Sentences with phrase «as years of turmoil»

Angry about what they perceived as years of turmoil and indifference to the needs of poor and minority children, the parents and community activists had little faith that new leadership would make a difference.

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Greek banks could soon bring new problems to Europe, as regulators test how sound they are after eight years of economic turmoil.

But a year in, things have been pretty rocky at Alphabet, as several of these Other Bets have shown signs of turmoil.

Equity markets in the G7 will fall year - over-year as this recent turmoil episode is not a temporary slump but the beginning of a bear market.

Twitter, which went through a period of management turmoil and internal strife in its early years, did not append a letter from the founders to the filing, unlike Internet companies such as Facebook and Google before it.

Since the start of the year, shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) have fallen 13.4 percent as market turmoil weighed on investors» minds.

The Australian dollar has fallen substantially against the US dollar and the European currencies over the past year, as markets have factored in the effect of the regional turmoil on Australia's export prospects.

In spite of the economic and social turmoil, 1970 also became famous as the year that the King of Rock «N Roll, Elvis Presley, visited President Richard Nixon in the White House.

Installed there as vicar, there followed, for Father Ed, a period of two years of inner turmoil and «getting cross with God» in his prayers.

During the past twenty years America's largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, has undergone a major upheaval and reorientation, a time of turmoil and schism known to many of its participants simply as The Controversy.

And now, as reported by The Independent, we learn that Ozil's family have been in some sort of turmoil for the past year or so.

During the years that filled the gap between that day in 1963 and the day in 2013 when he was sworn in as the nation's fourth president, Kenya, like so many African nations, experienced periods of economic difficulties and political turmoil.

As chief counsel, Kiernan becomes a top adviser to Paterson and one of the most powerful figures in the executive chamber, which faces an unprecedented budget deficit this year and has seen an unusually high amount of turmoil in recent months.

And during a time of general economic turmoil, we have had countless concerns voiced earlier this year about the rising Olympic budget from the likes of PAC chair Margaret Hodge to public protest groups such as Our Olympics and the Counter-Olympic Network.

-- Politico, «Obama, Holder to lead post-Trump redistricting campaign,» by Edward - Isaac Dovere: «As Democrats aim to capitalize on this year's Republican turmoil and start building back their own decimated bench, former Attorney General Eric Holder will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting reform — with the aim of taking on the gerrymandering that's left the party behind in statehouses and made winning a House majority far more difficult.

Seeking to reassert itself as a political force following a year of internal turmoil, the AFL - CIO is launching a campaign aimed at bringing grassroots pressure to bear on Republicans in 10 statewide races.

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The stately solar system of today was in turmoil in its first several million years, theorists believe, with giant planets sowing chaos as they strayed far from their current orbits.

The solar system of today was in turmoil in its first several million years, theorists believe, with giant planets sowing chaos as they strayed far from their current orbits.

Competition from China for more imports would force other buyers, such as Egypt, to pay more for grains, in a new blow for the Middle East country after two years of political turmoil has left it struggling for funds to pay for food imports.

Prodded by Stone over the course of two years, Putin confronts a host of critical topics in candid detail, including his long - term grip on power, his personal relationships with Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump, Edward Snowden's asylum in Moscow, as well as allegations of election meddling and fostering turmoil in Syria.

Leading man Jordan delivers exceptional conviction as he quietly but powerfully relays Adonis» inner turmoil; after years of impressing us in such choice offerings as The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Chronicle and the aforementioned Fruitvale Station, this is his star - making turn and he deserves every ounce of the adulation that will undoubtedly come his way.

The leads are obviously older than the 17 - year - olds in the story, a nod, perhaps, to the planned sequels, but they have a bouncy sort of verve and a capacity for the emotional depth necessary to make their story work, particularly Garfield, with sleepy eyes and an unruly field of dark hair, finding the exact note of wide - eyed terror and joy to Peter's discovery of his new skill set, as well as to the inner turmoil of re-aligning his moral compass.

Last year, racial tension was tackled in the 1960s - set drama Detroit as riots unfolded in the Michigan city, sparking a confrontation between citizens and the law during a time of great turmoil.

Instead, over the next two years, Dano cropped up as the lead in a series of low - budget indie films and even an off - Broadway play, drawn to characters wracked with inner conflict and turmoil — be they a suicidal young man or a cross-dressing writer.

