Sentences with phrase «for fighting ability»

Pit bulls were genetically selected for their fighting ability.

Some pit bulls were selected and bred for their fighting ability.

However, the vast majority of APBT's — even within the kennels of breeders who breed for fighting ability — never see any action in the pit.

Despite bloodsports being illegal in the USA, some Pit Bulls are still bred for their fighting abilities.

Therefore, many APBTs were bred primarily for their fighting abilities and for certain physical characteristics that will ensure good performance in the pit (mouth, air, stamina, etc.).

Not exact matches

You can boost up your fighting abilities and, if you get tired, you can trade the heavy armour and swords for spells or bows.

Suddenly, Barkan is fighting not just for social justice but his own life prospects and ability to spend more time watching his young son grow.

The fight pits strong proponents of the Second Amendment right to bear arms against those arguing for greater restrictions on the ability to obtain weapons.

«We fight for the ability of the community to express its values.»

The Fed for example fought a difficult battle with inflation in the 1970s, hiking interest rates to recession - provoking levels and eventually winning a war of credibility over its ability to rein in price increases.

The ability to command higher prices is a hard fought win for Coach, which only a few years ago fell into the same retail discount trap that has plagued countless brands and stores.

This firm has proven its ability to succeed in a market where many competitors are fighting for survival.

The ability for Trump to abrogate hard - fought existing trade agreements, to kill off universal healthcare, to deficit spend building a huge amount of infrastructure — including a wall — and provide tax cuts to those of least need is deeply unsettling to many.

«It's a fight we don't want to have, though, because while these fights can drag on in international trade tribunals for years it really puts the pinch on smaller producers... In the short term, what I'm most interested in is protecting the ability of Nova Scotia forestry producers to continue to work without being subject to an unfair duty at the border.»

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

A spokesman for Pershing Square said declined to comment other than to point to its proxy statement, which didn't mention the talk about Ackman's ability to cause media coverage but did say Ackman told ADP it was in the company's interest to avoid the distraction of a board fight.

And, the ADP disclosure said, Ackman added that if he were engaged in a proxy fight, he would «use his ability to generate media coverage to damage both Mr. Rodriguez and the company and that would be bad for the company's clients, employees and stockholders.»

He said: «It's a time for her to show her ability to unite rather than divide, an ability to work together will all sides of the party to make sure we continute to be a credible and effective fighting force to move forward into future elections.»

I understand their fight against it was not against me, they were fighting for the ability to not be afraid of dying.

States have laws on the books that deny atheists the ability to be witnesses in trials, Herb Silverman had to fight for 3 years in South Carolina to be a Notary Public because he was an atheist.

Personally, I feel they want folks on both to fight and flame war for page after page and removing the ability for someone to come in and speak using your name, would go against their desires.

Would you accept the argument that you were seeking SPECIAL rights or MORE rights if you fought for the ability to practice the religion that calls to your heart?

U.N. officials are concerned the fighting could affect the ability to deliver humanitarian aid in Mogadishu, but it has not yet done so, Valerie Amos, under secretary - general for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said Monday.

I've combined a touch of cardamom and star anise for their cancer - fighting properties, ability to aid with digestion and also because cardamom holds its own anti-depressant properties.

Cabbage is in the cruciferous group of veggies, which are well known for their ability to fight diseases like cancer.

there is no doubt that we need a midfielder with the ability to dribble, fast but having a good players is not only enough, hard training for stamina, strength as a team to continuously press on the opponents not to give them time and space to settle and win the ball, go fast to the goal destabilize the defense, fiercely fight around the goal to create a space and shoot on goal with the strong power and on target needed and wenger also has to be hard and serious for the accomplishment of this.as we have seen with such a spirit even with the defence all reserve we won FA CUP

But there's a real focus for our group this season, a real toughness mentally that we have that ability to fight and scrap to get a result as well as playing good football.

I really do feel for AW he knows that Giroud's goalscoring abilities are very limited this puts him in a very tricky situation to either go for another average striker and hope he can complement Giroud or jump into the pool (falcao, cavani and Co) and fight to spend bigtime big on either of them

The biggest hurdle for Jones was his ability to shake off the rust after just one fight in over two years.

