Sentences with phrase «over opponents for»

On the Republican side, former MTA Chairman Joe Lhota has the advantage over opponents for his party's nomination but by no means a lock.

Bennett is one of a kind for sure — funny, easygoing and much more chill than you'd expect from a man who runs over opponents for a living.

Not exact matches

Just over four months to the election, and facing pressure from their Democratic opponents, most Republican Senate incumbents opted for consistency despite the political frenzy days after the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

Tree said that broad public support for decriminalization or legalization has yet to carry over to the majority of legislators — with notable exceptions — «since they have to worry about reelection and drugs are still perceived to be a potent third - rail issue with which to smear opponents.»

At first, Chinese company Anbang was a mean opponent for Starwood's other suitor, Marriott International and even won over Starwood by mid-March of last year.

Turkish authorities have detained or dismissed more than 125,000 people - including soldiers, academics, judges, journalists and Kurdish leaders - over their alleged backing for the coup, in what opponents, rights groups and some Western allies say is an attempt to crush all dissent.

In campaign appearances, Obama routinely tweaks his Republican opponent over the line, and his surrogates bash the Republican candidate for owning three homes and not sympathizing with regular homeowners.

The silver lining of Trump's abrupt announcement for opponents of the tariffs like Cohn is that it is still undergoing legal review, so there's still some time to fight over the details.

«These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord; then as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads.»

Thou shalt not fight for Jesus Aggressive argument bent on winning and humiliating the opponent rather than bringing them over to your side is so unappealing.

But the struggle for your reputation is not over yet, and the problem is not just your religious opponents but those who falsely claim you in support of their own interests.

Despite his frequent calls for «reconciliation,» Ortega has referred to Cuban exiles as «gusanos» (worms or maggots), the unchristian epithet that the Castro regime has applied to all its opponents for over half a century.

Remember that Kershaw has more chances for these events, however, going head - to - head with an opponent over 100 times more than Judge this year, and that gap will eventually increase.

Since the dawn of time, competitors have looked for something to give them an edge over their opponent and to me that is fair play.

The sudden offensive success had a bit of an ulterior effect — after allowing just 11.2 possessions per game for opponents through nine games, the Cardinal allowed 12.7 over the last three regular season games.

North finished with three catches for 102 yards for the Vols, who recorded their first win over a ranked opponent since beating South Carolina nearly four years ago.

The player himself has been the subject of worldwide media criticism, and there are questions over whether he'll ever be able to international football again after bringing the game into disrepute for biting an opponent for the third time.

Of course, it's far from over yet but in another pressure game we failed to turn up and failed to properly punish the weaknesses of an opponent (two midfielders playing at centre half LOL, hardly even challenged them physically and didn't make it an issue for them).

If they Win, they will jump Team Sternberg (their Week 7 opponent) for sure and then could leap over Team Lake as well, if Team Lake loses on Monday..

Scott Frost's Knights won an AAC title and an exciting Peach Bowl victory over Auburn, against whom they revealed why they'd have been a terrifying opponent for most any squad.

Theo is fine as a CF.. He has been playing on the left and I think we can all say that Theo is not as effective on the left compared to the right or as a CF.. It will be good to leave Theo to focus solely on the CF role as it will give Giroud a tougher competition for the starting spot and that will only benefit us fans when we have 2 different style CF to fcuk over opponents with We have a Plan B with Theo and I think that is very important.

Magomedsharipov used his range to pepper Bochniak over three rounds, though his opponent never gave up and kept coming forward for a very impressive matchup.

The Gunners may have won two games in a row, but they have been far from easy wins over inferior opponents, which is what the fans expected at the beginning of this week and questions are now being asked about the lack of commitment from everyone in the side except for newboy Alexis Sanchez.

It was a good start for our team with the majority of players taking an early lead over our opponents, resulting in a 5 - 1 lead.

You know what you are going to get from these guys each and every week — gritty defense, hustle plays all over the place, 25 + points from Jabarri «maybe the best scorer in the League» Reynolds and 15 - 20 points from Evan «one of the best 2nd options in the League» Zahniser... The difference between Ws and Ls for these guys usually come down to a few missed / made jump shots between them and their opponents.

However, he could now be a top target for Barca as Mundo Deportivo report that Braida has been in Italy to run the rule over the possible signing, whilst also watching Brazilian forward Felipe Anderson, who lined up for opponents Lazio and who has impressed other top European sides with some excellent form in Serie A this season.

The wait is finally over for the amazing Rockies, who, after enduring the longest - ever layoff between playoff series, face their most formidable opponent yet in the Red Sox.

The Ravens uncharacteristically allowed opponents to rush for over 122 yards - per - game — No. 20 in the entire NFL.

