Sentences with phrase «following a few years ago»

The first blogger I started following a few years ago always does these Friday Favorites and I look forward to them every week!

I used to follow you a few years ago and then I got a Mac and lost all the people I followed.

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A few years ago, LinkedIn followed Facebook and Twitter in adding space for a cover photo at the top of its profiles.

Snapchat introduced the notion of stories a few years ago, and Instagram quickly followed suit.

Sbarro is the latest to go upmarket, the Wall Street Journal reports, following a trend started a few years ago by McDonald's.

«Josh Hutcherson began this years ago, but few have followed.

A few years ago, for example, Procter & Gamble and other detergent manufacturers saw sales shrink following the introduction of detergent pods, which dispense measured doses of washing detergent.

I followed up with him a few weeks ago and he told me that after a year of mailings, testing, and using a variety of sales pieces, his mailings are still doing extremely well (to the same list I might add...).

Moneris, which facilitates card payments for 220,000 Canadian merchants, said last month that its purchases over its systems increased by about 5 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, following the pattern that the company has observed for the past few years.

A few years ago I attended an institutional investment conference headlined by John Paulson, the man who became famous following the real estate crash for the greatest trade ever.

Interest in Cho and his ministry was stirred among American evangelicals a few years ago by his One Day's Wages campaign, which he launched following a trip to Burma.

Although A Year of Biblical Womanhood released more than a year ago, a few new reviews have surfaced in recent days from folks who are concerned that «women might be confused» by the fact that my yearlong exploration of biblical womanhood involved following all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible, sometimes taking them to their most literal extrYear of Biblical Womanhood released more than a year ago, a few new reviews have surfaced in recent days from folks who are concerned that «women might be confused» by the fact that my yearlong exploration of biblical womanhood involved following all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible, sometimes taking them to their most literal extryear ago, a few new reviews have surfaced in recent days from folks who are concerned that «women might be confused» by the fact that my yearlong exploration of biblical womanhood involved following all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible, sometimes taking them to their most literal extreme.

I initially began following Deliciously Ella a few years ago because I was also diagnosed with PoTS / MCAS in 2011.

As I was embracing a vegetarian diet, I started following her 101cookbooks blog a few years ago, the site is comprehensive with plenty of excellent recipes, and helpful feedback.

It has developed a cult following among German and Dutch expatriates since arriving in Australia a few years ago, but has a low profile in the mainstream commercial beverages market.

A few years ago, my husband and I completely revamped our diet and started following a paleo diet.

If you own my first cookbook or were following me on Instagram when we traveled Vietnam with the kids are few years ago, you'll know my two favourite dishes are banh xeo (crispy rice flour pancake, pg 126 in My Darling Lemon Thyme) and rice paper rolls (my original recipe features on pg 72 of the same book).

The Gunners saw Alexis Sanchez leave them for United in January, with the Chile international following in the footsteps of Robin van Persie a few years ago.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Having joined the Gunners from Stuttgart five years ago, Gnabry enjoyed a short stint in the first - team due to injuries a few years ago but wasn't able to solidify that spot as loan deals and injury woes followed.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

A few years ago, I'd be betting the Spurs and Heat following bad performances in Game 1, but teams are no longer undervalued after a blowout loss in the playoffs.

After being the talk of the country only a few years ago following impressive performances down in the Championship with Crystal Palace, a move to Manchester United came at the wrong time for the young England international.

If you've been following my saga from the beginning, you know that my kids» school was junk food central a few years ago.

We were introduced to Hannah Ferrara's hand crafted jewelry line, Another Feather, a few years ago, and have been following her ever since.

A few years ago, parks in Homewood, Flossmoor and Olympia Fields pretty much followed the same pattern: a few swings, a jungle gym with slides attached, a shade tree or two and some benches where parents could sit and watch their kids play.

