How To Use Scoring In A Sentence

  • It should be a baritone scoring game and the unfortunate should be in early disceptation for a top 3 pick. Xml's Blinklist.com
  • ‘Ah Dublin, you're giving it away,’ he wailed in the 55th minute, as the Dublin defence fluffed its lines yet again, giving Laois another unearned scoring opportunity.
  • Point guard DiJuan Harris led the conference in assists with 4.5 a game, and guard Derrio Harris, a junior college transfer, had a 13.1 scoring average. Atlantic 10 Conference
  • And, despite some stout defence, a feature of York's game this season, they were unable to prevent scrum half Duffy from scoring from short range.
  • In an automatic target - scoring system , finding real bullet - spots by a template matching method is critical target - scoring .
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  • One of the wussiest bands in history, for those of you scoring at home WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: September 2001 Archives
  • Defoe set up Cole for the second equaliser before scoring the winner.
  • It was the only way he could show that he was determined to regain his self-respect by scoring goals. Kevin Keegan - Black and White
  • ‘Our goal scoring went up, we could score field goals, we could score from penalty corners,’ he said.
  • From the start, it was obvious that this was going to be a low-scoring game.
  • Wolves may have cruised to victory but they needed a controversial penalty on 18 minutes to open the scoring. The Sun
  • He was wonderful to watch for his style, elegance, flair and goalscoring. The Sun
  • The scoring is for a simple classical orchestra, strings, double woodwind, four horns and two trumpets.
  • But at least it's a high-scoring draw. Times, Sunday Times
  • Another on the fence matter there is some kind of simpatico working between Donovan and Buddle, between the MLS assist leader and the MLS goal scoring leader Archive 2010-05-01
  • The most cherishable of Jay's recordings are two-disc sets which permit inclusion of virtually every bit of the show's score, as well as snippets of dialogue, overtures, entr'actes, incidental music, and underscoring.
  • Underscoring why he won't debate on Hardwick's show, Davis is trying to backtrack, which is hard when you clearly harbor animus towards the subject matter: Buffalo Pundit
  • Acorn began slowly and allowed Stanley to dominate the early proceedings when scoring two converted tries.
  • Before disco undermined the morale and minds of millions, rock rode the rails of success, scoring the soundtrack for that personal motion picture you were playing in your head.
  • While they were tossing the coin Andrew was taken to the goal where he took four penalty shots at David James scoring twice.
  • THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Binghamton, Brian Pothier 3 (power play) (Jesse Fibiger, Charlie Stephens) 8: 37. 7, USATODAY.com
  • They're placed into a scoring range for bronze, silver, gold, platinum.
  • But he has shown signs of becoming more of a force when the team needs scoring or playmaking.
  • He has received more opportunities this season and is back scoring tries but still, King has gone for his perceived failure to find that offensive spark. Times, Sunday Times
  • The match was low-scoring but as the lead changed hands with almost every penalty it was a humdinger none the less.
  • I play the most satisfying words in Scrabble, not the highest-scoring or the most strategically advantageous and will take myself out with the lead piping if I am ever forced to play Cluedo again. TV review: The Great British Bake-Off, The Making of King Arthur and Ideal
  • In a local high school game several years ago, a pitcher lost a no-hitter because of that scoring rule.
  • T's so-called postpaid net subscriber growth, which fell sharply in the first quarter from a year earlier, continued to lag in the second quarter, underscoring the difficulties of the wireless industry's most lucrative source of income. AT
  • He blows another great scoring opportunity, with his touch and nerve deserting him as soon as the Milan goal hoves into view.
  • Jamie Barrow concluded the scoring when he scampered onto Smith's pass to rifle the ball past Knowles.
  • Beckham's scoring strike off a restart is his hallmark and showed why he was the inspiration for the 2003 motion picture "Bend It Like Beckham. USATODAY.com - Beckham bends England to 1-0 victory over Ecuador
  • Stanley winger Rory Prendergast opened the scoring on 24 minutes with a low drive from outside the box that deceived Altrincham keeper Richard Acton.
