Sentences with phrase «for decades upon decades»

This paint comes in several different shades, is free of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and gives any surface an «old world» look like it's been there for decades upon decades.

For decades upon decades, Chrysler has been widely known as a brand that focuses on interior comfort and luxury, and for good reason.

Boxing has been a mainstay of cinematic sports movies for decades upon decades, but modern cinematic depictions of the boxing matches themselves are often rife with clichés.

I think kids have been doing it for decades upon decades in classrooms worldwide without being in a donkey carrot dangling type atmosphere.

Oil and Gas have been producing for decade upon decade.

Not exact matches

Added Salerno: «Mr. Redstone established and maintained for decades a clear estate plan for the governance of Viacom upon his death or incapacity — based on independent control and professional management of Viacom going forward.

But, at least in the venture capital world, funding for companies focused on tackling heart disease, respiratory disease, and other mass population conditions — i.e., those that afflict millions upon millions of people — has dropped sharply in the last decade.

Upon doing their due diligence, the mother - daughter duo discovered that the parent company, Winmark Corp., had more than 1,130 stores (up to 1,154 today) throughout North America and had been franchising resale concepts — five, to date — for almost three decades.

If you're going to live with it for decades, as Keflezighi has, it's mentally healthier to accept it as something you brought into your life to enrich it rather than as something taken from you or inflicted upon you.

«Now, he will lead our team as we expand upon what we have spent decades building — and pave the way for an even stronger future for OSAM and our clients.»

On assignment in Iran for Fortune two years before, I had stumbled upon Halliburton (HAL), yet another Texas oil - services company, which was operating from a high - rise building in central Tehran, despite decades of U.S. sanctions and intense hostilities between the two nations.

Trump has said that one of his first targets for reform upon taking office would be the decades - old North America Free Trade Agreement.

But companies with moats can last generations, building and building upon their successes for decades.

In general, American process theology is consciously dependent upon the process philosophy of either Whitehead or Hartshorne or both; and Hartshorne deserves a large amount of credit for doggedly advocating Whiteheadian - Hartshornian process philosophy during the past four decades when such advocacy was not popular among either philosophers or theologians.

He also touches upon the opportunities offered by the translation for healing some of the deep ecclesial wounds of recent decades.

At the same time, I did hear a pastor prophesy about a decade ago for churches to start building because we were heading for this time where all our culture has put their collective faith into will fail to fulfil them and they will come banging upon the doors of churches that are alive and vibrant.

Yet it can not be our only task, for the problem of organizing the technical civilization of the western world upon a new basis of economic and international justice, so that the anarchy and decay that have characterized our life in the past three decades will be arrested and our technical capacities will be made fruitful rather than suicidal, is one which must engage our best resources.

Similarly, the status of the human embryo, and the value placed upon it, have come under increasing scrutiny over the past decades, and even since DP in 2008 it has become increasingly normal to assume that it is morally acceptable to destroy embryos or to experiment upon them.12 The increasing sense of a loss of respect for human life in its earliest stages is linked to the abandonment of male - female lifelong marriage as the normal structure in which human life begins and is cherished.13 DP emphasises that «human procreation is a personal act of a husband and wife, which is not capable of substitution» (DP 16).

The stickiest point for most people is that not only was the doc.ument itself Top Secret for decades, it explictly stated that anybody involved in this type of investigation, including the accuser and potential witnesses, are sworn to secrecy regarding any and all details, upon penalty of excommunication (a fate worse than death for the devout).

But it is precisely the significance of that decade that the irrationalities and horrors of modern history were borne in upon Americans so seriously that for the first time mass disaffection from the common understandings of American culture and society began to occur.

Shaou was detained by ICE last September immediately upon finishing a three - decade sentence for shooting and wounding a police officer.

The scarcity of students and of operating funds is a relatively recent phenomenon in private higher education, and it has followed upon a decade when there were burgeoning enrollments and high prosperity, presumably good times for institutional initiative.

The thumping drumbeats, deep - voiced vocals and curious synthesizers are all here in prototype form for bands like New Order, Depeche Mode or Siouxsie & the Banshees to expand upon in the next decade.

The result was a recipe for a consummate cookie, if you will: one built upon decades of acquired knowledge, experience and secrets; one that, quite frankly, would have Mrs. Wakefield worshipping at its altar.

For decades factory farming industries have profited from the fact that the cruelty they inflict upon animals has been hidden from the public.

