Sentences with phrase «also decades in the making»

«We're owning Rikers Island, we're owning the Housing Authority, whose finances are an absolute and total mess, that's also decades in the making,» said de Blasio who added the Department of Education to the list of difficult issues he inherited from his predecessors.

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A downgrade is also often interpreted as a condemnation of the current political leadership, even if the underlying problems occasioning the downgrade have been decades in the making.

Trump could also make it harder to pass lasting tax reform, since any policy that increases the debt above its baseline either requires Democratic support or — if passed by a slim majority of Republicans in the Senate — would expire in a decade.

Has its moment of clarity, more than a decade in the making, truly arrived at the hands of people who also presided over some of Microsoft's greatest flops?

At the same time, Burry, who made a fortune in last decade's financial crisis by betting that the housing bubble would burst, is also gaining a following north of Hollywood, as a Silicon Valley tech investor.

The case arose more than a decade ago when Mars Canada, which also makes and sells Snickers and Milky Way candy bars among other treats, discovered Ebert was buying genuine Mars products in the United States through his company Bemco Cash and Carry, and selling them at a discount in this country.

But voters will astonish us sometimes, and so they did on May 5 — so there is a strong possibility that that today's Throne Speech will also make history in part because it charts a policy course genuinely different from that all those old Tory governments wanted to take over the past four decades, and possibly because it says forthrightly what the government actually intends to do.

During these decades, of course, the evangelicals have done very well for themselves with their own seminaries, from which it has also been argued that this division makes for a comfortable and mutually acceptable arrangement (the old «separate but equal» slogan in a different context).

«They needed proof that they could keep a pastor for four years,» Sam Singer said, and together they kept Sam for over a decade, not only by raising his salary each year beyond what he would make in another assignment but also by giving him a bonus each year from the surplus of an oversubscribed church budget.

The large super-churches which have appeared in most Australian capital and provincial cities in the past decade also reflect a similar culture: apparently successful; spectacular worship services; charismatic leaders; the use of stereotypes; centralised decision - making; and messages which stress the benefits of believing.

China's domestic production has increased fourfold in the last decade to meet demand, but the imported market in China has long been dominated by France with close to half the bottles sold in the first half of this year (46.7 percent), followed by Australia (12.7 percent) and with Spain also making a strong showing (11.3 percent).

The company also claims to beat Hellmann's in taste tests; and Tetrick's overt political agenda — he recently penned an open letter to the 2016 presidential candidates about the food system — makes purchasing mayonnaise a lot more interesting than selecting sandwich spreads in decades past.

The Gunners have always got through those play - off games even though it was sometimes a close call, but for the first time in two decades the Gunners will not be involved with the elite of Europe and Arsene Wenger has admitted that this is not good, in a report by The Mirror, but he also played it down a little bit by claiming that the English Premier League and the title race is now more important and more of interest to fans than the UCL and maybe the fact that Arsenal have not looked remotely like winning it since we lost to Barcelona in the final makes that true.

This seems like the moment to also step back and thank all the excellent Canis Hoopus writers of the last decade, who've provided us with an insane amount of thoughtful commentary on our amazingly miserable, bizarrely entertaining timberpuppies — from Stop - n - pop, to Nate; from Oceanary, to Key Dae; from Eric in Madison to — well, he's still in Madison, poor guy; the blogger in our midst; Jon Marthaler and his «Kurt Rambis Decision - Making Chart», etc..

It was the final win of his career, and as well as making him the oldest winner of an IndyCar race at 53 - years - old, it also meant he'd won IndyCar races in four different decades.

For your information frustrated gunner Diaby was unlucky with his injuries if he wasn't so injury prone he would have been a better player than either granit or Ramsey, if you ever saw him play or the few times he did he was vieraesque, hope I'm allowed to make up my own word, but injuries destroyed his career so to me you are just someone who is clueless about football... to all you guys asking for dm and Maherz basically you are saying we need to spend another 85 mil min to get those two, we also need to swich to four at the back, ok yeah let's regress we found that 3 at the back Suits our team we have been more solid defensively but no let's revert to the old system that hasn't won us anything major in a decade even tough we won a trophy beating the pl champions with the new system, a system that Many top teams are using for your information!!

But i remember Cech being a world class keeper for the last decade, I remember him lifting the CL, I remember him lifting the EPL multiple times, I also remember the stupid, asinine mistakes Scez makes, I remember how he never made me or the fans I know ever feel comfortable between the sticks, a very talented young keeper and an accident waiting to happen rolled up in one.

He tolerated players like Gallas who brought team morale down and sold Senderos who I never rated but who was loyal, probably as Gallas is french as he also leaves Diaby on the field far too long even on the rare occasions when hes actually in control of the ball, Nasri another one whos overated and couldnt even make the poorest French team in decades.

Also I must say Roy Keane is the only footballer past or present that has had the ability to make all others around them up their game, ive never known anybody else like him past or present, for a decade he was the first name on SAF team sheet before Cantana, scholes, giggs, beckham stam and the rest, the reason why he was the first name on the team was because he was the most important player, probably in the whole of the Sir Alex era, and to say Carrick was more important than Keane and Scholes does not surprise me with you Opik (You claimed we should sell RVP and Rooney to play Bebe and Welbeck) but it once again proves you talk complete bollocks

There's also what we call the fire retardants, they commonly used in the making of baby mattresses, and, they mainly used for how many decades.

I am Strong because we also made the decision to do what it took to have me become a Stay - At - Home Mom; the call and eventual resignation from being in Property Management for almost a decade was bitter and sweet.

