Sentences with phrase «marked first time in»

This Easter marked the first time in 24 years that no child of mine wanted to visit the Easter bunny.

February marked the first time in 18 months that home prices rose higher than the previous year, and year - to - year price increases haven't occurred in two consecutive months since August 2010.

As I explained to my colleague Yoni Heisler, the WWDC 2016 keynote marked the first time in a very long time that there was real mystery heading into an Apple event.

Well, according to Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, Tuesday's opinion in Sessions v. Dimaya marked the first time in 25 years on the Court that Justice Ginsburg assigned a majority opinion, when Justice Gorsuch provided the fifth vote with the Ginsburg / Breyer / Sotomayor / Kagan block.

The remand rate has nearly tripled in the past 30 years, and 2005 marked the first time in Canadian history that our provincial institutions were primarily being used to detain people prior to any finding of guilt, rather than after they had been convicted and sentenced.

The legislation marked the first time in Palau's 2,000 year history that the government had attempted to place restrictions on fishermen.

Abstract Expressionism marked the first time in history that pure abstract art would rival old Modernism.

In 1977, he participated in the Second World Festival of Black Art and African Culture, held in Lagos, Nigeria, which marked his first time in Africa.

Despite being a staple in most RPGs, our quest through Alola really marked the first time in Pokémon where several NPCs gave us little side quests that spawned rewards if completed.

Predating the Virtual Console on the Wii and Wii U, this marked the first time in what is now a mainstream fashion, that classic games could be played, full - screen, on a then - current console.

This title marked the first time in the Megaman X series where you could finally play as Zero.

Those gains marked the first time in six weeks that rates have increased.

It marked the first time in Japan that a large established player came into their market with the entire package.

Splitting from the Mark VII, the Continental became the first front - wheel drive Lincoln, as it became an extended - wheelbase version of the Ford Taurus; the 3.8 L V6 engine also marked the first time in a Lincoln that no 8 - cylinder (or V12) engine was offered.

The vote marked the first time in history that a vice president was «summoned to the Capitol to break a tie on a cabinet nomination,» according to the New York Times.

The Court's decision to hear Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education (Case No. 84 - 1340) marked the first time in recent years that it has agreed to review the use of affirmative - action procedures by school officials.

This also marked the first time in a while that HBO bought anything other than a documentary out of Sundance.

It seemed a given that Iñárritu would win director after taking the DGA prize, but if «The Revenant» had won best picture as well, it would have marked the first time in the Oscar's 88 years that the same filmmaker had won both director and best film two years running.

As previously reported, the weekend of March 9 marked the first time in recent memory, and possibly ever, that films by African - American directors have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the same weekend, with Coogler's «Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place spot.

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His achievement marked the first time in Cinema Eye history that a debut film was awarded the title of outstanding direction.

Per our latest diversity report, Fall 2017 marked the first time in New York Fashion Week history that every single runway featured at least one model of color.

This marked the first time in the FRC's history that teams needed to create more than one robot during their six - week build season, which kicked off January 8.

Indeed, Saturday's vote marked the first time in over three decades that the outcome of a vote for chairman was unknown when the balloting began.

Election 2014 marked the first time in Suffolk history that an African - American was elected to the New York State Assembly from a Suffolk district.

The 2014 election marked the first time in 20 years Republicans defeated a Democratic incumbent.

Democrats rejoiced in November of 2008 when their party won control of the senate chamber.When they were sworn - in on January 1st of 2009, it marked the first time in 43 years that they were referred to as the majority party of the state senate.

The statements, which were made public by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, marked the first time in recent memory that the Legislature's top leaders earned little beyond their taxpayer - funded salaries and showed a stark departure from the tenures of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County), who frequently reported earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from outside legal work.

The 2015 general election marked the first time in Labour's history where the party bet the house on the National Health Service.

The 2017 draft also marked the first time in league history in which the top five picks (Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson, and De'Aaron Fox) were all freshman.

This year's all - star game marked the first time in event history that there was not a starting center in the line - up, with the league instead opting for three forward spots — and this hardly comes as a surprise.

When LSU lost to Notre Dame on a last second field goal on December 30, it marked the first time in 31 games that an SEC West team had lost to a non-conference opponent.

This year's all - star game marked the first time in event history that there was not a starting center in the line - up, with the league instead opting for three forward spots — and this hardly comes...

Making this recipe for crinkle cookies marked the first time in all those years that she had been able to have true Christmas cookies.

Across the nation, more women are attending college than men, and according to a CNBC article and research from the Institute of Family Studies, 2015 marked the first time in history that wives were better educated than their husbands.

January marked the first time in 11 months that deposits into domestic equity funds exceeded withdrawals.

It marked the first time in the history of the 62 - year old burger giant that it has sold hot dogs on a national basis.

It marked the first time in more than a decade that a Scottish whiskey didn't snag the title.)

This marks the first time in 18 years that Yahoo will overhaul its logo.

This marks the first time in over a decade that a Scottish whiskey hasn't claimed the top spot on Jim Murray's Whisky Bible — an annual compilation by one of the industry's most revered connoisseurs.

The move marks the first time in more than five years that Verizon, the nation's largest carrier in terms of total subscribers, will have an unlimited offering.

The stock turned higher in July, hitting the 200 - day EMA in October and breaking out shortly after, marking the first time in the stock's public history it closed above this long - term barrier.

This would mark the first time in more than a decade that the rate of bitumen extraction, now at 2.4 million barrels a day, will not increase.

This marks the first time in almost 20 years annual VA sales have fallen below $ 100 billion.

The showdown also marks the first time in recent memory shareholders of a major oil and gas company have been given a choice of directors between what the company wants and what the dissident group wants (it is pushing for four of its nominees to be voted to the board).

All of this led to unit volume growth of 1.8 %, marking the first time in the history of our sales tracking service that we've seen unit growth outpace dollar growth.

Saudi Arabia has officially recognised a humanoid robot as a citizen, marking the first time in history that an AI device has been awarded such status.

The 2006 «ILIMA award went to the world renowned restaurant, and marks the first time in history that a vegetarian restaurant has won «Best of» from among hundreds of restaurants serving all kinds of fare.

At +400, they've surpassed Pittsburgh's odds, marking the first time in a month that the Steelers are not the first team listed behind New England.

Earnhardt's ascension to the zenith of the leaderboard after the Auto Club Speedway race marks the first time in his career where he's held the top position in the standings in two consecutive seasons.