Sentences with phrase «held the lead late»

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The mission including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is due to hold talks later Thursday and Friday with Chinese officials led by Liu He, President Xi Jinping's top economic adviser.

The commanding lead held last week by Prime Minister John Howard and the Liberal Party was not all froth and bubble, according to the latest results from the Miss Maud's Coffee Bean poll.

SpaceX, the closely held company founded and led by chief executive officer Elon Musk — who also heads the electric auto manufacturer Tesla (tsla)-- is slated to demonstrate the maiden flight of Falcon Heavy, a larger and more powerful rocket, later this month.

A couple of hours later, according to Alloush, mediators from the rebel group held talks with a team led by a senior officer from the Russian defense ministry.

Total shareholder return was helped by an $ 8.2 billion repurchase made in late 2013 — when the company and a group of investors led by Kotick and Activision Chairman Brian Kelly bought out a stake held by then - majority shareholder Vivendi.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and IBM are the latest firms to invest in Digital Asset Holdings, the startup led by former JPMorgan Chase & Co. banker Blythe Masters that aims to adapt blockchain technology to financial markets.

I argued (in a paper prepared in the late»60s for a conference held by St. Joan's Alliance) that women's incorporation into hierarchical - patriarchal structures can only lead to further clericalizing of the church — not to changing it.

This second miracle was a requirement for canonization and will probably lead to a canonization ceremony held by the pope later next year, though no such ceremony has been confirmed.

Many things in this story seem like coincidences: that I happened to get interested in James Joyce and ask my Catholic friend about chasubles; that I and my boyfriend Steve, now my husband, happened to meet the same Polish Capuchin in little Broken Arrow; that the priest who prepared us for marriage ten years later happened to be a Polish Dominican from the priory in which the Krakow seminar was held; that Prof. Russell Hittinger happened to come to Tulsa, which led me to Poland and to First Things, all of which played a part in bringing my parents into the Church.

They traded the lead numerous times and each held it late in the Game.

As they took the lead from Team Sternberg late in the 2nd half and held on in the closing seconds..

In the later game, Kansas held a one - point lead over North Carolina with under four minutes remaining but a late surge gave the Jayhawks an 80 - 67 win over the top - seeded Tar Heels.

7 p.m., Miami Heat (23 - 9) vs. Indiana Pacers (20 - 14), Sun Sports, Fox Sports Indiana: These two met last year in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with the Pacers taking a 2 - 1 lead behind stout defense that held Miami to only 75 points in two straight games.The Heat didn't take too kindly to that, with LeBron James dropping a 40 point, 18 - rebound, nine assist near triple - double followed two games later by 40 points and 10 assists by Dwyane Wade.

If they are able to scratch out leads and hold on to them into the late innings, the Brewers will be in good hands.

With City needing to beat QPR to win the title and QPR needing to win to (potentially) avoid relegation, the underdog visitors held a shocking late lead before the Citizens pulled off an even more shocking comeback.

For most of the game in Seattle, pride was enough, as the Rams held the lead until Russell Wilson's late touchdown run gave Seattle the 20 - 13 win.

An unbelievable late save from Madrid shot stopper Ricardo Zamora denied Barcelona a last minute equaliser, Los Blancos holding onto their 2 - 1 lead until the final whistle.

Ospina is being held responsible for his national team's loss to Paraguay as two late errors saw Colombia beaten after leading 1 - 0 with just minutes to go.

Man of the moment, for all the wrong reasons, John Terry then headed the Blues back into the lead late on and the west London side held on for a crucial win.

In a game that featured six lead changes and both teams holding double - digit leads (A&M went up 14 - 0 early, and Wake led 38 - 21 late in the second quarter), Matt Colburn's one - yard run gave the Deacs a 55 - 52 lead, and what we'll call some physical pass defense (A&M fans might call it penalty - worthy) forced a late turnover on downs to seal the win.

Joe Hart was left disappointed as West Ham were held after late drama at Crystal Palace but he did make some top saves and will be devastated that it didn't lead to a much - needed win for the Hammers.

Standing on the No. 6 tee box at TPC Sawgrass, Tiger held a one - shot lead at 13 - under par before carding his first bogey of the day a few moments later.

But he was still upset that we couldn't hold on to our 3 - 2 lead when we got it 7 minutes later.

