Sentences with phrase «quarter of a century old»

BIG BUSINESS RACES TO THE STARS The most exciting new category in tech is three - quarters of a century old: space!

I'm officially a quarter of a century old.

Greaves cautions that more data is still needed to tackle this quarter of a century old puzzle: «Our image is quite fuzzy, so we've applied for time on the international Atacama Large Millimetre Array — ALMA — to get more detail.

I turn a quarter of a century old tomorrow (eek!).

I'm turning 24, and that makes me one year away from being a quarter of a century old.

Happy Monday ♥ I am definitely having a case of the Monday Blues today... I spent this past weekend in Palm Springs to kick off my birthday week (I can't believe I am turning 25 on Friday... a quarter of a century old... it's all down hill from here right?

I feel old, like quarter of a century old.

It may be more than a quarter of a century old, but Super Mario Bros. is still as enchanting as ever.

Now a quarter of a century old, Super Mario Kart has to rank as one of the most influential titles in gaming; it created a whole new racing sub-genre and established a series which — at the time of writing — has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.

EFTA is now a quarter of a century old!

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Anything, these days, that's over a quarter century old has got to have the sense of getting a little long in the tooth, but with that comes total brand identity.»

But the paperwork has been dusted off in recent months as policy - makers debate whether this old deal — despite its imperfections — might be awakened from its quarter - century coma should Trump pull America out of NAFTA.

In the hills above this chestnut tree and in the woods behind my house lie dead trunks, decades old — some of them more than three - quarters of a century fallen.

While I was talking with Miguel his 75 - year - old grandson came riding into the town on horseback, looking vigorous and fit and exuding the vitality of a man far younger than his three quarters of a century.

Modern chauvinism has assumed that all recent modes of knowing the truth are vastly superior to all older ways, a view that has recently presided over the precipitous deterioration of social structures and processes in the third quarter of the twentieth century.

Although it was three quarters of the way through the Twentieth Century, the place was very «Old Country»... antiquated, dimly lit, scorchingly hot, and dangerous... and those were its good points.

One is a specialist in failure and the other has so little ambition its happy to accept that failure with the hope that the dithering, senile old fart will change his ways — the same ways he has chosen for nearly a quarter of a century.

The 71 - year - old has led United for over a quarter of a century winning 13 English championships and two UEFA Champions League titles.

Richmond's environmental justice movement stretches back more than a quarter - century, making it one of the oldest in the country.

It is also quite old; it has been providing this service to clients since 1990 — that is more than a quarter century of experience!

Then the summer brought Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia for Nintendo 3DS, a compelling remake of the quarter century - old second game in the series.

The 1080p transfer includes the film with a solid 1.85:1 aspect ratio, which really does a lot of justice for this quarter century old anime.

Here I have lived for a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man.

Even if you were to manage the difficult importation of a non-street legal car, the 22B would not see public roads for the next seven years until it turns 25 in 2023, per U.S. laws that only allow import of foreign cars that are over a quarter - century old.

Despite its fearsome exotic - car competition and our inherent instinct to compare the modern car to its wonderfully organic, quarter - century - old predecessor, the NSX scores its All - Star status by using technology for the forces of good — an amazing driving experience rather than automatonlike sterility.

For some of us, there's reverse cachet in owning a car that's at least a quarter - century old — provided it's relatively obscure or at least has some sort of noteworthy provenance.

He had lived in an apartment with books touching the ceilings, and rugs thick enough to hide dice; then in a room and a half with dirt floors; on forest floors, under unconcerned stars; under the floorboards of a Christian who, half a world and three - quarters of a century away, would have a tree planted to commemorate his righteousness; in a hole for so many days his knees would never wholly unbend; among Gypsies and partisans and half - decent Poles; in transit, refugee, and displaced persons camps; on a boat with a bottle with a boat that an insomniac agnostic had miraculously constructed inside it; on the other side of an ocean he would never wholly cross; above half a dozen grocery stores he killed himself fixing up and selling for small profits; beside a woman who rechecked the locks until she broke them, and died of old age at forty - two...

