Sentences with phrase «set by its predecessor»

I'm not saying Ratzinger was a bad man, he simply was never going to live up to the bar set by his predecessor... now the new pope will get a chance to form his own legacy... just saying..

Miner, a Democrat, and Mahoney, a Republican, have a history of collaboration that stands apart from the examples set by their predecessors.

He did away with the tights worn by Speakers in favour of dark flannel trousers and continued the precedent set by his predecessor as Speaker, Betty Boothroyd, by dispensing with the traditional wig.

There is no reason to assume the newest installment, The Final Chapter, will exceed the not - so - lofty standards set by its predecessors.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound adds a significant amount of depth and complexity to the formula set by its predecessor and it is all the better for it.

While it doesn't offer anything new and innovative, the new adventure of Mario is by all means faithful to the high quality standards set by its predecessors.

It follows the benchmark set by its predecessor and establishes itself as another simply outstanding package.

The game manages to do a good job iterating and improving over the formula set by its predecessor, Lords of the Fallen.

While Stormblood did not move away greatly from the foundation set by its predecessors, the entire battle system received a major overhaul.

And then last week, the mayor made his most aggressive move yet, reversing the policy set by his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, who agreed to provide free real estate to the schools so they could open new programs this fall.

Based on the pattern set by its predecessor, the BMW 1 - Series M coupe, the smaller M2 will likely exhibit both better agility and handling prowess than a standard M235i, as well as additional outright speed.

Developed under the watchful eye of Ford development chief Richard Parry - Jones, the Focus far surpassed the bar set by its predecessor, the Escort.

One of the major quotes from Thorsten's first comments after becoming CEO was that RIM doesn't need drastic change, which many have interpreted to mean he'll keep the same course as already set by his predecessors, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis.

not only meets but exceeds the excellency standard set by its predecessor.

As the highly - anticipated successor to 2013's critically - acclaimed fighting game, Injustice 2 not only meets but exceeds the excellency standard set by its predecessor.

Released a year before its competitors (if you can even call it competition), the Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, the PlayStation crushed the Sony sales records set by its predecessor.

While it's a respectable effort overall, there are a few incongruences, with Rise's replacement not meeting the standard set by her predecessor, delivering an unweaving inflection and cadence for almost every line.

Two weeks now I've been playing Fire Emblem Fates, the next in the series with the daunting task of living up to the expectations set by its predecessor.

Indeed, to put it simply, The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds has one of the best soundtracks of any 3DS game, easily living up to the already lofty standards set by its predecessors.

While Revelations 2 may be the sequel, it's the more interesting game technically and bearing in mind the higher technical bar here imposed by Xbox One and PS4 as the target platforms, the Switch version fares surprisingly well judged by the bar set by its predecessor.

The music from the original Rune Factory is difficult to match, and the sequel doesn't quite live up to the excellence set by its predecessor.

But the sequences we've seen so far, also suggest that the game is following the structural foundations set by predecessors — linear routes through only very slightly explorable environs.

Hilary Benn, Environment Secretary, son of Tony, successor to David Miliband, announced on Monday that the target of 60 % reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 set by his predecessor may not be enough.

Since President Donald Trump's administration took office, the auto industry has been clamoring to have the strict fuel economy standards set by his predecessor reversed.

Its opening cutscene was intriguing, but the game quickly devolved into a franchise entry that fell far below the high standards set by its predecessors.

Does it match or exceed the high bar set by its predecessors?

Perhaps then it would reach the 2 - day bar set by its predecessor.

Origin's latest Millennium lives up to the high standards set by its predecessor.

Not exact matches

Speaking with CNBC, Martin Earp says the demand is mainly driven by baby boomers who have a very different set of needs and wants as compared to their predecessors.

