Sentences with phrase «most special years»

«Given the lower expectations and how far this team has come, this is already one of the most special years in our run,» says Smoltz.

What a life changing year its been ❤️ 2017 will forever go down as the most special year of my life!

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Back in the old days of television programming — say, 15 years ago — most standup specials like Black's ran for a limited time on one of the three main cable channels that aired comedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the archives.

For 10 years, she was an editor at Travel + Leisure, most recently as special correspondent & new media editor.

Last year, May proclaimed the strength of the «most special relationship» between the two countries, and the government extended an invitation for a state visit as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II.

This year, the Forest Service, which is responsible for most of the country's fire - fighting efforts, has a budget of $ 708 million for fire suppression and another $ 303 million in a special account created in 2009 for fire fighting.

Announcing new office locations or distinctions from the year that you are most proud of, or even anniversaries, can give your card a special meaning.

Building on our long history of mentoring young women from around the world, Notebook Mentoring has focused for the three consecutive year on pairing the daughters of military service members with a select group of Most Powerful Women in a special afternoon session.

The most recent year with data available by adoption type (2004) indicates that nearly half of adoptions for which the credit was claimed were for domestic children without special needs, with only 18 percent classified as special needs and the remainder reflecting international adoptions.

When the most devastating terrorist attacks on America in the last 20 years come overwhelmingly from people of a single faith, and are performed in the name of that faith, a special obligation falls on that faith's leaders to respond,» Pompeo said McClatchyC - SPAN

Major Ryan Collins, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) signal officer, was awarded the Army Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year April 18 for being the officer who provided the most significant contributions towards the special operations force mission of providing command, control, communications, computers and intelligence support in both garrison and tactical enviroSpecial Forces Group (Airborne) signal officer, was awarded the Army Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year April 18 for being the officer who provided the most significant contributions towards the special operations force mission of providing command, control, communications, computers and intelligence support in both garrison and tactical enviroSpecial Operations Forces Communicator of the Year April 18 for being the officer who provided the most significant contributions towards the special operations force mission of providing command, control, communications, computers and intelligence support in both garrison and tactical envirospecial operations force mission of providing command, control, communications, computers and intelligence support in both garrison and tactical environments.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

As a result of running an experimental course at the University of Chicago for two years, for those preparing for campus ministries, in which we focused on personal service and pastoral care to students, I am convinced that more insight and skill in this area could be of great benefit to campus ministers, most of whom currently perform these functions without special training.

Most of us have spent years refining special abilities.

We not only have to come out with the most special meal ever but also figure out how to make this a memorable every year.

The event highlights will also include the online «China Organic Product Directory», the special «Innovative Product Launch Zone» show containing the most interesting organic innovations of the year, and the «Organic Tea Competition», offering an opportunity to vote and to network.

Yeah, if you don't need to be gluten - free, I don't blame people for not wanting to hassle with the special flours and xanthan gum - specially when most gluten - free baked goods leave a lot to be desired:) Thankfully gluten - free baking has come a long way in the past couple years...

Now it's one of the restaurant's most popular weekend specials year - round.

Valentine's Day Dinner at The Vineyard Rose Restaurant / February 14 / 5:30 pm — 9:00 pm / Celebrate the most romantic day of the year with that special someone!

It's almost the most romantic day of the year, and I found the best Valentine's Day recipes from across the web that are sure to make your whole day special.

When I posted my Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake recipe for my older son's birthday last year, I included a photo of his first birthday and first birthday cake... because they are always the most special.

The same is true for a WordPress product team so for over a year we've focused on finding that special blend of technical talent, great customer service, and most importantly, people who genuinely love great food.

After careful deliberation by an esteemed panel of judges including — Bombay Sapphire Global Brand Ambassador, Raj Nagra, master mixologist, Tony Abou - Ganim, Bombay Sapphire Brand Ambassador, Gary Hayward and special guest judge for the evening, Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio — Julio's «Queen Victoria» was announced as this year's «Most Imaginative» Bombay Sapphire cocktail.

