Sentences with phrase «upper hand this year»

This extremely apparent behavior would make you think that EA has the upper hand this year, but you'll be surprised what corporate has to say.

This has happened before with new Android operating systems, even though LG seems to have the upper hand this year following its announcement that there will be a new Android Nougat - powered LG V20 coming up this September 6, 2016, but the official release date is still unknown.

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The complex political system in the EU could give the upper hand to U.K.'s May as both sides prepare for exit negotiations next year.

Last September, palladium gained the upper hand over platinum for the first time in 16 years.

Legere has generally held the upper hand in the competition between the two companies performance in the market, as T - Mobile has added by far the most new subscribers over the past few years and surpassed Sprint last year to become the third - largest U.S. carrier.

After all, Stenebo has watched Kamprad's «incompetent» male spawn move into the top spots at Ikea, being groomed to run the show, while the 20 years he spent working his way up from a German Ikea warehouse, to upper management, to being Kamprad's right - hand man have run their course.

NFL general managers, who for so many years have had the upper hand when talking money with players («Where else you fixing to play, son — Canada?»)

Right now last season's league table, the current league table and recent form in the NLD would suggest that Spurs have the upper hand, however, as a Spurs fan, I don't yet see a definitive paradigm shift that would negate years of Arsenal domination in terms of head to head encounters, trophies won or financial wherewithal.

Guardiola may want to emulate Wenger's success, but Le Prof has been doing this for 20 years and hopefully will have the upper hand in this first meeting of the season.

Tell me, do you know who has the upper hand in negotiations when the player has 3 years left on there contract?

United are desperate to add more firepower to their squad in the new year, and may have the upper hand in any possible dealings as he not only has his heart set on a move to England, but his wife is currently in Manchester.

Arsenal are keen to avoid another Robin Van Persie situation in which he had the upper hand on his future and so Arsenal will have to ensure Alexis and Ozil are willing to commit to at least another few years.

But once in a while, even in NESCAC, the competitive spirit gets the upper hand: Last year Wesleyan's baseball team missed graduation to play in the NCAA tournament.

Overall the sides have met 48 times in the EPL, and in recent years United have had the upper hand, with nine wins from the last 14 encounters in the league.

United already have the upper hand in that respect having already achieved a treble in recent years under the leadership of the irrepressible Alex Ferguson.

Now that Perez is paired with Button, it will be really interesting to see who has the upper hand next year at McLaren.

However, Guardiola, who won the Champions League twice in a glorious four - year spell at Barcelona, believes the experience of the two Spanish giants in Europe's premier club competition gives them an upper hand.

Thereafter, the Russian went about turning the West - London outfit into a European powerhouse, and it has been his latest bold attempt to gain the upper hand on his rival competitors which has sparked intense media interest, enticed opinions from all quarters, but, more importantly, turned a seemingly routine meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool into one of the most eagerly - anticipated fixtures for years.

That's the day he started accusing us of the theft of 3 decades of his life after waking up in the hospital after mrsa was discovered in his spine starting three years of complications and rehabs learning to use his hands and walk without nerve impulse below his upper legs.

That's because after one year, a baby usually has pretty good control of their hands and upper bodies, and can thus move away anything that might be a suffocation hazard, like a blanket or pillow that has been left in their sleeping area.

Although gay marriage advocates have had the upper hand in the legal battle over the past year, the landscape changed last week when a Cincinnati - based regional federal appeals court became the first to uphold gay marriage bans.

The SNP is now a leading political force at Scottish Parliament level, while Labour have generally have the upper hand in all past Westminster elections, despite the increase in the SNP vote in recent years.

The French president, François Hollande, has warned that Europe risks «regression and paralysis» if Eurosceptics and nationalists gain the upper hand in next year's European parliament elections, as an opinion poll for the first time put the anti-immigrant National Front (NF) well ahead of his country's mainstream parties.

In a State Senate election last year, Mr. Philpotts won a paltry 5 percent of the vote in a three - way race — but he will now have the upper hand on a slate of better - known candidates because they won't be able to compete as Democrats in the heavily Democratic district.

The governor campaigned against them last year with an eye toward tipping Albany's upper chamber into the Democrats» hands.

If Democrats have any hope of gaining control of the New York State Senate this year — gaining an upper hand on progressive priorities like expanding voting rights, campaign finance reform, promoting reproductive justice, affordable housing, criminal justice reform, and gun control — then we have to win the April 24 special election in lower Westchester.

For years, the virus that causes AIDS, the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, had the upper hand.

Besides that, China's tax authorities have tracked production costs of local companies for years, and this will give the government the upper hand in preventing any possible fraud.

I can't say which has the upper hand, because from what I've seen, this guild in particular looks for a challengeful technical improvement when it comes to franchises, since it's kinda pointless to award the very same CGI that won last year.

One could make the argument that last year still has the upper hand in terms of offering more prominent roles for female talent, and that's a difficult argument to defend against.

