Sentences with phrase «to hit the big time»

I got them last year but it seems like the two - tone trend has hit BIG time in the city this year.

Hot - B was one of those really odd game companies that never really hit the big time.

There is a good chance that a debut self published novel won't hit the big time and make the author rich.

Please put a comment below if you agree or if you have a TV actor or actress that you really want to see hit some big time movies.

Business observers say independent companies that have hit the big time always make their customers feel like they're still working with a small, personal operation.

However, they're perhaps even more respected by their employees and community members, a tribute that stems from lessons learned long before their family winery hit the big time.

The Korean fan - favourite, a veteran of Asian Extreme cinema since even before hitting the big time with modern crime classic Oldboy back in 2003, seems to usually find himself chasing much more eccentric ideas, in much more eccentric settings.

Front row starts weren't possible at Toleman, but he started to achieve more success at Lotus, before hitting the big time at McLaren.

WhatsApp really hit it big time when Facebook purchased the messaging app in 2014 for more than $ 16 billion.

When Android hit the big time as a software platform for smartphones, it was a raw mess.

Leopard print hit the big time after Jackie Kennedy wore her famous leopard coat in 1962.

HDR hit the big time last year, throwing up more HDR formats, more HDR devices and more HDR choices.

It's not as flashy as hitting it big time like Phil de Velis, but in the aggregate it's probably equally if not more important.

After a year spent defending Trump on the cable news networks, Republican Rep. Chris Collins of Clarence finally hit the big time late last night.

Now in their fifties, the duo continues to strive toward their goal of hitting the big time, despite the constant pitfalls along the way.

Riggan, who hit the big time playing film superhero Birdman, is trying to make a comeback on Broadway.

He delivered his lectures just a few months before Billy Graham hit the big time in Los Angeles.

I disagree with Andrew Franklin that mostly non-fiction indie authors hit the big time.

Content Marketing hit the big time, brands and agencies embraced micro-content, and video marketing proved that it is here to stay.

Meanwhile, a couple of homegrown B.C. - based energy juniors have recently hit the big time.

In the closing minutes of the Game these guys did what needed to be done, hit some big time free throws and left the gym with another W. Alex Filin tied for a League high 34 points on Sunday Night and they needed every one of those buckets.

Microbiome research project American Gut hit the big time in 2013, garnering major media attention and drawing in thousands of participants.

A hit, The Tom Green Show landed on Canada's Comedy Network and officially hit the big time when MTV bought it and began airing it in the U.S. in 1999.

That's the unexceptional takeaway proffered by Jim Sheridan's first Irish film in 20 years, which is to say ever since the director of My Left Foot and The Boxer hit the big time.

After a career playing bubbly, enthusiastic characters in small roles, Melissa McCarthy hit the big time with her Oscar - nominated turn in 2011's Bridesmaids.

Since Pokémon hit the big time, one thing people have been clamouring for are dramatic battles closer to those seen in the anime where you can control Pokémon in realtime.

Skylark hits the big time when Eminem (played by Slim Shady himself) comes out as a gay man on his show.

Getting ahead of ourselves and saying that in twenty years» time, Graham Jones hits the big time and starts producing well - known films, this could very well be the one fans keep coming back to in order to pick apart his roots.

But the Outback really hit the big time following its redesign in 2010, when it grew into a larger, more conventional - looking crossover.

Worldwide phenomenon the Beatles hit the big time with the help of an extraordinary and secretive manager.

Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger Simon & Schuster, $ 25.99 What happens when normal girls are left behind when their boyfriends hit the big time?

Self - published authors are expanding into conferences throughout the world, with some indie - centric events hitting the big time like Author Marketing Live, PubSense Summit, and IndieRecon.

If you are lucky enough to get a contract, be grateful for it but don't turn into a high - maintenance author who thinks he or she has hit the big time already — you've a long way to go and you're going to need help to get there.

Former investment banker Towles hit the big time with his 2011 debut, The Rules of Civility.

I do some hardware fiddling and I've been waiting to see whether ANT or BT4.0 would hit the big time first.

Kim Edwards hit the big time in a big way with her 2005 debut novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

Mike Jasper and Niki Smith hit the big time when their comic In Maps and Legends won the Zuda competition in November 2009, but shortly after the comic started its run, DC took down the whole site, leaving many of the creators without a platform.

I attend free seminars from people who struggled and eventually hit the big time, such as Jack Canfield.

These three AABR Alumni hit the big time and are joining us in wishing all of you a happy, healthy 2017.

Java island ultra consistency means it is never flat and with so many nooks and crannies there is always protected spots when the swell hits big time.

Piranha Bytes have been doing the rounds for a while now, never quite hitting the big time, but building up a solid following with their rather unbalanced approach to open - world RPG goodness.

After toiling away for several years following their formation, Finnish developer Frozenbyte hit the big time in 2009 with the release of Trine.

Nintendo hit the big time in the home video game console space thirty years ago with the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System and while the company has been re-releasing its greatest hits such as Super Mario Bros. 3 and The Legend of Zelda on the Virtual Console service for the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS, there's a large startup cost involved if all you really want to do is play Mega Man 2.

Despite the show's title, not one of its artists hit the big time after 1970, and few illuminate the birth of abstraction either.