Sentences with phrase «performance by an opponent»

Don't expect a debate performance by an opponent to do this job.

Not exact matches

The beauty of individual performance is multiplied by the choreography of team play: «Players survey the entire scene as they perform in concert with others, attending to where their teammates are heading and how their opponents are defending.

Months went by, not everyone was that thrilled with Glenn's performance (I adore her, think she should have two Oscars already but haven't seen the movie yet), Viola Davis rose up to the occasion, becoming Meryl's main opponent, and the latter took home the statue even though it should have gone to Rooney Mara's hands.

The manager was then asked whether Arsenal's performance was flattered by a lower level opponent.

One would struggle to find a worse CL performance as showcased by today's opponents.

Perhaps a Messi type player might deflate the opponents if he was thought to be injured but a Silva (if you look at City's options) or a Laca will hardly throw a team like Man U into a losing performance by their mere presence if you ask me.

If Mayweather's «A» sample tested positive for a performance - enhancing drug on one or more occasions and he was given a waiver by USADA that concealed this fact from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, his opponent, and the public, it could contribute to a scandal that undermines the already - shaky public confidence in boxing.

Preseason projections still account for 30 percent of teams» ratings, which doesn't help, but neither do Arizona's poor performance against UTSA or Utah's plodding offense, which has been outgained by the opponent, on a per - play basis, in every game so far.

There's some great insight from Jan about the performances of the individual players, the thought processes in the run up to a massive match and the tactics that might be employed by both The Reds and their opponents.

Kerschowski's early strike, misjudged by keeper Stina Lykke Petersen, had seemed likely to herald a dominant performance by Germany, but they failed to capitalise on a hesitant start by their opponents.

Pogba was taken off after an hour, his performance paling by comparison to those of opponents Mousa Dembele, Christian Eriksen and Eric Dier.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to fire his side into the last eight of the FA Cup at the expense of a spirited performance by Championship opponents Blackburn Rovers.

My model already normalized the performance of the lineups by opponent's possession and strength, but it doesn't mean that, for example, Rugani would perform as well when playing against much stronger opponents.

They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.

The best way to measure the performance of defense is by looking at how well a team prevents its opponent from creating a shot.

Nothing but an efficient performance by the Rossoneri, whose effort was enough to keep their opponents scoreless and get a huge advantage in this round.

Many Republican members of Congress are dismissing Democrat Conor Lamb's apparent special election victory in a GOP - dominated Pennsylvania district as a one - off, giving a number of reasons for his strong performance — from a poor campaign run by his opponent to the Democrat's notably conservative views.

Still, even the limited progress made by the Wesh Conservatives looks better than the performance of Labour's other opponents.

Mr. Recchia has raised considerably more money and has the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — but Mr. Recchia has been set back considerably by a slew of embarrassing gaffes recently highlighted nationwide on the Daily Show and less - than - optimal debate performances upon which his opponent has seized.

We began our analysis by comparing the vote shares of incumbent school board members who ran and faced an opponent with the test - score performance of the schools and districts they represented.

Kentucky Gov. Paul E. Patton's call for mandated pay raises for teachers threatens to do what months of scheming by opponents of the Kentucky education - reform law has not managed — hobble the state's open - ended testing and performance bonus programs.

Charter opponents are threatened by the growth of independent public schools that offer a promise of performance, are held to account by contract and open to parents by choice.

Opponents of performance assessments say that preparation programs, and the state, are missing the point by relying on an assessment to determine if teachers are prepared for the classroom.

As a public company, we are required to file periodic financial and other disclosure reports with the SEC... The disclosure of this information by a for - profit education company, regardless of parent satisfaction and student performance, may nonetheless be used by opponents of virtual and blended public schools to propose funding reductions or restrictions.

The on - ice physics here, promoted as «True Performance Skating» by the developers, are stunning with a new level of detail in the way momentum can take you toward the goal, along the boards, or into the back of your opponent.

After later opponents start to repeatedly disappear into the horizon, there's still the option to level the playing field by investing points won from races to improve car performance.

An opponent may allege a defective tender, or failure by the opposing lawyer to either insist on performance or successfully avoid it.