Sentences with phrase «made her a household name for»

George Foreman made a household name for himself showing how an indoor grill could cook meat with less fat in half the time, yet his gourmet gadget — as well as other two - sided countertop grills, such as panini presses — offer an unlimited range of speedy, tasty veg options.

However, instead of focusing on the unpredictable and often short - term nature of transfer rumours, I prefer to try and play a longer game and stock up on young players who are perhaps under the radar now, but ones who I believe will make household names for themselves within the next couple of years and therefore should see a healthy increase in their share price accordingly.

In the 5 years since former president of Harvard University Lawrence Summers made a household name for himself by suggesting that women may lack an «intrinsic aptitude» for science, there's been a heightened sensitivity toward the factors in academic science and medicine that lead so many women to veer from the academic career path.

Naomie Harris's heartbreaking performance as a mother struggling with drug addiction in Moonlight made her a household name for many American audiences.

Tonya (Margot Robbie), a young skating prodigy grew up in an unstable household with a monster of a mother, LaVona (Alison Janney), married an abusive man, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) and lost everything she ever worked for in an incident that made her a household name for all the wrong reasons.

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She sold the company for $ 66 million in 2001, and has since embarked on another chapter that's made her a household name: as one of the sharks on ABC's hit «Shark Tank,» recently renewed for its eighth season.

Who knew that apple cider vinegar, essential oils, baking soda, coconut oil and lemon (to name a few) could be great for most household tasks from scrubbing the bathroom sink, to cleaning your shower, polishing your furniture, wiping your hobs, cleaning the loo and making your counters sparkly and clean?

With its acquisition of Urban, Mariani has propelled itself beyond household name status; it has made itself a cost - effective vertically integrated processor of the three major dried fruits, which account for 80 percent of dried fruit retail sales.

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All of the names below are household names both here and across the pond, and they've all carried their own merits and made a lasting impression for the club's they've represented and all, at one point or another, have been their country's first choice goalkeeper.

Nothing would surprise me, but he will certainly make plenty of money having made such a household name for himself.

Consecutive title - winning seasons at Borussia Dortmund (the second half of a domestic double) and a Champions League final had made the pair household names and, for a time, Dortmund heroes.

Previously written off as an overly - defensive coach, the Portuguese tactician has laid an ultra-attacking blueprint for the Principality club, making the likes of Mbappé, Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar household names.

In the wake of the controversy that made the once sinisterly incognito Rupert Murdoch into a household name, the public has called for «something to be done.»

«Mylan has spent billions of dollars making EpiPen a household name synonymous with epinephrine, but there are lesser - known products such as generic Adrenaclick, which can be purchased for approximately $ 140 for a two - pack,» said Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon, a Long Island Republican.

She masterminded the media strategy that made the Republican governor a household name across America, not to mention a top contender for the presidency.

But his ceaseless theories, inventions and patents made Tesla a household name, rare for scientists a century ago.

The chemical name for the plastic you see every day — from water bottles and grocery bags to household appliances — is polyethylene, a pliable material made by stringing together long chains of a simpler molecule called ethylene.

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Charles Poliquin is a household name in a lot of strength and conditioning circles, and for good reason - sometimes for offering genius programs, and other times for making outlandish statements (although I think he knows how to create controversy and often does it on purpose).

While Emmy - winning Survivor producer and host Jeff Probst (born November 4th, 1962) has occasionally taken a seat besides Kelly Ripa on Live with Regis and Kelly and even directed his own award - winning feature film, chances are that when all is said and done, the role he'll be best remembered for is that of the firm but fair host who snuffed out more than his share of torches on the popular competitive reality show that made him a household name.

Sharon Stone took a trip down memory lane on Wednesday and tweeted an amazing clip of her audition for Basic Instinct, the 1992 hit movie that made her a household name.

The July 1st update to everyone's favorite streaming service was a fantastic one, loaded with classic films that range from «From Here to Eternity» to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name (just in time for the excellent «Creed» trailer to drop no less).

Famous for making Tom Cruise a household name...

Tellingly, the closest thing that 2012 has to a Linda Lovelace is adult performer - turned - actress Sasha Grey (who, incidentally, is featured in Matthew Wilder's Inferno)-- and though Grey seems to have no love for the industry that made her a household name, she's never once described her former work environment in anything but the most professional terms.

Certainly Konami didn't help itself by forbidding Kojima from collecting an award for Metal Gear Solid 5, although it's probably worth remembering that award went to a large number of other people who also worked on Metal Gear Solid 5 and haven't become household names traveling around with an entourage to give them massages, but very little effort is made to give Konami the benefit of the doubt.

