Sentences with phrase «played to their advantage as»

that being said, I think their slow regular season start might have played to their advantage as they were able to stay a little under the radar while other teams got targets on their backs.

The player will benefit using this power by being able to speed up and increase jump distance, but the ability can also be played to your advantage as it can cause enemies to slip and fall into various dangers and traps.

Not exact matches

«If your boss doesn't like you, they'll likely keep it to themselves, as they understand the need to keep the relationship professional and to not play favorites in the office,» says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of «The Humor Advantage.»

How you can play the low - flying loonie to your advantage — not just now, but over the long term as well

From manufacturing and health care to mobility and finance, we'll explore global competitive advantage in the age of technology as well as the critical role corporate leadership plays in building more inclusive economies.

They argue it would hand Tabcorp and Tatts Group — which in October announced an $ 11.3 billion merger that will see the TAB brand replace Tatts» Ubet in Queensland and South Australia — a significant advantage by potentially being able to hand out tablets or smartphones and allow punters to bet in - play as long as they are inside a venue.

There are a huge number of advantages when it comes to playing on cryptocurrency gambling sites as opposed to regular online casinos, and its safety, transparency and accessibility are just a few.

«Well, we avoided the tech stocks, but as we felt we had no advantage there and other people did and I think that's a good idea not to play where the other people are better, but you know, if you ask me in retrospect, what was our worst mistake in the tech field, I think we were smart enough to figure out Google,» Munger said.

Second, we need a national vision as to the role that energy should play in our economy, and an informed discussion about the policies that will be needed to ensure that Canada's diverse array of energy resources continues to be source of competitive advantage.

But as financial firms ponder whether to move or expand an existing subsidiary outside the U.K., as TD Securities intends to do, non-financial companies say this chaos presents an opportunity since they may be able to capitalize on other global companies scrambling to shift their resources and people out of the U.K. or take advantage of other dynamics at play.

Now, however, the reverse is occurring. Because of a narrow, perverse political calculation, Conservatives have decided that it is to their advantage for Canadians to be as worried about the economy as possible. And so they are actively playing up the risks. The call to Poloz was part of that strategy:  Things must be bad. Why, the Prime Minister even had to call the central bank governor!

As circumstances call for them, special points in Jesus» teachings and example, such as nonretaliation, refusal to press for financial advantage, consciousness of and appropriate assistance to those under special handicaps, and so on would come into plaAs circumstances call for them, special points in Jesus» teachings and example, such as nonretaliation, refusal to press for financial advantage, consciousness of and appropriate assistance to those under special handicaps, and so on would come into plaas nonretaliation, refusal to press for financial advantage, consciousness of and appropriate assistance to those under special handicaps, and so on would come into play.

They will never level the playing field because everything works to their advantage as it is.

Despite this consideration, the report, in the same chapter, recognizes the clear advantage of organic schemes in the educational role that they have played: «millions of consumers have been made aware of the way food markets work, and of the environmental impacts of food production, processing and distribution, and of the quality of the foods we eat» and it concludes that organic as well as fair trade and «short - chain strategies» are legitimate and valid options for both farmers and consumers and that policy can support these approaches by helping farmers to achieve higher yields.

So on the weekends I try to take advantage of the little bit of free time I have and get out as much as possible, especially when the weather's nice.I truly believe taking time for our self and getting away from the business of our lives, even if just for a couple minutes, plays as much as much into our health as the foods we eat.

If it were up to me, I would take advantage of their relatively weak closing schedule and — rather than keep grinding to get as high a seed as possible — to give Embiid, Simmons and Saric some staggered «load management» games off down the stretch, so that they have enough left in the tank to play a competative playoff series.

In turn, it's understandable why both have been linked with Bayern Munich ace David Alaba, but according to Diario Gol, as re-reported by The Express, it's Real Madrid who hold the advantage as the versatile Austrian international has told friends that he wants to play alongside Ronaldo.

