Sentences with phrase «after century after»

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And after a century of mass Irish emigration, Varadkar, a doctor by training, is himself from immigrant stock: His father is a Hindu doctor from Mumbai.

In the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.

After a downturn in violence in the early years after the turn of the century, deaths related to Mexican drug wars totaled 121,669 between 2006 and 2012, according to a recent report from the Justice in Mexico project at the University of California - San Diego's Department of Politic Science and International RelatAfter a downturn in violence in the early years after the turn of the century, deaths related to Mexican drug wars totaled 121,669 between 2006 and 2012, according to a recent report from the Justice in Mexico project at the University of California - San Diego's Department of Politic Science and International Relatafter the turn of the century, deaths related to Mexican drug wars totaled 121,669 between 2006 and 2012, according to a recent report from the Justice in Mexico project at the University of California - San Diego's Department of Politic Science and International Relations.

A century after the war began, German and British soldiers still get together to play soccer and celebrate Christmas.

He was the father of Toyota's manufacturing system, when Toyota was starting after World War II up to the early to mid-Twentieth Century.

FiOS Custom TV sparked similar objections from Comcast (CMCSA) and 21st Century Fox (FOX) on Tuesday, after Verizon formally announced the new service in a press release.

Just a couple of weeks ago, any media company with significant TV - related assets — including Disney, Comcast, 21st Century Fox and Time Warner — got hammered by investors, after a loss of subscribers at ESPN (which is owned by Disney) triggered fears about cord - cutting and the rise of streaming services.

He comes from a long line of eminent scientists and is the great - great - grandson of 19th - century mathematician George Boole, after whom Boolean searches, logic, and algebra are named.)

But rather than start up any old publishing company — after all, times and technology have changed in the last century — Gao would build an e-book empire that didn't rely on authors to pump out blockbuster ideas.

That's how a brand can still be going strong after half a century, its prospects limited only by nature itself.

Whackjob fanatic or not, almost two centuries after his prudish ah - ha moment, we still have staid Sylvester Graham to thank for the graham cracker, the salty - sweet crumbly crusts to our cheesecakes and the sturdy tops and bottoms to our ooey, gooey s» mores.

But Jobs» diet grew more adventurous after reading «Mucusless Diet Healing System» by early - 20th - century German dietitian Arnold Ehret, a guy who recommends practices like «intermittent juice fasting.»

Why has Santa been able to remain relevant after all of these centuries?

«I think of these as high - tech Beanie Babies or 21st - century tulips,» says Robert Hockett, a law professor at Cornell who gained notoriety after the financial crisis for proposing that cities use «eminent domain» to buy out underwater mortgages.

But its 21st - century problems began shortly after it listed on the Nasdaq in 2010.

Walt Disney Co.'s deal with 21st Century Fox Inc. is creating an opening for competitors to poach one of the most sought - after creative minds in television, a sign of the ripple effects of consolidation in Hollywood.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

A quarter century after the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe opened, the European Union nations and Russia are again involved in a tug - of - war, this time over six former Soviet Republics.

Still, Ailes» domination over the Fox News empire showed signs of weakening last year, after Murdoch stepped out of the CEO role at 21st Century Fox, ceding that position to his son, James Murdoch.

After the turn - of - the - century, enterprise phone systems were still unaffordable, unreliable and hard to use.

Li Ka - shing, a wartime refugee who used to sweep factory floors in Hong Kong for a living, retired after a career spanning more than half a century amassing one of Asia's biggest fortunes from building skyscrapers to selling soap bars.

After a century of relative improvements in harnessing energy, from coal to steam to natural gas, Ford created a new system.

By the middle of the 19th century, notes Banner, the death penalty had been removed from «crime after crime until none of the northern states used it for any offense other than murder.»

After half a century, it has become far more than just another sporting contest — it's a social and cultural event that eclipses almost anything else, at least for a few hours.

