Sentences with phrase «too big a lead»

In fact, he said, he'd been given the steal sign and had just taken too big a lead.
It could have been interesting if our match v city was a home tie instead, but even gaining three points on them is too big a lead to give to anyone going into Christmas then the new year.

Not exact matches

The risk of splitting prizes leads to a conundrum: Ever bigger jackpots, which should lead to a better expected value of a ticket, could have the unintended consequence of bringing in too many new players, increasing the odds of a split jackpot and damaging the value of a ticket.
«With a movie like this, it's important not to get too carried away with expectations because... in the lead - up to a big movie, that's all people are talking about, and it's easy to keep saying, «It's going to be bigger, and bigger, and bigger
This led me to ask the biggest question, how old is too old, when it comes to promoting an award?
«Most leaders do too much,» Murnighan told Kellogg Insight, explaining that this leads to «under - utilized and under - challenged» team members who often switch jobs in frustration, as well as stressed - out managers with little time for big picture thinking.
The legislation would also strip power from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, an interagency agency group now led by Mnuchin, to label financial firms that are not banks, such as Metlife, «too big to fail» and subject them to tougher regulatory oversight.
The European Union is, after all, an economic superpower in its own right — far too big and rich for America to have much direct influence — led by sophisticated people who should be able to manage their own affairs.
Notably, several banking regulations that previously sought to prevent concentration of systemic risk in our financial system were repealed by Congress in the 1990s — leading in part to the «too - big - to - fail» crisis.
But the bigger point is that monetary policy alone can't deliver everything we need and expecting too much from it can lead, in time, to much bigger problems.
By the same token, too many search engines can lead to too much complexity, and the further away from the big boys you go, the greater the chance that you run into click fraud issues.
Scientific researches show that prolonged and big calorie deficit created through too much exercise, and quick loss of body weight all may lead to different forms of menstrual dysfunction in women.
If there is a God and there is just as much for as against, But lets say there is a God and he made everything Including you and He gets to make the rules because lets face it hes a lot bigger then you, So unfortunately he only wants those who believe in him based on the information given, Lets look at the facts based on the Book,, Some of his own angels turned on him and they see him every day... That had to hurt, So he decides With man he only wants those with the faith to believe based on His book and faith found thru the holy spirit, If you refuse to believe then he cant use you, cant trust you, so he will choose to toss you aside, Hey I understand It ai nt fair, Your important, Your Smart, But unfortunately hes bigger then you and he has the Juice, You either play by the rules or wait and see what not believing leads too.
He says he told higher - ups at Angel Valley that what Ray wanted was too big and that only trained facilitators should lead ceremonies.
I agree with you Tim, the premise of the article leads one to believe that because LDS has a big accredited university with deep theological minds and some leader of a big Christian seminary, again a deep theological mind, head knowledge not heart knowledge, that Mormonism should be recognized as a stream of Christianity.How Mormons differ is how they relate to Christ and the Holy Spirit.Only people who have encountered Jesus and thus a changed life, can be called an evangelical.Mormnism is man made religion.The Holy Spirit always points people to Jesus, not another man - Joseph Smith.Great moral people, who do lots of good and build beautiful tabernacles, but then again the Pharisees did too.
Any person who truly wants to follow the teachings of jesus, should leave the church and actually do what he preached, and equality was a big lesson he was preaching, unlike the church that has led too many to believe that women are lesser beings.
Decency as a human being has not led me to change this habit; the only thing I am using the knife for is to defend my idiosyncracy (okay, I kid — but I am not wasting my perfectly good time in trying to neatly cut a too - big piece of that coconut chocolate off when it doesn't deserve it).
We could have stopped this 2 seasons ago, now we must pay consequence, we want team that can win big things, we already have it, we just need someone who will lead them to that goal, you cant win trophys when your manager go in public and says our opponents are just too good, its not that chelsea is unbeateble, our manager has no desire anymore, and i do nt blame him for that, he is just doing his job, we fans are final judge, if you are ok with 4 place, than enjoy this mediocre simple!!!
While those big crooked numbers popped up on the card too much, Tiger also showed signs of that shotmaking we hoped was still in there and led the field in birdies, too.
Not a lot too high, but a little too high considering the wealth of big men and lead guards below him on our list.
Championships can lead to bigger and better things too.
He lets in way too many soft goals, but we usually lead already so its not a big deal.
there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark
BSU cornerbacks gave up a few too many big plays, but the three leading CBs were two sophomores and a junior, and the trio (Marc Walton, Josh Miller, David Moore) also combined for four interceptions and 27 breakups.
