Sentences with phrase «even being a successor»

Even being a successor of the original Moto G, the second - generation Moto G features a similar design with all - plastic built.

Not exact matches

Sumner even so much as designated her as his successor, saying in a Wall Street Journal story two years ago that she would likely take over as controlling shareholder «after I'm gone.»

While the failing department manager was tanking morale and, even more noticeable, putting out defective product, the senior leader was being held hostage, forced to tolerate bad behavior and poor performance because there was no potential successor in place.

(That tendency, as my colleague Tamsin McMahon recently reported, is admittedly alive and well even under Carney's successor, Stephen Poloz.)

Harper promised that if any government in Canada decided to privatize a public service, they, or any successor government, will never have the right to change their minds, even if the privatization was an absurd mistake.

The NEA is probably too infected with the «art as power» view to be capable or even worthy of reform, and in the present situation of the arts no successor organization would be any better.

It is hard to notice the same enthusiasm among Leo's successors of the past century — or indeed even an awareness that the the implications of the phenomenal rise of science might be passing the Church by.

For another, even setting aside his many other contributions, were it not for the humility of Benedict, whose resignation made way for a successor, there would not be a new pope.

I can't believe I'm about to type these words but: he's a genuine, worthy successor to Darth Vader, and has the potential to soar even higher (or possibly plummet even deeper).

Some gave their confirmation as a result of bribery and some through fear, but Mu`awiya did not get even silent assent from Husain and some of the others until he brought them together in the presence of a heavily armed force and said to them, «When I ask you not to oppose my son as my successor, you must be silent; otherwise all of you will be killed.»

Even after Imam Hasan made peace Mu`awiya was not sure of his support, for he knew that Imam Hasan would not approve his plan to make the Caliphate hereditary in the Umayyad family by appointing his son Yazid as his successor.

I feel bad for Pope Francis, im not even catholic but ever since he has become the successor of Pope John Paul II he has been getting so much crap for everything.

Raised a Protestant, despite all my thrashing and twisting I eventually couldn't help but believe that the apostolic succession, through Peter as the designated leader and primus inter pares, is in some logical or theological sense prior to everything else — including even Scripture, whose formation was guided and completed by the apostles and their successors, themselves inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Even so, Alhazen's experimental method was limited and not carried forward by his immediate successors.

He has always stated that if given the full financial backing of the Board Wenger would have performed much better in recent years, and even now he respects that Wenger should be given the opportunity to prepare his successor before he leaves.

Even now where he could be selfish with his transfers he is building a squad not only for him but his successor.

So, you're saying that WWE has completely abandoned its all - hands - on - deck goal of anointing (with some degree of finality) Reigns as the successor of Cena even though:

Nevertheless, Park has been unburdened in the matter of his rivalry with Orr, even if he had to become his teammate and, finally, successor to do it.

On a side note, I couldn't help but think 2 predominant thoughts when watching the game against Bournemouth on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road record.

And with the infrastructure he is building, even if he gets bored and sells the club, it will take a lot of incompetence from his successor to break down what is and will soon be in place.

And even if next season was his last, they'll find a top keeper over there in Italy, they'll get whoever Buffons successor will be.

But knowing his attention to detail and how much he is involved in all the big decisions at Arsenal, you would think that Wenger would have a big say in who takes charge after him and I would also think that there have already been talks behind the scenes and maybe even some moves made about recruiting his successor.

I won't be surprise if it happens and they even ask Wenger for advises regarding is successor...!!

Personally I think it would be great if Wenger spent a year pinpointing his successor, or even appointing someone this summer and keeping Wenger on as a mentor for a season to teach the new arrival the intricacies of running the club?

The Pats have only to beat the Dolphins for the win - streak record, the Red Sox are in the playoffs for the second straight year and what a week for homegrown talent: Conan O'Brien was anointed Tonight Show successor, and debate champ John Kerry pulled even with Dubya.

Henry is Arsene's natural successor and until he is ready, we are screwed by le prof's old school antics, even if the stadium were empty, you know how defiant Wenger is, he won't care, the board won't care either because they know the protest wont last for long, we love our club too much for that and they know it, they've known that for more than a decade.

There is a feeling within the club that whilst replacing Sir Alex Ferguson would prove a tough, even next to impossible, task Moyes has failed miserably to fill the void left by his successor.

How great the time will be when we can start debating in earnest about his successor and what a pity it is we acted too late for it to be Pep Guardiola or even Klopp.

