Sentences with phrase «stacked against it this time»

This is a tried - and - tested formula that has worked wonders for the party in the past but the odds are stacked against it this time.

Not exact matches

That's according to The New York Times» interactive tool, which lets you see how you stack up against your fellow American earners across 344 US metro areas.

To see how you stack up against the wealthiest of the wealthy, The New York Times created an interactive tool that allows you to enter your household income and compare your earnings across 344 zones throughout the US.

But what I liked best about the book is how it engages with what I see as one of the most important and difficult social - policy questions of our time: How do we unstack the deck and, at the same time, get people to take ownership over improving their own lives and communities even when they reasonably believe that the deck is stacked against them?

At the same time, a political discourse that is overly focused on the external causes of misfortune can make people feel like the deck is stacked against them, so why even try?

See how your competition stacks up against your own posts, and if yours are falling short, you'll get immediate insights into how you can improve engagement, be that better posting times or different hashtags.

By the time I was five, I could tell as soon as we entered someone's house if the owner was an artist or not: most people had a picture or two on the walls and some ornaments on the tables; the artists had paintings stacked against one another all over the room or scuptures in various states of completion on every available surface.

The warnings against Jehovah's Witnesses have stacked up over the past decade in particular, with dozens of regional charges of extremism and more than 80 of its books, pamphlets, and other texts (including its magazine, The Watchtower) banned in Russia, according to The Moscow Times.

You have to go back to 2016 for the last time they scored three goals on the road in the Champions League, so the odds seem to be very, very stacked against Juventus.

Dana White clearly knows Nate is a draw, Nate was never put on main event spots on PPV until his fights with Conor, first one had 10 days promotion, both fights were outside both fighters weight class, all in the usual location of Vegas, no milestone numbers (196 and 202), no belt, in fact UFC202 had no belt on the entire card yet they broke all PPV records, Conor vs Mendes did did not even reach 1m despite having the likes of Lawler title fight, as UFC 194, it was against Aldo for the belt after months and months of promotion and also against Alvarez following the stock - raising Diaz fights at MSG, NY for the first time ever, Champ Vs Champ on a stacked card with 3 title fights and the likes of Khabib on the prelims... still did not do PPV numbers with Nate.

Brawn also said F1 is looking at setting up a live F1 game, where people can compete in a virtual race that happens at the same time as an actual Grand Prix to see how they stack up against the real teams and drivers.

Burnley's last time at Hull was back in the 2012 Championship and while they have made a great start, the history is stacked against them in this one and at the end of the day they may be happy enough with a point in the bag from this trip.

We haven't always appreciated the level of importance that should be attached to getting enough sleep, but as the scientific studies stack up in recent times, it is very hard to argue against the observation that getting the right amount of sleep, is a key aspect of achieving a healthy lifestyle.

Then I gave birth and realized I had a lot of cards stacked against me when it came time to breastfeed.

The fact that this is a presidential election year stacks the deck against Republicans to begin with in this Democrat - dominated state, although whoever wins the GOP primary will have more time than ususal between then and the November general election to focus on the real target: Gillibrand.

When stacked against each other, the poll found 58 percent of voters would prefer keeping a part - time Legislature but requiring more disclosure of outside income, as opposed to 40 percent who favored a full - time Legislature.

Private Members» Bills might well be allotted more time to have a chance of being seriously considered, but it would be to little or no avail if the timing and voting thresholds were still decisively stacked against them.

A small 2013 UK study actually looked into how a round between the sheets stacked up against 30 minutes of treadmill time.

Playing for long periods of time can start to feel repetitive, but you've got online leaderboards to stack your score and time up against other players, and you can also go hunt the poker - themed collectibles scattered across the levels.

Weather and time are stacked up against them, so they end up traveling together with some disastrous results.

As photographed by John Bailey — at the time, the go - to cinematographer for Paul Schrader (American Gigolo, Cat People, Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, Light Of Day)-- the city's streets, restaurants, back rooms, and lofts are as much a character as Charlie and Paulie, a dreamer and a schemer trying to get ahead in a world where the chips are stacked against them.

