Sentences with phrase «up the ante by»

In - car access to smartphones via Bluetooth is nothing new, but Apple's latest foray into iPhone - car integration ups the ante by working seamlessly with a car's tablet - like mounted display.

This year the Bank of Montreal upped the ante by offering five - year mortgages at an interest rate of 2.99 % — leading some to wonder whether its risk management department had been ravaged by bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Some companies up the ante by also subtracting points for customer complaints.

Mr Abe has upped the ante by visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine — the burial place of war - time leader Tojo — in a gesture aimed at Beijing.

Because we all have our own individual taste, I upped the ante by developing three different flavors for these homemade pumpkin seeds!

That explains why the partners have upped their ante by building a second café within walking distance of their original.

If you can't get down with water - cooked chicken breasts and squash, up the ante by infusing it with flavor during the cooking process.

Two days after dropping televised F bombs all over Nevada's winning locker room, Eric Musselman upped the ante by losing his shirt.

Instead, Shawcross tried to up the ante by warning the Gunners that we face what he calls a «tasty «encounter, according to a report in The Mirror.

EA Sports even upped the ante by having Idris...

The two exchanged a bit of live - ball contact, then mushed their heads together, then Nene upped the ante by grabbing Butler behind the neck as if to tackle him (after Butler seemingly exhorted him to do it) and got tossed for it.

Classic narcissist at work — if no one is listening then up the ante by increasing the absurdity levels.

After CG Technology became the first book to post 2018 win totals, BetOnline upped the ante by becoming the first book to open divisional odds.

If time - outs alone don't do the trick, you may need to up the ante by revoking privileges, but again, do it as consistently and unemotionally as you can: «If you use that word, you can't keep your playdate with Malcolm,» or «you can't watch Dragon Tales this afternoon.»

Kiddo Care ups the ante by offering you a refund within 30 days of purchase and if you find a defect in the material or construction, they claim they will replace the scarf for life.

«Healthy Schools» upped the ante by picking up the tab for all students eligible for reduced - price meals.

He then upped the ante by warning: «What you won't get with me is some lunatic at the top of the Labour Party.»

Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chair of the House Oversight Committee, already made waves by announcing he won't be seeking re-election, but now ups the ante by suggesting he may not even serve out the entirety of his current two - year term.

Parker then upped the ante by going on the radio and calling his GOP colleagues «white supremacists.»

The Astorino campaign slammed Team Cuomo, (which, according to Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner, collaborated on the creation of this ad) for doctoring the photo, and then upped the ante by releasing a video this morning of Sean Astorino telling the governor it «wasn't very nice» of him to alter a photo of what was a treasured father - and - son moment.

Council Member Melissa Mark - Viverito agreed with Menin — and upped the ante by going on the attack against her opponents.

In his 30 - day amendments, the governor dramatically upped the ante by linking passage of the Education Tax Credit and DREAM Act to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) appropriation.

In 2012, Reed's elite geek squad upped the ante by several orders of magnitude in scale and scope.

This rich cleanser and mask ups the ante by combining the natural moisturizing and antibacterial effects of raw...

I spent years damaging my hormonal balance, thyroid, gut, etc by eating according to the food pyramid, and really upped the ante by going vegetarian / vegan for about 2 years.

This rich cleanser and mask ups the ante by combining the natural moisturizing and antibacterial effects of raw honey, leaving you with dewy, fresh skin.

You can up the ante by massaging an ice cube against your face, drying your face gently and applying moisturizer.

Hosting a casual gathering is a cinch — but let's up the ante by carving out a few hours each and every week to gather with friends over a home cooked meal.

Burberry's new ad campaign for Fall 2012 features British actress Gabriella Wilde and British musician Roo Panes photographed by Mario Testino, and though the brand has upped the ante by creating a beautiful cinematic feel at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich London, the images are falling flat in the forums.

Meanwhile, fellow Marine Corporal Kelsey De Santis upped the ante by asking Timberlake out to the ball and setting up a Facebook page dedicated to her cause.

It takes the things that made San Andreas bankable - widespread carnage and epic catastrophe combined with Johnson's biceps — and ups the ante by adding a King Kong - wannabe and a pair of ugly beasties.

Concocted by Robert Rodriguez back in the mid -»90s, Predators was meant to be the third movie in the series, upping the ante by upping the amount of fangy bad guys.

And while this year's San Diego Comic Con delivered the first gameplay trailer, now New York Comic Con has upped the ante by...

That's what happens in John Stalberg's High School once again, but they up the ante by getting an entire high school stoned this time.

It is then made apparent that they simply work perfectly together, so Dr. King ups the ante by offering his own assistance in finding Django's wife if he continues the partnership through what would inevitably be a prosperous winter.

While Porterfield's aesthetic gambit with Putty Hill — utilizing documentary techniques to convey a fictional narrative — resulted in a remarkable hybrid form of experiential cinema, I Used To Be Darker arguably ups the ante by pairing a similarly observational naturalism (sans interviews) with more traditionally - plotted melodrama.

They know it's not going to change lives, and they know that everyone knows what's going to happen at all times, so they up the ante by filling every moment on screen with an irresistible energy.

Yes, the meals and the sightseeing were lovely, and Coogan and Bryden's Michael Caine impersonations are hilarious as ever (they up the ante by doing the entire cast of «The Dark Knight Returns»), but there's a palpable melancholy to the proceedings, as well as provocative and honest ruminations about friendship, ambition, aging, and family ties.

Blade II ups the ante by bringing in director Guillermo Del Toro to tell the tale of Blade being forced to work with the vampires to hunt a creature that hunts vampires and humans alike.

«This case is upping the ante by making the case that education is a fundamental right in the U.S. Constitution,» Preston Green III, a professor of urban education and law at the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education, said during an interview.

Honda also ups the ante by adding some great digital features inside the 2016 Honda Pilot EX.

The Vantage GT3 will take a regular V12 Vantage and up the ante by adding a race - spec Xtrac semi-automatic transmission along with race - tuned ABS and traction control technology.

... Now for 2014, we're upping the ante by making it our most technologically advanced, fuel efficient and dramatically styled Durango ever.

The benchmark for the GT350 was originally the Porsche 911 Carrera S, then Ford Performance upped the ante by targeting the Porsche GT3.

The LE and Nismo up the ante by including most of the SE's optional features standard along with satellite radio and Bluetooth to name a few extra added benefits.

Adaptive cruise control ups the ante by being able to sense cars in front of the vehicle and appropriately speeding up or slowing down when the situation permits.

Ford has managed to up the ante by offering a range of new, segment - exclusive driver assists like adaptive steering, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, and trailer reverse guidance.

The recently - introduced 2006 GTI goes back to its 4 - cylinder roots, but ups the ante by using a turbocharger.

Similarly, Predictive Forward Collision Warning ups the ante by monitoring not only the car directly ahead of you, but also (somehow) the car ahead of that in order to warn you of risks beyond your current field of vision.

This year Nissan has upped the ante by bumping the car's output to 222 horsepower and 217 foot - pounds of torque (up from 205 in 1999).