Sentences with phrase «position as a race»

Let's say you're applying for a position as a race car driver.

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As Donald Trump's position at the front of the Republican presidential race has become more and more unshakeable, the media's attitude towards him has changed gradually from a position of somewhat gleeful ridicule to concern that this man actually has a shot at becoming president of the United States — and that the media itself may have helped put him there.

For me, «playing in my lane» means using my position as PwC's chairman and senior partner to drive conversations about race and diversity, to drive change and ask the hard questions within PwC and the profession in which we compete, and to have the discussion with other CEOs and corporate leaders.

Its cash position is nevertheless a growing worry as RIM races to develop BlackBerry 10, endures restructuring costs and potentially turns in profit losses in coming quarters.

The starting gun had just gone off in the race to cyberspace, and as he watched the throngs jockeying for position, Barrelet wondered, «How do all these people measure returns on their investment?»

«Marcelo has done a remarkable job of turning around the Sprint brand and business, driving enhanced network performance, strong subscriber growth and significant cost reductions leading to the best financial results in Sprint's history,» said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. «Marcelo has also positioned Sprint as a leader in the race to 5G, which promises to revolutionize the communications industry.

That's how an economic development official in Tucson, Ariz., the governor of Delaware and the mayor of Detroit, respectively, are vying for position in a crowded race to attract Amazon's second headquarters in what one site selection consultant describes as a «once in a generation opportunity.»

This mounting competition may certainly be considered the «arms race» that Keating was referring to, as companies — and even countries — jostle for position over a rapidly expanding market.

BitHappy and OpenBazaar are positioned to lead the bitcoin goods trading software race, as both platforms prepare for a December launch.

In the race to grab market share, it's positioning itself as the one to beat.

So as you see, my position isn't one of race, but political.

Rahal is clearly hooked up and enjoying the Detroit double - header, as he took pole position and victory for the opening race of the weekend.

Forghieri was then brought back as technical director and repurposed the ideas from his «spazzaneve» concept for 1974, which went on to win three races and take 10 pole positions, a year later than it otherwise might have done.

Logano, with six wins on the season and 14 other top - five finishes, captured the pole position for Sunday's race as well.

Al - Hussein emerged as the only threat to Blatter for Friday's presidential race where he picked up 73 votes and he is likely to stand again for the position as head of FIFA.

Apart from there obviously being more races this year, having two extra cars on the grid (Haas) no doubt helped, as did the number of times fast cars were out of position on the grid due to mechanical issues, penalties, or weather conditions in qualifying.

The awesome McLaren MP4 / 4 will be available as part of a new DLC pack, dubbed the eBay Motors car pack, the car that Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost took to 15 wins and 15 pole positions in the 16 - race 1988 Formula One season.

Driven by a plethora of Italian F1 stars such as Michele Alboreto, Alessandro Nannini, Ricardo Patrese and Teo Fabi, the Ferrari - powered cars took pole positions here, there and everywhere in the WSC, but were just too fragile to get to the end of the race.

Fighting for the lead in Race 1 with Albon, I went for a move and as he tried to hang on to the position his car went airborne over a kerb, and nearly landed on me.

Someone with half decent PR skills working full time on this behind the scenes and with similar dedication to race issues could easily put him in a better position to play football and still do the right thing, as they define it.

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Alonso ran as high as fifth during the race and found himself battling for position with the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, but the lack of power meant that he quickly slipped back to finish a distant ninth.

The lead changed a ridiculous amount of times in the second half of the race, as Marquez and Dovizioso jostled for position, and it went right down to the wire.

Last season, he participated in some practice sessions as a test driver for Force India alongside his duties in GP3, in which he secured the title convincingly, picking up half of the pole positions and feature race victories available.

And the second - year driver made his displeasure known Sunday as he cut Hamlin no slack as they raced for position, including moving Hamlin up the track and into the frontstretch wall.

It didn't look promising in the immediate moments following the tyre change, the Brit losing the car in a puddle at turn three, but as the race went on and a dry line developed, it was clear that Button was in the best position.

