Sentences with phrase «make the grade at»

Janssen has had a bit of a Vardy-esque journey, having failed to make the grade at Feyenoord, let go from their academy without being offered a contract.

Hull City don't have a great deal to offer up front but have the very talented Geovanni to play in the hole behind the strikers and the likes of Caleb Folan, Marlon King and Daniel Cousin all failed to make the grade at the KC Stadium,

Afobe was at Arsenal since the age of nine, accompanying Jack Wilshere through the ranks, but a couple of serious injuries meant that he never quite made the grade at the club.

The last time Liverpool purchased a young English striker, there was initially something of a mixed reaction to a player that had failed to make the grade at both Chelsea and Manchester City.

But to first have him on loan to see if he can make the grade at Arsenal before signing him on a permanent deal.

Soldado never made the grade at Real....

Bamford has already spent time out on loan at Derby County, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Norwich, and as he continues to fail to showcase his full potential, question marks have to be raised over whether or not he'll make the grade at Chelsea.

As for Liverpool, I don't think they are a match for Arsenal and I don't see any of their players making the grade at Arsenal.

Having previously failed to make the grade at United under Sir Alex Ferguson, the Frenchman has been linked with a big - money return several times since then, though other European giants have also joined the running for his signature.

Soriano was previously a reserve player at Barcelona, but having not made the grade at the Nou Camp he left for Salzburg in 2012, despite a fine goal haul for Barca's B Team.

Players like Gibbs, Chamberlain, Coquelin, Ramsey, Walcott, Gabriel, Mertesacker and Monreal would not make the grade at top teams all over the world yet they make the cut for Arsenal.

Mourinho has in fact never given Borthwick - Jackson a game since he took charge at Man Utd last summer, and that's undoubtedly an ominous sign for the youngster as he will harbour ambitions of making the grade at Old Trafford.

Still, the 21 - year - old seeminly fancies himself as moving on to better things before long, insisting he can make it at another big club despite not making the grade at Stamford Bridge.

A person who could make the grade at such a small team can not play for Arsenal.

Scott Sinclair spent five years trying to make the grade at Chelsea, being sent out on loan moves to no fewer than six sides before the Bath born adaptable forward opted to make a # 500k move to South Wales and hasn't looked back since.

It is very important that he can play more and score well to make the grade at the Emirates.

i honestly think that these guy might never make the grade at arsenal because of his similarities to olivier giroud... after what giroud has put us through ie the horrible misses (mainly) and lack of any exceptional qualities i don't think anyone would want a similar kind of an attacker..

Pogba previously failed to make the grade at United earlier in his career, but his value has now risen to an incredible # 70m as the Red Devils try to re-sign him next summer.

FAILURE — The Russian international failed to make the grade at Chelsea and has since struggled to revive his career in his home country.

Will he make the grade at the Etihad Stadium?

He managed only six appearances across the 2012 - 13 and 2013 - 14 seasons, and looks no closer to making the grade at the Vicente Calderon.

While he may be doing his job defensively, it's seemingly his lack of influence in the attacking phase that has irked Suarez in particular, and in turn that has led to the report suggesting that the forward doesn't think Digne has made the grade at Barcelona.

Having moved to Barca in 2005 to join their youth ranks before making the grade at senior level, it's no surprise that Thiago holds the Catalan giants and the city close to his heart, and in turn he has suggested that he would be open to the idea of a return further down the line.

He had stints at Catanzaro, Catania and Palermo after failing to make the grade at Roma.

Some of these guys saying that this and that guy isn't good enough because they aren't Matic or have his quality have fforgotten or ddon't know that he couldn't make the gRade at Chelsea hence they sold him.

After failing to make the grade at West Bromwich Albion, Matt Jones forged a career for himself in Portugal, taking in stints at Santa Clara, União Madeira, Belenenses and, last season, Tondela.

Pogba was allowed to leave Manchester United for free in 2012, heading to Juventus when Alex Ferguson decided he didn't have what it takes to make the grade at Old Trafford.

Signed from Hamburg for «just» # 7m, Boulahrouz never made the grade at the Bridge and played just 13 times.

If I am honest, the idea of a player who couldn't make the grade at a team like Bristol City joining Leeds didn't help the pessimist in me.

He's also a reasonably big lad too, which is always good for a team that can at times be a little lightweight, and I am really hoping he can make the grade at Arsenal over the next couple of seasons.

Ousmane Dembele needs right attitude to make it at Barcelona - Xavi ESPN Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has warned Ousmane Dembele he must have the right mentality to make the grade at Camp Nou.

Prior to his move to Stoke City in 2013, Butland rejected a chance to join Chelsea after the Blues had agreed a fee with his former club Birmingham City because he feared that he wouldn't make the grade at Stamford Bridge but opted to join the Potters that same transfer window because his chances of playing regularly was higher with them.

There is also plenty of evidence of keepers who have failed to make the grade at a big club, and impressed when lower down, Friedel, Foster, and even our own Fabianski.

Sanogo had quite a reputation intact when he arrived at Arsenal but he is yet to prove that he is capable of making the grade at the club.

After not making the grade at Spurs, I was expecting to finish off my career in Asia which was not a bad outcome.

Among those who fail to make the grade at the age of 11, they say only 7 % go on to get the benchmark measurement of five good GCSEs, including English and maths.

An impoverished background is no acceptable excuse for not making the grade at Metropolitan.

I guess that's another way of saying that different profiles are destined to make the grade at different times of life and when the conditions are right.

Not exact matches

Likewise, instead of installing plaster walls for a conference room, O+A designed a yurtlike circular meeting space with walls made of industrial - grade freezer curtains — at a cost of less than $ 2,000.

At the same time, the company is using bank - grade technology to fast - track interoperability with Zimbabwe's major financial institutions and make it easier to deploy new mobile services.

Fortune's ranking of 150 Best Small and Medium - Sized Companies to Work For, based on some 52,000 surveys compiled and graded by our partner Great Place to Work, offers insights into what makes for a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given moment).

It looked like a paper towel»), bake and frost 24 cupcakes at 1 a.m. for the class party at 8 a.m., try to make sense of third - grade math (just no), or switch lanes on the BQE while three kids argue to the death about which of them likes cheese the most (seriously, and it's me),» writes Kate Levkoff on the site.

So, if Millennials didn't receive proper education in school (because we were too busy inflating grades and making co-valedictorians), and their managers aren't that great at managing, why do they have the potential to become great?

Croesus Mining NL has intersected a new high - grade gold mineralisation zone at its Fort William deposit at Binduli, where spectacular hits have been made at quite shallow depths of less than 80 metres.

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A grading machine works at making the ground even where the picnic tables will be placed.

Plenty of investment - grade credit bonds suspended coupon payments in the Depression, transiting directly from A to D rating without even making a pit stop at a C junk rating.

Why didn't they entitle the chart with something more positive such as, «Being Asian Can Get You A Lower Mortgage Rate,» or «Although Asians Need Higher Grades And Test Scores To Have The Same Chance To Get Into University, At Least Asians Get To Pay Lower Mortgage Rates,» or «Despite Some Disadvantages Of Being A Minority, You Can Still Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible,» or «Being A Minority May Make It Easier To Get A Better Rate.»

Similarly, within investment - grade credit (IG), employing the metric of the ratio of yield per unit of duration makes the front - end look profoundly more attractive than at any point post crisis.

CAPS LOCK DOES NOT MAKE YOUR POINT MORE RELEVANT... at least not to those of us with a 6th grade education.