Sentences with phrase «spanning decades as»

The Wallace Foundation awarded a competitive grant to UChicago CCSR in 2013 to undertake the project, which included a review of relevant literature spanning decades as well as interviews with national experts in research, policy and practice, and young people and the adults who work with them in schools, programs and agencies throughout Chicago.

Written in lush, evocative prose, The Gift of Rain spans decades as it takes readers from the final days of the Chinese emperors to the dying era of the British Empire, and through the mystical temples, bustling cities, and forbidding rain forests of Malaya.

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Design trends change quickly, and in the span of a decade or two, the fonts, colors and shapes that seemed cool at the time could be laughed at in the modern era as nostalgic leftovers.

Yellen is expected to chair the committee's next meeting on Jan. 30 - 31 for what will be her last FOMC gathering of her time on the committee spanning three decades as chair, vice chair, San Francisco Fed president and governor.

Indeed, Soros not only beat the market over a span of several decades but ended up as one of the wealthiest persons in the world.

THE decade spanning the years from 1995 to 2005 is often described as the decade of transition to the online economy.

The differential in real GDP growth between emerging and developed markets narrowed from ~ 7.5 % at its 2009 peak to ~ 2.5 % in 2015 as Chinese growth moderated and the commodity rally, which spanned most of the last decade, lost steam.

Within the span of a decade, same - sex marriage has not only been legally recognized, but its acceptance has been declared an index of one's status as a citizen committed to liberty and justice for all.

The fact that Captain Maunsel White served in the same militia with Captain Dudley Avery, and also served with Averys son Daniel Avery as a statehouse commissioner, is conclusive of a relationship spanning nearly four decades between Maunsel White and members of the Avery family.

Felderman Keatinge + Associates are a Los Angeles - based design firm with an international career spanning more than three decades of innovation and a catalog of honors deeming the husband and wife duo of Stanley Felderman and Nancy Keatinge as futurists, industry leaders and Interior Awards» 2016 Design Legends.

In a career that has spanned over three decades, he has risen through the ranks, starting as a trainee at the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore followed by The Oriental in Bangkok.

During a storied career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Escobar has worked on myriad residential, retail and hospitality projects with such preeminent architects as Costas Kondylis, Karl Fischer, DeWitt Tishman, BKSK, Thomas Phifer and Partners, Greenberg Farrow, Gertler & Wenke, Thomas O'Hara, Gene Kaufman / Gwathmy Siegel, Goldstein Hill & West, Gruzen Samton, James Scoth, Marco Piva (Milan), Arcop International, Robert Dupuch Paris, Tirant Associates Seychelles and Didier Dove Mauritius.

Shortly after Devin was born in 1996, Melvin had moved to Italy to pursue a European career that spanned a decade and took him to Russia and Turkey, as well.

The angel was on Longden's shoulder as he won 6,032 races, among those the 1943 Triple Crown aboard Count Fleet, in a career that spanned five decades.

As an Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Rob Morrow is a critically acclaimed actor, writer, and director with an established career in television spanning over three decades.

You might not think a book about the struggle to wrest six thousand acres of Lake Michigan dunes from development and preserve it as a public place would be suspenseful adventure story, but Traverse City author heather Shumaker promises just that - a riveting story that spans decades about a small community of people who preserve a beloved tract against all odds.

Robert Siegel, whose career with NPR has spanned more than four decades, will be stepping down as co-host of NPR's All Things Considered next year after 30 years on the job.

His career in the court system has spanned four decades, starting as an entry level court attorney in the Supreme Court in Manhattan.

The Bronx native was known as the «dean» of New York TV journalists with a career that spanned more than six decades.

At 62, he has had a political career spanning four decades, working with senior party figures such as the former Tory leader Lord Howard, and the former party chairman, Lord Patten.

The Democrat most recently served as Common Council President, a city - wide office, capping a public service career that spans two decades.

In the deep - blue district Mr. Silver ruled for decades, spanning a shrinking Jewish domain on the Lower East Side, the growing sprawl of Chinatown, a burgeoning Hispanic constituency and the educated - professional precincts of Battery Park City, Ms. Cancel's victory seemed assured after a group of local Democrats chose her as their nominee.

Mangano had a close friendship with Singh that spanned 25 years and Venditto kept Singh on as a town concessionaire for decades, the prosecutor noted.

Of course, what is always left out of that discussion is the FACT that the CMRR, as a private, for profit company, signed a legally binding contract with the county and then blew off every requirement of the span of two and a half decades.

«Today we have unsealed a nine - count indictment that outlines a pattern of self - dealing and corruption that spans decades and covers several events, including the defendant's failed bid to become the Brooklyn District Attorney,» U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch said during a press conference announcing the charges, where she described Mr. Sampson's alleged conduct as «one of the most extreme examples of political hubris that we have yet seen.»

