Sentences with word «eke»

The bill barely eked out of House Finance Subcommittee with Speaker Harwell having to break a tie vote.
The tenth is a House veteran, Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.), who barely eked out a victory in an increasingly competitive San Diego - area district.
Also helping eke grip at the front is a mechanical limited - slip differential and well - calibrated traction / stability control system, and 10,000 km of fine - tuning at the infamous Nurburgring Nordschliefe, on top of the Astra's normal development and durability testing.
Microsoft has released a video showcasing these improvements, and how they went about the business of eking most out of the new console and motion controller's hardware.
Already half its native fish are extinct, and the 30 million people who eke out a living from its troubled waters are facing calamity.
To put that in perspective, that's the lightest 10 - inch tablet in the world, and it's the thinnest tablet period (just eking by the iPad mini's 7.2 mm frame).
As soon as we are done with Egwu Eke II (Python Dance), we are also going on Crocodile Smile II that will cover the South - South and some parts of the South - West of the country.
According to the California Association of Realtors, amid the lowest housing inventory levels in more than 13 years, California existing home sales still eked out a year - over-year gain, while the median sales price posted a solid annual increase.
Abstract painter Ryan Sullivan, for one, sold a rippling latex canvas done in earth tones that resemble a topographical map for # 98,500 — just eking past his previous auction record.
Regardless, if this film can't even eke out a million dollars at the box office, there's no shot in heck of it breaking into a Best Picture lineup, or any award category lineup for that matter.
Now we are on Egwu Eke II (Python Dance II).
Maybe the Pack don't eke out a bowl bid this year, but they could come close enough to sustain last year's late gains.
Thanks to the Internet, you can eke more out of your day with CE classes that are available 24/7 via your computer.
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Jalen Ray launched a game - winning 3 - pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining, scored a career - best 14 points and Hofstra eked past Monmouth 85 - 84 Wednesday night after coming back from 14 points down.
More importantly, Eke says, it serves the company's bottom line as a forum for exploring how best to grow business on the continent, where there are many emerging markets and untapped consumers.
There is currently tension in Eke community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State following the gruesome murder of a member of the traditional rulers» cabinet,...
They would bowl for three straight years after eking out two bowl bids in the previous five decades.
A supporting cast filled with names like Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Lucy Punch (St. Trinian's), Phyllis Smith (The Office), John Michael Higgins (Best in Show), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) and Molly Shannon (Year of the Dog) also eke laughs out of the material through broad flamboyance.
U.S. stocks eked out a positive close Wednesday, with gains in real estate and utilities offsetting declines in energy and telecommunications stocks.
The exercise which took place at the APC office located at Eke Market on Saturday was witnessed by the Director General of Voice of Nigeria VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu who hails from the area as well as hundreds of party faithful from the ward, who turned up for the congress.
World stock markets eked out only marginal gains Friday as an immediate agreement among U.S. leaders to resolve a critical budget deadlock appeared unlikely.
Bright Ugochukwu Eke obtained his MFA at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria in 2007, where he studied alongside El Anatsui.
Of course, the same consultants are generally certain that even if Paladino does eke out a victory over Lazio, he'll have no shot against the Andrew Cuomo juggernaut.
Wall Street has fallen as healthcare stocks slid and investors worried about rising costs for companies as oil prices rose, although the major indexes eked out a gain in April to snap a two - month losing streak.
Parents can expect to see the post-war destruction with people eking out a living amongst the ruins of the city.
Where the PlayStation 4 platform ekes ahead of the Xbox One, though, is the myriad «bonus» services available, like PlayStation Now and PlayStation Vue.
Over time, the series slowly eked away from its roots as a survival / horror game and turned into a sad, action focused shell of its former self.
The new engine ekes out 1 mpg better overall fuel economy (23 mpg) than the old one.
In addition to the injuries, Wojo also announced that freshman Ike Eke will be redshirting for the 2017 - 18 season, which means that the Golden Eagles could find themselves with just seven active scholarship players to start the season.
The fact that I actually eked one out, with sleeves no less, still has me a bit impressed.
Its raison d'etre is to provide as much or more cargo space as nearly every small SUV on the road — and to trample that competition on efficiency by granting 42 mpg combined fuel economy when those vehicles commonly eke mileage in the mid-20 mpg range.
As the name suggests, this is Porsche's second implementation of a hybrid system intended for eking out extra performance.
Frequent travelers and loyal Hilton customers can easily eke out more than $ 450 of value in airline and hotel credits.
The C300h can't be used in fully electric mode above about 20mph, but the torque - fill provided by electric power ekes the most out of the C's diesel reserves.
Appreciation was at an average 5.8 percent, while pre-owned sales eked out a 1.1 percent gain.
TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters)- Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.
The savings such austerity measures are supposed to achieve will be upstaged by the dwindling revenues eked out by a shrinking economy.
Deutsche Bank eked out a profit after a big loss in the previous period.
And, given the huge gains in US markets in 2013, it seemed most were predicting that stocks would pull back, or perhaps eke out meager gains.
i understand how Mayweather is entertaining this idea because of the money on the table, but i wish he would entertain the possibility of fighting Bud instead... now THAT fight will either be the biggest ass - whooping he'll receive or the most inspirational win he'll ever eke out.
Under Mourinho, Chelsea eked out wins like no other team in the league.
Could Fergie's claim just be frustration at eking so little from a player who promised so much?
Until breastfeeding is properly supported systemically and structurally, breastfeeding will remain akin to football — a game of inches, with some women eking out small gains while pushing through and past monumental obstacles but rarely making it to end zone or scoring the collective touchdown.
Avella refused to endorse the party's nominee for the Conucil seat he once held, Paul Vallone, even after Vallone eked out a victory in the Democratic primary.
That campaign, like most Democratic primaries in New York City and State, had been staked on getting the paper's backing, and a few days after he got it, Mr. Schneiderman eked out a 2 - point victory over Nassau County district attorney Kathleen Rice, even though Ms. Rice was tacitly backed by Andrew Cuomo and much of the Democratic Party establishment.
Chair of the local Liberal Democrats Lawrence Eke told Channel 4 News that campaigning on a «single issue» could be a problem for the Green party.
Okorocha took the action, despite the state chairman of the party, Dr Hilary Eke and the state organising secretary, Dr Clement Chijioke Anozie, rating the exercise as successful in all the 305 wards in the 27 LGAs of the state.
Presidential candidate of Citizen's Popular Party, CPP, in the 2015 general election and National chairman of Green Party of Nigeria, Chief Sam Eke has called on...
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