Sentences with phrase «up against the current»

It was a struggling James team up against the current clear No. 1 seed in the East.

It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten sequence.

He disregards its importance when stacked up against the current struggles in the day - to - day life of his rough South Side neighborhood.

A Cuomo aide suggested it was unfair to stack START - UP against current tax - exempt properties, because it will place companies on land that is already tax exempt.

The chart below shows how the medians for different New York regions line up against the current statewide minimum of $ 8.75 as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed $ 15 minimum, which would be phased in by 2021 for areas outside New York City.

But by launching his bid for the leadership, he has significantly split this contest, with two candidates now up against the current leader.

To Trigger Physical Progress, You have To Bump Up Against Current Boundaries.

I'd almost like to put this film up against the current day events of #OccupyWallStreet, but that would be giving the film way too much credit.

However, for many parents living in communities which are bumping up against the current cap — cities such as Boston, Holyoke, Chelsea and Lawrence — the stakes are very high.

However, if it's gonna go up against the current breed of fire - breathing SUV's, it's gonna need a little more.

If Dell can get the hardware, software, and features right it will make life a whole lot easier when it goes up against the current king of the 10 inch tablets.

However, it should be interesting to see exactly how the NX stacks up against the current systems.

If you're thinking about purchasing home insurance in addition to your auto coverage, it's worth finding out how Progressive stacks up against your current provider — bundling could save you money on your monthly insurance costs.

And there's no better way to prepare than by taking an early look at how Samsung's new Galaxy S9 stacks up against the current smartphone king, Apple's iPhone X.

We also get to see the dummy unit put up against a current iPhone 7 Plus, where the lack of bezels really stands out.

As you can see from the table above, the Moto Z and Z Force offer compelling features that easily match up against the current frontrunners of the 2016 flagship race.

Are you curious about how the Xperia Z3 holds up against the current crop of Android flagships from the major brands?

As well as the headline specs of the new device, you're probably wanting to know how the iPhone X stacks up against the current competition.

But I just can't see this phone getting a $ 300 price cut any time soon, which makes it very hard to recommend up against its current competitors.

Let's see how that «health care» bill stacks up against current health care law, shall we?

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Not exact matches

If he does manage to land the Republican nomination, he may very well end up pitted against current Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

The current fight between Delta and its home state is occurring against the novel backdrop of many corporations speaking up about gun control for the first time.

If I had a thorough history against which to compare current fintech or other start - up valuations this might look quite different.

WSJ reports that just a few days ago Tesla secured up to $ 750 million in additional funding — a small bolster against the company's current cash burn, which blew through $ 500 million in the first quarter of 2015 alone.

Whether you're a small business owner or a larger brand, use these 7 - points to see how your current branding stacks up against an expert's assessment.

Their hierarchy has always been the major source of embarrassment for the Church... dating back to the little fiasco with Galileo (which took them 400 years to finally acknowledge)... up to the current scandals... along with their current views on gays (which, like Galileo, goes against the empirical data now known).

Current enthusiasm for civil society is usually traced to the arguments of Vaclav Havel, the Czech president, and others who posited the claims of civil society against the totalitarian claims of communism, and, earlier than that, to the To Empower People manifesto authored by Peter Berger and myself in order to lift up the crucial role of non-governmental «mediating institutions» in public policy.

Much of the current style of liturgical celebration reflects this, from the throat microphone to the widespread allergy against a single word of Latin, from interminable bidding prayers to every child in the class getting to read something or bring up an offertory gift.

The current pope himself covered up se x crimes against children.

Golden Rice is intended to complement current strategies in the fight against vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and is intended to supply up to 30 — 50 percent of the estimated average requirement for vitamin A for preschool age children and pregnant or lactating mothers.

Powered by billions of earthworms working rapidly in concert with beneficial microbes, the BIDA ® System will begin processing Fetzer Vineyards» wastewater during the 2016 harvest season, accruing energy savings up to 85 % over current wastewater treatment technologies and optimizing water conservation measures in support of the fight against climate change.

When Arsenal were up against the German club Borussia Dortmund a few years ago their manager at the time was the current Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and he made the famous remark about their style of football being like heavy metal compared with Arsenal under Arsene Wenger being more like an orchestra.

In Week 1 they snapped up a victory in the closing seconds vs. current # 3 Team Apuli and then this past week they were in it until the end against current # 4 Team Schwartz but just couldn't repeat the magic of a week ago..

With only two current professional footballers in their ranks, including one without a club, the Gibraltar squad are likely to be up against it in their qualifying campaign for Euro 2016.

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

However all things change and the football world has caught up and overtaken his training methods and he was always weak tactically and this has only got worse when he is pitted against the current coaches.

For Mitt Romney, picking up swing states will be crucial if he is going to win the election against current President...

It was clear from the way Arsenal started this away game against the current Premier League champions, as well as the starting line - up selected by Arsene Wenger, that the Gunners had learned some painful lessons in recent years and were determined not to be too open.

So if all that is true then the Frenchman along with two of the current players will have no problem with the news reported by Sky Sports that none of the three monthly Premier League awards for Septemnber are coming to the Emirates, despite Wenger being up for manager of the months, Theo Walcott being in the frame for player of the month and Granit Xhaka being up for goal of the month for his long range strike against Hull City.

For the team selection against Watford, I expect a line - up based on players» current fitness.

Penske will field two ARX - 05s and go up against DPi machines from Cadillac, Nissan and Mazda, complimenting Acura's current GT Daytona programme with the equally mean - looking NSX GT3.

The No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats are 9 - 1 straight up and against the spread over their last 10 games, including a current stretch of 5 - 0 SU and ATS over their last five.

The No. 11 Loyola - Chicago Ramblers are 6 - 1 straight up and 7 - 0 against the spread in their last seven games as a betting underdog including a current 3 - 0 SU and ATS run as one through the NCAA tournament.

The Golden State Warriors are 9 - 1 straight up and 5 - 5 against the spread over their last 10 games including a current stretch of six straight wins.

I have zero faith in Blake Bortles» current form, and Le'Veon Bell should fill up the box score against the NFL's 25th - ranked yards - per - carry defense.

A win on the other hand on Sunday night against current # 1 seed Team McNichols, could potentially see Team Max move up to the # 12 spot (with a Team Malvin loss).

Team Shlofrock will now close out the regular season in Week 7 with a match - up against a 2 - 4 Team Luger squad that will be looking to snap their current three game slide.

They look to keep that up against a sharp - shooting squad in Defending Champs and current # 4 Team Fiji.

They'll look to grab that important third win coming up on Sunday when they tip off against a 1 - 13 Team James squad that will be doing everything in their power to snap their current 12 - game losing streak.