  • For most of his career, Iverson has been quintessential, high - scoring offensive showman.
  • They also said ministers focus more on long term plans than on political point scoring. The Sun
  • If a player of Beardsley's ability was available now, one whose intelligence brought the best out of so many partners while scoring more than 200 goals himself, there would be little cavilling at a fee of more than £20m. Darren Bent is the latest in a long line of lone wolves | Rob Bagchi
  • The rules of play and scoring are exactly as in the individual game, but partners combine their scores.
  • Both teams will have their hands full containing the high-scoring American, who hit 40 points against UCD last weekend.
  • The team that won the auction but did not make enough tricks to make the contract gets the score of the lower scoring team.
  • But in short, Green Bay is seventh in the league in yards allowed per game and Atlanta is fifth in scoring defense. Rodgers-Ryan must-see
  • Again the Cougars showed their fighting sprit to open the scoring after the interval.
  • Cantus swung frantically, attempting to deflect his opponent's blows, one of his swipes finally scoring underneath Soren's defenses.
  • No matter how stinging the remark, the jokester also shares in being the butt of the joke, because joking is the activity, not scoring points. Archive 2007-03-01
  • The head of the stock-exchange operator said Hong Kong is working on a plan to boost yuan liquidity in the territory as more investment products denominated in the Chinese currency become available to local investors, underscoring Hong Kong's emergence as an offshore yuan-trading hub. Hong Kong Looks to Yuan Stock Listings
  • When he wasn't prompting attacks, he was scoring mighty points.
  • Some of these games have additional scoring combinations, such as sequences or fours of a kind.
  • Luka hitters had eight hits and many chances to score over the course of the game, but were unable to do so, due to some key miscues with runners in scoring position.
  • A player must hit his double to become a killer and can then start the business of taking lives from other players by scoring in their double.
  • Bryant will play from the wing rather than the point, which will decrease his ballhandling duties and increase his scoring chances.
  • Dr. Berri ' s system, which he called QB Score, analyzed data to determine which aspects of a game contributed most to a team ' s scoring or surrendering points. Rethinking Quarterback Stats
  • He is a journeyman who played 28 games in his first three seasons and has a career scoring average of 7.5.
  • Score lightly at first and then repeat, scoring deeper each time until the board is cut through.
  • He hit the woodwork twice before scoring.
  • It consists of two balls - the quaffle for scoring and the blunger for throwing at opponents like a dodge ball. The Seattle Times
  • After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.
  • There are also interactive extras such as throwing darts and scoring penalties. The Sun
  • Here we focus on the tire players who excel at the most critical skills of the trade: scoring, ballhandling, defending, shooting and passing.
  • Brondello secured the MVP award by scoring 357 points.
  • But the former MVP is doing his scoring with efficiency, a sign he isn't dominating the ball and hogging the spotlight: Bryant made more than 52 percent of his shots in the series against Utah. Lakers saved their best for playoffs
  • Liverpool fans pay the most per goal — 30.21 — after a low-scoring season. The Sun
  • Returning from injury, the loose head set the move in motion then reappeared on the wing to take a scoring pass and dive over for a fine score.
  • I have to admit, when Moss "mooned" the crowd after scoring a TD yesterday, I did laugh - not in a "that's funny" manner, but in a "can you believe this guy?" manner. Daimnation!: Million dollar hands and a ten cent brain
  • Arsenal's Sylvain Wiltord opening the scoring after 13 before wantaway Fulham striker Steve Marlet scored the second nine minutes after the break.
  • After all, most of the lenders that are doing the slashing are relying on the credit scoring models to determine who is creditworthy, which is part of the reason the issuers are cutting credit lines. LJWorld.com stories: News
  • But the scoring spree of the final quarter hid a multitude of sins. Times, Sunday Times
  • This GDP underscoring is the sole reason why America has a higher GDP per capita then Europe. Matthew Yglesias » Policy Implications of Non-Commercial Production
  • Three goal scoring chances were conjured up by Swindon, only to be magicked away by Leicester.
