Sentences with phrase «old veteran of»

Ebell, a 64 - year - old veteran of Washington's policy wars, is director of energy and environmental policy for a libertarian nonprofit organization called the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), which helped start the Cooler Heads Coalition in 1997.

Hyde — a 51 - year - old veteran of countless gallery and museum outings — exhibits greater youthfulness... Continue reading →

Hyde — a 51 - year - old veteran of countless gallery and museum outings — exhibits greater youthfulness in his five enormous paintings than several MFA graduate shows roped together.»

A 17 - year - old veteran of Hollywood, Crystal starred in Doctor Dolittle with Eddie Murphy and Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller and Ricky Gervais.

I am A 58 year old Veteran of the US Army Proud to have been a COMBAT ENGINEER..

That old veteran of the SDP, David Owen, told the BBC's Politics Show today that he might rejoin the party, and certainly hopes to vote Labour, now that it is a social democratic party.

Blake, a 34 - year - old a veteran of former President Barack Obama's presidential campaign and White House, received the most votes — 171 — for the remaining position, open to a male or female out of 411.5 ballots received, but a second round was held because all contenders fell short of the 206 - vote threshold.

Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake — a 34 - year - old veteran of ex-President Barack Obama's presidential campaign and White House — might have seemed a longshot when he launched his bid late last year for one of the Democratic National Committee's six vice chair slots, but a month after his victory he proclaimed that the «Bronx is here and we're here to stay,» signaling his own return to the national stage.

Returning were three starters; Center Paul Hogue, tall as a fir and broad as a redwood, who ambles about so casually and likably that his teammates have dubbed him Marmaduke after the large, friendly dog of cartoon fame; Guard Tony Yates, a 24 - year - old veteran of four years in the Air Force who is always smiling on the court as if finding an adult's pleasure in a college boy's game, and who is about the best defensive guard in the country; Forward Tom Thacker, who at a mere 6 feet 2 can jump with Hogue.

But in terms of the tone used by the lunch room volunteers — I will say that my two kids are now old veterans of public elementary school lunch rooms and they've certainly endured their share of barking lunch room monitors.

Not exact matches

«There are more things to be found yet,» says the 67 - year - old veteran, who moved from his U.K. home to the then - frontier town of Yellowknife as a young geologist.

Under the control of Disney veteran Daniel Battsek, Miramax continued to produce inexpensive but worthy titles like No Country For Old Men and The Queen for a while.

Among young female veterans, the numbers were way worse: In 2011, female veterans who were 20 to 24 years old had an unemployment rate of 35.4 percent.

In a steroid - tainted, reality - TV era, Jeter, the son of two Army veterans, continues to stand out because of his old - school approach: Never offer excuses or give less than maximum effort.

Meyers told the story of a 30 - year - old veteran who was supposed to start work at a government agency, but thanks to the hiring freeze, the start date was postponed «indefinitely.»

One player to make an impact so far is 14 - year - old Guan Tianlang, who qualified for the prestigious Masters at Augusta National in Georgia, U.S, this year and was heaped with praise by some of the game's veterans.

Veteran entrepreneur Celeste Hilling, CEO and founder of 10 - year - old lifestyle company Skin Authority, stumped me with this question a few weeks ago, but she definitely left me with something to think about.

In this real life deus ex machina, the unexpected, if not entirely unforeseeable evidence that led directly to the arrest of the 72 - year - old Vietnam veteran came by way of a relative's DNA submitted to a genealogy website.

Beyond that, many of the Union army veterans he'd recruited as sales agents wore their old uniforms as they worked, which reinforced the connection with their audience.

He added that he is working with employees on eliminating outdated, unsustainable policies and systems that are as much as 56 years old and have held back departments like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department.

A Silicon Valley veteran, the 36 - year - old holds engineering degrees from Queen's and University of Toronto (he still wears his iron engineer's ring on his right pinky).

These veteran marketers claim that the old model of intrusive advertising and marketing not only costs too much, but it no longer works.

President Trump fired his embattled Veterans Affairs secretary Wednesday and tapped as his replacement atop the chronically mismanaged agency the president's personal physician, who gained prominence with his effusive praise of the 71 - year - old's physical and mental health.

