Sentences with phrase «brief run at»

That's what got them Roy Hibbert, Lance Stephenson, George Hill, and that amazing, all - too - brief run at the Miami Heat earlier this decade.

Not exact matches

The following evening in the West Loop, my dining companions and I settled in at one of the seventeen beautifully dressed tables at Exhibit B: Grace, a first restaurant from chef Curtis Duffy, who had previously toiled at Charlie Trotter's and Alinea before enjoying a brief Michelin - starred run of his own at the Peninsula Hotel.

After a brief stint at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle in 2006), McDermott joins SAP to run its North America operations

His medium for doing this was to create investment partnerships, which he created after brief stints at Buffett - Falk & Co. (his father's investment business) and the Graham - Newman Corporation (run by Ben Graham).

The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fulttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms, the proud fathers and mothers and sisters and sweethearts cheering them with voices choked with happy emotion as they swung by; nightly the packed mass meetings listened, panting, to patriot oratory with stirred the deepest deeps of their hearts, and which they interrupted at briefest intervals with cyclones of applause, the tears running down their cheeks the while; in the churches the pastors preached devotion to flag and country, and invoked the God of Battles beseeching His aid in our good cause in outpourings of fervid eloquence which moved every listener.

This world view might be summarized in the words of Pascal's Pensée 507, which Updike quotes at the beginning of Rabbit, Run: «The motions of Grace, the hardness of the heart; external circumstances,» This epigraph may serve as a brief outline of Updike's literary effort: his theologically concerned fiction seeks to portray (1) external circumstances, (2) the hardness of the heart, and (3) motions of grace.

«I think that, with all these the new elements combined with the content that we have always organised — the Masterclass Industry Briefings and the Speakers» Corner etc. — we can be confident that we have, by some margin, the most content run at any wine trade event anywhere in the world; despite the fact that there are other events out there now which are significantly larger than the London Wine Fair.

In 61 Premier League games the Italian has scored just nine goals and except from a brief run of form while on loan at Sunderland, has generally looked off the pace in the division.

For comparison's sake, look at Jack Swagger, who cashed in his briefcase and got a brief title run, then never sniffed the main event scene again.

Van Gaal has opted to use the 3 -5-2 system that was so effectively employed by his Netherlands side at the World Cup since he took over at Old Trafford, with Red Devils stars Daley Blind and Robin Van Persie thriving particularly in the 5 - 1 victory over Spain, but it has not been quite as effective in the Premier League and United's best winning run this season actually came in the midst of a brief switch to a 4 -4-2 diamond system.

In the second half, the Magic took a brief one - point lead before the Celtics again pulled away as Pierce and Brandon Bass keyed a 10 - run at the end of the third quarter.

A brief look at the games remaining told you we needed to be well clear at that point, while Leicester had a simple run in.

The start of the 1969/70 season saw Cross get a brief run of games in the first team, scoring his only goal in the 1 - 1 draw with Arsenal at Upton Park; but that run came to an end by October and he was transferred to Brentford.

As of this morning, she was still hedging, telling me in a brief conversation on Twitter that due to the tight political calendar, she needed to circulate petitions and plan a campaign while also trying to decide whether she wanted to run at all.

He said this at a joint briefing of the state House press corps with Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, Ondo State Governor - elect, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and his running mate Mr. Agboola Ajayi.

If you caught the brief extracts the Guardian media blog ran a while back, you might at least have expected this turgid mess to be leavened with a few hilarious sex scenes.

Both have tackled the brief for a month - long run at the Other Place studio in theatre heartland, Stratford - Upon Avon.

Deputy Managing Director, Tempo Pulp & Packaging Limited, Nassos Sidirofagis, a Greece national who runs a manufacturing firm in Nigeria, told newsmen at a recent press briefing on «the CBN policy and impact on the manufacturing sector,» that the policy has begun to yield impressive dividends as local patronage has increased significantly leading to improved production capacity of up to 70 per cent.

When Mayor Bill de Blasio sat somber - faced beside Governor Andrew Cuomo at a hastily called press conference in the governor's Midtown Manhattan office Sunday evening, he wasn't just attending a run - of - the - mill press briefing on the official response to Ebola.

Conway accused CNN of running its story based on anonymous sourcing, referring to CNN's coverage of classified documents alleging Russian operatives claimed to have compromising information about Trump that CNN reported were presented to the president - elect at the intelligence briefing, a point Conway disputed.

King has been close to Cuomo for years, working with Cuomo at HUD, running for lieutenant governor in tandem with Cuomo's brief 2002 bid for the statehouse, then running against Cuomo, unsuccessfully, in the 2006 primary for state attorney general.

Domenic Recchia Jr., bristling at the end of a brief but acrid forum today, was forced to wonder aloud why Michael Grimm never ran for mayor.

