Sentences with phrase «short of a victory»

Anything short of victory at Selhurst Park is not acceptable for the gunners mindbearing that this game will / might leave Arsenal firmly on the 3rd position after all rival teams have played.

This was the final deal of the two - day 80 - board challenge match between Los Angeles and New York for the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED trophy, emblematic of the title «Bridge Capital of the U.S.» As some readers will recall, the Westerners won the first challenge match last summer when a late rally by New York fell just short of victory.

Duke came up just short of victory over Kansas during Tuesday night's Championship Classic, and it certainly wasn't due to the play of freshman Jabari Parker.

Chelsea have a tough task ahead of them, requiring nothing short of a victory at Old Trafford while United have the small matter of facing off against Barcelona at Wembley.

It's Inter that they need to catch in that position, so anything short of a victory would put an end to any faint hopes of a Champions League return this season.

They barely put up a fight despite needing nothing short of a victory to progress.

When people get caught up with which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.

Only one Republican, Senator James S. Alesi of Rochester, is on the record supporting the measure, which puts it at least six votes short of victory.

Although the party fell 600 votes short of victory, they dramatically reduced Labour's majority, which had been a relatively comfortable 6,000.

Not exact matches

Council agreed but cut Ford's victory dance short by promptly voting to do away with plastic bags altogether as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Because Hopewell is privately owned, it can be more patient than many of its publicly traded competitors in pursuing its objectives; as Kraatz puts it, «we prioritize repeat clients and long - term success over short - term, bottom - line victories.»

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know neither victory nor defeat.

That victory was short - lived, as the stock was down to $ 31 per share by the following week and hit a low mark of $ 17.73 four months later.

Trump's victory was a surprise to many, but I think a lot of the concern was already priced in and a lot of market participants were heavily short peso prior to the election and positioning for a decline.

Though it is important not to overstate the situation — realistically, the AfD party is unlikely to have a significant influence over policy in Germany in the short term — the level of support for the German right - wing party reflects a significant protest vote, which could have an influence on Chancellor Merkel's approach as she looks past her election victory.

The NDP Government's declaration of victory on recent trade disputes is full of rhetoric and short on results.

In spite of the short - phrase fillip, the Conservative victory will probably give, the longer - time period image is of a industry that is neither cheap nor expensive and a worldwide liquidity backdrop that hazards getting to be much less accommodating.

While Syriza leans far left, its victory seemed, in the short term, to have boosted extremist parties on both ends of the political spectrum in countries such as France and Spain.

Seldom in military history has victory been so efficient or so visible decisive in so short a span of time.

The collective action against the MAI is the latest illustration of this with a first victory, even if only short - lived.

This victory of short - term thinking over the concern for sustainability is, I trust, temporary.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

18:36)... In this light, it's nothing short of tragic that we now find ourselves with a version of the Bible whose sole purpose is to reinforce the nationalism and celebrate the military victories of a particular country.»

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.»

And from there it is another short step to «God allows all kinds of prayers» - for victory in battle, for the defeat of enemies, for the smashing of a corrupt political regime, for the removal of a hated social or economic system.

Thus the victory of the oppressors was hollow and short - lived.

Politics is short - sighted, and any lasting victory for an ethical form of society requires that we nurture and develop theoretical insight into the foundations of human nature and ethics.

In short, Jesus and the Victory of God reads like a good old - fashioned book on Jesus, one that gives matters of theological substance and historical plausibility pride of place.

In the light of that experience, we have read history again, noting the rise and fall of nations and cultures in cycles which in the perspective seem as short and are apparently as final and futile as the life - span of a man, evil manifesting itself continually in the same hideous forms, good winning its victories but also suffering its defeats, as century follows century and our tiny planet is hurled on its precarious way among the stars.

The stunning 22 - year - old, who is also the sister of Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, proved that her husband is not the only one on the Rodriguez house that can impress in the field of play as she donned the skimpy shorts to help her side claim victory.

