Sentences with phrase «heavyweights who»

In today's museum world, where competition for exhibition space is escalating, emptying two large rooms, painting them black, and then posting a text instructing the viewer on how to perceive a black painting is an ambitious conceptual gesture — one that becomes even more commanding in view of the fact that the exhibition's curator, Stephanie Rosenthal, limited her checklist for the show to just four American male heavyweights who made black paintings between 1945 and 1965.

Launched in September 2013, the Online Dating Association was set up by a number of industry heavyweights who saw the need for the sector to step up and take responsibility for setting and maintaining standards.

WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday met with a group of political heavyweights who back immigration reform — including Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly — to assure them he...

It's a clash of two English heavyweights who share a powerful mutual hatred.

Kenney, a conservative heavyweight who held several positions in former prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, officially launched his bid for the PC leadership in Calgary Wednesday.

When Marshall signed to meet Liston for the first fight, he knew nothing about Sonny except that here was a big, powerful heavyweight who outweighed him by 25 pounds.

Another thrilling chapter in the continued story of Floyd Patterson, heavyweight who now looms as the man who

Stage two is firing the useless Patrick McLoughlin and replacing him with a political heavyweight who can defend the government in the media and rally the troops.

Born Abdul - Malik Kashie Yoba in the South Bronx, he is most recently known for his role in Fox's new drama, Empire, a hip - hop drama centers on a music industry heavyweight who is about to take his company, Empire Entertainment, public.

Showtime Boxing: «He was the first fighter I fought as a heavyweight who had quick hands just like mine.»

[Chuckles] And Stephen is a very capable, intellectual heavyweight who could've played Sherlock or Moriarty.

Southpaw Rated R for language throughout, and some violence Available on DVD and Blu - ray Training Day director Antoine Fuqua gives us his take on a boxing movie with this drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a champion heavyweight who faces an unimaginable tragedy which takes him from being on top to spiraling down to the very bottom.

That happily is not the case with Thornton Dial, a self - taught African - American artistic heavyweight who has bucked the odds to see his own apotheosis occur during his lifetime.

Cantor is recognized as a «contentious heavyweight who handles the heat of the courtroom with a cool head», while Lorelli is deemed a pivotal part of the trademark litigation practice and instrumental in driving the firm's growth.

Not exact matches

To further complicate things, a new character has now been added to the drama: The rich benefactor who has been bankrolling and possibly also controlling the heavyweight battle from behind the scenes.

«If your approach is to just buy a bunch of reports to see what's going on in the marketplace, that's not as likely to get you a return on your market research dollars as a specific need,» says Robert Rubenstein, who spent three decades in the market research business at Canadian corporate heavyweights Molson Breweries and TD Canada Trust before recently founding his own startup, Horizn.

Walmsley, who took over a year ago, is focusing on rebuilding GSK's drug pipeline by overhauling research and appointing heavyweight outsiders, such as veteran Roche scientist Hal Barron.

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., «The Greatest of All Time» was a three - time world heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights champion who suffered a decades - long battle with Parkinson's disease.

The move to 100 % of the Montney project is a major coup for Calima that will be sure to raise its profile with the oil and gas heavyweights of North America who are eager to get a share of the action in the liquids - rich basin.

President Donald Trump is considering a full, posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, who was convicted of racially tinged federal morals charges more than a century ago.

The founder is serial entrepreneur Marc Lore, who sold his previous venture, Quidsi (the company behind Diapers.com and Soap.com), to Amazon for $ 545 million in 2010. Jet.com has already raised $ 220 million (from heavyweights like Bain, Accel, Goldman Sachs, and Google Ventures) and boasts a $ 600 million valuation.

One of those heavyweights is Samsung — the Korean technology maker who has been locked in legal skirmishes with Apple for months, and is shaping up to be the tech giant's fiercest challenger in the smartphone market.

It's even gotten the attention of economic heavyweight Paul Krugman, who has said it's like a reimplementation of the gold standard.

As venture heavyweight Marc Andreesen tells Fortune, every company is looking for a «Sheryl»: someone who allows the founder to decide who has ultimate authority — but ensures that there's «superlative business execution.»

There are some good names on the list including: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo in 1999), venture capitalist Adam Dell, two Hollywood heavyweights (former Universal chairman and CEO Frank Biondi and New Lines Cinemas co-chairman and CEO Robert Shaye) and, of course, none other that Carl Icahn himself.

