Sentences with phrase «half decent attempt»

I haven't given a single thought to any allusions of UCL glory and would prefer to walk before we can run with a decent attempt at the PL.

Welbeck looked bright enough last night, and had a very decent attempt saved.

How does a manager explain the failure of over # 100 million worth of Arsenal talent to register one decent attempt on goal in 90 minutes against a Chelsea side that conceded 3 against Everton?

Peacock - Farrell was the best Leeds player by a mile during the first half, as most of the rest of the team seemed unable to string a few passes together or even make a decent attempt on goal.

Just outside his own area the defender gave the ball straight to Anton Maglica and - from his cross from the right - Sardinero hit a close - range shot that Jordan Pickford made a decent attempt to save but failed to prevent rolling over the line, with the Spaniard following up to make sure.

Feminism is the only place I see any acknowledgement of the intersectionality of the various social justice fronts and the also the only place I have seen any decent attempt to address that intersectionality and incorporate the voices and knowledge of others.

«As part of this Hattersley wrote a book «Choose Freedom», which was a decent attempt, particularly given the constraints on a very senior serving frontbencher, to popularise in general politics the ideas of John Rawls, Tawney and Crosland, rooting social democratic politics in a positive conception of liberty.

There was one decent attempt at challenging Jeremy Corbyn during this parliament and they have just blown it.

But as Ben Bradshaw MP must have seen on Tuesday night, any decent attempt to play ball with the new leadership seems doomed to end in the frustrating realisation that it is hopeless.

This was a half decent attempt at doing the original justice, I guess.

However, it was a decent attempt at telling this unfortunate event in history.

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a decent attempt.

It's a decent attempt to make something different yet similar.

But it's a decent attempt at revitalizing the interior, nonetheless.

And I think I've learned enough to be able to make a decent attempt if I ever decided to.

Apple still dominates the tablet space, but has a second - rate ebookstore (both price and selection) Microsoft made a half - decent attempt (from a technology perspective) with the Surface tablet, but will remain an also - ran.

A decent attempt at a free FPS, but bad net structure and bland levels and weaponry makes Breach easy to forget.

Instead it's just another game on the long list of decent attempts at online multiplayer mayhem.

The time limit allows you to do enough exploring so that you can make a decent attempt to find all the star medals in a stage, but there is never a moment where you can relax and take it all in like in 64, Sunshine, Galaxy.

The 3rd Birthday was decent attempt on the wrong console, which amounts to little when the demand was so great.

Maybe some well - prepared and concise «declaration of scepticism» to which the great and the good from all walks of life would be encouraged, then badgered, even harrassed, to sign, could have some effect, but it would need a very well prepared campaign to get it moving, and with money behind it as well (I'm aware there have been decent attempts at this in the past).

After hearing about it (but before demoing it), I assumed they would have a half - decent attempt at both.

Micromax has done a decent attempt with Canvas 6, but the phone seems to be in need of some tweak for it to work.

TCL Movetime is a decent attempt to make a smartwatch affordable.

I made a decent attempt at strawberry hand pies.

Not exact matches

Often, if clients have serious debt problems but also decent incomes, they will attempt a consumer proposal to settle their debt legally through a licensed trustee.

Although there is a decent likelihood $ EPI will meet our criteria for buy trigger today, it may still pull back for one more day before attempting to resume the bullish momentum of its recent breakout.

The idea that there is meaning, that life experience accumulated, of decent living attempted in all manner of circumstances, and especially under pressure, is a kind of existentialism to him.

To attempt such a purge would be disastrous and — even if it were possible — would entail the expulsion of millions of decent (though erring) people.

The attempt to capitalize on the instinctive empathy decent people feel for genuine victims is not enhanced when those claiming to represent these victims callously dismiss the grievances of other groups because they haven't suffered «enough.»

So I will again attempt a simple explanation in case it was a bad cartoon, as the hump suggested, or in case it has somehow contributed to a decent conversation that deserves support.

A decent first attempt, but definitely not a fool - proof recipe.

I'm just getting to grips with making a decent plain white loaf, this may have to wait a while until I attempt it.

No classes, totally free, and it took a single attempt at rolling along with a video to get decent looking roll.

I have never attempted to make it at home even though I have had the cookbook for years; but frustrated at my frequent failed attempts to make a decent roast chicken with the free range Hutterite birds I've been buying, I decided to give it a try.

After a decent junior year, he came into»86 trying to complete two passes for every one attempt.

Even without star cornerback Ifo Ekpre - Olomu, the Ducks frustrated Florida State's Jameis Winston, picking off a pass, sacking him twice, and limiting him to a decent seven yards per attempt.

Germany had plenty of the play and did create some decent chances but overall the problem was their failure to break down a well organised Poland defence, who had the Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny in splendid form behind them to save any attempts the Germans managed to produce.

After a fairly decent start to life in England his inability to perform on a consistent basis during his first season in the Premier league was often the topic of discussion, people attempted to dissect the reason as to why one of the «world's best players» couldn't perform in one of the «world's best leagues».

Of course, with Walsh's mistakes, he still averaged a decent 6.8 yards per pass attempt (including sacks) and 6.5 yards per carry, and he still had the Cowboys in position to almost steal a win in the fourth quarter.

I thought Hughie looked decent actually (and I thought he won clearly, though admittedly I was attempting to cook at the same time I was watching the fight).

Bregman is doing a decent job of fouling off Jansen's attempts at strike three, and it pays off: the young third baseman gets a hold of a slider that catches more strike zone than Jansen planned, and it's now 6 - 2 following a dinger.

Either way, good recruiting class for Luke despite the FNCAA's attempts to ensure we never sign another decent player

Singleton went from shooting 127 three pointers (at a decent 34.6 % clip) his Rookie season, to 36 attempts the next year, to 19 the next....

Cardinal quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was perfectly fine in UL's 38 - 35 loss on Friday night — 76 percent completion rate, 8.1 yards per attempt, two touchdowns — and Louisville did score 35 points against a decent UCF defense.

The previous window had closed with a desperate attempt to sign a decent defensive midfielder, the need for which remains glaringly obvious.

Despite many cross and dribble attempts (the latter at a decent clip it should be said), Anelka has created just one chance.

They managed just 2 decent scoring attempts and Seattle did a good job with their own defensive duties.

Albion have managed to stitch together a decent run of results recently, with Alan Pardew attempting to steer the Baggies to safety after taking over from Tony Pulis.

It would take the hosts until the 41st minute to register another substantial attempt, Sanchez drawing Heaton into a decent save before the Chilean flashed a great chance wide.