Sentences with phrase «one's recent predecessors»

Trump has parted with more top - level staff in his first year than any of his five most recent predecessors did in their respective first years.

Yet de Blasio's mayoralty stands apart from recent predecessors» in that virtually everything he does leads back to personal politics.

He might have tried to learn from the New Labour guidebooks on how to win elections, but inadvertently he has followed more closely the course adopted by one of his own recent predecessors.

All in all, Hillary declared that she was not going to be a school reformer - in - chief as President Barack Obama and other recent predecessors (including her husband) have been since Ronald Reagan issued A Nation At Risk four decades ago.

At face value, Burgert's art looks to belong to a Nordic tradition stretching back to Bosch and Bruegel, not to mention more recent predecessors such as Beckmann.

But he wanted a Cabinet position for the new Leader of the Commons, William Hague, whose most recent predecessors (Andrew Lansley and Sir George Young) had had the status of «attending» Cabinet, rather than full membership.

Known by some colleagues as «Spreadsheet Phil», the chancellor has one key difference from recent predecessors.

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.

With her term ending Feb. 3 — three days after leading her last monetary policy meeting in which no new action is expected — Yellen won't have the chance to leave the kind of mark left by her recent predecessors.

Your recent predecessors did many good things for the Jews; please expand them.

In areas such as these John Paul II has built on the achievements of Paul VI, who likewise followed his recent predecessors.

The broad faith representation may also reveal a desire to please the American electorate, more pessimistic about the president - elect than any of his recent predecessors.

His language on this echoes that of the most famous of his recent predecessors, Joseph Ratzinger, in its emphasis on the importance of truth and of teaching it, rather than of seeing the Church as essentially resting on rules.

We can argue all day long about whether the 2015 Arsenal is a true improvement on their recent predecessors but I am pretty sure they are.

Azzopardi said Cuomo has signed a property tax cap, approved a law to encourage local governments to stay within the cap and increased state spending at a slower rate than recent predecessors.

Yes, his budgets have been a bit more restrained than some of his recent predecessors».

The pick was one of half - a-dozen announced by Mr. de Blasio, whose pace of filling prime administration posts has lagged behind his recent predecessors.

A «contested election» also does not include an election conducted by members of a small body of a few hundred people or less like the modern College of Cardinals that elected the Pope (which has been in place in its current form since the 12th century and in a different incarnation since the 6th century), which is appointed by the incumbent or his recent predecessors on a non-hereditary basis.

Cuomo has consolidated power more effectively than any of his recent predecessors, sources said.

He carved out a contrast with his two most recent predecessors — Melissa Mark - Viverito and Christine Quinn — who were seen as mostly in lockstep with the mayors the served alongside — current Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, respectively.

In calling for a charter revision, Mr. de Blasio is using a tactic beloved by his two most recent predecessors, Michael R. Bloomberg and Rudolph W. Giuliani, who convened charter revision commissions on some six different occasions.

A greater proportion of New Yorkers also give him a thumbs - up on his first weeks as governor than did for his most recent predecessors.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is an enormous title, especially when compared to his most recent predecessor.

Like its recent predecessors, «Star Trek Beyond» is mostly an assortment of effects - heavy scenes with bits of talking in between.

From recent predecessors (Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray) to contemporaries (Jim Carrey, Mike Myers), no funnyman has sustained big audiences as long and consistently as Sandler has.

Johannes Roberts» effective thriller doubles down on its recent predecessor by placing not one but two attractive women in aquatic jeopardy.

And Van Sant, shooting mostly in Massachusetts (Japan wasn't about to let a film crew into Aokigahara, which is a national embarrassment), generates some creepy atmosphere early on, as Arthur wanders around the forest finding the corpses of his recent predecessors.

For on the pitch action, it's much more satisfying compared to the shortcomings of its recent predecessor.

Margaret Spellings, then secretary of education, visited a Green Dot school in Los Angeles in 2007, and the principal of Locke at the time, Frank Wells, then in his third year (he had lasted longer than his recent predecessors), spoke up about his frustrations.

The Iconia Tab 8 is considerably thinner than most of its recent predecessors at 8.5 mm thick which is not bad going.

The Oasis» light weight and superior backlighting come at a cost, however; it has a significantly shorter battery life than its recent predecessors.

The current downturn may have a much longer life than its recent predecessors, because this time the crash was not triggered by deliberate policy, but by an unforeseen credit crisis.

Compared with its most recent predecessors, Far Cry 5 makes some big changes to how you upgrade your character.

Light of Hope does away with the full 3 - D perspective which harken back to its most recent predecessors, which were the first Harvest Moon games developed by Natsume after their split with Marvelous Entertainment (It begs repeating: The series known in the West as Harvest Moon now is different from Bokujo Monogatari, the original farming sim franchise that now goes by Story of Seasons stateside).

Of course, it's hard to blame Castlevania fans for their polygonal backlash — while some will argue that the N64 Castlevania games weren't as bad as critics make them out to be, it's unanimously agreed that they simply weren't on par with their most recent predecessor, PSOne champion Symphony of the Night.

Benefitting from more than 1,000 improvements and enhancements over its most recent predecessor, FM 2014 is the most realistic simulation of football management ever released.

So, while Song of Life might not be as fleshed out as its most recent predecessors, there's still plenty to do and excellently written substories to see through.

Resident Evil 7 trades off its recent predecessors» reliance on redundant action for a methodical approach to horror, rightfully returning the series» key ability to instill fear through its haunting environment and impeccable sound design.

Ghosts failed to sell as many in its first week as its recent predecessors, as fans waited for shinier versions on the brand - new PS4 and Xbox One.

The newest works therefore possess a highly complex sense of depth, particularly in the shifts between colors, that distinguishes them from their recent predecessors.

«Bizarrely he claims that his hundred year old electric car is as advanced as some recent predecessors of the Tesla, «I love electric cars.

Trump trails his three most recent predecessors, Obama, Bush and Bill Clinton, in the pace of his nominations and confirmations.

Aside from the iconic brand name and same robust file support, the new Walkman NW - ZX2 builds on its recent predecessor with 128 GB onboard storage, a microSD slot, and a lovely - looking touchscreen display.

Here are all the specs for those three devices in one glorious place, plus a comparison to its five most recent predecessors, the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and the iPhone SE.

While iOS 11 will bring software updates to every iPhone's camera software — which lets you edit live photos, scan QR codes, and more — the cameras on all three new iPhones announced on Tuesday will be a similar to their most recent predecessors, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a handful of upgrades.