Sentences with phrase «confluence of events»

Fedarko has intertwined two stories, one about a rare (and really scary) confluence of events in the Grand Canyon in 1983 and another about the natural wonder itself.

A unique confluence of events came together in the U.S. during 2008 — a once - in - a-lifetime event from which Canadians had the good fortune to be spared.

In a remarkable confluence of events last winter and spring, questions about student retention became the swirling center of education debate in New York City, Chicago, and, by virtue of these cities» size and clout, throughout the country.

These developments come amid an unusual confluence of events already stirring the legal atmosphere, with Google making its first foray into legal research, Bloomberg Law positioning itself as a serious contender to take on West and Lexis, and Fastcase preparing to deliver free legal research to the iPhone (and the iPad?).

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 marks an intriguing confluence of events.

NexJ was born in late 2003, after what Tatham describes as «an interesting confluence of events.»

We believe this will prompt more investors to pursue undervalued opportunities in regions with better fiscal fundamentals — a felicitous confluence of events for Asian bonds.

That level of popularity was a peculiar confluence of events, but that bread recipe (which I used yesterday, and will tomorrow, barely unchanged from the original), has legs.

The latest Cal - Hi Sports rankings also have Central Catholic - Modesto and Capital Christian - Sacramento in the top three with McClymonds, and editor Mark Tennis posits that Modesto Christian might also be in the mix should the right confluence of events take place.

To the outside world, however, the researcher remained largely unknown until 2007, when an odd confluence of events involving his old friend and collaborator, Alan Spievack, and Spievack's injured brother catapulted him into the public eye.

Though the film is a little too deliberate in its tension - building — and not always convincing in its dramatically convenient confluence of events — Argo plugs into the uneasy tenor of the hostage crisis and potential embarrassment of this unlikely mission going awry.

And by an ironic confluence of events, law firms are going to start hurting for capital right around the time when they'll need capital more than ever — when their market positions are under threat from staggeringly well - financed competitors.

In a recent blog post, Canadian lawyer and legal technology blogger Nathaniel Russell defined Lawmageddon as «the imminent confluence of events that will change lawyers» lives forever.»

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«Sarah's taking advantage of a unique confluence of events, building the relationships that start - ups today need to grow as fast as they can,» says Kevin Armitage, senior vice-president at FAC / Equities, the investment - banking division of First Albany Corp., which has worked with Gerdes during the past few years.

American education stands at a critical juncture — and due to an unusual confluence of events, the stars are lining up in a unique configuration that augurs well for major change.

Intel is optimistic about the «confluence of events» in the second half, including the Haswell Chip and Windows 8.1, Smith said.

Popper said a confluence of events last year affected demand for Cuba, including the announcement of a scale - back of some Obama - era regulations by President Donald Trump's administration, alleged sonic attacks on U.S. diplomats in Cuba — which triggered a travel warning by the U.S. State Department — and Hurricane Irma's passage.

«In any one year, there is a risk of a confluence of events, combination of factors, whether it's recession like we faced in 2008, 2009, internal dissension, a flamewar in editorial that blows up the editorial department, or whatever it is — my guess is that the risk in any one year that you have some kind of real disaster that takes you into the unknown is maybe 1 in 50, under normal circumstances,» he said.

A confluence of events has given a jolt of optimism to oil prices, with market sentiment at its most positive arguably in years.

This year the confluence of events could lead to the best results in a trade for Rudy.

The confluence of events that resulted in the Pac 12 producing only one squad with a résumé worthy of avoiding Dayton involves a sprawling federal investigation into corruption across the sport, a shoplifting incident in China that drew in President Trump, missed opportunities in non-conference play and a talent - stuffed preseason title contender's inability to reach its ceiling.

And despite opposition from anti-gambling advocates, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and Donald Trump, a confluence of events in 2001 led to the legislature's approval of Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) at race tracks in New York.

While this all may sound like a bad thing, we believe this confluence of events provides New York a real opportunity to address the many ways our spending is out of line with our fellow states.

A small band of demonstrators chanted and held signs Tuesday to protest a confluence of events that has turned upstate New York into a major center for oil distribution.

Support for the measure came from a confluence of events and trends, including some trenchant observations by women writers during the last year or so.

So combine the fact that two extremely important laws, laws that have billions of dollars wrapped up in them, expire next year with the fact that Republican control of the state Senate is doomed and you get the players who stand to benefit the most from this confluence of events throwing enormous piles of money at maintaining Republican control long enough to get what they want.

But there are also a confluence of events that are leading to an estrangement between the WFP and Democratic elected officials in New York and a broader political split between labor and the activist groups that historically were the two backbones of the party.

The confluence of events that triggered the typhoon made it close to a perfect storm, say meteorologist C. P. Chang of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and his colleagues in the 1 February Geophysical Research Letters.

Cary took advantage of that confluence of events.

By Bob Bloom A confluence of events has invited themselves to participate in the 90th annual Academy Awards.

As Caitlin's older brother becomes a danger and Lucas emerges as a blessing, both Caitlin and readers feel the confluence of events building to an explosive climax.

It was, however, a unique confluence of events and circumstances, melding brutal events to everlasting optimism and intellectual aspirations.

Timothy Baker of the environmental research group at King's College London explains the confluence of events in the Guardian:

Most likely there is a confluence of events going on to produce this huge spike in temperature — latent heat in the Pacific waters, wind patterns distributing it, and more.

The confluence of events that caused the «summer in March» might still be exceedingly rare, even if the odds of such an event occurring are much higher than before.

Our magazines, CLEs and law bloggings are replete with calls to brace for one type of Lawmageddon or another — the imminent (or at least happening really, really, probably, rather soon) confluence of events that will change lawyers» lives forever.

Suddenly (to me), a confluence of events occurred that removed from me any doubt that I had a drinking problem:

Ogletree's entry into the Canadian market seemed not so much part of a plan for global domination as a confluence of events.

Quebec is experiencing a confluence of events that have placed the province's identity in doubt.

LG: What you're describing, too, are also very... Those are technology, and I think what's happening here is there's this confluence of events where the culture of technology is meeting with the products and services in a way that people aren't comfortable with.

A confluence of events, including capital controls in the East and internal blockchain issues, led to the original cryptocurrency's success.