Sentences with phrase «taken by a predecessor»

«I'd like to thank him for his reiteration of the bipartisan approach taken by his predecessor and welcome him to his post,» Villiers says, somewhat sticking the knife in.

Not exact matches

Menear, who took the reins three years ago, has had the enviable though difficult task of building on his predecessor Frank Blake's remarkable run by finding new avenues of growth and preventing the company from falling into complacency.

But Gates and his predecessors at least agreed to play by certain rules: not to take the money back if they changed their minds, not to use it to further increase their wealth, not to use it influence the political system (although that rule has some loopholes), and so on,» Kwak explains.

Avon CEO Sheri McCoy, who took the helm in 2012 to fix a cosmetics giant left in disarray by her predecessor Andrea Jung, has repeatedly said that because of Avon's heritage, the fixing the U.S. business is her «No. 1 priority», and has pledged to return its second biggest market to profitability in 2015.

Philip J. Purcell, Mr. Mack's predecessor as chief executive, stepped down under pressure in 2005, when he angered the firm's old guard by pushing retail while restraining traders from taking on too much risk.

In the U.S., DDB predecessor agency Doyle Dane Bernbach took on the account in 1959 and the New York office was behind award - winning work whose witty and self - depreciating style helped turn the Beetle into the best - selling imported car in America by the 1960s.

A federal court on Thursday upheld the Labor Department's Fiduciary rule, in defiance of a Trump executive order signed on Feb. 3, which sought rescinding the rule enacted by his predecessor The executive order, though not taking effect immediately, sought the Labor Department to review options...

Rather than follow a disastrous road taken by some of her predecessors, and slash funding to government services while the price of oil is low, the NDP government is taking an opportunity to invest in much needed public infrastructure when the economy is slow and the price is right.

The opposite tack, taken by many moderns, is that each succeeding generation is ever so much more enlightened than its predecessors and can dispense with what passed for wisdom among the ancestors.

When Watkins took the helm in 2014 she said CCA had no plans to sell SPC, even though her predecessor Terry Davis had cleared the decks by writing down SPC's goodwill by $ 400 million.

Here, at Football Whispers, we've taken a look at how each of the new bosses have fared this season, ranking them by points per game and comparing their scores to their predecessors.

I like many La Liga Blog readers first knew about Tito Vilanova from seeing him take over as Barcelona manager in 2012 although I began getting properly into Spanish football thanks to the Barcelona team run by his predecessor, Pep Guardiola.

Of course, these actions could also have been taken by Trump's predecessors (not as a quid pro quo, or because they are Russian moles, but because they see it as necessary part of foreign policy; this is true for Trump as well).

In his address, Mr Reid took pains to praise his predecessors at the Home Office, in what will be seen as an attempt to heal the divisions he created in the cabinet by declaring the department «not fit for purpose» when he took over.

NYC took over Governor's Island — an achievement by Mayor Bloomberg that eluded his predecessors.

But the awkward way he handled the budget rollout is part of Gov. Cuomo's compulsion to control every aspect of every action taken by his administration and to distinguish himself as different from his predecessors.

John Hayes will be replaced at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) by the business minister Michael Fallon, who will straddle the business department while taking on some of his predecessor's responsibilities.»

New members believe their voice is taken into account much more by the current leader than older members felt was the case with his predecessor, and this may be another reason why they were keen to stick with Corbyn.

Many council members feel Black is more unqualified than her predecessor, Joel Klein, a former United States Assistant Attorney General who stepped down as chancellor to take a job at NewsCorp Tuesday, Barron added, a sentiment echoed by State Sen. Tony Avella.

Glens Falls Post-Star: (T) the awkward way he handled the budget rollout is part of Gov. Cuomo's compulsion to control every aspect of every action taken by his administration and to distinguish himself as different from his predecessors.»

Cuomo since taking office has sought to exert a more business friendly attitude than his immediate predecessors, seeking to turn around a business climate that has been described by the fiscally conservative as hostile due in large part to the state's taxes.

Ms Sirleaf took office in 2006, after her predecessor, Charles Taylor, was forced out of office by rebels in 2003, ending a long civil war.

In Ghana, the government of the day work and do things on their own in consultation with their political ideologies and manifestos that do not take into consideration any national plan but here we are, the new government takes over and meet a commission mandated to ensure planning of the nation in the next 40 - years which was constituted by its predecessor.

