Sentences with phrase «racing competitions as»

Such racing competitions as The Anchorage Fur Rendezvous and Alaska Open North American Championship are won mainly by the Alaskan huskies.

Not exact matches

He'd better be, because the new space race already is under way and competition is shaping up as fierce.

LONDON / STOCKHOLM, May 2 - British online supermarket pioneer Ocado has signed a partnership with Swedish market leader ICA Group, its third major deal in six months as food retailers race to meet the challenge of online competition.

Race to the bottom: A term for dog - eat - dog competition by which countries compete by cutting wage levels so as to produce in the cheapest market, not by raising wages and labor productivity.

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.

The 20 - year - old NASCAR driver was racing in just his second Sprint Cup competition and is now etched in the record books as the youngest driver to win the sports» biggest race.

Globalization is the era of mega-competition, in other words, the competition among giant TNCs which accelerates the race for the bottom to make TNCs acquire more profit by further exploitation of labor including lowering the wages, cutting the welfare benefits, laying off employees, depriving workers of their labor rights, using cheap labor such as casual and even child labor, and also by further destruction of environment.

When these worldview differences are aligned with other social distinctions — such as economic class, race, region or religion — competition can turn from civil politics to cultural war.

In a general sense, one can speak of four areas of struggle: (i) the system of economic exploitation and social stratification (racial segregation, women's working conditions, unemployment and the new legislation of «flexibility and «deregulation); (ii) the ideology (the way of representing the world, social relations, etc.) that justifies the system — the new ideologies of race superiority, the religious legitimation of competition and the so - called free market as the only and sufficient way of organizing human life (iii) the ways in which the consciousness of the oppressed, is led to interject this ideology of domination and to develop a feeling of self - denial and self - devaluation; (iv) the atomization of the society through the weakening and destruction of neighborhood, workers and local cultural manifestations.

At major competitions such as nationals, points are awarded to each boat in three 2,000 - meter races: the varsity eight (the boat with the eight strongest oars and the top coxswain), the second eight and, finally, the four, a smaller craft with only four rowers in which the cox must lie supine in the bow.

Still, it could be argued that actually Rodgers really benefitted from a specific set of circumstances that year — Luis Suarez being at the very top of his game (something that would have happened under any manager), Daniel Sturridge staying relatively injury free (clearly a bit of a one - off, based on his record since), and above all a lack of real competition elsewhere: Chelsea were in transition and poor in their first season with Jose Mourinho back at the helm, Arsenal imploded as they usually do after a fine start, and Manchester United were nowhere to be seen in terms of the title race with David Moyes» disastrous reign seeing them finish 7th and struggling to cope with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Germany will start the Euro2016 competition as one of the favourites, and that looked justified when they raced into a 2 - 0 lead over England, but the Lions fought back to gain an amazing 3 - 2 win, which caused the watching Arsene Wenger to reassess England's chances of making a name for themselves in France.

imho if somebody crosses the limit of being patriotic he can be racist pretty fast, cause he thinks of his own race as something better, and davidnz is a nice guy but sometimes he goes overboard with the mentioning of skin colours and ethnics, i still think that the intolerance towards a pretty normal competition in sports is racially motivated, he could just be a normal patriotic but i think he's bipolar like muff rightly called him ^ ^

«I think what is happening in America right now, and it goes beyond Donald Trump and the presidential race, is that a majority of Americans feel the government needs to let us compete as individuals, to let America compete, and to stop coddling us and protecting us from competition and ourselves.

And as the competition among drivers from eight countries came down to the last meeting — Saturday night at Philadelphia's Liberty Bell Park — colorful Joe found himself in a rip - roaring race for the title with one Giuseppe Guzzinati of Turin, Italy.

But as for Origi, he must take his chances against the vulnerable Rorigo Funes Mori at the heart of the Everton defence if he wants to put himself ahead of his serious competition in the race for starts at Liverpool.

Smits left Zionsville, Ind., to join a caravan heading south on Route 65 and landed in the woods of Hohenwald as a spectator at an American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association competition.

The Red Devils hosted the blue side of Merseyside last night, as they looked to gain some impetus in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League competition, but were unable to put the pressure on their rivals.

As written by the Express, Newcastle are set to face competition from La Liga side Las Palmas in the race to sign Remy, however Swansea will not be able to make a move for the forward as they already have Tammy Abraham on loan from the Premier League championAs written by the Express, Newcastle are set to face competition from La Liga side Las Palmas in the race to sign Remy, however Swansea will not be able to make a move for the forward as they already have Tammy Abraham on loan from the Premier League championas they already have Tammy Abraham on loan from the Premier League champions.

It's a pretty good time for racing gamers and sim racers at the moment, particularly when it comes to new opportunities and competitions — such as one recently announced by McLaren.

For Liverpool, this was a crucial win as the Reds had failed to win any of their three previous games in all competitions, with Jurgen Klopp's side now firmly back in the title race following this victory.

In turn, they'll need big improvements this time round and Wenger believes that if they can add 10 points onto the 75 that they collected last year, Arsenal should be in the thick of a title race with competition as fierce as ever with several top clubs all vying for top spot.