De Blasio was brief when asked at an unrelated press conference Thursday about Moskowitz's decision not to run.

The new barriers will be placed to the inside of the raised curb along the roadway, so a vehicle would hit that before it reached the curb; they will run about 2,000 feet in each direction at the three viaducts, a person briefed on the plan said.

Conor Pope at LabourList, who is also running a live blog, thinks Lisa Nandy, the shadow energy secretary, is unlikely to move to defence to replace Maria Eagle because «she is happy in her current brief and would be reluctant to move.»

Spota, a Democrat, the top law enforcement officer in the county who was first elected as a corruption fighter, and his aide, Christopher McPartland, who runs the political corruption unit, pleaded not guilty Wednesday at a brief arraignment in U.S. District Court in Central Islip.

For Palin - currently taking a brief Thanksgiving break from a national tour for her new book, «Going Rogue: An American Life» - serving as headliner at a tea party convention could increase speculation that she is weighing a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.

At a press briefing in the Red Room, Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she would run for reelection to her Chelsea - based council seat, not for mayor, if the council approved legislation extending term limits.

The old days of boxers getting up at 5 am to do an hour of steady paced running are long gone and the reason is because sports science has shown that mixed martial arts and boxing fights are not steady paced but explosive in nature and require the ability to fight intensely for a number of seconds before a brief rest bite and then full intensity again.

Instead a pattern has naturally evolved over time, usually consisting of multiple snoozes of the alarm, a rushed breakfast (if any breakfast at all) and a brief shower before running out the door.

I just caught a brief glimpse of your collection at the Urban Farmgirl and can't wait to run over to Etsy for a closer look.

After a brief visit with a local wildlife rescue organization, they are off to pick beans at a family - run coffee plantation.

Raw - I liked the film when I saw it at Fantastic Fest last year, but my impression was deepened and my admiration grew after seeing it for the second time during its brief theatrical run earlier this year.

The filmmakers behind the five longest and five briefest short - film selections at TIFF ’17 talk tight run times, tough decisions, and what ends up on the cutting room floor

Her follow - up film, Eden, won the Audience Award at SXSW 2012 and was showered with rave reviews on the festival circuit and its brief theatrical run.

Having not seen Zoolander 2 during its brief run, I'm at a loss to identify the subtractions or replacements.

Unfortunately, the action moves at snail's pace, with the rather brief running time of only 95 minutes seeming like far longer.

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle had a strong run early in the year, while the Dakota Johnson - starring Fifty Shades Freed had a brief stay at the top, and John Boyega's Pacific Rim: Uprising finally unseated T'Challa from his box office throne this weekend.

«100 Years» includes priceless, far - too - brief test footage of animator Bob Clampett's run at the property (think the Fleischer Brothers meets Ralph Bakshi) and interviews with the likes of Jon Favreau, who almost directed the film for Paramount before moving on to Iron Man.

It is a mess by committee listing no fewer than four writing credits and possessing at least that many logy regurgitated premises in its mercifully brief (but still bloated) running time.

And finally, a brief word about The Old Dark House, James Whale's classic 1932 chiller, which has been digitally restored and is running at the IFI this week.

Directed by Nick Murphy and featuring a great character - actor cast including Paul Bettaney, Brian Cox and Mark Strong, Blood had a brief run on the festival circuit in the UK and is making its to wider release at the end of the May.

An antidote to the market - driven Smurfs, Cars, and Despicable Me sequels and the presumably crass, blatant hack - work of (brace yourself) The Emoji Movie, due in August, Your Name hits the U.S. in various cities on April 7 after a brief Oscar - qualifying run at the end of last year.

It is neither good nor bad as a film, undoubtedly amusing for its brief run time, but whether it will be remembered shortly after screening is uncertain at best.

And yet the movie remains somewhat palatable for the duration of its brief running time, with the less - than - engrossing opening stretch, which predictably revolves around Farley's childhood and adolescence, giving way to a series of anecdotes concerning the comedian's stint on SNL - with the highlight undoubtedly a prolonged look at the creation of Farley's now - legendary motivational speaker character.

At least it's brief, running just under 82 minutes with end credits.

Still, this is decidedly esoteric arthouse territory, and will likely be an endurance experience for most audiences, even at a relatively brief 80 minute running time.

If the principles of longer term management and running of the school buildings are considered at the design brief stage, then for a small initial investment, this will have a great long term impact.

The only addition to the department is Caroline Dinenage, the MP for Gosport, who will hold the DfE's equalities brief alongside her ministerial post at the Ministry of Justice, now run by former education secretary Michael Gove.

Therefore a verbal but brief explanation of each station is needed, and reminder notes on how it is played at each station also helps the carousel run smoothly.