Sentences with phrase «played major supporting»

Joseph Gordon - Levitt, who last month played a major supporting role in The Dark Knight Rises (TDKR), returns to theaters in the new thriller Premium Rush.

That same year, he played major supporting roles in The Texans and The Buccaneer, and delighted younger audiences with his moving portrayal of Muff Potter, the man wrongfully accused of murder in Norman Taurog's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Jack Davis, the self - made millionaire gunning for Tom Reynolds's congressional seat, has released his first ad since Le Affaire Foley, an ever - widening debacle in which upstate representative Reynolds plays a major supporting role as the Man Who Knew Too Much, Did Too Little, and Blamed It All on His Boss.

But the city's architecture plays a major supporting role, too, and the generous tax credits offered by the state didn't hurt, either.

Felicity Jones as Jane Wilde, Hawking's first wife, and David Thewlis as Dennis Sciama, his doctoral tutor, play major supporting roles.

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The only major difference here is that the Echo supports more music services, but since you can use both as Bluetooth speakers — and therefore play any audio from your phone — that advantage is negligible.

Through their support and encouragement, these individuals all played a major roll in Hamilton's success.

Jimmie Johnson also said great things about Alex. Rick Hendrick talked about how sponsor considerations would play a role, and the fact that Nationwide and Axalta will continue to be major sponsors is proof of their support...)

They are great ambassadors for Ontario and play a major role in supporting the start - up tech community here.»

Dubbed Xiong «An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, the new initiative was announced Monday at the opening ceremony of a new Blockchain Industrial Park in Hangzhou - a Chinese city noted for its support for innovation and which plays host to major companies such as Alibaba.

Garlow, an outspoken evangelical who played a major role in organizing Christian groups in support of California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, spoke plainly: He would not be supporting the Republican in this race.

Health experts agree that antioxidants play an important role in helping to support the immune system and fight off major diseases like cancer and heart disease.

Grace Boyle, chair of the student union's Love Veggie society, played a key role in Ulster's adoption of MFM by starting a petition to gather support for the move, because of a lack of meat free and vegan options at Ulster, and because the university does not formally acknowledge that the meat and dairy industries are major contributors to climate change.

Since joining the company in 2013, he has offered support, training and inspiration to major food management companies as well as operators within hospitals and senior living facilities where he keenly recognizes the important role food plays in patient satisfaction and a guest's «total experience.»

A number of top chefs and restaurateurs in the U.S. capital and other major cities have closed today to support «A Day Without Immigrants,» which urges immigrants to strike in protest of the President Trump's anti-immigrant policies and to raise awareness of the vital role that immigrants play in American society.

One major aspect that got Thierry over the line was support role played by other players especially Dennis Bergkamp.

Francis Coquelin will have a major role to play next year in big games supporting the Arsenal defence, and currently has no like for like replacement in the team.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

I would REALLY hate to see him playing for City this year, I mean REALLY hate it, but pragmatically if he stays we're missing out on big money that could be used to land 1 - 2 quality players (in theory at least, we same incapable of actually closing deals lately), he's going to wind up at City almost for sure next year, and the likely and eventual clear knowledge of this is going to make it hard for the fans to support him (to put it mildly) and be a major distraction to the team and chemistry.

«Our fans played a major part, by supporting the team towards lifting the Premier League trophy, coming to our matches in large numbers, and our ever - increasing global fanbase has helped important commercial partnerships to be formed.

Hospital practices also play a major role in either supporting or creating barriers to a woman's decision to breastfeed.

Age doesn't play a very major role amongst Republicans - support was 23 % in 18 to 45 year olds, and 32 % in people older than 65.

Total of France is already a major player in Libya, and given the prominent role that French President Sarkozy has played in supporting the NTC they will hope to gain further lucrative contracts.

This is a test of 1990s - style politics (when Cuomo came of age), where politicians try to play everyone against each other and capture the support of major outside interests, against today's politics, where winners are chosen based on how well and directly they can connect with voters.

