Sentences with phrase «in the points race»

Fellow sport scholar, Jacob Ragan, was competing at the Revolution Series too and earned bronze in the Points Race (30 km).
If he's not top 5 in the points race, there's something wrong with him.
Part of a new - look team pursuit squad in Hong Kong, Barker is also set to compete in the points race and Madison.
Elinor Barker competed in the points race, alongside reigning world champion Katarzyna Pawlowska of Poland and scratch race champion Kirsten Wild.
Jess Roberts and Dani Rowe also represented Wales in the Points race, supporting their team mate and securing 12th place and 14th positions.
Regardless, a good finish would help us in the points race
Hats off to Johnny, Jan and the crew for never giving up — their effort paid off with a podium finish, and that's important in the points race

Not exact matches

Case in point: Road to Race Day, an eight - episode documentary series that premieres today on Complex Network's Rated Red and go90.
Someday, racing historians will look back and see Dale's concussion — and, more importantly, that he chose to deal with it publicly — as a turning point in the way the sport treats head injuries.
According to data from FiveThirtyEight, the state of Arizona has a partisan lean of R +7.5, meaning that an overperformance of 8 points or more would «bode well» for Democrats in November's Senate race.
But the whole point of the supercar is to tuck you down in a low tub made of carbon fiber or magnesium, swaddle you in firm, bolstered, racing - derived seats, and scare the bejeezus out of you as soon as you put the pedal down.
Keep in mind we were doing all this in and around racing, but I could manage it fairly easily because we could just set up tests... it wasn't complicated from a time management point of view.
But the point is the discussion of these cultural threads and getting past the race / religion overtones in our thinking isn't easy.
On that day of the race, you remember all of the time and hard work you put in ahead of time while training to get to that point.
A main point of contention in the race was the state's stance on the «bathroom bill» which denies transgender people the right to use the bathroom of their choice.
In a recent conversation about the difficulties that black women face in the professional sphere, Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped From The Beginning, The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, pointed to the ugly mix of race and misogyny that affects the way black women are often perceiveIn a recent conversation about the difficulties that black women face in the professional sphere, Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped From The Beginning, The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, pointed to the ugly mix of race and misogyny that affects the way black women are often perceivein the professional sphere, Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped From The Beginning, The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, pointed to the ugly mix of race and misogyny that affects the way black women are often perceivein America, pointed to the ugly mix of race and misogyny that affects the way black women are often perceived.
In the past week, a series of moves by the campaign, coupled with some striking numbers about his place in the race, point to the fact that Gingrich is entering a new phase in his presidential quest: the death marcIn the past week, a series of moves by the campaign, coupled with some striking numbers about his place in the race, point to the fact that Gingrich is entering a new phase in his presidential quest: the death marcin the race, point to the fact that Gingrich is entering a new phase in his presidential quest: the death marcin his presidential quest: the death march.
Bee pointed out that NBC continued their relationship with Trump as host of «The Apprentice» franchise as he fervently rolled out his «birther» campaign against President Barack Obama — essentially condoning «a race - baiting demagogue,» in Bee's opinion.
That said, it seems VandeHei may not have been so much urging Zuckerberg to run as he was commenting that the 2016 race is so outside the bounds of typical U.S. presidential elections that almost few twists in the narrative would be surprising at this point.
Adamson points out that military teams tend to do poorly in adventure races.
But given the insurmountable lead of the opposition candidate, Tsai Ying - wen, who now enjoys a 20 percentage - point advantage in the latest opinion polls, the summit will not likely upend Taiwan's presidential race.
But Robertson is amplifying a point that the Cruz camp has been pushing, at private meetings and value - voters forums and every campaign trail stop, since he jumped into the race in March.
And we're at a point at which, in the next 10 years, we're going to take all of the human race out of extreme poverty.
Trump was then declared the victor in Pennsylvania, and the Associated Press called the race for him at 2:30 a.m. E.T. Financial markets were already tumbling at the prospect of a Trump victory hours earlier, with Dow futures down more than 700 points at one point.
Buying products and services with your card, in most cases, will count as a purchase; however, the following types of transactions won't count and won't earn points: balance transfers, cash advances and other cash - like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.
While Trump's approval fell into the red after a 4 point drop in Arizona, where there's an open - seat race to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R), Trump has pulled to within 6 points of breaking even in neighboring Nevada, where Sen. Dean Heller (R) seeks re-election this fall.
While some segments of the KMT pointed to the event as a last - minute external factor that swung many voters in DPP's direction in many competitive races, analysts and DPP supporters argue that the video probably only had marginal impact on the electoral outcome.
The first hotels will open in Mississippi, where Trump won by 18 percentage points in the presidential race.
