Sentences with phrase «first won over»

At first he won me over.

By sacrifice the gods could be at first won over to grant favors sought after; then as time went on, it became magical in its powers, and the gods themselves could not resist the prayer spell; indeed, what power they had they owed to the sacrifice.22 It became a matter of primary importance that the sacrifice be properly performed, for in this its efficacy rested.

North finished with three catches for 102 yards for the Vols, who recorded their first win over a ranked opponent since beating South Carolina nearly four years ago.

This was easily the most spirited game Notre Dame played since the Florida State loss in October, and while the Irish were aiming higher than 8 - 5 this season, it's a happy 8 - 5 thanks to the program's first win over an SEC squad since 2005.

After the end of last season, including the brilliant 4 - 0 demolition of Aston Villa in the FA cup final, and then our pre-season which saw us record a first win over a Jose Mourinho team, we have come to expect a lot, and rightly so.

Three years ago, in 2009, B.J. Daniels helped South Florida get its first win over the Seminoles in Tallahassee.

Brown's big game earned Auburn its first win over Ole Miss in Oxford in nearly 10 years.

Richard Trichter, a North Carolina State sprinter who has broken four school marks this season, set another record (in the broad jump) at a meet with South Carolina, as he won five of his six events and led his team to its first win over the Gamecocks since 1955.

I am very pleased with our fitness team, our players look very fit and ready to kick off, it seams Shad did great job, if you look other team they did nt reach even 50 %, while we are at least 70 80 %, considering comunity shield is next week, i think Wenger could get his first win over Mourinho...

Atlanta, also 3 - 1, beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102 - 93, the Hawks» first win over the Lakers since 1979.

Admittedly Wenger also seems to pick different players than the ones he used for the old tactics, and one Arsenal player that has suddenly been promoted to the starting line - up is Kieran Gibbs, and he thinks that the new set up was instrumental in us getting our first win over Mourinho.

So the big game against Chelsea approaches, and I think Arsenal have more reason to be confident of a first win over Chelsea for some time, especially now that Arsene Wenger is feeling confident that both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will be on the pitch.

They beat Kansas, 16 - 12, to start Big 8 play (it was their first win over KU in five tries), and following a competitive loss at Oklahoma, they turned the first of many corners: they won three in a row.

It all started so well for the Ox last season, with him scoring the only goal of the Community Shield against Chelsea to give Arsenal the trophy and Arsene Wenger his first win over Jose Mourinho.

This is a young rivalry, but this is Iowa's best chance to score both its first win over Nebraska as a conference rival and its first win over Nebraska, period, since 1981.

The Huskies» first win over a sure quality opponent of the entire year, and on the road, too.

The best part of the week was a 5 - 2 defeat of San Diego's Randy Jones, the team's first win over the Cy Young winner after seven losses dating back to 1975.

But Kaepernick, sprinting onto the field on a cold November night after Anthony Martinez hit a game - winning field goal in overtime to give the Wolfpack their first win over a top - 10 opponent in school history, sealed that game.

Lane Kiffin's first Florida Atlantic team got the program's first win over Middle Tennessee since 2007.

Chicago looks for its first win over the Pacers this season and tries to keep pace in the NBA's Central division race.

if we win, it will be a big psychological shift for Wenger in his encounters with Mourinho, it will represent his first win over him, an be the best way 2 start the season, tho

Arsene Wenger really needs his players to give him a first win over Jose Mourinho, for the sake of confidence and removing any mental block that might be there as well as keeping Arsenal's slim title hopes for this season alive.

However, are we just going to enjoy this brief moment in the sun after a first win over the north London rivals for some time, or do we think that this result and the performance that earned it shows that Arsenal can wrestle back and keep the dominance over Tottenham that we have enjoyed for so long?

Substitute Timo Werner scored a 56th - minute winner as RB Leipzig claimed their first win over Bayern Munich at the fifth attempt.