Launched in October last year, the ability to buy Egg McMuffins and pancakes around the clock has drawn in customers who were no longer visiting the fast food heavyweight.

Rob has also hired Hollywood heavyweight attorney, Robert Shapiro, 74, who formerly represented O.J. Simpson, 70.

The repeating names may suggest a certain Gilded Age anachronism, but A.G. is considered a real heavyweight in the newsroom — a smart and humble editor who's also very astute about the difficult state of the news business.

I admit he's surely better than Pawlenty — who called Mitch is an «intellectual heavyweight» yesterday (in comparison, he should have added, to himself).

Primary Opinion doesn't have control of Maggie Beer Products, which also has its own board that is led by a corporate heavyweight, Trevor O'Hoy, who is a former chief executive of beer giant Foster's Group.

There were buyers from retail chains like Tesco in attendance who were impressed with the quality and content of the presentations as well as the industry heavyweights presenting.

The man who built Woolworths» Dan Murphy's chain into a liquor powerhouse and also ran Coles's liquor business, has now teamed up with listed retailing heavyweight Metcash.

In a free - for - all between Rocky Marciano, the heavyweight champion, and Lou Thesz, wrestling champion, who would win?

Rulli, who has also been attracting the attentions of European heavyweights such as FC Barcelona, FC Porto and Atletico de Madrid, recently set a new club record back in his homeland after going for six and a half games without letting in a goal.

SCHEDULED: A 15 - round bout between MUHAMMAD ALI, the No. 1 heavyweight challenger, and MAC FOSTER, 29, the eighth - ranked challenger who has won 27 of 28 fights by knockouts, for Nov. 29 in Tokyo.

The crowd roared for the underdog who outfought George Foreman and traumatized the heavyweight boxing scene

The match is especially meaningful for the Bucks» Matt and Nick Jackson, who are looking to break away from junior heavyweight status in New Japan and wrestle as heavyweights.

A narrow win would have been a wide stride in the right direction against a top - four rival who knocked out the slug - like heavyweights of Manchester United just days before.

«This is the one you want to win,» says Pat McCauley, a junior heavyweight from Dallas who wants to become a SEAL.

He copied Nelson's more casual dress, lost his Briticisms and even learned how to box from Nelson, who had been a light - heavyweight fighter.

Holmes, the former heavyweight champion (1978 to» 85) who's now a 46 - year - old grandfather, announced his most recent retirement, his eighth by our count, on Father's Day (Scorecard, June 3), right after an eighth - round knockout of Anthony Willis in Bay St. Louis, Miss..

Hell, I haven't cared who the heavyweight champion is since the 1970s.

While Valencia — who are still in a peripheral relegation battle in Spain — would be a step down for Mourinho, he may see the Spanish heavyweights as a tempting project as United hesitate to make an appointment.

Juventus striker Paulo Dybala, who has been targeted by several European heavyweights, has revealed that talks over a new contract with the Serie A giants have been delayed, report The Sun.

I could have followed the security man with the two Domino's pizzas, who walked out of Foreman's dressing room at about the same time, almost an hour after Foreman's 12 - round loss by decision to Evander Holyfield for the heavyweight championship last Friday night at the Atlantic City Convention Center, but he seemed to go in another direction.

But even Charley Goldman had to admit that a fellow who was fighting for the U.S. Golden Gloves heavyweight championship after a scant 15 fights had definite «possibilities,» and was anything but «ridiculous.»

Could this why PSG intelligently dodged the top spot in an attempt to avoid heavyweights like Bayern Munich (certain) and Real Madrid (who were held by a quality Dortmund side) in the knockout stages.

The 28 - year - old has previously been linked to Chelsea [Express] and Manchester United [Metro], and either of the heavyweight pair may also look to move for a player who could contribute sublime vision, magnificent creativity and unerring passing ability in the heart of the park.

Civic Center this Sunday, fading heavyweight title contender Jorge Luis Gonzalez faces a Southern California surfing addict who claims to have a mean boxing legacy.

Similarly, Italian heavyweights AC Milan were understood to be keen on the player, and were keen to bring him to the San Siro as a replacement for Geoffrey Kondogbia, who opted to plump for Inter Milan when leaving AS Monaco.