Sentences with phrase «as the islands became»

Such arithmetic would have been essential as the islands became important trade centers.

This year the island is due to welcome over 3,000 competitors and many more spectators, as the island becomes a sporting hub for one week at the end of June.

Not exact matches

The sprouting of these islands of legality, observers predict, will spur other states to open up their cannabis markets lest they lose out on revenue and tourism, much as the casino gambling pioneered in Las Vegas became ubiquitous across the continent.

The term «pension crisis» became a feature of the media coverage as finance ministers gathered in Whitehorse last December and again in June in Prince Edward Island.

Typically, they look for ones who are passionate about a particular group on campus, such as the LGBT community or the Greek community, and encourage them to become Islands evangelists to that group.

«These tariffs will damage downstream US steel and aluminum consuming companies, as the US will become an island of high steel prices that will result in our customers simply sourcing our products from our overseas competitors and importing them into the United States tariff - free.

The Pacific island nation said it became the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as its legal tender...

As adults, we can find that fulfillment is not in becoming remote self - sufficient islands, but becoming more dependent on God and Christian communities.

After almost ten years of North American maneuvering, the U.N. Committee on Decolonization declared the island a colonial territory (over the protest of the U.S. and most of the island's population — who argued that in 1953, when Puerto Rico became a so - called «commonwealth» as a result of a popular election, it ceased to be a colony and became instead a «free associated state»).

Although held in theory over a long period, the belief was accentuated during the latter part of the nineteenth century and since, and became finally a basic dogma underlying the Japanese Imperial thrust, which is often regarded as the beginning of World War II.9 The idea was taught in the schools, in the army, and resulted finally in a fanatical religious, as well as patriotic, devotion to the emperor, without which, it seems to the writer, it is impossible to explain the daring attack of the island empire of Japan upon the richest and most powerful nation in the world, the United States.

The company says its state - of - the - art facility on Long Island has become known as «the Meat Depot» because it serves as the center for many customers» case - ready programs.

Ellis Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery is upgrading its amenities to become a tourist destination while staying true to its roots as a local's joint.

«We've been a part of St. Lucia since before it became independent, so the brewery is seen as part of the fabric of the island's community and culture here,» Managing Director Greg Graves says.

«A lot of people on the island are becoming a lot more educated about what they eat, and as a result are starting to shift into more organic foods,» he says.

Turkey — apparently aspiring to be for agricultural commodities what the Cayman Islands have become for global finance — has enjoyed a meteoric rise as an organic food exporter despite growing political instability that would seem to hinder such a rise.

checked your «about me» and it all became clear... I too am from the west coast (the island... first Duncan / Maple Bay and later Victoria)... I left Canada in the late 80s and, like you, made my way to London (where I met my Italian hubby)... son born in early 90s and we moved to Wells, then later Bath and then even later Italy (happily based here in northern Italy since 2001) and the cracker in all this is that aforementioned son (now 20) is, as I type, in Cork visiting his (Italian) girlfriend - who is living and working there... howzat???!!!! (He says there is a great vegan restaurant in Cork!)

Organic agriculture is an important source of income for island residents, especially as fisheries become depleted, and organic crops help reduce the need to import so much fresh food and minimize the introduction of invasive species that arrive in these shipments.

Nathan's, founded by Nathan Handwerker in 1916 as a nickel hot dog stand on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, has become a must - go - to destination for the hot dog aficionado.

So as the desperation of the people became clear — the 40 - block gas lines, the devastation on Staten Island, the anger building — we would have sacrificed the founding idea of unity if we had run it.»

My waders slurp in the mud as I cross the bar to the 100 - foot - square clump of grass that becomes an island at half tide.

part of that is an owner and board who put their profits way above the performance of the team but it is also a manager who conforms to the wishes of the board (and for all I know may have an ownership stake as well) by putting their short term interests above the long term performance of the team as a result the team itself has become corrupted by the regime through insufficient investment in upgrading the team (all the more damaging as the environment in which the team operates has become increasingly competitive) with ocassional panic acquisitions to meet minimal (but ever diminishing) performance targets to keep fans on board the result is a massively unbalanced team of overpaid compliant players who have been around for too long, inexperienced (and also overpaid) young players who have not cost the club much (or anything) and small islands of quality players..

Since his first pro fight on May 26, 1983 (he won 110 fights as an amateur), the Paz has become a full - blown celebrity in Rhode Island.

Pep Guardiola retired, became a manager and won 3 league titles Took a year out, returned and won 2 more Maureen has won 6 league titles Zlatan has won 9 as a player Facebook was invented, youtube was invented, twitter was invented, the iPhone was invented And finally, Claudio Ranieri was sacked 5 times, lost to the Faroe Islands, and Joined Leicester... and is now 3 points away from this title.

