Sentences with phrase «first took a chance on»

It's easy to forget now, but back when Marvel first took a chance on Iron Man in 2008, casual audiences had no idea who this hero even was and pitting him against The Dark Knight and Hellboy II at the box office seemed like a foolhardy move.

Not exact matches

Bloomberg attributes this boost to a recent surge in tech companies acquiring funding for the first time, indicating that investors are more willing than ever to take chances on startups.

On the first point, it's true that Rowling isn't exactly taking a huge chance.

For the first example that would probably be fine because they would be used to living on $ 30K a year and once their SS kicked in chances are they would be able to run the numbers and determine when it would be best to take it to maintain their $ 30K a year.

I am thankful Capital One took a chance on me... AGAIN!!!! I first got approved for the Capital One Platinum Secured card and now this amazing card!

First Lady Melania Trump tackled her first ever cyberbullying event on Tuesday, giving critics another chance to suggest that she's the last person who should be taking on such an initiative when her husband, President Donald Trump, continues to attack people on TwiFirst Lady Melania Trump tackled her first ever cyberbullying event on Tuesday, giving critics another chance to suggest that she's the last person who should be taking on such an initiative when her husband, President Donald Trump, continues to attack people on Twifirst ever cyberbullying event on Tuesday, giving critics another chance to suggest that she's the last person who should be taking on such an initiative when her husband, President Donald Trump, continues to attack people on Twitter.

i can feel love for him throughout my heart and soul... i want to grow old with this man... i am 47 and he is 45... he has never been married... he said there is not a chance of getting back together again regardless of how we feel towards each other because we committed adultery and God will never forgive us and it will be wrong to do so... so am i supposed to go on living my life being so deeply in love with this man i can never have... why would God put him in my life to make me feel so spiritually happy, so wonderful, so at peace with myself and someone I can finally worship Him with just to take him away from me... I've never been with someone who was so religious and i thought this was it... i finally have someone to read the bible with and go to church with and put God first and share things with my self and my daughter as a loving relationship would be....

I have never met the man behind the Islamic community center near ground zero, so my first chance to take the measure of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf came last night when he was interviewed by Soledad O'Brien on «Larry King Live.»

Too bad Paul was basically the first Joseph Smith, an opportunist who saw the chance to take a fad and capitalize on it changing it's founders message into a new power structure designed to manipulate and control the ignorant masses.

Then he took a chance on what would be his most successful venture in 1969, with the opening of the first Long John Silver's Fish»n' Chips.

Sprouts was one of the first retailers to take a chance on Banza, but the company now sells equally well in the natural and mainstream channels, according to Rudolph.

It only makes sense for diners to take a chance as they will have a new experience on the special day and they know that the new restaurants will have to do everything they can to have a successful first ever Valentines Day event.

With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Isaac Hayden and Semi Ajayi already knocking on the door of the Arsenal first team defence, as well as some excellent midfield and attacking options like Chuba Akpom, Benik Afobe, Gedion Zelalem, Daniel Crowley coming through, Jonkers and his colleague have a great chance of taking the academy on to the next level as the former head Liam Brady challenged them to do.

UCF punts the ball away on its first possession of the second half and Auburn with a chance to take a lead here.

but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..

Rose is currently being listed as day - to - day due to his lingering injuries, but chances are he'll be in a suit when the game tips off at 8 p.m. as the first of two games scheduled to take place on TNT.

There was no doubting that Jack Wilshere was very disappointed that Arsenal didn't take their chances against Tottenham in the first half, but he tried to concentrate on the «positives» after the game.

Faupala forged the game's first chance when he took on two defenders and struck at Thibaut Courtois.

There were lots of people like that on his way to the top, the first as forgettable as the last, people who look at a boxer and see not something to become, to aspire to be, but see only what they themselves are not, something not to work toward in the gym, but to take a piece of if they get the chance.

I think the history of defense first leads to a philosophy on not taking chances on offense that has hurt the passing game, but none of the guys that failed here went on to be good in other places.

As well as these reported moves above there is growing speculation that off form defender Jonny Evans may be on his way to Wolves with Mick McCarthy taking an interest in the Northern Ireland centre back who will see his first team chances greatly limited next season.

It would take our first rounder plus another later round pick... that's a lot and would hurt in the long run, but with Ryan Kalil, Greg Olsen, TD, Pep on the way out and cam and Luke in their prime, I'd love to try to make it happen and have a chance at a Super Bowl.

«In the first half, Man City were on top but couldn't take their chances.

It's another chance for Manchester United to get their first win of the 2014/15 season as they travel to Turf Moor to take on newly promoted Burnley in the Premier League.

so i'd play a cautious first half (this argues against Pod bc of his defensive lapses) combined with quick infrequent counterattacks (roz / ox at LW, sanchez at CF bc we need someone who takes his chances, caz nailed on at CAM, theo to start at RW for first 60 min)

Teams are showing more and more interest in Mbappe since AS Monaco's 5 - 3 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, where Mbappe was impressive, finishing with 3 shots, 2 take - ons, 1 cross, 1 chance created and 1 goal.

The first baby steps have been taken, and while there's still a good chance that the baby is going to fall and hit its head on the edge of a table, eventually the little feller will be scurrying and running around before you know it.

«What I was really hoping for ever since I joined the Albion was to get to the Premier League with them but unfortunately we fell short on both occasions — but I will take a lot of positives with me from my time at Brighton and I want to thank the club for giving me a chance to play first - team football again last year.

Can he take that chance and prove to the boss and us fans that he has what it takes to be an Arsenal first team player, or at least a good option to have on the bench?