So each time I am presented with hopelessness, a new case or student with the odds stacked again, I am reminded of my own story and the hundreds of students with disabilities I have worked with who have defied the «insurmountable odds» stacked against us.

Having conquered the backwoods in the Jeeps, it was time to see how the G - MAX RS stacks up against other competitors like BF Goodrich, Firestone, Hankook, and Yokohama.

While we know that the Rimac Concept One can outrun a LaFerrari as well as the quickest Teslas in a drag race, it was time to see how the world's most advanced electric hypercar stacks up against the mighty Bugatti Veyron on track.

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R «It's first time here for us, and we obviously came here this weekend with some rules changes that were pretty much stacked against us.

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R ON HIS QUALIFYING RUN: «It's first time here for us, and we obviously came here this weekend with some rules changes that were pretty much stacked against us.

Back in 1930, Captain Woold Barnato — a Le Mans three - time winner — stacked a Bentley Speed Six against Saudi Arabia's Blue Train as it traveled Cannes to Calais.

We're in a pretty good position but we won't know until race time where we stack up against anybody else.

For a certain time period, how did your sales stack up against other authors in your category?

I've spent time with each of the founding members of the company and I'd stack them up against any other startup team I've met.

Now that the 3rd generation iPad is out, we thought it was time to see how it stacks up against the competition.

The last time MoneySense published the All - Canadian Wealth Test — our detailed examination of how your personal finances stack up against others — was back in 2009.

Spend a little time finding members that can work together and you'll find the real estate investing game isn't so stacked against you.

lots of times you agree to agree to arbitration, which makes things more stacked against you.

We all want the holiday season to be the happiest, most carefree time of the year, but sometimes we feel like the deck is stacked against us.

Think: If a punter's excited enough to pay a 3 %, 5 %, 10 % or even (on occasion) a 20 % premium on a rumour, and you stack that up against the actual odds of an offer materialising (say, at a 35 % premium), the expected value of their returns over time won't be too hot.

Before you take out a new loan, take time to compare interest rates, product features and fees and charges and how these stack up against your existing loan.

All have been there quite awhile and are competent but I think the deck is stacked against them as the time share business is in major trouble.

Tailboard had a few cards stacked against him: he is considered a bully breed, he was heartworm positive and had an ear infection at the time of his adoption; but the fine folks at the station raised the funds, with the help of the community, to have him treated and will be finishing his heartworm treatment on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016.

There are times when monies are low and there are ten times the dogs as we have foster homes and the deck just seems stacked against us.

But precisely because my personal preference is to earn as much cash as possible, I like to check in from time to time on exactly how cash back stacks up against other rewards currencies.

Time will tell how they will stack up against their top rival PlayStation.

Assuming the storyline and characters is a focus of EA's Star Wars project and BioWare's Anthem (if not, that's a whole other issue), as long as I can pause my game (in some fashion) at any time, not lose progress mid-way through a mission because of internet connection issues, and don't have my odds stacked against me while playing alone, I can see it working as a fantastic traditional single - player experience.

We'll have to run some tests to see how it stacks up against the 1080, but based on our hands - on time, playing games on a 1080 Ti is a joy.

It seems at times that we are nudged (or outright pushed) towards the co-op mode just to beat a level that surely is stacked against us... because we were absolutely on point with every move.

If you're a gamer, you're probably wondering how the Xbox One S stacks up against the PS4 Slim that was released around the same time.

We've also integrated PSN leaderboards: see how quickly you can finish the game, and how your time stacks up against the rest of the world.

The seller knows one property - their own - where a realtor knows how the seller's property stacks up against other alternatives and been through this process hundreds of times... whereas both buyer and seller will be working with much less experience.

I like to think of it as the Atari or Colecovision of social networking — stack up Pong against Halo 3 on your Playstation, and you've got a pretty good idea of how primitive Facebook will appear in 20 years» time.

This process saves you time and effort in shopping for car coverage, and you also have the upper - hand because the companies tend to offer better rates when they know that other companies are being stacked up against what they have to offer.