Sentences with phrase «high note against»

I find it a great vivid / neon to add to a New Zealand wardrobe, a fine high note against all the black, grey, and dark tones.

Not exact matches

Additionally, they noted that those who were more likely to push back against their superiors as children «also have higher levels of willingness to stand up for their own interests and aims, a characteristic that leads to more favorable individual outcomes — in our case, income.»

«They're not thrilled that he's already jumping ship to run for higher office because that's exactly what he campaigned against and what he promised he wouldn't do, be a ladder - climbing career politician,» Petersen said, noting a JTD strategies poll that found half of Missouri voters think Hawley could be using his attorney general career as a stepping stone to higher office.

Robertson Stephens, however, apparently felt that even that compromise valuation figure was too high — and advised that the figure be reduced further, according to one Robertson insider, who notes that Wired had become «a lightning rod» for the backlash against stratospheric valuations.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

Note the recent spike in the marginal increase in employment per firm, bumping against its historical highs.

On a related note there are very high occurences of our troops and police committing domestic violence here in North America so i'm guessing you are against all troops / police since they are clearly a danger to themselves and their families?

It is worth noting that the initial leaders of the conversion movements were those who spearheaded Pulayas» traditional forms of protest against high castes.

The former Everton man has hardly featured for Manchester City this season, after joining the club for # 12million last summer, but finished the season on a high note with two fine goals in his side's 3 - 2 defeat against Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium.

After Cazorla's sparkling display against Besiktas in the second leg, it's high time that the manager takes note, and gets the Spaniard playing in the middle of the park a lot more than what he normally does.

hope he doesn't disappoint and leave in a high note regardless of his obvious resent against Le Frog

It's also worth noting that underdogs have historically provided excellent value against divisional opponents — especially in games with high totals.

Team Reisner already had the North division wrapped up heading into Week 18 but still ended their regular season on Sunday night on a high note with a win against Team Harris, 58 - 52.

Their confidence will be sky high and although Wolves are unbeaten on the road this term, they haven't come up against any one of note so far and may slip up in this tough fixture.

As noted above, until Alberto consistently starts league games in this position, it is difficult to truly develop a sense for how he will cope against high quality opposition on the ball as a trequartista.

Liverpool's busy run of seven games in 22 days comes to an end against Newcastle on Sunday, and Jürgen Klopp's men have a chance to end what has been a disappointing run of results on a high note, when they travel to Newcastle to face former manager Rafa Benítez, and former midfield maestro Jonjo Shelvey.

Nor is Coquelin a controller, but in a pressing system, he would be excellent at winning the ball back in high positions and quickly shifting the ball to Özil et al as Arsenal countered, much like the first goal against Manchester United (and the eagle - eyed among us will note Cazorla had no influence in the move for the first goal before coming into play for Arsenal's second).

NOTE: Be sure that your home's hot water heater is set no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit to help protect against accidental scalding.

Note: Baby Milk Action's partners in the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) in Italy successfully campaigned against a cartel of formula companies keeping prices artificially high there.

Though the ex-MEND leaders noted that the Federal Government had launched a high powered investigation into the incidents to bring the perpetrators to book, they said that the claims against the frontline ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and other ex-militant leaders were untrue and misplaced.

Appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the liberal Democratic prosecutor noted that he was the only state official involved in the suite of fraud suits against the Trump University program, which wrung a $ 25 million settlement from the Republican leader just days after his election to the highest office in the land.

Acknowledging the current administration's fight against corruption, the group noted that, «corruption has been the major barrier that stands between them and a higher living standard.»

He also contested the idea that there is a stigma against fingerprinting, noting that the city has a higher food stamp participation rate than anywhere else in the state.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, soon - to - be-former DNC chair, decided against gaveling in to the convention today in the interest of making sure Day One kicks off on a «high note.»

Speaking to our news correspondence at the asylum down headquarters of the NPP, a high placed source in the innermost of the NPP flagbearer who happens to be a former Ambassador to an Asian country has bemoaned against the opulence and extravagant lifestyle of the NPP flagbearer's family noting that, why would Ken Ofori - Atta be «on the streets in search for money instead of campaigning?

