Sentences with phrase «giving them a run for their money as»

I really love my Taco Cupcakes, but these are giving them a run for their money as my favorite.

Not exact matches

In addition to reinventing himself multiple times, from the long - forgotten battles with the FCC in the 90s to giving Charlie Rose a run for his money over the past decade as «greatest interviewer alive,» Howard's savviest role is behind the scenes as a platform rainmaker.

For example, if you are running AdWords campaigns, you can track purchases as conversions and then see how much money a given campaign, ad group, ad or keyword has produced.

While it's perfectly true that there isn't enough U.S. shale to flood the world with oil, a lot of what there is is historically cheap to produce so as to give crude from the Middle East a real run for its money; and a solid proportion of that production has been sold forward at attractive levels in the futures market ensuring financial stability for U.S. producers.

In other words, if bitcoin has a future, it probably lies in giving gold a run for its money as a hedge against the fiat money.

She said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could «give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money.»

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Most charities operate by shady dealings and most of the money given does not go to support the charity's pet cause, but rather to line the pockets of those running the charities, such as the presidents and CEOs who get unreal amounts of money from their positions and then there's the really stupid amount of money given for mass mailings and other advertisements.

If of course you measure success as an imaginary castle in a far away land that you can only reach by dying and no one has ever been able to confirm its existence... then I think christians give the rest of the world a run for its money.

The alcohol industry generates more than $ 400 billion annually, but as more states begin to legalize marijuana, the cannabis industry is giving Big Alcohol a run for its money.

The finding is especially uplifting as most of them, fine examples of New World Chardonnay as we discovered in the competition, can give Burgundy a run for its money especially when prices for top Burgundy wines seem to be going nowhere but up.

Also known as luo han guo, which means monk fruit in Chinese — it is said to have been first discovered and used by Chinese monks in the Guilin region where Layn is headquartered - the low calorie, natural sweetener could give stevia a run for its money.

Kosta Browne Winery is crowned wine auction king for the second year in a row (at the same time celebrating 20 years in the wine making business), Silver Oak's Cabernet Sauvignon gives Pinot Noir a run for the money, as the Sonoma County Barrel Auction breaks all records on Friday.

Have to say as well, if we'd used this 3 4 3 earlier in the season, we could have given Chelsea a run for their money.

I mean, if we were to be one and done with every player who didn't give fans instant gratification in their first year as a 5th round draft pick, then heck, the semi-pro leagues and upcoming juggernaut that is the XFL would be flush with quality talent while giving the NFL a run for it's money.

Most should be sold off or go I feel we gave build a great club on quick sand Over the past 10 years The old board sold us out and took the money and ran The new board just keep taking the money Problem is when aw does to leave or get pushed we still have people at the top who do nt seem to care for us Things and personnel are being put in place now but the damage is done I soooo fear from us as we are slipping from top 4 to top 7 I look at pool and feel a bit envious They were so far behind us a few seasons ago and now they seem a long wsy in front for now They willingly or unwillingly got a defender they needed and we got sweet fa Up the gooners We are arsenal till we die

Well written, but I think it will fall on deaf ears, my fear is as follows, it will take a loss in money for the manager and board to change, this will only come if we finish out of the top 4, but knowing the board they would still give home a season to try again, I feel very sorry for Sanchez, he is total quality and deserves better, most of the other players look settled, turn up give70 % and get paid, no matter what level you play at you should come off the pitch thinking I gave everything, how many of our players could say that, they lack motivation, player for player we are as good if not better than athletico Madrid but they have a manger that gets 100 % out of every player, Klopp is the same, but why would they leave their clubs to come here with a boar that cares about money not entertainment, Wenger was a lucky manager he inherited a top defence now his luck has run out

He wont go end of story, we need to get used to another 2 years achieving what we have done for the last 12 years maybe not as other teams such as SPUDS and MANURE will give us a run for the money.....

Theo is an expensive failure and to keep giving him the chance when he has repaid the clubs faith with being a bottler and acting as if he's a lazy git (watched him a number of seasons ago against Blackburn away and all he did was run up and down the wing without even calling for the ball to draw defenders away from the centre) I hate to say it but in my mind Alan Hansen was right when he said that «Walcott has not got a natural footballers brain» It infuriated me at the time but its been proven to be true I feel he's been collecting his money for too long without a result to justify keeping him in our employment.

The biggest problem has been wenger for long time now «project» run Arsenal football club as an academy and try to prove to everyone else he is the one who knows better and try to bring in kids who have potential but not ready for 1st team resisting spending money to improve squad depth and cling in on average players: Iwobi, welbeck, theo, chambers, holding and player other players on wrong position Monreal and not give opportunity to good footballer Perez and Campell also you have been holding too much power from transfer, players contracts, arsenal finances as a whole and now all that BS start to backfire

Lets go back to the old Arsenal, boring as it may have been we could have given any team in the world a run for their money.

