Sentences with phrase «well out of contention»

The other two Aston Martins had accident related issues which kept them well out of contention.

Well out of contention during the final round, Woods withdrew with five holes remaining because of a lingering back injury.

Not exact matches

But with a schedule that features early trips to Ohio State and Baylor and later trips to Kansas State and Oklahoma State, it's not that hard to see the Sooners tripping up and falling out of not only national title contention, but Big 12 contention as well.

This is especially so with many top European sides scuppering under the increased pressure of rising clubs pushing the well known top sides out of certain contention.

This Masters is even better: Everything starts with Tiger, but if he plays himself out of contention, there are so many other roads that can carry you through Sunday night.

THREE POINTS 1 Buffalo's debacle in Miami on Sunday — blowing a 20 - point lead in the fourth quarter to lose 24 - 23 and drop out of playoff contention — doesn't bode well for fifth - year G.M. Tom Donahoe.

There are a few bones of contention among the Arsenal fanbase, with the perennial argument between the Wenger Out Brigade and the Arsene Knows Best faction usually the biggest of them all.

we have shown times without number we don't do pressure, we lack grit and balls, so if the title race goes to the wire, with each match plays dxd under enormous pressure to hold on to the top spot or chase the leaders down you cn be rest assured we will find a way to bottle it, its what we do best...... and as soon as we are out of contention and pressure is off, just watch us rack up wins after wins, in time to nab the 4th spot

So it was probably partly to do with that and partly the throw as well,» McIlroy explained after Saturday's 73, which included the club slam after an errant second shot on the par - 5 16th hole, dropped him out of contention for a fifth major title.

The rest of the superstar names who went out during the good scoring conditions on Thursday morning are right there in contention, well under par.

No matter who you lay the blame with for Alonso being in this situation, you can't argue that having one of the sports best drivers out of contention for so, so long is nothing short of an absolute travesty.

Only Monreal has been decent in defense.The rest have been poor and the likes of Mustafi and Kolasinic should be sold on asap.I feel sorry for B ellerin who needs a re st and some real competition to get him going again.Why has AMN not been tried at right back.He did well as a makeshift left back despite being naturally right footed.Wenger does not seem to trust our younger defenders who really should be tried and tested in league matches as we are out of contention for a top four spot..

Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decWell your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decwell but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decwell but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decwell but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline

It seems unlikely that City would allow their best player to leave the Etihad Stadium as they look to rebuild after a difficult season this term, with the club falling away in the challenge for the title and also finding themselves out of contention in the cup competitions after being knocked out early.

Inter currently sit tenth in Serie A, well out of European contention and 22 points behind leaders Juventus.

Anyone claiming iwobi doesn't deserves to be an arsenal player siting lack of potential or insufficient potential is clearly ignorant about football.this is a player requiring 2 to 3 changes in his to become world class.Need i remind my fellow gooners that out of the stellar caste of academy players which include dion zelalem, Jeff Adelaide, Chris willock, biellick, akpom etc iwobi is the only one making the first team this I assure you is not mere luck or coincidence or as sum here would be put it «being Wenger's favourite» - most so called wenger favourites are actually our best players - but becos of his immense potential, clear headedness and hard work.lest we forget he was actually in contention for the golden boy award.so does of you not seeing his potentials should f**k off.

I loved the tactics and shape which we should be doing on stronger teams.Its unfortunate that we didn't counterattack at Etihad.Thats why i still think Mourinho is one of the best coaches.He reads his opponents and sets out not to loose something missing from Wenger.I fear that the best chnace we had of everwinning the EPL with him again may vanish because of superior coaches with contention at the moment.LEST enjoy the chase and MerryXTMASS guys

It remains to be seen whether the # 9m spent on Simon Mignolet and the subsequent loaning out of Pepe Reina represents good business or not, but overall, Liverpool are looking very strong going into the new season and could well be in contention for a Champions League berth come June.

Champions Atletico Madrid are almost mathematically out of contention, and their goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao didn't do their chances any good.

His team are currently in European contention, flying - high in the league, while he also boasts not only a full strength squad of players to choose from but fresh ones as well, with the Trotters not involved in midweek, unlike their opponents, who were put through their paces at Goodison by Everton and had to put in some shift in order to ground out a deserved point.

i'll be honest, i'll be gutted if we go out tonight.when you look at the teams left in the carling cup only man utd & villa possibly stand in our way from winning it.i honestly reckon that if it was an arsenal v man utd final every single arsenal fan would be up for it, i know i would.the good thing is as well the carling cup final is in feb and winning it could give huge confidence to the squad especially if we are in contention for the other trophies.the biggest thing that worries me is injuries to key players, but imagine arsenal parading the cup at wembley and every one of those players having a winners medal on their sideboard, the team's belief would be an all - time high.while i agree with you that the 3 other trophies are more important, but don't you think it was great to hear wenger being positive.i thought it sent out a message of intent and belief although we all know it's difficult winning one trophy besides 4.

