Sentences with phrase «opposite numbers»

However, no doubt our opposite numbers perceived the situation, in part, in reverse.

The following little ditty illuminates the endless loop «debate» between you * team * and your equally slow witted opposite numbers:

Rather than being panicked by the WMO press release, Malcolm Turnbull and Greg Hunt and their opposite numbers represented in Paris would serve us well by pausing their deliberations until science delivers a global temperature model consistent with measurement.

They call their opposite numbers around the globe, proposing an intervention to raise the value of the dollar.

Algrbaic Notation, Simplifying Expressioms Key Stage: 3 ★ Add the opposite numbers in these crosses.

If, despite these criticisms, any of the above sounds appealing, my advice is to keep your expectations low, thereby allowing the successful parts to work and their opposite numbers to disappoint... less.

The band pull apart can also be done in a «clock hands» fashion where the individual tries pointing each arm at the opposite numbers of a clock.

And Western patents experts visit the developing countries and subsequently keep in touch with their opposite numbers.

The discovery of some extraordinary archives in the ruins of the Ministry of Information in Tripoli by Human Rights Watch suggest that the British security services had much stronger links with their opposite numbers in Gaddafi's Libya than hitherto thought.

Despite Labour's commitment to half the budget deficit within four years (beginning in 2011 rather than 2010), and their admission that this would entail having to make cuts «worse than Thatcher», Labour politicians were rarely pressed on the subject on «The Andrew Marr Show» throughout the months leading up to the general election - unlike their Conservative opposite numbers, who were regularly pressed on the subject.

Before we left, we received a message that Brown was now asking all Labour Cabinet Ministers to contact their Lib Dem opposite numbers to discuss agreement on policy issues.

He thinks it will become a regular feature of campaigns for agents to fire off barrages of letters to their opposite numbers threatening to invoke this part of the 1983 act, an act which has been pretty much ignored until now.

[23] Since opposite numbers usually coordinate absences, the PM's deputy and the Leader of the Opposition's usually face each other rather than the opposite leader.

I was wondering the other day whether there was some kind of campaign etiquette which stated that shadow ministers did not campaign in the seats represented by their opposite numbers, restricting their political sparring to their common portfolio.

But the «uni-trolls» have never really come close to achieving the sustained level of hostility drummed up by their opposite numbers.

Now you know I don't do personal but let me simply say this: that is in some contrast to their opposite numbers.

Daily Mail sketchwriter Quentin Letts has scored the shadow cabinet against their opposite numbers in parliamentary debates:

Once in the meeting, it is revealing to keep track of where your opposite numbers gaze when you are speaking, especially noticing when they look at each other.

The England defender's willingness to stretch his legs and surge up - field has already begun to create headaches for his opposite numbers charged with protecting their own penalty box.

Another glut of tackles and other defensive interventions, plus some line - breaking passes and drives forward beyond his wrong - footed opposite numbers saw the Foxes come away from White Hart Lane 1 - 0 up and with all three points in their back pockets.

It seems odd to suggest the absence of a 35 - year - old centre - back may have denied a team of some much - needed pace and power against an opponent fitter, faster and eager to overrun their opposite numbers yet without John Terry on the pitch, Chelsea seemed sapped of energy and urgency.

It was one of those» days» Moyes has been eluding to ahead of Monday's trip to Manchester, a prime example that when Everton do decide to turn up and give their absolute all on the pitch, they're just as difficult to beat as their opposite numbers but also so threatening in front of goal.

The wing - back pairing were also left isolated against their opposite numbers.

In order to do that, we're going to divide each team into units and compare each of them to their opposite numbers.

Much like their opposite numbers, Blackburn are a resilient bunch, a group who just don't know when they're beaten, and with that we should be in for a decent encounter on Saturday.

Phil Brown will be looking to capitalize on his opposite numbers recent misfortune by claiming at least some of the spoils at Goodison.

Many of the players were seen hugging and sharing a joke with their opposite numbers, in stark contrast to the rivalry between the sides in recent years.

In a recent news conference, the ex-Juventus defender unfavourably compared key PAOK players with their opposite numbers at Olympiakos — the Greek Super League leaders.

He is a good basketball player, who will get to be much better as he adjusts to the style of the Celtics and learns how to handle his opposite numbers around the league.

I would still want to see Wenger use the old formation, maybe switching from 4231, 4141, 352, just to keep the opposite numbers guessing.

Or picking up useful information on certain opposite numbers, learning to get the better of a weakness, discovering weaknesses.

Also Monreals form last season for the most part looked as good or better than almost any opposite numbers did.

Atheists are every bit as guilty as their opposite numbers too, often displaying a near «righteous» anger at theists that seems to me, inexplicable.

If he were not to get fired or become neurotic, he had to develop a political and diplomatic expertise that was unnecessary to his opposite numbers in Europe or Britain.

«Basking in sweet talk doesn't come cheap,» Dutton notes, requiring far more brain effort than «its opposite number: reality checking.»

It has usually felt more at home with the theological equivalent of astronomy than with the opposite number of psychology, geniuses like Augustine always excepted.

United take on the Blues at Old Trafford on Sunday, when home manager Louis van Gaal can pile the pressure on opposite number Manuel Pellegrini and extend the gap between the two sides.

Just for starters, say what you will about Valentin but his opposite number tonight was Mark Burch.

Three points will be on the minds of Louis van Gaal and his opposite number Brendan Rodgers, but which other battles are likely to decide the game?

Despite the fact Moya was expected to play second fiddle to Jan Oblak he has proven he is first choice and looks a more reliable prospect that opposite number Iker Casillas.

The pair have already clashed earlier in the summer as the Toffees manager hit out at his opposite number following their public pursuit of highly - rated defender John Stones during the transfer window [via Telegraph Sport].

After Liverpool's impressive 5 - 1 win over Brighton on Saturday, Jurgen Klopp's unpleasant - looking exchange with opposite number Chris Hughton was a talking point.

His opposite number in the Arsenal back line, Nacho Monreal, who will be 30 in February, believes that the his 20 year - old Spanish compatriot plays with as much maturity as a player of Nacho's age, and will one day be playing for the senior international side.

After that, however, Wenger got his tactics right, while his opposite number Louis van Gaal's decision to play two inexperienced centre backs in a back three was not a good idea.

Try having his opposite number Fabio Borini as both played inside - right in Chelsea - style 3 -4-2-1.

In many ways, Wojciech Szczesny is a very lucky man indeed for his opposite number Adam Federici committing an abolute howler in the Reading goal for Arsenal's winner, because the Polish goalkeeper himself could certainly have done a lot better on the goal he let in at the start of the second half.

Maybe Arsene Wenger really is mellowing as he gets older or perhaps the Arsenal manager has just not had a reason or enough time to develop a fierce rivalry with his opposite number at Manchester United yet.

But it was his opposite number Kevin Trapp who made the outstanding save of the match, tipping Diego Costa's header onto the bar with a nonchalant wave of his hand.

Ideally you'd want him to be better at the forward play, but still have the stamina and desire to make it difficult for his opposite number.

With the game falling outside the official FIFA international calendar, Mexico boss Miguel Herrera and his opposite number Jurgen Klinsmann have both been forced to choose squads from their domestic leagues.