Sentences with phrase «high acclaim as»

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The massive and acclaimed Ontario Teachers» Pension Plan — think Harvard to Bowen, Hanes» community college — touts itself as the highest earner among major institutional investors worldwide.

Yes are my words as being of deism but I harken upon deism as being God's Sons who did make in guilts shamefulness their taking of mankind's women, an unjust travesty to be once warned but now acclaimed as high minded treasurings.

Yes are my words are so written as being of deism but I harken upon deism as being God's unending sons, those elemental gods who did make in guilts shamefulness their long ago taking of mankind's women, an unjust travesty to be once warned against but now acclaimed as high minded treasurings!

Mr Blackmore's neighbours had complained about dust and the smell of feed and manure, as well as increased birdlife and cattle trucks from the farm that has won global acclaim for the high - quality beef it exports to 20 countries.

As the largest Organic Jasmine Rice producer in the world, Urmatt has received critical acclaim for its beautiful high - quality rice and boldly ethical farming models.

Chef / Owner Josiah Citrin, a native Angeleno, showcases the finest contemporary French / American cuisine at Mélisse, which has been recognized and honored as one of the country's most acclaimed and highest rated restaurants, having earned two prized Michelin stars, and was just named to Elite Traveler Magazine's «Top 100 Restaurants in the World» list this year.

Since gaining mainstream acclaim with his debut Makye in 2009, the tongue - twisting rapper has quickly gone on to achieve many high profile feats such as being ranked among top African rappers by such prominent outfits as MTV Base and Guardian UK.

It could be recalled that the late Bashorun MKO Abiola was the winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential elections in Nigeria; an election universally acclaimed as the freest, fairest and most credible in the political annals of Nigeria but was ironically annulled by the military high command under Gen Ibrahim Babangida MKO Abiola was later hounded into detention by the military junta under Gen Sanni Abacha, where he later died for refusing to renounce his electoral mandate

In fact, thanks to critically - acclaimed shows like Orange is the New Black and Transparent featuring prominent trans characters, as well as real people like Inside Edition reporter Zoey Tur and author Janet Mock, the visibility of trans people is higher than it's ever been.

Michelin rated restaurants should be held in high regard so I hesitated as I entered Ubuntu, the acclaimed vegetarian restaurant / yoga studio,...

Last fall, Plush released a pair of fleece - lined tights (as well as a pair of fleece lined thigh - highs) to wide acclaim.

Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) propels the audience head - on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parody — and biting critique — of the insanity of gun violence.

But will it be as critically acclaimed as 2012 «s The Avengers (possibly) or the the Marvel film with the highest Metascore, Iron Man (probably not)?

It was for his portrayal of an embittered DJ in another of Egoyan's films, Exotica (1994), that Koteas garnered his second Genie nomination; following this critical success, he began to appear in an increasing number of high profile productions.Koteas was subsequently featured to great effect as the creepy Vaughan in David Cronenberg's controversial Crash (1996), and he invested his brief but pivotal role as Holly Hunter's mystery man in the acclaimed Living out Loud (1998) with memorable charisma.

Cast as Diana Guzman, the fierce and vibrant protagonist of Kusama's story of a high school girl who takes up boxing, Rodriguez went on to earn almost universal acclaim for her powerful portrayal, winning the admiration of audiences and critics from Sundance to Toronto.Of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, Rodriguez was born in Bell County, TX, on July 12, 1978.

The most critically - acclaimed movie of the summer, a pulse pounding historical action picture with high exit - polling scores as well, may very well repeat at the top of the box office this weekend.

From a bloated 169 - minute run time to the seemingly sped up High Frame Rate technology to an eccentric wizard covered in bird dung, Tolkien purists and casual moviegoers alike saw The Hobbit as massive step down from Peter Jackson's acclaimed trilogy.

In the acclaimed film, T'Challa returns home to the hidden high - tech African nation of Wakanda to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king, following the death of his father.

Currently in development by the acclaimed team at High Moon Studios, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.

Scarlett Johansson's high - kicking heroine Black Widow in the Avengers films has been acclaimed as one of the more evolved female characters, but things went sour after the release of this year's box office monster Avengers: Age of Ultron.

From his Broadway debut as a wily suitor in «The Heiress,» to playing a cross-dressing dad in the critically acclaimed «High Maintenance» web series, a homicidal maniac in the horror - adventure «The Guest,» and now a...

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Howard J. Ford (The Dead, The Dead 2: India), this high - octane thrill ride stars Angela Dixon (Offensive, Dead End) in a «powerhouse performance» (Bradley Hadcroft, The People's Movies) as a single mother who takes the law into her own hands to rescue her abducted child.

Besides «Marshall» director Hudlin, stars Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and Sterling K. Brown and producer Paula Wagner, high - profile guests expected at various screenings and events during the festival include Patrick Stewart (subject of an Oct. 25 career retrospective tribute and a conversation with yours truly); Vanessa Redgrave (Oct. 16, presenting her documentary «Sea Sorrow» and represented elsewhere in the festival by a revival screening of «Blow - Up»); Alfre Woodard (subject of an Oct. 21 career retrospective tribute); Michael Shannon (Chicago's own, as the locals like to call him, representing «The Shape of Water» on Oct. 26); Tracy Letts (Chicago's own, as the locals also like to call him, participating Oct. 18 on behalf of Greta Gerwig's acclaimed directorial debut «Lady Bird»); Michael Stuhlbarg (arriving Oct. 25; he gives a beautiful supporting turn in the coming - of - age drama «Call Me by Your Name»); Jon Lovitz (part of the Chicago - sprung comedy «Chasing the Blues,» appearing Oct. 14); and, in an Oct. 23 addition announced after the program went to press, Bill Pullman (getting good notices for the western «The Ballad of Lefty Brown»).

