Sentences with phrase «major shot at»

As their habitats heat up, pikas living at low elevations have one major shot at avoiding extinction: migrating to cooler, higher parts of the mountain.

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However, most firearms are sold at gun shops or gun shows rather than at major chains, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

While there is definitely a risk involved, Walter Updegrave writes in CNN Money that you «go with a portfolio that will give you a shot at realistic gains but you'll also be comfortable sticking with during major market setbacks.»

Three years after she was shot at a Tucson supermarket, the former Arizona congresswoman has become a major force in the effort to end the plague of gun violence.

That sounds like as long as Turnberry is linked to Trump, it may not have a shot at ever hosting the prestigious major.

The attack appeared to be the third major act of terrorism in France since January 2015, when 12 people were killed in a shooting at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices.

The major difference between the HELOC and the standard home equity loan is that with the former type of mortgage, you call the shots and determine how much of the loan to use at one time.

The average amount of time spent discussing gun control on the three major cable networks two weeks after the shooting is higher post-Parkland than it was after any other major recent shooting, including the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in 2012.

While the shooting has not led to major changes from the White House or the Republican - led Congress, it did - at least briefly - prompt Trump to declare that he would stand up to the powerful gun lobby.

While the shooting has not led to major changes from the White House or the Republican - led Congress, it did — at least briefly — prompt Trump to declare that he would stand up to the powerful gun lobby.

In a major announcement, massive sports retail store Dick's Sporting Goods said it will no longer sell assault style weapons in the wake of the mass shooting that took 17 lives at Parkland, and the ensuing activism from survivors of the tragedy.

Do your parents approve of these feculent attitudes, or do they look at you funny and hope silently that this is a phase you are passing through and not the immediate precurser of a major shooting incident that leaves 13 dead in the local WalMart?

But, what if we could at least limit the deaths due to mass shootings, where assault rifles seem to play the major role?

It would be a major investment from Wenger and an approach we are not used to at Arsenal, but Wenger must realise that this may be his last shot at winning the Premier League again under his management, something which may convince him to go all out on the spending.

Robert Streb finished with the 30th round of 63 at a major, shooting up the leaderboard into a tie for first at 9 - under with Jimmy Walker.

He heads to his second nine playing better than what we've seen at the last two majors, but he's still six shots behind early leader Hideki Matsuyama.

We likely need to duplicate our on - field results from last season at a minimum to really have a shot at these major 4 star recruits.

A move to Ajax would see Ince secure a high profile move to a club that can offer him a shot at major domestic silverware as well as a chance to shine in the Champions or Europa League competitions.

If he raked at UCLA in 2010, tore up Class A in 2011, shot through the upper minors to get a cup of coffee in 2012, and had a pleasant first full season in majors in 2013, he wouldn't be a mild disappointment.

According to ESPN's Keith Law, they have the very best stable of prospects in baseball, and more than a couple of those prospects will have a clean shot at a major league gig if they perform well in the minors.

On Sunday, Thompson had a two - shot edge, at 16 - under, and was walking off the 12th green when a tourney official told her she was suddenly two behind in the first major of the season.

The following year, with no more worlds to conquer in the hinterlands, De Brito took Pelé to S √ # o Paulo to take a shot at the major leagues.

His underwhelming play at the majors continued last week at Hoylake, where he bombed out in the second round and missed the cut by a shot.

Who wants to play for more than 3 years for a club knowing that you have almost no shoot at wining a major trophy because wenger thinks that fourth place is a trophy.

Tiger Woods shot a 1 - under 70 in Thursday's opening round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla., but an approach shot at the 17th hole had folks thinking of the «vintage» 14 - time major champion.

Though major trials were first run at Sedgefields in 1937, it was not until 1950 that the Alabama Shooting Dog Field Trial Club inaugurated the National Shooting Dog Championship.

He's going to shape shots around these doglegs and through the crosswinds over four days of heart - eyes emoji world - class play at the major he wants most.

The Clippers need to make some major personnel moves, but primarily at shooting guard and small forward, where they are probably the least athletic and least talented in the West.

The leading number will likely move higher in the afternoon, but Spieth is right there again at a major championship with a shot at history.

In March, at the LPGA's first major of 2004, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, she finished fourth, a mere four shots behind winner Grace Park.

Golf — Rory McIlroy looks poised to win his second consecutive major as he holds a 1 - shot lead over Jason Day and Jim Furyk at the PGA Championship.

If you're Watson, by now you're accustomed to beating Nicklaus in major tournaments because you've done it before at the Masters and in the British Open, so you lay open the blade of a sand wedge and plop the lob - chip shot softly onto the putting surface and then watch the flagstick get in the way of the ball to keep it from running all the way to the Lodge.

There are a lot of marketable young players, but Rory, with two majors already in tow, has the most talent, most promise, and the best shot at becoming the dominant player of the next generation.

Lexi Thompson, energized from a victory on Saturday at the inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship and a traditional Indianapolis milk shower following her four - shot win over Lydia Ko, looks to chalk up her second LPGA Tour triumph of the season as well as her second career major title this week at the Evian Championship.

Didier Drogba and some of Cote D'Ivoire's aging stars will have at least one more shot at a major international accomplishment.

Tiger Woods» shot at winning the first three majors of 2002 was swept away when he had to go out in what may be the worst weather conditions in the history of the Open.

When talented 19 - year - old rookie Yani Tseng finally relaxed and got into the flow, she shot past the biggest names in women's golf and pulled off a major upset at the LPGA Championship

The Hole Story For David Duval and Phil Mickelson winning a major came down to pulling off the right shot at the right time at 16

Formerly top - ranked Inbee Park and two - time major winner Cristie Kerr were two shots off Thompson's pace at 6 - under.

Only guy shooting is OX and honestly I don't know what he has been doing at the practice because he is shooting major planks.

What was an incredible shot from the cart part has created yet another rules controversy at a major championship.

With $ 10 million to disburse among the players, the PGA Championship is right up there with the big boys — the Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship, which comprise the other three majors — in rewarding those who rise to the top of the leaderboard at Glory's Last Shot.

Johnson is expected to get a shot at major minutes in Michigan's backfield once he's back to health.

«To do what he did at Sections and to do something close to that at state is like shooting low on Sunday at a (PGA) major.

Inbee Park shoots -7 to win major # 7 at Women's British.

The two - time major winner, who is at no loss for words inside or outside the ropes, could have been talking about his chances of going back to back at Tiger's event when he overcooked the spin on this shot to the sixth green in Sunday's finale.

At ITU, we have three of the most talented photographers from around the world who shoot the World Triathlon Series and major events for us, Delly Carr (AUS), Janos Schmidt (HUN) and Wagner...

That Inbee Park had to defend her belief that she completed the career grand slam on Sunday with her three - shot victory at the Ricoh Women's British Open, was an unfortunate way for the world No. 1 to sew up her seventh major win and fourth different major title.

They come into the game on top form having won seven and lost just one of their last nine Premier League matches, and despite the fact that QPR caused a major upset in their last game by winning 1 - 0 at Chelsea everything suggest they are worthy odds - on shots for this.

• First capped by England in 1999, his first international goal did not arrive until four years later, but he scored three times at his first major tournament — UEFA EURO 2004; drew blanks, however, at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he missed a penalty in the quarter - final shoot - out against Portugal, and at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.