Julio's winning cocktail has landed him a feature cover on GQ Magazine's special December «Men of the Year» issue and will advance him to the global finals in London 2014 to vie for the ultimate title: Bombay Sapphire World's Most Imaginative Bartender.

If you're inspired to make this season a bit more special and memorable than last year, Pocky, the iconic chocolate - covered biscuit stick, has a Pocky Strawberry Cake recipe that's sure to impress the most important people in your life.

rocktoberfest also includes da wuffster's birthday... the MOST special time of year lol

this club, under his tutelage, has ruffled a lot of feathers over the years and now it's coming home to roost... his arrogance has rubbed many the wrong way, but winning provided the perfect tonic to cure all ills... whether largely self - created or a byproduct of all the media attention, Wenger seemed to embrace his cult - like status, which would eventually be his downfall... he claimed that his club was different... more of an extended family than a footballing club and only those with what he deemed as «special» qualities could even hope to join such an exclusive club... these «qualities» were hailed by most, especially as the wins kept rolling in... but with exclusivity comes a certain amount of cockiness, which can be somewhat healthy in a highly competitive environment if it comes from a honest place... it wouldn't take long for the fans to embrace their bespectacled former economics professor, going so far as to suggest he could do no wrong... but this fairy tale couldn't last forever

you know, most know that our squad needs 3 players only to be title contenders year IN and year OUT plus make decent runs n UCL but we NEVER FIND SPECIAL ONES OUT THERE.

Lack of playing time may be due to having such a stellar draft last year, but it seems like a wasted year of development that most guys haven't seen the field except on special teams (which has been awful).

It's a special situation, as most 24 - year - old superstars aren't usually on the trade market, but that's the point.

Atlanta's first - year defensive coordinator on what he learned from Pete Carroll, and why he considers Kam Chancellor the most special player he ever coached.

BadF1Stats is back with a special season review post, offering up all the least important and most useless observations from another year of Formula One.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Most drivers these days seems to have a Monaco special but this year there's a clear winner for best new design.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

British Basketball is organising a special participation zone for new fans to try out the game, in its most important week of the year.

«Over the last two years Tottenham have been the most consistent team in the league and that's why Manchester United under Ferguson were so special, they were consistently fighting for the title every season.

Little did I know 20 years later when I'd be in the industry really, really working, green screen and special effects would have become so much a part of the industry, that those classes were some of the most important classes that I took.

In this 2012 special, Dan Cummins reveals his understanding of why his two year old daughter was always so frustrated; complete with a spot - on impression of what most of our toddlers sound like when first trying to form sentences.

One of our most popular innovations are the special food days at Horatio's — Chinese New Year, Australia Day, St George's Day and so on.

There is a notice that the beach size changes depending on the tides, but kids stay and eat free most times of the year, or pay a special, heavily discounted rate.

Possibly the most anticipated holiday special of the year.

I have been blessed to work with wonderful families over the years and am grateful to have been with families during this most special time of life.

Looking for the perfect gift that you can give to your 14 - year - old daughter on her most special day?

My daughter was a challenge through the teen years but after she got into her 20's, and especially after she had kids of her own, she is the one who stays in touch the most and we have a very special bond.

We look forward to pulling out our favorite ornaments year after year and seeing the ones that we have made ourselves or the ones that hold extra sentimental meaning are always the most special.

The three candidates who received the most votes for four - year village trustee terms are Patrick Melady, a business owner who is president of the Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corp.; Jay Strayer, a lawyer active in the United Way, Glenbard West High School and Partnership for Educational Progress; and John Kohnke, a lawyer and DuPage County special assistant state's attorney.

Ten times each year, you will have access to Resource Modules on the topics that most impact your practice, like low milk supply, babies with special challenges, and perinatal mood disorders.

I made myself a goal bringing all of the newborn to 3 year old clothing (where miss Annabel is at right now) into one neat and tidy tote, full of clean and folded clothes of the most special sort that I just can not part with.