Vocal cords generate sound waves by vibrating against each other about 100 to 200 times a second — a number that can jump to 1000 times a second for a soprano singing her highest - pitched notes.

The reliably high percentage of those who develop viremia following exposure to this challenge virus is another advantage — when most or all volunteers develop viremia or other signs of infection, clinical trials can enroll relatively small numbers of people but still achieve answers to such questions as whether a candidate vaccine protects against infection, she noted.

Forte notes that many of the users they studied are likely weighing a difficult decision between choosing a higher level of perceived anonymity provided by a throwaway account — while risking not being believed or offered the desired kind of support — against using an identifiable account — to gain more credibility — but taking the chance that it will divulge their true identity.

He also noted that SIR supports the performance of high - quality clinical research to expand the numbers of patients studied, to extend the duration of follow - up and to compare the PAE procedure against existing surgical therapies.

But Tebas notes that the cost of antiretrovirals also is high and that any calculation would have to balance one against the other.

Note that while olive oil, which has been shown to be protective against HER2 - overexpressing breast cancer, also contains a high proportion of oleic acid, the protective effect of olive oil is thought to be due to olive lignans and secoiridoids rather than oleic acid.

«Heavy Metal Battles» is an anthem themed closer with high notes permeating the beginning war cry against a race for time.

Sylvester Stallone (Expendables 2, Rambo) very loosely adapts the book by Chuck Logan, though that's possibly the only thing of note in this routine story of a lone man having to defend himself against the bullies in his rural southern town, a la High Noon.

Laws against begging and why they failed - Students match the law to why it failed, and higher ability students can take note of whose reign each was passed in.

And, teachers will model for their students each step of the writing process when facing a complex task: taking productive notes on multiple sources; planning, drafting, and revising their work; and continually checking their texts against the well - known hallmarks of high - quality writing.

«Sadly, for many students, rather than providing additional supports,» noted legal advocates» claim against the state's alternative network, «these programs have become a revolving door which spirals students away from being able to successfully complete high school, ultimately fueling Pennsylvania's dropout rate.»

As Diane Ravitch, the nation's leading public education advocate, noted on one of her blog posts today, «one of the crucial elements in the grassroots movement to roll back the tide of high - stakes testing started in Texas, when school board after school board voted to oppose high - stakes testing, and eventually more than 80 % of the state's school boards voted against high - stakes testing.»

It's up against some seriously high quality small tablets, including the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX, the new Google Nexus 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, to name a few.

Also of note is the opening up of the poetry publishing industry, its superficiality juxtaposed against its higher purpose.

If launched in India, Lenovo will compete against a range of high specced budget Android smartphones such as the Asus Zenfone 2, Meizu M2 Note and Yu Yureka Plus among others.

He also spends some time trying to score points against the iPad, noting that it has full flash support as well as a larger, higher resolution screen with a 16:9 (1366 × 768) format instead of the iPad's 4:3 (1024 × 768).

The Galaxy Note 4 may also see some major design changes including a flexible display, as the company tries to stay relevant in the high - end handset market where it competes against Apple's iPhones but also against other high - end Android and Windows Phone devices.

Though Amazon doesn't manufacture much in the way of high - end electronics, the company's Fire tablets have been gaining ground against iPads and items like the Note tablets from Samsung.

It was against this backdrop that Key note addresses were made by H.E. Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeri, H.E. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, and Former President of Botswana participated in the high - powered forum.

Besides, the CFTC notes that either way, registration is no guarantee against fraud, but does bring a higher level of security and accountability to the public.

Pringle didn't dispute that investment is needed in higher education in Ireland, but noted that he is also against funding coming from fees.

This paper asks some critical questions of the concept of commodities as an asset class, noting that, historically, futures contracts have been an inconsistent hedge against inflation, and the historically high average returns of commodity futures portfolios were driven largely by choice of weighting schemes.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has come out against the bumpers in their fight for SIDs prevention, noting the high risk of injury and also stating that there is no evidence that bumper pads prevent injuries.

Note that some cards with a higher annual fee (like The Platinum Card ® from American Express or Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express) will provide you with the absolute best protection against credit card fraud.

Part of that may be due to the high tempo the song plays at, or the puzzling notes that it plays against itself.