Sentences with phrase «of a few short years ago»

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Since probiotics entered the popular lexicon a few short years ago, bacteria have become one of the most sought - after food ingredients.

They left the U.S. in search of a better climate and a lower cost of living What they found in Ecuador was something much more... Dear International Living Reader, Just a few short years ago, things weren't looking too good for Read more...: 2017 Fast Track Ecuador Recordings

A few short years ago, Bank of America's ability to even survive was a legitimate concern.

Just a few short years ago, the real estate market was flush with foreclosures, a result of the economic downturn and accompanying real estate bust as people could no longer afford their mortgages.

Territories that includes creating new social interaction models, new roles as members of a social ecosystem, and advancing social business models that may very well alter the structure and business operations they have been wedded to for decades — in ways they could not have dreamed of just a few short years ago.

Jeremy, A few years ago, Ray Meyhew wrote a short booklet called EMBEZZLEMENT: THE CORPORATE SIN OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY?.

A few years ago, when the seventh largest corporation in America, Penn Central, was on the verge of forfeiting on hundreds of millions of dollars in short - term loans, the Federal Reserve saved hundreds of banks from bankruptcy — and the economy from catastrophe — by offering to cover all the loans required at that point to maintain stability.

In view of this analysis, it is not surprising that Humanism has not become the challenger of the churches which it promised to be during the short period of its flourishing a few years ago.

The Bible indicates that the world was created a few thousand years ago in a short time by a direct act of God.

Shrubs have become quite popular in recent years as a flavor add - in to mixed beverages at nicer restaurants and drinking establishments, and when I first discovered them a few years ago, I went through a short phase of experimenting with vinegary blackberry, pomegranate, and orange concoctions.

It was just a few short years ago when many Arsenal fans, myself included, believed that the Gunners would have gone on to lift the Premier League trophy if it was not for injury problems hitting our squad at just the wrong time, especially the loss of the Wales international midfield star Aaron Ramsey.

Kwesi said: «I really loved my short spell at AFC Wimbledon a few years ago and I am really hungry to do well after a couple of frustrating seasons.

The short answer is «better than last season `, but that's a bit of a cop out answer, so here we go — I think we'll finish second, which is highest I've predicted since I started doing these a few years ago.

Born from a demand by parents for organic baby food that appealed to their young children, Happy Baby entered the market a few short years ago and has grown into a leading maker of premium organic baby and toddler foods.

«Although numerous indicators show that the County as a whole is better off than it was a few short years ago, our community can not truly be prosperous if a significant portion of our community is unable to take advantage of these opportunities.

Queen Elizabeth II is not about to repeat Charles I's disastrous dismissal of the short parliament, 370 years ago today, but she may have to tread carefully in the next few weeks if the crown is not to be dragged into another toxic argument about who has the right to run Britain.

Some of the smarter ones appear to recognize that Capitalism itself may well have collapsed just a few short years ago without government bailouts.

A few years ago, they started noticing that where there was still soil, grasses were sometimes growing back somewhat, although far short of full recovery.

A few months back he reminded the world of a short paper he'd written some years ago on the rather unexpected topic of interstellar finance.

Until a few years ago, the commonly held scientific view was that two kinds of solar events affect us — short - duration events caused by solar flares and long - duration events from CMEs.

Long - read sequencing technologies were launched a few years ago, and in contrast with short - read sequencing technologies, they offered a promise of solving assembly problems for large and complex genomes.

A short story before I comment: A few years ago, before he died I meet the godfather of fitness, Jack LaLanne.

This process is engineered chemically by consuming the correct blend of amino acids and nutrients that can be custom - designed according to the specific needs of each patient, medical wizardry unheard of even a few short years ago!

«We were introduced to kale a few short years ago and had grown tired of the same old ways of using it.

Lately, I've been inspired by a lot of the sharp suiting she's been spotted in, including a particular short suit which admittedly, is from a few years ago, making it a bit trickier to track down a current version.

A few years ago on a balmy summer night, I left my apartment to attend a hotel opening wearing heels and a pair of shorts.