But I admit it is a guess as we all know Wenger will not be taking this competition overly seriously unless we are completely out of the Top Four race.....

As for Liverpool, a run of one win in their last 10 games in all competitions has seen their campaign fall apart as they have dropped out of the Premier League title race and have crashed out of both cup competitionAs for Liverpool, a run of one win in their last 10 games in all competitions has seen their campaign fall apart as they have dropped out of the Premier League title race and have crashed out of both cup competitionas they have dropped out of the Premier League title race and have crashed out of both cup competitions.

Sterling enjoyed a strong season last term, netting 11 goals in all competitions, and was one of only a handful of players to come out of the 2014/15 campaign with any credit as Brendan Rodgers saw his side failed to retain their spot in the top four and therefore lost out in the race for Champions League qualification.

It looks like they could now do so without competition as PSG's chairman ruled out joining the race for his signing.

In assembling his field, Grandi reached out to the six - month - old Association of Road Racing Athletes (ARRA), a remarkably cohesive runners» union that has as its goals a circuit of money races and open (meaning pro-am) competition in the Olympics and everywhere else.

The Swans face stiff competition from newly - promoted Huddersfield in the race to sign the defender, with Paul Clement's side now in the driving seat to secure the player's signature, as per the Sun.

As per the Telegraph, the Swans face stiff competition from fellow Premier League sides West Ham and Newcastle in the race to sign Arsenal academy product Wilshere.

If they are in the race (they won't be come April), that should be viewed as a good thing because it shows the competition for the top spot is weaker than it has been in a long time.

Nevertheless, it appears as though that strategy is going to continue, although Man Utd are preparing to offer stiff competition in the race to land Ajax starlet Justin Kluivert, as noted by Don Balon, and re-reported by The Express.

Of course the Gunners did not want to drop out of the elite competition that is the Champions League, but the boss suggested it might be a good thing as we could then focus all our energies on the new Premier League title race.

New Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen is eager to make Negredo his 10th summer - signing at Elland road, with the Whites boss willing to meet the La Liga side's # 6.4 M asking price for the player, as per the Mirror, with the Yorkshire club facing competition from Premier League side Swansea City in the race to sign the Spaniard.

The trip to Arsenal is important in the race for the top - four, but the Portuguese knows the job is not done in a competition that offers Champions League qualification as well as a historic trophy.

World champion Caterine Ibarguen will be looking to extend her unbeaten streak to 30 competitions in the women's event and as long as she competes in Brussels, the Colombian will secure the overall Diamond Race title.

West Ham will face competition in the race to sign Embolo though as even Arsenal and Tottenham have expressed their interest in signing the striker.

The competition for being crowned as the best player in the world has been a two horse race in the last five years.

This season, United may not be happy about competing from the group stages of Europe's secondary competition, but it is a trophy the club have never won, so Jose Mourinho may look into having a go at winning it now the winner's gain UEFA Champions League qualification, which may come in handy should the race for top four be as competitive as it was last season.

Canoe sprint consists of head - to - head races conducted on still water, as opposed to the white - water time trials of the canoe slalom competition.

As Michael Phelps was racing for the final gold medal of his career, the Arlington Heights Park District was hosting a competition featuring the lifeguard staff.

In another sign of the increased competition, Danone is rebranding its initiatives targeting health workers with formula brand names and is also using good causes — such as the Tommy's Baby Race at Bluewater on 30 June — to promote its Cow & Gate brand.

The race for New York governor is picking up steam, as a new poll released Wednesday shows incumbent Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo with a commanding lead over the competition.

Cuomo participated in a white water rafting race as part of his first - ever Catskills Summer Challenge which included boating, biking, hiking, fly fishing, motorcycle touring, resort games, sporting competitions, and visits to tourist attractions in Delaware, Sullivan, Ulster, and Greene Counties.

These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.

«I'm eager to talk to him about his vision for the race, how he intends to capitalize on the situation for an open seat but as you know, an open seat attracts much more competition,» he said.

There are some hotly contested council races in the city of Syracuse; there is opposition in nine of 17 county legislature seats; there are contested races for supervisor in seven Onondaga County towns, as well as competition in a smattering of town councilor, highway superintendent and town justice races.

And the crowded competition for Gentile's seat is almost all men, including the most likely winners, led by Justin Brannan (this Southern Brooklyn race is actually one where a Republican could win the seat, though Brannan, a Democrat, is generally seen as having the upper hand, both in a tough primary and the eventual competitive general).

BY MICHAEL RICONDA As the race for county executive continues, competition for the most impressive campaign finances also progresses, with each candidate vying for the biggest numbers from the best donors.

There is a hum of activity as engineers ready their hyperadvanced robots for the final run in the world's most important robotics competition: the DARPA Robotics Challenge, which ran over Friday and Saturday last week at this former horse - racing track in Pomona, California.

Another mystery is whether a similar effect would be seen with local competitions, such as mayoral races, or in balloting where voters are not as emotionally invested, such as in off - year elections.