Whole tables and booklets have been prepared on such practical matters as the exact amount of 1080 required to kill kangaroo rats, ferruginous rough - legged hawks, Rhode Island red hens and Columbian ground squirrels, but no one seems to have done much research into an equally practical matter: What is the total amount of 1080 and other poisons that the sodden soils and polluted waterways of the West can absorb without becoming lethal agents themselves?

The car was driven by my good friend Gordon Bennett, later to become famous as the Tai Ko Seng (He who delivers) hero of the phosphate miners of Christmas Island.

As that material drifted toward Sampsons Island and accreted, the number of pairs of all species declined again, and productivity also declined as the smaller nesting areas became more vulnerable to predators and storm overwasAs that material drifted toward Sampsons Island and accreted, the number of pairs of all species declined again, and productivity also declined as the smaller nesting areas became more vulnerable to predators and storm overwasas the smaller nesting areas became more vulnerable to predators and storm overwash.

And what it means to be British becomes hazier, as the geographical definition (residing on the island of Britain) and the political definition (being a citizen of the British state) come further apart.

As Riker's Island became empty of criminals, we could repurpose it as a sanctuary for homeless families or undocumented immigrant childreAs Riker's Island became empty of criminals, we could repurpose it as a sanctuary for homeless families or undocumented immigrant childreas a sanctuary for homeless families or undocumented immigrant children.

The City Council largely concurred, and the Mayor's vision of a revamped Coney Island as year - round tourist destination will, like it or not, become reality.

In an interview Friday, Law, who will become head of the Long Island Association on Sept. 1, argued it was precisely his political skills and connections that have helped guide the authority away from a legacy as frequent public punching bag.

Hurricane Maria strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Monday and pushed toward the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, as forecasters warned it was expected to become a major hurricane by early Tuesday.

Again, I hope he gets his wish, cause then the Republicans would become an irrelevant minority in the State Senate as well as they lost seats in Western Long Island and what little they have left in Brooklyn, and the Grisanti seat, which would revert back to the Dems.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. named Joan Illuzzi as special counsel nearly two months after Illuzzi lost her bid to become Staten Island's district attorney.

The situation at Rikers Island has become «intolerable» and the site must be closed, Cuomo said — suggesting Wards Island as a possible location for a jail to help replace it.

Affluent areas of the north Bronx and eastern Queens have become hot spots as well, reflecting the heavy opioid pill abuse and heroin use in the surrounding suburbs in Westchester County and on Long Island.

Frank Morano, a long - time state Independence Party activist from Staten Island, announced this morning that he is resigning his state committee and executive committee posts, saying the third party no longer offers alternatives to the two - party system and in fact has «become just as bad, if not worse than the two major parties.»

But Long Island is currently a GOP bastion, and can not become a battleground as Republicans work to maintain their 32 - seat majority in the Senate.

Staten Island Borough President James S. Oddo said, «We've been talking about the West Shore of Staten Island as our borough's «Jobs Coast,» and today that talk becomes reality in a big way.

Long Island's Republican congressmen — Reps. Lee Zeldin and Pete King — stood by Trump as their presidential nominee, but they said they hope he learns to become more focused on issues and a better communicator as a candidate.

The power swing to Long Island became official this week when Skelos was sworn in as Senate leader.

A sprawling federal initiative to strengthen Long Island against coastal storms is inching closer to becoming a reality even as doubts persist in the South Shore towns and villages that stand most to benefit from it.

Morano, a long - time Indy Party activist from Staten Island, has since resigned as his state committee and executive committee posts saying the party had «become just as bad, if not worse than the two major parties.»

The issue became the subject of debate among Town Board members last month, as Mr. Walter said he felt the town should back Islip / McArthur Airport as the site of the new facility, because it would be bad for all of Long Island if that airport, which has struggled financially of late, were to close.

The Bronx Democrat toured upstate New York and Long Island shortly after becoming speaker in 2015 as a way to connect with the different regions of the state.

But the board was dismantled for giving the populous borough of Brooklyn the same number of votes as sleepier Staten Island, and the Council became a larger player in land use debates.

Mr. Donovan has won his post as Staten Island prosecutor by overwhelming majorities every four years since 2003, though he lost his 2010 bid to become state attorney general to Democrat Eric Schneiderman.

Giordano is set to become the executive director for the Partnership for Rhode Island and will serve as a consultant to the Cuomo campaign during the transition, a source said.

And disgust with politics as usual, whether it is criminal conduct or just the shady pay - to - play culture that seems to have become the rule rather than the exception, extends far beyond Long Island.

The situation at Rikers Island has become «intolerable» and the site must be closed, Gov. Cuomo said — suggesting Wards Island as a possible location for a jail to help replace it.

As such they became the stars of a major eco-tourist venture, with the island attracting up to 500,000 visitors a year in recent decades.