Sentences with phrase «for holdovers»

He's also going to vote for holdovers Fred McGriff, Tim Raines, and Lee Smith (no word, though, on Jeff Bagwell, who happens to have been better than all three of those guys).

Employees who remained say the new leadership team seemed to have little respect — in some cases, they had outright contempt — for the holdover employees.

When Richard Nixon took office in 1969, he, too, went gunning for holdover US attorneys.

An obvious choice for a holdover from our previous list, BioShock Infinite, like the others in the series, is a hell of an experience.

Not exact matches

Shulkin is a former hospital executive who was a holdover from the Obama administration and who initially won Trump's favor for his efforts to overhaul the long - troubled system for veterans health care.

The inspector general, Michael Horowitz, is a holdover from the previous administration who has been lauded for his reputation in Washington.

For one, it's something of a holdover from Sex, Bombs and Burgers, the book I wrote about how the military, pornography and fast - food industries are technology leaders.

The first is that the total absence of any explanation or reasons fundamentally undermines the process of political accountability that this element of CEAA, 2012 (a holdover from CEAA, 1992) was intended to facilitate (see Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 FC 302 (CanLII) at para. 72).

The lack of holdovers, amid a pivotal shift away from crisis - era policies, could make for a bumpy transition.

This stew recipe includes a small amount of salted beef, another holdover from «the old days,» when that was the only way to ship beef, and it is an ingredient found in almost all the recipes for this stew.

The rolls came out high, light and fluffy and they will holdover just as the other reviewers mentioned for several days.Don't do a long slow rise in the refrigerator, it won't work out as well.

With 91 caps for Brazil, he will surpass Dani Alves for the most - capped player on the squad and is the only holdover from their 2002 World Cup title win over Germany.

Dennis Stanchfieid, 6» 2» and 215 pounds, is giving holdover Jeff Hugel a run for the tight - end position, while Roger Flewelling is fighting it out with Vic Janowicz, a converted end, at guard.

The Ducks boast some high - ceiling holdovers from the previous era, and Brooks - James could be ready for a massive star turn.

There are three rookies who barely play along with a grab bag of veterans and holdovers for a team that turned over half its personnel in the offseason.

Instead of investing in video - streaming technology and other innovations that could add value to the Olympics experience, NBC, their audience, and their advertisers have for now settled for the model that least disrupts the status quo, despite the fact that that status quo is a holdover from a TV - only, prime time - focused media landscape.

The 2012 foursome of Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Angelo Taylor only has one holdover from 2008 (Taylor), but is still a favorite to claim gold again, after tying the Bahamas for the fastest time in qualifying.

I always assume my baby understands more language than I think he does (probably a holdover from working with non-verbal kiddos for years - but also because on a daily basis he's proving to me that he DOES understand more than I think he does) and so we tell him, «No bite.

The Spitz never really ever got around to do the housecleaning of Paturkey holdovers that found foxholes in government jobs, and once he was gone, Davey was just going along for the ride.

The secretary of veterans affairs, David Shulkin, the only holdover from the Obama administration, for a year enjoyed rare bipartisan support in Washington as he reformed his department, but now officials in the Trump administration are trying to replace him.

A letter to the town board authored by Eddy was read — it objected to the bill he received from the town for $ 1,282 to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his inquiry to the town's Attorney months ago requesting advice on the tie vote in the November election and the legality of the subsequent «holdover» of incumbent board member Gail Seaman — to which Eddy had opposed.

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Chairpersons will also be appointed for each organization, which could be the holdover incumbent, or a new team leader, depending on the viewpoints of the five council members over the next two weeks.

Gov. Phil Murphy has named Marcus Hicks as acting commissioner for the Department of Corrections to replace Gary Lanigan, a holdover from the Christie administration who is retiring.

The funding line is a holdover from the 2014 budget, the first to earmark advertising money for the program.

The same holds true for Port Authority commissioner and real estate executive Michael Fascitelli, whose now 2 - year - old term technically expired last June, but has been serving in a holdover capacity.

