Sentence examples for decisive against from inspiring English sources

The bottom of the order was decisive against Roger Clemens.

The vaunted Colts offence failed to score a touchdown and New England's experience and defensive strength may prove equally decisive against the Steelers, whose rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger struggled against the New York Jets last Sunday.

Two struggling sides produced a mistake-ridden game but an exciting finish as Kessell's try with 10 minutes to go, after a Louis Picamoles offload, proved decisive against Gloucester.

Such delight as there was belonged to JP McManus, the owner of both Jezki and My Tent Or Yours, and the backers of Jezki, whose stamina proved decisive against a rival who probably has a little more speed and class but has now succumbed to a grittier opponent on the hill at successive Festivals.

In his two years in charge, Lancaster (above right with the coach Mike Catt and the Calcutta Cup) has tended to make changes at 2 and 9 from 53 to 60 minutes and the way he manages his bench could be decisive against an Ireland team that has displayed staying power in its first two rounds.

Yet there was an unavoidable sting to Van Gaal's words here, as Arsenal started energetically, created at least four good chances in the opening 15 minutes – two of them for Welbeck – and yet still failed to score the goal that might have been decisive against another brown-paper-and-string United defence.

The election was a decisive vote against metropolitan liberalism – against mass immigration, further European integration, and the high-churn society that discomforts so many people.

Those games include four decisive matchups against sides under.500 and winnable games against Detroit and divisional rivals, Houston and Memphis.

"RMT has made it clear that we will have no hesitation in taking swift and decisive action against any organisation that makes false allegations against the union".

If differential distribution of risk behavior in the control and intervention groups counts as a decisive argument against observational studies, it should also count as a decisive argument against RCTs.

In the first qualifying round against Montenegrin side Budućnost, Maribor won on penalties and qualified for the decisive round against Proleter.