Sentences with phrase «picked up the momentum of»

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Insights West's poll for Maclean's — conducted just as Morneau's problems were dominating the news late last month — found that 39 per cent of Canadians expect the Liberals to lose steam and accomplish less in the next two years — but 47 per cent still anticipate that the Trudeau government will pick up momentum and achieve more.

«Although underlying momentum appears slightly softer than previously anticipated, the pace of economic growth is expected to pick up through 2013,» the bank stated.

I feel very much like a snowball midway through its pathway of becoming a massive snow boulder just startingto pick up some momentum, it is like my dividend income finally has some mass, but not as strong had it be like the Giant snowball at the bottom of a long steep hill.

And primary debt issues might pick up as the midyear M&A season gains momentum, sucking financial oxygen out of the refinance market.

The initial weakness this year does follow a pattern of sluggish annual starts since the recovery began, when momentum has picked up in subsequent quarters.

What makes me laugh is how Wenger's excuses pick up momentum as we approach the end of the transfer window.

Walcott missed much of last season with injury and was a peripheral figure as the Gunners picked up momentum.

All they need to do here is pick up a bit of momentum for their Playoff run.

They're one of so many teams with the ability to pick up momentum at any moment, and with one or two more games like Monday night's they could make themselves THE team to beat.

The Panthers were buried by an 0 — 3 start in 2009 but have a chance to build on the momentum they picked up at the end of the season, with four of their first six games in Charlotte.

A couple of right hands rocked back the head of McGregor, and Mayweather is picking up momentum.

In the darkness he can hear his heart beat and he moves towards the light, picking up speed, gaining momentum, the crunch of his cleats ringing on the cement.

Both teams struggled to pick up momentum early in the season as they faced off against a slew of tough opponents.

But it's gonna take more than one win to pick up the momentum they need to carry them through the rest of the competition.

With a dominant W, this week Team Rubin picked up a lot of necessary momentum that will come in handy during some tough up and coming contests.

Can Tiger maintain his momentum and make his fourth cut of the year when Golf Channel picks him up somewhere on his back nine after he takes the field Friday afternoon?

When the incredible momentum of Vardy's record - breaking run of 11 consecutive games in which he has scored slowed down, the Algerian was on hand to pick up the slack, scoring a hat - trick in their 3 - 0 win against Swansea after being held 1 - 1 by Manchester United in November to keep the team pushing forward.

The momentum picked up from the Champions League semifinal triumph over Monaco petered out following the loss against Luciano Spalletti's side, but Juventus have the wind back in their sails again after picking up the first trophy of the year.

On the back of the defeat to Roma, picking up a trophy was exactly what they needed to shift momentum back in their favour.

The Denver Nuggets were looking to ride momentum into a tough stretch of their season by picking up their third win in a row.

Lazio apparently has been campaigning for a year and has yet to pick up any large amount of momentum.

Such is the art of politics during extended slumps; when momentum coalesces around a certain idea as the response to the downturn, and then the economy doesn't quickly pick back up, yesterday's solution quickly becomes politically toxic, mostly regardless of whether it was a good policy or not.

Law professor Tim Wu, Zephyr Teachout's running mate, has picked up momentum in the race, and last week Wu received the endorsement of the New York Times.

Legislation U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, introduced May 17 to extend the federal Perkins Loan college financial aid program for two years gained momentum as the House returned from recess on Tuesday, picking up a dozen new co-sponsors, according to the Library of Congress government information web site.

Teachout's longshot bid picked up more momentum when she won the endorsement of the Public Employees Federation, the state's second - largest public - sector union, which had backed Cuomo in 2010.

Thompson gained some momentum Friday, picking up the endorsement of the Rev. Calvin Butts, pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and a civil rights activist, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported.

The «heart of our survival» Palau President Tommy Remengesau, whose country will host next year's Pacific Island Forum, said reducing emissions «is the very heart of our survival,» and Palau next year will «pick up the momentum that has been started here in Majuro.»

