Sentences with phrase «numbers by any stretch»

That number by any stretch of the imagination doesn't fly.

It's not big numbers by any stretch of the imagination, but every little helps.

Not exact matches

But the deployment could stretch US resources thin, and complicate efforts by the Trump administration to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan in an attempt to beat back recent Taliban gains.

Some models of the Big Bang theory predict that the inflation that stretched space at the beginning of time also produced an infinite number of «pocket universes,» separated by impassable inflated areas of space.

Valuations on Wall Street may be stretched by a number of metrics, but that's not stopping the market's youngest investors from thinking that now is a good time to jump in.

Despite a decent start to his career at Valencia, Pablo Aimar definitely didn't become the best number ten in the world by any stretch of the imagination, as he so often did on early versions of Football Manager, where he was a must - buy.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Back on its too - tiny field on that late fall day, the team starts off practice with a number of stretches, led by the captains.

There were a number of clubs interested in taking him from Porto and the comparisons to his compatriot Dani Alves weren't outlandish by any stretch.

See our baby sleep chart for a detailed breakdown of average daily sleep, number of naps, and longest sleep stretch by adjusted age.

What to do about it: You can work on gradually reducing the number of late - night feedings your baby gets by increasing the size of bedtime feedings, making sure baby's getting enough to eat all day long, and slowly stretching the time between night - time feedings.

«It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.»

The category that was by far the longest, stretching to about 120 was number two (yesterday one rebel rang to say: «I've just seen that two of our number twos have got jobs with the government.

In total, the number of different possible arrangements of stones stretches beyond 10100, rendering it impossible for a computer to play by brute force computation of all possible outcomes.

21 SOLAR SHUTDOWN Back in the 1970s, when it seemed that the sun was not emitting the expected number of particles known as neutrinos, some solar physicists proposed that our star might go through million - year stretches of reduced activity, during which time its brightness could drop by perhaps 40 percent.

After comparing contemporary survey data with 40 years of historical benchmarks, Cascade Sorte, assistant professor of ecology & evolutionary biology at UCI, and colleagues from around the U.S. report that the blue mussel numbers have declined by more than 60 percent along the gulf coastline, which stretches from Cape Cod north to the Canadian border.

The exact number of bases in a homopolymeric stretch becomes difficult to resolve by pyrosequencing, and as a result, 454 sequencing tends to overcall or undercall bases in these regions.

Besides being a helpful stretching technique for a number of conditions and injuries that include a loss of flexibility or function in the back, shoulder and hip area, myofascial release can also help athletes improve their performance by reducing muscle tightness and releasing muscular shortness during the warm - up portion of the routine.

You'll notice that by using a slower, more controlled negative, your stretch reflex will be slightly inhibited and you'll also spend more time under tension, limiting the amount of weight you can ultimately perform for the same number of reps.. The good thing about this method is that it allows the strongest muscle fibers to get trained.

To be specific, the claims I'm focusing on include: that Bikram yoga loosens muscles and «protects them for deeper stretches,» that it increases lumbar spine flexibility / strength, that it burns a significantly higher number of calories than regular yoga or general exercise, that it lubricates joints and that it detoxifies the body by «flushing toxins out through the sweat.»

The medical team simultaneously removed the tumor and reconstructed the skin on her abdomen that had been stretched by the mass, minimizing the number of times she needed to go under the knife.

Four - way stretch will help you jump number grades by the week, while the wide waistband won't get bulky under your harness.

We are instead given a number of impressive, but token flashy performances by veteran actors in tough guy bit parts (Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper as irredeemable lifelong criminals) and newcomers in «dramatic stretches» (The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner who is good (again) but not as great as the star - makers would have you believe, and most notably, Blake Lively, excellent as a drug - addled neighborhood floozy).

«Our hope for the movie is that it would start in the fantasy,» said Chazelle, «and get a little more realistic and intimate as we go until finally, by the end, before the audition number, we go through a long stretch with no number at all and you almost forget you're in a musical.

Though the shooting itself is found - footage by - the - numbers, Brice includes a few terrific structural surprises that whisk the film in new directions, even though they lead to a sequence of events down the stretch that rely on suspect decision - making.

The long stretches of quiet character drama (compared by many to a Jane Austen novel) enhance the action like the build up to a great musical number.

