Sentences with phrase «of big disappointments to»

It took a couple of big disappointments to set Nanos Research on the path from small market research firm to nationally recognized pollster.

Not exact matches

The band's persistence and ability to rebound from crushing disappointments ultimately paid off: in 1984, their second album on Atlantic Records «Stay Hungry» sold three million copies, and transformed them into one of the biggest bands on the planet.

«If you're a son of a doctor and want to become a doctor and end up as a pharmacist, it's a big disappointment,» says Laurent Lapierre of the HEC business school in Montreal, who lectures on the Jean Coutu phenomenon.

If your excuse for neglecting your retirement savings is that you don't really need that much money to be happy or you expect your cost of living to drastically decrease, you could be setting yourself up for a big disappointment when you finally say goodbye to the paycheck.

The more red meat the Conservatives dish out to their base, the more keeping their party out of power next year stands to become a bigger ballot box priority for voters than punishing Trudeau for whatever disappointment he may have inspired.

After a brief lag, the drug is now being prescribed at the rate of at least 10,000 scripts a day, outpacing such famous quick starters as the antidepressant Prozac (which went on to become one of the biggest - selling drugs in America) and the baldness remedy Rogaine (which has been something of a disappointment after its initial blaze of popularity).

She says one of the biggest lessons she learned as a leader is to be open and honest about disappointment, failure, or sadness — not to smooth it over, or in any way feel like you don't face it directly.

That said, one of my first big disappointment with church was when I learned that members of my church belonged to a country club that excluded African Americans, Jews and Hispanics.

I told about the great big picture of Jesus and the children that I had remembered, and I reported my disappointment at not being able to find it in the Sunday school room.

It would be a big disappointment to give any of my vegan nacho cheeses a boring name.

One of the biggest disappointments for the pepper gardener is discovering that the seed planted does not produce the pods it is supposed to produce.

This media hype of Arsenal winning the league is so delusional.Arsenal stands the same chances as all the other big teams including Liverpool.Wait for a lost match and and a draw then u will see how this same team will be bashed by the same pundits.If u want avoid disappointment, don't raise your expectations to high especially looking at a team that has only made one signing!

On the flip side, Shabazz Muhammad was considered to be a big disappointment in his lone season at UCLA after being ranked as the top recruit in the nation coming out of high school.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

There have been two big questions for Arsenal fans this week as Arsene Wenger and the players prepared for the Premier League home game against Hull City with the need to bounce back quickly and put the disappointment of losing to Watford and Chelsea to one side.

Please, no disrespect to anyone but if the boss thinks his squad is fine, then he will be in for a big disappointment come end of the season.

Even then you would not expect Arsenal to be in the frame, with other big spenders like Real Madrid, Chelsea and Man United having been linked in the past, but according to Metro our manager really is showing ambition after the disappointment of last season and may well be set for a surprise swoop on the Bundesliga champions, if their striker really is thinking of a transfer away.

It does not help the big Frenchman that he has not yet started a game for Arsenal this season, after his late involvement with the France national team as they suffered disappointment in losing to Portugal in the final of Euro 2016.

After the disappointments of the current campaign and with the club seemingly determined to keep Wenger in charge for at least one more year there is talk of a big shake - up at the club this summer and I think that the next few weeks could have a big say on which players the boss really trusts to give what is required to fight for the title next season.

One of the biggest disappointments for me in the PL over the last few years is to see how ManU has turned into noisier neighbours then City.

The north London outfit are short of quality up front at the moment due to some poor form from experienced frontman Emmanuel Adebayor, who has proven a big disappointment at White Hart Lane in the last couple of years.

One of the reasons why yesterday was a big disappointment is because we failed to sell Sanchez.

It's a big year for the San Francisco 49ers as after three consecutive seasons of disappointment, the expectation is there for them to now take the next step.

Not that he isn't a great talent, but I don't wan na pay him the big money he's lookin for, only to be an even bigger disappointment we can't get rid of a few years later..

