Sentences with phrase «feather in the cap for»

A Google artificial intelligence program defeated a Chinese grand master at the ancient board game Go on Tuesday, a major feather in the cap for the firm's AI ambitions as it looks to woo Beijing to gain re-entry into the country.

Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag is also chuffed with the news, which is yet another feather in the cap for the championship which has already drawn headlines this year for enticing the likes of Mercedes, Porsche, and BMW to its ranks in the near future.

Outplaying No. 1 pick Jared Goff for the backup job in Los Angeles is a nice feather in the cap for Mannion, who may see more time in his second season (he threw just seven passes as a rookie) if the Rams look competitive and Case Keenum can't pull his weight.

A feather in the cap for Brooks is that she entered the race relatively late and only became a declared candidate in March (only after some high profile New York Republicans, including former Gov. George Pataki, talked her up at the state GOP convention in Rochester, her home turf).

That's a feather in the cap for pensions minister Steve Webb.

Thursday's bust of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is the pinnacle of a growing series of convictions of shady pols, and is another feather in the cap for the prosecutor who is quickly becoming known as one of the country's top lawmen.

Till then, it's another feather in the cap for Pakistan and Dr. Nergis Mavalvala, to whom we wish our most heartfelt congratulations.

Overall, this is a strong entry in Netflix's growing portfolio of original series and is a feather in the cap for the growing media giant.

It's another feather in the cap for what has been an incredible run for the film, which has already picked up awards at festivals around the world and been selected as Poland's Oscar entry this year.

Green's «Joe» didn't quite get a fair shake in theaters this year — it seemed to split the difference between the mainstream audiences who don't care for Nicolas Cage in a non-going-big performance and indie audiences who didn't know what to do with him, but it's an underrated picture, and Wingo and McIlwain can place another feather in their cap for this moody and memorable score.

The Platino Awards sweep is another feather in the cap for Lelio who took home the foreign language Oscar for Chile this year for «A Fantastic Woman.»

We can add this as another feather in the cap for the studio as we see Blood Money mode in action in what appears to be the closed Beta for the game.

While we don't actually know anything about the IP and Google doesn't bring any pleasant results, we can only speculate that Sony has added another feather in their cap for the unveiling of E3.

Harvard's recruitment of Lessig is another feather in the cap for Dean Elena Kagan.

It's a bit of a feather in the cap for Apple, as the big change is to the screen size: not only larger, but the 4:3 aspect ratio parrots that of Cupertino's slate hero, the iPad Air 2.

It's likely a big feather in the cap for Essential and it could persuade many people to consider this new phone that's now available to pre-order.

The contracts are a feather in the cap for REALTORS ® because they showcase the confidence of the Chicago Board in NAR's EHS data.

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The reward for the sniper with the white feather in his bush cap, however, was worth $ 30,000.

It would be a great prize for a private collector, and a feather in the cap of any institution.»

Poverty elitism is just as exploitive as poverty tourism, for it turns the poor into feathers in our caps and once again presents them as the helpless victims of well - meaning do - gooders.

For now, every game the Diamondbacks win is a feather in the cap of four G.M.'s.

THAT would be the best feather in his cap either to stay for awhile or to move on.

«This is a huge honor for Anitra but also a big feather in our chapter's cap to have a representative from our program,» says Don Miller, Executive Director of The First Tee of San Joaquin, which operates a partner program at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort in California's Gold Country.

The name Aziz shot up 32 percent for boys — another feather in the cap of comedian and actor Aziz Ansari, who is a cast member of the show Parks and Recreation and did stand - up at Madison Square Garden this year.

Brooklyn would be a significant feather in Rice's cap, since it accounts for the second - highest percentage of the weighted convention vote — 9.14, to be exact; Manhattan is first with 10.03.

Some legislators assume he is simply waiting quietly hoping not to ruffle any more feathers so that mayoral control is renewed in a simple trade for lifting the charter cap, which appears an inevitability in itself.

And Mr. Kwatra, a former chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, adds another large feather in his cap and ensures he can drum up much more business for the firm he founded, Metropolitan Public Strategies.

In this case the two parents are the snow - capped manakin, named for its bright snowy - white crown feathers, and the opal - crowned manakin, named for its brilliant iridescent crown feathers.

Ben: Well, what they've found was that compared to running marathons when you run a 5K, you actually achieve greater benefits for just about every reason that you would want to run aside from adding 26 point to miles, you know, as a feather in your cap.

Originally produced for theaters but snatched up by Netflix instead, Spectral isn't the kind of unapologetic B - movie that usually rakes in tons of cash at the box office, so what may have been a one - week run in theaters turns into a surprisingly entertaining feather in Netflix's cap.

Tonto is another feather in his cap (so to speak) and his decision to base the look on Kirby Sattler's painting «I Am Crow» adds a stark look along with fodder for comedy.

Filled with excellent performances, strong camerawork (featuring some truly creepy extended close - ups) and claustrophobic pacing, Get Out is an early feather in 2017's cinematic cap and a calling card for years to come.

General Motor's cap in its feather for the sporting department is the everlasting Chevrolet Corvette.

The Singapore - based Gajah International has to its credit several award winning tablet and e-book reader prototypes and the latest tablet designed for kids could well be another feather in its cap.

For author A.C. Skiffington, winning first place in the 2010 National Indie Excellence Book Awards is just one more feather in his marketing cap.

But if they accept your work for their Kindle Singles Program, consider it a «feather» in your cap.

Author YOU was selected as Book of the Year in the Writing / Publishing category from ForeWord Reviews... this is a huge feather in the publishing cap for independent publishers!

Campbell Whyte's debut graphic novel Home Time: Under the River placed another feather in its colorful cap today, as the Eisner committee of Comic - Con International announced it as a finalist for the Eisner Award in Best Publication for Kids (ages 9 — 12)!

Allowing for four people to get in on the Monty Python - styled action both locally and online is just the feather in the cap of Atlas» adventure as he flees from God.

Seamlessness was another major feather in Sony's cap when promoting the PS4 back in 2013, the unpleasant experience of downloading patches, system updates or even waiting for a game to install before playing it were all supposed to be things of the past.

Sunday's record is a feather - in - the - cap achievement for PC gaming, but chances are we're in for even higher user figures once Valve's next - gen projects start boiling.

The collaboration is another feather in the cap of the relatively tiny Bronx Museum, which in 2013 commissioned the art for the United States pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a complex installation by Sarah Sze.

It's a feather in our cap to present Gallery artists» work on this international stage, as we have for many years.

Furthermore, some legal authorities actually view item's exposing its client Niki Diaz to near - certain imminent deportation as a feather in item's cap — a new value - adding nadir in item's never - ending quest for self - aggrandizement, even at the peril of its own client.

Never having had an accident or a speeding ticket will undoubtedly be a feather in your cap when you apply for auto insurance.

But now the city has one more feather in its cap: a new startup accelerator exclusively for education technology.

Adding yet another feather to its cap, the Lightning Network mainnet reached 1000 active nodes for the very first time in its short history.