Sentence examples for avoid being eliminated from inspiring English sources

There is still time for Canada to recover and avoid being eliminated, the way Switzerland and five other teams were in the preliminary round.

"You need both a strong core of support to avoid being eliminated in the first round, plus a broad base," Mr. Hill said.

Riders to the fore of the bunch control the pace to keep themselves safe, while stragglers must time their sprints to perfection to avoid being eliminated at the pivotal moments.

Brazil's men's team could have used Marta to avoid being eliminated in the Copa Am ca, and France's women's team can capture the imagination better than its men's team, which was embarrassed in the World Cup in South Africa.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins never trailed, but they needed a stolen pass by David Krejci and a deft bit of skating by Seguin to avoid being eliminated by the seventh-seeded Capitals.

South Africa actually needed a win to avoid being eliminated but no-one appeared to have studied the regulations correctly.

Notes: The Spurs are 2-7 in the playoffs dating to last season.... San Antonio avoided being eliminated on its home court for the third consecutive year.

The aim of the game is to acquire a specified number of provinces and/or eliminate specified rival factions (in Europa Barbarorum particular victory conditions differ for each faction), whilst avoiding being eliminated by the other factions.

First, the Chargers had to win five of their last six games just to avoid being mathematically eliminated.

The Central Division-leading Blues shored up their goaltending in an attempt to avoid another disappointing playoff run after being eliminated by Los Angeles in successive seasons.

It appears eager to eliminate dissent but would like to avoid being tagged as a gross violator of human rights.