Sentences with phrase «for at least a dozen times»

After prodding him for the recipe for at least a dozen times, he told me to be patient and that the time would come.

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In January, for example, President Obama mentioned the importance of small businesses as innovators and props to the economy in his State of the Union address at least half a dozen times.

When last December's government funding bill prevented the SEC from «finalizing» a rule regarding the disclosure of political contributions, Warren joined dozens of other Democratic lawmakers to remind White that the bill did not prevent the SEC from at least discussing or developing a rule for political spending disclosure to be finalized at a future time.

Hundreds of faculty signed a public statement of support, and dozens of letters arrived daily, reflecting a deeply felt need to be grateful for something at a time when, at least on the national scene, there were so few things one could be grateful for.

This recipe is at least fifteen years old, and for some reason, we've had to ask poor Carol to give us the recipe at least a dozen times (my sister has also made these meatballs countless times).

This was exceedingly rare: While Charlotte police used deadly force in at least a dozen instances in the past five years alone, this was the first time in more than 30 years that an officer was charged for killing someone in the line of duty.

If you have a few (or a dozen) staples you like to have with you at all times, it is very helpful for at least some of these items to have their own designated pocket.

If Labour goes ahead with its plan to argue for more time and oppose the government motion, and if three dozen Tory and Liberal Democrat backbenchers join forces, then, with the support of at least some of the minor parties, a government defeat or a pyrrhic win is far from impossible.

Instead, Mr. Duane, 57, said that he had simply tired of ricocheting between the city and Albany, as he has for 14 years — a number he repeated at least a dozen times — and that he was eager to try something new.

... and an increase in the number who are gay... It provoked much comment when David Gold became the first openly gay Conservative candidate in 2001; since then only three Conservative MPs have come out as gay, but Nick Boles (pictured) is set to enter Parliament as MP for the ultra-safe Grantham and Stamford and at least half a dozen other openly gay candidates are poised to win seats this time.

Between December 2010 and July 2012, then - Senate majority leader Dean Skelos asked executives at real estate giant Glenwood Management to help find work for his son, Adam, at least half a dozen times, Charles Dorego, the company's executive vice president and general counsel, testified Thursday.

I then headed out for a workout, a Costco run and a return to H&M that I have tried, and failed, to complete at least half a dozen times, followed by what I was hoping to be a productive work day.

Who has time to search through dozens, perhaps hundreds, of potential romantic matches, looking for someone special to share at least part of our lives with?

So yeah, we all know that Black Panther, a.k.a. Prince T'Challa, is going to triumph over adversity in his bid to bring harmony to the kingdom of Wakanda, that there will be the obligatory action sequences where actual danger is a distant possibility for both hero and bystander, and that the plot will pivot on a mysterious object of unknown origin («Vibranium,» in this case — don't worry if it sounds unfamiliar; the film's characters will mention it at least three - dozen times over the course of the movie).

For every great holiday movie, there are at least a dozen terrible turds that make you cringe every time a new holiday movie is released.

With the ascendance of Betsy DeVos and the passage of school - choice legislation in dozens of states around the country, for the time being at least, it appears that the school choice — first crowd has the upper hand.

The DfE has been reluctant to be too prescriptive about the optimum size of a multi-academy trust, but it is likely that over time we will see MATs grow from 3, 4, 5 schools, typically, to trusts operating at least a dozen and may be upwards of 20 — 25 schools, with there still being a place for academy chains of 50 + schools.

As recent CAP publications highlight, Massachusetts, New York, and at least a dozen other states have already pledged to use 21st CCLC funds to provide more learning time for students in more schools.

I did find the participation in one «Mommy blog» for over a year has paid off in at least a dozen or so sales and a few hits on my website, but I wouldn't call that a high return on my investment of time.

The book has spent more than 150 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and with a movie in the works it will no doubt stay there for at least a few dozen more.

If there was an award for anime I've seen the most start to finish, it's definitely the fantasy - epic Berserk which I've seen at least half a dozen times.

As someone obsessed with credit score and has been monitoring my credit score for years and have at least a dozen credit cards at any given point in time.

There's no doubt in my mind that by the time you've read this I'll have just my mind half a dozen more times at the very least, but for now, it's complete.

And while you can press a button to skip it, for at least the first half dozen times I started the game, I watched the intro every time.

For some reason non-scientists often confuse this — at least a dozen times in the last couple of years I've heard people talk about limiting global warming to 2 %.

According to The Baltimore Sun, two dozen of these people were fined and threatened with jail time after their cellphones rang in Stone's courtroom, and at least two people were jailed for slamming doors.

It would be rare for a good lawyer to make it through a career without having to withdraw for a reason like this at least half a dozen times over a career.