Sentences with phrase «year struggle against»

Last year we couldn't beat the dross, this year we struggle against the big boys.

I'm going to tell you where I got the photo to take into my hairdresser for this cut... because for years and years I struggled against my bone straight fine hair, trying to make it fuller and curly.

Not exact matches

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

Its investment unit has struggled over the last couple of years against increased market competition, in both trading and deal advising.

Since claims of sexual harassment in the workplace ignited the #MeToo movement last year, companies have been struggling to handle accusations against star employees.

Deutsche Bank's investment unit, in particular, has struggled over the last couple of years against increased market competition, in both trading and deal advising.

2018 will be a defining year for Mexico, a country plagued by corruption, violence in its struggle against gangs and drug cartels, and slow economic growth.

«After eight years of struggling to outperform the S&P 500, Mike Willis has decided to use the benchmark against itself by equal - weighting all 500 stocks in the index.»

Against the backdrop of safe - haven demand for the yen, Japanese stocks and exchange - traded funds are struggling this year, but the scenario could improve in the fourth quarter.

Lapomarda's own work, along with that of the Israeli diplomat Pinchas Lapide, Three Popes and the Jews, and the eminent Jewish historian Jeno Levai, Hungarian Jewry and the Papacy, is a good place to start for a fair and sympathetic account of the Catholic side of the unrelenting and often bitter struggle waged during the war years against both Nazi and Stalinist forms of atheistic secularism.

Both of the major camps of social conservative reaction to the challenges of the last few years are right in part: We have always had to struggle against the inclination of our liberal society to furiously pound itself into what Edmund Burke called «the dust and powder of individuality,» and to resist its elevation of choice above commitment.

They tried to pass some legislation in the national assembly but as you know Korean workers struggled against the bill and it was finally postponed to year 2000.

I have been struggling with this question for several years now, and while I am not ready to claim I have a «solution» (nothing but pride would make such a claim), I do have a theological hypothesis which will be tested against Scripture.

The story runs through Woodrow Wilson's expansive mission to «make the world safe for democracy,» Eisenhower's World War II «crusade in Europe,» and the long years of cold war struggle against «godless communism.»

In the same year, the 12th Anti-Corruption International Conference, which was held at Prague, for the first time included a panel — in which I was invited to participate — about the contribution of faith based organizations to the struggle against corruption.

Three years later in an interview to an Italian journal, Pope John Paul II said, «The proponents of extreme capitalism in any form tend to overlook the good things achieved by communism, the struggle against unemployment and the concern for the poor».

but the woman or our society keep the war against Rome going for 1000 years then another 1000 when England took over the assault, their valiant struggle did not end until Christendom put are woman to the subservient side of the coin, and the dark ages followed, my point is your right men and woman can not do the same things men destroy, women create.

Louis XIV's revocation of the edict in 1685 was followed by a massive flight of some 200,000 Protestants from France, and renewed persecution at home met with a sustained guerilla uprising in the rural area of the Cévennes in the early years of the eighteenth century, which diverted French military forces at a critical moment from their struggle against foreign enemies.

But instead of vengeful invective, over the following minutes, days and years he spoke simple, principled sense, refusing to give up the struggle, armed if necessary, against injustice until Apartheid was dismantled, but articulating a sense of place for all races in South Africa.

The story of Islam in the Soviet Union is the story of four hundred years of struggle against Russian tyranny and oppression, a resistance which has been as tenacious as the oppression has been merciless.

Sifton never mentions any of this, but Niebuhr's strident opposition to Roosevelt's preparations for war helps us to grasp the revulsion against war that his generation felt after World War I. Even for Niebuhr, Moral Man and Immoral Society did not lead straight to the interventionism of 1940; he had had to struggle for eight years to get there.

One can almost feel the confusion of Satan in the end the Gospel accounts as Jesus, who has struggled and taught and healed against all the death and destruction and lies of the devil throughout His entire three years of ministry, now goes silently to the cross, like a lamb to the slaughter.

The practical exigencies which faced the Jews, first in Babylon and then during the wretched years when the restored community in Jerusalem struggled precariously for its existence, militated against any such lofty universalism.

Feeling completely beat down by years of struggling against the machine and feeling like I didn't have what it takes to be free, suddenly, one night in a flash of decision, I knew I was going to escape.

Even though resistance takes many different forms (against the MAI, towards a jubilee year in 2000, for the Tobin tax, seeking alternatives, etc.), and even if the struggles are specific in their aims (farmers, workers, indigenous or coloured people, citizens, ecologists or women, the urban poor, etc.) and though the various co-ordination groups are numerous (Peoples Power for the XXI Century in Asia, São Paulo Forum in Latin America, etc.), all of these have a common thread: they all work to highlight the unacceptable nature of the current economic system.

