Sentences with phrase «in a small pond in»

While he may have been a big fish in a small pond in Ames, he frequently tested himself against NFL - caliber defenses in four years of Big 12 play.

But researchers are starting to explore factors such as lake depth and lake size (intuitively, it's less teeth - chattering to swim in a small pond in early summer than a big lake).

Not exact matches

As a small fish in real estate's very large pond, Corcoran learned to tell herself, «I have the right to be here.»

I mean, when I speak to him I feel like a small fish in a very, very, very big pond, but I'm trying.

They became a big fish in a small (er) pond earlier in their life cycle, and most likely reaped major benefits because of it.

Can a small fish survive in a big pond?

So, if you put someone in a very, very highly competitive pond, they are going to reach very different conclusions about who they are and what they are capable of than if you put them in a less selective pond, a smaller pond.

But as opposing experts (and a small army of writers) feud over the issue here in the United States, across the pond several top universities are eliminating the underlying logic of the argument by creating programs to help budding business owners get their start - up dreams off the ground — while they get their degrees.

For Canada, the US exit made it a bigger fish in a smaller pond and Canada's game transitioned from defence to offence.

Here, Wealthsimple is a smaller fish in a much bigger, crowded pond that includes the likes of local robo - adviser Nutmeg Saving and Investment Ltd. and giant HSBC Holdings PLC's automated investing platform.

Cap would prefer to be a big man in a small pond, but as for me, I would prefer to be a tiny fish in a greater ocean.

In the summer of 2010, an algae bloom forced the closure of a small swampy pond near the center of Mont Vernon, a storybook New Hampshire town of 2,400 people.

She could assume a Robert California / Charles Minor role where she comes into Scranton and takes names and asserts herself as the big fish in the small pond.

The Field Book of Ponds and Streams was her first discovery, «a small blue - bound book printed in fine type on thin paper, like The Book of Common Prayer.»

Sociologists and anthropologists have spoken of the way in which the nuclear family — the small group of three or four persons — can be vicious because it may (not must) become centered on its own existence and, hence, entirely inward - looking — like a pond with no outlet.

Downton Abbey was a big fish in a small miniseries pond the last few years.

The juxtaposition of seeing a massive ship in the middle of a field with no water in sight save for a small brown pond is disorienting, but only adds to its grandeur.

The impact of the Nazarene sect would probably have been localised like a small stone in a still pond.

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

A small man - made pond in the motherhouse assists in maintaining the high humidity that repels spider mites.

«We make a lot of noise,» Legeron says of natural wine devotees, «but we're a big fish in a small pond, in a way.»

If he left for to join the Tigers, he would be a big fish in a small pond, but at least he would be in the Premier League and he is dearly loved by the KC faithful.

alexis will be a small fish in a big pond at city,

Having been a big fish in a small pond, they then become involved with bigger fish in a bigger pond.

Cain will be a big fish in a small pond this season, but his long - term future is at a much higher level for sure.

I see lukaku as a big fish in a small pond.

The former Barcelona man may well benefit from a move to Fratton Park where he could be a big fish in a relatively small pond but perhaps a loan deal would suit all parties as opposed to Harry allowing the # 6m man to make a permanent exit.

Nearby is a small pond in which she keeps fit by swimming, usually naked and heedless of the crocodiles who also exercise there.

After moving to Stoke, the Scot could benefit from more game time and being a bigger fish in a smaller pond.

Martinez is clearly starting to get to the point where he's sick of being a big fish in a small pond, playing in the Portuguese league.

Ivanovic could move to the MLS and become the big fish in the small pond once again.

He's gone from being a big fish in a regularly small pond to being just another name, and he hasn't thrived in his new environment.

He was a small fish in a big pond at Barca and he thought otherwise, spat his dummy out on numerous occasions in his time there, Then there's the tax fraud incident.

Two years older and you're talking a first round pick vs. a player who's a big fish in a small pond on a sixers team.

The 29 year - old is a big fish in a small pond at Leicester, and now that he has recently got married to Becky (and they have an 18 month old baby plus three older kids), he may be loathe to create a big upheaval in their lives.

He also may enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.

Then we would be a bigger fish in a smaller pond with the feasible possibility we might win it!

Big fish in smaller pond f you like.

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

and I still reiterate my sentiments, many players are better suited to playing for smaller clubs with very little expectations and less pressure and I can name loads of very very talented players who just don't have the big club mentality, players who bloom and shine when they are the main attraction, the big fish in a small pond but who will whither and fade once they make the step up to bigger teams... with Arsenal Afobe will just be another player, another upstart who will find the pressure of delivering week in week out or be out of the team hard to deal with... at Bournemouth he has time to settle into his pace, if he misses chances like he did on his debut for the club he will still be given chances after chances, just like it happened withn him

How adamant Rodgers was that Sterling wasn't for sale, claiming that he «wouldn't get the same opportunities» at other clubs really made Liverpool look like a very small fish in a big pond.

Theo has benefited from the predicament the Club finds itself in from having been unable to retain its previous far better attacking players, and now Theo looks like a much bigger fish in a much smaller pond that he really is.

But at Spurs, he is a «small fish in a huge pond», and it's a shame that we can unlock the talent of the Belgian midfielder, but never say never with football, anything can happen.

They might be a big side in Scotland, but it certainly shows they are a big fish in a small pond.

The transition from big fish in a small pond to simply being one of many talented players was always bound to produce frustrating moments for Iturbe and Roma.

And if they ever did join the Premier League, they would be a very small fish in a big pond.

In a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponIn a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small pond.

There is a risk because he is a big fish in a small pond and to step up and play Champions League football is a big ask, but he might be leading the line for England at the European Championships next summer.

The stark contrast in his role and his production perfectly embodies the really big fish in a small pond idea, and truly conveys what happens when a superstar footballer drops way down in weight class of the league he plays in.

Porto are in many ways a big fish in a small pond; the Portuguese League generates an annual TV revenue of 50 million to split between its clubs, while a club like Arsenal alone earns more than that annually, just to put it in perspective how much of an uphill battle it is for Porto to mix it up deep in the Champions League.