Many of those points came late in games after Folsom held huge leads and many starters were watching the blowout wins from the sideline.

Just two minutes later, however, it was France who struck, Benzema letting a direct ball from Matuidi drop over his shoulder, and after appearing to be merely holding the ball up, suddenly whacked a half - volley across goal which caught Cillessen by surprise and put France into the lead.

The Celtics battled back, fell behind again, battled back and eventually held off a late Sixers run to win, 92 - 91, and take a 1 - 0 lead in the series.

The Canes needed last - minute drives to beat Florida State and Georgia Tech, then had to hold onto late leads against Syracuse and North Carolina.

Late in Regulation Team Unger held a slight lead.

They held the lead for much of the game and survived a late Team Shiffman comeback.

Jim Furyk held a multi-shot lead for almost the entire weekend at Royal Montreal, but Clark caught him late on the back nine and then surged ahead by a shot with a birdie on the 15th hole.

Vanden took its first lead at 35 - 34 late in the third quarter and also led 39 - 38 in the fourth quarter, but Christian Brothers dug deep each time and found a way to regain the lead and eventually hold off the Vikings.

The latest game a 6 - 1 annihilation of a team that gave the best two teams in England a run for their money, scoring twice and holding leads on both occasions.

Who knew that on a day where they put an even better hold on a seventh straight Serie A title that it would be their (former) Bundesliga boys leading the way — and the biggest impact of them all coming from one that was basically forced into duty late in the first half.

Five minutes later the home side's lead was doubled through another goalkeeping gift, Lloris failing to hold on to Sterling's cross.

Duda gave his side the lead yet again on 61 minutes but Los Boquerones weren't able to hold on and a late Anderlecht equaliser meant the shares were spoiled in this exciting Champions League match - up.

RED CARD: VERTONGHEN SENT OFF - 90 +2 mins The closing stages were a bit more subdued as we looked to hold onto the lead, Sissoko and Llorente coming on for Son and Kane late on.

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With a clear lead up to the final hurdle, Michael Tinsley started to close the gap but it was too little too late as Culson held on to clock 48.32 to the American's 48.40 season's best.

Also, if your baby understands that not eating a meal will lead to more desirable snacky foods later, she may hold out for a better option.

The Irish Government has still to respond on these later reports, but already it is clear that the Convention recommendations on many matters will lead to the holding of referendums on specific issues in 2015; and we are likely to see real and significant constitutional change made as a result.

The relationship between Maragos and Mangano has splintered of late as Maragos led audits critical of the administration and held up payments for controversial contracts.

Republican David Storobin is currently ahead in the recount of last Tuesday's special election in Brooklyn, and at least some Democrats see a long - term advantage if his lead holds after all of the absentee ballots are counted later this week.

Also perhaps affecting the governor's ranking: Mario Cuomo didn't blame a Heastie - led Assembly for holding up the first late state budget in seven years.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown holds a nearly 2 - 1 lead over his nearest competitor in a three - way Democratic primary, according to the latest Spectrum News - Siena poll.

The grassroots activist group Momentum has been holding high - profile campaign days in the target councils of Barnet, Wandsworth, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, aiming to recapture some of the energy that led to Jeremy Corbyn's surge late in the general election campaign.

After a re-canvass of voting machines Monday, Golby's 17 - vote lead held fast, prompting Scalzo later in the day to all but concede the race to Golby, a community activist.

She holds a PhD in engineering becoming a partner and later a director of one of the leading consultancies specialising in environmental engineering, building design and consultancy services, winning the Queens Award for Enterprise in 2004.

According to a Marist survey — the first one conducted since Anthony Weiner's latest cock - shot scandal — Christine Quinn now holds a nine - point lead in the mayoral race, while Weiner has fallen back to statistical tie for second place with Bill Thompson and a suddenly relevant Bill de Blasio.

As for the votes to take place leading up to New York, 34 states will have held either caucus or primary votes for both major parties, while two states - North Dakota and Kentucky - will have only held their Republican vote, with their Democratic vote coming later in the spring.

The issues were anchored on why Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be returned as governor having secured the second highest votes in the election, whether the late Abubakar Audu died with his votes being the leading candidate in the election, and if the December 5 supplementary governorship election should hold.