Our slump in away games needs to change quickly, as Arsenal have to travel to Milan for the first leg of our Europa League tie just four days after Brighton, but Wenger will have to decide whether to rest some of his stars to keep them fresh for the only trophy we still have a chance of winning, but the Boss didn't sound keen on taking any chances.

# 13 Florida at # 15 FSU (Saturday 8:00 pm ET) As we've mentioned all season, Florida has exceeded expectations and continues to win, and they'll face Alabama in the SEC Title Game with a chance to make the NCAAF Playoffs — But first they'll take on bitter rivals FSU on the road.

We need strikers who take their chances within the first 10 min of EVERY game game, that's how you psychologically beat your opponents and finish with 5 - 0 wins on a frequent basis.

While reminding our rivals of this little fact the Frenchman also decided to pile on the pressure ahead of their game against Southampton tomorrow by reminding them that, although the chances are that they will finish above us for the first time since Wenger took over the job of Arsenal boss, they could still muck it up as they have in the past.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

With the Premier League kicking off on Saturday, fans got their first chance to take a look at some of their new heroes in closer detail, and we have listed below all of the new stars that featured for their new clubs on the Premier League's opening day.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

It's a much more simple but classy design as the Tottenham stars will get their first chance to play in it when they take on Paris Saint - Germain in Orlando on July 22 as part of their pre-season tour of the US.

I don't expect us to take too many chances and leave the defence open in the first - half, and will build on the lead once we get ahead.

Edinson Cavani took just 42 seconds to score his first goal against Arsenal on Tuesday night, but the Uruguayan then wasted two glorious glorious chances to double his tally.

With Spain taking first and his team missing twice, he never got a chance to take one as La Roja went through 4 - 2 on penalty kicks.

@almostawinner I totally agree with you we are good at creating chances we reach very good positions but giroud is less than average he won't even play at some mid-tables teams beleive me he can't dribble he rarely take long ranged shots he is not the best at movement I don't understand what do arsene wenger see in him to rely on him as our first choice We were going to get a striker three years ago (higuain) but the deal failed in the last second because wenger prefered to get ozil so what did giroud do to prove that he deserves his position can anybody tell me I really get mad when some arsenal fans tell that he is a good player because he is not!!

Telling me players are not to blame is absolutely rubbish, they are to blame, yes Monaco mission was to relax and repell Arsenal and if possible shut them down completely, this gam was ours to take, First the pressure was on Monaco, they didn't know how to go about it, whether to defend their 3 - 1 advantage or press us, we had more than enough clear cut chances but as usual we were clueless in front of goal, we tried to open them apart which is impossible, Carzolla and Alexis played as if we lead 15 - 0, holding balls, try to dribble every time they have the ball and and reduce the pace and any chance of other to get through, losing balls carelessly, poor crosses is now our style, it doesn't threatened even Charlton athletic coz everyone now knows our crosses is poorly delivered and our attackers also don't have a clue how to do it even if one get through it will be wasted, this game should have been won by range attempts which was only tried once by ÖZIL and was blocked.

It's been said often that the thing about comparing all the last four in / first four out type teams is that they all have iffy resumes that are full of holes - ultimately it comes down to who you are more to take a chance on giving a pass to.

Mark Appel was the bigger name, sure, but he was (and is) more of a change - of - scenery kind of prospect at the moment, a former first - overall pick the Astros felt they were better off moving and the Phillies were happy to take a chance on in their rebuilding situation.

«What I was really hoping for ever since I joined the Albion was to get to the Premier League with them but unfortunately we fell short on both occasions - but I will take a lot of positives with me from my time at Brighton and I want to thank the club for giving me a chance to play first - team football again last year.

Unfortunately as is often the Arsenal way we managed to conspire to make the game difficult for ourselves, with a few minutes of the first half remaining Ox found himself with the ball on the edge of Everton's area, Hector available to his right and players closing, if he had managed to get a shot off first time then we would not have been chasing back towards our own goal five seconds later, instead Ox chose to shoot after a couple of touches in to a mass of Everton bodies when there were better options on, the ball broke to Delofeu who managed remarkably to stay on his feet for twenty or so yards before releasing Barkley, Koscielny had been dragged wide by Lukaku and Ox and Hector were in hot pursuit, they both probably had a chance to take the booking but allowed Barkley to continue, he took a speculative shot which would not have troubled Cech until it took a big deflection off of Gabriel and drifted into the gaping net.

on scoring twice in the first half... It's always a worry when you are in a big game and you don't take your chances.

I read somewhere that some said we're not clinical enough that is a culture at wenger has become too friendly with the players at Arsenal the players position are seldom under treat you play poorly for two weeks and you still make the team you missed a look at almunia retrospectively don't understand that hey if i get a chance to score i must take it the first time cause i may not get a next one and you want the players to be clinical it must start from the top good work or none As was said on a website to day Arsenal should parade through the streets of london in an open top Bus at the end of the season the accountants of the club and i will through wenger in there too cause to most of you he can do no wrong I love this club with all my heart and i can support no other club in football but to see for 5 seasons we can't show any vast improvement and keep making the same mistakes every year is hard to swallow it makes me sick but as wenger says judge me at the end i wonder what end he meant the end of the season or the end of his contract GO ARSENAL......................

Having wasted those two chances, and another which Karnezis stopped from Stanislas at full - stretch, Watford took the lead with their first shot on goal when Holebas» corner reached Femenia, who half - volleyed beyond a stranded Asmir Begovic.

Moussa Sow put an early chance wide and another over as Fenerbahce made a bright start — but they were stunned when Krasnodar took command by scoring from the game's first attempt on target.