Even right now, these ghastly but financially astute business men will be, quietly, secretly, sounding out Wengers possible successor.

This is according to the Daily Mail, who claim Guardiola is ready to consider another season in Germany or even a 12 - month sabbatical if it means landing the role of Wenger's successor in 2017.

However, being a third choice centre - half, with the potential to drop even further down the pecking order, has very much aggrieved the man who was seen as the eventual successor to Diego Godin.

Sports daily L'Equipe even suggested on Thursday that PSG could consider sacking coach Unai Emery in the coming weeks, with Massimiliano Allegri, Antonio Conte and Diego Simeone being mentioned as potential successors.

It was Kean's fourth win as Blackburn boss, Sam Allardyce's controversial successor seemingly doing a more than satisfactory job as the club continue to punch above their weight even without Big Sam.

Whilst Marca gave no facts or structured evidence on the events, they pointed to where the relationship between Mourinho and Perez had broken down and even took a guess at naming Mourinho's successor (Joachim Low or Carlo Ancelotti), but in all honesty their knowledge is likely to be greater than ours.

The likelihood of continuing political volatility can be seen in the fact that, for the most part, their successors are prescribing even larger doses of the same awful medicine.

Reacting, yesterday, through its state Publicity Secretary, Mr Godwin Erhahon, the APC said: «We are very sure that Oshiomhole appreciates the unalloyed loyalty of his deputy, Dr. Odubu, and as such has no hands in such plot even when they differ on who succeeds him or how such successor should emerge.

Lancman also declined to follow the lead of the Queens Democratic Party in endorsing Jerry Iannece as his successor, and even took a little dig at the Queens Community Board 11 chairman, who is so far the only formally announced candidate in the race.

The feeling that somebody has just passed away whose horizons and global appeal extended the international significance of this country is omnipresent — as well as the prevailing idea that his death marks an end of one era... Even the other Vaclav in the presidential office, his successor Klaus, who has been Havel's rival and critic ever since 1989, is now giving him credit — to the degree of admitting that we owe his predecessor «like nobody else for the international position, prestige and authority of the Czech Republic in the world.»

Even IF Russian Federation claim they were successor, only that to get Alaska back is demonstrate that USA violated agreement.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer took some shots at his successor (one governor removed), Gov. Andrew Cuomo, during an interview that will air on our sister show, «Inside City Hall» this evening, telling host Errol Louis that the much vaunted on - time 2011 - 2012 budget is «not a budget that I like.»

Now, ironically, its successor administration is even more of a shambles - with rather less to show for it.

The world will be watching Santos and his successors closely, making it even more important that a peace deal is not only achieved on paper but actually implemented.

A NY1 / Marist poll released this week found Stringer trailing the pack of would - be Bloomberg successors, behind even NYC Comptroller John Liu, whose candidacy is in question, thanks to his fundraising scandal.

Some even say that with her impeccable blue - collar credentials — her mum was a secretary and her dad a whisky - maker — she is the ideal successor to David Cameron.

Recruiting a core group of activists is really about building relationships — email is a prime relationship - building tool (social networking, email's possible successor, perhaps even more so).

His base of power is still on his native Staten Island — and even there he was unable to usher his favored successor, Joan Illuzzi, into the district attorney's office in 2015.

But even after the high - profile case, it's unlikely that there will be much appetite in Albany for banning outside income — at least according to Mr. Silver's successor, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Brown's closest ministerial ally, Ed Balls, said the email was a «damp squib» by a few disgruntled MPs and insisted that the cabinet was «absolutely united» behind Brown.But the number of cabinet voices emerging in support of Brown did not begin to rise to a chorus until early evening, among them two of the ministers tipped as possible successors to Brown — the home secretary, Alan Johnson, and the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, who said today's call by rebels would be seen as a «temporary distraction» from the job of fighting the Conservatives and laying out future plans for the country.

To prevent anyone else going the same lock hold on permanent power that might tempt a successor to stay too long and use their position to create a personality cult that would make them similarly unchallengeable even if they pursued dangerous and damaging policies, term limits were put in the constitution.

In a rare statement on his successor, Obama said, «Even in the absence of American leadership; even as this administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future, I'm confident that our states, cities, and businesses will step up and do even more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we've got.&raEven in the absence of American leadership; even as this administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future, I'm confident that our states, cities, and businesses will step up and do even more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we've got.&raeven as this administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future, I'm confident that our states, cities, and businesses will step up and do even more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we've got.&raeven more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we've got.»