Sentences with phrase «became stalwarts»

For years, Applebee's, Texas Roadhouse, O'Charley's, Chili's, and Buffalo Wild Wings became stalwarts of sprawl — bringing in consumers who wanted a consistent and simple menu at a relatively low price.

Certainly the growing reception of the reality underlying the first Easter empowered defeated followers to become stalwart devotees, often to the point of martyrdom.

So he becomes a stalwart defender of the trustworthiness of natural impulse against the life - denying interdictions of a society that in the interests of its own survival continues to give lip service to an Augustinian anti-Pelagianism.

Between them, they've won 50 out of 60 Major tournaments in the last 15 seasons and become stalwarts of a sport that is reticent to let them go.

But the former Rennes defender has become a stalwart in defence for the Yigidos again since returning from the long injury layoff with strong performances.

Darren Aronofsky has become a stalwart of complex themes bursting at subconscious seams with metaphor and symbolism throughout his impressive career.

Not every actress makes her film debut in a Richard Linklater movie and becomes a stalwart of the Nora Ephron, Hal Hartley and Christopher Guest canons, but Parker Posey isn't like most actresses.

Hinds is becoming a stalwart, an immensely reliable underactor, and retrieves as much as he can from a character whose inner life feels somehow left behind on the page.

Washington was just one of several recognizable character actors a cast which included Mike Donlin, Kewpie Morgan and Roscoe Karns, who would go on to become a stalwart of the pre-Code era.

The company has plans for these concepts and we're probably going to get our first look at a new crossover that will become a stalwart in the Subaru lineup.

In the beginning, the Outback was little more than a Legacy with plastic cladding, a jacked - up body and a label but now it has become a stalwart of the brand.

While these companies do not have the long history of paying and growing their dividend like the stalwarts, they do have a strong market position and the cash flow to become a stalwart in the future.

It became a stalwart on my radar once Warhorse Studios» community manager, Rick Lagnese, compared the story to that of Mafia 2 on the Original Next Level Gaming Podcast last fall — which makes sense as core members of the development team were involved in the first two Mafia games.

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But even the metallurgical coal that has become one of the province's economic stalwarts is facing increased public scrutiny.

In the absence of Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker has become the main defensive stalwart for Arsenal lately, and according to Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, nothing gets past the German in the dressing room either!

But the crop of modern - era starlets haven't exactly become club stalwarts like Mr Pelé, though, who made in excess of 600 appearances for Santos before moving to the New York Cosmos in 1975.

The Colombian defender came to Inter Milan from Granada over the summer, but has already become one of the stalwarts of Mancini's defense.

I really implore you to help me become President, please...» This is a very weak message coming from no other person than veteran politician and NPP stalwart Nana Akufo - Addo.

He needs a much stronger foreign policy but in recognising the importance of social reform (the biggest idea on the centre right), the environment, being vindicated on fiscal responsibility and as a stalwart defender of free trade he is, indeed, well - placed to become a leader of global conservatism.

Despite their stalwart efforts, for a few people three bites become two pieces.

His showy direction becomes a distraction at times, threatening to overwhelm a supporting cast that includes Kristin Scott Thomas as Churchill's stalwart wife, Clementine, and Lily James as his plucky young secretary.

As the digital revolution has swept through Hollywood like brushfire, Nolan has remained a stalwart champion of shooting on film, and as 3D has increasingly become the blockbuster norm, he has refused to join the bandwagon, advocating instead for IMAX, a variant on the old 70 mm process responsible for the likes of Lawrence of Arabia and 2001, and whose screen - filling images envelop us in a way that only a select few 3D movies (chiefly Avatar and Hugo) have even approached.

Siding with Roy Campbell, a Green Beret that becomes an undisputed stalwart of the MGS series, Big Boss and his new partner - in - crime create FOXHOUND, a military group specifically designed to quell the threat poised by the warped FOX unit.

It is the long - term teachers who become the union stalwarts.

Through his stalwart advocacy and his encyclopedic knowledge of the voluminous regulations and mandates governing bilingual education, John became a pillar of the bilingual education movement.

When it became evident that the Governor would veto the bill embodying the evidence - based funding formula, Stand launched a seven - figure polling, mail, phone, field and digital program that complimented the stalwart efforts of the coalition.

In a racing world that's become increasingly specialized over the years, Kettler is one of the few stalwarts to have labored at virtually every position from the bottom to the top of the motorsports totem pole.

The Lexus IS, while long considered an also - ran, has gotten stronger in the right areas for this year, honing its style, driving character, and value to become a true rival to the German stalwarts at a price that few can argue with.

The A3 became Audi's best - selling sedan model last year with nearly 36,000 units sold, beating the stalwart A4 sedan for the first time and outselling the rival Mercedes - Benz CLA sedan.

The Wagoneer arrived in 1963, as the replacement for the stalwart Jeep Station Wagon, just as «Jeep» finally became a brand name.

McDonald's (MCD) This stock — a long - time dividend growth stalwart — has become the opposite of a no - brainer.

But it may become a dividend growth stalwart of the future.

Our initial time frame for these investments is one year but if, after the restructuring, one of the companies» appears to offer good odds of becoming a dividend stalwart we may hold our investment for a longer time frame.

However, these technology stalwarts became so overvalued at that time that future capital appreciation was severely reduced.

Those of us in the No Kill movement will anxiously watch to see whether this video is a harbinger of even greater things to come, and whether the woman who was once one of our fiercest and most stalwart opponents becomes one of our greatest champions.

I first noticed something was wrong with his handwriting; his tall, stalwart letters once so commanding on the page had become crabbed and crowded.

Called to the Bar in 1972, he practised between 1972 and 1974 before becoming special adviser to Labour stalwart, Barbara Castle.

Not only this, the company has managed to become India's leading stalwart for mutual fund schemes and manages assets of a wide investors» base.

R Care was successfully delivered to market and has become a true northeast stalwart...