Sentences with phrase «than an end game»

For me, self - publishing has become more of a starting point than an end game.

Not exact matches

In the year ending March 2017, Nintendo earned less than $ 176.4 million from mobile games, the Wall Street Journal reports.

So far, the Assassin's Creed franchise has sold more than 38 million games and by the looks of things, should be adding to that total significantly by the end of this year.

That led critics to complain about a hidden end game, noting TARP appeared to be more about financing a massive expansion of government control over the economy than saving U.S. capitalism.

Analysts have said Nintendo «s family - oriented game titles compete with smartphone games more directly than titles from rival console makers Sony (sne) and Microsoft (msft), which focus on high - end graphics targeting core gamers.

When I was a little kid, I spent more than a few nights under the covers with a flashlight reading books like Enders Game and Little House on The Prairie.

In AMD's internal tests, the new top - end $ 330 Ryzen 7 2700X chip was 1 % slower than a comparable Intel Core i7 8700K chip, which costs $ 370, in a benchmark of 12 video games.

The goal is to buy and sell these shares and to accumulate a greater amount of money than the other players by the game's end.

In the end, it's all the same game: Accumulating good assets that are structured intelligently and throw off fresh funds for you to spend, reinvest, save, gift, or donate, empowering you to arrange your day doing what it is you enjoy, and spending time with the people you love, rather than selling more hours of your life.

Curry is the first NBA player ever to average more than 30 points a game while playing less than 35 minutes a game (he'd often sit out at the end of games because they were blowouts).

During Penn State's first game in 2012 (against Ohio University), the announcers said that Penn State has more tight ends on their roster than other football teams

«Rather than trying to replicate the exact jots and tittles of what Utah did, we're looking at the idea that if you try to address both concerns on the front end, you can actually get a more comprehensive set of religious liberties than if LGBT rights moves forward on its own and you try to come in later in the game and attach religious liberties,» said LoMaglio.

As Jenell Williams Paris of Messiah College writes in her book The End of Sexual Identity, «Grounding sexual ethics in our humanity more than in contemporary sexual identity categories... comes at a cost to heterosexuals,» because «it puts them in the game as players instead of umpires.»

At Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, guests can experience a 100,000 - square - foot casino with 1,140 slots and 119 table games, indulge in the destination's 30,000 - square - foot ESPA Spa, splurge at high - end retail shops, and savor innovative cuisine at more than 20 restaurants, bars and lounges.

The Ramblers need a slow game that ends in the 50s or 60s, and Michigan plays even slower than Loyola.

Wenger has changed too much from being under budget for more than a decade, unfortunately it has cost him his ability to adapt to the modern game and it's blatantly obvious, he should simply retire at the end of this season and and give his job to someone who knows how to challenge for the top spot in this modern era.

They are better than us, everybody knows that, but I think we could've won the game tonight if we kept the discipline until the end.

Diaby; how long can we wait for him to arrive?the only way he should stay is on a reserve team wage less than 10k and bonus on game time, but unfortunately for him I think it's the end of his arsenal career and maybe even top level football.

Other than that, the most stimulating moment was when the game was over thanks to Ramirez's walk - off bloop to the outfield which sent Betts home and mercifully end the six - hour game at long last.

If it end 2 - 0, Great, but you shouldn't be asking more than this kind of lead at this stage of CL games.

Facing a 33 - 32 deficit, Ertz made the biggest play of the game for the Eagles by catching a pass and diving into the end zone for a go - ahead touchdown with less than three minutes left in the game.

However, Alexandre Lacazette came in for more stick than most players for the Gunners, as he came off the bench and missed two chances at the end of the game which could very well have allowed Arsenal to snatch something from the game.

But Hedman is back, sooner than expected, he ended up missing only 5 games.

Kieran Gibbs had to watch from the bench as the England boss gave the whole 90 minutes to the steady but unexciting Ryan Bertrand from Southampton and Theo Walcott did not do much better, with less than 10 minutes at the end of the game despite England never looking like scoring.

