Sentences with phrase «are the key figures»

President Donald Trump condemned as «disgraceful» an FBI raid on the office and hotel room of his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who paid $ 130,000 to an adult - film actress and who has been a key figure in the U.S. investigation into Russian election meddling.

Though Putin was a key figure in the original book, he's been quietly cut out of the film adaptation.

As the head of Microsoft's $ 25 billion cloud and enterprise unit, the 17 - year veteran is a key figure in the company's renaissance.

Ramesh «Sunny» Balwani has long been a key figure at the company and one of the closest confidants of the company's founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes.

While the couple is quite private, Alex is a key figure in their giving, with a backstory that helps explain why: She grew up in a low - income New York neighborhood.

He also had been a key figure in a civil suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging massive health...

He or she is the key figure, and the most valuable asset of the business, and as the bank, we want to keep the owner motivated and involved,» says BBVA Compass Director of Credit Risk — Small Business David Peacock.

,  many non-economists and some economists are asking today. The MIT - educated, Toulouse - based professor is a key figure in the New Industrial Organization (IO) movement. The movement, -LSB-...]

Baer too, has a history of passing around «whoa if true» rumors: Last year, he was a key figure in spreading the notion that US Rep. Kevin McCarthy was having an extramarital affair with a woman in Congress when McCarthy was a candidate to become speaker of the House.

Archbishop Chaput is a key figure at this moment.

The Lutheran pastor was a key figure in the fight against Hitler.

A domesticated and tailored leftover from the wild and woolly frontier evangelistic campaigns, Mr. Graham is a key figure in relating the established character of this ecumenical religion to the sectarian radicalism of our evangelical religion.

Johann Baptist Metz has been the key figure in the new political theology.

John Locke, they said, was the key figure in setting forth a «radical philosophical defense of individual rights» of a seventeenth - century political perspective «that owed little to either classical or biblical sources.»

Ellen White, of course, is key figure in Seventh Day Adventism.

Brevard Childs of Yale and, on the Jewish side, Jon Levenson of Harvard have been key figures in the effort to reappropriate the text as sacred text, a text produced and interpreted by and for the believing community.

Küng was taken completely by surprise and deeply hurt personally; as one of the senior members of the Catholic faculty, he had been a key figure in the appointment of all seven persons and had regarded them as supportive friends as well as colleagues.

Astarte (for convenience» sake, I'll use the Hellenized version of her name) was a key figure in the cult of sacred sexuality that was central to the religious life of the ancient Semites.

Experienced Austrian Fuchs has been another key figure, starting 17 top - flight games at left - back and only losing one.

There was little doubt that Forster would make a positive impact in the Premier League, and he has been a key figure in Southampton's bright start to the campaign.

That really would be a sad turn of events for Milan, with Silva and Calhanoglu signed to be key figures in the squad overhaul, and this would mark a complete restart with others arguably also at risk of being shipped out to maintain a healthy financial position without Champions League money.

Although question marks have always been raised over his defensive quality and concentration, the Brazilian international was a key figure in Chelsea's Premier League title success last season after returning to west London following his stint at PSG.

The former Man United ace also secured Portugal's World Cup spot with a spectacular individual display against Sweden in the playoffs as well as being a key figure in Madrid's push for the title.

The Spanish international has established himself as one of the top goalkeepers in Europe during his spell at Old Trafford, and has proven himself to be a key figure for Mourinho this season.

In turn, he was probably rested as a precaution to avoid the issue from flaring up, and it's a sensible strategy as the 30 - year - old is a key figure for Spurs and will be needed for bigger tests ahead throughout the campaign.

Ramos is a key figure in Madrid and may be kept up to date on the club's transfer dealings, but it remains to be seen if he's getting ahead of himself here.

He was a key figure in guiding the side back to the Premier League last season and has helped them settle back into life in the top flight.

A successful businessman, Fiszman joined the club's board of directors in 1992 and has been a key figure at the club since.

He'll be a key figure for the Red Devils if they wish to make a deep run in the competition this year, and with his pace, technical quality and decisiveness in the final third, he'll be expected to play an important role against Sevilla.

It would be nice, though, if France were to go easy on our centre back Laurent Koscielny as the Frenchman is a key figure to our title hopes and he has had some issues with fitness already this season.

He played a major role in getting his country to this summer's Euros and is a key figure for the Premier League leaders.

The Arsenal and Wales international star Aaron Ramsey was a key figure in the victory over AFC Bournemouth at the weekend, earning himself the Man of the Match award from the TV pundits with a performance full of energy, desire and ability and having a big hand in both goals which gave the Gunners a vital three points.

His influence has grown with the club's and will likely be a key figure in any success they may enjoy in the near future.

Both starlets were key figures as the Eaglets won the U-17 World Cup in Chile earlier this month, with Osimhen announcing himself as the competition's top scorer — breaking the all - time record for goals in the competition — and Nwakali winning the Player of the Tournament award.

The 22 year old is a key figure for the Ligue 1 champions having made 16 starts in the league this season and a further four from the bench.

The 24 - year - old was a key figure last term as the Foxes came back from near - certain relegation to preserve their top - flight status.

Ramsey has certainly made a good start though, as he has been a key figure for the Gunners as we bounced back and bagged a first Premier League win in four games last weekend and then again as we pulled our Champions League arses out of the fire in Athens, after which Steven Gerrard called him the best in the division in that role.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfield star has been a key figure for Bayern this season, starting 17 of their 20 league games.

In contrast, the 25 - year - old would be a key figure in Vincenzo Montella's 4 -3-3, and his signing would undoubtedly be an early statement from the Chinese ownership about their intentions for the club.

The Spain international is a key figure for Diego Simeone's side and has become something of an ideologue for the Colchoneros during their fantastic spell under the Argentine coach.

He has also taken to the physical demands of the English game without any problems either and will undoubtedly be a key figure in any success they will have this season.

The 20 - year - old was a key figure for Brendan Rodgers last season in an historic campaign for Celtic, making 40 appearances in all competitions and scoring two goals while providing 12 assists.

The Serbian international was a key figure in Chelsea's Premier League title - winning campaign last year, but it looks as though he could be moving on in the coming weeks.

But he was a key figure in England's perfect qualification campaign, and is still likely to be picked in Roy Hodgson's squad for the Euros if he can get a handful of games under his belt before May.

Having been tipped for a move away from Zenit St. Petersburg during the summer [Standard], Witsel ultimately remained, where he has been a key figure in Andre Villas - Boas's sublime selection.

Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko is set to be a key figure in the January transfer window plans of both Liverpool and Manchester City.

The former Southampton youth product was ruled out of yesterday's game, but had previously been a key figure in the system which accommodated Alexis Sanchez in a central role, and his absence may have played a big part in Giroud getting the nod to lead the line.

Pogba was hugely influential on the left of a midfield three in Turin, given the freedom to be a key figure in attack, but Mourinho has demanded more defensive responsibilities of him and that has seemingly led to his struggles to perform to the best of his ability.

Gomes has struggled to discover his best form at the Nou Camp which is arguably a slight concern for Milan if they do sign him, but prior to that with Valencia and Portugal, he proved to be a key figure and arguably suits Italian football well with his characteristics.

But we should not forget that although Rooney scored in both of the England games and was a key figure, it was our midfielder that was voted Man of the Match both times and it was Jack's control of the midfield and his passing and bursting forward that allowed Rooney to flourish.