«[A] new ad in the race for Georgia governor — in which a candidate points a gun at a teenager — did not sit well with some Georgians.
In the race to win this prize, Philadelphia's transit system is one of its selling points, said Adie Tomer, a Brookings Institute fellow with expertise in city infrastructurIn the race to win this prize, Philadelphia's transit system is one of its selling points, said Adie Tomer, a Brookings Institute fellow with expertise in city infrastructurin city infrastructure.
In many ways, we're in a race with other economies — whether China or some of the European centers that are trying to recreate Silicon Valley - like hubs — so I think it would be a mistake to regulate research at this poinIn many ways, we're in a race with other economies — whether China or some of the European centers that are trying to recreate Silicon Valley - like hubs — so I think it would be a mistake to regulate research at this poinin a race with other economies — whether China or some of the European centers that are trying to recreate Silicon Valley - like hubs — so I think it would be a mistake to regulate research at this point.
Adams flatly denied the charges but, in view of the damage done, withdrew from his race for reelection and at this point it is uncertain whether he will serve out his term.
What would be shocking however is if this alien race had an incredibly similar story to that found in the bible complete with a single god, a jesus, some miracles, some parables, etc.... It would be the similarity of religions between alien races in this hypothetical that would truely shock me and at least make me question if that would be a solid point of evidence for the religious.
Case in point being that since people of all races can go to LDS temples for eternal marriages and so forth.
And even that is under debate in my head and in our community because I somehow believe that this «Jesus» so embraces a universal comprehension of all things and all people, with no one excluded because of race, religion, sex or politic, that Jesus implodes to the point of disappearing, or, becoming the all in all.
The moment when the founders of the Hebrew race separated themselves from it, and began their migrations was, in view of all that followed from it, a turning - point in history, though at the time there was nothing in it to attract attention.
We read of some who do not continue in the Word of Christ (John 8:31), do not abide in Christ (John 15:1 - 8), become disqualified in the race of the Christian life (1 Cor 9:24 - 27), or resist God's correction up to the point of physical death (1 Cor 11:30 - 32).
Obviously it is much more difficult for us to imagine the first appearance of reflective thought at some point in the history of a phylum or race made up of different individuals than at some point in the series of states making up the life of one and the same embryo.
Do I need to point out the 1 % the moderate conservative Huntsman got (who is the closest to centrist the GOP has in the race)?
No other structure in the world can be called on to promise eternal salvation, and when such salvific claims are made in the name of some nation, race, social class, religion, or ideology, the church must fight such idolatry and blasphemy with all its means of persuasion, even to the point of martyrdom.
After God drowned almost the whole human race in the flood, including babies, infants, etc., murdering the first - born in Egypt just to make a point, citing the Bible as rationale to ban abortion is irrational.
The focal point around which the entire argument of this book revolves is that the cardinal goal of instruction in whatever field, from physics to etiquette to race relations, should be the development of loyalty to what is excellent, instead of success in satisfying desires.
The «bounds of possible thought» about nuclear weapons may be set by the prevailing «nukespeak,» as Paul Chilton has pointed out (in Nukespeak [Comedia Publishing, 1982]-RRB- But through persistent «peacespeak» they can also be expanded, much as the bounds of possible thought about race were expanded by the civil rights movement — under the image - sensitive leadership of Christian ministers.
In most of the points that are to be regarded as historical (Denzinger 2123), it is not difficult to see that, as regards creation, the special creation of man, the equality of the sexes, 6 the unity of the human race (from the experience of the unity of the history of redemption), man's original condition (which in Genesis has not the fullness of content which can be recognized only since ChristIn most of the points that are to be regarded as historical (Denzinger 2123), it is not difficult to see that, as regards creation, the special creation of man, the equality of the sexes, 6 the unity of the human race (from the experience of the unity of the history of redemption), man's original condition (which in Genesis has not the fullness of content which can be recognized only since Christin Genesis has not the fullness of content which can be recognized only since Christ).
What is the precise point reached at this moment by the human race in the ineluctable curve of growth which is described by every zoological species in the course of its existence?
From start to finish it is not that different from the evolution tree where some branches get cut off to where at some point in time a pure «race» remains standing.
Against sacralism, liberation theologians point to the many ideological distortions of Christian faith to legitimate dominative power - complexes and value - conflicts in which that faith is used to victimize the poor, women, non-European races, the environment, and the defenseless.
No doubt there is much that the family, the school, the church and the mass media could do within the nation - state to teach loyalty to the human race, and at a later point I will refer to the churches» obligation in this regard.
When it was believed that we were on the point of being able to change human nature or the makeup of the human race in the laboratory, speculators began talk about the shape that new race should take.
Every race on earth has been victimized by some other at some point in history.
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