Sentences with phrase «make about your predecessors»

Just curious — what silly generalizations do I make about my predecessors?

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responded to the criticism Monday evening, denying that Trump was making a judgment about his predecessors» treatment of the families of fallen soldiers.

That hearing was followed up by Trump announcing his seventh wave of judicial nominees, an additional 15 names that are about to be submitted to the Senate, bringing the total number of district and circuit court judges he's nominated to roughly 50 — blowing far past the number of judicial nominations made at this stage of a presidency by any recent predecessors.

On Tuesday, facing rising political heat after the Parkland massacre, Trump, as he often does, blamed his predecessors for a lack of action and said he would be different, despite widespread skepticism among gun control activists about his sincerity and capacity to make the case for change.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable says he «strongly disagrees» with comments made by his predecessor about homosexuality.

A key strand in neoconservatism, at least in America, is made up of Catholics who agree with the Pope and his predecessor about sex but not about economics, seem immune to the enormous amount of work that they have done and still do in explaining how these things are connected, and manage to present themselves, quite falsely, as somehow more orthodox than those who, with similar disregard, agree with the Popes about economics but not about sex.

Conte has had some words for his predecessor following comments Mourinho last night made regarding some managers who complained about being besieged by injuries.

Clichy was named in the 2008 - 09 PFA Team of the Year after a season in which he made everyone forget about his predecessor, the greedy self - serving Englishmen who left for Chelsea.

He urged the new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru and the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Prof. Claudius Daramola to reform the ministry, saying, «You have a huge challenge due to the disastrous performance of your predecessors under the last PDP government which made more noise about the Niger Delta than work.

Skelos dismissed all talk of a potential government shutdown showdown with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has made it quite clear he'll follow the lead of his predecessor, David Paterson, and put his budget proposal extender bills and force it down the Legislature's throat in the absence of a deal on or about April 1.

The Independent thinks the party can not modernise and also talk about more familiar Tory issues: «What made Mr Cameron initially seem radically different from his predecessors William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard was his decision to stop talking about those old Tory obsessions of crime, Europe, immigration and tax cuts.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, on Friday made attempts to answer questions about the knotty issue of restructuring the nation.

He made noises about «getting back to work» and the budget, talked about being black and blind, indicated he wasn't planning any major changes to his predecessors more controversial policies, and became the first human being in government to express sympathy for Spitzer himself.

Gillibrand, who replaced Clinton in the U.S. Senate, has often cited her predecessor as her inspiration for getting into politics as a young attorney, and has talked about her enthusiasm in helping make her the next president.

The Vice President, Dr. Bawumia, who is the head of the country's economic management team, has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring all key government projects aimed at making the concept of «Ghana Beyond Aid» a reality, but his predecessor, believes the government has not done enough to show it is serious about the concept.

His predecessor made about $ 166,000 last year, according to SeeThroughNY.

Stringer said his predecessor, John Liu, made the decision to omit details about vendors at the request of NYPD brass.

The orbiter is expected to take about 5 days to reach lunar orbit, less than half the time it took a predecessor, Chang «e-1, to make a similar trip 3 years ago.

But the decision to honour its central story instead of competing with its bigger, brassier AVENGERS predecessor makes it a surprisingly personal tale about the testing of our favourite mechanic's mettle.

«It takes nearly everything about its predecessors that made them great and introduces new elements that make gameplay feel fresh and exciting.»

Bigger levels to explore, more abilities for Mos to utilize, better visuals and impeccable design make this a platformer that exceeds its predecessor in just about every way.

It pales in comparison to its predecessor but there's something notably exciting about watching a group of actors make fun of their serious selves onscreen and take delight in kicking some ass.

There's something about a slimmer model or change in color that makes its predecessor look old and dingy.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2, the painfully unfunny sequel to its very funny predecessor, is a movie about three dicks making dick jokes in the future.

We also learn about their performances, aspects of the roles, «Suspects» doesn't dig into its issues with much more depth than its predecessors but the variety makes it more interesting.

Because while the film is every bit as idiotic as its predecessor (perhaps even more so), it lacks the cleverness of «Dumb and Dumber,» especially the way it made you laugh at the stupidest things without feeling guilty about it.

That change is welcome, since these characters are far less removed from the material than their predecessors (In other words, they actually appear to care about ghostbusting, instead of making it seem like a lark).

