Sentences with phrase «lay a claim to playing»

The Wildrose Party can lay claim to playing a central role in ending the careers of PC Party premiers Ed Stelmach, Alison Redford and Jim Prentice.

I think they need to brush up on their defending set pieces a bit more before they can lay a claim to playing fancy football.

Not exact matches

this is the time we separate the men from the boys, the chaff from the grain, the pretender from contender... no more excuses, we are playing at home, the pressure is on, Leicester might drop points at home because Liverpool will go for the jugular so its entirely up to us to lay a claim....

Cuban sensation JOSE ABREU has laid claim to all the playing time at first base, and the fans want to see PAUL KONERKO in his farewell tour as DH.

Among those who joined in applauding Gretzky was a broad - shouldered, soft - spoken Minnesotan: 66 - year - old John Mayasich, who in his playing days could have laid claim to being the Great One of U.S. hockey.

As with the pool palapas, you have to «play the game», get up early and lay claim to your spot otherwise all prime spots will be gone by 8 am.

The observant among you will have noticed three things about the Wii games mentioned above: first, they were all released prior to 2009; second, Wii Sports and Wii Play owe their sustained sales to being bundled with the console and controller respectively; third, only Super Mario Kart Wii could lay claim to holding appeal for the average core gamer.

Continually looking forward, the ICA lays claim to extraordinary legacy, being home to the Independent Group, as well as playing a pivotal role in the development of Pop Art, Op Art and Brutalist Architecture.