Sentences with phrase «win over the opposition»

Data can also win over the opposition.

Apart from Los Blancos, the likes of Atletico Madrid, Juventus and AS Monaco have progressed to the final four after respective wins over their opposition.

Not exact matches

But as controversy over the Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast and opposition to some oilsands development shows, winning their consent makes for a much smoother ride.

Over the past three seasons we've improved on signings, winning trophies, tactics, discovering new ways to win and special preparation against different opposition.

The 26 - year - old was outstanding in Arsenal's 2 - 0 win over Liverpool, most of his best moments coming from powerful runs from deep into the opposition half, and the performance drew comparisons between Diaby and Man City's Yaya Toure.

Wins over Swindon, Charlton and Brentford in the first three rounds of the competition have put Norwich into the last 16, but the Gunners are sure to provide sterner opposition at the Emirates.

They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting out of the way of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.

When you play so well and the opposition keeper becomes so brilliant and your balls hitting the cross bar over and over, that's luck, whether you end up winning the game, draw or loosing.

Bradford were extremely tough opposition and put up a great fight, however, our men's basketball came out on top in a closely fought 61 - 57 win, to secure their place in the final for the first time in over 10 years!

The Gunners are also one home win over lower league opposition away from a place in the EFL cup quarter - finals, so things are looking good right now.

Verses Australia in Holland's next match, Robben again showed his almost unmatched dribbling ability to speed into the opposition box and finish again with his left — helping Holland qualify from Group B. Again he impressed in Holland's 2 - 0 win over Chile, before winning the crucial penalty against Mexico in the Last 16, following clever dribbling in the box — that saw Klaas Jan Huntelaar bag a last minute winner from the spot.

It's clear that American League teams have dominated their non-conference opposition, posting a 52.7 % win rate over the past two decades.

Finally, Oklahoma's football team began obliterating the opposition, winning 47 games in a row over five seasons, from 1953 to» 57.

if arsenal are to win the title, then we shud start playing defensively against rivals like morinho does.atleast the opposition cant gain ground over you!!

Perhaps I should be more explicit: win every game (by conceeding less and scoring more than the opposition in each game) over the course of a season and we would be in a better position.

Cincinnati are strong at home regardless of the opposition, as they are in the midst of a 13 -0-1 home stretch and have won five straight over the Browns at Paul Brown Stadium.

Oxford University Company of Archers have won the BUCS Outdoor National Championships, beating opposition from over 35 other UK universities...

We do not carry much form into the match either however, having won only three of our last eight matches, including two wins over non-league opposition in the FA Cup, and we need to target this to get our season back on track.

Oxford University Company of Archers have won the BUCS Outdoor National Championships, beating opposition from over 35 other UK universities to secure the title.

We now have the luxury of an FA Cup fixture against lower - league opposition, but given their emphatic win over Manchester City at the Etihad in the last round, MIddlesborough should not be taken lightly.

Aside from the fact that he's led the club to top spot in the La Liga table with 10 wins in 11 games so far this season to open up a four - point lead over their nearest rivals, they also lead the way in Group D in the Champions League with a similarly comfortable buffer over the opposition.

Real Betis, meanwhile, are plotting a fourth straight win over French opposition at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.

They have scored at least three goals in each of their wins over Huddersfield, West Ham and Southampton, so while the wins have come, they haven't been against the stiffest opposition in the league.

In the Carling Cup, Rovers did manage to away wins, albeit over lower league opposition in Gillingham and Nottingham Forest.

It marks the first win at Anfield for six years and the first win over big four opposition this season.

With a home record in the Champions League that includes a draw against Bayern Munich, wins over Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund, Marseille; a proven - manager in European competitions in Rafa Benitez and great support and atmosphere generated by their supporters during those Champions League nights, Napoli could go a long way in future Champions League campaigns, provided they use the Europa League to boost their individual co-efficient by eating easier opposition and enabling slightly easier Champions League groups in the future.

It was a celebration of getting over the hurdle of winning at Wembley after the experiences against Chelsea and Birmingham, along with the pressure of just winning silverware, no matter who the opposition was.

Colombia's win over France was another example of South American teams beating European opposition in their respective friendlies, with Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Peru also winning in this round.

