Sentences with phrase «real run for their money»

But in 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, we started noticing that young people were doing some awfully significant things, whether in the financial world (Meredith Whitney had just made her bold call against Citigroup), in the tech world (Facebook was beginning to crank into high gear), or in other industries (Kevin Plank's apparel upstart Under Armour was giving Nike a real run for its money).

If successful, Porter will not only give Air Canada a real run for its money, but it will be responsible for the fastest expansion of any form of mass transportation Toronto will see for years to come.

While it's perfectly true that there isn't enough U.S. shale to flood the world with oil, a lot of what there is is historically cheap to produce so as to give crude from the Middle East a real run for its money; and a solid proportion of that production has been sold forward at attractive levels in the futures market ensuring financial stability for U.S. producers.

There's no doubt Barcelona will win this but we fancy Villareal to give them a real run for their money and have gone for a 2 - 1 home win.

Didier Drogba (if he plays), Keita, Kalu and others up front, Yaya Toure anchoring the midfield and a back four loaded with experienced players such as Kolo Toure, Arthur Boka, Siaka Tiene and Eboue, Cote d'Ivoire will give fellow group members Brazil and Portugal a real run for their money to move on.

Next week, founder Lindsay Pinchuk is throwing a giant bash, Best of Bump Club and Beyond and its great Gearapalooza, for expectant and newbie parents that will not only put all of the best gear right in front of them, but will also provide them with expert advice from The Baby Guy himself as well other experts who will tackle issues that give all parents a real run for their money — sleep, breastfeeding, relationship stress and the work of toddlerhood.

But other lines seem to be preparing for a loss such as «We gave them a real run for their money» while others imply the race will be «too close to call» and asking about how many absentee ballots there are.

Yet, despite costing a meagre # 400» 000 to make, this first time feature filmmaker, along with an incredible cast and crew, have managed to push through the boundaries of their financial constraints to produce a calibre of film that rivals many of its Hollywood mainstream siblings, giving them a real run for their money.

Cruise and Streep are both excellent here, with Cruise surprisingly giving Streep a real run for her money at many points.

A trendy, Millennial Generation variation on The Big Chill which gives that beloved classic a real run for its money.

In fact, the GTS is such a good steer that it really does give the BMW M5 a real run for its money as the class leader.

It'll give the Germans a real run for their money, and for that, we give it a standing ovation.

And if cellulosic or algae - based fuels become available, the ICE is going to give the BEV a real run for the money.

At the opposite end of the spectrum sits the fearsome — and expensive — BMW M6, its twin - turbocharged engine giving supercars a real run for their money.

Giving the Chevrolet SS a real run for its money as the most ludicrous 4 - door on our list of 10 fastest sedans under $ 50k, the Dodge Charger R / T Scat Pack makes mountains of power is a big, comfortable 5 - seater.

Give it another generation and we're sure Haval will offer a vehicle very capable of giving the competition a real run for its money.

That's sure to give the BMW M5 and Mercedes - Benz E63 AMG a real run for the money.

The Vigor even gave it a real run for its money at the highest resolutions, surpassing it once or twice (on DX9 Company of Heroes at 2,560 x1, 600, with a result of 182.9 fps, and across the board — if just barely — on our DX10 test with the same game, turning in 59.3 fps, 59.3 fps, and 54.7 fps at 1,280 x1, 024, 1,600 x1, 200, and 2,560 x1, 600, respectively).

Even being just a dual core CPU and quad core GPU, this setup gives the more powerful 4/12 core CPU / GPU Tegra 3 setup a real run for its money.

That's also a Level - 5 game with animated sequences and voice acting, but unlike Ni no Kuni it's a handheld experience only... and it's giving Pokémon a real run for its money in Japan.

If it does, it would give the likes of Samsung's Dex a real run for its money.

Almost impossibly thin, pumped full of power and with a slick version of Samsung's TouchWiz interface on board the Galaxy Tab S2 gives the iPad Pro 9.7 and Pixel C a real run for their money.

Android Wear 2.0 is the biggest update to come to Google's smartwatch operating system yet and it gives its main competitor, the watchOS - running Apple Watch 3, a real run for its money.

HTC's latest phone, the U11, actually gives Samsung a real run for its money — and there are a lot of reasons why you might want to pick up a U11 instead of an S8.

However, while Mosquet expects many gas - powered cars to adopt some form of hybrid power in the years to come, there are some breakthrough technologies for internal combustion engines that could give electric propulsion a real run for the money.

Not exact matches

Couldn't big money moving into real estate in slow preparation for a dollar crash cause this kind of run - up?

In the case of a permissionless proof - of - stake (PoS) network, especially one running a very economically valuable decentralized exchange trading both cryptocurrency and real - world money, a wide distribution is also critically important for network security.

It's fun watching TheoreticalBullsh1t give Craig a run for his pompous money, (a REAL atheist brain).

