Sentences with phrase «unlikely rise»

In 1996 horror made a comeback, the kind of unlikely rise from the dead Michael Myers does at the end of every Halloween film (all great horror villains are zombies of a kind).

Religious conservatives were the key to Santorum's unlikely rise as a serious presidential candidate.

«The Algerian's goals and assists helped Leicester achieve firstly a miracle survival and then an even more unlikely rise to the top of the Premier League.»

Nicholas Kassebaum, a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington, has led an independent analysis looking at ICD - 9 and ICD - 10 coding and maternal mortality, and says that it is very unlikely the rise in deaths comes merely from administrative shifts like transitioning to the new ICD or introducing a check box.

Colt is the underdog whose meteoric and highly - unlikely rise through the ranks of his chosen sport, culminating predictably in a showdown with an old, under - written foe, has been seen on screen a squillion times before.

In our May issue, we chronicled the unlikely rise of Youngstown, Ohio, a city long - since abandoned by the steel industry now trying to reinvent itself as a hub for technology entrepreneurs with the help of the Youngstown Business Incubator.

detailing his unlikely rise to the presidency.

It is a skill that helped propel Nadella's unlikely rise, says Blake Irving, who joined Microsoft the same year as Nadella and went on to work with him in the company's cloud - computing division before becoming CEO of GoDaddy.

The first thing you'll learn from the recently released documentary Burt's Buzz, which tracks the unlikely rise of a natural cosmetics company Burt's Bees is that there really is a Burt... and he looks precisely like his picture: wirfy frame, corkscrew locks and a grizzled beard to match.

Here are three lessons from the unlikely rise of cosmetics brand:

His unlikely rise as a straight - talking White House contender was pegged largely to the popularity among fiscal conservatives of his «9 -9-9» tax plan.

The interview had entered its fourth hour and having regaled me with tales of his unlikely rise from an office job in Gwynedd County Council to the helm of British Cycling, Dave Brailsford was selling me his vision for Sky, a new professional cycling team, and his five - year plan to win the Tour de France with a clean British rider.

At the bottom his father had added a hand - written note suggesting his son's life could mirror the unlikely rise of Rocky Balboa from underdog journeyman to champion of the world.

«A Face in the Crowd» (1957, Elia Kazan) The unlikely rise of a brutal drifter (Andy Griffith) to a media / TV sensation is set against the background of the South in the 1950s.

Nicholas Shakespeare's flair as a novelist makes a gripping story of Churchill's unlikely rise to power in 1940

Lily Eskelsen García, 59, a telegenic, guitar - slinging firebrand, has made her unlikely rise to the top of the National Education Association as the union faces the most daunting political challenges in its 157 - year history.

SPEED SPORT Magazine told of Parente's unlikely rise to a championship in its November issue.

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That Dickensian ambition is cheekily explicit in «Purity,» which traces the unlikely rise of a poor, fatherless child named Pip.

Entering the real estate industry at the age of 19 he began an unlikely rise from college drop out to real estate Rock Star by becoming ranked in the top 1 % of REALTORS ® nationwide.

Entering the real estate industry at the age of 19 he began an unlikely rise from college dropout to real estate Rock Star by becoming ranked in the top 1 % of REALTORS ® nationwide.