Sentences with phrase «score a point for»

If the plan comes to pass, it would compound Venezuela's issues and isolation, making it possible for the U.S. to impose even heavier sanctions and scoring points for Mexico in Washington D.C.

But the bank's wealth boss scored points for his handling of the matter.

Our statements, however, are by no means antithetical, and we are not trying simply to score points for and against them.

Our job isn't to score points for a side, push an agenda or to re-size the Bible to fit our personal views.

On the other hand, if find out that God does exist (something I believe in), you'll at least have scored some points for your faith which could help your candidacy for heaven.

R. Shach scores points for his dim view of «their democracy» by pointing this out.

The Volunteers didn't score a point for the final seven minutes and 14 seconds of the game.

Further back Sebastien Buemi scored points for Toro Rosso on his debut by finishing seventh.

Dany Kvyat was pretty decent in his return for Toro Rosso and actually managed to score points for only the third time this year.

Players transferred or loaned from one Premier League club to another Premier League club will continue to score points for the purposes of the Game and will be considered to be an Eligible Player at the new Premier League club.

Scoring points for the 13th race in succession, Bob Fernley reckons Force India's Sergio Perez is «so undervalued» as a driver.

These names also score points for being on the unique side.

Nick and Lauren score points for this name in my books.

will score no points for speech and deaf claimants who can read the sign will lose all their points for hearing.

Ryan perhaps scored points for honesty by departing from the usual politician response and admitting he wasn't up to speed on the issue.

The best Scrabble competitors play not only to score points for themselves, but to block off letters that would prove opportune to their opponents.

In the struggle between nature and nurture, score a point for nurture.

Interestingly, the next little fact doesn't break the tie — it scores a point for both sides.

Scoring points for practicality, fashion and function, dungarees are a must - have for every little girl.

Fanfeud players score points for positive events (for example, a goal scored) while points are lost for negative events (for example red cards).

Great arrangements of flowers, expensive jewelry, and giant stuffed animals are the stars of February 14, but the gifts can be replaced by these fun and free ideas to celebrate Valentine's Day and will score points for being creative, romantic and out of the box.

This will certainly score points for you on the dating front.

Dress up this cute little girl and score points for dressing her up nicely!

On the plus side, Pixel Gear at least scores points for getting the job done.

Look around Claire's office and you'll spot a vintage Rampage arcade game — the one where monsters score points for clobbering a skyline — amid the tasteful, doomed wood paneling.

This ecologically themed horror movie scores points for atmosphere and imagination, though it isn't particularly scary.

Nerve is exciting, topical and potentially prescient, but it scores no points for character development, and the plot holes are so big that you could, well, drive a speeding motorcycle through them.

The DVD scores points for its fairly strong widescreen transfer and three bonus features, which if not fantastic, are at least something, i.e. more than most of the studio's live action canon can boast.

The movie is hilarious and scores points for generating lots of laughter.

Rating: 7/10 — better than average, and scoring points for the deftness of its characterisations, Cardboard Gangsters tells an overly familiar tale with verve and no small semblance of rugged style; some may find the Irish accents impenetrable at times, but the gist of the story (and individual scenes) shines through, making this easier to follow than expected, and shot through with moments of quiet power.

In addition, it scores points for a refreshingly balanced view of the situation.

To help mix up the gameplay, there are four modes including continuous deathmatches (where you score points for taking out racers), deathmatches with rounds, round - based survival, and a deathmatch mode where the head of the pack gets points every time a racer bites the dust.

The event of the year is the Death Race, in which a motley crew of violent drivers compete in a cross-country road race, scoring points for shamelessly running people over and driving each other off the road.

Disney scores points for creating such an elaborate set and choreography, but they would have been better off using a solid slate of true - blue Disney tunes and a lot less zaniness.

Drinking from a bottle, taking on hordes of enemies drunk, Tessa Thompson handled the role of Valkyrie so smoothly that there was very little comment on how she took the trademarks out from under the male character's feet and scored a point for the girls.

Original science - fiction ideas are hard to come by these days, especially in Hollywood, which is why «Passengers» scores points for both its intriguing premise and impressive visual effects... up to a point.

Jennifer Lawrence scores points for taking on challenging parts instead of coasting on star - power, as she easily could.

The fourth mode is a little more unique, dubbed Head Hunter, which has you killing enemies and then returning dropped orbs to a central location to score points for your team.

Peele scores points for originality for his outrageously imagined racial thriller.

Fever Pitch isn't hilarious, but it is light and amusing enough to score points for those into formulaic romantic comedies, provided that is what you're looking for going in.

The 16x9 main menu scores points for being both animated and thematic.

Disney again scores points for their DCOM line by providing a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound track for a DVD that they didn't necessarily have to.

Burton scores points for his wicked visual style, but the film falls flat because after all the madness, it's nearly impossible to care about any of it.

In small teams, children will tackle 8 fun, maths - based tasks to earn medals and score points for their team.

In teacher quality, Alabama scores points for setting high standards for the education and qualifications of beginning teachers.

Every student (or pair of students — sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group.

The former student says the school violated her civil rights by failing to protect her from sexual assault in a «hypersexualized environment» where older students scored points for having sex with younger ones.

The Murano scores points for distinctive exterior styling that sets it apart from the SUV herd, along with a modern interior.

The BMW does score points for its trick tailgate (75 percent folds up, 25 percent folds down), and the best cargo area opening of the four cars.

The Prado also scores points for its exceptional fuel range, its dual tanks delivering 149 litres of capacity compared to 80 litres for the Everest, while it managed 12.4 L / 100 km on this test (from the highway to the top of Mount Blue Rag) versus 12.7 L / 100 km for the Everest.