Crackaboi and Lil Turk burglarize a century old abandoned warehouse, in search of a quarter of million dollars supposedly stashed inside an old safe.

Our tiled 15th - century house in the old quarter of the city was marked by giant bronze doors.

Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a buzzing centre of trade for centuries, and today you can still pick up locally made silks and souvenirs to take back home.

Visit the One Pillar Pagoda and after a tasty lunch, take a cyclo tour of the Old Quarter before heading to picturesque West Lake and the 6th century Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda and stroll alongside the Lake.

Dotted with some of Spains oldest buildings and churches including The Cathedral dating back to the 12th century, the gothic quarter is a hive of history and provides an almost untouched look at Barcelona's gothic culture.

Cordoba: Stay in the charming old Jewish quarter of Cordoba at Las Casas de la Juderia and enjoy the unique atmosphere of its century old rooms and courtyards.

Housed inside a 14th century building in the old Jewish quarter, exhibits here include Hebrew tombstones as well as a copy of a Catalonia - produced 15th century Hebrew manuscript.

Sirmione is bursting with history and charm, including the imposing Rocca Scaligera - a beautifully preserved 13th century castle surrounded by a large water - filled moat that dominates the Old Quarter of town.

Sirmione is a pleasure to discover; the town is bursting with history and charm, including the imposing Rocca Scaligera - a beautifully preserved 13th century castle surrounded by a large water - filled moat that dominates the Old Quarter of town.

There is free time in Sirmione to explore the imposing Rocca Scaligera - a 13th century castle surrounded by a large water - filled moat that dominates the Old Quarter of town and offers beautiful views over Lake Garda from the ramparts.

Here we have time to explore; you could visit the Rocca Scaligeri (payable locally), a beautifully preserved 13th century castle that dominates the Old Quarter of town, with excellent views over Lake Garda from its ramparts.

For the better part of two centuries, the Golden Mount at Wat Saket has glistened high above the old quarter.

Architect Cristina Martí Crespi masterfully immerses guests in the old quarter of Palma through her classic update of an 18th - century structure that affords stunning views of the city's signature 15th - century Gothic Cathedral.

This converted 18th - century mansion is located in the Jewish quarter of Córdoba, just next to the old city walls.

In Hanoi, traditional Chinese influences and French colonial architecture combine with numerous temples and the narrow streets of the Old Quarter whose traders have specialised in local silk, jewellery and handicrafts for centuries.

You'd think such a project might inspire those undertaking it to improve upon the quarter - century - old original — and not just by sprucing up the graphics a bit but by developing new controls and mechanics less likely to perturb players now accustomed to the much more accessible interfaces of modern - day games.

Then the summer brought Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia for Nintendo 3DS, a compelling remake of the quarter century - old second game in the series.

You can check out the full three hour hearing here, but for those of you that don't have an afternoon to kill listening to quarter century - old CSPAN programming, the gist of it was that Night Trap — with its lurid depiction of half - naked women getting their blood sucked out of their necks with giant K'NEX toys — was lambasted as the exemplar of virtual depravity and degeneracy.

Originally shown at the company's booth at the Electronics Entertainment Expo, the brief trailer features a montage of memorable moments from the now quarter century old series.

Still, after a quarter century of slinging lead from the first - person, you'd think the shooter genre would be old hat, yet the FPS genre has gone on to dominate the holiday season year after year with a flood of annual shooters that move millions of copies annually.

Even his quarter century - old games are still hot tickets, as the Special Edition of Super Mario All - Stars sold 1.95 million units.

Lynn has spent more than a quarter of a century organizing social group activities for older adults through Maturity and Its Muse.

He knew that the Mass MoCA complex is located in the old Sprague Electronics factory complex, where paper capacitors were invented and radios and electronic components were made for three - quarters of a century.