Sentences with phrase «biggest disasters of»

The former director of the National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner, called the Ebacc policy one of the «biggest disasters of the last seven years» and pointed with disdain to an assertion by the former education secretary Nicky Morgan that arts subjects could hold pupils back for years.

Prince Charles has previously warned that GM produce could provoke «the biggest disaster of all time».

But a year after the biggest disaster of his career, Spieth looks well positioned not to repeat it.

I know nothing about this game so I just want to ask how did MN9 secure any sort of future support after their big disaster of a game???

They thoght that recent big disasters of weather were caused by global warming.

Not exact matches

Say what you will about Exxon's long - time climate change denial, about the lingering damage from the Exxon Valdez disaster, about the fact it's the archetype of Big Oil.

With more than a decade of experience, Akiko has covered some of the biggest stories across Asia and the U.S. Prior to joining CNBC, Akiko was a Tokyo - based correspondent for ABC News, where she led network coverage of the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan.

She urged her colleagues in Congress to think beyond the incremental rebuilding needs to consider the big picture of helping the region better prepare for and mitigate damage from future disasters.

The purpose of the disaster film is not to make small conflicts bigger but to make big ones smaller - to reduce unthinkable catastrophes to a human scale.

Erin Mitchell, founder and owner of Hew Communications, in St. Petersburg, Florida, says having a disaster recovery plan in place is a big job, but essential.

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One of the bigger reasons I avoid tighter pants is the lack of pocket space; sticking a big phone in the pocket of a pair of skinny jeans is a recipe for disaster, but I'm happy to say I was able to fit my iPhone 7 Plus into a front pocket without having to jump through any big hoops.

BP PLC, the world's third - biggest publicly traded energy company — and fourth - biggest public company of any kind — flirted with annihilation this year after a deadly explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20 and the environmental disaster that spread across the Gulf of Mexico in the four months that followed.

But in the past year the drug company's shares have been one of Wall Street's biggest disasters.

Rather than one big mistake, the disaster likely was the result of numerous small decisions that caused normality to shift and that ultimately caused a fatal explosion.

New Orleans — a city that's been scrutinized, criticized, loved, and simultaneously eulogized in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which ravaged the Big Easy 10 years ago this month — now proves itself a case study in resilience.

The scale of the disaster in Puerto Rico is far bigger than either Whitefish or Cobra has handled.

«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the federal government coming in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University Climate Change Law and Policy Project.

Canadians show most concern over children's safety and well - being, natural disaster relief March 13, 2018 — Development aid has never been a bigger part of the fabric of the global community.

Best Picture: «The Shape of Water» Lead Actor: Gary Oldman, «Darkest Hour» Lead Actress: Frances McDormand, «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, «I, Tonya» Director: «The Shape of Water,» Guillermo del Toro Animated Feature: «Loving Vincent,» Animated Short: «Revolting Rhymes» Adapted Screenplay: «The Disaster Artist» Original Screenplay: «The Big Sick» Cinematography: «Blade Runner 2049» Roger Deakins Best Documentary Feature: «Last Men in Aleppo» Best Documentary Short Subject: «Traffic Stop» Best Live Action Short Film: «The Silent Child» Best Foreign Language Film: «The Insult» (Lebanon) Film Editing: «Baby Driver» Sound Editing: «Dunkirk» Sound Mixing: «Dunkirk» Production Design: «The Shape of Water» Original Score: «Star Wars: The Last Jedi Original Song: «This Is Me» from «The Greatest Showman» Makeup and Hair: «Darkest Hour» Costume Design: «Phantom Thread» Visual Effects: «Star Wars: The Last Jedi»

The deal included a variety of specifics, including new funding for disaster relief and opioid treatment, but more specifically, it extended current spending levels until March 23 and trusted Congress to use the intervening time to pass appropriations bills (or one big omnibus deal) in accordance with the terms of the deal.

Every year we conduct a Data Health Check of over 400 IT decision makers in the UK and as a NetIQ partner, disaster recovery (DR) always plays a big part in it.

They filled FEMA with political hacks incapable of responding to the biggest natural disaster in our history.

It was New York City's biggest disaster, in terms of loss of life, prior to 9/11.

Working for a disaster relief organization doesn't always allow a lot of free head space for being artistically productive, but I had a supportive and creative community around me to encourage me, along with a sister who has always been my biggest cheerleader.

If you were God, would you make this big complex universe, then only focus on only one species on one tiny tiny planet way off on the edge of the immense universe, constantly inflicting them with disasters and disease and evil and war, just to see who obeys you based on your random, occasional help of some of them?

