Sentences with phrase «of damaging defeats»

The Gunners went into the contest on the back of damaging defeats to Manchester City in both the Carabao Cup final and the Premier League, as well as losing the home leg of their Europa League tie with Ostersund.

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The damage to democratic process is immense, as electoral defeats would come to be seen as a violation of a right to dignity.

His reputation was severely damaged by the Peasants» War itself, and by the defeat of the rebel armies, Erasmus's book against Luther had finally polarised almost all opinion either pro or contra Luther, and Luther's reply to it would confirm this.

After all, a point away from home against the champions would not be a bad result by any means, whereas yet another defeat, even if it is a narrow one, would inflict further damage on the confidence and self - belief of the Arsenal players.

Last week's late defeat at Norwich appears to have caused serious damage to Everton's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and so David Moyes's team have no other option but to beat Reading if they are to maintain any realistic hopes of achieving a top - four place.

The 18 - year - old suffered suspected knee ligament damage just seconds into the 1 - 0 defeat at Old Trafford, and manager Steve Bruce's comments in the immediate aftermath of the game were far from positive.

A damaging defeat to a direct rival in Manchester United saw us slip back out of the top four with Liverpool winning to go back above us and the top three all picking up another three points.

On the surface of it, the comments from the Arsenal defender Gabriel are all about him and his team mates, and how they react to the disappointing and damaging Champions League defeat against Olympiacos, but I think that the Brazilian is also referring to the Arsenal fans when he calls for calm ahead of the crucial Premier League clash with Manchester United.

I have a feeling that the previous run of games, just three wins from 11 games culminating in three consecutive defeats to Barcelona, Man United and Swansea, may have done irreparable damage to our season and it has certainly seen the knives coming out for Arsene Wenger.

First up is the visit of City, who may still be reeling after the shock home defeat by Stoke City in their last Premier League outing, so a fast start by Arsenal at home is definitely the order of the day, while I am sure that former United man Welbeck will be extra keen to inflict more damage on his old enemies.

Liverpool's dismal 1 - 0 defeat at the hands of Hull City continued their poor run of form and seriously damaged their faint hopes of Champions League qualification, causing quite a stir on Twitter.

The nature of their latest reversal, a 4 - 1 home defeat to Leicester City, is a hugely damaging blow for confidence and morale among the fans and players.

The most encouraging piece of news was on the fitness of the fierce French defensive midfield star Francis Coquelin, who picked up some knee ligament damage in the Premier League defeat to West Brom towards the end of November.

«We thought it important to publicly thank the lads for their performance and to say we emerge defeated by two decisions that were not debatable, but shameful and damaging to all of Italian football.

The Gunners scored in the just five minutes before the final whistle to ease of the pressure after two very damaging defeats earlier on in the week.

There was little wrong with Tottenham's performance against the Belgian side, even after Dele Alli's rush of blood saw him sent off, but manager Mauricio Pochettino was right in saying the damage was done in the first leg in Belgium — a 1 - 0 defeat where Spurs were complacent and disinterested.

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City have been short on positives during a damaging run of seven defeats in eight Premier League games but Dawson's return to the side has made a huge difference.

However, the journey appears to have had many more twists and turns than anticipated following a damaging 2 - 1 «El Clasico» defeat at the hands of Real Madrid which closed the gap at the top, before Real Sociedad heaped more misery taking all three points in a narrow 1 - 0 victory in April.

But not only was losing their first game to Germany a setback to their hopes, the size of the defeat was damaging considering that goal difference may decide who qualifies from the group.

Now Blackburn have shipped eleven goals in their last two away outings and although they will return home for Saturday's crunch meeting with fellow relegation candidates Wolves, two heavy defeats over the course of just a few weeks could do no end of damage to the morale in camp.

Liverpool suffered a damaging 2 - 0 defeat against Leicester City in the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday night, and this has extended their recent winless streak to four games.

The trouble apparently flared after the disappointing and damaging derby defeat by Barcelona on Sunday and if it does not get sorted out soon then it could affect the team's focus for the crucial final nine games of this La Liga season.

The Blues were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield while Arsenal were humbled by Newcastle at The Emirates, but for Chelsea the situation isn't so bad as they still boast a two - point lead at the top of the table whereas Arsenal suffered their second home defeat of the season, once again against an opponent you would never have envisaged beating the Gunners on their own patch, and their latest setback could do no end of damage to the morale in camp.

Conte saw his side comprehensively beaten in the Champions League by Roma at the end of last month but the 1 - 0 Premier League defeat of Manchester United that followed was an indication no permanent damage had been sustained in Italy.

Spanish managers must hide behind the sofa whilst watching the highlights of their La Liga colleagues getting pulled apart at the Nou Camp every week and when they realize that their team is up next to face the Primera Division champions, they set their stall out to damage limitation mode praying they'll keep the deficit to below 5 goals in their inevitable defeat as oppose to going out and trying to win the game.

Coming so soon after an equally damaging defeat at Anfield, it has made for a difficult week for Arsene Wenger and his players, who find themselves fighting to pull themselves out of an extended slump.

After recently arresting a potentially damaging sequence of results which had seen the Red Devils rack up two quick - fire defeats in the league, United turn their immediate attention towards Tuesday's Champions League Last - 16 second leg decider with Marseille at Old Trafford in a match they simply have to win if they're to book a fifth consecutive quarter - final appearance following a hard - fought but ultimately disappointing 0 - 0 draw in France two weeks ago.