If only this were to happen, Ive respected wenger for many years but that respect has been worn down over time and now I just want to see him go we're never going to move forward with the team we have and Wenger wont be selling the likes of Theo (who has had his opportunity and should be offloaded immediately) and possibly Giroud (for virtually the same reason) Its all going to be the same sh!t different season but worse than usual as all our opponents man up thier teams.

surely if you hate opponents then you can not be gaining enjoyment from any sport.this seems to have crept into our wonderful game over the past few years and i for one think it stinks.

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

Bt for me, I wld rather go for Rambo over Ozil anytime anyday, cos of his work rate plus his decency around d opponent goal post.

After seeing a couple of games where he featured and also the one for england he's got it all for me... 1) He has the physical ability to offer the kind of game that our Giroud offers (back to the net: deflecting, relaying passes and 1 - 2 touches) but also 2) Pace, mobility and technical agility to offer so much more: dribbling past opponents (creating space), running / turning over defences either to lay down the killing pass to a better placed player or finishing a through ball from our over talented midfield and all that with speed and 3) Tactical awareness, willingness to defend players if asked (like the game Man U-Real Madrid in the CL) and could provide support not only in the air on corners!!

Over these last seven games Minnesota has a 30.4 power - play percentage (7 - for - 23) and has allowed opponents to score on only 9.5 percent of their power plays (2 - for - 21).

Two Western Conference opponents for them, so they won't prioritize one over the other, but they may have to rotate their lineup a bit.

Another reason for injuries... the expansive game we play encourages opponents to get over physical... also there is the fact that our players arent what you would call big strapping bruisers.

Kevin Lee has: One top 10 win in his entire career that came as a result of a bogus stoppage before the guy even tapped A knockout loss to a ju - jitsu guy Terrible dress sense Poirier has: Been in the top 5 - 10 of two divisions for well over half a decade Has multiple wins over top 10 opponents Has never been knocked out by a ju - jitsu guy Acceptable dress sense, rarely if ever looks like a Persian rug come to life.

The 28 - year - old will no doubt be delighted to play in such a big game for his club, with United looking to open up a potential ten - point lead over their opponents if they win this weekend.

Am i dreaming it seems like we've been here before, oh yeah thats right it happened last season and the season before that... Oh wait guys but there is hope, if i remember corectly all we have to do is wait for any serious potential threats to us retaining the Fa cup for a third time to get eliminated by lower league opponents or of course eliminate themselves by not taking this competition too seriously by fielding their second team and laugh our way to the final where we'll probably beat a sub par premier league team and repeat it all over again next year you know when Wenger fails to address the squad depth, the injuries mount up and are out of the champions league and title run ins by march..

Wednesday's resounding 6 - 0 win over Champions League opponents Ludogorets showcased Arsene Wenger's side at their free - flowing best, and given his tendency to set up his side up conservatively anyway, there must be a temptation for Karanka to adopt an extremely defensive approach in an attempt to prevent Arsenal running riot.

If Iowa got a boost for having wins over two top - 25 teams, it bears mentioning that Baylor has three top - 15 opponents remaining on the slate.

With all respect Sir, Theo Walcott despite a long serving player is not Asenal material he does nt even know how to play simple one two he always tried to force his way past opponent and being one of the highest player in arsenal payroll — if the main reason for him being around for over 10 years because some regulation mandate then yes — i mean home grown and all those quota things.

After her easy victory over her Chinese opponent, the linesmen were among those who besieged Navratilova for her autograph.

An unlikely spot (and one that Spieth's Saturday opponent Rory McIlroy expected to be in) for the Alabama native who started out with a 1 ‑ over 73 and a 72 in his first two Masters rounds.

In fact, of the Wildcats» 28 nonconference opponents over the last eight regular seasons, only two went on to have winning records for the season in which they played Kansas State.

And when you factor in that they are heavy favorites over each of their two remaining conference opponents (Maryland, Virginia), you find it will be pretty difficult for them to miss out on a trip to Charlotte.

Jalen Hurts threw for a season - high 248 yards and two touchdowns and added 103 rushing yards and a score as Alabama won its 67th straight game over an unranked opponent.

Once Davis was on campus, coaches found him to be a ferocious and technically sound tackler — traits Davis attributes to his penchant for «running over opponents instead of around them» in his tailback days at Randolph - Clay.

They can dominate in the paint and when they focus on just getting ball under the basket, it really is game over for their opponent.

However, if he gets to wrestle the also super over Miz at Mania, destroys the Miztourage in a way no one else has been able to, pins Miz, and then murks new opponents for a while as the holder of the Intercontinental Championship, then we're still in a pretty good place.