Sentences with phrase «series of chances»

The message was a message that history was going somewhere, that it was not simply dragging endlessly on, that it was not a circular repetition, that it was not a series of chance and unconnected events, but that it was a process moving towards a consummation.

The FA Cup tie between the two London rivals was dominated by Spurs during the opening 45 minutes, with the Lilywhites enjoying 60 percent of the possession and going close with a series of chances.

Denmark dominated much of Saturday's game and created a series of chances, only to be denied by the excellence of Ireland keeper Darren Randolph.

Inter can be considered fortunate to escape the Allianz Stadium with a point after watching the dominant hosts create a series of chances, most of which were created by lively right - winger Juan Cuadrado and wasted by Mario Mandzukic.

Brendan Rodgers» side started well, testing Joe Hart with a series of chances and keeping City's abundantly talented attacking line - up out with a disciplined display.

Chelsea were soon back in control, producing a series of chances before winning a penalty after 75 minutes — Willian was brought down by Geoff Cameron.

Unfortunately that one goal against Celta is all he has to show after Diego Simeone gave him a series of chances.

But politicians and transit leaders have not acted on a series of chances to turn things around sooner.

The goal came at the goal death after both sides had struggled to find the back of the net despite a series of chances created.

Their hypothesis states that a series of chance events or situations, such as living in the habitable zone of the sun, having a Jupiter - type planet to clear away comet and asteroid debris and having few mass extinctions, has allowed life to develop on Earth and would be unlikely to happen elsewhere.

Though skeptical at first, a series of chance events leads David to believe that Elijah may be right, ultimately forcing him to reconsider his true purpose in life.

... And then, with a series of chance meetings, Rebecca, George, and Henry are suddenly in flight, their lives brighter and clearer than ever, as they fall headlong into a summer that will forever define them in the decades to come.

«Yes, I would have stayed in Cowbenbeath and been a bus driver, but a series of chance occurences forced me to move to a foreign country and be highly successful instead.»

In this combined piece, abstractions of light travel across and into space, illuminating the High Line's passageway and initiating a series of chance encounters with visitors to the park.

A series of chance encounters and being introduced to Kay Politowicz, head of textiles at Chelsea College of Art & Design, where I ended up doing my PhD.