Sentences with phrase «starting gun on»

IHG has fired the starting gun on the bad news... let's hope there's not too much more to come.

BMW is firing the starting gun on the brand's forthcoming product offensive with an extraordinary pageant of new models and concept vehicles at the IAA Cars 2017 show in Frankfurt am Main.

* Peugeot, Renault officials attending Iran conference * Foreign firms hope to revive Iran production * U.S. companies remain barred for now By Laurence Frost and Marcus George PARIS / DUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters)- Peugeot and Renault are among Western firms sending executives to an automotive conference that opens in Iran on Saturday - firing the starting gun on a more overt race for post-sanctions business.

PM fires starting gun on referendum campaign after securing deal with 27 other EU leaders to amend UK relationship with Brussels

If the necessary numbers vote in favour of an 8 June election on Wednesday it would formally fire the starting gun on the election process — the Fixed - term Parliaments Act does not need the input of the Lords.

Commenting on the publication of the Barclay Review of Business Rates, Moira Kelly, chair of the CIOT's Scotland Technical Committee, said: «Ken Barclay and his team have today fired the starting gun on the process of reforming Scotland's business rates system and presented the Scottish Government with an opportunity to lead from the front in enacting lasting, meaningful reform.

The Lib Dems fired the starting gun on a shotgun contest with a drab Nick Clegg speech no - one covered and the announcement of a February 28th poll date.

Nine months after the shock referendum vote to leave the bloc, Britain handed over a momentous letter to the EU president in Brussels, triggering Article 50 of the bloc's Lisbon Treaty and firing the starting gun on a two - year countdown towards Brexit.

Former cabinet minister Kellie Leitch has become the first official candidate to replace Stephen Harper as Conservative leader, sounding the starting gun on a race that will stretch over 13 months.

Not exact matches

After a number of Democrats started a sit - in to protest the lack of a vote on gun - control legislation following the Orlando shootings, the Republican - controlled House shut off the C - SPAN cameras.

That's the situation Meb Keflezighi finds himself in as he awaits the starting gun of the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Goepfert had carved out a profitable niche — one that would become much more lucrative when he started marketing his guns on the internet.

On the heels of Wednesday's tragic school shooting in Florida, the debate over gun control is starting up again.

«We heard the bullets and we started running, in order to protect ourselves, they were machine - gun bursts,» a tourist from Mexico City told AFP of the incident, which Tijuana - based outlet Semanario Zeta captured on video:

The arena fell silent before the starting gun sent them off on two lengths of the pool in what swimmers consider the most punishing stroke.

The starting gun had just gone off in the race to cyberspace, and as he watched the throngs jockeying for position, Barrelet wondered, «How do all these people measure returns on their investment?»

As TMM mentioned last week there is a regional flavour as to opinion on China so perhaps we just need to get through a complete trading day cycle before we get a true representation of reaction, but TMM are going to stand by their guns as far as China goes and if we are going to start seeing some spurious euro trashing we will play this as a regional cross trade rather than a global play.

The response was best typified on Facebook, where out of 52 commenters, 10 said they were for the backpacks, 18 said they were not and a plurality — 19 commenters — gave no opinion on the backpacks, instead using the opportunity to criticize the students who have kick - started a national gun control movement.

As a young gun himself, Tuchman is an expert on taking risks and starting your own business.

But it also means that gun rights activists have started to ramp up the rhetoric on how liberals supposedly want to take away people's guns and infringe on the Second Amendment.

It just came up automatically on your screen when you started up your browser, and somebody from CNN dropped by to hold a gun to your head to force you to read it all, then held a knife to your throat and forced you to comment on it?

I also love how these gun control idiots don't seem to notice that every time they start harping on the issue, gun sales skyrocket!

The evening started off on a somber note with Cohen pouring 10,000 BB gun pellets into a metal container to illustrate the power of the United States» nuclear arsenal in front of a stunned audience.

«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns,...» Pretty sure there weren't guns when the Bible was written, so the word «clearly» in the previous quote doesn't play; at least until the NRA starts publishing their own edition of the Bible.

Shelton, who lives in Inglewood, rises at 4:30 in the morning and makes the 50 - mile trek into La Verne where he gets up between 300 and 600 shots on the shooting gun before school starts.

We started well but needed another player or two, depending on our young guns ability to step up.

