Sentences with phrase «won by a nose»

And Jeff wins by a nose... good job CNN and Jeff.

1933 In the roughest of all Derbies, Don Meade on Brokers Tip and Herb Fisher on Head Play fought through the stretch, with Brokers Tip winning by a nose and no one claiming foul.

Finnegans Wake won by a nose — literally — in the final race of the the Kentucky Derby undercard.

But if one of Hollywood's most reliable predictors holds true, «Brokeback» will win by a nose; its director, Ang Lee, won the Directors Guild Award last weekend, and 51 of the 57 DGA winners have seen their films go on to win as best picture.

Steve Carell might literally win by a nose — a prosthetic one.

Closer to Al - Jazeera Tower, a roar went up on Corniche Street: a Mustang and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT - 8 took off from the stoplight, with the SUV winning by a nose.

However, the Kindle Fire won by a nose, not only because of its lower price and free cloud storage, but because it is part of Amazon's impressive ecosystem of e-books, Amazon apps and streaming video content through the Amazon Prime service.

In the last stretch he was neck to neck with another dog right up until the end where he won by a nose!

Have to brag our fifteen minutes of fame cos he competed in the fetch contest and won by a nose — amazing when you consider he was the only small dog.

Dr. Pratt By miracle of modern communication my very short comment «Bart, temperature wins by a nose» got (probably justifiably) gobbled up by WordPress.

«Of course, intangible rewards in the form of flattery through personal feedback or public praise is always welcomed by lawyers, but I think the hard core financial rewards over soft core ego rewards will always win by a nose.

Not exact matches

In the case of Trump, you can lead your opponents and the media around by their noses while winning over the masses.

I can not wait to see how the villains will be portrayed, and I got especially impressed by Robin Taylor — I don't think that I have watched anything with him, but that crazy look on his face, the nose and the hair look so perfect for Penguin the he won my heart over.

LOS ANGELES (27 - 23) won three straight but was stymied by a loss to the Pistons and by an injury to Jerry West, whose nose was broken by a stray elbow in a scramble for a rebound.

Led Virginia Tech around by the nose in a 28 - 10 win.

NAMED: As 1987 Horse of the Year, FERDINAND, who won the $ 3 million Breeders» Cup Classic by a nose over Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba.

Sandy Saddler cut up outclassed Dave Gallardo around nose, mouth and eyes, floored him with wicked left hooks in third and sixth, won by TKO when opponent failed to answer bell for seventh round in nontitle bout at San Francisco.

MONGO»S PRIDE ($ 9), timed in 1:42, rallied from last place to win the second division by a nose over Roman Scout.

Mr. Espaillat's campaign hasn't been as policy heavy as the paper would like, but expect ethnic considerations to win out over Mr. Williams by a nose, with Mr. Rangel remaining a dark horse contender.

Creator found an opening in the stretch and ran down Destin in the final stride to win the $ 1.5 million Belmont Stakes by a nose, the closest possible margin of victory.

Party leaders excited about Astorino turned up their nose, but Trump won several friends when he headlined local party dinners and an April, 2014 gun rights rally in Albany that was organized by Paladino himself.

In essence, the party must decide whether to hold its nose and back Cuomo, who many of its members don't find liberal enough, or declare war on a sitting governor who is currently the favorite to win a third term by supporting a different candidate.

With cold and flu season upon us, be sure to arm yourself with the best DIY defense and win winter by a nose.

State Farm won by a close nose and since I've gotten car insurance with them in the past, I decided to go this route, but I have heard AMAZING things about Lemonade too.

Nicole Kidman won her Best Actress award, well, by a nose for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in Stephan Daldry's multi-narrative adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize - winning novel.

Final numbers are still rolling in, but in a tight three - way race for no. 1 at the U.S. box office, a certain monster hit appears to have won by a (bright red) nose.

Created in 1985 by Oscar nominee and Emmy Award - winning writer - director - producer Richard Curtis («Four Weddings and a Funeral,» «Bridget Jones Diary,» «Notting Hill»), Red Nose Day was built upon the foundation that mass media and celebrities can help raise money and increase awareness of poverty in order to save and change millions of lives.

Not fearless enough to nose the camera in the dramatic mire, like a soldier to the cause in a personal guerrilla war, Diego Luna «s film beckons a paint - by - numbers summary of the man's greatest achievements, the spark notes of a six - plus year period that glosses all with thin coats, rarely taking the opportunity to remain in the moment and settle in with the hard - won emotional beats of the characters.

This time Jose Ferrer (who won an Oscar for the role) plays the title character, a poet marred by the extreme size of his nose, whose love for Roxanne is such that he helps handsome but dull Christian woo her since he thinks she'll never notice him.

On the figure eight, the Bentley wins out by just under a second, but it's hard to care at all when all you can do is laugh as the two monsters heave around the course with massive body roll and almost comical nose diving.

In korea all i've seen were hyundai / kia / syanyong even samsung cars... (rebadged renault cars)... the country is proud of their own products... the men are so tall by asian standards and the girls are beautiful with sharp pointed nose... they are not your typical oriental people... they stand above the rest — chinese, hongkongers, taiwanese... at par with japanese in terms of looks... but the japanese win hands down as the most courteous people on earth... so polite unlike chinese people...

, a Maxima - nosed 4X4 concept supposedly inspired by the Safari Rally - winning Datsun 240Zs of yore.

In addition to its built - in light and touch - screen, the 2012 Kindle Paperwhite) starts at $ 119) offers access to Amazon's best - in - class e-book store, helping it win the e-ink race by a nose.

Prizes will be awarded by judges who get to know winning specialties of each dog in a wide variety of categories such as best kisser, longest nose, classiest, best jumper, and fluffiest.