After nearly a century making men's razors, Gillette released the Sensor for women: identical blades, but with a wider, «easier to hang onto» handle.

Rumi Spice, which is named after the 13th - century Persian poet Jalal al - Din Rumi, appeared on the second - to - last episode of the season.

A half - century after immigrating to the U.S., she's still grateful — and energized.

Nearly a half century after its prophetic branding shift, perhaps Nike has once again proclaimed, «The female athlete matters to us.»

Alcoa Corp., the biggest U.S. aluminum producer, was down 1 percent after declining as much as 2.8 percent, while Century Aluminum Co. was down 7.1 percent.

LONDON, Feb 6 - After nearly a century building a company worth $ 125 billion based on injectable drugs, Denmark's Novo Nordisk - the world's biggest insulin maker - wants to prove this year it can transform the diabetes market with a pill.

Tsarnaev's defense team is expected to lay out a «Svengali» defense for their client, a strategy named after a character in a 19th century novel and meaning, in a legal context, the defense of a criminal who was «a pawn of a more influential mastermind.»

By 1884, however, Grant was diagnosed with throat cancer (incurable by 19th Century medicine), and was nearly destitute after a worldwide tour and some bad business deals.

«Jack Johnson's reputation was ruined by a racially motivated conviction more than a century ago after he was charged with transporting a white woman across state lines,» McCain said in 2017 as he unsuccessfully urged President Barack Obama to issue a pardon on his way out of office.

«Since we began working ten years ago to pass effective tobacco measures around the world, global sales of cigarettes have declined after a century of steadily increasing.»

James Murdoch, the son of 21st Century Fox founder Rupert Murdoch and now the company's CEO, has been floated as a potential successor to Iger at Disney after the acquisition.

Over half a century after the US passed the Equal Pay Act, American women still face a substantial gender wage gap across the spectrum.

Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger made the interview rounds on Thursday morning after his company made official its historic agreement to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox in a $ 52.4 billion all - stock deal.

The move comes as part of Washington's rapprochement with Havana after more than half a century of enmity.

The United States on Friday dramatically eased restrictions on imports of goods and services from private Cuban entrepreneurs as part of Washington's rapprochement with Havana after more than half a century of enmity.

After selling 20 million cars in 190 countries, the company made the difficult decision to drop the Datsun name (which originated in Japan almost a century ago, and comes from the Japanese word «DAT» for lightning fast) from its U.S. operations to unify its global brand.

The accord, which seeks to phase out greenhouse gas emissions this century with a shift from fossil fuels, says in its Article 28 that any country wanting to pull out after joining up has to wait four years.

After checking off the Alamo, head to the UNESCO - listed San Antonio Missions, which protects four other 18th - century Spanish Colonial mission churches built along the San Antonio River.

After digging into the history of the term, I found that journalists used «fake» in the 19th century to warn American consumers about products proffered by patent medicine pushers, con artists and hucksters.

Big Idea: Oldest son of Rupert Murdoch has returned to his father's empire as non-executive co-chairman of News Corp. and 20th Century Fox after quitting his executive positions in the pre-split News Corp. in 2005 — and relinquishing his status as heir presumptive — to build his own radio and TV group, Nova, with James Packer, scion of another Australian media dynasty.

Earlier this year, Eastman Kodak Co. filed for bankruptcy after falling behind in the digital evolution of photography, the medium it helped bring to the masses in the 20th century.

After putting Hulu up for sale, its parent companies, Disney, 21st Century Fox, and NBC Universal, CNBC's parent company, are announcing the streaming - video company is no longer for sale.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

He explains why, after nearly two centuries of business in Quebec, it is time to grow.

Rumours of the series» imminent demise circulated in early October, just after the start of its 23rd season, when 20th Century Fox Television hit a snag in salary negotiations with the show's six principal voice actors.

More than two thousand years after the original Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was destroyed in an earthquake, a group of architects wants to build a 21st - century version of it.