Sentences with phrase «narrow victory against»

The box office results for November 26th - 28th sees Deathly Hallows pulling off a narrow victory against...

In the Park District, Carl Paladino was the only majority member up for reelection who retained his seat in a narrow victory against 18 - year - old Austin Harig.

This was part of territory which the SNP's Annabelle Ewing had fought in Perth, in a narrow victory against the Conservatives.

Grisanti, who won a narrow victory against Sen. Antoine Thompson that ultimately help the GOP gain control of he chamber, represents a Democratic - heavy district.

(CNN)-- Rep. Charlie Rangel, D - New York, who was first elected in 1971, claimed victory in what he says is his last race, looking like he'll survive a second straight narrow victory against the same opponent he faced two years ago when he barely kept his political career alive.

Juventus finally confirmed the inevitable as an Arturo Vidal goal gave them a narrow victory against Sampdoria, and more importantly the point they required to clinch their fourth consecutive Serie A title.

Scheer, for those who missed it, edged out a narrow victory against Maxime Bernier in May in the contest for leader of the Conservative party.

Not exact matches

The study was designed so that each participant won two out of the four contests, but half the group faced off against the same opponent each time and won or lost by a narrow margin; these slight victories and losses to the same opponent encouraged feelings of rivalry among participants, who subsequently reported higher scores on the Machiavellianism scale.

On the other hand, here is John Coffee writing about DuPont's narrow victory in its proxy fight against Trian:

Tottenham Hotspur are through to the knockout stages of this season's Europa League after a narrow 1 - 0 victory against Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade at White Hart Lane in a match that was briefly suspended due to three individual pitch invaders causing havoc in the first half.

He opened his account with the winner in a friendly against Austria last year, and also got the crucial goal in Sunday's narrow victory over Chile at the Emirates, taking his tally to two goals from four caps.

Ibrahimovic marked his first start for LA Galaxy with the winning goal in a narrow 1 - 0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on Saturday, after scoring on his debut against city rivals LAFC.

Of course, an early goal for the visitors could open the floodgates, as it did against United at Stamford Bridge, but on balance we think this one will turn out to be a narrow victory for Chelsea.

The Blues will look to return to winning ways after a stale draw against Everton while Brighton look to consolidate on their first win in a number of games — a narrow victory over Watford.

«I hope you enjoy the game more than some of you did against Tottenham,» was how the Manchester United manager addressed his public, continuing the needless bickering with the club's supporters he began after the narrow league victory on Saturday.

Bolton Home Win: The Trotters are going up against a side with nothing to play for and Bolton should be able to finish the season on a high with a victory, but it will probably be a narrow one in a low scoring game.

FC Barcelona claimed the UEFA Super Cup for the first time with a narrow 3 - 2 aggregate victory against Werder Bremen.

After a Gareth Bale - inspired blitz of Internazionale in the group stage and, in the last 32, a narrow victory over Inter's city rivals across two legs, another upset against European royalty didn't seem beyond the North Londoners.

KEY FACT: Roma earned their only victory in England against Liverpool in the 2000 - 01 Uefa Cup MATCH ODDS: Atletico 5/4 Draw 21/10 Chelsea 13/5 ANDY SAYS: I think Chelsea will come out on top, but will be a close game... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see Roma troubling Chelsea at all, comfortable home win... 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: A narrow win for Chelsea, they should have too much for Roma... 2 - 1 BOYLESPORTS PICK: Under 2.5 goals 21/20 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: At # 3.71, Alvaro Morata looks a great prospect for any portfolio

California's 11th (Currently Democratic): Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) was one of the surprise winners in 2006, taking advantage of the environmental movement's jihad against Rep. Richard Pombo (R) to ride to a narrow victory.

The poll indicated that Mr Corbyn's margin of victory may be slightly narrower if just Mr Smith stood against him - 56 % for Mr Corbyn and 34 % for Mr Smith - but the result would still be a convincing victory for the incumbent.

The narrow victory was considered an upset at the time, and is still worth considering as Espaillat tries for a much bigger prize in a congressional primary against longtime, larger - than - life congressman Charlie Rangel.

Ayotte, who was considered the GOP establishment candidate, pulled out a narrow victory in the final hours of the primary against her main opponent, Ovide Lamontagne, who enjoyed the support of many Tea Party activists.