Unfortunately I don't raise my hopes with the January transfer, not with Wenger in charge, the man has proven again and again that he has no idea or willingness on how to improve the squad or fix our weaknesses... continue pointing his ineptitude as a Manager is pointless, we have to sit tight and wait till his time is over... it is frustrating seeing other teams giving Chelsea a run for their money while we just pray not to be humiliated

Arsenal are the holders and should put up a rugged defence of our trophy, and as we are playing the Hull team that gave us a run for our money at Wembley last May, we can not expect an easy game even though we are now the home side.

Man City are a worry, for sure, but we are still just five points behind them and as long as we do not let that gap keep getting bigger, then I believe that we can really give them a run for their money.

Philipe Coutinho tested his goalkeeping skills out in training today, as tweeted by Liverpool's official account, and the little midfield magician could give the error - prone Simon Mignolet a run for his money.

The videos are slapstick mini-masterpieces for softball aficionados, with Butler and Woodward giving famed comedy duos through history a run for their money as a pair of buffoons — Butler the boisterous, over-the-top funny man; Woodward the perfectly droll, hyper - vocal straight man, filling in dead air with improvised lines — desperately trying to get into a bat to juice it up.

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

Mo Salah is certainly giving Kane a run for his money as top goalscorer this season, but it's going to be tough to match the consistency that Kane brings.

As a result, it looks like Purdue could bust some brackets and give Virginia a run for their money in the Sweet 16.

I also think coquelin would have given Gilberto a run for his money, not sure who he has as keeper?

If this team with tha addition of Vlaar and Carvalho at about 30m can stay healthy for half a season and Welbeck / Sanchez and Theo perform to expectations as the speediest front three in world football, I think we can give Chelsea and City a run for all their Oil money!

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Aston Villa gave them a run for their money, United defended just as well as Chelsea, and Everton's sheer hard work saw them grab a 1 - 0 victory against the odds.

If he continues to realise his potential, Kelechi Iheanacho will definitely be giving Sergio Aguero a run for his money up front, but the Argentinian will have only just turned 30 two years from now, and is still likely to be an important player in the starting line - up, as will a 32 - year - old Silva.

The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon, which will act as the official British Athletics Road Running Championships for the 10th time, is a series of races for girls and boys aged between 11 and 17, divided into three age categories.

Didier Drogba (if he plays), Keita, Kalu and others up front, Yaya Toure anchoring the midfield and a back four loaded with experienced players such as Kolo Toure, Arthur Boka, Siaka Tiene and Eboue, Cote d'Ivoire will give fellow group members Brazil and Portugal a real run for their money to move on.

Long had they waited for this moment of reckoning as Spurs gave the European Champions, a run for their money.

When they combine as slickly as this, the Dortmunder can even give runaway league leaders, Bayern, a run for their money in the creativity department and now eight points ahead of Hertha Berlin in third, already seem to have a lock on a direct Champions League qualifying spot.

Lori: As a parent to a vibrantly free spirited 5 year old, many ideas come from her living ~ sitting back and taking that exasperated deep breath and realizing that the character trait giving me a run for my money is one that will serve her well in life and deserves to be appreciated.

I can tell you that he is by far my easiest child right now as my three year old is giving me a run for the money.

One day this week I had put my little one in one of those «scary» diapers that worked great for my last baby even as a toddler, but C's given it a run for it's money nearly every time at only 2 months old and 12ish pounds.

Next week, founder Lindsay Pinchuk is throwing a giant bash, Best of Bump Club and Beyond and its great Gearapalooza, for expectant and newbie parents that will not only put all of the best gear right in front of them, but will also provide them with expert advice from The Baby Guy himself as well other experts who will tackle issues that give all parents a real run for their money — sleep, breastfeeding, relationship stress and the work of toddlerhood.

When I was a kid, I went door - to - door selling raffle tickets for Meningitis Trust, as an adult I've organised events for Lupus UK, I spent a whole year giving up my Saturdays to work in a Child Contact Centre and back in May I ran Race for Life to raise money...

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

Giving Stonehouse a run for his money in the bizarre stakes is Ron Davies, who resigned as Tony Blair's secretary of state for Wales after he was picked up by the police wandering around Brixton at 4 am.

As for Towsend, Long said he believes the consultant is really going to give Schumer a run for his money.

But just as the Obama - is - Muslim meme dogged him through most of the presidential campaign, the person - to - person rumors may be the greatest danger to his health care agenda (though the six - healthcare - lobbyists - per - Congressmember will give them a run for their money).

But as of now, no one is giving sophomore GOP Rep. John Katko a serious run for his money.

But other lines seem to be preparing for a loss such as «We gave them a real run for their money» while others imply the race will be «too close to call» and asking about how many absentee ballots there are.

Malpass has been backed by Diana Taylor, the mayor's longtime girlfriend, who is a bigwig at Wolfensohn & Co. and was urged to run for the seat herself by national Republicans, as well as some well - known GOP names who gave money to his campaign.