Manchester City have won just two of their last nine games against Italian opposition now home and away, the win over Napoli a fortnight ago adding to a win over Roma in the 2014/15 group stage.

what a joke!how can we go from absolutely dominating one half to complete self destruction in the second?watching us in the first half I would have said no team in the league could have lived with us, never mind bloody Tottenham!second half were shocking.what was bales goal all about?a hoof over the top and our defence all taken out in one go.the second was an even bigger farce.why the hell couldn't cesc just head the thing.we should have been out of sight by then.what kind of striker is chamakh?what is his problem.twice he was played clean through and he had no intention of going for goal.work rate is all well and good and being able to put it in from 3 yards but if he is going to lead the line he needs to have a proper strikers instinct.sure enough if we give away enough stupid free kicks then the opposition will score because we cant defend and thats exactly what happened.we'll be winning nothing unless we buy some players with spines and balls.getting beat to 2 newly promoted teams and spurs at home.way to let chelsea off the hook fellas.what did wenger say yesterday...» best squad ive ever had....

The Toffees have won their last six games at Goodison Park, with most coming against stronger opposition than Bolton so we see no reason why they won't roll Bolton over on Saturday, although» roll» might be doing Bolton an injustice as Everton rarely do emphatic, except in their last home appearance against Hull, scoring five, so who knows?

Throughout their recent 2 - 0 Bundesliga defeat at Hoffenheim, they were inexpicably reticent to flood the opposition box and in the 3 - 0 home win over a ten - man Anderlecht in the Champions League were astonishingly pedestrian at times, for long periods struggling to make their numerical advantage count.

Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom coalition is heading for a decisive win over the centre - left Democratic Party which is still reeling from the disastrous local election results which forced the resignation of opposition leader Walter Veltroni.

After the opposition won control over parliament, the government created a parallel site of political power in the Constitutional Assembly.

In the face of a string of Tory reversals, all down to his opposition, Labour MPs from across the party — from Blairites to the soft left — have been won over by his leadership skills, despite the minority of plotters and the «mainstream media» who rudely reprinted all the things he's said over the years about the IRA, Hamas, Kosovo, Iran, Israel, etc..

Now she's in what's essentially a head - to - head contest (McDonald's name is still on the ballot on Row E, even though he's not actively campaigning), with Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione, whose opposition to gay marriage played a key role in her GOP primary win over the senator.

The party can now campaign as the most viable local opposition in these seats, looking to win over a broader coalition of voters angry with the government.

The Social Credit formed the Official Opposition in 1971, but died off over the next three elections and never won another seat again from 1982 on.

In principle that could reduce the threshold for an efficient win to (1 / n), but I don't know of any author who assumes that amount of control over opposition voters, since Duverger's Law kicks in.

There are hints that, despite the heavy Tory leafleting, the public mood may not be as won over by David Cameron's advances as the opposition would like.

An opposition amendment had been phrased in the broadest possible terms to win over would - be rebels, but Speaker John Bercow announced he will only allow a single division on business secretary Vince Cable's motion.

Home secretary John Reid has said that New Labour will win the next general election if it stays true to the values it has held over the last ten years - regardless of what the opposition does.

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has hit hard at the clergy and civil society groups over what it calls their «loud silence» on the incidents of post-election violence after the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) won last year's election.

Kashkari's recent statements in opposition to new gun control could help him win over skeptical gun owners, who overwhelmingly backed Tea Party Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R - Twin Peaks, in the June primary.

There is still little evidence that returning to the negotiating table on a replacement will win over the four Republicans who have declared their opposition.

Despite this, both Downing Street and opposition sources expect the votes to be close, with the balance of power held by the SNP and the handful of Tory rebels who have been won over by Clarke's case for a new inquiry.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who resurrected the plan amid local opposition in January 2016, finally won over Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport) and other political holdouts in recent weeks.

«The challenge for me now, and all of the shadow cabinet and Jeremy Corbyn as leader, is to demonstrate we can be a strong opposition and a convincing alternative to the Tories and that we can win over and win back public opinion, particularly voters we've lost in recent years.»

In the meantime, just as Fayose wants a win for the Peoples Democratic Party, the APC is also keen on taking over the governorship seat of Ekiti State, the only state in the South - West that is still in control by the opposition.

And what of the increasingly strident warnings of a former Labour leader, Tony Blair, who helped win general elections for a party that has spent rather too much time in opposition over the decades?