  • Of course there are highly publicised stories of high profile cons being attacked i. e Huntly, but in the main, cons just want to get on with their sentence and get the hell out of there and if scoring some smack from a beastie helps dull the process then they WILL associate with them. on January 29, 2007 at 11: 02 am | Reply Notacriminal Silly Me « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • This company reserves the right to interpret the Scoring Rules.
  • Finally, all films were rescored once to check for scoring errors.
  • After her singing career flagged during the 1990s she reinvented herself as a pop diva, scoring 37 hit singles in the UK.
  • The full-forward line maintained their monopoly on scoring with two more points from Kilkenny and Carty to put Aghamore five ahead after eleven minutes.
  • There is so much more to playing on the wing than scoring tries. Times, Sunday Times
  • A second consecutive defeat has severely dented Oxford's promotion hopes, despite the home side scoring an early goal.
  • He requires double-teams because of his scoring ability, and his nifty passing makes opponents pay for those double teams.
  • He is thriving after rediscovering his scoring form.
  • After scoring his spectacular debut goal, Pollock ran over towards Middlesbrough's travelling fans and did a somersault.
  • Underscoring the idea of archivist-as-peacemaker, this year’s award was shared by representatives of both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Khader Salameh of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Library in Jerusalem, and Yehoshua Freundlich of the Israel State Archives. Are Archivists Today’s Real Peacemakers? « ResourceShelf
  • Virginia (5-4, 3-2) had its four-game winning streak end, and in heartbreaking fashion, too, after shutting down the ACC's best scoring offense until the very end. USATODAY.com
  • In the opening quarter they spilled ball after ball, kicked away possession and missed a succession of scoring chances, as they seemed to have the big day jitters.
  • On home ground Clane were the first to open the scoring with a well taken point.
  • Then Thomas stepped in with a drop goal and had the final word, scoring nine points in the dying minutes.
  • However, on Saturday he showed the class player he is scoring an effortless hundred and he would still be not out if we were playing now!
  • Last week, Keith Kelly asked what the highest-scoring draw in the Premiership has been.
  • He simply strapped himself up and, in a low-scoring match, scored a significant try. Times, Sunday Times
  • And as for those ridiculous celebrations after scoring a goal, please stop. The Sun
  • All the players are on the field gettings penalties and scoring goals but their uniform colors are blurred, even the umpires and field judges are difficult to distinguish from the players from where I sit. Safety in Michoacan
  • What are the typical steps you go through in the process of composing, scoring and recording a track, and how long does this usually take?
  • Scoring is best done with chips like many Chinese games.
  • Johnny Moroney, who played on the left wing, scored 14 points, kicking goals as well as scoring a try.
  • The home side rounded off their scoring in the 62nd minute when they elected to kick a penalty into the corner.
  • He was wonderful to watch for his style, elegance, flair and goalscoring. The Sun
  • Then two observers (others than those assessing the mirror test) independently scored videotapes several times, and a list emerged of 18 behaviors with high interobserver agreement and high reliability over repeated scorings. PLoS Biology: New Articles
  • Fiona Nolan had an excellent game down the left wing with Karen Purcell and McGlinchey getting several shots on goal, but not scoring.
  • In a low-scoring game his runs were actually worth far more. Times, Sunday Times
  • Although swamped, the visitors had the satisfaction of Gareth Marks scoring three touchdowns, while Adrian Owen also caught the eye.
  • In the second half it was Fenagh's Peter Ryan on the 38th minute scoring a goal after lobbing the goal-keeper.
  • Visnovsky gave them hope, scoring with 5: 03 remaining before Brylin tallied at 16: 43 to close it out. USATODAY.com
  • Sutton, a West Australian by birth and a scoring supremo in all corners of the nation, continued his football odyssey elsewhere.
