Sentences with phrase «to score points»

Say your spouse has a credit card with little or no balance and a great payment history; if he or she agrees to add you as an authorized user, from a credit score point of view you automatically benefit from her card's available credit as well as her payment history.

But whether Romney scores a point on that aspect of the issue or not, he still has a rift to fix with the Hispanic community, specifically over his promise to veto the DREAM Act if he were president.

The bowl operates similarly to other fantasy football platforms: Users will select a team of nine players — who score points based on their real - life, in - game performances — and face off against teams assembled by other contestants across the country.

Seeing Fillon's scandals as an opportunity to send a strong message and score points with voters, Macron vowed to «clean up», and return «morals» to politics.

«In responding to this incident — indeed in responding to this election — we need to hear each other's stories, not slogans, we need to work towards understanding, not scoring points, and we need to find a way to move forward that respects and values each and every member of our community,» Superintendent Shawn Lewis - Lakin said in a statement.

With the website dogged by bottlenecks and bugs, she faced a wall of finger pointing and nitpicking, where critics seemed more intent on scoring points and pushing agendas than offering solutions.

During the election, Trump scored points with an array of working - class voters by saying he would renegotiate trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which the president has said favored other countries over the U.S.

In the first - year, MBA candidates must read, absorb and debate some 270 case studies in 10 courses, often fighting for «air time» with equally clever students just as eager as they are to score points with professors.

The team scored no points in the first half.

Situated on the mouth of the Fraser River, this community boasts a long fishing history but this hasn't scored it points with most buyers — until recently.

Players score points in various ways, including capturing the Pokemon characters with a flick of a finger on their phone screen.

It is understandable «Types of current credit» garnered the highest percentage of incorrect responses because this factor accounts for a mere 10 percent of credit score points.

If eliminating the accidental tax exemption helps President Barack Obama score points with environmental advocates, it would be money well spent.

I just wish I could believe that the people pushing the «ethical oil» label for my country's oil were doing it to advance the debate, rather than to score points in it.

Merck & Co. just scored a point in its immuno - oncology rivalry against Bristol - Myers Squibb.

But remember, we're not in stressful conversations to score points or to create enemies.

If the plan comes to pass, it would compound Venezuela's issues and isolation, making it possible for the U.S. to impose even heavier sanctions and scoring points for Mexico in Washington D.C.

We love the thrill of scoring points and getting to the next level.

But the bank's wealth boss scored points for his handling of the matter.

Get it right and you'll get Google quality score points, leading to a lower cost per click and a better search position.

This is why it is futile to keep talking to you; you seem more focused on scoring points in your mind than actually talking about issues anybody else raised in a constructive manner.

You can have some people present at an activity like this who are there to «score points» with God, and you can have others there who are doing it because they want to.

richard; i did not know we were scoring points.

You don't score points by creating Christian Nations.

Our statements, however, are by no means antithetical, and we are not trying simply to score points for and against them.

Our job isn't to score points for a side, push an agenda or to re-size the Bible to fit our personal views.

«The Bishops of England and Wales appear to have scored a point in their mean - spirited campaign against Catholics who use the old Latin liturgy.

I got fed up with being welcomed as a visitor then I become a mission / charity case in order for them to score points with God.

I bet soon I'm going to see a faked conversation between you and an imaginary atheist so you can somehow score a point.

Do you think this scores you points somehow?

Third, engage in public conversation and in private witnessing in a respectful way, caring more about people than scoring points.

There's a difference between leading a righteous life in hopes of «scoring point» with someone who may or may not exist vesus leading a righteous life and actually enjoying it and living it to the fullest.

On the other hand, if find out that God does exist (something I believe in), you'll at least have scored some points for your faith which could help your candidacy for heaven.

In what follows I will not attempt to answer his arguments in detail, still less to score points against him; the matters we are concerned with are too difficult and too crucial to admit of such treatment; I shall therefore merely try to indicate where and why I still venture to differ from him.

Midgley is not hostile to religion and scores points against scientists and others who think that theology has not changed since the condemnation of Galileo.

If the leadership of the Tea Party / Republican Party think that they are going to score points by having their drug addict, hate mongering goon score points by attacking the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, they have seriously miscalculated.

Even Paul missed the point when, quoting the book of Proverbs instead of Jesus, he saw a chance to score a point by helping enemies (Romans 12:20).

Challenging long held religious traditions may not score any points with those with closed minds, but every major religious movement began with those with the courage to be authentic.

Just so you know when I wrote «interesting» above I genuinely was interested in having a talk with you, there was no intention of malice or mischief or scoring points against you.

Have read many stories about children killing their parents sisters brother in the same way as in the game specially that ice hooky thing... killing people with to score points and sure drugs with such games are behind most crimes...

R. Shach scores points for his dim view of «their democracy» by pointing this out.

I'm sure Mike knew that... scoring points with the mother - in - law again.

Tastes like dessert, but scores points on veggie servings!

MP, I'm so happy I helped you score points and glad to hear your girlfriend said «its like a party in my mouth»: --RRB-

Thank you for helping me score points.

He's scored points with blue - chippers, and he's done so without them.

He's a relentless scoring point guard who led Nike's EYBL circuit by averaging 31 points per game.

He had not scored a point in the two previous games.

Had Notre Dame scored any points here, I think the game would have been out of reach.

Assuming the Gators wan na finally score points again, UCF's Scott Frost is gonna be a really popular name to throw around.