The full - time No. 1 cornerback duties shouldn't be too big for Marcus Peters, who finished tied for the league lead in interceptions after some early - season stumbles that fooled quarterbacks into testing the swaggering rookie the rest of the year.
No need to panic or over react yet, it happened to Barcelona, and Madrid got a big scare too, Athletico has a two goal lead and are also trailing.
Ironically, these big numbers led many NBA people to call Porter selfish, because he controlled the ball too much.
And that leads me to say our depth is too poor — Arteta is our only genuine cover if Flamini leaves and Arteta, while still having many great qualities — is not good enough quality to play in big games if Coq is injured.
for me people like Nia Jax, Ashley Graham, Tyra Banks, are beautiful and so are women like Flockhart and Nicole Richie on the other side, for me the biggest indicator is looking at what is «healthy» and what is unhealthy, and stay in between (which should be a very big range) and not worry about «how people view you» and that leads to some people going way too thin (and yet feel fat still) and also leads to some women who goes to extremes of «not worry about how others view you» and forget their health and we have women who are under 6 feet tall and 600 pounds
I guess the biggest disappointment for me was our inability to hold on to a lead, something we have been guilty of several times this season, too.
Everton started that game at a blistering pace, storming into an early 2 - 0 lead, and while they did throw away their two goal advantage there were clear signs that Everton are steadily improving with their away performances and that a big victory on the road isn't too far away.
While you're probably making plans for your baby's big day already, remember to pay close attention to what you're feeding your child on the baby led weaning path, too.
A diaper that is too big is going to sit up higher on the waist and may cause your child some discomfort leading them to not sleep very soundly.
The only catch is, waiting too long can lead to habits that are harder to break as kids get bigger.
Gianaris, for example, noted the assemblyman has been a lead co-sponsor of his independent redistricting bill, which was none too popular among his legislative colleagues until this year's big push for nonpartisan redistricting came along (in no small part thanks to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and his NY Uprising PAC).
Government targets leave emission levels too high to prevent a big temperature rise, warns team of experts led by economist Nicholas Stern
John Maerz, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Georgia, says that adult salamanders that consume these earthworms are more successful at reproduction but that earthworms are too big for juvenile salamanders to eat, which leads to a net loss in salamander numbers.
That is, they are too big to cram around the lead without interfering with each other.
The story of how that happened is a tale of levees, oil wells and canals leading to destruction on a scale almost too big to comprehend — and perhaps too late to rebuild.
This one though is really too big for its boots — it simply shouldn't be possible for it to be so large», said Dr Jacco van Loon, an astrophysicist at Keele University and the lead author on the new paper.
I realized that when I'm on the move while eating or not being mindful, I take bites that are too big, leading to swallowing food before it's chewed really well to avoid having a full mouth.
The researchers hope their findings may lead to a new pill for garlic - induced halitosis, but for now they say that enjoying some post-meal fruit or veggies can make a big difference, too.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when detoxing is failing to transition back to normal eating gracefully, which can lead to extra weight gain and feeling sluggish far too fast.
If you would have told me that all the too - big hand - me - downs from my childhood would be the thing to lead me here... to achievement... I would have laughed in your face.
Amplification requires careful calibration, as too much gain can lead to some of the biggest EMG amplitudes exceeding the maximum output voltage and thereby being «clipped», but too little gain can lead to some of the smallest EMG amplitudes being lost and not observed (Burden, 2007).
I ordered dark chocolate in a size larger (10) based on many recommendations on this site but the boots were too big and felt like lead weights when I tried to walk in them.
It was too short, the lead character Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) was a whiney little # $ ## who didn't do much in it, but the book's biggest sin was it didn't really delve into what it must of been like for the Pevensie kids — High King Peter Pevensie (William Moseley), Edmund Pevensie The Just (Skandar Keynes), Lucy Pevensie — The Valiant (Georgie Henley) and Susan Pevensie (Anna Popplewell) adjusted to the idea that they were adult Kings and Queens trapped as powerless 13 — 16 year old children.
Mr. Cruise could have been too big a star for this becomingly modest movie, but Mr. Crowe makes clever use of his leading man's golden - boy aspect.
TCM Movie Database, < http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82394/Magnificent-Obsession/articles.html > The website also notes that, before up - and - coming new star Robert Taylor was borrowed from MGM for his first big leading role, unsuccessful overtures had been made to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., to play Bobby Merrick.Coincidentally, Taylor's first feature role was as a supporting player in Too Late for Love, aka There's Always Tomorrow (1934), based on an unpublished novel by Ursula Parrott, directed by Edward Sloman, and remade by Douglas Sirk in 1956.
Without diving too deep into this game and the next, Solid Snake is sent on a mission that ultimately leads to him confronting Big Boss.
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