Sentences with phrase «giant step down»

Jaws 2 is a giant step down from the landmark first film, but it is better than most of the knock - offs that glutted theaters in the post-Jaws era.

Not exact matches

John Chambers, the ex-CEO of Cisco who spent 20 years running the networking giant before stepping down in 2015, is turning his attention to venture capital.

PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt business practices in Africa, his lawyer said.

«While this is common industry practice, we believe this step, winding down over the next six months, will help improve people's privacy on Facebook,» the social media giant said in a statement Wednesday.

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska plans to step down as the president of aluminium giant Rusal, the company said in a statement on Friday.

In November, the tireless Austrian - born billionaire stepped down from the board of Magna International, the auto - parts giant he founded out of a Toronto garage.

He became CEO of the company in 2000 after Gates stepped down, and he remained in charge of the software giant until Satya Nadella replaced him in 2014.

Before stepping down, Martin Sorrell faced a choice: endure an investigation into an allegation of personal misconduct, or leave the advertising giant he founded three decades ago, say people familiar with the board and Mr. Sorrell.

Last week beverage giant, the Coca - Cola Company, announced that long - time Chief Marketing Officer, Joe Tripodi will step down and retire from the Company in February 2015.

European stocks finished with gains on Monday, helped by Italian banks after that country's government stepped in to shut down two failed lenders, and as Nestlé SA rallied after a hedge fund snapped up a big stake in the consumer - products giant.

Neil Armstrong had no such doubt; he was certain that when he put his foot down on the moon it was a giant step forward for humankind.

Since stepping down from running British food giant Premier Foods Plc in June last year he has worked with a string of private equity firms including KKR which is now circling Treasury Wine after approaching the board in April with an offer of $ 4.70 per share.

By the time he finishes his tour with the Giants, the steroid furor would have died down a bit, freeing teams to sign him without feeling like they're stepping into a PR nightmare.

Kids can climb the sturdy wooden steps to discover a spacious play platform for imaginative fun, then whizz down a giant 7.2 foot wavy slide.

It is what holds together giant clusters of galaxies, but it is also what I experience every time I sit down in a chair or take a step.

After stepping down as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) almost a year ago, Julie Gerberding has a new gig: She will preside over vaccine development at the drug giant Merck.

Finally, Daniel Clery wrote that physicist Edward Moses, the president of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO), «is stepping down after less than a year in the job.

Bustin» Down the Door The latest entry in the time - honored surfing documentary genre, joining the likes of «Step Into Liquid» and «Riding Giants,» this film profiles the group of brash Australians and South Africans who challenged Hawaiians at their own sport in the mid-1970s.

One team member goes first; putting down a clothespin where he or she lands; then the other two members take turns making a giant step toward the finish line.

Not long after Macmillan closed Pronoun, another publishing giant decided to step down.

Imagine a giant's thumb pressing down on a perfectly buoyant boat and slowly sinking it, as the passengers frantically step over one another to reach the last gasps of oxygen.

I shuffle to the edge of the worn deck of the dive boat weighed down by the scuba equipment strapped to my back taking a giant step, fins spread wide; I tumble into the aqua water.

Rest your gaze on the giant Buddha of Leshan and explore ancient mountainside monasteries at Emei Shan, then float down the world - famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River before stepping out to experience the vibrant rural life and stunning scenery of Yangshuo.

It has rice paddies tripping down hillsides like giant steps, volcanoes soaring up through the clouds, dense tropical jungle, long sandy beaches, warm blue water, crashing surf and friendly people who don't just have a culture but actually live it.

Handing down the comic book knowledge from my misspent youth, explaining who Giant Man is (and relating that to his existing knowledge of Ant Man), talking about The Grandmaster and the devilish games he has played with the Marvel heroes over the years and delving into the history of Kang the Conqueror have been moment's I've cherished with my step - son.

Not every level progresses exactly the same, which adds some variety to the stages (in the first level in the first world for example, Bomberman needs to step on four hidden switches to activate the exit, while on the third he is chasing down a giant emerald, which is repeatedly carried away by an enemy).

Well, Mussolini may have made the trains run on time, but how many giant plastic slides did he build down the Spanish Steps?

Energy giant AGL announced it will close down its coal - fired power stations in 2050 (still too slow but a strong first step from the sector), Shell is stopping drilling for oil in the Artic, and Australia's major banks are also making overarching commitments to limit global warming to 2 ℃.

But if you break it into my 8 steps above, it's like breaking down the giant trek into eight doable day trips to reach the peak.

Caroline Atkinson, the former international policy representative for the California - based tech giant, stepped down in the fall of last -LSB-...]

Eric Schmidt, who took over as CEO in 2001 three years after investors demanded more mature leadership for the fast - growing tech giant, is stepping down as executive chairman of...

Ding Lei, a top executive at Chinese tech giant LeEco and «global CEO» of Faraday Future, has stepped down from overseeing Faraday Future, sources tell The Verge.

Robert Mercer, a billionaire investor and top financial backer of conservative causes, is stepping down as co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, as the giant hedge fund faces a backlash from some clients who resent Mr. Mercer's embrace of polarizing political figures.

I imagine a giant metal chicken at your door is a small step down from a decapitated horse head in your bed.