Sentences with phrase «on weak competition»

Good to great players / teams feast on weak competition, i.e. Julio vs TB and GB.

Let me say this too, after watching him whup Florida left tackle D.J. Humphries» ass for two sacks, I can attest to the fact that he wasn't just beating up on weak competition, either.

Not exact matches

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A weak offer compared to your competition is not going to drive much traffic and conversions because most people will click on the more compelling offer.

Consolidation and the weak economy have taken their toll on smaller companies in the area, and as a result Pioneer faces stiffer competition from large - scale operations, Milligan says.

But those numbers were built on the soft ground of weak competition, and the Hawkeyes collapsed against the Buckeyes, losing 23 - 7.

For all the wonderful free - flowing football the Gunners play going forward, their defensive weak spot has been exposed on a number of occasions, with individual errors, a lack of leadership and no strength in depth costing Arsenal dear in all competitions.

On paper, Antonio Conte's squad of 23 looked to be the one of the weakest that the Azzurri has ever taken to a major tournament, and while progression to the last 16 was expected given the expanded nature of the competition, it was assumed that would be the furthest they could go.

Even though it came against a much weaker team, it felt like Arsenal hadn't drawn on the horrible experiences against Monaco last season when the Gunners piled too many men forward and got killed on the counter-attack, and in a competition where away goals, rightly or wrongly, are incredibly important, that is plain daft.

Since the competition was rebranded back in 1992, no team has ever gone on to retain the Champions League title and while many may scoff at such a weak reason for this wonderful Barcelona side not to claim the crown, history does have a big say in Europe.

The continent's carriers in general suffer from weak economies and stiff competition on international markets.

The very future of cinema sometimes seemed to hang in the balance, as Netflix was banned from bringing one of its streaming titles to competition and responded by pulling all its films, worsening an already weak year for English - language cinema on the Croisette.

But for Paramount, she would have a better chance at a win if she were considered in Supporting Actress against comparatively «weaker» competition (a dubious claim in itself), especially with the writing on the wall that Natalie Portman would be running away with the Lead category for her work in

Based on a highly selective and unscientific sampling of opinions on the Croisette, the general consensus is that while this may be a milestone 70th - anniversary year for the Festival de Cannes, it's been a disappointing set of films overall, with one of the weaker competition slates in recent memory.

But for Paramount, she would have a better chance at a win if she were considered in Supporting Actress against comparatively «weaker» competition (a dubious claim in itself), especially with the writing on the wall that Natalie Portman would be running away with the Lead category for her work in Black Swan.

Universal school choice that provides access to quality educational options, as Paul Hill of the University of Washington observes, will «depend on the supply - side, that is, on the success of arrangements that promote the creation of a wide variety of school options, expose all schools to performance pressures through competition, and permit constant replacement of weak schools by promising new ones.»

Wisconsin lost out in this year's «Race to the Top» competition for federal dollars largely because its proposals on teacher development were rated as weak.

The Toyota Corolla is certainly on the weaker side with its engine performance, and even compared to the competition it's lagging a little on the fuel efficiency.

RIM has been facing stiff competition from Apple's iPhone and handsets running Google's Android software and the Canadian company lowered its quarterly earnings outlook last week on weaker BlackBerry sales.

For tree growth and recruitment, all nine tree species showed significant correlations with stand - level competition, whereas the effects of climate change on tree growth were weak for most tree species (SI Appendix, Fig.

If you've been following along, the major themes should be familiar by now: globalization of business, along with a weak economy, rapidly evolving technology, empowered clients with new expectations, and competition from legal service providers both inside and outside of the industry are combining to create a huge pressure on the too - often conservative legal profession to change the way it operates.

The Nook Tablet is one of the better looking 7 - inch devices on the market, but we're not sure if that's a huge compliment or just a statement of how weak the competition is today.

And with the help of Cortana, Amazon builds on Alexa's weaker areas like Outlook integration while staving off Google's increasing competition.

They are weak with most of the presentation focusing on pricing and justifying their findings rather than focusing on selling techniques that can differentiate them from their competition.»