Sentences with phrase «point deficit against»

Seeking his first reelection, incumbent Democrat Terry Gipson is facing a 12 - point deficit against Republican challenger Susan Serino, who leads 52 - 40 percent, according to a new Siena College poll of likely voters in the 41st Senate District, covering parts of Dutchess and Putnam Counties.

According to a Siena College poll released November 2, in the 41st state Senate District, incumbent Democrat Terry Gipson has narrowed a 12 - point deficit against Republican challenger Sue Serino to two points, rendering the race practically even.

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In the AFC title game, against the Jaguars» league - best passing defense, Brady took control of the game, carving up Jacksonville to erase a 10 - point fourth - quarter deficit in minutes.

The bill's price tag had been a sticking point for one senator, Mr. Corker, a longtime deficit hawk, who voted against the initial Senate bill over concerns it would add to the federal debt.

Facing a 2 - 0 series deficit, Oklahoma City opened as 2 - point favorites at Pinnacle for tonight's Game 3 against Houston.

In terms of domestic form, City couldn't be happier after a 5 - 0 demolition of Newcastle saw them take advantage of Chelsea's slip - up against Burnley and reduce the deficit at the top of the table to five points.

Pittsburgh had scored 17 straight points to take a 24 — 21 lead early in the fourth quarter — if you haven't been in Heinz Field when the Steelers overcome a 14 - point playoff deficit against their AFC North archrivals, imagine a magnitude - 5.2 earthquake — but the Ravens were threatening.

The Cleveland Cavaliers stormed back from a 16 - point fourth - quarter deficit against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, and after Roy Hibbert split a pair of free throws with seven seconds left, the Cavs were down three with a chance to tie.

A 16 - point second - half deficit against the undefeated No. 1 high school girls team in the country — especially against a team that has been your nemesis for more than a decade — is a tall mountain to climb.

In his very first game, against Atlanta, he came off the bench to help bring the Bucks back from a 16 - point deficit to a 100 - 91 victory, contributing 12 points and 7 assists.

Liverpool managed to overcome a first - half deficit against bogey team Crystal Palace to take the three points at Selhurst Park after goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah turned the tie on its head.

Looking at the net points that we dropped and the points deficit that we have against the eventual champions, we can see that with just 8 more points, we would have been alright.

Despite erasing a 14 - point deficit earlier in the half to take the lead, Michigan basketball found itself in a hole again against Maryland late in the game on Monday night.

If they beat us they will cut the deficit at the top to just one point, but when you consider Chelsea's run - in, an away game at West Brom, and three home games against Middlesbrough, Watford and Sunderland, then Tottenham are unlikely to get the opportunity to take over at the top.

The Conservatives tried to go on the offensive against Mr Balls yesterday, pointing out that he disagreed with the plan drawn up by the former Labour Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to halve the deficit in four years.

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher faces a Fiorina - like cash deficit against former Rep. Rob Portman (R), after spending four times as much as his Democratic primary opponent and winning by 11 points.

He points to the billions of dollars Sears Canada has been sending to majority shareholder Edward Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings Corp., while failing to put money in the pension fund against the deficit.

Recent theoretical work suggests that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits — including language problems, imperfect causal understanding, and poor inhibitory control — that lead to decreased competence with peers, which over time develops into bullying.14, 15 A small number of studies provide circumstantial evidence that such a hypothesis might have merit7: 1 study found a link between poor early cognitive stimulation and (broadly defined) inappropriate school behavior, 16 and another found cognitive stimulation at age 3 years to be protective against symptoms of attention - deficit disorder at age 7 years.17 A study of Greek children found that academic self - efficacy and deficits in social cognition were related to bullying behavior.18 A large US national survey found that those who perceive themselves as having average or below - average academic achievement (as opposed to very good achievement) are 50 % to 80 % more likely to be bullies.8 Yet these studies are based on cross-sectional surveys, with the variables all measured at a single point in time.