Sentences with phrase «said about its predecessor»

Not exact matches

Dell Technologies said on Monday it has combined the venture capital operations from its two predecessor companies, computer maker Dell Inc and data storage firm EMC, and said it plans to invest about $ 100 million a year in startups.

On Tuesday, facing rising political heat after the Parkland massacre, Trump, as he often does, blamed his predecessors for a lack of action and said he would be different, despite widespread skepticism among gun control activists about his sincerity and capacity to make the case for change.

But he was as unsparing in his exposure of the corruptions of contemporary society, and he corroborated all that his predecessor had said about the inevitable judgement of God upon a rebellious people.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable says he «strongly disagrees» with comments made by his predecessor about homosexuality.

Sunlit Youth is about the same length as its predecessors at 12 tracks, but Rice says the process to get there was completely foreign.

This column has several times commented on the extended honeymoon the present Holy Father has enjoyed in liberal circles; as Piers Paul Read commented in The Spectator, traditionalist Catholics had begun to be «dismayed» at this: «Had Pope Benedict forgotten what he had said in his address at the funeral of his predecessor... about the danger posed by moral relativism?

The alleged third Quest, while no more uniform than its predecessors, rejects Bultmann's double verdict about Quests, and is determined to know as precisely as possible what Jesus did and did not say, and to understand the critically certified Jesus as a historical phenomenon in the social landscape of his time.

Cardinal Suenens told about the time when John leaned down and said to the men, as they began the procession, «My predecessor was not so heavy as I am — but I'll pay you more.»

De Blasio, when asked about Tusk's link to Bloomberg, said he did not think his predecessor is trying to oust him.

He urged the new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru and the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Prof. Claudius Daramola to reform the ministry, saying, «You have a huge challenge due to the disastrous performance of your predecessors under the last PDP government which made more noise about the Niger Delta than work.

David Cameron did not address the allegations about his predecessor, but said the delay was «extremely frustrating» and it would not be right for him to try to interfere.

Maiden speeches - first, praise the previous speakers (all of whom are excellent, only adding to the nerves); then say something nice about your predecessor; name - check a few highlights from the constituency, including some leading characters and organisations; say something about your interest areas in politics; throw in a few light - hearted comments and sit down.

The FOI appeal was brought by Mr Burnham's predecessor John Healey, who said the decision gave «strong legal support to a full and open debate about the NHS reorganisation».

Chief executive Tim Gordon said it appeared the party «did not fully live up to our political ideals» in dealing with complaints about predecessor Lord Rennard.

«I am most excited about organizing the committee and unlocking its immense potential by building upon the successes achieved by my predecessors,» Minerva said.

David Grandeau, who headed JCOPE's predecessor and consults with lobbyists and organizations about compliance, said this is «wrong.»

When asked about his relationship with his predecessor, Peter Obi, he said he had no problem with anybody.

Stringer said his predecessor, John Liu, made the decision to omit details about vendors at the request of NYPD brass.

Asked about the current climate, Ramakrishnan expressed optimism, saying he was copied on a letter from U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to Sir Paul Nurse, Ramakrishnan's Royal Society predecessor, which stated «the government is going to be very supportive about science.»

That said, this column is about learning from the collective mistakes of your predecessors, so, if you can, do it in advance.

Although a new presidency always revisits its predecessor's regulations, «what's unique about the Trump administration is that we're seeing so much sloppy work, in the sense of these stays that have absolutely no justification,» says Emily Hammond, a professor at The George Washington University Law School who is tracking the issue.

With more than 40 million specimens in the museum's Department of Paleobiology, «We are always learning new things about the vast legacy built by our predecessors at the museum,» Pyenson said.

Rage 2 looks to still be set in the same wild post apocalyptic universe as its predecessor but other than that the bizarre teaser trailer that we have for you below doesn't say anything about what to expect.

I'm told that Murderous Pursuits resembles its spiritual predecessor The Ship and also multiplayer modes of older Assassin's Creed games, but having played none of them (only campaigns in AC series) I can't say anything about similarities.

Perhaps the best thing I can say about Riptide is that that it contains no analog to the «shaman escort» mission, and is therefore many degrees less terrible than its predecessor.

Another source in Ford's truck operations says the F - 150 will weigh about 500 pounds less than its predecessor.

Honda says it offers best - in - class legroom in the back — it's up about 2 inches over its predecessor.

There some personality here and I couldn't say that about its predecessor.

Talking about the HTC U12, it is said to come with minimal design changes when compared to its predecessor.

This one appears to be doing more than its predecessor by way of setting up the universe, which it does via an angry, militant leader hollering at you for the duration of the clip about the progress and glory of mankind (he also mentions something about enemies, likely of alien origin, wanting to strip us of said glory — go figure).

If there's one reason that can be said about why EA's Star Wars Battlefront II isn't as good as its predecessor, it's because the game falls victim to its own restrictions and harsh padding.

I haven't start playing Dissidia NT yet & I loved the original Dissidia, but seeing the ratings & few comments here about it says it's inferior to its PSP predecessors, now I'm kinda having buyer's remorse....

The new game is overall getting good reviews, however, the same can't be said about most of its predecessors.

I'm told that Murderous Pursuits resembles its spiritual predecessor The Ship and also multiplayer modes of older Assassin's Creed games, but having played none of them (only campaigns in AC series) I can't say anything about similarities.

The difference between Monster Hunter World and its predecessors can feel profound, though it says a lot about how impenetrable these games once were when the fact you no longer have to look up online what key quests you need to complete to move things forward is something worthy of praise.

In fact, it has recently come to light that Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold more than any of its predecessors, which really says enough about Nintendo's latest revival.

I get what you're saying about the game relative to its predecessors, but I still had a bit of a laugh about «defined characters» in Dragon Quest.

With it being significantly more powerful than its predecessor, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase said the following at E3: Three or four years ago we joked around about developing a Final Fantasy game on the Wii Fit balance board.

I also know you had nothing to do with this year's Turner prize, the winner of which is announced tomorrow, and that the Artist & Empire exhibition about which I am going to say a few words represents a farewell from your predecessor, rather than a hello from you.

«What I want to show visitors is that 1) artists don't work in a bubble, and that 2) contemporary artists, though they are pursuing new modes in the world and new ways of thinking about art and making art, they are still very much looking to their predecessors,» she said.

Moreover, as we have seen in Davey, his predecessors, and his superiors, you can say anything you like about climate change, as long as it doesn't contradict this view of sides.

Until, that is, the public finally gets their say, as they have had their about Davey, and also his predecessor Miliband.

KS) on Tuesday said pre-orders for its Galaxy Note 8 premium smartphone have hit the highest - ever for the Note series, beating its predecessor Note 7 over five days by about 2.5 times.

As for battery life, Apple says the iPhone 7 should last about two hours longer than the iPhone 6s while the larger iPhone 7 Plus will run for about an hour longer than its predecessor.

Meanwhile, without giving away specific details about the next - generation iPhone, the employee simply said that the iPhone 8 is going to be «different» from the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 6s — both predecessors came with very similar design.

In practice, I found the OnePlus 5T was about as legible in harsh sunlight as its predecessor, which is to say that while it's not the brightest display I've seen on a smartphone this year, I never had an issue making out what was on the screen, even when I was outside.

With Microsoft about to launch a new Surface Pro this year, speculations are rife on what the latest model will have to offer, with many saying that the newest Surface Pro would be a serious upgrade compared to its predecessor, the Surface Pro 4.

Whatever you do, do not say anything negative about the predecessor for this role.

«Coming into a new place, you don't know if your predecessor was a financial wizard or a marketing genius, but either way, it's all about change,» he says.