  • But even after Paraguay forward Fredy Bareiro scored off a carom from the goalpost in the 67th minute, Iraq pressed hard with substitute Razzaq Farhan scoring in the 83rd. USATODAY.com - Iraq's plucky soccer team loses chance for gold medal
  • FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Augusta-Tiltgen 5 (Soling; Nylander) 5: 02. 2, East Coast Hockey League - Tallahassee vs. Augusta
  • The Pacers miss Smits' low-post scoring, which draws double-teams and creates chances for teammates, but they run the floor better and are better defensively without him.
  • When it came to scoring goals, from long-range, from headers, overhead kicks, close in poachers, Law was a genius when it came to putting a ball in the back of the net.
  • Lining up alongside his sporting hero, two-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond, the parachute rigger had a bad first two days, scoring below his usual score.
  • The days when the team depended upon simply outscoring its opponents are long gone under coach Scott Skiles.
  • They are scoring goals, making assists and you can tell how much they are enjoying it. The Sun
  • A typewriter was as individual as a fingerprint, or a set of teeth, or a gun barrel scoring a bullet.
  • You cannot win without scoring, and aside from Rooney, who was trying so manfully to be all things to England's attack, nobody but Owen was going to finish the job.
  • His direct running has caused problems for defences and his increased goal threat has lifted him to the top of the scoring charts at Man City with nine goals.
  • This was a low-scoring game, but like many low-scoring games not without incident, excitement and theatre. Times, Sunday Times
  • We had them rocking at one point, with Tom Greaves scoring a goal that lifted us.
  • These scoring matrices are combined with algorithmic procedures, usually based on dynamic programming, to extract subsequences from the targets that best match the class libraries.
  • It should be noted that Mozart was hardly kind when scoring the operatic arias for the full lyric soprano.
  • That, of course, was exactly my plan, and I pushed past him, dribbling the ball down the field before scoring after many failed attempts at stealing the ball on his part.
  • So now they have to find a way to 'move the goalposts without scoring an own goal '. Times, Sunday Times
  • He was scoring 100s for the firsts at age 15 and his ability then was beyond his years.
  • ‘It was hard to swallow when people gave me stick for not scoring goals,’ he says.
  • Craig Counsell was the main thorn in Maddux's side, igniting things with a first-inning single and getting a double in the fourth inning, scoring both times. USATODAY.com - Big Unit stakes D'backs to Game 1 win
  • An "A" was at least 90% of the maximally scoring student, etc. Collusion in the Classroom, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • The teenager quickly added up the long columns of pounds, shillings and pence, scoring top marks.
  • While Brooks gave highest marks to ABC ( "A"), Clinton a "B," and Obama a "D+," I'm scoring ABC with a C -, Clinton a B -, and Obama to B-- he'd get a B+ for not losing his temper, if I practiced grade inflation. Wednesday Night's Debate in Philly: ABC's George and Charlie Tackle Trivia, Not Issues - MediaBizBuzz.com
  • They move at the same speed running in big loops round and round with little or no hope of either getting open and or scoring.
  • It was an offensive display, not always great ballhandling, but a lot of scoring," he said. Lakers defeat Jazz 119-109 to take 2-0 series lead
  • He was clinically accurate in scoring four times.
  • His left jab might have been the cleanest scoring punch of the entire championships.
  • Whether it does so will depend on whether Prime Minister Cameron can resist the pressures for easy short-term political point-scoring and apply the same rigorous, tough-minded approach to reforming the institutions of capitalism and the Big Society that he has brought to cutting government spending down to size. How Britain Can Lead the World
  • Scoring runs is about getting on base and driving the runners around the bases.
  • The scoring is the same as for the players' hands except that a flush in the crib only scores if all four crib cards and the start card are of the same suit.
  • The pacy striker made just nine starts in two years, making a further 37 substitute appearances and scoring a total of five goals.
  • Today they entertain a Wycombe side on a dismal run of one point from five games, scoring one goal. The Sun
  • Scoring the log One easy way is to calculate the percentage of possible occasions when a particular activity or environmental condition applies.
  • If your team has momentum, you can keep going forward; keep scoring, until something stops you.
