Sentences with phrase «make controversial moves»

The north London giants have been hurt in the past by losing star players to their Premier League rivals, with the likes of Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor among those to leave them for City in the past, while Robin van Persie also recently made the controversial move to Manchester United.

Having made the controversial move from the Emirates Stadium to Old Trafford in 2012, Robin van Persie took little more than three minutes to make his mark when facing the Gunners for the first time.

Oblak, however, could be another fine option for Real if they could persuade him to make the controversial move from their inner - city rivals.

It is safe to say that since Robin van Persie made the controversial move to Old Trafford in 2012, Arsenal have lacked the quality of a world - class striker.

Tevez made the controversial move across Manchester in the summer of 2009, after winning two league titles and the Champions League with United.

In the case of Infiniti, it made the controversial move to bring all of its cars» names into a new scheme, classifying them as Q # 0 for cars and QX # 0 for SUVs and crossovers.

Apple made some controversial moves.

Xiaomi made a controversial move this week.

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That could make others more suspicious of plans you've put together, especially if they involve controversial moves like cutting someone out of the will, or making unequal bequests.

Even though Smith played at a high level, and the highest level of his career, Harbaugh made a controversial decision to bench Smith in favor of Kaepernick — and the move clearly worked.

As well as insisting that he feels as though he's been treated «like a criminal» by the club, it's been a controversial few weeks for the Spanish international who has made it clear that he wants to move on.

That said a move between Liverpool and Everton will always be a controversial one and the former Wigan man would have to think long and hard before opting to make the contentious switch.

They only made one signing, but it was quite possibly the most controversial move of the transfer window in Portugal.

After a failed attempt to revive his career in England's lower leagues, the often controversial figure made a move to Italian outfit Lazio in 2015.

It's not all too surprising to see so much exposure on Fernando Torres after he was such a key player at Liverpool, made a splash with his controversial move to Chelsea, and has continued in the limelight through returning to boyhood team Atletico Madrid.

Courtois had made controversial comments last season regarding potentially exiting Stamford Bridge in the future and as a result, the 24 - year - old has been widely touted to make a move to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Courtois had made controversial comments last season regarding potentially exiting Stamford Bridge in the future and as a result, the 24 - year - old has been widely touted to make a move to the Santiago... [Read more...]

The Trump administration made its first move Saturday to ban the deadly bump stock with a proposed regulation would reclassify the controversial device as a «machine gun,» making it illegal to own, sell or manufacture bump stocks.

The move makes New York the first state to comply with the controversial request, after officials initially said they would resist the request.

That move was controversial, particularly in Troy, and Fahy says she always believed it was wrong - headed because it made museum access harder for poor kids from the city.

Director Uli Edel made the harrowing Last Exit To Brooklyn in 1989, an adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr's cult novel and he moves the action along very adeptly here, helped by an excellent cast and a strong screenplay from Eichinger, no stranger to controversial subjects.

The bill will also make some non-profits identify large donors, a move the New York Civil Liberties Union worries will discourage people from donating to groups involved in controversial advocacy, such as Planned Parenthood or gun rights groups.

The move runs counter to public statements made by Mayor Bill de Blasio last month where he called plans to shut down the city's controversial central jail a «noble concept» that was unworkable because it would «cost many billions» to do.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered a state investigation into Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial plan to move an East Harlem playground, which would make way for a $ 1 billion mixed - income residential tower at 96th Street and Second Avenue.

The state education commissioner has also dismissed an East Ramapo school district challenge of the sale of the former school building, making the once controversial transaction move toward a sale after almost two years of uncertainty.

Republicans weren't happy about Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to move forward with the rules change, since it will make it harder to block controversial votes.

The film begins as Mildred makes a bold move after her daughter's murder: She posts a trio of outdoor signs with controversial messages along the road that leads into her small southern town.

The pic from writer - director McDonagh (In Bruges) centers on Mildred Hayes (McDormand), who makes a bold move months after her daughter's death: She posts a trio of outdoor signs with a controversial messages alongside the road that leads into her small Southern town.

In a major (and majorly controversial) move for the studio, Netflix has partnered with the Weinstein Co. and IMAX to make «The Green Legend» the studio's first day - and - date feature film release.

Although it was widely reported that Massachusetts had dumped Common Core, the move by the Board was, in fact, a deliberate effort to make the public believe that the state had scrapped the controversial national standards in favor of the state's own superior pre-Common Core standards.

The controversial move to do away with the Cayman's sublime, naturally aspirated flat - six may be enough to make enthusiasts wince, but it's been justified by the car's on - paper performance.

This proves to be the most controversial move the Squadron would make, and prompts Nighthawk to join up with the Squadron's enemy Master Menace in order to find a way to reverse the behavior modification process.

Comparing the player counts of the three games leaves no question that Daybreak's controversial decision to keep H1Z1 in early access and split the IP into two separate games was the right move to make.

From Laurie Simmons, who photographs «Dutch Renaissance» style portraits of human - size silicone sex dolls in everyday settings, to Jordan Wolfson, whose controversial animatronic artwork, Female Figure will only move when someone makes eye contact with it.

In this lightly edited conversation, he discusses her legacy, her very determined character and the unpopular political move that made her a controversial art world figure.

It was the first big move made by the Obama administration, and yet the stimulus bill remains controversial and largely misunderstood.

''... any time there's a matter requiring client authorization - be it a settlement proposal or a controversial trial strategy, it makes sense to present the options to the client in writing and seek written approval before moving ahead.»

From the hard fork that split ethereum into a competing cryptocurrency ethereum classic to less controversial forks like the one used to move bitcoin to a new signature scheme to the ever - growing number of forks designed to not only create new cryptocurrencies with new features, but also make entrepreneurs (or scammers) substantial amounts of money, forks have become a part of life in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

You'll also notice that the top and bottom bezels have been shrunk down quite a bit this time around, leading to what's perhaps the most controversial design decision Samsung made with these smartphones: after all these years, Samsung has moved away from capacitive buttons and instead included software navigation buttons on the S8 and S8 Plus.

Moving forward, as much as a serial cellular cheater can, I can see myself being monogamous with the iPhone X. Apple's most controversial smartphone is also its most compelling, and while this little slice of the future may take some getting used to, I suspect the pay - off will make it worthwhile.

With a controversial move such as removal of the headphone jack, Apple can gain by fueling discussion months before it makes the move.

It's one of the more controversial moves a smartphone manufacturer has made in recent memory.

(Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was making more controversial moves during the same period, arranging an automated stock sell - off in October to be executed on November 29th.)