Once again, Hart made no mistake from right in front of the posts and Belgium were left to celebrate their first win over Spain in 12 years and only their second ever.

There was more drama in stoppage time when somehow Reina acrobatically clawed Perotti's goalbound deflected shot up onto the crossbar to secure Napoli a first win over Roma since November 2014.

First half goals from Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil gave the Gunners a first win over the Blues in the league since 2011.

The Baggies hadn't managed to take a single point off of the 18 - time English champions in nine previous Premier League encounters, failing to even register a goal during those nine meetings, but two second - half penalties from midfielder Chris Brunt cancelled out Martin Skrtel's opener for the visitors and sealed the Midlands club's first win over Liverpool for 30 - years.

In fact this was Watfords first win over Arsenal in over 30 years.

Their boost in confidence stems from recent back - to - back derby victories over Wolves and Aston Villa − the latter ending their 39 - year wait a Villa Park win − while the belief comes from their 2 - 1 triumph in last season's corresponding fixture, as the Baggies recorded their first win over the Reds in the Premier League era at the tenth attempt.

Arsenal are on the run of 10 straight consecutive win in all competition, while the Blues have four in a row, all with a minimum lead, which suggest that Arsenal might be the favourite here but the French on Arsenal bench, Arsene Wenger still looks for his first win over Jose Mourinho.

Illinois shocked Michigan State 31 - 27 for the Illini's first win over the Spartans since 2006.

Under Simeone, they have won the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu — their first win over their city rivals in fourteen years.

Quick - fire first - half goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez at a drizzly Emirates Stadium earned Arsenal a first win over Tottenham since March 2014.

It marks the first win at Anfield for six years and the first win over big four opposition this season.

It's the first win over a top 10 team in Marquette volleyball history, and the first win against a ranked opponent since September 7, 2012, when MU defeated # 23 Michigan.

In 2014 he led the club to seventh in Serie A, their best league position since 1992, and gave them their first win over hated local rivals Juventus in two decades.

• Squad earned its first win over national ranked Miami, FL at No. 20, a Southeastern Conference opponent.

Not exact matches

Using a «head posture» You can win over or lose your colleagues in the first 30 seconds of meeting with them, says Morgan, just by the way you hold yourself.

The first Olympic Champion on Team USA usually gets the most clips played back over the ensuing two weeks, putting them in a better position for endorsement deals and longer - term relevance than anyone on a team sport or who wins closer to the Closing Ceremonies.

Over the course of three - plus years, McQueen — who has appeared in the MTV reality show Nitro Circus and FuelTV's Thrillbillies — has won Monster Jam's Rising Star Award, a monster truck racing title in New Orleans, and in 2010 he made Monster Jam history by landing the first - ever back flip in competition.

One thing to know: A Titans win over the Jaguars on Sunday will get them to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The townspeople are skeptical of Rocher at first, but she wins them over with her passion and, of course, her delicious chocolates.

Hulu's breakout dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale followed its winning ways at the 2017 Emmys by once again winning for Best TV Drama, with Elisabeth Moss also being named the best actress in a TV drama for the popular Margaret Atwood adaptation that became the streaming service's first bonafide hit when it debuted over the summer.

A demonstrated commitment to sustainability is sure to win over the minds of certain consumers, particularly those interested in Patagonia in the first place.

If they had trouble reaching him directly with their message, they would try to win over the people around him first and spread their message indirectly.

Part of the reason that it's become so important to try to win over the President first - hand is that the U.S. delegation is still noticeably understaffed at the rank - and - file level:

As commercial real estate and other late adopter industries launch into their first - ever contextual marketing programs, smart marketers recognize that approaching data science like a kid in a candy store is not the most effective way to win over audiences.

Nate Alder, a student at Brigham Young University, has won first or second place in 11 competitions over the past year for his company, Klymit, which has developed a way to insulate outerwear and outdoor gear using argon.

First exported to North America in the early»50s, the T2 quickly won over liberal American middle - class families.