Of course, a few years ago I said I would never wear jean shorts again and I am ready to get into a pair this spring!

And then I have those short sleeve cardigans from a few years ago, too, and I could definitely wear the pink one with the pink dress and the off white one with both of them!

With Thanksgiving just five short days away I thought it would be fun to revisit a few of my favorite holiday recipes as posted one very short year ago.

I remember this puff sleeve trend few years ago and me getting two of them in short sleeves version also from H&M,...

I have always thought that hats on short people are tough to pull off, but stopped caring a few years ago in favor of not getting sunburned.

I remember this puff sleeve trend few years ago and me getting two of them in short sleeves version also from H&M, but this one is way better.

Just a few short months ago we purchased a new home and it feels AMAZING digging our roots in and making Nashville even more of our home than it has been over the past 4 years.

Swim Suit Top: Amuse Society (also love this one) Swim Suit Bottoms: Amuse Society (also love these) Shorts: 7 For All Mankind A few years ago, I was the type of girl of never washed my face (ew), tanned in a tanning bed, and never really took care of my skin.

A few years ago, I lost my wing man and a short period of time, I was able to stay home at night or leave me.

The Big Short is a great movie to explain the mortgage - securities crisis of few years ago (i.e. people getting approved for mortgages they can not afford to pay, but which banks made money on nevertheless by bundling them together).

A few years ago, my very short marriage of about a year broke down because I found out my husband was having an affair.

Impenetrable is the best way to describe just what happened those few short years ago, and how greedy, carnivorous men made themselves masters of the universe.

Acclaimed filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt is returning this year with another of his one - of - a-kind animated shorts called World of Tomorrow Episode Two (in full World of Tomorrow Episode Two: Burden of Other People's Thoughts), the sequel to his highly successful World of Tomorrow from a few years ago.

with another of his one - of - a-kind animated shorts called World of Tomorrow Episode Two (in full the title is World of Tomorrow Episode Two: Burden of Other People's Thoughts), the sequel to his highly successful World of Tomorrow from a few years ago.

Ross recorded a comparable version of this song well before Altman got around to making Short Cuts, and his use of this tune as a kind of impressionistic clothesline on which to hang some of the movie's images, feelings, and themes recalls the lovely instinctual use he made of a few Leonard Cohen songs in McCabe and Mrs. Miller 22 years ago.

A few short years ago, reminding an audience of this connection was a rallying cry.

As Andy Smarick wrote in these pages a few years ago («The Turnaround Fallacy,» features, Winter 2010), «school turnaround efforts have consistently fallen far short of hopes and expectations.»

As reflected by the recent controversy of child pornography involving under - aged students in at least 70 public and private schools throughout Australia, the increased rate at which the use, and misuse, of technology in schools has generated a multitude of new legal issues surrounding the use of social and other digital media that most could not have anticipated a few short years ago.

With a colleague I carried out a review a few years ago for UNESCO of all major donors» activities related to teachers in multi-year projects with over $ 1 million funding and the biggest takeaway was that most funding that one can identify as earmarked for teachers goes to short - term in - service courses and that there is very little evidence about impact.

Only a few short years ago, many schools banned cell phones, but many schools, especially private schools, have changed their rules and now allow smartphones and tablets to be a part of daily school life.

The Pacifica eHybrid is a big, 7 - passenger minivan with all the bells and whistles families have come to adore, but with levels of fuel efficiency unimaginable just a few short years ago.

Only a few short years ago --- OK maybe 10 or 15 years ago — the idea of selling tiny B - Class cars or crossovers in the U.S. market would have been dismissed as the inane ramblings of a depraved product planner.

Only a few short years ago --- OK maybe 10 or 15 years ago — the idea of selling tiny B - Class cars or crossovers in the U.S. market would have been dismissed as the inane ramblings of a...

Indicative of the levels car - makers must go to in order to offer a credible competitive advantage, the LW Focus offers adaptive cruise control, bi-Xenon headlights and automatic parking in an extensive options list that would have been inconceivable in this category a few short years ago.