Also bear in mind that in discussing numbers and trends I am focused on the Irish Market which is not, by any stretch if the imagination, a large one!

Most players were honest, but there were a number of players, while technically not breaking the law, would stretch ethics by finding ways to disguise fees by wending them into the change in unit value of the funds inside a deferred compensation plan.

You can stretch that value further by transferring your points to one of Chase's transfer partners, which includes a number of airlines and hotels, including IHG, Marriott, and Southwest.

Once they have this number they'll often try to pad their profits by packaging a lot of extras into the loan (extended warranties, document fees, loan origination fees, window etching, fabric protection, etc.) and then stretch the loan out over as many years as possible to meet your monthly payment target.

In the aftermath of the global financial meltdown that ravaged 401 (k) accounts and decimated home values, a growing number of Americans are stretching their retirement savings by spending their golden years overseas.

This intake comes at a time of year when resources are already stretched by the large number of kittens in the Society's care and the amount of injured wildlife needing the Society's support.

This could be due to a number of reasons, whether they got a «bad batch» or forgot to activate the collar by stretching it.

Amid the Tyrrhenian Sea stretching out to the west, Campania also has a number charming islands kept warm by Mediterranean breezes.

The facilities stretch from the wonderful restaurants which are all of a very high standard and feature a number of brilliant different dishes from al around the world and are a great place to watch the world go by either on ground level or looking out over the skyline of Jakarta.

It includes a number of stretching exercises that initially seem difficult to do but can be done by most individuals.

Surrounded by coconut palm laden, tropical vegetation, this beautiful resort offers guests an extensive array of facilities, including spacious guestrooms, a spa, a casino, an incredible number of dining options, activity programs for the little ones and a mile - long stretch of spectacular white sand beach; perfect for an active vacation in paradise.

We could have set up those smaller game content stretch goals, and not mention the Switch Stretch Goal, but as I mentioned, this is by far the number one request I have received during the campaign, and not addressing it seems bad.

A Kickstarter campaign started by Nightdive Studios, which was created in June, managed to raise $ 1.3 million from fans looking for a taste of the retro game on current gen.. This is well past their goal of $ 900,000 and means that a number of stretch goals were met.

It's not terrible by any stretch, but it has a number of problems which I'll get to in a minute.

Collected by participants, each bottle contains water from a different stretch of ocean, carefully numbered and tagged.

In keeping with The Vinyl Factory's mission to present immersive audio - visual experiences and boundary - stretching creative collaborations in this mould, Everything At Once will be complemented by a number of ambitious Vinyl Factory commissions.

Thus, each in their own way, Really Large Numbers, Rebecca Howard and Katrina Neumann create fictional narratives and mythologies, by disrupting, manipulating and stretching the visual possibilities of the external stimuli around them.

In particular, I was grateful to the 2017 Pinchuk Prize for providing in their exhibition of this year's nominees a powerful, accessible cross-section of artistic activity across the globe, offering connections between practitioners as diverse as Andy Holden, Vajiko Chachkhiani and Martine Syms without resorting to curating - by - numbers (or, curating - by - colours, as stretches of the Arsenale seemed to do).

In keeping with The Vinyl Factory's mission to present immersive audio - visual experiences and boundary - stretching creative collaborations in this mould, «EVERYTHING AT ONCE» will be complemented by a number of ambitious Vinyl Factory commissions.

Judging by the numbers, this won't be a huge stretch for IKEA customers: last March, IKEA set a goal of reducing its US stores» plastic bag consumption by 50 %; after crunching some numbers, a whopping 92 % of IKEA customers went for the reusable bag over the pay - for - plastic option.

By carefully controlling the number of Trainees in the business and increasing our use of paralegals and legal support staff, we aim, not only to retain a greater percentage of our Trainees in future, but also ensure that they are given the highest quality of work, which will stretch them further and allow them to quickly learn and develop.

While the news of Tether releasing such a substantial number of tokens isn't new by any stretch of the imagination, its proximity to the crypto market price reversal has caused some speculation to arise.

That doesn't mean the Ethereum classic price predictions are dire by any stretch, but the cryptocurrency doesn't have the innovative spirit that may drive ETH to the number one cryptocurrency in the world.

If the coat of paint is uneven it can be caused by a number of reasons i.e. trying to stretch the paint to far before reloading the roller.