The film, shown Out of Competition in the Official Selection, marked the return not only of the hero of the legendary saga for the millions of fans of Max Rockatansky, but also the comeback of his creator, George Miller, and of the visionary filmmaking that made him a household name around the world.

The re-imagined historical figures genre has become a new testing ground for Hollywood, most notably with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on the horizon (FYI: Edgar Allan Poe makes a guest appearance in the novel), where writers can take household names — and put a new, and in theory more exciting, twist on what would otherwise result in stuffier true - life drama (i.e. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln biopic).

Though Rodney Dangerfield lived to be 82 and had long been a household name for his comedy skills, he never made a lot of movies.

In 2012 movie audience giddily fell for the vocalizing vixens of «Pitch Perfect» making household names out of lead performer Anna Kendrick and puffy breakout star Rebel Wilson.

Sylvester Stallone, «Creed» Six years before «Rocky,» the film that would make him a household name and give him two Oscar nominations for acting and writing, Stallone appeared in «The Party at Kitty and Stud's» as Stud.

There's no denying that Aniston has made Theroux into a household name, but he's always been part of Stiller's group, so it's really not that surprising that he'd be tapped for Zoolander 2, though ultimately he can't follow through on it.

Hardly a household name at the start of the year (and, to an extent, even now), she was front and center for the marketing for «Belle,» in which she gives a positively star - making performance.

1: Before Tom Hanks made the character of «Forrest Gump» a household name, both John Travolta and Bill Murray were considered for the part.

At the time, enormous American firms, household names like Xerox and Ford, found themselves fighting for their lives against challengers from overseas that were making higher quality products and selling them for less.

It made be hard to believe, what with it being a household name, but the Toyota Prius is a lot more than consumers give it credit for.

The Z was a watershed car for Nissan, one that made the Japanese automaker a household name in North America.

The reason people are making a living without being household names while the names are not is because traditional publishing has to a large extent come to treat writers as fodder for the mill, something to be profited from, rather than partners.

Along with her books, TNT's Rizzoli & Isles has made the duo of homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles into household names — a sort of Cagney & Lacey for the new millennium.

Self - published author and indie author advocate Hugh Howey turned the publishing industry on its head, not with his beat - the - odds success story that made him a household name, but for his willingness to throw open the vault of secrecy surrounding what authors of every ilk actually earn.

With delectable characters and non-stop thrills that have made Janet Evanovich a household name, Wicked Appetite will leave you hungry for more.

The real story of self - publishing (as many of us have been saying for years) is the ability for people with a small and loyal readership to make a career with their craft without being a household name.

Dean is a well known marketing expert and has received much acclaim for his work with jewelry webstore SterlingForever, making their sterling silver Baguette Band Cubic Zirconia Rings a household name by combining social media, advertising, and search engine optimization to drive traffic and attention to otherwise unknown products and services.

I have always worked for the biggest and the best, and for brands that become household names — and in Mofibo I see the same, so I want to be an integral part of making that happen.»

If you don't really need to spend the money distributed from your Inherited IRA for your household expenses (your opening statement that your income for 2016 is low might make this unlikely), and (i) you and / or your spouse received compensation (earned income such as wages, salary, self - employment income, commissions for sales, nontaxable combat pay for US Military Personnel, etc) in 2016, and (ii) you were not 70.5 years of age by December 2016, then you and your wife can make contributions to existing IRAs in your names or establish new IRAs in your names.

The Blue Buffalo Pet Food Company has become a household name, and for good reason — they offer a wide selection of high - quality products made with fresh ingredients in nutritious formulas.

During his time on staff, Yamauchi radically changed the company throughout his tenure, making Nintendo a worldwide household name with the introduction of the Famicom / Nintendo Entertainment System and the many lovable characters featured in franchises for the console.

Shawn: As amazing as the talent is at Respawn, I think that, given the current market's penchant for ignoring new titles in favor of familiar ones, Respawn would be smart to stay away from Call of Duty style games for the time being, until they make themselves a household name yet again.

The series spin - off takes the handling and balancing that has made the DiRT brand a household name for discerning racers, and applies it stock car racing, destructions derbies, and freestyle Hoonigan events.

While Rare had been making quality games for over a decade, Donkey Kong Country arguably made the British developer a household name, and cemented a long and fruitful relationship with Nintendo.