Contact with Chase Elliott as they raced for position saw Elliott nudge Hamlin into the wall off Turn 4, damaging Hamlin's Toyota and creating a pronounced tire rub.

As three - year - old horses jockey, so to speak, for position to make the field in next month's Kentucky Derby, one of the races many will be keeping their eye on will be Saturday's Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct.

Forty - eight hours before he won the race at Washington Park last week Nashua, the muscled - up bay challenger from the East, was led from Barn A around the infield's turf course to a position near the finish line which would — on the approaching Big Day — serve as a paddock in full view of all America.

Because it's a double points race a maximum of 100 points are available to the winner, as well as bonus points for setting pole position and leading laps.

Manchester United face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday — in a clash that will have a huge bearing on who takes the runners - up spot in the Premier League table, as well as influencing the race for the Champions League positions.

Chadli 5 — Was not at the races, lost the ball when we were in good positions and got booked for simulation as well, often failed to back - track his runner on the left which left Rose exposed, had two great goal shots which he skewed.

The veteran spent almost the entire match at full speed, racing to find space, racing to deny space, time and time again acting as an outlet for Henderson but also finding teammates in good positions.

Just to take a friendly poke at Verstappen, he (currently) has the same number of race wins as Maldonado, and fewer pole positions.

This is a big one for the Blaugrana, who could reach seven consecutive wins to start the league season and establish their position as the alpha dog of the title race before the real challenges begin.

Monday was the last day for candidates to file nominating petitions for the April 13 election, which will feature races for various village positions as well as contests for school boards, park district boards and library boards.

«For this reason, it is imperative, if the State were to find itself in a position to authorize sports wagering, that it keep the racing industry in mind and consider the importance of including those who have expertise in the horse wagering world and existing online betting platforms, as part of any new law,» he said.

«In the gubernatorial race, they'll choose between Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has served as a strong voice for New Yorkers and consistently taken on corruption in both government and the private sector, and Carl Paladino, a radical Republican candidate who is out of touch with New Yorkers — and whose positions appear to be growing more extreme by the day.»

When he did so Monday night, surging past frontrunner Donald Trump as he rode a wave of enthusiastic support, it appeared to validate — if only for a few fleeting hours before the presidential race resumes — the political positions that have made Cruz such a compelling but controversial figure.

He beat out a fellow Brooklyn Democrat, Walter Mosley, for the position in a race that many viewed as a showdown between the old and new guard in the state Assembly.

Yun could not say for certain whether Crowley is indeed running for re-election as district leader, although she'll have to if she wants to keep the position — unless, of course, the party races are delayed (see explanation below)-- noting «we're focused on the congressional campaign right now.

Further south in Manhattan Valley, Joyce Johnson is positioning herself as the leading woman in the race for the 7th CD seat.

The polls were predicting a tight race between Labour and the Conservatives for second place, although most commentators believed that Labour would just about hold on to its position as the largest opposition party.

HAMILTON — Republican candidate Andrew Russo positioned himself as the new guy in town against Democratic incumbent David Valesky for the 49th State Senate District race during the Hamilton Forum event at Colgate Inn on Thursday night.

They are lining - up to position the race against Eldridge as a campaign of personalities — Gibson, the local war hero from a working family vs. Eldridge, the multi-millionaire outsider trying to buy a Congressional seat.»

As the front - runner in a House race far from the national media spotlight, Stefanik can take a more conservative position without attracting too much attention.

The Newark MP was unceremoniously dropped from his position as homeland security spokesperson after becoming embroiled in a race row while in opposition.

Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard, who accompanied Dolan into the Cuomo meeting, said a number of other topics came up, including farmworkers rights — a new one for the church, which is formally taking a position in support this year — and prisoners rights as well as low - income housing — all issues for which Cuomo was an outspoken advocate before he won the 2006 AG's race.

Alexander Van der Bellen has been sworn in as Austria's president, the last act of a dramatic race for the position won by the left - leaning economics professor after a repeat vote.

Earlier in the week Fried resigned from his position as justice so he could join the race.