I like to think of myself as a fairly rational individual, which is why what has and is going on at Arsenal confounds me... little wonder people have gone so far as to suggest that Wenger is actually sabotaging the club... one only needs to look at our starting 11 to stoke the flames of conspiracy... just think of the perceived importance of this game, considering the loss to Stoke, the historically significance of the two teams involved, the controversy that swirled around our two meetings last season, the proximity to the closing of the window and the general disdain being directed towards the manager once again... how is it even possible that you wouldn't come to Anfield with all guns blazing... not a single shot on target, with the back - up keeper in no less... where were the new signings?

If we get Pogba and Kondogbia, we can let Cazorla (not that there is any reason to sell him), Rosicky, Flamini and Arteta go, then base our midfield on Coq, Ramsey, Wilshere, Pogba, Kondogbia, Özil — and let young guns like Zelalem and Crowley start getting subs for the first team.

I tell you from a footballing point of view scoring 8 goals you got have players that know where the goal posts are it takes energy and creativity to score 8 yes I agree vikings changed their players because their league is starting i think tomorrow so yes they were not a big team team but to say that Arsenal were not strong thats a bit to much and I say it again you need energy and creativity to score 8 I was very happy they did that Arsenal are well known for creating chances yesterday they converted them chances into Goals this should be the norm and I hope this will give them a lesson on how to win a game as they did nt dwell about with the ball it was goal after goal and that tells me that they went for the goals directly and I hope and wish the young guns all the best and to do well in the next season

«Yesterday I was a little slow on the start so right when the gun went off I went.

So when many on here whine about our young guns too young for 1st team starts I say watch him or Sterling leading the line and killin it...

With should start with the team below and have all of the big guns on the bench.

I've started forgetting even the memorable parts; I only recently recalled killing two Iraqi fighters with a coaxial machine gun — their bodies flung into the air like they'd stepped on cartoon springs — when I revisited an old diary.

As for Basel, we can start him in that position with the big guns on the bench should news from Paris suggest there is a need to capitalise.

I don't like the fact that we start too slow (NOT) cautiously but slow, and only kick on after a goal down or in the 2nd half against the big guns.

Tottenham were going to live - tweet their u18's match against Arsenal on Saturday, but didn't bother after the Young Guns started scoring for fun.

I regret greatly that the game wasn't televised in Uganda here i only had 2 follow the game on wap but is good to read it soundind good a game it was by Spanish Fry and you were lucky to predict the hoodoo break, when i read the starting lineup including Eboue and song i was like why did i put my money on arsenal 3 - 1 is ok i hope we get our revenge on sunday with blazing guns.

Players had been left confused by Mourinho's decision to start with what was considered a reserve team in the final pre-season game against Fiorentina, only to throw all of the big guns on before the hour.

I didn't get any pictures of Splash Battle because as soon as they got on the boat, my husband started squirting their boat with the water guns you can access from OUTSIDE of the ride, which of course resulted in the water guns on the ship aiming at him, so I ran!!

Starting with one side, wrap the felt around the canvas and use your staple gun to staple on the wood part of the canvas.

Just as the first reports of the latest mass shooting started to trickle in on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested Republicans prefer gun rights over protecting the country in a radio interview.

After initially appearing to cast some blame on Democrats for the shooting of the third - ranking House Republican and then vowing to start carrying a gun to protect himself, Rep. Chris Collins issued a statement saying «it's time for all of us, including myself, to tone down our rhetoric and recognize that we are all of one country and all proud Americans.»

He sent a letter to Donald Trump about gun control, held a conference call with Sen. Amy Klobuchar about election security, rallied with Al Gore against offshore drilling and, of course, started picking on de Blasio again.

The relationship between Gillibrand and Bloomberg got off to a bad start when the mayor released a statement questioning her record on one of his signature pet issues — gun control — in the wake of her selection by Gov. David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton in the US Senate.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group started by Bloomberg, will hold a rally tomorrow on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to support background check legislation.

National Federation of Republican Assemblies started the «RINO Hunters» Club», whom they believe to be too moderate on such issues as taxes, gun rights, and abortion.

«We're not going to jump the gun and start filling in the blanks on something that might not happen.

If lawmakers want to cleanse themselves of the Yee taint, cracking down on excessive gun regulations would be a good place to start.

Nevertheless, Bloomberg has pressed ahead with a coalition against illegal guns that he launched several years ago, started an immigration reform coalition of mayors and business leaders, including Rupert Murdoch, and brought on three deputy mayors with either national political or government experience — Howard Wolfson, Robert Steel and former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith.

Governor Cuomo's getting a head start on his State of the State proposals, and says he'll propose a bill to close a loophole that allows some convicted of domestic violence to possess guns.