Sentences with phrase «first time in recent history»

Just last week, Standard & Poor's stripped France of its coveted AAA rating for the first time in recent history and downgraded eight others.

New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show that for the first time in recent history more midwives and nurses are leaving the register than are joining, with homegrown UK nurses leaving in the largest numbers.

They also contend that the same or better evidence is available from many witnesses at Wounded Knee who can not claim the privilege, but that the federal prosecutors are pillorying Boe in an effort to discredit one of the sources of legitimation of the American Indian Movement — not the first time in recent history that grand juries and federal courts have been used to impress upon dissidents the weight of official displeasure, whether or not convictions were obtained.

In the BUCS Cup we put Nottingham Trent away in a high scoring 7 - 5 win to reach the Quarter finals for the first time in recent history.

For the first time in recent history, there was shared ground between Liberals and Conservatives.

Nearly 99 percent of our budget amendments passed unanimously, and the overall amended budget was given unanimous support for the first time in the recent history of Erie County government.

WARRENSBURG For the first time in recent history — and likely over the school's entire existence — Warrensburg Central School is offering ice hockey as an interscholastic sport.

«I'm excited that for the first time in recent history, countless New Yorkers will now be able to enjoy our beautiful beaches a week past Labor Day.»

• For the first time in recent history, all three members of Congress from WNY are Democrats.

Now that is exciting, especially since all the superheroes who have featured in Marvel movies over the last decade are going to share the screen for what maybe the first time in the recent history, at least.

For the first time in recent history, this takes the proportion of UK education employees with union membership to less than 50 per cent.

Citywide enrollment is now at an all - time high, with more students enrolled in public schools, which topped 50,000 for the first time in recent history during the 2015 - 16 school year.

For the first time in recent history, the majority of public school children in the United States come from low socioeconomic households, according to the Southern Education Foundation.

This isn't the first time in recent history Ford has had to revise the fuel economy ratings on one of its hybrids.

Very importantly, it gave GM a solid footing in America's C - Segment saloon market for the first time in recent history.

You may have heard that this Wednesday will mark the first time in recent history where new comics will not be released for a week.

For the first time in recent history, there is a clear and consistent message for owners regarding when to fix their cats.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how US consumers preferred credit card usage over debit card usage for the first time in recent history (and perhaps all of history).

Sadly, it is hardly the first time in recent history that the Economist has published flawed and misleading stories about climate change.

For the first time in recent history, 24 Hours of Le Mans race organizers have forced several cars to adjust their weight and other specs just ahead of the big event to try and even the playing field.

And now for the first time in recent history, London has overtaken New York in...

«For the first time in recent history, both Florida and Arizona were able to unseat Texas from its top spot position.»