Sentences with phrase «first generations in history»

So if we don't take action now, today's kids and tomorrow's workers will be the first generation in history to live shorter lives than their parents, not due to war but to complications from diabetes.

With American corporations eliminating more than 84,000 pension plans since 1985, and with the stock market experiencing over a decade of unprecedented volatility, Cheryl was acutely aware of how important this decision had become for what is the first generation in history required to self - fund their retirement.

Our children are the first generation in history to grow up in a world where the internet has always existed.

The baby boomers were perhaps the first generation in history where being cool was a legitimate cultural goal.

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They are characterized as being the most diverse U.S. generation in history, having the shortest attention span (an average of 8 seconds) and being the world's first true digital natives.

History, in my view, will remember us as either the first generation to grasp this issue or the last to bury our heads in the sand and ignore it.

Centuries of honest textual criticism, archeology and history are virtually unanimous in their agreement that two of the Gospels are eye - witness accounts, two are commissioned investigations by the early church and all of the canonical Epistles were written by first - generation apostles.

Millennialism began in the very first generation of the church, and there has scarcely been a period of history since which has not witnessed predictions of its own imminent end.

But it is worthwhile to recall that within the first generation it was possible for Paul not only to describe the «breaking of bread» at the fellowship meal of Christians as «sharing in the body of Christ,» 24 but to pass on from that to the idea that the church (the new Israel as it emerged in history) is itself the «body of Christ,» each member of which is «in Christ,» as Christ is «in him.»

Jesus became Christ, not in human and cosmic history, but in the experience and thinking of the first generations of Christians.5 This distinction between the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith meant that the traditional picture of Jesus Christ, as portrayed in the Creeds, was being torn apart.

Here we have a phenomenon not without parallel in the history of other religions, as Lohmeyer notes — for example in Islam and in Mormonism — namely a shift from a first center to a second within the first generation of believers; and it is all the more striking that the evidence is preserved in Acts, whose whole interest and orientation centers in Jerusalem, not in Galilee, and whose earliest traditions are almost exclusively those of the capital city.

For the first time in history, the current generation will be less well educated than their parents.

For the first time in recorded history, this generation of children is projected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.

One third of children in America are now considered overweight or obese, and this generation of kids is the first in modern history to be at risk for a shorter lifespan than their parents, largely due to obesity - related diseases which are entirely preventable.

For the first time in U.S. history, this generation of children may not live as long as their parents.

Governor Ambode also said that the feat has not only placed Lagos in the history books as the first state outside the Niger Delta to become an oil producing State, but has also opened up a new page for revenue generation in the State.

For the first time in history, a generation was able to know the thrill of watching temperatures climb toward 100 degrees over the course of a sweltering summer.

If millennials and their employers can manage to smooth the way, say experts, we can expect great things from Gen Y. «For the first time in employment history, the youngest generation knows more... than their parents and their grandparents put together,» Henry says.

It would be two years later in 1998 with American History X that he had his first leading role, though, and it was a role that proved we had witnessed the arrival of one of the most powerful and exciting actors of his generation.

[The poem, passed down orally for generations, was first published in Josiah Holland's History of Western Massachusetts (1855)-RSB-.

For the first time in history we have a generation of children who are growing up less fit than their parents.

«[C] hildren who are in school today will be the first generation of Americans to be less well educated than their parents were for the first time in the history of our country.»

From the original concept car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto show to the first - generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old production sports car has taken it from all sides.

Billed as the first complete overhaul in the 14 - year history of Bentley's most successful model, the third - generation two - door grand tourer is based on the same MSB platform that underpins Porsche's new Panamera sedan.

For the first time in the model's history, Honda developed two distinct versions of the Accord when the 5th generation model was launched in 1993; one version for the European market and one for the North American and Japanese market.

Regardless of what becomes of the Miata for 1998 and beyond, the first generation models will go down in automotive history as one of the best sports cars of all time.

In April of 2011, Honda unveiled the Civic's ninth generation, but was quickly criticized for the car's lackluster interior and poor ride quality, even failing to earn a recommendation from Consumer Reports for the first time in the model's historIn April of 2011, Honda unveiled the Civic's ninth generation, but was quickly criticized for the car's lackluster interior and poor ride quality, even failing to earn a recommendation from Consumer Reports for the first time in the model's historin the model's history.

