Sentences with phrase «than a defeat»

A fourth senator chose retirement rather than defeat at the polls.

There hasn't been a boring day in these three and a half years, and way more victories than defeats.

When politicians are «more likely to be arrested than defeated at ballot, people lose faith,» he said.

These moments celebrating with my host filled me with more joy than defeating the boss on my own.

Let us protect our children from the unnecessary hazards of the divorce experience so that they, like their parents, can be strengthened by divorce rather than defeated by it.

Anything other than a defeat for Warsaw will be a historic result.

Chelsea to win: The Blues are favourites to win and they are worth backing because they will want much better than that defeat against Bayern Munich.

This usually comes down to nothing more than defeating certain enemies or picking up items, even in story missions, where you collect items to «find» Fragments.

As a result, Klopp will be desperate for a league boost, and they wouldn't come much bigger than defeating the Premier League leaders at home.

On Sunday, they threw away a two - goal lead to draw 2 - 2 with Newcastle, although Sky Sports report that David Moyes still expects to see more home wins than defeats this term.

It was a lot better than a defeat of course, and so the Arsenal fans, players and manager owe a big debt of thanks to Mesut Ozil for the assist and Kieran Gibbs for the finish in the latter stages of the north London derby which rescued a point against the spuds.

He made some mistakes at the start, but he has already won us more points than that defeat cost us and he's probably having a laugh, seeing Chelsea down the table.

Whats more disappointing than the defeat is the fact that all of us saw this happening and yet noone at the club took steps to prevent this debacle.

Dundalk have recovered from key players leaving before and Kenny's ability to develop technically gifted players suggests that he will be confident of bouncing back again — and, as Caulfield and City would confirm, there is no better way of making a statement than defeating the defending champions.

Perhaps more worrying than the defeat is the fact it was Wolfsburg's first home game in 26 attempts without a goal.

The loss against Roma was concerning more so for the mental impact than the defeat itself.

Bayern ended up losing in penalties but worse than the defeat was the loss of Robben (again) and Lewandowsk, ensuring the club will be without their top striker and most dangerous offensive weapon when they enter the Nou Camp.

«Nothing is more important to the Republican Party than defeating Andrew Cuomo,» said Erie County GOP chairman Nick Langworthy in his opening remarks.

Trump didn't mention Astorino specifically but implied there are those more interested in raising their profile than defeating Governor Cuomo.

``... what could be more vital than defeating one Liberal Democrat on Tuesday, May 24th?

We all expected this to be the case, and it's not necessarily a huge negative, but it would be cool if someday a Pokemon game retained the core battle mechanics but mixed up the single - player campaign a bit more so that your quest was something other than defeating gym leaders.

I believe we won't have any other goals than defeating the gang and the main antagonist, but it's good to be back to classics.

There's nothing more unsatisfying than defeating an opponent by hitting the empty space between their arm and leg with the invisible tip of your character's boot (particle effects can offer a decent cover up, though).

Sure Arsenal are, on their day, an excellent side but it was the manner of defeat rather than defeat itself that is the most worrying.

Thankfully, the skills I've learned at both school and work have led to more victories than defeats, as well as a tacit understanding that one need not attend UBC or the University of Victoria to practice law in B.C.

while a draw would be better than defeat..

If the reports are true about Alexis Sanchez and his attitude being the reason that he was left on the bench when Arsenal faced Liverpool away on Saturday then I think we have to have some sympathy with the manager, even though at the time it seemed to be a crazy move and it certainly did not help our chances of coming away from Anfield with anything other than a defeat.

«It's why I think John DeFrancisco should have been the majority leader and maybe should be called upon to be the majority leader right now because kowtowing to Andrew Cuomo will get you nothing more than defeats,» McLaughlin said.

Since Uber's exit from Southeast Asia is more of a victory than a defeat — its large stake in Grab is set to increase in value over time — it's no surprise that loyal staff would be disappointed at being shoved out of the door without so much as a tip or acknowledgement of their labor.

Yesterday Pau telling that they have not seen him for some time hurts more than the defeat.

Other than the defeat to Costa Rica, when Colombia had already secured qualification for the knockout rounds, Osina's team had won five in a row, and when they travelled to Chile last December they came away with a 1 - 1 draw in the World Cup Qualifying Group.

That's what hurts much much more than the defeat itself...

to say the truth, i am not very much optimistic of the game with Chelsea being anything more than a defeat.

Real Madrid travelled to Málaga last Sunday in full knowledge that anything other than defeat would seal the La Liga title.

We may be fearful, or impatient, or reactive, and only by becoming aware of these negative states, can we explore more positive ones that will leave us feeling empowered rather than defeated.

While the colors of the enemy uniforms change over the course of the campaign, the tactics required to defeat them don't, and the vast majority of missions require the player to do nothing more than defeat a set number of troops across a relatively compact map.

rather than a defeated «They won't let us.»

By June, editors could read the writing on the wall and in their pages argued for «strengthening» the bill (i.e., amending the accountability provisions) rather than defeating it.

They have nearly the same effect, except the ice balls thrown are slower, break when coming in contact with the floor after bouncing once, and freeze enemies, rather than defeating them.

Ammo is rather scarce at times so no matter how skilled a marksman you are there will be occasions that you're forced to avoid the enemy rather than defeat it.

When I burst into the doors of the abbey and encounter the abbess, I need to figure out how to exploit her friendliness rather than defeat it.

«Organized Enough» was a good read that made me look around my messy house with acceptance, rather than defeat (a nice feeling!)

I can think of a series of other examples of a Senate committee finding creative ways to improve a bill by correcting its worst defects rather than defeating it.

But, in keeping with their non-elected status, senators often find creative alternatives rather than defeating a bill outright.

«I would summarize my professional perception as always seeing the good, seeking to understand, and have an ability to guide clients to reframe their thinking and perceptions to better themselves rather than defeat themselves.»