Sentences with phrase «to take one's eye off the ball»

Let's hope as well that we haven't taken our eye off the ball with regard to strengthening the squad defensively before the window closes next week.

That does mean the team are running the risk of taking their eye off the ball in the league ahead of this Stoke game.

Amid the chaos of rapid growth, it's easy to take your eye off the ball when it comes to culture.

It looked to me as if he just took his eye off the ball.

I did take my eye off the ball completely with regard to strategic planning for my own job.

Don't take your eye off the ball or your foot off the gas.

According to one strategist Tuesday night, Democrats believe Paul is still vulnerable for taking his eye off the ball in order to run for president.

«Make no mistake: we're not taking our eye off the ball on content,» a briefing document that accompanied Suchsland's comments said.

«Because you can't take your eye off the ball of New York state.

Great car, the Miata, and Mazda has never taken its eye off the ball when it comes to keeping it pure and honest.

The Bush administration then took its eye off the ball again through its ill - considered invasion of Iraq, leaving Afghanistan to fester.

Recent history tells you that the German champions are well capable of beating Arsenal at the Emirates and if that happens I very much doubt that they would take their eye off the ball again at home.

«I think there are so many strong cars now in this GT class that you can't take your eye off the ball at all.

Only Tottenham taking their eye off the ball once the Foxes had won it allowed Arsenal to leapfrog them.

Cayne clearly took his eye off the ball thinking that the business would do fine without close attention — he could go off and play bridge and smoke pot.

Let's hope as well that we haven't taken our eye off the ball with regard to strengthening the squad defensively

But Dunne is not taking his eye off the ball even though «ignition» (that is, producing more energy from the fusion process than it takes to create the process) could be the game changer for the world's energy supply.

«They really took their eye off the ball in terms of how to be special for the customer,» says Steve Dennis, president of SageBerry Consulting and a former Sears and Neiman Marcus executive.

But a litany of internal issues at Uber in 2017 — which ultimately led to the resignation of co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick and an investment from SoftBank — saw Uber take its eye off the ball in Southeast Asia.

Arizona Cardinals CB / PR Patrick Peterson took his eyes off the ball to check out the guys that were barreling down towards him and he muffed it.

They have huge games coming up in the next few weeks - starting at Wembley on Sunday - and could have easily taken their eye off the ball.

But, with a continental glamour tie on the horizon, winger Navas has urged his team - mates to avoid taking their eye off the ball domestically - especially at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

According to Rummenigge, the German international centre - back, has taken his eye off the ball since being the country's Player of the Year in August.

This is the Welsh Labour leader who said his party took its eye off the ball on education.

It was at that moment that John took his eye off the ball, and began to focus on the unproductive behavior that starts a slump.

«The number - one reason why renovations fail is because homeowners took their eye off the ball,» says Koci.

Fierce competition means there is no room for operational inefficiencies and no time for any firm to take their eye off the ball if they want to hit — or exceed — their 2015 targets.»

Not that the audits weren't warranted, but in house counsel have to take some responsibility for taking their eyes off the ball during the go go years and then laying everything at the feet of the law firms.

This «digitisis» mentality infected the professional publishing world so pervasively that it resulted in senior management taking their eye off the ball pretty comprehensively for most of the past decade.

We've long heard Apple lauded for its laptop ranges, but the Cupertino company has arguably taken its eye off the ball of late: the MacBook Air looks a bit stale these days and the MacBook Pro hasn't changed much in a few years.That gives Windows laptops... Read more

If we let ourselves get distracted by the complaints of some people in the coal industry about other people's insensitivity, whether or not that's what it was, we risk taking our eyes off the ball.

Raheem Sterling admits the prospect of representing Liverpool at Wembley is a «dream», but insists no - one will be taking their eye off the ball when Newcastle United come to Anfield on Monday night.

Where the director's 1987 original worked from a tight, disciplined script that never took its eye off the ball, this follow - up is a loose, less refined piece of work with a forehead - smackingly bad ending.

Do your best to book yourself a favourable appointment slot, but, having confirmed your time, don't then take your eye off the ball, believing that the ride has suddenly become a lot easier.

Labour's shadow schools minister Nic Dakin accused ministers of «taking their eye off the ball on school standards and failing to ensure that all schools, including those in academy chains, are properly accountable».

«Because you can't take your eye off the ball of New York State.

You almost couldn't blame OU for taking their eye off the ball.

With an in - depth main mode and a plethora of extra features you won't take your eye off the ball in Mario Strikers: Charged Football.

It is imperative to remain diligent and not take our eye off the ball with our pricing, locations

Business leaders gathering in Davos seem confident that the global recovery is under way but are concerned global leaders are taking their eyes off the ball when it comes to unemployment.

This leads to buying a pile of stuff to reward our efforts, we start to forget about customers and take our eye off the ball.

As opportunities come your way, you have to determine whether they make sense to pursue or whether it would take your eye off the ball.

«At Netscape we took our eye off the ball and focused too much on Microsoft, and over-rotated in a way.

«And if you're a small company starting out there could be a big drawback there, because you can take your eye off the ball of delivering products and service.»

And he had the discipline to not take his eye off that ball.

The moment you start focusing on someone else, you've taken your eye off the ball.

Obstacles are just those ugly little things that you see when you take your eye off the ball.

«Those things take time, and we have to build trust with our airmen... after significant long periods of conflict where we took our eye off the ball a little bit,» Grosso said.