Or, he might pressure the unions that are still with the WFP — most notably CWA and SEIU 32BJ — to abandon ship, following the lead of a number of others, like HTC and SEIU 1199, who did just that a few years ago at the governor's urging.

She told the crowd of a few hundred people that she is following through on her campaign pledges of nearly four years ago.

Yes, a large glob of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun did just miss us two years ago, as news organizations have feverishly reported over the past few days, following a NASA press release.

King gives an example of a group of students a few years ago who were working to replicate a paper about presidential election campaign strategies by a respected social scientist — King declined to name names — and after following the paper's methods section to the letter came up with vastly different results.

A few years ago, Robert Andrews from Lonetree, Colorado, sent me the following tip.

During a meditation class a few years ago, the teacher instructed the group to follow the breath, watching the rise of the inhale and the fall of the...

More so since I went through a similar transformation with food / lifestyle a few years ago following the Dr McDougall Program.

I lost weight 17 years ago following Atkins and kept it off for a few years, then ended up becoming severely hypothyroid.

«A few years ago, I was following a self - help book's recommendation to make a list of 100 life goals, pick one, and work toward it.

If you follow me on YouTube or online, you might have noticed a necklace that I wear EVERY SINGLE DAY... I wear it more than my beloved Tiffany necklace my husband got me for Valentine's Day a few years ago (sorry, honey)!

In fact even as recent as a few years ago when jumpsuits started to gain a better «following», and I started growing my «collection», I distinctly remember my hubby saying «I just don't get this whole jumpsuit thing».

If you've been following me for a while you know I had a breast augmentation a few years ago.

If you follow my Instagram, I've shared one of the recipes recently I made with their delicious duck a few years ago for # 10DaysofTailgate.

This blog started years ago as a fun place where I've been just sporadically publishing my outfits with almost no text at all or just a few lines and additional photos from my everyday life, but nothing too «constructive» or with any other point than having some sort of online diary and leaving it to the Internet universe to discover my blog and engage or follow if people wanted to.

I started looking at blogs about two years ago and finally after about a year of following a few blogs I decided to try myself!

There was Eckhaus Latta, which, for a few years has been calmly establishing itself as the new guard of American fashion; Vaquera, a label founded just four years ago that's following the footsteps of iconic New York art - meets - fashion brands like AsFour and Imitation of Christ (their vision blends clothing with the avant - garde, so it's not surprising they were named as finalists in this year's CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund); and Area, which was exciting and fun and glamorous all at the same time.

I always thought the same way about Ann Taylor... but a few years ago I went to the store and realized there are really good items its just about how u style them together:) Wan na follow each other on bloglovin?

Especially a few years ago, as a recent graduate with zero prospects on either the job or relationship front, my friends and I would joke that we should just get sugar daddies and not worry about silly things like following our passions or becoming successful.

Touting a special position as a gay hookup site and community that is owned by gay men and built for them, Gaydar was first launched in the UK more than a decade ago and has gained an international following in the recent few years, with close to 6 million gay members now.

Whereas Kubrick was derided for pushing the visual medium beyond comprehension fifty years ago, Alex Garland (who is usually a thought - provoking writer) is being celebrated for merely following in the footsteps of visionary geniuses who have come before him, with few novel ideas of his own to add to the mix.

Benjamin Wallfisch seemed likely to become a film composer of real note just a few years ago, writing elegant, classically - styled music of sophistication, suggesting he might follow the path of someone like Alexandre Desplat if he got the big breaks.

The actor flirted with fame after that, but didn't have his movie stardom certified until the mid-1990s when he followed his Oscar - winning turn in Leaving Las Vegas with high - profile action vehicles that until a few years ago were often profitable.

SteamWorld Dig was a fun little 2D platformer with a roguelike twist that came out a few years ago, and now Image & Form has followed it up with SteamWorld Heist.

We can't help but feel that there's another film in there which covers the court - room showdown that followed, which involved both sides of the «alliance,» and also the ultimate capturing of Bulger himself just a few years ago.