However, with it being a derby, the game is still likely to be highly fought, and although Real have to be considered favourites with their personnel, the home advantage, and with arguably more to play for as the race for the title between the top 2 has been reduced to just 2 points of late.

Manchester United's remaining matches had looked the toughest of the top six, having trips to Chelsea, Tottenham and us left to play, and the FA have just given Liverpool and Man City a huge advantage as they look to seal Champions League football for next term.

Exactly Phil; Lacazette should play the full game to build his confidence and take advantage of opportunities which may arise as defenses tire.

Further, having both guard Ricky Pierce and forward Eddie Johnson, two of the league's finest sixth men, seems to be of little advantage as long as the rules say you can only play five men at a time.

The Clippers are in the driver's seat with home court advantage, but Memphis is poised to rip that from them as they're playing an efficient game and making every possession count with good ball movement and shot selection.

Pitino played 10 guys, eight of whom would go on to the NBA, and the Wildcats» depth eventually was viewed as an advantage.

I can watch them in games and study the way they play and that is only going to benefit me so even though I'm not playing as many games, I'm taking advantage of it and learning.»

We lost because we had two men sent off, because the ref was useless and Costa was playing mind games (as he tends to do) to get advantage.

As we saw from Leicester and Chelsea it can be quite an advantage not to play European football.

Referee Lee Mason played the advantage as the ball ran on to Gary Taylor - Fletcher who scored for the home side who then threatened an equaliser which never came.

The careers of athletes are generally short, and considering that Pele played when the game wasn't remotely as profitable as it is now, no one can blame him for taking advantage of opportunities presented to him.»

The Gunners will surely be hopeful of changing that today, as their opponents Newcastle have lost all three of the December games, but their coach Rafael Benitez also thinks they have been playing well enough, but are failing to take advantage when they are in control.

We will be forced to mainly play on the counter-attack, as we'll see very little of the ball, but actually this could also be to our advantage.

The one thing that I can see that could give us an advantage is the fact that we are definite underdogs, which normally means that you can play without fear as there is less pressure on us, while Bayern will be desperate to get a big lead in the first leg.

Chelsea play a large chunk of their football on the counter-attack, taking advantage of the pace in their attacking line and wings to hurt teams, but our play is not so direct, as we prefer to build up slowly and with Ozil in our side, there is less room to play in the way the champions do.

Indeed it seems that the Scot sees the former Ajax man as his first choice striker and whilst a pairing of Andy Carroll is used for some Liverpool fixtures the season Dalglish has looked to play Suarez up front on his own and taking advantage of the goals he can now hope to see coming from his new midfield signings such as Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson.

Clearly, as we all know there is an advantage in playing at home rather than away — even though Arsene tries to convince us (and his players) otherwise!

Carlmont takes advantage of the San Mateo turnover as # 3 Demarii Blanks runs for 18 yards and 2 plays later scores a TD from the 1 yard line to tie the game at 7 - 7 with 10:56 remaining in the 2

I hope we don't try to play the defensive game because they are dangerous in and around our box, they were unlucky not to score one or two more goals in the first leg at Emirates and if they find their confidence with home advantage and their fans getting behind them it could be curtains for us, i don't think they will allow us the same space as they did last week so lets take the game to them early and keep the ball in their half with high possession,

For example 4 -3-3 concentrate less on playing in the centre and attempting to dominate it as it's contest Arsenal will win and take advantage of the fact that the full backs haven't got pace, which normally means the defensive midfielders or center backs often end up doubling up on the wingers... thus clearing a space in the middle and allowing people like Ozil and Giroud to play to the strong points of their game.

Carlmont takes advantage of the San Mateo turnover as # 3 Demarii Blanks runs for 18 yards and 2 plays later scores a TD from the 1 yard line to tie the game at 7 - 7 with 10:56 remaining in the 2nd quarter.

