Sentences with phrase «tough races for»

In Ward G, Bridget Stirling appeared to be in a tough race for re-election, but she defeated conservative activist Tyler Duce by a 33 percent margin.

After reaching the Europa League final in his first season — beating Dortmund and United in the process — and then after delivering Champions League football to Liverpool, (for the second time since 2008/9) in the toughest race for qualification in living memory, and building an offensive line that can obliterate any side, all in under three years, you want him gone?

I also think that he will be in a tough race for player of the year in EPL with drogba and rooney.

Some are saying it's a tough race for second.

Jeremy Zellner, the Erie County Democratic chairman who would become McMurray's most powerful evangelist, at first told him it was too tough a race for any young Democrat to expect to win.

Washington (CNN)-- Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, who finds herself in a tough race for re-election this year, will not attend a speech President Barack Obama is delivering in her home state on Wednesday.

«It was a very tough race for us, and the only positive that we can take away from the whole weekend is that we are closer to second than we were before we came into this.

They've had a really tough night, and it's been a tough race for everybody at Corvette Racing.

JOAO BARBOSA, ACTION EXPRESS RACING NO. 5 MUSTANG SAMPLING CORVETTE DP — FIFTH PLACE IN PROTOTYPE: «It was a tough race for our car.

-- Mast is running in his first re-election campaign, traditionally the toughest race for a member of Congress.

Not exact matches

Oprah earned high marks for her tough - but - polite interrogation, getting Armstrong to clearly admit he took a «cocktail» of banned performance - enhancing drugs to win his big races, and the interview was a rare ratings win for her struggling cable network — the query «what channel is OWN» reportedly spiked on Google Thursday evening.

Winning a statewide race in Massachusetts this year is going to be tough for any Republican.

We already make it tougher for people to put race cars on the road, or to drive excessively fast.

«As soon as he was behind the Haas, knowing how tough it is to overtake around here, he absolutely went for it, got a bit wide I think in Turn 11/12 on lap six and that damaged the rear diffuser and created a significant imbalance for him, which he did incredibly well to manage for the rest of the race.

The Citizens are back in action on Sunday as they face a tough trip to Merseyside for a clash with Everton at Goodison Park and will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the result in the corresponding fixture last season as the 1 - 1 draw saw them lose valuable ground in the title race.

«Racing has been my life for over 30 years and it's really tough to think that the driving side is now over.

Tomorrow Arsenal face yet another crucial game in the race for the title, and like the win over Leicester it is going to be a tough fixture facing Man United at Old Trafford.

Add to that the need for the Gunners to quickly put the Monaco nightmare behind us and the fact that the race for the top four is tougher and tighter than ever and you have a recipe for Arsenal to go on the attack right?

«The only thing that makes this decision in any way difficult for me is because I am putting my racing family into a tough situation.

Another cool moment was racing in the heat of Malaysia for the first time, coughnotsocoolcough... It's well known that Malaysia is one of the toughest races on the calendar due to the extremely high humidity and heat.

He may have raced in eight F1 seasons during a 10 - year period, but Larini failed to really make an impact on the sport — although, it was pretty tough to do so driving for the likes of Coloni, Osella and Ligier.

Right now, we're not even in the title race & competition for 4th spot has become tougher & we are 7th, 19 points behind ManCity & it's only 17 games played.

With a tough game tonight for the Houston Texans against the New England Patriots, the win gives the Jaguars a chance to climb back into the race and make it a three - way run for the divisional crown.

Endurance racing is one of the toughest challenges in motorsport, not just for the drivers but also for the team crews and mechanics.

If Ranieri is right that Arsenal could be in the race for the title this season, then we can only prove it by winning tough games like this on tomorrow....

Inter Milan will be facing a tough encounter this weekend as they travel to AS Roma in Serie A, looking for another victory which could get them back in the Scudetto race.

With the likes of Pogba firing on all cylinders however, title challengers Napoli will find it tough to overturn the three point gap at the top in the race for the Scudetto.

Stroll's team - mate Felipe Massa also warned him that he is set for one of the toughest races at the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix.

Off the back of a HUGE derby day win against Arsenal, Spurs face yet another tough game against Liverpool at Anfield that could prove crucial in the race for a top four place come the end of the season in May.

The races themselves weren't the tough part; the most challenging part was finding the time to train for these races while taking care of a baby, and while working our training in and around breastfeeding and attachment parenting.

Obstacle course racing is already a booming sport with an estimated $ 250 million of revenues per year, with events like Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash helping to raise its profile as well as the millions for charity too.

It's this terrain, paired with the close proximity to major metro areas, base area facilities, experience hosting large - scale events and shared history with the rise of obstacle racing, that all factored into Tough Mudder's desire to return for 2017.

«I was looking for someone with prosecutorial experience because I think the race in November will be much tougher than most people expect,» Vaccao said.

ICYMI: In anticipation of another tough uphill battle for the majority, the Senate Democrats are marshaling their resources, focusing on stockpiling cash for competitive races rather than paying down their remaining debt from 2010.

Rep. Tim Bishop (D - N.Y.) is in for a tough race, and against businessman Randy Altschuler (R) he leads just 47 - 45 in the new SurveyUSA poll.

❯ Analysis: The first candidate in the race to raise the $ 250,000 needed to qualify for public financing, Srinivasan is the only legislator officially in the race and is likely to face tough questions about his voting record.

A well - liked, respected, hard - charging attorney general who talks tough about cleaning up the scandal - plagued, lobbyist - run institution known as New York state government has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Democrats are sending warning signals on a previously sleepy southern California House race — a tangible sign of an increasingly tough midterm for the party.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has named 10 members to its Patriot Program for incumbents who are expected to face tough re-election races in 2018.

A race to the bottom, where rather than empathy for people who are living in conditions most people couldn't even imagine, we shrug our shoulders and just think tough luck.

In Wisconsin, Sen. Ron Johnson, the chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, who is locked in a tough race with Democratic former Sen. Russ Feingold, called for a briefing from Comey no later than Friday, four days before the election.

If he receives the Democratic nomination to move forward in the race for county executive, Latimer would face a tough challenge in Astorino, who has been elected twice, after first running unsuccessfully in 2005, and has held the line on property taxes, keeping them flat for the last six years.

It's a tough day for Democrats in New York after David Weprin was defeated by Republican Bob Turner in the race for New York's ninth Congressional district.

At that time, it appeared Diaz would be in for a tough race with City Council majority leader Joel Rivera.

In these tough economic times, especially while confronted with a seemingly non-competitive race for Bronx Borough President, it is my hope that returning these funds to City taxpayers will assist in the retention of jobs and the continuation of vital services,» said Diaz, a 7 - term assemblyman representing the 85th District.

Ehrlich faces a tough job of convincing voters in this Democratic - leaning state to cross the aisle to support him for a second term, but he has shown a knack for doing just that during both his time in Congress and in the 2002 gubernatorial race.

Louisiana: Talk to a handful of Republican strategists who are closely involved with Senate races and they generally grant that this election cycle is going to be very tough for their side.

The 7th District race, one strategist warned, represents a potential dilemma for the Democrats: a more liberal candidate could win the primary, only to face a tough general election against Culberson for the GOP - leaning seat.

When each candidate was paired against potential Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the poll showed some candidates might be in for a tough race.

Picking up a large number of seats is tough for either party because there aren't as many competitive races on the map following the decennial redistricting process in 2012.