Victory over Bayern Munich in Champions League final was nothing short of memorable as two injury time goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær took them from the brink of losing to the joy of celebration in just a matter of moments.

Today the youngest head coach in Division I - A, freshly appointed Jeff Horton of the University of Nevada, is 36; even if he were to coach to the normal retirement age of 65 and average 10 wins a season, he would still fall short of Bryant's 323 victories.

He then made short work of the Blue Jays, using just 81 pitches in a 4 - 1 victory.

Now we look at current form, and Arsenal's outstanding League run of 16 wins in our last 18 games is nothing short of brilliant, including victories in our last eight.

why should conte be scared of us after all those huge victories in his short Chelsea career.

However, the betting public seems to have a short memory, as 8 out of 10 spread bets are sticking with Atlanta to win by 7 or more against a 5 - 4 Titans team who has been plagued by inconsistency, yet looked good last week in a 30 - 3 upset victory on the road against the high - flying Panthers

Though Kane has not looked like the scoring genius who fell just short of the Golden Boot, he is still leading Tottenham to victory after victory and still gets more than enough goals to avoid the «one - hit - wonder» label.

Enjoy the victory over a good and respected rival by congratulating them on being good, but just short of what was needed today.

Of course, people who actually watch Messi play for Argentina on a regular basis know that's absolute nonsense and, for the most part, are sick of the people whose knowledge about the team is limited to Messi's goals scored and Argentina's major victories, both of which have been in short supply since their triumph at Copa America 200Of course, people who actually watch Messi play for Argentina on a regular basis know that's absolute nonsense and, for the most part, are sick of the people whose knowledge about the team is limited to Messi's goals scored and Argentina's major victories, both of which have been in short supply since their triumph at Copa America 200of the people whose knowledge about the team is limited to Messi's goals scored and Argentina's major victories, both of which have been in short supply since their triumph at Copa America 200of which have been in short supply since their triumph at Copa America 2007.

Victory over Chelsea, who are likely to rest a number of key players in preparation for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid, would see the Reds» already - short title odds of 1/5 reduce even further.

The current world No. 8 may have come up short of her 15th career tour victory, but the $ 186,096 paycheck that came with last week's runner - up finish earned Ko (the «youngest ever» in so many categories) yet another page in the record books.

DIED: Austrian Grand Prix Formula I driver JOCHEN RINDT, 28, whose five victories on the European circuit had all but assured him of this year's world championship and left him one short of the alltime record; after his Lotus Ford crashed on Monza's dangerous Parabolic Curve during trials for the Grand Prix of Italy.

Anyways, they all but had a victory locked up on Monday Night went things took a bad turn (or a few) and they ended up getting the short end of the stick in Volleyball..

They had enough juice left to rip off a comeback in an eventual 75 — 73 victory that tied the second - biggest in tournament history, short only of Brigham Young's 25 - point rally against Iona in the 2012 First Four.

Hertha Berlin are at a price of 4.33 for a victory in the game, while Frankfurt are at a much shorter 1.90 for the same outcome.

At the beginning of the match, the Red Devils went behind than Newcastle but they turned back within short time and at the end left the ground with a big victory.

Aston Villa are at a short price of 1.72 for a victory in the game.

Let me put it this way then: I don't want to see any of our players improve their experience for the benefit of themselves and the club unless they're wearing our kit:) Unrealistic of course, and no one should turn down an opportunity to play for their country, but I can just taste victory, and I hate to see an unnecessary match thrown into the shortest month of the year with Barca and Cup final looming.

In short, Liverpool created nearly no chances but the underwhelming nature of the performance was paid little mind as fans preferred to bask in the glory of a derby victory and a fantastic debut performance from Virgil van Dijk.

Of course, as players return from injury and with a few inspiring league victories all will be quickly forgotten in the short term memory of the supporter on the Clapton omnibuOf course, as players return from injury and with a few inspiring league victories all will be quickly forgotten in the short term memory of the supporter on the Clapton omnibuof the supporter on the Clapton omnibus.