When you add in the fact that Campbell spent time on loan with Olympiacos, playing 43 games and scoring 11 goals, then I reckon that seals the deal as the atmosphere in the stadium could be a big factor and Campbell being used to it must be an advantage.

Having said that, I would love to see the France international star Dimitri Payet playing for Arsenal and so when the news broke recently, as reported by Metro, that Payet has made it clear to his bosses at West Ham that he wants to leave despite signing a new long term contract in the summer, I was hoping that Wenger would be keen to take advantage.

As much as this sucks I have a feeling that the current group will use it to their advantage — these means a lot more playing time for Painter and Paschal and Delaney may even get some reasonable minuteAs much as this sucks I have a feeling that the current group will use it to their advantage — these means a lot more playing time for Painter and Paschal and Delaney may even get some reasonable minuteas this sucks I have a feeling that the current group will use it to their advantage — these means a lot more playing time for Painter and Paschal and Delaney may even get some reasonable minutes.

In addition to converting on 2 - of - 4 power play opportunities of their own, the Devils were outstanding on the penalty kill, as the Panthers went 0 - for - 6 with the man advantage on Thursday night.

He also, as we saw against the Netherlands, has the advantage when it comes to the goalkeeper - adjacent business of actually playing football.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

If Alexis is fit enough to start and play and hour then he starts and plays simple as that, can be replaced with anyone tbh if the score is a good advantage for us.

As a coach, he prides himself on teaching fundamentals and techniques properly and using these skills to gain an advantage on the playing field.

And because NASCAR used tempates to measure the cars, which were not as precise and allowed crew chiefs to play within the margins of the rulebook and take advantage of the gray areas.

As for «the way that City failed to push home their advantage and let United back into the match», they scored two goals and Aguerro was not playing.

Arsenal need to be strong on positional play rather than being strong on challenges and play more like Germany with Monreal as Lahm and sanchez as goetz against Chelsea cause once arsenal get that advantage of home support at the start with small probing like isolation of matic and not fabregas cause he should be clumsy at certain uncertain stages for Chelsea and also Welbeck running at ivanovic

Now I think there is still reasons to be cheerful, I agree Man C & Chelski have spent & bought some good players, we all understand that 5 of those teams might be in the CL proper which is a huge distraction for those 4 - 5 teams.Chelsea will not be able to field the same 13 - 14 players all season, as for Man C they were very frail at the back last season, add to that 2 flying wing backs and I'm not sure they will be any better this coming season.LFC will most probably have CL as well if they qualify and haven't exactly bought great players apart from Salah who could be a good aquasistion for them.Spuds have sold a good player & strengthened a rival & still not bought a single player yet, Man U have bought 2 good players & in Lukaku have a proven goal scorer in the PL but if they play the same dour way they did last season & with the added games the CL brings will they perform week in week out in the league??? As for Everton yes they have released a lot of players and also brought in a lot too to give better quality in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the racas for Man C they were very frail at the back last season, add to that 2 flying wing backs and I'm not sure they will be any better this coming season.LFC will most probably have CL as well if they qualify and haven't exactly bought great players apart from Salah who could be a good aquasistion for them.Spuds have sold a good player & strengthened a rival & still not bought a single player yet, Man U have bought 2 good players & in Lukaku have a proven goal scorer in the PL but if they play the same dour way they did last season & with the added games the CL brings will they perform week in week out in the league??? As for Everton yes they have released a lot of players and also brought in a lot too to give better quality in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the racas well if they qualify and haven't exactly bought great players apart from Salah who could be a good aquasistion for them.Spuds have sold a good player & strengthened a rival & still not bought a single player yet, Man U have bought 2 good players & in Lukaku have a proven goal scorer in the PL but if they play the same dour way they did last season & with the added games the CL brings will they perform week in week out in the league??? As for Everton yes they have released a lot of players and also brought in a lot too to give better quality in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the racAs for Everton yes they have released a lot of players and also brought in a lot too to give better quality in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the racas they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the racas US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the race.