Deasy resigns as superintendent of LA Unified EdSource Today: Los Angeles Unified School superintendent John Deasy submitted his resignation this morning, after more than a year of turmoil and conflict with the seven - member elected school board.

«The arrest and detention of Romulo Avelica - Gonzalez by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers as he was dropping off his 13 - year - old daughter at Academia Avance charter school, provoked fear and turmoil that plagued California's communities and distracted students from what matters most: their learning.

In the midst of all the turmoil, Ford launched a significant Mustang refresh for the 1987 model year that featured a massaged version of the 5.0 V - 8 with 225 hp, as well as suspension upgrades and styling changes inside and out.

As she writes in A Fifty - Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France, Miranda Richmond Mouillot hopes to recreate a fairy tale of love found, and somehow lost, amid the turmoil of World War II.

Amidst this turmoil, RIM's shares have dropped 71 percent since the beginning of this year, while an analyst from Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel referred to the Playbook as an «albatross or a yoke around the neck.»

The BoC's decision has been the subject of much debate — recent low interest rates were intended as an economic stimulus coming out of last year's recession, and some economists have been arguing that rates should stay low for the time being as a measure of protection against global market turmoil.

Following the departure of the British after nearly 200 years of what is known as the «British Raj» (or «British Rule»), India suffered a period of turmoil, with Pakistan off from India, but it has since risen to become one of the main superpowers of the modern world.

It turns out there was a great deal of turmoil behind the scenes as it was being developed at three separate Bioware studios over the past four years, so a lot of its issues stem from that.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's Woman series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Jack Whitten (b. 1939, Bessemer, Alabama) has been exhibiting his work for over 40 years.

In the past year, our culture has dealt with continuous turmoil, mass shootings, increasingly disturbing accounts of gross sexual misconduct, threats to the rights of immigrants, reproductive rights, transgender rights, threats against our rights to health care, against gender and racial equality, against the protection of our environment, of internet neutrality, as well as attacks against Planned Parenthood, the EPA, the NEA and global organizations such as UNESCO.

A gallery dedicated to the Andean and Mexican contexts will include Hicks» travel documents on Latin America, her thesis on Pre-Columbian textiles, presented at Yale University in 1957, and records of her years in Mexico as a witness and participant in the creative turmoil of the time, during which she met important figures like Felix Candela, Luis Barragán and Mathias Goertiz.

Despite their renown in the «70s and as a result of the political and social turmoil which characterizes the era, most of the artists in IMPULSE were largely overlooked in art history for many years.

In a time when Russia - US relations are in a strange state of perpetual turmoil, subterfuge, and incongruence, it may come as an after - thought that 2017 marks the centennial year of the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks toppled the Tsarist Russian Empire and instigated the communist Soviet Union.

The agreement was brokered in September by New York State's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, in an effort to quell the turmoil that had engulfed the college as it struggled with severe financial problems, divisions among its trustees, the ouster of its president and outrage among students and alumni over a decision to charge tuition to undergraduates for the first time in the institution's 156 - year history.

So the city of Katmandu, while still reeling, has clearly been spared what could have been a far higher death count given rapid urbanization in recent years (driven in part as people fled political turmoil in the hinterlands), poor quality of construction, lack of emergency services and other glaring issues.

Janelle draws from a wealth of experience as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist to help clients work through the emotional turmoil that surrounds the many stages of the divorce process, from the often - excruciating decision to end a marriage to the challenges associated with entering new relationships years later.

The year 2017 proved to be an eventful one in the media with constant turmoil about Donald Trump, North Korea, Brexit, and many other topics, but one thing is very clear - 2017 will go down in history as the year of the cryptocurrency.

The flow of money to the company from its main investor Jia Yueting, who goes by YT, slowed at the turn of the year as he faced increased turmoil among his other companies in China.

Effective communication and learning how to resolve issues, as they arise, can save years of family hurt and turmoil.

Office tenants mindful of uncertainty and turmoil expected in the year ahead exercised caution with expansion plans in the first quarter, resulting in a slight increase in office vacancy as new supply came on - line...

Commercial property deals in Canada reached a record for a second consecutive year and show no signs of slowing as investors continue seeking high - yield assets in a haven from global turmoil, according to CBRE Group Inc..