Chelsea may be struggling this season, but it would still be a huge boost to get a result against them, especially considering the dominance they've had over us for years.

... 2... we need a third CB... Holding is good but still too young to play weekly in EPL, Mertesacker is slow n in his final year, Gabriel is not too intelligent n flops against technical sides like Bayern, City, Liverpool... Monreal like mertesacker struggles against fast forwards plus he gives them too much space in d box with his archaic style of shadow marking..

Houston just dropped two straight to the Memphis, while San Antonio has struggled against elite teams all year.

The right - hander pitched an absolute gem last time out against Cleveland, but it's worth noting he struggled on the road this year, posting an ERA (6.48) more than twice what he produced at home.

The 35 - year old Ginobili has struggled against the Heat in this series to a significant degree, averaging just 7.5 points per game on 34 percent shooting from the field.

And this year we are really struggling to play football and we are so easy to play against.

Harden did struggle mightily in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, but that's not all that unexpected for a 22 - year - old playing on that stage for the first time.

The 28 year - old scored a delightful chip over the Blues keeper, and played his part in an emphatic 5 - 1 win, but had struggles against Spurs this weekend.

In wenger we trust COYG u spoilt little brats, you muppets ain't even been tested in your arsenal fan career never seen your club finish lower then fourth every year we play in cl against the big boys and you lot act like were in crisis and things are so bad wow I'm beyond belief just can't get my head around the way you lot act sometimes step back a bit a think a little you twats most of you in your life time have never seen your team finish lower then fourth yes fûc #ing fourth most of you don't even no what it's like to be a real fan wen your team are struggling finishing mid table and still saying you love the club and protect them never in my life have I heard a generation of arsenal fans critise manager players board everything about our club wen things our knowere near as bad as you make out to be and could be.

The Spanish right - back has enjoyed somewhat of a whirlwind year with the Gunners as he struggled on his UEFA Champions League debut against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund 12 months ago and it appeared he wasn't quite ready to make the step up to first - team football at the time.

While Man City may well have opened up a sizeable gap that is unlikely to be made up between now and the end of the season by any of the chasing pack, Chelsea still have to play for second place, and their supporters will be in good spirits for the New Year after such a commanding display, albeit against a struggling Stoke side.

Every team has bogey teams, not just us, and it is always a struggle to win against those teams, but you only face your bogey's twice a year.

Le Prof's prayers were answered when we were given yet another home game against Lower League opposition in Hull City, the team we struggled against in the Final a couple of years ago.

I fully understand we just lost one game and uts not the end of the world but am struggling to deal with is the consistent lack of mental toughness that are the hallmarks of all title winning teams... we need to be proactive and stop been reactionary, simples... we had what is in all honesty a good couple of matches begining of the season WINNABLE games but we already fell short at the first hurdle now all the talk is about bouncing back, whatever happened to eyes on the ball straight from the off... a Westham side with a new manager, some new players and a 16 year old making his debut beating Arsenal at home is just plain disgraceful and whatever happens next does not in any way mitigate against that.....

It worked against the average or bad teams, but against the better OL's (not counting the USC game this past year aside as USC's entire line was hurt) like Stanford and UW, he struggled consistently.

Cast your minds back to the 2011 League cup final where Arsenal were looking to win their first piece of silverware in six years against a struggling Birmingham City side.

What is for certain though is that Lukaku will be keen to put Saturday's game behind him as having failed to have a positive influence in another big game, he was unable to silence his critics who continue to point to his poor record against the top six sides in recent years where he has struggled to make a big impact.

For most of the next 57 minutes, the Bulldogs, surprise winners of last year's game against Florida, struggled to contain Johnson, Taylor & Co..

Hargreaves, a former Bayern Munich player, has made just one substitute appearance in the last two years as he struggles against tendinitis.

Clemson has a tough game at NC State this weekend followed by a home matchup against struggling FSU before finishing the year with Citadel and South Carolina.

The Spurs, as always, take care of (almost all) the bad teams, but they struggled against top talent this year for fairly obvious reasons.

A year ago it was the Blues under their new manager Antonio Conte who were struggling and they slipped to a three goal deficit by halftime against a rampant Arsenal.

They «struggled» in the first half of the year against the spread despite going 35 - 6, but turned it around in the second half as oddsmakers and public bettors realized that they were men, not machines, and lowered their expectations.

Players playing out of position (Wattenburg and Harris) and struggling players (Kirkland) really hammered our performance against Stanford and PSU last year.

I think the team is just not physical enough and that why we are struggling for years against fast pressing, physical team.