Sentences with phrase «events of last year»

One might be tempted to say that the events of the last year spooked editors and reporters, who are not unsure where to go with the climate story or what to make of the latest research.

Once you've grabbed a few snacks and perhaps thrown a few tinnies into the fridge, I'll have just enough time to explain why this bizarre mashup of Super Mario, Supraball, basketball and FIFA is one of the local multiplayer events of the last year... but a game that absolutely has to be enjoyed with at least three mates or not at all.

The story picks up nine years after the events of last year's standalone Ground Zeroes prologue, and for those nine years Big Boss has been in a coma, because he's lazy like that.

The culminating training event used the real life events of last year's devastating Nepal earthquake and injected a veterinarian aspect requiring the veterinarians to assess the economic impact to the rural regions affected by the earthquake and to prepare courses of action for crisis management to include livestock.

«We just need to look at the events of the last year, and what's gotten traction to see much of what the next few years will look like.

As 2011 comes to a close I'm going to take this opportunity to reflect on key innovations and events of the last year and to stargaze into the future with my predictions for 2012.

Given the turbulent events of the last year, with the fallout of the Harvey Weinstein scandal still still ongoing, it's perhaps not surprising that this year's Golden Globes ceremony was dominated by talk of the need to change the Hollywood (and world) culture for the better and a celebration of women on film and TV.

World events of last year paint a grim picture of the human species» obsession with race and ethnicity.

Between the specter of primaries, a newly united Democratic party (key unions and other leaders also agreed to back a Democratic senate for the first time when WFP backed Cuomo), and the events of the last year, the IDC announced it would caucus with Democrats in 2015.

While the names of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Leader Dean Skelos were not mentioned, there were hints of the tumultuous events of last year and the scalding fall out, even in the words of the traditional opening prayers in each house.

He reiterates the events of last year, with some less - than - colourful accounts of the financial crisis.

«As in all the great rivalries, much of Marseille's sense of identity is derived from their fierce opposition to everything PSG, and the events of the last year or so have only served to make the distinction between the clubs clearer.

It is surprising, given the events of the last year, to imagine that some members of the Roman Catholic clergy actively seek to be ordained a bishop, and even regard their path towards this office as an ecclesiastical «career.»

Credit market conditions are still very difficult in the aftermath of the events of the last year, and pressure remains on key institutions — as shown clearly over the past week.

This example might be obvious, considering the events of last year.

He dismisses the unfortunate events of last year as the kind of short - term problems that any business undergoes during a transition.

Not exact matches

To get an idea of its scope, consider that the company sold more than $ 14 billion worth of goods at its annual Singles» Day sales event on Nov. 11, a 60 % increase from last year.

Marfeel, which brought in around $ 10 million in revenue last year ($ 11.8 million USD) from publishing clients around the world — and made the Inc. 5000 EU list at No. 283 this year — doesn't anticipate that the events of this week will have a lasting impact on sales.

For instance in 2015, it launched an app called EyeIn, a photo service for publishers that let them find photos of events shared on social media sites, launched last year.

DESIGN and architecture tour Open House Perth returns for a second season in the first week of November after a successful inaugural event last year.

If anything, I almost want to get married again so I could live stream the event — I wish I had thought of it last year.

I was last there 10 years ago for a Death Cab for Cutie concert, which should give you an idea of the events that usually take place at the venue.

Last year, Giles Keating, the former head of research and deputy global CIO at Credit Suisse, and his team reviewed data on major geopolitical events in the previous 100 - plus years and found that stocks generally bounced back up after these shocks.

It is always one of my favorite events of the year (and not just because we made the Inc. 5000 list at # 1247 last year).

Although Birmingham's economy has been well for most of the last twenty years, recent events have thrown it into flux.

Last year I went to a huge multi-day event featuring more than 50 main speakers, dozens of seminar speakers, a wide variety of breakout sessions and workshops... fitting everything into a schedule was almost as tough as getting all the schwag into my carry - on.