Fletcher is a brute, a bully and a born leader; comparisons have been made to R. Lee Ermey's Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in «Full Metal Jacket,» but another cinematic predecessor that springs to mind is Robert Duvall's Lt. Col. «Bull» Meechum in «The Great Santini» — a father - figure who cares less about the condition of his charges as they are than he cares about what they could be.

There are a couple of decent laughs to be had, and about a dozen or so smiles, but unlike its predecessor, Legally Blonde 2 has several stretches of scenes where the levity and mirth take a break, leaving us a bit bored when there's not much going on except some necessary explanations in order to make this ambitious plot work.

I think some folks in Hollywood may be starting to get the right idea about sequels, because here's yet another that realizes the virtues of its predecessor and makes no attempt to alter the original formula while still expanding upon it.

Swingers is more a movie of moments while Made is more about the larger picture — a picture that may not end up with the fervent following of its flashier predecessor, but one that is definitely worth a look.

Through this compilation, Elmore presents current educators with the opportunity to change the way they think about improving school reform without making the same mistakes as their predecessors and without spending years of their careers learning the crucial lessons highlighted by the featured contributors.

The LS 500 is only about a half - inch lower than its predecessor, but the new styling makes it look much lower and a new arcing roofline gives it the kind of coupe - like styling popularized by German luxury brands with models like the Mercedes - Benz CLS - Class and Audi A7.

The propeller shaft is a one - piece unit made from this material, and it is about 11 pounds lighter than its steel predecessor.

That's right, the predecessor to the Lamborghini Huracan isn't bound to be forgotten if Kato - san can help it, and with a total of 14,022 Gallardo having been built in Italy the market for a wide body LB Works kit is larger than any other Lamborghini kit they offer (about 4,000 Murcielago, over 4,000 Aventador and over 3,200 Huracan up to date)... so an LB Works Gallardo makes perfect sense for an artisan like Kato - san.

The hilarious thing about that is now that Mercedes has brought complicated all - wheel drive to their AMGs, they're adding complicated software to make them act like their simpler rear - wheel drive predecessors.

The 2014 model made it around the legendary race circuit 8 seconds quicker than its predecessor, not that any crossover buyers should really care about lap times.

For example, the new Range Rover Sport is about 500 kg lighter than its predecessor as its body is made of aluminium.

For all of my raving about the display, I have to note that Apple broke with tradition and didn't make this iPad thinner and lighter than its predecessor.

Given the possible health issues associated with this particular mix, make sure that you ask about any history of back problems having affected the parents or their predecessors.

Once I had finished with the VR version, I sat down with someone from Kylotonn that talked about the improvements that have been made to WRC 6 over its predecessor, WRC 5.

If you're curious about the predecessor to BioShock or just want to check out an exciting shooter from a team that made them best, you won't be disappointed.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse shares the same setting of its predecessor, so expect to see demons and angels roam about Tokyo, interacting with the player and making life hell for all those who still live in the Japanese city.

Suddenly, SEGA vowed to win back fans» trust by maintaining quality over scheduling and the launch of Fire & Ice was subsequently delayed by a whole year, with promises made about incorporating fan feedback into what would become a better and faster - paced game than its predecessor.

In addition to these are about a dozen of the artist's preparatory drawings, an etching, an etching and engraving made after him, and a handful of drawings and paintings made by his contemporaries Jean - Baptiste Joseph Pater and Nicolas Lancret, and a predecessor, Philips Wouwerman, whose Cavalry Camp, 1683 - 68, also belongs to the Frick.

This many or many not make it easy to write a book about his experience, as so many of his predecessors have done.

«What I want to show visitors is that 1) artists don't work in a bubble, and that 2) contemporary artists, though they are pursuing new modes in the world and new ways of thinking about art and making art, they are still very much looking to their predecessors,» she said.

My predecessor Bob Ambrogi wrote on LawSites yesterday about a faux law firm website that made me smile.

He made a string of remarkable claims about Brexit and Cambridge Analytica, including that his predecessor, Dan Mursean, died mysteriously in a Kenyan hotel room in 2012 after a contract in the company turned sour.

But it's not a new stance for him or the company: He made similar comments about Facebook and Google in 2015, and his predecessor Steve Jobs went out of his way to contrast Apple's privacy stance with rivals like Google in 2010.