The different federal initiatives come as the offshore wind industry is «picking up momentum after a lull,» said Kit Kennedy, director of energy and transportation for the Natural Resources Defense Council, who was at the White House meeting.

Each marble finds a groove at the top of the funnel and begins to follow it down a never - ending slope, picking up momentum as it goes.

It's called the deadlift for a reason — you're supposed to be picking up dead weight, not using the momentum of a floor bounce.

Pick it up again and bring it back up to the top position (and I say bring it back up because when doing this, it's fine to use a bit of a cheat / momentum to assist - we'll be doing full - range curls last so there's no need to compromise your strength in this phase by trying to be strict).

I had a lot of time for any of the guys prepared to put themselves forward, particularly as the blog itself picked up momentum (perhaps with the exception of The Exhibitionist, who just seemed far too driven by all the publicity!)

Common While the Gates Foundation created the burst of momentum behind the Common Core, the Obama administration picked up the cause and helped push states to act

The few times it picks up any momentum, it gets dragged down by the flat delivery of a grossly miscast Helen Hunt.

«It's been this sort of snowball, which is picking up momentum,» Larson said of the movie's critical success.

Midway through, Miike punctuates the film with one of the most effective startles in modern horror, and then picks up the pace, building grisly momentum toward a perversely uncomfortable climax.

Interesting that Tarantino would have the most difficult time among all of the actors in reciting his dialogue, but thankfully, once he is off - screen, the momentum does pick back up again for the gripping finale.

Since picking up the title, IFC Films has taken 78/52 to a number of festivals including the recent Fantastic Fest to build momentum.

That left Boyhood, Richard Linklater's audacious 12 - years - in - the - making coming - of - age epic, trailing with just six nominations, the same as Clint Eastwood's Iraq war drama American Sniper, which has recently picked up momentum.

Moonlight, Barry Jenkins's drama about a young gay black man in Florida, continues to pick up momentum ahead of next year's Oscars by topping the nominees for the London Critics» Circle awards.

The latter pair of movies — like Carol — were likewise omitted from this year's Oscar race, despite the fact that Straight Outta Compton had been picking up major awards season momentum.

It takes a good 30 minutes to pick up the kind of momentum needed to drive a depressing character like Largeman through the finish line, but once Portman pops up as the cheerful love interest (reminiscent of her earlier work in «Beautiful Girls»), the film glides to its conclusion.

The fact it was robbed in the supporting actor category (where Mahershala Ali lost out to Aaron Taylor - Johnson) may even help its chances going forward — for what we now have is a genuine underdog (albeit one that's so far picked up 120 awards) with a little outraged momentum behind it (thought #JusticeForMoonlight felt a bit of a trending punt).

Some of this may be by design, but once some of the film's major revelations occur, you'd expect the molasses - like forward momentum might pick up a bit; it does not, and Damsel's biggest drawback is that it drags more often than not.

Picking up not long after the end of Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1 finds heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) confined to the presumed destroyed District 13, where the revolution against the corrupt President Snow (Donald Sutherland) builds momentum, looking to Katniss to be their symbol and inspiration.

In fact, the women's suffrage movement began in Great Britain around 1890 and picked up momentum at the beginning of the 20th century, ten years before the US granted women the right to vote.

So when Armageddon picks up steam with the shuttle launch at about the one - hour mark, it is momentum of the hard - driving, Hollywood action sort that takes over, not the subtle, surprising poignance that Deep Impact eventually took on.

The usage of Performance Support Tools (PSTs) needs to be an integral part of the training to provide just - in - time learning aids to the learners and I see this trend certainly picking up momentum in 2018.

The charter school movement picked up six states and the District of Columbia during legislative sessions this year, and the momentum is likely to continue when lawmakers return to state capitals next month.

While the Gates Foundation created the burst of momentum behind the Common Core, the Obama administration picked up the cause and helped push states to act quickly.