Sentences with phrase «smash records this year»

We want to continue to smash records this year, but we'll need your help again!

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The staggering growth rates of this year's Fast 50 — the average of the top five was a record - smashing 43,000 % — reflects how high - tech startups have evolved in the face of austerity.

Michael J. Pearson, Valeant's former CEO, smashed the record for the top spot last year with $ 183 million in total compensation; this year Valeant's new CEO, Joseph Papa, held on to the number - one ranking with $ 83 million.

Add another one to the list: for one year, it smashed all records for the highest executive compensation in Canada, awarding its former CEO Michael Pearson $ 179 million in company stock, for a total take - home of $ 182 million, more than double paid to the previous year's highest paid CEO, BlackBerry's John Chen.

The news comes as bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, smashed through a new record high price on Wednesday, reaching $ 6,600 for the first time, following news of CME's plan to launch bitcoin futures later this year.

NEW YORK, Jan 3 - The U.S. dollar extended gains against key currencies on Wednesday after the release of minutes from last month's Federal Reserve meeting, while world shares smashed records on investor optimism in the new year.

This year, Dolan can count his music video for Adele's smash hit song «Hello» as another success: It garnered a record 27.7 million views in just 24 hours.

On the digital health front, Rock Health characterized 2017 as a record - smashing year in its year - end report.

The chileheads were out in force this year — a gate count of 20,500 folks going through the three - day show smashed all previous attendance records.

Even though the Frenchman spent more than ever in the summer transfer window, a year after smashing the club's transfer record to sign Mesut Ozil, there is still a feeling that we could and should have done more.

Last year's Porsche 919 Hybrid was insanely quick, taking pole position in every single race and often smashing circuit records by up to six or seven seconds!

He moved to Napoli for a fee of 38 million Euros that smashed their club record, on a salary of 5.5 million Euros a year.

In a race that jolted his sport, 21 - year - old Usain Bolt of Jamaica smashed the world record for 100 meters and established himself as a threat to win multiple gold medals at the Beijing Olympics

Detroit's Al Kaline, 20 - year - old outfielder, smashed three home runs, two in one inning to tie major league record, led Tigers to 16 - 0 win over hapless Kansas City at week's end.

The Old Trafford side have been linked with a move for the 25 year old for some weeks and though this offer would clearly smash the world transfer record it still seems highly unlikely that the Bernabeu outfit would be open to offers for the Welsh international.

I love Ozil and he has all the quality to play at a higher level than he has been playing but come on Fabregas comes back last year and smashes assist record.

Tim Lollar, the San Diego Padres» 26 - year - old smash hit of a lefthander, muddled through last season with a 2 - 8 record and an ERA that looked like a Richter scale reading on a bad day along the San Andreas Fault.

The 16 - year old picked up the award for the tournament's top scorer after he smashed a record 10 goals in his seven games and they were important goals too, including one in the final against Mali that set Nigeria on course to lift the trophy.

Aged 17 years and 45 days, Woodburn smashed the previous record set by Michael Owen, who was 98 days older when he opened his account for the Reds in May 1997.

At week's end, heading into a three - game series against the Astros that began Tuesday night at Houston's Enron Field, the 37 - year - old Bonds had smashed or was threatening a slew of records (chart, page 41), including Aaron's mark of 47 home runs at age 37 or older (a record Bonds broke in early August).

And to be fair to him, he has been the undisputed king of the assists in recent years and that is the main reason why Arsene Wenger smashed the club transfer record to sign him from Real Madrid.

While the Germany international star, who Arsene Wenger smashed the Arsenal transfer record to sign from Real Madrid a few years ago, was one of a number of high profile Gunners to enter the final year of their current contracts during the recent summer transfer window, there was far less talk and far fewer Arsenal transfer rumours about Mesut Ozil than there were about our Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez and the new Liverpool player Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.

During the last 10 years he has averaged 67 steals a season, including the record - smashing 118 of this year.

Ozil would have smashed the PL record for assists last year with games to spare if we had a decent striker he is world class and arsenal don't sell world class no more!!!

They were on pace to smash a 30 - year record too.

When Arsenal stunned the football fans and followers in England and around Europe last year, by smashing the club transfer record to sign Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid, the Germany internetional revealed that Arsene Wenger was a big reason for his decision to become a Gunner.

Laura Muir delivered a remarkable statement of intent for the year ahead by smashing yet another British record — this time the 5000m indoor mark — during the GAA Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

In 2015, two - time Olympic medallist Moe Sbihi — champion in the men's four in Rio — smashed Sir Matthew Pinsent's 11 - year British indoor rowing record in a time of 5:41.80.

The 27 - year - old has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and speculation has been growing over the past few days that the Premier League club are ready to smash their transfer record.

After twice improving the British 1500m record outdoors last year, Muir returned to the track in 2017 to break the British indoor 5000m record in Glasgow with 14:49.12 in January before smashing the European indoor 3000m record with 8:26.41 in Karlsruhe earlier this month to move to fifth on the world all - time list.

After years of disappointments, near - misses and fears her dream may not come to fruition, the long - distance runner pulled out all the stops to break her duck in the 1500m, also smashing a 32 - year - old Championship record in the process.

Whilst # 15million has scared off some teams — Boro are very much still keen and are ready to smash their transfer record by paying that for the 24 - year - old.

Either way, Stoke's bid would smash their own record transfer fee for the second time this calendar year, having bought former FC Porto midfielder Gianelli Imbula for # 18.3 million in January.

That was the challenge facing the Blues after all manner of records had been smashed the previous season, Jose Mourinho's first as Chelsea manager, when we acquired 95 points and conceding just 15 goals on our way to ending 50 years of league hurt.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had a «record - smashing month» for an off - year election in January, says one aide, pulling in $ 4.1 million via digital fundraising alone.

Despite the best efforts of Cairns and Lamont, the record for fastest MP set by Matthew Parris some 33 years ago looks unlikely to be smashed any time soon.

The campaign arm of House Republicans has smashed its non-election year fundraising record in the first three quarters of 2017.

This year smashed global records for land temperatures, carbon dioxide levels and coral die - off.

A daredevil who parachutes from skyscrapers will try to smash the nearly 50 - year - old record for the highest ever jump, becoming the first person to go supersonic in freefall

This year, too, has been one of extraordinary weather, from summer deluges in the UK to a storm knocking out power to millions in the US during a record - smashing heatwave — and of course, the devastation wrought by superstorm Sandy.

A Greenland shark has lived at least 272 years, making the species the longest - lived vertebrate in the world — smashing the previous record held by a 211 - year - old bowhead whale.

An octopus has been spotted guarding her eggs for 4.5 years, smashing the previous record for egg brooding.

«This burst smashes the old distance record by 500 million light - years.

While it is true that weather affects the ultimate decline year to year, I don't think it is an accident that the last two records haven't just broken their predecessors, but smashed them.

For the third year in a row, Antarctica's sea ice is set to smash a new record this month.

From #NCEI, #Alaska had the warmest spring of record this year, smashing the previous warmest set in 1998.

«We were just coming off of a record - smashing low sea - ice year in 2012,» Francis told Climate Central in 2014.

One year ago, after lifting 1,018 pounds (462 kg) and smashing the existing world record in the presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, strongman Eddie Hall said: «There's more in the bank.

It smashes all the continents and sets new records every year.

The launch of the Nintendo Switch this year also marked a new beginning for Nintendo and not only the platform received some of the best games released this year, it also proved to be a smashing success for Nintendo generating record sales for them.