The movement from Nazareth to Galilee is followed by one from Galilee to Jerusalem; and in his sequel, the Acts of the Apostles, the Evangelist will continue the progress to Rome itself again, if the writer of the Fourth Gospel radically departs from the topographical scheme of his predecessors, his whole presentation is dominated by references to an hour «that is not yet come», but which controls and directs by its ever hastening approach the sequence of events he sets forth.

For then the character of each event is set within a context, often a narrow one, provided by its predecessor events, a context of real possibility.

The previous mark, set by his Aussie predecessor Greg Norman at 14 - under, once seemed untouchable but Day is in line to rewrite it all this weekend at TPC Sawgrass.

That total is nearly 60,000 votes higher than the previous record of 183,672 set by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2010 (Gillibrand, who was running to fill the remaining two years in the term of her predecessor, Hillary Clinton, received 182,624 on the WFP line that year), and approximately 80,000 over the party's highest 2008 statewide total, which was 159,613 for President Obama.

In his Budget statement of March 2012, Chancellor George Osborne, confirmed that there would be no changes to the duty rates set out by his predecessor; therefore rates would continue to rise by two per cent above the rate of inflation.

For her keynote Conservative party conference speech, Theresa May attempted to build on the theme set out by her predecessor 13 years ago.

New court precedent has impacted the cases of New York lawmakers before: precedent set by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit eventually resulted in a new trial being ordered for Skelos» predecessor in the Senate, Joseph Bruno.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington in April when the president signed an executive order to review tax regulations set last year by his predecessor.

Resolution's chief economist Matthew Whittaker suggests the best way of targeting these households would be to undo planned cuts to universal credit set in motion by Hammond's predecessor George Osborne and to suspend the four - year cash freeze in working age benefits.

Although HDTV sets can cost as much as a used car, they will have outsold their predecessors by 89 percent this year, dollar for dollar.

The carbon tax, introduced by Rudd's predecessor Julia Gillard as her central policy to cut carbon emissions, is currently set at A$ 24.15 a metric ton.

Following the trend set by other popular franchises Red River bridges the gap that was its predecessors missed.

Like its predecessor, «Paddington 2» is a clever delight of visual invention and wit; this sequel draws particularly from the films of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton for its ingenious slapstick action set pieces, while the screenplay by director Paul King and Simon Farnaby packs the dialogue with fun wordplay and tiny details that pay off in major comic ways.

Also, despite the less than $ 40M weekend, there's a whole other set of Valentine's Day business which is coming to this E.L. James feature adaptation on Wednesday, on part to the $ 11M made by its predecessor Fifty Shades Darker on the lovers» holiday.

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, nebbish loser - scientist Hector Hammond (Peter Saarsgard doing that mega-creep thing he does so well) begins to run mildly amok after being infected by a vestige of power from the being that killed Jordan's predecessor, an alien force called Parallax (voiced by Clancy Brown) who feeds on fear, devours entire planets, and has its sights set on both Earth and Oa (in that order).

Still, the compelling - as - ever chemistry between Mulder and Scully ultimately proves instrumental in smoothing over the movie's sporadic flaws - as it's in their one - on - one interludes that The X Files easily lives up to the standard set by its small - screen predecessor's superb early seasons.

Battle of the Five Armies sets out to deliver the killer climax promised by its two prevaricating predecessors, and to some extent succeeds.

The game's own awareness of the Zelda universe genuinely gives you the impression that you're the young lad in the green tights doing whatever it takes to live up to the standards set by your heroic predecessor.

Mercedes has released details of the third - generation of its ML - class SUV, which is set to stick closely to the formula established by its predecessors.

If the C7 ZR1 breaks that barrier, it'll beat the previous - generation C6 ZR1 by at least 20 seconds, as its predecessor set a lap time of 7:19.63 back in 2012.

Beneath a low sweeping bonnet line dominated by a new, larger Toyota badge which is set lower than its predecessor, the upper grille features a central, chrome - plated horizontal trim bar which is visually extended into the headlamp clusters to accentuate the width of the vehicle.