Gillibrand was the only senator not to vote for any cabinet nominee, although she did vote for VA Secretary David Shulkin, an Obama holdover, and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.

If any of the commissioners with expiring terms are not reappointed before the first JCOPE meeting of 2016 — tentatively slated for late January — he or she could continue serving in a holdover capacity, according to JCOPE spokesman Walter McClure.

On Thursday night, Fox News star Sean Hannity used his show's opening monologue to call for the immediate expulsion of «deep - state Obama holdovers.»

Alfred Cerullo, a holdover from the Bloomberg administration who's up for reappointment this June, said there remained some issues with ZQA that he «wished had been dealt with at this juncture in the process,» but he voted yes anyway.

It uses a built - in inclinometer for ARC, with ARC Bow Mode for true horizontal distance to 99 yards and ARC Rifle Mode for bullet - drop or holdover.

Angry Birds is actually one of the first games that was optimized for touch - screen devices, and mobile touch - screen devices in particular, rather than being derived from games that are really holdovers from PCs or the Web.

Spread them on bread, apples or celery for a quick holdover.

A holdover from the»20s, the Sidecar has remained one of the most popular classics for a near century.

There are certain holdovers of course: Maybe a lingering project, or an expected dip into your bank account for a big purchase you need.

But then the action is muddled by some unnecessary and meaningless CGI pyrotechnics, a holdover character from a previous MCU film (a white dude, naturally) is shoved into the spotlight, and we all brace ourselves for the typical post-credits stinger.

Holdovers like David Fincher «s Gone Girl, the Robert Downey Jr. - lead The Judge, and Whiplash will still likely be in theaters for what might turn out to be a very enjoyable October at the movies.

That's the best holdover for any animated film in 2017.

Larry Fessenden's Wendigo, the concluding film of a thematically connected trilogy including Habit and No Telling, is a horror film for smart people and one of the best holdovers from last year.

For the fourth year in a row, a holdover took the number one spot at the pre-Labor Day box office while new releases struggled.

Our box office wrap - up for the weekend of November 15, 2015, featuring new release Love the Coopers - plus holdovers Spectre and The Peanuts Movie.

Next week we get Ruby Sparks (very good, unexpected, non-traditional romantic comedy), Killer Joe (William Friedkin's grotty NC - 17 thriller, starring Matthew McConaughey), Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (documentary about the Chinese activist, said to be very inspiring), The Graduate (45th anniversary engagement of Mike Nichols» classic), Farewell My Queen (French period drama, said to be quite good), plus the wide releases of the Total Recall (possibly only for junk food fanatics, but who knows yet), so it's a good weekend to catch up on any holdovers you might have missed.

The other key holdover from the first film, Chris D'Amico, aka Red Mist (Christopher Mintz - Plasse), nurses a grudge against Kick - Ass for killing his gangster father and plots revenge as he seeks to become a real - life super-villain.

And last year's holdover, «The Soloist,» will essentially be dumped into a more fiscally sound spot this year but may still carry enough weight to land a supporting actor nomination for Jamie Foxx.

«A Cure for Wellness» will also be no match for second - week holdovers — also including «John Wick 2» and «Fifty Shades Darker»

Among holdovers, Sony Classics expanded The Seagull in its second frame, grossing nearly $ 66K in the three - day, while Roadside Attractions / 30WEST's Beast also added locations in week two for a $ 102,250 weekend in 31 theaters.

On the negative side of things, Matt Damon was doubly dinged in Toronto, where Venice holdovers Downsizing and Suburbicon played to muted - to - negative reactions, effectively killing Damon's chances for either film.

Among holdovers, The Orchard added 18 locations for The Hunt of the Wilderpeople, holding strong.

Two other holdovers from 2008 in the mix are «Let the Right One In» and «The Reader,» the latter looking, for my money, rather dwarfed by its formidable Best Film competitors.

Box office numbers for the Specialties were slow in coming Sunday, with only some holdovers reporting their Friday to Sunday grosses over the holiday weekend.