I was under the impression you wanted a class CB then you mention stones who has great potential but current ability would be fighting for a place on our bench.

and there will be clubs fighting over each other not get them at vastly overpriced rates, NOT because they are any hood but simply because they are English and clubs will rather have them in their squad to meet the criteria... now tell me where the hunger and motivation for young English talents will come from when they know for sure they will command ridiculous fees in contrast to their ability....

Arsene Wenger has been speaking to Arsenal Player about the hard fought win at Crystal Palace, paying tribute to the efforts of Alan Pardew and his players, while declaring that the Gunners got what we deserved for playing with a combination of football ability and determination.

Wenger doesn't have the ability to win the league anymore, with 2016 being a brilliant example of this, and he also has wrong mentality to even fight for the league, with CL qualification being his number one priority.

Pjaca possesses great physical strength, technical ability and certainly has an eye for goal, and he will hope to fight his way into Massimiliano Allegri's plans on a more regular basis.

Why can't ALL our players have the desire to play to the best of your ability every week and to fight for every ball, no matter whether you were out clubbing the night before or not.

Arsene Wenger has made a couple of changes to the Arsenal team that managed to fight back twice against Man City on Sunday to earn a draw, but the idea that our club captain Per Mertesacker may be in for a first game of the season due to the Koscielny achilles injury is on hold, even though his height and aerial ability would have been a factor in stopping Andy Carroll.

I could have given a few Arsenal players the Man of the Match award for yesterday's hard fought win at Newcastle, with Cazorla's probing and patient passing as well as Oxlade - Chamberlain's direct approach and shot for the goal being key factors, but for me the anchoring presence of Coquelin in midfield and his ability to keep the ball and his cool amid concerted pressure was brilliant.

I can't bet the house on either team winning but at least we have a fighting chance this time around, it's all I ever asked for, players who are not easily intimidated ability wise or in terms of their mental strength.

He has over the years developed a decent, (note decent, not GOOD,) shot when not under physical threat near goal (which is rare in our Prem league, for obvious reasons that teams fight and care) He still has little dribbling ability and virtually always hits the first defender on his crosses.

Pardew admits his side were too late to attempt to buy Defoe, but has praised the Black Cats for this astute purchase as he believes the veteran forward still has the ability and quality to make a difference in a relegation fight.

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i can really imagine Alexis with the armband... besides the fact that hes the only one that really fights for the team it would elevate his goal scoring ability... (remember Suarez last year in few games?

He did not speak with SB Nation for this piece, and has refused media interviews for the past several months, as he fights behind the scenes for his NFL career, for the ability to be able to play football again.

Let get ride of him sell him to Villa we can get a better second choice RB who would fight for his place rather than talk down the team due to his own is lack of ability

I like Ox's defensive abilities and his willingness to track back and fight for a lost ball, and this lead me to think about using Ramsy, Flamini and Ox in the middle.

The last ten games of this season was unbelievable.wenger got his balance right.if we start the next season with this same mentality, score first and each game is a cup final i think we will be up there fighting for the title.in my opinion with the players we have, rosicky and santi are the two best creative mid fielder in our team.wilshire has talents and lots of skills but he is not there yet.when fit rosicky has it all: pace, dribbing, direction, accuracy, maturity, one touch, shooting ability my god the guy is a perfect genius.if he is fit this season, i guarentee a trophy.

Sunderland have become renowned for their ability to fight at the end of the season and win big games when it matters.

Then maybe he'd actually agree to be sold (though doubtful; his own valuation of his ability far exceeds reality, so he's probably choose to stay and «fight for his place»).

For one thing, one of the factors that can reduce the immune system's ability to fight off infections is not getting enough sleep, and as we know, kids in school are constantly exposed to contagious illnesses such as colds from classmates.

It is seen in the fight that Leigh Kendall has demonstrated for the past three years since Hugo was born, in her ability to hold true to who she is, and be proud of her own achievements and fight, like really fight, like no other.