Although neither Webb nor WFIRST are yet off the ground, the decade - spanning timelines required for planning flagship - scale space telescopes is forcing forward - thinking astronomers to consider these futuristic projects as things of the past.

Morse's 1994 report, commonly referred to as the Seattle study and published in Current Problems in Pediatrics, spanned a decade.

As our profession evolved and spread throughout the globe over recent decades, it took on a span of tasks that requires distinctive skill sets.

So we get the files» original modification times (from the original creators) as UTC and «local» times (from the viewpoint of the hackers), with daylight saving adjustments computed over dates spanning more than a decade.

As with Hubble, this would ensure an operational lifetime spanning decades.

Missions in the vicinity of the moon will span multiple phases as part of NASA's framework to build a flexible, reusable and sustainable infrastructure that will last multiple decades and support missions of increasing complexity,» NASA said in a statement.

As a professional dancer, his career spans over a decade on stage and in film and TV productions collaborating with international stars like Chaka Khan, The Weather Girls, Haddaway, and many more.

As a former music radio DJ, I've had the unique experience of meeting the band, seeing them perform for four decades spanning three countries, I couldn't miss this historical event, even as I wondered if it would be my last timAs a former music radio DJ, I've had the unique experience of meeting the band, seeing them perform for four decades spanning three countries, I couldn't miss this historical event, even as I wondered if it would be my last timas I wondered if it would be my last time.

Alan Rickman also caps off an incredible, decade - spanning performance as Severus Snape with his best work to date.

Although billed as a romantic comedy, this film is neither: it's a drama spanning about two decades in a marriage

Good things tend to come when Michael Winterbottom works with star Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy, The Trip), so we're happy to see Coogan starring as infamous British pornographer, club - owner, real estate developer, multi-millionaire, and so - called «King of Soho» Paul Raymond in a dramedy that spans decades and includes scenes shot in black - and - white and color, constantly changing to match the film styles of each period.

In THE POST, director Steven Spielberg fluidly mirrors this shot with a SteadiCam following Bradlee (Tom Hanks) through the newsroom as the drama begins to unfold around Daniel Ellsberg's (Matthew Rhys) 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers — a decades - spanning intelligence assessment which betrayed administration doubts about success in Vietnam, highlighting the influence of what Eisenhower warned was a growing Military Industrial Complex.

Starting as just a child, the film spans two decades of Marjane's life as she struggles to cope with all of the difficulties that come with adolescence, the teenage years and early adulthood; coupled with the strife of her nation.

Spanning three decades and recounted by his son John Jr. (Spencer Rocco Lofranco), Gotti examines Gotti's tumultuous life as he and his wife (Kelly Preston) attempt to hold the family together amongst

Sean Bean presented the award to Sheridan, which was in recognition of his illustrious career spanning three decades and with credits such as «My Left Foot», «In America», «The Field» and «In The Name of the Father».

Some of the Things that happen over the course of the decade or so the film spans are as follows: Tomas (Franco) is already having trouble with his girlfriend Sara (Rachel McAdams) in the course of struggling to write a novel, when on the way home one evening, he's involved in an accident that brings him into the orbit of a single mother Kate (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her young son Christopher.

Singular in its distillation of Schrader's decades - spanning preoccupations of film criticism and filmmaking as well as his religious background, First Reformed is a rare object unified in subject and style.

As the film spans over a decade we see Erik and Paul's relationship go up and down.

Spanning three decades and recounted by his son John Jr. (Spencer Lofranco), Gotti examines Gotti's tumultuous life as he and his wife (Kelly Preston) attempt to hold the family together amongst tragedy and multiple prison sentences.

Not to be confused with Roger Ebert's documentary Life Itself, this feature film stars Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde as a couple, and spans several decades of time examining passionate relationships and other interactions connected by a single «random moment.»

has debuted a second official trailer for crime thriller Gotti, spanning three decades telling the story of legendary crime boss John Gotti Sr., as played by John Travolta.

Lionsgate has released the first official trailer for a new crime thriller titled Gotti, spanning three decades telling the story of legendary crime boss John Gotti Sr., as played by John Travolta.

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which rocked Hollywood after bringing down the disgraced movie producer after sexual assault allegations spanning decades came to light, also brought to light the alleged behaviours of former Tinseltown kings such as Kevin Spacey and Ryan Seacrest.

Special Honorary Award: Austin - based writer / animator Don Hertzfeldt in celebration of a career of remarkable short filmmaking and contributions to animation spanning two decades, with 2015's award - winning «World of Tomorrow» being recognized as his best work to date

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day — If I didn't have to be out of town this weekend, spending quality time with my children, I would be at the Film Center on Saturday watching this marathon screening of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's TV series, «a decades - spanning social history of postwar Germany as told through the life of a young toolmaker and his sprawling group of friends, coworkers, and family.»