Sentences with phrase «surprise victory over»

Watching the 2016 presidential election play out, Oscar - nominated documentarian Liz Garbus was as surprised as anyone by the outcome, as Republican candidate Donald Trump took a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.

May 10, 2018 • Mahathir Mohamad, who previously led Malaysia for more than two decades, has won a surprise victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been embroiled in a long - running corruption scandal.

«There's going to be some new issues that haven't been raised before and a new look at some things that they said couldn't be done,» said Republican Deborah Brown, who won a surprise victory over Democrat John Simek in the 9th Ward.

Gordon Brown pulled some rather remarkable little tricks out the bag during this week's PMQs, securing another surprise victory over David Cameron.

MILAN: Sampdoria followed its surprise victory over Juventus with a 3 - 0 defeat against Bologna on Saturday in the Italian league, despite Bologna playing the entire second half with 10 men.

President - elect Trump exulted in his surprise victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, mocking critics who said before the election that polls showed he had no path to the White House.

Facebook and Twitter were perceived as critical to Trump's surprising victory over Hillary Clinton, something not lost on the president.

The real range is in the low 6s to high 7s, which is good enough for it to score a handy win over the Clio RS and a more surprising victory over the Nissan 370Z.

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At the same time, there is some cause for concern over what Donald Trump's surprise victory could mean.

As Trump thought about staffing his administration following his surprise victory, he hesitated over selecting Spicer as White House press secretary.

And after President Donald Trump's surprise election victory in 2016, investors rejoiced over his promises of big tax cuts to provide further economic stimulus; late last year, Trump delivered.

He burst into the national spotlight with one unusual, but game - changing play, an onside kick recovery that surprised the opposition and many say paved the path for the Saints» 31 - 17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

That's way less time than it took the Cubs to win another World Series after their victory all the way back in 1908, so it's no surprise to see them acting like proud papa bears and showing off all these newborns who arrived in the world nine months after the Cubs finally closed the book on over a century of helplessness.

While the Badgers (16 - 5, 5 - 3) were expected to be one of the league's top teams, the Hoosiers (16 - 4, 4 - 4) have been one of the nation's most pleasant surprises with marquee victories over both Ohio State and Kentucky.

So it may come as a surprise to learn that the 20 - year - old brought up 50 appearances for the Gunners in their 1 - 0 Premier League victory over Newcastle United yesterday.

It may come as some surprise, with Townsend having been a first choice player lately and having found the back of the net in the astonishing 5 - 3 victory over Chelsea, but Premier League clubs still believe that they can prise the winger away on loan.

The Rebels benefited from 20 Vol turnovers and put away the Crimson Tide byconverting 34 of 37 foul shots and by getting 11 assists from Guard Sean Tuohy.That left Mississippi with victories over three of the top four teams in theSEC and revived memories of its surprise triumph in last year's conferencetournament.

The most surprising result of the League One club's FA Cup run so far has been their 4 - 2 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

That's generally no real surprise given Swansea picked up another impressive win to move further away from the relegation battle with a 3 - 2 victory over Burnley.

Delph had been linked with moves to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, but the former Leeds United midfielder surprised many by deciding to commit his future to Paul Lambert's side, with the deal announced ahead of their weekend FA Cup victory over Bournemouth.

Despite their impressive victory against Iowa State on Saturday, bettors clearly aren't sold on Caleb Swanigan and the Purdue Boilermakers — a surprising occurence given the Big Ten's dominance over the first two rounds of the tournament.

What has surprised me the most was the victory over Hull City.

Ozil was in inspired form last night as Arsenal earned a surprise 2 - 1 victory over Chelsea in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup to set up a final clash with Manchester City for next month.

Gooners now want to see Iwobi involved against Spurs after he netted an absolute stunner for his country in a surprise 4 - 2 friendly victory over Lionel Messi and co..

As it was Louis van Gaal's side cruised through with maximum points and despite a stuttering quarter - final victory over Costa Rica remain strong, with right - back Janmaat a surprise star.

The Mavericks enter the playoffs on a four - game winning streak that included a surprising 66 - 58 victory over league champion Capital Christian.

The tiny island nation was the surprise team in the 2016 European Championships, reaching the quarterfinals after a stunning Round of 16 victory over England.

Having impressed during a 2 - 1 first leg victory over Apollon Limassol, it's a real surprise to see Aberdeen at such long odds for another victory over the Cypriots — especially considering the Reds» stunning away form.

However, the Magpies have surprised many this season with their superb performances in the seemingly improbable fixtures, with draws with Arsenal, Man Utd and Tottenham, as well as victories over Arsenal at the Emirates and Liverpool at St James Park, standing them in good stead ahead of another formidable fixture.

A sensational victory over Manchester City was the first surprise, a surprise because previously Everton hadn't won in their last seven matches, while the second was news of full - back Leighton Baines deny any interest in a move elsewhere.

Chelsea recovered from their surprise defeat to New York Red Bulls to claim their first victory of their pre-season US tour with a penalty shoot - out triumph over PSG in Charlotte.

FC Barcelona bounced back from their last week surprise defeat against Real Sociedad with an emphatic 5 - 1 victory over a ten men Osasuna.

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, Hempstead GOP Town Supervisor Anthony Santino conceded the race to Gillen, an attorney from Rockville Centre, who on Tuesday clinched a surprise victory by more than 2,200 votes over Santino, according to unofficial results.

According to Fred Dicker, «leading Democrats privately predict» that Clinton will win a closer - than - originally - expected victory over Sanders on April 19, but they're also conceding that «Clinton exhaustion» could produce a surprise upset.

I think her margin of victory over Gillibrand will surprise a lot of people.

Despite most opinion polls predicting that the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck, the Conservatives secured a surprise victory after having won a clear lead over their rivals and incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron was able to form a majority single - party government with a working majority of 12 (in practice increased to 15 due to Sinn Féin's 4 MPs» abstention).

An exception came in 2001, when turnout surged to 28.9 % after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Mark Green scored a surprise victory, with 35 % of the vote, over Ferrer.

Some politicians thought Ganim's political career was over, but he staged a major comeback and then won a surprising victory in a primary against two - term incumbent Mayor Bill Finch.

Leading Democrats privately predict that Hillary Clinton will win a closer - than - originally - expected victory over Bernie Sanders in the April 19 primary — but they're also conceding that «Clinton exhaustion» could produce a surprise upset.

Two years ago, a surprise victory for «The Lives of Others» over «Volver» in the top category raised the German film's profile considerably in the awards derby, leading to another upset on Oscar night.

The victory for «The Shape of Water» is rather surprising because, for the first time in over 20 years, a Best Picture winner has won the top prize without having a nomination for Best Cast from SAG, along with another big surprise of not winning its respective Screenplay category on the way to the top.

It's no surprise Philadelphia Eagles fans took their victory over the Minnesota Vikings seriously, turning parts of the city into what could be mistaken for a coup d'etat in a European...