  • In a high-scoring team, the yield should rise. Times, Sunday Times
  • His willingness to handle the scoring burden in tight games was another sign of his maturity.
  • Doherty opened the scoring with a break of 44 but, bridging awkwardly, missed a red to a middle pocket.
  • It is a trick-taking game in which the aim is to avoid winning tricks containing high-scoring cards.
  • Eric McCormack and Andrew Byrne did most of the damage, scoring 0-10 between them but this was team football at its very best with the young lads in red and white playing copybook football.
  • They were outplayed in all lines on the park and had no answer to the superior strength and scoring power of their opponents.
  • Slight cracks began to show and Keswick grabbed a goal, scoring from close to the back post.
  • And when Niall, who stood on the sideline for 40 minutes, finally got the beck, he didn't disappoint, scoring his first point in 20 years.
  • After leaving United in acrimonious circumstances Tevez played a significant and controversial part in last season's derby matches, scoring in both legs of the Carling Cup semi-final as well as becoming embroiled in a row with Gary Neville that led to the Football Association issuing a warning to both players. Injured Carlos Tevez flies to Argentina and may miss Manchester derby
  • They refused to allow their opponents into an easy scoring position and when they stole the ball the rest acted as support players for the ball carrier.
  • A recession causes many reliable creditworthy consumers to go under; how safe will new and existing scoring systems now be?
  • One night, following a session of argy-bargy, Emily storms out of their apartment after scoring some heroin.
  • GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 19: Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators reacts after scoring a touchdown during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida. Undefined
  • Volunteers Reserves had to work hard to scrape a 4-3 win over Sporting Civil Service with Kev Jackson scoring twice.
  • I think if we are relying on goalkeepers scoring goals then I won't be long in this business.
  • He captained Australia in the home series of 1924 / 5, winning the Ashes by 4 rubbers to 1, scoring 114 and 60 in the first Test at Sydney.
  • The heptathlon scoring tables are a maths geek's fantasy. Times, Sunday Times
  • The NO SPECS mnemonic often is used as a scoring system for severity of eye change.
  • Excluding goalkeepers, what is the longest stretch of games a player has played without scoring for his own team?
  • They got a man in scoring position with two out and Buddy Kerr up.
  • Hard work is a skill, like dribbling or scoring goals. Times, Sunday Times
  • The scoring title invigorated his already burgeoning reputation. Pistol
  • These low-scoring games can be tense affairs. Times, Sunday Times
  • Although Gingrich’s national unpopularity has become the stuff of legend -- it’s at a nearly toxic 56 percent -- a core group of Republican voters thinks he has the best chance of scoring a below-the-belt knockout blow against President Barack Obama in the November election. John Feffer: The New Marx
  • He was an accomplished flutist and pianist who became a staff composer at Universal Studios, scoring everything from feature films to newsreels to Abbott and Costello comedies.
  • Scoring good marks in most subjects, he is foxed by his inability to do well in maths.
  • Turley also broke the Leigh points scoring record with five tries and eleven conversions.
  • Hayden then plays and misses, before scoring a lucky boundary off his thigh-pad.
  • More than 40,000 chorused it back at them when Kris Boyd regained his scoring touch to give the home side a lead they never squandered.
  • Chris Andersen was jobbed by the people scoring the dunks.
  • Two days later, the teams engaged in the highest scoring game of the series.
  • Electric scoring has meant a two-edged sword for fencing.
  • He gets in some unbelievable areas, good scoring positions. Times, Sunday Times
  • Those new to the sport may well be unaware of the scoring, so here is a brief summary of the simple system.
  • I have never been known as a goalscorer but last season I started to get into more scoring positions. Tribalfootball.com
  • Went close to scoring with a powerful header, but exposed at back by lack of pace and poor positioning. Times, Sunday Times
  • - Ralph Waldo Emerson (fascist) world class cultism what, this scoring system allows a D grade? it is deficient. Report Card Gives Low Marks to City Council Members « PubliCola
  • So your forte , so to speak, is defense, not scoring points.