James Hahn, who won his first PGA TOUR event last year, was looking for an edge when he jumped to PXG in January: «I didn't feel the need to switch (from TaylorMade) but a small part of me was thinking, «I can't compete with a guy who hits 30 yards longer than me and one or two clubs longer than me.»

Last year it was «Call of Duty: WWII,» as seen above — a throwback to the many previous «Call of Duty» games set during the events of World War II.

But last year saw more cooperation with competitors (remember the Microsoft appearance at last year's Apple event) in the name of increased value, and new products like the Surface Book.

I was recently speaking at a conference, and I shared the calamity of events our family has gone through over the last two years.

The last of the year's four tennis Grand Slam tournaments crowns its champions this weekend and women's favorite Serena Williams is looking to make history by becoming the first woman to win all four Grand Slam events in the same calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1988.

If one of those two events play out at the beginning of a CEO's term, which on average last about four years, it can leave an indelible mark on the way that leader is perceived.

«Three years ago I stood up in front of an audience for the opening keynote speech at Bitcoin 2014, in Amsterdam, and told the world that the main event of Bitcoin is not Bitcoin, it is the Blockchain, and it would change the world,» Byrne said at the Money 20/20 conference last month.

This supplemental insurance company based in Columbus, GA, celebrated its 60th birthday last year with an entire year of events: parties, contests and giveaways ending with a special day ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Last month, the World Drone Prix — organized by the World Organization of Racing Drones and Sheikh Hamdan, crown prince of Dubai — handed out roughly $ 1 million in prizes, including a $ 250,000 grand prize to a 15 - year - old British pilot who bested 100 other competitors at a two - day event in Dubai.

And there's the Clio Cloud Conference, which attracted 1,000 attendees last year to a two - day event: «Sort of like the Burning Man festival of the legal industry,» is how one impressed attendee described it.

In response, Mueller said he would like the chance to ask Trump questions about certain events that are crucial to the obstruction - of - justice case he has been building since Trump fired FBI director James Comey last year.

CNN noted that its growth doesn't look as impressive as its competitors in part because the network had a number of special presidential debates and town - hall events in the first quarter of last year that boosted its reach, so the rise since then is smaller by comparison.

In January 2013, according to Page's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee last year, he met Russian businessman Victor Podobnyy, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, at an event in New York.

He documented some of Facebook's do - good moments in the last year, like its part in the #metoo movement and the March For Our Lives event, and helping raise $ 20 million for victims of hurricane Harvey.

Workplace is now in use at approximately 14,000 organizations worldwide — up from 1,000 last year, according to Julien Codorniou, vice president of Facebook Workplace, who spoke with Fortune prior to the event.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Campaign for Free Enterprise sponsored all Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour events last year, and renewed in 2011 as well.

«Startup Live enables participants to know each other, interact, and find partners to work with in the future,» explains Thanos Makris, who is the co-founder of apps studio iMellon and was a participant in last year's event.

Urban Outfitters acquired a pizzeria chain last year as part of a plan to build complexes that feature a variety of its stores — it also owns Anthropologie and Free People — restaurants, and event spaces for concerts and the like.

The league launched Women Officiating Now, a subset of their recruiting efforts, which focuses on bringing more women to training workshops and sponsors events for female officials, including one last year with the International Women's Football League.

Some businesses and events that had boycotted the state over H.B. 2 — like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament — decided to return anyway, and North Carolina does improve to No. 28 from No. 30 last year in Quality of Life.

President Moon Jae - in met with Kim in the Demilitarized Zone in an event that was aired around the world last Friday, when the two leaders agreed to formally end the 68 - year - old Korean War and to work toward the «complete denuclearization» of the peninsula.

«Last year's event was so well - received by members of our community that we decided to provide this learning opportunity once again,» USFSM Regional Chancellor Dr. Karen Holbrook said.

We continue to deliver results through our deliberate pull - back on sales and promotional events, modifying our in - store sales posture, and reducing the number of flash sales this year versus last year.

We've gone from 6 hours of live (events) last year to 100 hours this year, and in 2012 we'll have 200 hours of live content.