The most subtle of all the selections this year are almost certainly Rooney Mara's interpretation of Therese Belivet, a young lesbian who falls for an older, more sophisticated and upper - class woman named Carol (Cate Blanchett, herself in the running for Best Leading Actress); and Rachel McAdams» resilient and emotionally restrained Sacha Pfeiffer, a Boston Globe reporter who helped expose the decades - long cover up of the Catholic church's involvement in child molestation at the hands of Boston area priests.

This year, there's basically a 20 film - long laundry list to choose from, though we'd give «Going Clear,» «Best of Enemies,» «The Wolfpack» and «Cartel Land» the very early upper hand.

As the pattern - setter in this year's contract talks, DaimlerChrysler Corp.'s deal with the United Auto Workers union may give UAW President Steve Yokich and his team the upper hand in its negotiations with Ford Motor Co.That's not to say a nasty standoff is imminent, times are still too good for either side to play that tough, but Ford's top executives likely won't get through talks this year without

(569 N • m) of torque • SRT performance: 0 - 60 mph in the low five - second range, 0 -100-0 in under 17 seconds, 60 - 0 mph in approximately 110 feet • Benchmark braking • World - class ride and handling characteristics across a dynamic range • Functional, performance - oriented exterior design and race - inspired interior appointments • Benchmark performance at the best price PRODUCT CHRONOLOGY 2008 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: Steel Blue Metallic Clear Coat INTERIOR • Available Side - curtain Air Bags • Available SIRIUS BackSeat TV ™ • Available SRT - engineered KICKER ® premium surround sound system • New instrument panel cluster • New center console • SRT - exclusive Reconfigurable Display (RCD) • LED lighting in the front cup holders and front - and rear - door map pockets • Dark Slate Gray interior color • Agate - color accent stitching • Carbon - fiber - like pattern door handles and carbon - fiber - like leather - trim steering wheel POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS • New optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR • Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb. - ft.)

Since its launch last year, the Demon has enraptured muscle car fans around the globe and the devilish Dodge will still have the upper hand for enthusiasts who actually want to drive their cars on the road.

The 2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette Z06 (VIN 100) to be auctioned is based on the production 3LZ model with the Z07 performance package, new Z06 carbon fiber hood and CFZ carbon fiber package, which includes: • Bose premium sound system, with one - year XM subscription, navigation and USB • Bluetooth hands - free phone connectivity • Power - adjustable and heated seats • Memory package, home remote, Head Up Display and power - telescoping steering wheel • The Custom Leather Wrapped Interior Package, with leather - wrapped upper instrument panels, upper door trim panels and console storage cover and red contrasting stitching • Z07 performance package, including Brembo ceramic brakes, Magnetic Ride Control and 19 - inch / 20 - inch wheels and Michelin tires • CFZ package includes carbon fiber rockers, front splitter and roof • New Carbon Fiber raised hood option for Z06, which was introduced on the 2011 Z06 Carbon Edition

Over the last year, several key and not - so - key upper level positions have changed hands several times as Borders tries to find the right leaders to help them reclaim their position as America's favorite bookstore chain.

On the other hand, if you aspire to something a bit better — such as an increase in your travel budget — you can plan to spend $ 42,000 to $ 50,000 a year as a single for an upper middle - class lifestyle.

It's now been more than two years since the prime rate has increased, giving variable rate mortgage holders the upper hand on higher interest costs.

As the game is set 30 years after the previous title, the planet of Vekta is precariously balanced between both factions and in order to get the upper hand, a covert group of individuals help keep the upper hand for their side which is where Lucas comes into play.

These almost abstract, monochrome paintings treat the plain yet distinctive ads that New York's most famous jewelry brand has run daily for many years in the upper right hand corner of the same page of The New York Times, while echoing associations with another classic, Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, whose object of desire Holly Golightly lures admirers only to elude them later.

The only monkey wrench is when some perterbation gives snow / ice the upper hand, slowing the water cycle dramatically, which can cause long - lived snowball epsisodes which only end after millions of years of volcanoes belching snow - darkening soot and insulating CO2 gas to tip the scale back towards domination by liquid water instead of frozen water.

Scalia, of course, recently deceased, was the most conservative of the conservative wing, which has had the upper hand in recent years, modified to some extent by the presence of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who has taken a liberal position on some social issues.

Because of its early lead in the mobile OLED display space, Samsung will enjoy a rare upper hand in this year's high - end smartphone contest.

They've both had years to get this right, so you would expect the 2017 phones from Samsung and Apple to look the part, and they certainly do - we can't really separate them on looks, though if we had to pick we'd probably go for the Samsung S8 (above) with its elongated 18.5:9 Infinity Display and slightly curved edges giving it the upper hand.

Over the years, Apple's iPhones have always had the upper hand when it comes to performance scores on Geekbench.

With the personal assistance category swinging to the Google Home, the six - month - old upstart now holds the upper hand in the battle against the 2 - year old device it was designed to emulate.

According to the report, Instagram is expected to gain roughly 1.6 million young users up to 24 years old, but Snapchat will get the upper hand.

In recent years, career websites have been releasing more information that helps to give job seekers the upper hand when interviewing, including company ranking, sample interview questions, and average salary.

For nine months out of the year, the Zenith and its cavalcade of sitcoms won the battle for the attention of my family, but during the dark days of winter the fireplace had the upper hand.