Sentences with phrase «former glories with»

The difficult little brother of the independent cinema world is coming off a mostly unsuccessful attempt to return to former glories with 2009's «Happiness» semi-sequel «Life in Wartime,» and had promised lighter fare for his latest, «Dark Horse,» claiming that for the first time in his career that he wanted to make a film without pedophilia, or masturbation, or any of the taboo - breaking subjects that he made his name with.

Barcelona has started the new La Liga season with the victory and going to retake their former glory with great speed.

This year J. Crew is offering a lot of cute stuff — and trying to recapture some of their former glory with reissues and reinterpretations of past season items.

Likely a slight pun on the fact that their focus to go fast more often than not results in something a little lacklustre, the team is committed to bringing Sonic back to its former glory with Sonic Generations being a good starting point.

After undergoing a $ 35 million renovation, the stunning Hotel Blackhawk was restored to its former glory with a few modern upgrades.

After an unfortunate misstep with Mario Kart 8 — which lacked dedicated Battle Mode levels — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe restored the series to its former glory with some of the most complex levels yet seen, complete with online play.

The hallway retains many of its original period features, such as the decorative architraves, plaster cornicing and wooden paneling which has been restored to its former glory with a coat of heritage grey paint.A muted grey and off - white colour palette creates a calm and restful bedroom scheme, while a painted metal bedstead gives the room a lovely focalpoint, dressed with simple white bedlinen and cosy grey cushion and throw.

Not exact matches

Whatever the courts decide, the odds that the former powerhouse will climb back to the glory it once knew appear to be getting longer with each passing year.

The leadership contestants intend this sabre - thrusting to hearken back to Alberta's pre-NDP glory days, when former premier Peter Lougheed declared unholy war against a different Trudeau's National Energy Program, and throttled oil shipments to eastern Canada; and when Ralph Klein routinely clashed with Ottawa and other provinces, including on same - sex marriage and limits to private health care.

Last week this story came to an end, with SunEdison emerging from bankruptcy as a shadow of its former glory.

Now, EZTrader has been revamped by a new owner and restored to its former glory, with excellent perks for traders and a wide range of top - modern features.

In this hope, instead of merely co-existing with the Babylonians, gnawed by memories of former cultural acceptance, the Jews in Babylon were to strive for the good of their city, the growth of the people of God, and their resulting testimony to the glory of God.

I love Church history — but fear we put up with a naïve nostalgia of a former glory rather than participate in writing our own story today.

Please bear with me as I work to restore VV to its former glory.

Along with bringing the Amway Grand Plaza back to its former glory, something else amazing happened along the way; The hotel's rebirth sparked the resurgence of downtown Grand Rapids — a fact that's been well documented around the country and in articles, like this one in Forbe's Magazine.

Although we haven't sipped it for ourselves just yet, the women over at YesWayRosé have given the bottles their stamp of approval, sharing a snap of the 40 - ounce container of summer glory on Instagram Thursday, appropriately hashtagged with #Sublime as an ode to the former band's debut album, 40 Ounces to Freedom, and #genius, because, well, it's obvious.

OUR CLUB IS RIDDLED WITH CANCER TOP TO BOTTOM AND ONLY A COMPLETE CHANGE OF ALL IN CHARGE AND THEN IMPORTING SOME PLAYERS WHO ACTUALLY CARE FOR THE SHIRT, WILL EVER RESTORE OUR FORMER GLORY.

With the return of Joe Gibbs and the trade for an elite running back, the franchise looks to its former offense to recapture its former glory

Alistair Edwards will receive a blast from the past next week as his Perth Glory side travel to Malaysia to lock horns with former club Johor Darul Takzim.

The Catalan giants would be able to start talking with the former Real Madrid man earlier than United, and may too represent the better chance of offering him European glory.

I can understand how the glory days fill us with so much nostalgia that we tend to desire like for like replacements of our former heroes.

Of course any of the above named could restore themselves to former glories and blitz the PL with 25 goals in their first season but on balance you would not want to be forced to bet your house on it.

The new manager of Arsenal will be tasked with a very, very tough job — bringing the club back to its former glory.

Calling for Arsene's head is nothing new, but the supporters need to grasp something that everyone associated with the club has understood for the past 21 years, Arsene Wenger is a genius, and he's the only man capable of returning the Gunners to their former glory.

The Arsenal manager sees no value in a transfer market heavily inflated by the likes of free spending Man City, but if Arsenal are to be restored to their former glory, finished articles rather than youngsters with potential are needed.