This tenth generation is an impressive effort for a number of reasons, not least of which is the list of «firsts» and «mosts» — it's the most powerful non-Si U.S. - spec Civic ever, it offers the most powerful base - model engine in the model's history, it's the first turbo Civic available for U.S. consumption, it has the most rigid chassis in the model's history, it's the most aerodynamic Civic ever... it goes on and on.

The Civic Sedan is the first in a series of new 10th - generation Civic models that will include a sedan, coupe, high - performance Si models, a 5 - door hatchback and the first - ever Civic Type - R model for the U.S. market, comprising the most diverse and innovative lineup in Civic's 43 - year history.

The first - generation Leaf went on to become the bestselling electric car in history, but after over six years on sale, this groundbreaker was getting long in the tooth.

The latest Range Rover, just the fourth generation of the model, is as revolutionary as any in history, with a new aluminium monocoque and unashamedly luxury focus: it is a luxury car first and 4x4 second.

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The seventh - generation features the first truly new engine in the model's 35 - year history.

The first - generation Miata (the NA) marries a flip - up headlight roadster with a reliable 1.6 or 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine (pushing out up to 130 horses) and a five - speed manual gearbox (skip the auto) to create one of the most enduring templates in sports car history.

The X3 - based SUV Coupé, after more than 200,000 first - generation units, opens the second chapter in X4 history, relying on a distinctive design.

Lexus unveiled the current generation IS back in 2005 and, in its 5 years of history, this is the first time the model gets a real facelift.

ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: We have a long history around here with the Mazdaspeed 3, having had long - term examples of both the first - and second - generation car in the fleet.

The new - generation SL caps a glorious history of Mercedes sports cars, which began in 1954 with the introduction of the legendary 300 SL «Gullwing», followed in 1957 by the launch of the first SL Roadster.

Motor Trend brought the first - generation Lexus SC, IS F, LFA, & RC F together for a photoshoot: To see Motor Trend featuring the history of Lexus performance cars is a clear indication that the perception of the brand is truly changing — too bad so many of their commenters are stuck in the past.

Honda brought back the NSX name this year at the Detroit Auto Show with the unveiling of the Acura NSX Concept, but the history of the NSX begun back in 1990 when the first generation was unveiled on the market.

In the Book of Genesis, first come the legends, the story of the Creation, mythical figures such as Adam and Eve and Noah, generations of people who may or may not have lived, and gradually the generations are followed to Abraham, the beginning of documented Hebrew history.

Set against the promise implicit in the launching of Apollo, her touching recollection of her youth and teenage years — her strange, unhappy parents, her difficulties fitting into a new school, and her first love — speaks to universal concerns about growing up and resurrects a pivotal episode of American history and culture for a new generation.

Amazon introduced the first Kindle in 2006 and this year announced that the most recent generation was the bestselling product in the company's history, outselling even Harry Potter.

Billy Maddox Takes His Shot is also the first novel in the forthcoming Maddox Men Series, a collection of literary novels and novellas, which recounts the history of multiple generations of the Maddox family men dating from the late 19th century to the present.

This is the first time in the history of the school that that they are stocking e-readers on their shelves and offering the popular Amazon Kindle 4th generation in their store.

Almost exactly a year after rumors about the first iPad began to reach critical mass, a fresh round of whispering suggests history will repeat itself with the next - generation iPad, widely expected to debut early in 2011.

This prediction may be a result of my own ignorance — I feel like when Microsoft first announced Call of Duty: Ghosts for the Xbox One, that they may have mentioned something about securing DLC first on their system for this «generation» as well, but I can't quite remember — but I feel like signs are pointing towards Call of Duty being a «PlayStation first» title for the first time in franchise history with Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Back in 2008, when life as head of the Xbox division was a little more straightforward, Mattrick had this to offer: «History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle».

Also, for the first time in the history of the series, NAMCO BANDAI Games is pleased to announce a collaboration between NARUTO videogames and the NARUTO trading card game which will see the light of day within the same release window as NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations.

In this obscure and fascinating tale of how an Italian artistic dynasty intertwined with Hollywood history and influenced the imaginary of different generations and distant cultural environments, the real statue featured in the movie was executed in 1933 by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, the first Italian artist who officially worked for Hollywood studioIn this obscure and fascinating tale of how an Italian artistic dynasty intertwined with Hollywood history and influenced the imaginary of different generations and distant cultural environments, the real statue featured in the movie was executed in 1933 by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, the first Italian artist who officially worked for Hollywood studioin the movie was executed in 1933 by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, the first Italian artist who officially worked for Hollywood studioin 1933 by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, the first Italian artist who officially worked for Hollywood studios.