As to the I Don't Like Spanking My Kids, But I Do It Anyway author's contention that «We are raising a generation of children who are over-sensitive because they eventually find out that they aren't as good at baseball or ballet as some other kid and their parents promised them that everyone is equal.

«The Los Angeles Dodgers, who many thought were out of contention early in the season after a poor start, have the best chance to win their series (63 %) against the Braves while the Detroit Tigers have a 59 % chance to eliminate the Oakland A's.

Today's post is designed to air out some of the points of contention about Paleo, to best assure your Paleo plans result in you enjoying the success you are hoping for.

In the seven years since that threequel set box office records and earned a Best Picture nomination, the studio has had some generally liked if not quite loved triumphs (Finding Dory, Brave, Monsters University), one film that most would agree is at least in contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good Dinosaur).

Sorkin wrote a very good screenplay but IMO, Arndt wrote the more beautiful and humane of the two screenplays and would be my personal pick out of all the screenplays in Oscar contention.

Now that Claire Foy has swept every actress award, she has also become the frontrunner in the best actress race, especially with Maslany out of contention this year and Viola Davis losing steam.

And as we push forward past the fests and into the thick of it, I figured the best idea would be a broad assessment of the Academy's chosen best through the years, a bone of contention for a great many, as you read in this space and in the comments section year in and year out.

And unlike recent summer movies like Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Avengers, or Inception, few if any of the summer's big - ticket attractions will be in contention for many 10 - best lists or Oscars at year's end.

Well, actually, it only forces two of them to come home, since Ivy has never left which, it turns out, is a major bone of contention between her and her sisters.

There are other points of aesthetic contention as well, among them the tiny LED headlamps dotting the sloping nose — which, for what it's worth, would not look out of place on a vehicle that hails from the Far East.

I like drivers who are fast whatever they drive: Loeb, Ekstrom, Stephane Sarrazin, or even Hulkenberg going Le Mans... hope he will do fine but F1 drivers are so specialized now they usually don't perform that well when they go elsewhere and that put them out of contention as far as i'm concern, thinking about it we have far too many f1 world champions on the grid nowadays which tells a lot about the real level of the field (pretty average imho, a lot of «marketing tycoon» but no real great)

Olly and Jan finished a somewhat frustrating fifth in the GT class but were never out of contention for a better result until the final part of the race.

So the name isn't exactly new, and appears to confirm the contention that we've finally run out of good car names.

«I feel so sorry for the No. 4 Corvette — we were out of contention because we had a long pit stop, but the No. 4 car was in with a good shot, it was fast.

Yes, it still had high comfort, a stylish interior, strong reliability and all that other good Toyota stuff, but low power, hefty weight and a high price were three strikes that took it out of serious contention as a sport coupe / hatchback.

«As it turns out, a simple little pin on one little wire, and it took those guys out of contention — and they had a car that was good enough to win.

«It's a race that tests you both physically and mentally and you certainly feel like you've done an endurance race at the end of the six hours, especially as it's usually hot and humid, but we had a good run there in 2014, squabbling over podium positions until we fell out of contention due to a strange officiating call.

Naipaul and then DeLillo do a good job in their novels of drawing this out: I'm thinking of DeLillo's contention in Mao II that terrorists have replaced writers as the people who «alter the inner - life of the culture.»

Developer support for the PlayBook is also another point of contention, as developers continually become frustrated with the lack of updated tools and access to better APIs necessary in order to get the most out of the hardware to develop applications.

And I think that when people see lightning - strike success, they think, «Well, that, that's what I'm looking for, I'm looking for the lightning strike,» and our contention is, number one, you can out - work the need for a lightning strike, because you just produce and produce, and they may all perform at a mediocre level, and also, you're much more likely to have that once you've spent five years or ten years or however long, building up a body of work that maybe doesn't go anywhere.

Yet a close examination of the computer code and ensuing research bears out the key contention of the firm rebuttals from East Anglia University, as well as CRU scientist Tim Osborn, namely that the specific adjustments in question were for private exploration only and never incorporated into CRU scientists» subsequent published research temperature reconstructions.

While it continues to dominate global smart wearable shipments, ahead of Apple, Garmin or Samsung, and with Pebble and Jawbone out of contention, Fitbit struggled during the recently concluded holiday quarter, ending up firing some people, as well as shutting down wrist payment platform Coin.