Sentences with phrase «jaws of victory»

«We'd invite you to try it, but you already have,» gloated one U.S. ad, narrowly avoiding snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

But when he tried it with Jesus, he failed to recognize that he was snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Then in a month we went out to Watford at home in the FA Cup out in the last 16 of the ECL and have now snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the league.

When Jacques Martin was fired, I felt so bad for Randy Cunneyworth that he was so clearly in over his head (although the Habs» ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory that year was absolutely hysterical to me).

They're masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, thanks to some questionable late game play - calling and a dreadful defense that's been unable to get stops in the two - minute drill.

Sean Yuille from Pride of Detroit says the Lions can't stop snatching defeat from the jaws of victory this season:

But as long as Blake is the quarterback, we can (and probably will) continue to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

I hope this isn't going to be a case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Snatching draws and losses from the jaws of victory?

Wenger successfully snatch defeat from the jaws of victory the moment the persisted with ramsey in CM and giroud up front when he had the elnieny, Campbell welbeck option.

Or put another way — he was the least likely to do something stupid and snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

From managing to snap Manchester City's win streak to losing to Swansea and another early exit in the FA Cup, to snatching a draw from the jaws of victory last week (still salty about that one), to our first 2 - 0 win in a year.

Is he still trying to snatch defeats from the jaws of victorys???

Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group of universities, argued that Labour's graduate tax divide was an «own goal» for the party, «almost seizing defeat from the jaw of victory... because a graduate tax is so close to the system which Labour introduced».

But a growing number are beginning to find fault with the Conservative leader's battle plans, and fear they are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

In three weeks» time he, and we, shall know whether his epitaph will be that of a two - term prime minister, or the man who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Bill is a smart guy and has done a lot of good work — but the campaign for Comptroller was a disaster, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

He rightly observes that Creagh managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by speakng for far too long and claiming that Labour was the party of the countryside, which prompted Tory MPs all the more to go into bat for Spelman and aid her in attacking Labour's hypocrisy on the issue of forests.

He better shape up or he's going to go down in history as the guy who managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet again.

No, he blew it, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

The NPP has taken another giant step forward in its bizarre, «Gbesie inspired» quest to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory in the 2016 election by suspending indefinitely, its first - ever elected Chairman to hail from the north.

If David Cameron went down the path many on this site advocate of increased defence spending at the expense many seem to favour of cuts in health and education you will hand Gordon an open goal and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Governor Andrew Cuomo — Nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by publishing his Year 1 list of accomplishments.

If he is to avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Miliband must hope as much.

The Year That Was — Winners & Losers Winners Governor Andrew Cuomo — Nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by publishing his Year 1 list of accomplishments.

No I don't pretend for a moment I expended a lot of imagination on the styling... it's lifted right out of the EF lookbook, but what they did was right in my wheelhouse and I don't believe in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

they managed to once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Director Morten Tyldum tells the story on three levels, in its present, flashing back to Turing's solitary school days and forward to the last days of his life when, his war records expunged because of secrecy, Turing becomes a victim of the British version of McCarthyism making it a tragedy snatched from the jaws of victory.

But even then, his Vic Edwards - like knack for making «bad choices» snatched defeat from the jaws of victory; he fired his agent after seeing a rough cut of the film, and hated working with Paul Thomas Anderson so much that he turned the young director down when he was offered a role in Magnolia.

A romance between Joe and Charlotte (Molly Parker), the hospice nurse who's caring for Joe's potential murder victim, isn't quite as effective scene for scene, but does create additional opportunities for Joe to somehow snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, yet again.

The results of the studies on the efficacy of ITS systems suggest that they can be effective in achieving student learning, but a number of factors have aligned to deliver «defeat from the jaws of victory.»

In snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, these «honorable men» (Antony's speech, Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 2) have caved to the school bonds cartel.

In what appears to be an ongoing effort to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, Tom Foley, the Republican candidate for governor, has proposed an education policy that looks eerily similar to Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy's corporate education reform initiatives.

They have a peculiar knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, and letting their less presentable members define them.

And speaking of, I'm amazed to see Aer Lingus management (which is otherwise doing a pretty good job, in my opinion) attempting once again to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in its latest union dealings.

Now, let's see if they can avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...

Congrats on pulling defeat from the jaws of victory yet again Sony.

Any game can make it possible to easily kill your allies or snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, but it takes a very skilled developer to turn these things into an asset.

With games like Splatoon, Zelda, and that new amazing looking Mario, it's going to do better than the Wii U, but it really feels like Nintendo is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

With games like Splatoon, Zelda, and that new amazing looking Mario, itâ $ ™ s going to do better than the Wii U, but it really feels like Nintendo is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

That sickening feeling when you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Street Fighter IV?