Sentences with phrase «status as a newcomer»

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While Latimer, now a two - term senator, looked to champion his blue collar Westchester roots and breadth of experience — he has spent nearly 30 years in elected office — Killian, a first - time Senate candidate, looked to pivot her newcomer status as a harbinger of Albany reform; a major theme in her campaign so far.

Ambition played a positive role when writer - director John Singleton made his debut with «Boyz N the Hood» two years ago, spinning an emotionally complex narrative into a commercial and critical success despite his status as an African - American newcomer in a white - dominated industry.

And its titular heroine (voiced by remarkable teenage newcomer Auli'i Cravalho, a native Hawaiian cast after a worldwide search) is no passive princess, her flowing dress, adorable animal sidekick and status as chieftain's daughter notwithstanding.

One thing working against Graphicly, however, is its status as a late - to - the - game newcomer.

The flash is 35 years in the case of the Drawing Center, which opened as a hopeful newcomer in SoHo in 1977 and reopens with museum status in the same neighborhood next week, after a year's renovation and expansion.