Sentences with phrase «for taking his eye off the ball»

You almost couldn't blame OU for taking their eye off the ball.

According to one strategist Tuesday night, Democrats believe Paul is still vulnerable for taking his eye off the ball in order to run for president.

Not exact matches

«They really took their eye off the ball in terms of how to be special for the customer,» says Steve Dennis, president of SageBerry Consulting and a former Sears and Neiman Marcus executive.

But Dunne is not taking his eye off the ball even though «ignition» (that is, producing more energy from the fusion process than it takes to create the process) could be the game changer for the world's energy supply.

It would be very easy for the Arsenal players to take their eyes off the ball this weekend, but it is absolutely vital that the Gunners do not become complacent and that we make sure that all three points are going to stay in north London after the visit of Aston Villa in the Premier League clash on Sunday.

Berardi has the ability to play literally anywhere in attack, boasting attributes of a winger in terms of crossing and set piece taking ability, coupled with attacking midfielder attributes in killer through balls and topped off by a striker's intuitive nature, eye for goal and ariel presence; this hybrid footballer is exactly what Arsenal need.

Within Bangladesh, there is a feeling that if breastfeeding campaigners take their eye off the ball for even a moment, the formula companies will quickly gain ground.

Last year I did a bit of campaigning for him to be properly honoured, coining the inevitable catchphrase «Knight to see you, to see you Knight» but this year I took my eye off the ball.

For a game that does one thing — open - world zombie fighting — so well, Dead Rising 3 takes its eye off the ball with a dispiriting frequency.

But if you're not in it for that reason, you will be frustrated by «colorful» choices that take the eye off the ball.

You just can not let up, take your eye off the ball for a single moment, or the 24 Hours of Le Mans will bite you.

But the denial machine has been aggressively pushing its war on climate science and weakening public support for action, and the Obama administration and environmental groups «took their eye off the ball and have fallen down on the job in terms of really working public opinion on this.»

-LSB-...] Bradley, CEO and founder of the Institute for Energy Research, said: «BP put form over substance and took their eye off the ball» and called «Beyond Petroleum» -LSB-...]

This «digitisis» mentality infected the professional publishing world so pervasively that it resulted in senior management taking their eye off the ball pretty comprehensively for most of the past decade.

We've long heard Apple lauded for its laptop ranges, but the Cupertino company has arguably taken its eye off the ball of late: the MacBook Air looks a bit stale these days and the MacBook Pro hasn't changed much in a few years.That gives Windows laptops... Read more

I did take my eye off the ball completely with regard to strategic planning for my own job.