  • It's a shame for the pint-sized, goal-scoring scurrier, because according to this distance calculator , a move to the Italian fashion capital would bring poor homesick Carlos a whopping 7.6 miles nearer home. The Guardian World News
  • But the 33-year-old swingman is still a key contributor for the Heat, who lead the Washington Wizards 2-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, which resumes tonight in Washington, and he has embraced his role as the third scoring option and No. 1 perimeter defender. USATODAY.com - Heat's Eddie Jones happy to do whatever it takes
  • Accurate scoring and reporting of student writing samples is necessary to ensure the validity and reliability of the test.
  • If you were looking for ways to get dropped, scoring your first ever career hat-trick wouldn't be at the top of the list.
  • The first movement suffers particularly, deprived of its bleak but wonderfully expressive scoring. Times, Sunday Times
  • After scoring a break of 118 in the opening frame yesterday, he lost the next on black.
  • Note the scoring of the ocular bone and the appearance of denticulated trauma to the heart. The Curse of the Wendigo
  • So City notch up their third successive scoring draw. The Sun
  • Watching the game in the Flyers' video room during home games or the coaches' room during road games, he hits designated computer keys to mark breakouts, power plays, penalty kills and scoring chances.
  • Parkin was two holes up after nine holes, scoring a birdie at the fourth and eagling the ninth to score 33.
  • All six of the Vol’s scoring drives covered more than 80 yards, with freshman QBs Brent Schaeffer and Erik Ainge directed the drives in masterful fashion. Tennesssee 42, UNLV 17 « Michael in Nashville
  • So you could appear to have say an 800 credit score which is golden with fico but may be just so-so with one of these other credit scoring systems. CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2009
  • The judges are looking for snaps and big cutbacks, all the showy point-scoring maneuvers of professional surfing today.
  • The behaviour of scoring successfully had become hard-wired in his brain. HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life
  • He put the "curl" in curling with slow-motion shots that wound around opponents 'stones to slide into scoring position. Martin is straw that stirs unbeaten Canadian curling team
  • Their back, Paul Hedley, is quite capable of storming through and scoring, so stay with him.
  • Higgins opened the scoring when he beat Auld with a shot from the left side with 3 seconds remaining in defenseman Ryan O'Byrne's delay of game penalty for putting the puck over the glass. USATODAY.com
  • Also scoring high was the erotic mix of black licorice and doughnut.
  • The scoring is for cello soloist, percussionists, celesta, and chamber choir (six sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
  • Only a last-ditch tackle by Song prevented Raul from scoring.
  • Thus, with reference to a picture depicting Tobias, Rembrandt (which can be seen under the line scoring it through) was the first name that came to the experts' minds.
  • Point guard DiJuan Harris led the conference in assists with a 4.5 average while also scoring 8.3 points a game. Atlantic 10 Conference
  • In that case, the scoring of the reverse-worded items should be recoded so that the highest numerical score is assigned to ‘strongly agree’ on some items but to ‘strongly disagree’ on others, as appropriate.
  • After Columbus 'Scott McMullen was intercepted by Hamin Milligan on the Destroyers' first offensive play of the second half, Stoerner completed a 16-yard scoring pass to USATODAY.com
  • They continued to pulverize their opponents' defense line in the second half and on several occasions came within scoring range.
  • The team talk at half time woke up Kendal and they opened the scoring within the first 20 seconds of the restart.
  • Did she spend most of her nights with him driving around scoring heroin in the projects, buying needles from a corner store on the Ridge?
  • Howland kept getting questions during the tournament about how the gritty, slowdown style was playing in showy, glitzy L.A., and how the region's plethora of high-scoring high school stars will receive recruiting calls from the nation's new defensive powerhouse. USATODAY.com - UCLA to key on defense again
  • Wails of disappointment and jeers echoed through France after their beloved ‘Les Bleus’ were dethroned as world champions without even scoring a goal.
  • The first fight showed the controversy that surrounds scoring.
  • Your musical theatre work is a neat combination of your acclaimed playwriting work and your scoring for theatre.

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