Second in this set is the Trieste Double Dresser / Changer that also showcases a timeless design and solid construction, making this a lifetime furnishing that you can keep along side the crib for decades.

The comptroller's office also found NYPA, which takes in $ 2.8 billion in annual revenue, has given the state more than a billion dollars over the past decade to make up budget shortfalls.

He acknowledged Sunday that the problems with heating have been decades in the making — a point Mayor Bill de Blasio is also quick to make.

We have also made record increases in the amount invested in public services over the last decade.

Also playing a role in these increases are decisions made over a decade ago when the stock market was hot.

And this year, the first incumbent - free mayoral contest in more than a decade, will also mark a coming - out party of sorts for a new class of influencers looking to make their marks.

The city will also make more investments in public safety, starting with $ 70 million to create a new police precinct in Southeast Queens, satisfying a decades old demand, the mayor said.

The DOT also emphasized the improvements in pedestrian safety already made at the intersection in the last decade, during which time the agency has «aggressively reengineered the neighborhood for safety.»

Since the group's study revealed that burping and booming emissions are different acoustic phenomena, governed by different physical principles, it may also help explain some differences in measurements and interpretations regarding singing sand dunes made during the past decade.

«One of the real recognitions of the past decade or two is that the answers to the challenges that we face are at the boundaries between the disciplines and that in fact much of the most exciting science is also taking place at the boundaries between the disciplines,» says David Blockstein, a senior scientist with the National Council for Science and the Environment, a nongovernmental organization based in Washington, D.C., that promotes science - based environmental decision - making.

The mosquito can also carry dengue, a painful disease better known in tropical countries that has made appearances in Key West over the past decade, including one case in 2016.

«It's an evolution in our ability to use climate models to make predictions, particularly on timescales of a few decades,» says McKinley, also an affiliate of the Center for Climatic Research at UW - Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

China also plans to complete the construction of its first space station early next decade, aiming to replace the International Space Station after its retirement as the biggest man - made facility in space.

Also make sure to read this article, which explains how our food supply has been modified in recent decades and now lacks the vitamin D that it used to contain decades ago.

For decades now, companies have been making these claims to market «selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor» (SSRI) antidepressant drugs that have, at best, an unclear track record, and have also made those companies billions of dollars in profit.

In the past decade Vintage clothing has become very popular and has made its way into mainstream fashion, the advent of celebrities wearing vintage has also given the market a serious boost and has affirmed that vintage can be thoroughly modern and an alternative way to secure an individual look.

The friend also made clear that he did not want the news of Badenhorst's death to be broken by anyone outside of the LGBT press after the salacious way in which various tabloid newspapers had treated Frisch's death a decade ago.

With the increase in the divorce rate over the last few decades, men and women who are newly single often find that their social community is made up of almost entirely couples (most of whom also know the ex, and therefore may feel uncomfortable about being seen to «take sides»).

She meets in person with every member who enrolls, and she also handles all introductions, making compatible matches based on over a decade of experience in the dating industry.

Ash vs. Evil Dead makes a seamless transition from big screen to small, in part because the difference between the two has been shrinking for the past decade or so, but also because Raimi's sure - handed, inventive and delightfully wild direction in the premiere episode feels fit for any screen whatsoever.

It also reached No. 8 on the adult contemporary charts, where he would consistently place in the Top 40 for the next half - decade, until earning his final U.S. chart hit with «To Make a Big Man Cry,» which reached No. 31 on the adult contemporary charts in 1969.

With the dominance of superhero films in the past decade, it was also quite different in the mid-90's, as Hollywood star Wesley Snipes, who was in a wave of box - office hits that skyrocketed him to superstardom, took a bold initiative to make a film about the Black Panther, which was supposed to release many years ago.

But it's also worth noting that the oft - maligned HFPA has for the large part made reasonable, even smart choices in recent years — and as a group that has been the butt of jokes for decades, they're not anxious to provide more fodder for their critics.

The Room improbably went on to become the equivalent of a cult classic (if for all the wrong reasons), a film made in direct contradiction of every rule of «good» filmmaking, but also one of the most purely enjoyable (if only ironically) cinematic experiences made in the last two decades (best seen and heard in a group of like - minded, possibly inebriated friends, acquaintances, and strangers).

Where Perfect Blue is the first film in decades to use Hitchcock correctly in a sentence, it still fails for the most part to jump from horror to hilarity on the turn of a heel, making its story of an actress being stalked by a doppelgänger brilliant, no question, but also relentlessly grim.

You could think of Dead Rising as being the sort of comedy remake they would do as a reboot to the Resident Evil series in say a decade or so from now... kind of the way they are rebooting all sorts of tv series now but making them comedies... I should also note here... I am aware there is actually a Dead Rising movie already... I haven't seen it but I hope it's good and has the same humour as the game.

I also think it is incredibly unfair to lump this film into the «Marvel machine,» since it has been a huge uphill battle to get this film made (Ryan Reynolds has been wanting to play the character in a film for at least a decade).

Adapting mostly from the first of 11 novels in Burroughs» Barsoom series that was written over three decades, Stanton (who co-wrote the script with Pixar co-worker Mark Andrews, with revisions by novelist Michael Chabon) does try to make Carter as adventurous as Burroughs» books were, while also attempting to include allegorical complexity.

With the announcement yesterday of two new projects both starring Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett — «Lawless,» also with Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara, and «Knight of Cups» with Isabel Lucas — it means that the reclusive auteur looks likely to make more films in the space of this decade than he did in the previous 35 put together.