I don't care what anybody says, on a level playing field, Wenger would smoke his butt Look at Mancity they didn't win Jack for decades stacked upon each other but fast forward some shieks later boom.

If Wenger had any balls left he would have employed a 4 -4-2 or even a 4 -1-3-2, with Auba and Laca up top, immediately upon PEA's arrival, but we know this would have been difficult for a manager whom has sh*t the bed for the better part of a decade regarding our defensive options, and it likewise wouldn't have provided him with the usual excuses if it failed to produce the desired results right out of the gate.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

I have lost faith in Wenger for the whole of the last decade and his legacy - built largely upon what George Graham left him in defence - has long ago been tarnished and ruined, for me at least.

In time the demands upon you will pass, but the job you do will set the tone for your relationship for decades.

I am mostly not a conservative in the American or even European political sense, but I am conservative in the sense of seeking to preserve and build upon the achievements of Western civilization — including the development of its logical implications for future decades and centuries.

Victor A. Kovner, Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts, said: «The signing of the Quadrennial Commission legislation rights a wrong that has existed for more than a decade which has left the judiciary, upon whom we depend to protect our fundamental rights and liberties, unprotected in terms of their basic compensation.»

But, the tobacco farming industry has collapsed in the last decade or two, and a lot of big U.S. farm products are heavily dependent upon federal subsidies, (for much of recent history, 50 % of the income of corn, sugar and cotton farmers came in the form of federal subsidies), in part, because their international competitors are also heavily subsidized.

The requests by Mr. Skelos, 68, a Republican from Long Island who forfeited his Senate seat upon his conviction, and his son, 33, come less than a month before both are to be sentenced on April 13 for their convictions in one of the two most prominent public corruption trials to be held in New York City in decades.

«Accordingly, Pastoralists being major victims of internecine tribal killings across Northern Nigeria for decades on end, we seize this opportunity to call upon the president to as a matter of duty extend his sense of justice to likewise arrest and punish all those who committed the genocidal killings of the over 1000 our men, women and children last June in Mambila, last November in Numan and Kajuru among others.

Upon taking office in 1995, Gov. George Pataki redlined a project that had been in the planning / design stage, by then stalled by disagreement and bureaucratic malaise for almost a decade.

«This historic bridge that New Yorkers have relied upon has regrettably been spelled incorrectly for decades,» said Assemblyman Michael Cusick, who introduced the bill to fix the spelling earlier this year.

For decades, scientists have relied upon ferret models to gauge how flu viruses and flu vaccines will behave in people.

For decades, the field has been looked down upon by some as a poor cousin to the hard sciences.

A decade of flat funding by federal agencies, declines in in - house research programs in industry, and an academic research culture that relies upon an ever - increasing number of trainees to execute research have flooded the market with highly trained scientists competing for few permanent positions that would utilize their skills.

The imprint of these gravitational waves upon the CMB matches what theorists had predicted for decades.

«One of the most wonderful changes that has come to NASA over the last decade is the way they share images with the public,» says Lakdawalla, who explains that once upon a time, data would be sent back from missions for use only by scientists, who might publish a paper months later with a smattering of images.

Insights, from many researchers, over the last few decades have provided researchers with a powerful foundation upon which to make new discoveries that will benefit human health for generations.»

Yet she had hit upon a phenomenon that geneticists had recognized for decades: Older fathers are far more likely than younger men to have children with genetic disorders.

With short dresses going back as far as the 1920s and a major staple of the «60s, an increasing number of bridal designers drawing upon past decades for inspiration, and the rise of the nontraditional bride, more women are opting to wear short wedding dresses.

Perhaps heading south could be on the horizon, as long as the destination in question promises to offer the inspiring art, culture, and creativity that New York has bestowed upon me for the better part of a decade.

NBA LIVE 07 plays as good as it looks with gameplay advancements that build upon the depth and authenticity that the NBA LIVE franchise has delivered for more than a decade.

The story, about a man who is kidnapped and held captive for two decades and seeks revenge upon his sudden release, is very similar to the original, but just different enough to keep fans guessing; Lee has suggested that his film has an even darker ending than Park's.

The Seventies» like a plot outline and mission statement) while depending upon Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller to keep doing the same thing they've been doing for what's beginning to seem like decades.

At twenty - eight, Jones already has more than a decade of experience on the big screen, having made his début at sixteen in the Coen brothers» Oscar - winning No Country for Old Men as a teenager who stumbles upon Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh after a car accident, a role he landed after his first - ever audition.