Tottenham travel to Belgium in the first leg of the Europa League last 32, looking to bounce back from a damaging defeat at Liverpool on Saturday.

Mrs Thatcher may have succeeded in defeating inflation, Comfort argues, but only at «the price of lasting damage to industry».

While Cameron is seen at Westminster as seriously, if not fatally, damaged by his Commons defeat, those close to the prime minister still believe he can restore his authority by using the Syria fiasco as a way to portray Miliband as weak, opportunistic and unstatesmanlike for failing to support the government over a matter of grave international significance.

Pressing Labour to spell out why it opposes a referendum bill now - a decision which means Baron's amendment does not pose any risk of a Commons defeat for the prime minister - Balls said such a move would damage the UK economy.

Less than 18 months after being elected speaker, Paul Ryan has emerged from the defeat of the health care bill badly damaged, retaining a grip on the job but left to confront the realities of his failure — imperiling the odd - couple partnership that was supposed to sustain a new era of conservative government under unified Republican rule.

«Instead of reacting in ways that could damage the trust and love of Nigerians for one another, the President has acted more on the side of caution by ensuring that actions to defeat terrorism are carefully thought - out and pursued.»

The prime minister defended his decision to pull out of talks last Thursday, in a move which nearly led him towards what was set to be a damaging Commons defeat tonight.

After he defeated Teachout at the Working Families Party convention in May, Cuomo had a brusque assessment of the drawn - out process and those who claimed damage to his narrative or brand.

David Cameron was saved from a potentially humiliating Commons defeat on gay marriage by the Labour party last night, after a complicated series of political manoeuvres saw the prime minister face another damaging rebellion from his backbenchers.

Major boundary changes damaged his hold on the seat ahead of the 2008 election when Natt was defeated by the CLP's Ross Bohlin.

Although defeat in Tuesday's knife - edge tuition fees vote would severely damage the authority of a government elected with a 160 - seat majority, most expect enough potential Labour rebels to pull back in their reckless game of «chicken» to avoid handing Michael Howard an invaluable propaganda victory.

Such thinking gradually erodes your sense of self - worth as well as self - confidence especially when one gets rejected, which in fact hurts your future chances of securing jobs, which then further damages self - confidence, eventually locking the person into a vicious cycle of defeat.

Push to hold industry accountable The oil and gas industry, one of the state's most powerful political forces, has acknowledged some role in the damages, but so far has defeated efforts to force companies to pay for it.

To capture a Mirage in battle, players not only require an empty prism of the corresponding type but also to put the Mirage in the Prismtunity state, which is inflicted by doing specific battle actions such as dealing physical damage, healing, inflicting status ailments, defeat all the other Mirages first and more.

To defeat the learning team as a cost center perception without making unsubstantiated claims that further damage the industry, learning professionals should speak about training ROI in terms of influence.

Our task must be to build multiracial alliances in the opt out movement that can produce the kind of solidarity it will take to defeat a testing juggernaut that is particularly destructive to communities of color — while causing great damage to all of our schools.

No doubt giving green lights to the diesel engines» defeat software was a fraudulent act that deserves prosecution and punishment, and an army of lawyers can't wait to sue for the damage Volkswagen has done to the environment, albeit in milligram quantities.

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ADLA was also part of coalitions that defeated damaging ballot referendums including a constitutional «right to hunt» measure in 2009 that could have overturned the law that banned traps and poisons on public lands.

- Dragon Ball Fusions gets a third update on December 7 - a special quest that will be added - players go investigate a distortion in the space - time continuum, and quickly find out it's caused by Goku Black - trying to get control of all dimensions in order to annihilate mankind - quest includes a series of online challenges - offers special rewards to get - get something simply by participating (such as new characters) Challenge # 1 (December 7th to December 13th)- Challenge: battle against Goku Black (deal as much damage as possible)- Participation reward: Super Saiyan Trunks (Super)- Rank reward: Light Sword (a new special move for Super Saiyan Trunks (Super)-RRB-- Clear reward: new title (Mother's Spirit) Challenge # 2 (December 14th to December 20th)- Challenge: battle against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta (defeat him as many times as possible)- Participation reward: Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta - Rank reward: Final Kamehameha (a new special move for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta)- Clear reward: new title (Savior) Challenge 3 (December 21st to December 27th)- Challenge: battle against Fusion Zamasu (defeat him as fast as possible)- Participation reward: Fusion Zamasu - Rank reward: Holy Wrath (unlock a new special move for Fusion Zamasu)- Clear reward: new title (The One Who Felled God)

Defeating the monster at low level is a relatively easy feat, and though it's possible for the monster to regain its shield any loss of health is permanent, so damage done early in the game can make a drastic difference later on when depleting the health bar is a more daunting task.

This is complicated by several factors: 1) the monsters» cues have stopped being obvious, often requiring one to lose units to massively powerful attacks before the pattern can be discerned; 2) you have to time your commands to the beat, and the monsters» patterns are often slightly off the beat, resulting in their attack catching your units just before they Defend or Retreat; 3) the monsters deal ridiculous amounts of damage, resulting in many a cheap defeat.