Sentences with phrase «spectacular success was had»

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Ben McGarry of Sydney - based hedge fund Totus Capital warned his clients in December that the fund's spectacular success on the short side in 2015 would be hard to replicate in 2016, which proved to be the case.

First, they have been reasonably effective at the local level; in some cases their success in growing local churches has been spectacular.

There have been spectacular failures (Rwanda) and notable successes (El Salvador) but how great is the contribution of UN peacekeeping overall?

The success we have had with Controltac Graphic Film IJ380 from 3M for vehicle wrapping can be described as spectacular.

And finally... it pioneered the internet and driverless cars, but DARPA's spectacular successes have been matched by some equally spectacular failures during the course of its 50 - year history.

A new study concludes that the art of conversation may have arisen early in human evolution, because it made it easier for our ancestors to teach each other how to make stone tools — a skill that was crucial for the spectacular success of our lineage.

Merging man and machine The spectacular successes of brain implants in primates has paved the way for new human trials, including one at Brown University, where neuroscientist John Donoghue is moving ahead with BrainGate, a minuscule array of tiny, spikelike electrodes implanted in the motor cortex.

One spectacular case involved a woman who had previously been treated for recurrent bouts of depression for 12 years, without success.

Troye Sivan has had a freakin» spectacular year, releasing his first first album and bonding with Taylor Swift among many other achievements, but the Perth - born talent has been dreaming about these moments since, well, as long as he can remember, and was even worried that his sexuality may cause hiccups in his path to success.

GTA Online has been a spectacular success for Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take - Two Interactive, and many believe that success has come at the expense of single player expansions for Grand Theft Auto V. Fans are worried that a similar focus on the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online, might happen from the outset.

But it's a change of pace for Russell, whose success has been marked by spectacular ensembles.

In the hands of director / producer J.J Abrams, it has taken on a new relevance, and the second effort from Abrams, Into Darkness, is a spectacular success on all fronts.

Right, back to ICON: The spectacular lack of R&D success big pharma's had in the past 5 - 10 years (please, don't talk to me about f**king lifestyle drugs...) is a secular trend working against ICON.

The inaugural Kitten Summer Games, broadcast by my friends at The Hallmark Channelon August 5, was a spectacular success: One hundred kitten cat - letes, who had absolutely no idea they were competing, no idea they were beyond adorable, and no idea that millions of people were watching them cavort, stole hearts from coast to coast.

It came out at perhaps the worst possible time, right next to the spectacular PS4 game Horizon: Zero Dawn and the all - time classic Zelda: Breath of the Wild — «Being sandwiched between Zelda and Horizon was just way too much for me to handle,» Yoko said — but it was a success nonetheless, drawing critical acclaim and selling far better than anyone had expected.

Phillips» original score for Assassin's Creed III Liberation has been described as «superb» by GameZone, «killer music» by MTV Multiplayer, «spectacular» by Hard Reset, «sweeping» by IGN, «fantastic» by Gaming Examiner, and «a stealthy success» by Kotaku.

«We have had an excellent start to 2018 with the spectacular success of our Terracotta Army exhibition, and we are thrilled to now launch Evans 360º as yet another way people of all ages can enjoy VMFA,» said Alex Nyerges, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

During its fifth anniversary, Maria Miller, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, stated that, «Artist Rooms has been a spectacular success since it was established just five years ago.

These shots have been unearthed by Nowhereelse.fr, a website that's had pretty spectacular successes of late when it comes to revealing parts of forthcoming devices.

He attracted national attention with his spectacular success teaching advanced Mathematics to gang members and other students who had been considered «unteachable».)