Sentence examples for promising position from inspiring English sources

But Yemelin's less accurate maneuvering led to a promising position for Kaidanov after 21... Rg7.

From a promising position, the winger's heavy touch allowed Russell Anderson the opportunity to clear.

Either that or the ball's just nearly fallen to Scott Dann in a promising position.

"I had a good start and was in a promising position.

7.56pm GMT 10 min: Oviedo picks the pocket of Bennett but can't make the best of a promising position.

25 min: Bargfrede chops down Crouch some 25 yards out, giving Tottenham a freekick in a promising position.

A promising position of four-under got him to within three of the lead but the double-bogey at the 17th took some gloss off his opening round.

With the pin on the edge of a sharply sloping green, its surface like that of a glass-topped table, this was not a promising position.

The defender Sébastien Bassong blasted well over on the hour mark when he might have done better before Johnson curled another free-kick over from a promising position.

Speed winced afterwards at the thought of Gareth Bale wrongly being deemed offside after 59 minutes when in a promising position.

The home side's defence held firm, although the Catalan centre Elliott Whitehead would surely have scored but for dropping the ball in a promising position.