Having first come to people's attention with his screenplay for Amy Heckerling's Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Crowe went on to become the critically acclaimed auteur of films like Say Anything (which helped to launch the A-list credentials of John Cusack), Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, which displayed not only his great abilities as a storyteller, but also his great taste in music, which he developed during his time as a writer with the iconic Rolling Stone magazine.

Sorcerer is now considered by many critics — including this one — as a masterpiece; 1985's To Live and Die in L.A. gave us one of the best car chases of all time and introduced audiences to then - unknowns Willem Dafoe, William Peterson, and John Turturro; and in recent years, Friedkin's film versions of the Tracy Letts play Bug (with Michael Shannon) and Killer Joe (with Matthew McConaughey) have won him high acclaim.

3:45 pm — Sundance — Man on Wire One of last year's most highly - acclaimed documentaries tells the story of high - wire walker Philippe Petit as he embarks on perhaps his most dangerous stunt yet.

Olivier Assayas, the internationally - acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high - fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.

The Spectacular Now is based on the acclaimed book by Tim Tharp, a coming - of - age tale revolving around one of the most popular dudes in high school, Sutter Keely (Teller, Project X), who is widely known at school as the life of the party.

But, as the NY Times points out, the studio has stacked the deck with vocal and critically acclaimed talent, as Efron's a «High School Musical» alum and Zendaya has her own musical career.

Scott Wilson — A veteran film actor of more than 40 years, Scott has earned wide acclaim as a character actor of the highest order, having most recently been honored by Roger Ebert on Ebert's Floating Film Festival.

Thom Markham, Ph.D., President of GlobalRedesigns, and Senior National Faculty member at the Buck Institute for Education, is a psychologist and educator who served as a Director with Active Learning, Inc., an innovative motivational and learning skills camp program for high school and college students, taught at an award - winning high school, where he led school reform efforts and developed a highly - acclaimed internship - based program, and co-founded the Marin School of Arts and Technology, an innovative charter high school in Novato, California.

But does that acclaim exist mainly because of the country's consistent high placement in international league tables such as the OECD's Pisa or is there more to this system's story?

Horry County — a diverse, high - poverty district with over 40,000 students — won national acclaim for its transformation under Dr. Elsberry's leadership, and was rated as one of South Carolina's highest - performing school districts.

The reviews are rolling in for the book I had the privileged editing, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High Stakes Testing, from the most prestigious book industry trade journals and progressive news outlets, and I am simply overwhelmed by the early critical acclaim — because what starts as a book club discussion, can end in an education revolution to reclaim assessment from the «testocracy.»

Being a spinoff of the producer of cars that heat up the Formula 1 racetracks, the McLaren Automative, commonly termed as simply McLaren, is strongly acclaimed to be one of the best companies that produce high performance cars.

NISMO's more than 30 years of experience has contributed to producing highly acclaimed high - performance vehicles around the world such as the GT - R NISMO, JUKE NISMO, 370Z NISMO, Note NISMO and March NISMO — all of which embody the DNA of NISMO design and performance.

The Plug - in Hybrid EV system was highly acclaimed for its high level of environmental performance, smooth acceleration, as well functioning with the quietness of a luxury vehicle.

Despite being written off as a failure in both critical acclaim and unit sales, the Honda Insight has seen sales explode as higher gas prices, a promotional blitz and a general upward trend in sales resulted in a 62.2 percent improvement in year - over-year sales numbers for Honda's hybrid hatchback.

This safety feature should be well acclaimed in India as the rate of accident is high here.

The all - new 2006 Honda Civic attracted a high level of acclaim, including Motor Trend magazine's prestigious 2006 Car of the Year award, and a panel of 49 independent automotive journalists awarded Civic as the 2006 North American Car of the Year.

This novel received high acclaim and was featured as a best seller for a period on Amazon.

This is where a horse race is as stylish as the fashion festivals gaining international acclaim and where you can watch penguins parade or high octane performance vehicles compete all on the same island.

Designed and built by the locally - acclaimed, Bali - based, PT Triadi architectural and construction group, the villa accents colonial style elements, such as high ceilings, cool limed terracotta tiled flooring and large terraces graced by tall white pillars.

As the second title from Supergiant Games, creators of the critically - acclaimed Bastion, Transistor has high expectations to meet from the start.

The game was a phenomenal success, achieving high acclaim and even today is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential video games ever made.

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut takes last year's critically acclaimed PC release and offers a complete visual overhaul; including a more sophisticated lighting system, upgraded environments and improved textures as well as brand new, higher quality character models.

Pyre met with some of the highest critical acclaim of any of our games at launch, and more recently, we've felt honored and humbled to see it earn its way into various Game of the Year discussions, such as these:

After years of development and a budget estimated at 20 million, possibly as high as 70 million, the first chapter of Shenmue was released for the Dreamcast in 2000 to critical acclaim and consumer indifference.

making remasters probably isn't the way to get high acclaim or a fan base but I do own 6 of the 9 titles you've released and will be buying SofC remaster as well.

The much loved and highly acclaimed BAFTA award - winning visual masterpiece Okami HD originally released to critical and consumer acclaim, was hailed as one of the most beautiful games ever created, and this latest release with its renowned Sumi - e ink art style is now even more breath - taking as the graphics have been updated to take advantage of modern high resolutions.