bigger, then I believe that we can really give them a run for their money.

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

One manager who gave Wenger a proper run for his money and did actually get the spuds into Europe's elite was Harry Redknapp, and the former White Hart Lane boss has really surprised me by talking up Arsenal chances in this year's tournament.

The signings didn't just satisfy the need for quality reinforcements but also raised expectations among the Toffees faithful, who expected their club to give the mighty top six a run for their money.

Although they have given some of the league's big guns a run for their money in their own backyard, QPR have it all to do on Sunday if they're to stop Manchester United in their tracks.

Bolton are a confident and powerful home side and if they don't change up their starting eleven too much they can give the Eagles a run for their money.

Norwich also gave United a run for their money at Old Trafford, eventually losing 2 - 0 despite creating several gilt - edged chances with the score still deadlocked, but did manage to hold Liverpool at Anfield to a 1 - 1 draw.

They did nothing of the sort away at Chelsea recently, but they did do something very similar at Liverpool in September and a repeat performance could see them give the defending league champions another run for their money in Manchester.

And the drama didn't end there: Silas» terrible twos also gave Biel a run for her money, although she's hoping for a slightly easier year when her son turns 3.

Most people grow out of tantrums by the time they start school, but if you watch any kind of reality television you will have noticed some adults can (and do) give tantrum - throwing toddlers a run for their money.

«You learn more from losing an election than you do from winning it and from losing that election this brilliant litigator Wendy Long, who served as a clerk on the United States Supreme Court for Justice [Clarence] Thomas, by golly she learned a lot and she is ready to go again and give Chuck Schumer a run for his money,» said GOP Chairman Ed Cox.

While Chompie's bread may have a better flavor overall, the purity of the ingredients and texture in Julian Bakery Breads, do give Chompie's a run for their money.

They did their best to give the beignets a run for their money.

How do you intend to give Match.com a run for their money?

I did a slow run, getting everything I could that didn't involve replaying stages for money, and want to go back and give the speedrun option a try down the road.

After playing more of the game I do agree that it is an epic FPS and DICE have done a fantastic job of producing a game capable of giving my rig a run for its money.

The Dark Knight has finally met its match... Now don't get me wrong the Dark Knight is by far the best superhero movie ever made however, Iron Man 2 gives it a run for it's money.

Needless to say, the study he conducts is not FDA - approved, and while good things happen at first (Cialis would be given a run for its money, let's just say that), they certainly do not last.

Chalamet is giving long - time favorite Gary Oldman a run for his money as the front - runner for Best Actor, but even if he doesn't pull that off, it seems likely that the film itself will rank in the top ten.

«He does at some point obtain some Pym particles and give Ant - Man a run for his money, and he puts on the Yellowjacket suit and wreaks havoc.»

Where to start... Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Gene Tierney, Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Anne Baxter, Nora Zehetner in «Brick» does a wonderful job, not to mention (I know they're not femmes fatales, but I would be remiss to leave the men out) Joseph Gordon - Levitt gives Bogey a run for his money in that film.

It may seem like slim pickings, but in the weeds are some potentially big hitters (assuming they don't disappoint), and could already give the summer quality a run for its money.

Digital transformation is giving «disruptive» a run for its money as the most hyped technology term doing the rounds in L&D circles.

In fact, the GTS is such a good steer that it really does give the BMW M5 a real run for its money as the class leader.

Even Jeep Corporate had a casual disregard for our plight, gave us the run around for a month promising to help with getting our money back and then eventually telling us that it is not their policy to do so.

With that in mind, a Kodiaq Scout makes perfect sense, although don't run away with the idea that a Kodiaq Scout is going to give Land Rover a run for it's money.