Sentences with phrase «faced as opposition»

Three in ten are satisfied with his performance as party leader, while 56 % are dissatisfied — a higher dissatisfaction rating than Cameron, Michael Howard, or Iain Duncan Smith ever faced as opposition leaders.

Whether it is screaming for non-existent pass interference calls, celebrating as your star wide receiver makes a crucial play down the field, or hiding your face as the opposition quarterbacks begin to haunt your team's defence, one thing is for certain, Madden is back, and it is as impressive as ever.

Not exact matches

New natural gas pipelines do not face the same kind of opposition as oil pipelines because the product is a gas and, in case of a leak, it escapes into the atmosphere rather than fouling waterways and soil.

Given that the deal also faces strong opposition from hardliners in Iran, its prognosis has only darkened with the appointment of ardent Iran foe John Bolton as national security advisor.

Lukashenko's re-election five years ago led to mass protests and the imprisonment of leading opposition figures, but support for his 20 - year - old regime has risen after he cast himself as the guarantor of stability in the face of economic crisis and a pro-Russian separatist conflict in neighboring Ukraine.

But de Blasio's performance on development has been as good as Mike Bloomberg's — and about as good as one can expect in the face of neighborhood opposition to virtually anything big and new.

Those efforts would come as Prime Minister Najib faces increasing political pressure — including large protests in August calling for his ouster and opposition parties filing this week to hold a parliamentary no - confidence vote; it isn't clear when the vote would be held.

While the agency routinely approves such transfers as matter of course, AT&T and Time Warner would likely face stiff opposition at a time of growing public concern over media consolation.

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Whatever be the case, the bottomline is that Musk is unwavered as of now, regarding the general opposition he may be facing due to his political affiliations.

Britain's shocking decision to remove itself from the European Union brought more political turmoil Sunday as Scotland's leader threatened to block the move and the opposition Labour Party's leader faced a coup attempt from his own legislators.

But Energy Transfer Partners now faces increasing opposition to two other pipeline projects — the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana, which would serve as the final leg of the larger Dakota Access system, and the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania.

The Canadian province, which holds the world's third - largest crude reserves, is reviewing renewable - energy policies as exports from its oil sands face increasing opposition from environmental groups and lawmakers in the U.S. and Europe.

Back then, during his first bid for president, he faced opposition from candidates including Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and favorite of evangelical voters who billed himself as the «Christian leader.»

Even some Democrats who opposed the law faced opposition by conservatives who saw the midterm election as a golden opportunity to put a more conservative Republican in office.

A spontaneous renewal of humane culture will, of course, face considerable opposition as the idolaters of progress recognize the full scope of its nonconformity.

The person who is secure in their acceptance is much more able to hold to their principles (as opposed to their pride) in the face of the opposition and displeasure of others.

There was a change in the situation he faced, from the enthusiasm in Galilee, through the growing opposition of the authorities, and the falling off of his following as it became clear that he was not what many expected.

As Paul went about teaching the Gospel, he constantly faced opposition from a set of Christians who believed that to truly follow Jesus, you had also obey the Mosaic Law.

As they explain on their site, in their opinion, «Satan is symbolic of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds.»

Though the New Deal was itself certainly of major importance to the political formation of what has come to be known as the organized Jewish community, for many if not most Jews Roosevelt's greatness lay not so much in the fact that he was a liberal in opposition to conservatives as it did in the fact that in the face of Nazi Germany he was an interventionist in firm and successful opposition to the isolationists.

A story like that of the pastor who sponsored refugees unfolds as pastor and congregation hold firmly to their principles in the face of bitter opposition.

The Struggle: This collection of cartoons illustrates the opposition LGBTQ people face as they attempt to be authentic and to experience equality in their lives.

In rejecting the two - faced Janus of Christianity are you not allowing your thinking to be confined within a false opposition — an opposition that Christianity lays out as a trap: believe in our God or be doomed?

(When a person insists on his position as being right in the face of reasoned opposition, and no one can argue that those who lost family in these terrorist bombings don't have a reason to oppose this mosque, then there is something else behind that position, another goal, another agenda.

The Turnbull government faces controversy as opposition demands Michaelia Cash resign over union raids.