Mark - Viverito was taken into custody after sitting down in the middle of 5th Avenue and 57th Street shortly after noon — an act of civil disobedience against President Trump's recent move to expunge protections put in place by his predecessor on behalf of so - called Dreamers.

It was the second time he had taken the oath after his formal inauguration was delayed by the reluctance of his predecessor to leave office.

BoF spoke to Art Peck to learn how he aims to build on the success of his predecessor and take Gap forward in a retail landscape increasingly shaped by digital technology and global competition.

And yet Harry Potter 7A, as it's been dubbed by my colleague Dan Kois, was one of my favorite Harry Potter movies so far, precisely because it takes a break from the magic - and - monster - crammed busyness of its predecessors.

Beasts earns points distinguishing itself from its predecessor by taking on a new time period, centering on an older (if still largely charming) cast and moving the action to America where new rules, regulations and verbiage («muggles» are no more, «no - maj» being the US equivalent) prevail.

Forza Motorsport 7 is looking to build on its predecessors by offering a wide variety of cars for players to take advantage of.

Brandon Routh — who took the role after it had been passed over by Jude Law, Josh Hartnett and Paul Walker for fear of the curse — was a dead ringer for his predecessor but the film was overlong and is generally regarded as a disappointment.

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.

The path on which Gove and his predecessors placed English education resembles the path taken by U.S. education reformers.

By Barney Blakeney Veteran school administrator Henry Darby took the helm at beleaguered North Charleston High School in February where six predecessors have tried to change a culture of challenged academic performance.

Building on a solid foundation provided by her predecessor, Sandy Dean, Linda has been at the helm as the NBRC took on statewide leadership roles helping create and support a California - wide professional development project called the Instructional Leadership Corps.

Building on a solid foundation provided by her predecessor, Sandy Dean, Linda has been at the helm as the NBRC took on statewide leadership roles helping create and support a California - wide professional development project called the

Principal Nicole Tine, who took over in 2010, has continued the good work started by her predecessor Lawrence Wright, who embraced kids with special needs.

Those touches imbue the Megane with greater style and class than its predecessors, echoing a path taken by other mainstream rivals wishing to capitalise on the market's trend towards premium products.

The interior strives to achieve harmony between man and machine by taking advantage of new powertrain packaging efficiencies delivering even greater passenger space than its predecessor, the 4 - passenger Honda FCX Clarity fuel - cell vehicle.

However, it takes a more radical approach than its predecessor, with a complex mechanism that's similar in principle to the set - up used by Porsche on the latest 911 Targa.

With even more grace, athleticism and sharpness about its design, clear advances in terms of performance as well as efficiency, and improvements in the driving comfort, functionality and innovative equipment features it offers, the BMW 2 Series Convertible takes the qualities displayed by its predecessor to a new level.

The 2013 Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG GT ($ TBA) bests its predecessor by 20 hp thanks to additional tuning of the 6.2 L V8, making it a tenth quicker in the sprint from 0 - 60 mph — it now takes just 3.6 seconds — and also features new AMG Adaptive Performance Suspension, new, optional designo style interior packages featuring the highest - end leather upholstery with contrast stitching and diamond quilt details, and the same, rock - solid AMG Speedshift seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.

Crosley has taken up the gauntlets thrown by her predecessors - Dorothy Parker, Nora Ephron, David Sedaris - and crafted something rare, affecting, and true.

The Seance, like its predecessor The Ghost Writer, takes up the bookish thread of classic British supernatural fiction as if it had never been cut by modernity.

It accused him of failing to acknowledge his predecessors, of taking credit for a theory that had already been discovered by others.

Since the disappearance took place four years ago, the trail has grown quite cold, not to mention well trampled by Vanessa's predecessors, none of whom could turn up a wisp of a clue.

Even with a metal - infused chassis, screen protection afforded by the cover and what Amazon says is the strongest screen glass ever, I found I wanted to take much more care of this Kindle than its predecessors.

I have a lot of admiration for her and I believe she will take a fresh look at some of these issues that were neglected by her predecessor.

As two tablets that had incredibly successful predecessors, these latest editions are looking to take the holiday season by storm with ultra low prices and...

«Actually, one of the first steps in this direction was taken not by Roosevelt but by his predecessor, Herbert Hoover, who oversaw the creation of the Federal Home Loan Banking System in 1932.

When Poloz took the bank's reins in June 2013, he inherited an overnight rate set nearly three years earlier by his predecessor Mark Carney.