Sentences with phrase «first real test»

This will be Arsenals first real test of the season.

This is Archie Miller's first real test on the trail: a top - five recruit from his own backyard who profiles as a primary scorer from the moment he starts his college career.

Aston Villa's first real test came on the away trip to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium; Villa went down 4 - 1 in the fixture exchange between the two sides.

im sure santi will be in, hes been brilliant le coq and ospinas first real test!

This is the engine's first real test drive on Nintendo Switch, and the results do appear to be pretty sharp.

This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.

The all - cash bid also represents the first real test of what's effectively Prime Minister Stephen Harper's newly announced policy on foreign direct investment.

The Saints will take on champions Manchester City on Sunday, in what will be their first real test of where they're at under Ronald Koeman.

And a trip to Staffordshire will be the first real test for Pep Guardiola, whose side only just did enough to beat Sunderland at home last weekend.

Then came Jan. 4, at the Hartford Civic Center, and their first real test, against Tennessee.

For me, I considered the games in November against Spurs, Man U and PSG our first real test.

So far in the playoffs — the first real test of his young career — it had not been smooth sailing for Carter - Williams.

His first real test came in the quarter finals against the defending champion Junie Buxbaum, a canny, 41 - year - old ex-touring pro who had been advancing steadily through round after round with consistent par golf.

Audameyang, and Mkhitaryan are considered WC, and also have a telepathic understanding with each other from their time at Dortmund, yet they flopped hard in their first real test against Spurs.

Australia is its first real test, and we need to work hard all weekend to bring all the ingredients together.

Their first real test came after 6th minute.

A fairly straight forward home against Palace and a bit of challenge at Besiktis ought to prepare the team for the first real test at Everton.

In the first real test of the policy, Goodell went relatively easy on the Broncos after they illegally videotaped the 49ers» Oct. 30 walkthrough before the teams» game in London.

She's facing her first real test: the Empress of Tomorrow.

Cam Fowler tied the game, 3 - 3, nine minutes into the third, marking the first real test for the Predators.

The first real test of how well this roster has been put together starts on 5 May and ends on 30 May.

TCU and Arkansas will both have their first real tests of the season this week in a Big - 12 vs. SEC showdown.

In what will be their first real test of the season, Chelsea face a tough Everton team who lost leads in both of their opening matches.

Alicia Fox is a great first test — the first real test, considering Nia has been beating up on local talent — and it's one Jax is likely to pass with flying colors.

The first real test they had was against Arsenal and they failed it, losing 5 - 2.

After rescuing Palace from the bottom three in style last term — Pardew led the club he represented for four years as a player to their highest finish in the top tier since 1991 — and starting so well in 2015/16, the man who has been spoken of as a potential future England manager is now facing his first real test since taking the reins at Selhurst Park last January.

The first real test for either goalkeeper came when Aguero fired a snap shot from the edge of the area — Vito Mannone, standing in for the injured Wojciech Szczesny, could only parry it.

Arsenal go to the Etihad Stadium tomorrow to play the defending champions in what will be the first real test for the team in England.

Louisville gets its first real test of the season next week when they host Florida State.

But the Red Devils have a really comfortable opening fixture list until they get their first real test out on the road against Liverpool in mid October.

After first league defeat (Chelsea 2 - 1) and elimination from Uefa champions league, Manchester City will look to bounce back, and Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled squad face their first real test...

It will be interesting how both sides approach this match as it will be their first real test.

AFCB's tactics guru Andrew Enloe examines how Theo Walcott helps the Arsenal defence... Saturday's match against Blackburn was the first real test of the season; nobody is really expected to win at Anfield, and last week's match against Blackpool was only going to finish one way.

The first real test of mettle for Arsene Wenger's side in the 2011 - 2012 season, and it was passed with flying colors as the Gunners brushed aside the Blues in their own backyard in a cracker - jack of a match.

When my husband returned on the third day, I was wearing one of his shirts because mine were all in the washer, the floor was covered in toys and burp cloths, the dishes weren't washed, there was no grown - up food in the house, and I hadn't showered in two days, but I had survived my first real test as a parent of multiples and while I was sure it wasn't the last trial I'd face, I'd learned a lot to prepare me for the next one.

The spending review will be the first real test for the new opposition frontbench.

The potential by - election will be the first real test of how the coalition parties will conduct Westminster elections against each other.

This is his first real test (excuse the pun) in dealing with this issue.

The first span of the new Tappan Zee (Mario M. Cuomo) Bridge is getting rave reviews from drivers, but its first real test is still to come: Labor Day weekend.

His first real test was appointing his shadow cabinet, and here, too, he has defied expectation.

«This is the first real test of New Yorkers» support for candidates in the six - way contest for attorney general, and it's clear that a great number of them see District Attorney Rice as the best person for the job,» said Rice's campaign manager Jeffrey Stein.

«This will be the first real test for JCOPE,» Sen. Avella said, «If they really want to be a legitimate force in cleaning up Albany, this is a serious situation to be investigating.»

The by - election will be the first real test of how the coalition partners will conduct themselves in elections to Westminster.