Sentences with phrase «for calling a strike»

Heaton threw a changeup on the outside of the plate for a called strike one.

Smith and Lucas battled through five pitches before Smith nailed the inside corner for a called strike three.

Joc Pederson just struck out on a pitch he instantly regretted not swinging at, or he's mad at the ump for calling a strike a strike.

The strike might highlight problems in the education system but the NUT is getting a reputation for calling a strike whenever the whim takes it.

Not exact matches

In separate phone calls to British and Turkish leaders this week, Xi called for an investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the town of Douma by the Syrian government, days after the US and its allies struck three targets in Syria in retaliation.

It will also have to negotiate increased pressure on labor costs, with unions having called for a strike on Feb 22 to support demands for a 6 percent pay increase.

Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, has called a general strike for May 17 to protest the latest austerity package.

Joshua B. Freeman, labor historian and CUNY professor at Queens College in New York said he would call the contract a win for the union, while noting the increasing rarity of a strike of that size and length.

Russia said the missile strike was «thoughtless» and called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles on Saturday in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targetting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliation for a poison gas attack.

Veteran media and technology writer Dan Gillmor, for example, thinks news companies are striking a devil's bargain, calling the race to «feed the beast» an «insane» move:

According to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the gang targeted financial transfers and ATM networks from late 2013 by using a series of malware attacks called Anunak and Carbanak, before more recently adapting security - testing software called Cobalt Strike into heist - ready malware.

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

As he watched the firm develop a series of events for Microsoft called Digital Taste Tests, he was struck with an idea.

In attacking Berkshire, Ackman was striking back after Buffett's business partner Charlie Munger last year called Valeant «deeply immoral» for its practice of raising drug prices, sparking a sort of long - distance feud over whose favorite stock was better.

More than 10,000 Bed Bath & Beyond call options with a January 22 strike price were purchased on Thursday for between $ 0.77 and $ 0.95 per contract.

Yet even after Trump was applauded by many, including McCain, for ordering strikes on a Syrian airfield last year in response to another poison attack, this time around there could be more calls for congressional involvement in any response.

The perpetual challenge for Legacy South is striking a communicative balance: maintaining high - quality personal interactions while preventing a daily deluge of calls from needy clients.

But when the clock strikes the hour (the average span passengers wait for their flight), the tower will launch into a three - minute routine called Dance Time.

Following the strikes, Russia called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the operation.

In the case of the Microsoft trade, an investor purchased 19,000 of the Oct. 30 weekly 49 - strike calls and 19,000 of the Oct. 30 weekly 50 - strike calls for a total of 50 cents.

Arguing that the Quran incites violence, it insisted that «the verses of the Quran calling for murder and punishment of Jews, Christians, and nonbelievers be struck to obsolescence by religious authorities,» so that «no believer can refer to a sacred text to commit a crime.»

Ironically, Carreyrou is not a Silicon Valley - focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake - up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever.

The video conferences are run by the Pentagon, which oversees strikes in those countries, and participants do not hesitate to call out a challenge, pressing for the evidence behind accusations of ties to Al Qaeda.

Here's a quick review of how they work: An ETF of, say, three stocks writes (sells) call options on the three firms at a fixed «strike» price and for a premium.

If you sell me a September 2011 call option with a strike price of $ 19 on your XIU ETF for a premium of 40 cents, it gives me the right, but not the obligation, to buy your XIU ETF from you at $ 19 at any time before the option expires.

Ryanair pilots called off plans to strike before Christmas, following a climbdown by the airline's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary, who on Dec. 15 agreed to recognise trade unions for the first time.

Over the weekend, in a debate on local television, Ms. Lesko called for an investigation into the claims of sexual misconduct by Mr. Trump, a striking statement from a candidate who had otherwise praised the president.

In exchange for this income, the writer of the call gives away any potential upside above the option's strike price.

For example, if the stock is callable at $ 100 and the shares are trading very close to that (say, at $ 99), the likelihood that the stock will be called soon is much higher than if the stock were trading at $ 89 (further away from the strike price).

Yet another petition struck a supportive note on the development of new rules but called for the government to consult with the wider cryptocurrency community before implementing any such rules.

However, the last time that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees walked out for a one - day strike in November 2013, UC San Diego Medical Center and Thornton Hospital, now called Jacob's Medical Center, moved 171 medical procedures, including 100 elective surgeries, to different days as a reported 840 employees picketed near both facilities.

Marceau presented the economic road map at a critical time for the minority PQ, which is widely expected to call a snap election in the coming weeks as polls suggest Marois is within striking distance of a majority mandate.

This is what made Google's low - key announcement of its latest plans for messaging on Android phones — an exclusive with The Verge about what it calls Chat — so striking: the company is introducing an open alternative to products like iMessage and WhatsApp, but only as a last resort, and the effort is being pilloried by critics to boot; Walt Mossberg was representative:

A futures contract is a contract between two people that involves buying or selling a specific asset for a given price today (called the strike price), and paying for it at a later date (called the delivery date).

At the time of writing last month I proposed rolling the covered calls on CVX by closing the existing position (the $ 105 strike at $.15 or the $ 110 at $.05) and selling a July 105 call for $.93 or a July 100 call for $ 2.98.

For a call to make money, the price must be above the strike price at the expiry time.

«The signal is based on new highs and new lows, and is cheerfully called a Hindenburg (the actual name given to it by Kennedy Gammage is the «Hindenburg Omen» but that strikes me as far too, well, ominous, because it's certainly not a sufficient condition for a market decline).

TD is basing the fresh assessment on the fact that a whopping 70,000 units are set to be completed this year and next — a number the bank calls «striking» — at a time when buyer demand for new units already appears to be «dwindling,» the bank said.

When this event happens, you will be in - the - money if price records a value just one unit above your strike price for a «CALL» option or one point beneath for a «PUT».

For instance, assume that you have triggered a «CALL» binary option using the EURUSD currency pair with a strike or opening price of 1.2600.

Strike organizers called for an end to the walkout Thursday after a dramatic all - night legislative session resulted in a 20 percent pay raise by 2020.

For fewer risk trades with call option a trader should choose lower strike price.

The Committee is also calling for previous sex work convictions and cautions to be struck off people's records, so it's easier for them to move into other lines of work.

The Christian Medical Fellowship has called on the Church to pray, as junior doctors strike - including stopping emergency care - for a second day in a row.

However, his proclamation of «a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin» strikes most of us, if we are honest, as a call from another world — a voice from a wilderness that has long since been brought under human control.

Your call for grace in this instance bears a striking resemblance to Doug Pagitt's call for generosity, and both smack of disingenuous concern for the greater good meant to disguise your attempts to cover your friend's ass.

But Ronald Lindsay of the Center for Inquiry, a Humanist group, called it «striking and sad» that «five of the six Christian justices on the Supreme Court formed the majority.»

He consistently opposed what he called «nation - building» as an American responsibility and called for more «humility» in our relation to the rest of the world, striking an isolationist chord that has been perennial in our tradition.

If disagreements about doctrine do not strike at the heart of Christianity, then mutual tolerance is called for.