Finding civilian work often takes longer than veterans expect, but if you've saved enough, you'll have time to be more selective about employment opportunities instead of feeling pressured to accept «any old job» ASAP.

But the new pope is also a veteran of old battles.

In every other town the bells have gone silent, and that's unacceptable,» Brett Royales, a 28 - year - old US army veteran and member of Dwekh Nawsha, told Reuters.

(The same explanation was used when the nation recently released a detained 85 - year - old American veteran of the Korean War.)

As a Christian and a veteran of the US military, being forcibly returned to Iraq — a homeland he hasn't seen since he was five years old — could prove to be a death sentence.

The 90 - year - old said his experiences as a veteran of World War II, when the United States was fighting Japan, have given him insight over the years into the need to combat «invidious prejudice.»

I am an eighty year old veteran that gave up a lot of my health for my country and if you want to build your ugly building, DO IT IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY.

«Now everyone is riled up because it's a crisis,» said Tiara Shaya, the niece of military veteran Nahidh Shaou who came to the US when he was five years old.

He responded by charging that Ledeen had «maliciously impugned the 110 - year - old reputation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,» dismissing the Homeland Security Report as merely a «poorly written report» and defending their endorsement of Murtha with this:

There are still places where survivors of that struggle gather, like old soldiers at a retreat for veterans, to nurse their wounds and tell war stories.

On a fall Saturday in the small Tennessee town of McMinnville, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Travis McVey hugs his 11 - year - old son Logan, climbs into his ’85 Honda Accord and begins an hour - long drive to a promotional bottle - signing at a regional liquor store.

At Friday's practice 13 - year veteran defensive tackle Howie Long, the only Raider left from the old Oakland days, felt good about the off - season acquisition of Hostetler and the remodeling of the rickety Coliseum.

The less said about Simone Zaza's stint at West Ham United the better, while even though Wayne Rooney established himself as Man Utd's all - time record goalscorer this season, the end is surely near for the veteran in terms of his spell at Old Trafford as he has struggled to hold down a regular spot in Mourinho's side.

The veteran left - back spent eight years at Old Trafford, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League in his time with the club, and becoming something of a fans» favourite with his committed performances.

The Daily Star say the veteran forward's current deal with Japanese side Cerezo Osaka expires at the end of this season, and the 35 - year - old could be secured on a loan deal until the end of his contract.

Still, inan event that's out of a time warp, on Sunday your eye went to veterans likethe 42 - year - old Goydos, gray and necky (in his honest phrase, a «full - timefather and a part - time golfer»), and to other grown - ups at other times inthe week.

Whilst Kevin Davies is of course well known for his rough and tumble, no nonsense, old fashioned approach to the game there is no denying that the Bolton veteran could well prove to be a very useful addition to any Premier League squad and Martin O'Neill will surely be just one of many manager's showing their interest in the Trotters forward.

Stephens, a 19 - year - old out of Coral Gables, Fla., is looking to win her first Grand Slam title and will have to go through the veteran to have a shot at either No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka of Russia or unseeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.

Nobody was sure if the old veteran would be able to keep up with the newborn roster that included LaMarcus Aldridge and an MVP - caliber Leonard, especially after he has shown sign after sign of slowing down over the past few years.

The 31 - year - old Udrih is still a capable rotational player who can eat up minutes behind Ty Lawson and provide the kind of veteran presence young teams need during the postseason.

Defour is of a similar mould to Manchester United veteran Scholes in terms of physique and style which explains Sir Alex Ferguson's interest with Michael Carrick falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

And yet the facts overwhelmingly support the belief that in baseball parlance, he's a can't - miss five - tool prospect and future Cup champion, who has the maturity is of a veteran, not of 19 - year - old.

This 31 - year - old veteran has been called a manager behind the plate — cool, smart and an excellent handler of pitchers.

Billy Graham, 32 - year - old veteran welterweight contender, who came within one vote of winning title from Kid Gavilan in 1951, announced retirement in New York.

Older, expensive veterans will be released in order to make way for a new generation of young players.

But his second season - opener sent the Rams to visit the Eagles on the unforgiving turf of old Veterans Stadium.

• Veteran free - agent pickups at running back (Eddie George) and quarterback (Vinny Testaverde) haven't looked merely old; they appear to be out of gas.