It was one of my own personal big disappointments of the season watching Lucas Perez rot on the Arsenal bench, while Giroud was given every chance to redeem himself in front of the Arsenal fans.

What we really want to hear, though, is that they have been joined in committing their futures to the Gunners by Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, but if it really is all about the difference between the money on offer and what the star duo want then we could have a big problem and a lot of disappointment for the fans around the corner.

It might seem a bit odd to pick the Arsenal keeper as the Man of the Match in a game in which the Gunners» biggest disappointment was not making the most of the chances we created but if it had not been for the agility and ability of Petr Cech we could have come away with nothing from the game.

This class was never going to be a big one in terms of total numbers, but there is disappointment in not getting some higher - level players.

Cesc Fabregas is no longer a first team regular in the Chelsea side therefore he may have to leave the Blues if he is unhappy with the role he has under Conte.The Spaniard was one of the big disappointments last season as Chelsea made a poor attempt at defending their title.

Big Brother Naija 2018 housemates could not hide their disappointment, when Cee - C returned to the house following the eviction of Khloe, Anto and Lolu on Sunday...

I guess the biggest disappointment for me was our inability to hold on to a lead, something we have been guilty of several times this season, too.

My reactions to the previous «big three» tackles of the year have been quite different: surprise and disappointment at Diaby's first leg break, horror at the nature of Eduardo's terrible break and above all, immense sadness for Aaron Ramsey.

It is the biggest disappointment for Italy in recent times and this quickly led to the departure of Giampiero Ventura.

Tony CotteE has reacted with big disappointment to talk of Ravel Morrison being allowed to leave the club!

It's no longer news that the Euro 2016 was an epic tale of anguish, failure and disappointment for the big names in Europe as an obscure team, which found it difficult acing their games both at the group stages and the knockout phase came out of obscurity against all prevailing odds to lift the most prestigious trophy in all of Europe to the amazement of all eyes.

Anyway, this was one of the biggest disappointments for us, at least for the first few days until we managed to get into the a la carte restaurants for several of our last nights» dinners (see below).

The big disappointment to me was that SNA didn't put its full weight behind those requests, a move which would have united the entire «good food community,» as you call it, and which likely would have had the full support of our still - highly - popular First Lady as well.

The Rio Declaration issued by the WHO World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (21 October) is a big disappointment to health campaigners.

To adults, a change of plans is no big thing, but in a child's mind, it can be a huge disappointment, and acknowledging your child's frustration is important.

The only other complaint is the lack of a standard parent cup holder and parent organizer that is a big disappointment to some owners.

The basket is one of the few things that consumers find to be a bit of a disappointment, but most realize that with any umbrella stroller, a storage basket isn't going to be as big as what you get on a standard - sized stroller.

The lack of a standard parent cup holder is a big disappointment to some owners.

It's a big disappointment for a lot of same - sex couples who will now have to wait before getting the same civil benefits that opposite - sex couples have.

Fitzpatrick said the biggest disappointment is the failure of the state to reign in so called «housekeeping committees.»

Her biggest disappointment shouldn't be a surprise to those who follow state government — the failure of lawmakers and a roster of governors including Andrew Cuomo to push through really tough ethics and campaign finance law crackdowns.

Its biggest disappointment was the failure of Gabriel Sakellaridis to win the Athens Mayoralty election, being beaten in the second ballot by Giorgos Kaminis with 51.4 % to his 48.6 %.

«There are few Republicans who have turned out to be bigger disappointments for conservatives than Elise Stefanik,» Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project wrote in the Hill last year.

«He is a big disappointment and a big disgrace», Mr. Osei Kofi Acquah described the NPP stalwart who claimed his decision to chicken out was in the interest of the party

Jeremy Corbyn did, just 36 hours ago, want new faces in those jobs after bust - ups over nuclear weapons and military action in Syria, but this morning it would be a big surprise to his shadow cabinet - even though this might be a disappointment to some of his supporters - if he did go ahead with making the changes.

For Green Party hopeful Kevin Bott, his biggest disappointment was the lack of a debate, an issue he says he'll continue to talk about.