If Hedman misses like 15 + games, I don't think he'll win... If he ends up missing less than 10 games, he has a shot.

«We were sloppy, and the game was closer than it should have been,» senior defensive end Stryker Sulak said.

He is 4 - 5 years younger than both, and would have resale value / be with us that much longer - he may end up the better player - at 23 he is learning the game.

Giroud actually looked like he bumped heads with Bournemouth defender at the end of the game as he kept on rubbing his hand against the back of the head to see if there was any blood there, so I'm hoping it's nothing more than that.

Scoring goals has never been a problem for Klopp's men with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino firing them towards their objectives, but until they find a balance with the defensive side of their game, perhaps Barton makes a valid point but rather than regressing they could end up stagnating and failing to take that next step needed to win a major trophy.

They ended up winning by 7 but the game was far closer than that as it came down to some free throw shooting in the Game's final momegame was far closer than that as it came down to some free throw shooting in the Game's final momeGame's final moments.

Likening his situation to Tiger's was not that far out there since Brady has not always had his best stuff in the postseason but somehow always manages — despite having his own «C game» or being less than 100 percent healthy — to pull it out in the end.

It was their first Flag Football Game as a unit and Flag Football more than any other sport really does take some time to get some chemistry with one another... ATO SR has played in several All Sports Series Leagues and they know full well how to score on the Offensive end when timing is such a key factor.

We lost 8 - 2, 10 - 2 and still Wenger had the audacity to come out and say he saw some positives from those games, he won't do a single thing after this defeat than stay put and honor his never ending contracts

Truthfully, the score ended up being closer than the Game would have indicated as Team Goldin went cold from the free throw line down the stretch..

At the extreme, a team could end up 10 - 6, losing every game within the division, and still win the division because the rivals lost more than 6, just none to you.

But other than that the game was very attacking from both sides and exciting to watch and in the end a draw was a fair result for me.

With the scores level and more than an hour to play, the decision to send off the Spaniard was always going to have a big influence and the home team did end up winning the game with a 1 - 0 victory through a Salomon Rondon strike.

Now, instead, you have people like me wondering if their September will end up more or less pathetic than that of say, the 2011 Red Sox, who went 7 - 20 in the season's final month and blew a nine - game lead over the Rays to lose the AL East and a wild card spot in the process.

That was an ignominious end to the dream run for State going from unranked to # 1 quicker than anyone in AP poll history and being the first team ever ranked # 1 in a College Football Playoff official ranking to later getting blown out in a bowl game by Georgia Tech.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

It is easy to blame the opponents who hack him down, but as I said after the Man United game, Jack does his utmost to to wind up his opponents and has been known to do his fair share of crunching and mis - timed tackles himself, mostly ending up with Jack being more in pain than his victims!

In an earlier draft of this, I saved the revelation that this was the first game of a doubleheader for the end, a Shyamalanian twist to make you realize how everything was exponentially worse than it already was.

And at the end of the game, people would say, «Oh, yeah, USC wanted it more than Oregon State, or Alabama wanted it more than Vanderbilt.»

I would let Ramsey go for free and buy Forsberg from Leipzig who is more accomplished as a footballer and take over from Carzola even his counterpart who is heading to Liverpool next summer (Naby Keita) is way better than Ramsey and Wilshire combine — when you come to wenger's approach in the past it tells it all he never really intended to bring in quality players he was just giving fans false hopes and played mind games when they happened to end up somewhere else he will come outwith BS like we almost sign him

Following storylines, getting caught up in the never ending narratives, and I think that truly makes them appreciate any given game more than the other category.

Will actually be very surprised if the game will end up otherwise than a draw.

Rather than making rest the priority, I think the mentality should be — start each game through the end of the season like a playoff game.

However, the signs were there against Man City as we should have wrapped the game up but were instead hanging on at the end and it was more relief than joy at the final whistle.

De'Andre Hunter hit the game - winning three at the buzzer, but this ending was so much more dramatic than that.

With a 48 - 17 record at week's end, 2 1/2 games better than Seattle's, Utah is poised to gain home court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs for the first time in history.