Sentences with phrase «just over a quarter century»

«Just over a quarter century earlier, an exclusive residential complex was built in the name of housing the participants of the 1982 Asian Games in a green expanse that reportedly contained archaeological structures associated with the 14th century Siri Fort.

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As it happened, I was able to spend a couple of hours between flights with Bob Bork just ten days before he died, and I got to tell him of my gratitude for so much friendship and laughter over the past quarter - century, of my admiration for his depth, and» embarrassing him, as I knew this would» of my love for him.

For our immediate purposes, it may be helpful to oversimplify a great deal by reducing to just three broad categories the ideological contenders for the soul of the American university over the past century and a quarter.

But, having guided the Red Devils to 12 league championships, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League successes in just over a quarter of a century in charge, Sir Alex probably merits it.

Ferguson would later describe Hargreaves» Red Devils career as a «disaster», writing in his autobiography that he considers the midfielder, who made just 27 Premier League starts in four seasons, one of his worst signings in over a quarter of a century as United boss; a sad indictment for Hargreaves when you consider that flops such as Bebe and Anderson had pitched up at the Theatre of so - called Dreams since the turn of the millennium alone.

To understand why, just turn to this month's Think Tank (page 66), the first of a yearlong series, where 11 of today's leading medical and biological researchers talk about the greatest advances in their field over the past quarter century.

That losing streak is almost certain to be ended in February, this film and this year being the obvious vessels to recognize not just a fearless, committed, and physical performance full of snot and beard but a body of work over the past quarter - century seemingly unrivaled by any other actor.

The Observer has just assembled one of the more interesting lists I've seen in some time — a collective of the 25 best British films of the last quarter - century, compiled from the votes of over 60 critics, film professionals and assorted outside voices, ranging from Ben Kingsley to Peter Morgan to our friend Anne Thompson.

Whittle's essay, drawn from his cheerful book (Crash Course), tells us that most of our education troubles will be over in just a quarter century.

Just a little over a quarter century since re-unification, Germany is now the most admired country in the world.

The company's founder — American translator and editor Anne Trager — loves France so much she has lived there for over a quarter of a century, and just can't seem to leave.

In just four years, developers have created almost as many new beds as they built over more than a quarter century.