One of the biggest disasters ever to befall the human race is that too many of us continue to give credence to that book of trash here in the 21st century.

I didn't look at the recipe online — apparently, I like the idea of winging it and seeing how big of a mess / disaster I can make.

Kind of like «Break Glass in case of Emergency» Although I'm keeping it for some kind of natural disaster as my last bit of happiness before the world perishes, just knowing that I'll die with a big spoonful of creamy, caramel cookie dough leaves me at peace with my demise.

After being a disaster on the offensive line for a couple of years, the Vikings have really turned things around there, and Reiff is a big part of the reason why.

NO, If we can be honest and unbiase No they are all right to be disappointed in Arsenal because we are supose to be this BIG CLUB and we have failed to live up to big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have BIG CLUB and we have failed to live up to big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have OX?

THE BIG IFS: The Yankees are in the happy position of being able to afford one major disaster and still win the pennant.

Manning and the Broncos» offense never found many big plays — outside of a 34 - yard run from C.J. Anderson early in the second quarter — but aside from the interception to Ealy, he managed to avoid disaster.

We were not creating much then gibbs scored and god we couldve won 3 - 1... i my honest opinion ithought we were in trouble esp after the munich disaster of our own on wednesday evening we did nt look like a big threat but the man steps up again... Ozil!

So far that theory has been proved somewhat with two draws in a ro9w but it has not exactly been a disaster and both of those draws were against big Premier League clubs.

All Arsenal fans everywhere probably breathed a big sigh of relief as Arsenal cruised to a 4 - 0 victory in the FA Cup Final on Saturday, and there was no sign of any nerves at all from the players, but Arsene Wenger admitted to a few nerves himself and that a defeat would have been a disaster for his side.

His latest decision to wrench safety from the jaws of disaster came with the selection of January signing Mohamed Elneny to face Tottenham Hotspur in what was arguably the biggest north London derby clash in the history of the fixture, and what would also be the Egyptian's first Premier League start.

Tevez's move to Shanghai Shenhua from Boca Juniors was one of the biggest in the arms race that was the Chinese transfer window, which has since quietened down since the CFA's reforms, but his time in Shanghai has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster and it will come as a surprise to absolutely no one when his contract is torn up and he returns to Argentina.

Newcastle haven't had a solid defence in the Premier League this millennium, with a long list of big money disasters that includes Titus Bramble and Jean - Alain Boumsong in recent times.

There has recently been a big scandal over very poor care at hospitals in one particular area, unrelated to maternity care, that had many of the similar features of the FGH disaster, including the implication of the, then, Government's latest vanity project, the «Foundation Trust» scheme:

Students should have one set of supplies for home and a second set for school... expecting them to carry a calculator to and from school each day is asking for a disaster on the day of their big math test!

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has called the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne an «unmitigated disaster» and has called for him to be sacked following the latest economic forecast from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The letter deems the Democratic conference «a pretty big disappointment,» noting the disaster of the 2009 Senate Coup.

Odifuo Tawiah added that a disaster will befall the nation this year, bigger than any ever experienced, due to the activities of politicians.

Labour have a good lead in the polls and my expectation is that it will get bigger in the coming months, Ed Miliband has the strategic choice of whether to gamble on the coalition remaining unpopular and just hammering away at the cuts and reaping the rewards of opposing them, or using the luxury of a poll lead to reposition Labour to a more opportune position should the economy improve and the cuts not be a disaster.

Among the biggest bureaucratic challenges faced by the UK Space Agency is its management of applications for new satellites, which are viewed as critical because of their ability to provide data on the environment, climate, weather, security agriculture, coastal management and disaster mitigation.

Despite the honourable principles behind the bill, it could well turn out to be the biggest disaster in the history of our public services - if organisations like the RCN are not listened to, and listened to now.»

Superstorm Sandy may have been the worst disaster to hit the LIPA electric grid, but the storm's aftermath brought a wave of changes that included a new system operator, badly needed technology and infrastructure upgrades, and more than $ 1.4 billion in federal funding to repair and prepare for the next big storm.

The primary turned out to be a disaster for Cuomo, with McCall opening up a big enough lead that Cuomo withdrew one week before the primary vote, trying to salvage some political capital out of what was sure to be a lopsided defeat with what he presented as a gesture of unity.

But such views can also reveal some of our planet's biggest problems: deforestation, urban sprawl, intensive farming, pollution and natural disasters.