The reports play a major part in the decision making process for claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

The focus on Abu Dhabi is part of the CIOB's strategic plan which will allow the Institute to play a major role in supporting industry, professionalism and key development projects in the Middle East as well as creating a link with the Indian Sub Continent, another key strategic area of interest for the Institute.

With Cuomo already accumulating substantial institutional support, such as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the major health care workers union 1199SEIU, the Working Families Party could play a pivotal role in Nixon's candidacy.

Other observers suggested the verdict could put a damper on his national political ambitions, which include playing a major role supporting Democratic candidates in their efforts to flip New York's Republican House seats this fall, and a rumored potential run for president in two years.

«Jerry's civic and community contributions to northeast Queens over the years have played a major role in shaping the neighborhoods we live in today, which is why I could not be more proud to have his support.»

«Adjacent woodland seems to play a major role in supporting a diversity of bee species.

Although faculty members should play a major role in supporting these students, they are not as helpful as they could be.

It is rather a supporting actor that has to come into play right from the beginning, while the major part is up to the mitigation protagonist,» says co-author Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director of PIK.

«Therefore, findings support — adds the researcher — the idea that genetic factors play a major role in these diseases.»

They are considered biodiversity hotspots and play a major role in supporting commercially important fisheries.

The citation read, in part: «Through your steadfast support of Brown's ambitions to expand its reach through excellence in teaching and research in particular, you have played a major role in bolstering its reputation as a world - class learning institution.»

In addition to its own major scientific discoveries and continuing studies of the planet, the Odyssey mission has played important roles in supporting the missions of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity and the Phoenix Mars Lander.

Besides being a major contributor to the growth and repair of tissues all around the body, vitamin C supports protein metabolism and helps keep testosterone levels high by reducing cortisol production, while vitamin E plays an important role in preventing muscle loss and glycogen storage.

Eggs are an excellent source of protein and therefore can play a major role in supporting natural weight loss.

Health experts agree that antioxidants play an important role in helping to support the immune system and fight off major diseases like cancer and heart disease.

Substituting zucchini also adds fiber and nutrients to the meal, including folate, which supports metabolism; and magnesium, which plays a major role in muscle contraction.

In between pictures like that, and an important supporting role in one installment of Man Into Space, he played much smaller parts in the major Universal releases Man Of A Thousand Faces and My Man Godfrey (both 1957).

It was almost an exact repeat of the major Golden Globe Award wins with Gary Oldman also winning best actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in «Darkest Hour» and Allison Janney taking supporting actress for playing Tonya Harding's mother in «I, Tonya.»

There is a whole world involving the supporting players Lucy, Ida, Wally and Bert who all play significant roles in the film that we haven't gotten to and we've left out pretty much all the major plot turns and twists of the story.

Other major movie awards went to James Franco, who won Best Actor in a Comedy for his turn as Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist; Gary Oldman, who won Best Actor in a Drama for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour; and Allison Janney, who won Best Supporting Actress for playing Tonya Harding's mother in I, Tonya.

The film is a major threat for the Cast Ensemble award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, with supporting players like Mahershala Ali (charming as ever), Jim Parsons (playing an against - type), Kirsten Dunst (feverishly addictive in her mean woman role), and Glen Powell (playing the late John Glenn) all crucial to the film's inevitable success.

A major supporting Native American role in a classic Western might even be played by a white actor.

The actor who broke out of playing small supporting roles earlier this year by becoming USA Network's «Mr. Robot» just scored his very first major acting nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, alongside awards season veterans Kevin Spacey, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm and Peter Dinklage.

«Win It All» (now streaming on Netflix) marks a major star vehicle for Johnson, who has previously played supporting roles in the likes of «Safety Not Guaranteed,» «Jurassic World» and as amicable old - soul and love interest Nick on Fox's hilarious show «New Girl.»

Why would an actor who plays a title character and is given most of the major speeches be considered for a «supporting» category?

Through evidence - based approaches piloted and now implemented in 30 major districts throughout the country, TDS has played a lead role in helping schools and districts mobilize existing staff and support organizations in ways that are proven to make considerable differences in attendance, climate and overall academic achievement.