Sentences with phrase «walk over history»

To say it is a worthless trophy or a second rate trophy is just to walk over history.

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«Pulitzer Prize - winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties» biggest names on Wall Street — Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine — created the greatest insider - trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.»

Even after a season of my life when I walked far away from our traditions, gathering the greater story of our Church and history to myself, I now find myself corkscrewing back over and over again to the teachings of my childhood, the songs, the practices.

a small, nattily dressed man walks over to the giant Diplodocus skeleton in the entrance hall of the British Museum of Natural History.

• Walk Down History Lane - Raise your glass at Jacoby's German Biergarten, the old - world saloon that's been serving Detroit for well over 100 years.

As was recently reported by the hive of Oscarologists over at Gold Derby, American Hustle has history on its side when it comes to the acting races, as only two of the 14 films to see their stars nominated in all four categories have walked away without a single acting Oscar (those two, for the record, were 1936's My Man Godfrey and 1950's Sunset Boulevard).

«This is the history Mississippi wants to walk away from,» said Alvin O. Chambliss Jr., the lawyer for a group of black residents who sued the state in 1975 over racial disparities in its public colleges and universities.

The publishers hailed their book as «a symbol of this exciting moment in history,» promising «the range of emotions and aspirations Americans are willing to share...» There's over 400 letters «from Americans of all walks of life,» and regardless of how you feel about the President, it's an interesting peek back into time with perfect 20/20 hindsight.

In history — known as a «comforter spaniel» — this breed is often just as at ease being an affectionate lap dog as they are taking brisk walks, competing in agility, or fetching a ball many times over.

Safe and successful introductions between adult dogs are most likely when the following conditions are met: a. Both dogs are regularly socialized and have no history of aggression b. Both owners have voice control (at minimum) over their dogs in stimulating situations (i.e. there is a balance between stimulation and control) c. Both owners know their dogs well and are able to read canine signals d. Both dogs are able to approach on slack leashes with relaxed body language e. Both owners are relaxed and confident f. Owners have good communication with one another g. Neither dog is wearing any training equipment that might cause unintended corrections or inhibit natural body language h. Neither dog is on a taught leash or a retractable leash i. Both dogs have the freedom to walk away j. Owners have good communication with one another

The fort is a world heritage site and dates back over 400 years; a walk along its narrow cobbled streets reveals the fascinating hybrid architecture of three colonial eras — fretwork - fringed and pillarred Dutch abodes, British - era monuments, ochre - hued spice warehouses and interesting museums showcasing the fort's rich history.

I loved being on the boat over night after getting a taste of walking the Milford Track with the naturalist who explained the history as well as the flora and fauna of the area.

Plan a visit to the Hout Bay Museum and the SA Sea Fisheries Museum, which depict the history of Hout Bay and the fishing industry, as well as the World of Birds, which features over 3000 birds in walk - through aviaries.

Step right into the pages of history with a walking tour of the Techatticup mine, where you'll venture deep into a rumored to be haunted gold mine, visiting 3 different mine shafts, one of which drops over 900 feet.

Soak up history at the former penal colony of Port Arthur, Hobart s historic waterfront and numerous gracious Georgian farmhouses throughout the countryside, walk over Cataract Gorge, a dramatic wilderness right in the centre of Launceston, take the Overland Track through the scenic beauty of Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, admire the perfect curve of Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park, watch the majestic Gordon River meet the wild Franklin River in the spectacular wilderness of the Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, take a scenic rack - and - pinion railway to historic Queenstown, once the world s richest gold and copper mine and walk to Montezuma Falls, Tasmania s tallest waterfall, from the peaceful town of Rosebery.

This is a sequel over a decade in the making, a follow - up to a game so storied in the annals of real - time strategy history that you can still walk into a store selling PC games and find a copy of it on the shelf.

Participants will walk through the historic spaces that have played a significant role in the history of American art for over a century.

A short walk through Hyde Park will bring you to the Serpentine Gallery, where over 1,600 artists have exhibited in its 43 year history.

Now there is an obvious reason we don't expect the noise to random walk us to +20 or to -20 C over a hundred years, namely that sort of temperature history is quite inconsistent with proxy indicators of past behaviour.

That concession was made in 2011 following a six - day strike — the first by government lawyers in Canadian history — in which both Quebec lawyers» unions walked off the job in protest over their wages, which were as much as 40 - per - cent lower than what provincial lawyers earned in neighbouring barometer - province Ontario.

Thanks to its built - in pedometer, the G Watch can count the number of steps you've taken in a day, as well as provide your walking history over the past week.