Use your head - Why this, why now when our econcomy is in such bad shape and money is running out for their unemployment and our debt is mounting - contraception???? Let's get real!

this kid had it all and could have been truly great but guess what, you can take the kid out of the hood but you can't always take the hood out of the kid, sterling hangs around with a bunch of idiots who think posting their mate online doing laughing gas is clever and there all living in London, bringing him in would be a huge mistake in my opinion and those of you suggesting to offer theo and money, Im so glad you don't run the club, theo is the best r winger in the league when fit, we also have Wellington silva coming back, not to mention ox to cover or Sanchez if we want to play Danny or mezut on the left, let city have Raheem and let their already volatile dressing room implode, let's get Cech, lacazette and a solid dm to compete with le coq, sell Chesney to inter for good money podolski could be used as make weight for Morgan or the like release flamini let arteta and Roz have there last season if they choose or let them go if they want more first team football, Rio to have one more loan Diaby pay as you play and last promote chuba who clearly is going to be an animal, with this I believe the title is ours and if the new 3 settle a real tilt at the cl is possible but please gooners get behind theo he is absolutely essential COYG

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

- around infirmary bed maybe?If Alexis is a big NO, for Wilshere take the money and run hard before they discover the huge fraud they transfered.Did you see how Arsenal skyrocketed in game after Wilshere got replaced?The guy did absolutely nothing on the pitch, he was there coz Wenger wanted to do a favour to Roy Hodgson.Sell him quick for an inflated price (trow in Walcott as a bonus) and buy a real football player, not a fraud like Wilshere or Walcott.

Greedy Stan Kronke is only concerned with making money, and if Usmanov sells up then we are in it deep cos Wenger will continue to steal a living from the club as will that clown Walcott.We are also rans, there is no real desire to spend a penny more than necessary and every year Wenger fiddles around at the edges of the team but never really completes the job, I'm sick of watching the same game over and over, Wenger waving his arms about but doing the like for like subs on about 70 mins as usual while Bouldy sticks to his vow of silence, we are a joke among the top teams, and if Wenger signs a new deal then I may have to take a 2 year sabbatical cos I'm sick of the man and his bu # * ~ $ t press conferences,

Furthermore Betvictor offer «Run For Your Money» giving customers their stakes back in real cash if their horse refuses to race.

BOB Revolution SE: for running and off - road stuff, this stroller holds its value and you can easily sell it for real money when you're done.

In theory anyone could attempt to run by collecting enough signatures to get on the primary ballot but the reality of election politics today is that only those people who are connected to the party already and have the ability to raise money for themselves and the party have a real chance of success of being nominated to a high profile position.

Think about it — wealthy NYC real estate owners / developers have found that if they give huge amounts of money to upstate Senate campaigns they can assure those Senators will look after their interests (i.e. - screw renters) while these Senators regularly run for office telling the upstate rubes to be afraid of NYC political domination.

Federal prosecutors say Silver ran schemes using two law firms, one specializing in real estate, the other in personal injury law, to collect money for work he did not perform.

Unlike New York City, where a robust public financing system gives a wider range of candidates a real opportunity to run for office, money and media flow to power in Albany and stagnation is the result.

The government reform group noted that Lanza since his first run for state Senate in 2006 has accepted at least $ 113,000 in LLC money coming from real estate, lobbying and other interests — including $ 34,000 from Glenwood Management, which were players in the recent legal cases against now former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

There's hardly an incumbent officeholder anywhere in the country who doesn't need to weigh the corrupting influence of money in politics against the very real need to raise cash to pay the obscenely expensive price of running for office.

However in comic books, his body would give real - life body builders a run for their money, but when...

Re-teaming with his «Edge of Tomorrow» (a.k.a. «Live Die Repeat») director Doug Liman, Cruise plays Barry Seal, a real - life character who ran drugs, guns and money between Central America and Arkansas in the late 1970s and early»80s, while also working for the CIA.

Implementing the talking - head format of Take the Money and Run, Allen (playing himself) and others vocalize their remembrances and adulation for Ray in a manner that wills the made - up character into real - life history.

Money Monster, which debuted at Cannes this past week with Hollywood royalty in attendance when director Jodie Foster and stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts graced the red carpet, ended its three - day run with $ 14.6 M. Distributor Sony is banking that the film will have some staying power as it is the only real adult - demo drama in the marketplace for the coming weeks.

After taking a few stabs at the right formula, the series has finally found its voice, and Ethan Hunt and company give James Bond a real run for his blockbuster money.

Another example: across the nation, some for - profit companies that run charter schools engage in self - serving real estate deals, hide their financial practices from public view, assert that they own assets that were purchased with public monies, and spend large sums to influence state legislators.

With $ 30,000 in «Dark Money» from a New York - based entity called Real Reform Now Network and thousands more from Connecticut's deep - pocketed charter school players, a political action committee in Connecticut is funneling tens of thousands of dollars into its effort to promote the election of a handful of candidates running for the Connecticut General Assembly.

Bored with life, failing at his relationship, and running a tavern whose real business is cleaning dirty money, Milo aches for a change.

If you are planning for your book to hit a home run to make your money back, you aren't being very real.