If owners Fenway Sports Group decide to part company with the former Reading and Swansea City boss this summer, he is unlikely to be short of suitors as there is still enough goodwill in the bank from last season's brush with title glory.

A former Buffalo during Bill McCartney's glory days, he came aboard with Favorite Son status and stocked the staff with other former CU stars (it seemed that Colorado's entire goal when hiring Embree in 2011 was to remind fans that the Buffs were good once).

With the world No. 1 running away from his opponents the way he did during his former glory years — back when he achieved the Tiger Slam in 2000 - 2001 — McIlroy may become just another would - be rival turned roadkill (see: Sergio Garcia) on Woods» race toward golf's Mount Olympus.

According to Fichajes [via the Daily Star], the Blues have proceeded to discussing Kroos's potential sale with Florentino Perez and Zinedine Zidane, with Guus Hiddink and Roman Abramovich seemingly deciding that the midfield general is the ideal man to help restore the Pensioners to their former glory.

Djukic, with his hands tied at boardroom level and hindered by enforced player sales and a whole host of other factors arguably beyond his control, has failed to restore former glories to Los Che, so, as the club's owners search for a way to control the financial mess, it will be down to another fire - fighting manager to sort out the problems that are existent on the pitch.

With Jacob Burns as General Manager of Football at Perth Glory and Paul Trimboli, Operations Manager of Melbourne Victory, there is finally an expectation that former players will be critically involved in the management of the game.

With former Barcelona CEO Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain now in the same roles at City, the club has provided Guardiola an opportunity to recreate his Spanish glory days.

Regardless of two consecutive draws against stronger opponents (Lokomotiv and Terek Grozny) Sergei Pavlov has left the Tula outfit with no glory and was immediately replaced by former Russia international Sergei Kiryakov.

The former French champions have made it a habit of exiting in the quarter - final stage of the Champions League, and Emery has been tasked with the job of pushing the club further in the quest for European glory.

Players move clubs so often these days that it isn't always an easy task trying to find out what has happened to some who wore the claret and blue of Burnley, but by chance, this morning, I traced Joseph Mills who is now in Australia with A League side Perth Glory alongside three other former Burnley players.

The pattern of «Elwood Thunder», the fabric we chose, was perfectly placed across the chair to highlight all of its classic details, a little bit of extra fluff was added to the cushion to return the seat to its former glory, and the floral pillow (in Ralph Lauren's «Ashfield Floral») in that coordinating carbon and cream colorway is even more fun with the buffalo check than I thought it would be.

A former pro once dubbed «The Pride of Lowell» for knocking down Sugar Ray Leonard in a publicized fight, Dickie has since devolved into a fidgety crack addict pitifully living off his middling past glory, and a bottom - feeder attempting to profit from, and relive his career through, his younger sibling, all while neglecting his duties as Micky's manager in order to puff the pipe and, as with one fight, throwing him to the wolves to make a quick buck.

The new Part 2 returns Harry to some of his former glory, with more color, more action and more witchcraft.

It's the sort of conversation that is fascinating, because of the notoriety of the subject and the insight into band life and the performance rituals and behavior of musicians, but is also tinged with the sadness one relates to musicians past their prime, reliving former glory.

He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy, until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus.

Upon its release in late 2015, The Force Awakens received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and praise from fans worldwide for restoring the saga's former glory while injecting it with fresh blood.

Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal...

Brittany Snow played as Chloe Beale, the former co-leader and alumna of Barden Bellas, who is longing for the glory days together with the Bellas.

Audiences have been watching his movies with arms folded and a skeptical smirk ever since, waiting for him to capture his former glory.

Once he gets his bearings, Barnabas seeks to return the Collins family to its former glory while renewing his rivalry with Angelique and falling for the prim, mysterious Victoria.

Unable or unwilling to grow up, Gary has been left behind by his former friends and is obsessed with a desire to recapture the glory days of their youth — especially a magical night where the five friends attempted, but failed, to complete the Golden Mile (drinking a pint of beer in all 12 pubs in their hometown of Newton Haven).

After several years, a different type of hero appears in Alefgard, the Legendary Builder who has the power to restore humanity to its former glory and prepare it for the inevitable confrontation with the evil Dragonlord.

He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former - co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus.

But both my head and my heart say Keaton will win for his thrilling portrayal of an aging actor trying to regain his former glory (and suppress his nagging demons) with the staging of a risky Broadway play.

Former television director Zwick, who would go on to make Academy Award nominated epics like Glory and The Last Samurai, directs his first feature film with this one, and the result is uneven for the most part, but when it works, it works well.