Iwobi recked my head last night he was weak and misplaced many passes he cant seem to control the ball its always running away from him he should not be in the middle in the middle you need good ball controllers with good eyes for passes long and short on the ground and above the ground >> > waterford yesterday were on top of us with no space giving to our players and we were scattered all over the place with no vision or leader ship too goals in the space of 3 minuets ok the first goal was a fluke but come on the second one???? and thats all what it takes to loose a match many times this season we cant play when the opposition seats in our face we have no cohesion or understanding we crumble away we need to start the game together as a unit a compact unit

It's presumably the perfect opposition the Red Devils could be facing at this time with United winning six of their last seven home matches just as Burnley have failed to win in ten of their last 11.

Our ability advantage should prove too strong for our opponents regardless of the support the players receive, but the FA Cup has a way of instilling belief in the most unlikely opponents, and this weekend alone will have boosted Sutton, with Millwall and most amazingly Lincoln beating Premier League opposition, as well as Huddersfield refusing to bow down to Manchester City, who will have to face a replay in the coming weeks.

They are unpredictable and can sell the opposition a dummy they are as lethal with their back to the goal as they are facing it.

It's the same old pace excuse, but yet somehow whatever opposition we face rarely gets in behind... It's funny, it's almost as if him and Kos playing together for so long have developed an understanding together and use the high - line to good effect??

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And as you point out, he has faced a myriad of styles against decent opposition since and nothing seems to work.

Setting the right formation - As football has evolved teams have to change their formations according the opposition they face.

One thing you are right about Walcott though, he is the outlet, so what does he do when he is found as an outlet on the wings and facing opposition fullback?

As the last in form, top flight opposition Chelsea face that could realistically still win the title the ownus is on us to score.

... The Steelers» proposed $ 185 million stadium, to be put before the voters in November as part of a $ 700 million tax package, faces tough opposition.

What makes me feel sick about Chelsea is that when a foul is committed against them, they follow a process, as if it has been trained into them, as if they all have there job... Ivanovic is always the one pushing the opposition players away from the ref, so that the Chelsea players can get a word in... Oscar, Hazard, Fabregas, Costa then get right up into the refs face... It's as if its a training - ground tactic!

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This is a very important stat which will show us how good our young guns are at facing up to the opposition and it will also tell us how solid they could be if England decide to defend the edge of their 18 yard box — as they did at Euro 2012.

His greater value is in his positioning though: he's good at making himself available for a pass from the defenders (which is particularly useful with Holgate, who is brave on the ball but also has a tendency to play the first pass he sees, so having Schneiderlin as a simple option makes it less likely he gives it away cheaply) although more useful at distracting opposition players, moving wider to drag them away from the middle and opening up passing lanes for the defenders to pass into the feet of Rooney and Sigurdsson, or playing one - twos with Gueye so the Senegalese has space on the ball and can turn, face play and stride forward without immediate pressure.

On the face of it, Jedinak doesn't do anything overly eye catching or spectacular, however, he is extremely effective in breaking up opposition play from his deep lying position and acts as a protective barrier to the defence.

Jose Mourinho, one of the biggest exports of Portuguese football, will surprisingly face the biggest club in Portugal for the first time as opposition manager in a European competition.

Both teams will be on short rest as they faced Central American opposition in the middle of the week due to the CONCACAF Champions League.

any half assed footballer can take the ball to feet unopposed... thats where the opposition want you to be, Wenger thinks this is possession, its not... we are very rarely facing our opponents goal, in fact if you were watching an Arsenal game as your first football game you could be forgiven for asking what the purpose of the posts and netting were.

In Burnley, we face opposition who are in a relegation dogfight, but certainly don't look as doomed as our last opponents Leicester.

Blues will make the trip to West London this evening to face up against sour opposition: Brentford, in what will be a cagey affair as Blues will try to get the last laugh to silence the poor Bees lot that are still recovering from the loss of those that left Griffin Park to join a much more atmospheric ground...

However, they'll be happy to face off against Championship opposition again, as long as they can record a similar result.

This included a letter to Children and Families Minister Sarah Teather — who had blocked the enactment of joint birth registration, despite it already being on the statute books as part of the 2009 Welfare Reform Act — a legislative change for which the Fatherhood Institute has campaigned long and hard (often as a lone voice and in the face of opposition from other quarters).

Home birth, mama is a nurse for maternity home health company, faced opposition but support from immediate family, had some formative and transformative experiences that were precursors for a deciding on a home birth, devoured much research on positive births and home births and empowered herself with it, lots of visualisation, hand s and knees swaying, followed the urge to moan and it felt good, bath, natural endorphins produce a feeling as «high as a kite», felt her own baby, skin to skin bonding, ready to have another one!