Sentences with phrase «who got the ball rolling»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who got the ball rolling against Pedro Espada Jr. during his stint as state attorney general, clearly feels vindicated by the jury's conviction today of the former Senate majority leader on four counts of theft from his taxpayer - funded Bronx health clinic.

My aunt was the one who got the ball rolling.

What gives the movie its sting is found in the performance by John Leguizamo as Michael, the hapless husband who gets the ball rolling by referring his friends to 16 - year - old Shirley, an honours student with a bad case of obsessive - compulsive disorder and the brains to see a quick way to save for college tuition.

Baron was the one who got the ball rolling when he realized that there could be more to a recent Globe article about a priest who'd molested children.

I personally think a lot of the critics» groups did a fine job this year with their awards — it was the LA critics who got the ball rolling for «WALL - E,» remember.

Not exact matches

Unfortunately, Brian Poole rolled right through the receiver, who had to stop and come back to try to get the ball, and the Eagles picked up over 40 yards on a pass interference.

There are other guys on the squad who are more than capable of putting the ball in the bucket and I think in the next few weeks they will get a bit more balanced which should help them as the regular season rolls on.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is someone who like to create — get his team mates involved and get the ball rolling.

«We've all been affected and we need to get the ball rolling again,» said the Barcelona boss, who took up his post last summer.

He might not catch the eye as much as Eriksen's guile, Son's energy or the way Lamela entirely over-exuberantly rolls his foot over the ball to absolutely no effect, but he's a midfielder who perpetually gets goals, and what else do you need?

Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan, who was eyeing a potential challenge to Libous this fall, filed the ethics complaint against the Republican lawmaker that got the JCOPE ball rolling.

With his supervisor «shaking too much» with excitement, it was Messick who sent the email announcing the observation to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and «getting the ball rolling.»

A series of apologies from leading climate players — starting with Mike Hulme, who seems to have got the black ball rolling with a comparison with holocaust deniers in 2004 — would go a long way.

She's the one who really got the ball rolling for me with my blog!

«When Ryan talked about doing this three years ago, before we actually got the ball rolling last year, I would joke with him saying, «Hey man, I would love to do this, but if you don't want me to do it with you, I defy you to find another guy who looks kind of like him, who's in the same age range, who's in your Rolodex of actors.

Meeting up for a video chat not only proves that they are who they say they are, but you can get the conversation - ball rolling before your first physical meeting.

Instead of emphasizing the chatting experience to get to the «right one», on this website you propose a date idea and then you are matched up with people who have similar dating ideas and get the ball rolling right from the start.

For those who are shy, Cheek'd could provide an easy way to get the ball rolling without risking too much rejection or awkwardness.

Freedman got the ball rolling at Playmates Toys, who would develop a line of action figures in conjunction with a television series.

You fight a gargantuan ogre, get rolled over by a giant ball, and encounter a sad fellow who issues you a warning in his final moments.

Get the Ball Rolling: Fun With English - Language Idioms Cindy Kimbrell, who teaches at Rusk Elementary School in Midland, Texas, submitted this week's lesson in which students think about multiple meanings of some English - language idioms.

«You do what you need to do sometimes to get the ball rolling,» said Walz, who accepted at least $ 2,600 in campaign contributions from K12, its executives or its lobbyists since 2008, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

* By that summer, FES had a Boston offshoot, * seeded * thanks to the largesse of the New Schools Venture Fund, where Peyser worked, and the same Republican philanthropists who would get the #YesOn2MA ball rolling.

As a self - published author, your street team is a group of people who can provide feedback and get the ball rolling with word - of - mouth.

You can, of course, build a platform of fans who love your writing — but that doesn't happen until after they've bought and read your book, and you can't get that ball rolling by telling them to go read it!

First of all, they put you directly in touch with some lenders who might be willing to refinance your student loans, which helps you get the ball rolling.

She currently has two feline roommates, spazy Mylah who likes to play, roll in catnip, and sleep on Sarah's head, and Josie, a sweet ball - o - love who can't get enough pets, brushing, or feather - stick - playing.

Whilst expressing thanks to all of the individuals and clubs concerned we must include special thanks to Terry Heath who set the ball rolling by getting the AHT on side and setting up the donations mechanism through the Just Giving website.

So let's get the ball rolling here with Music in Games» first band, From First to Last — who are currently performing on the Warped tour — and a chance to not only win some signed albums but also a copy of FaceBreaker for the Wii and 360.

As Worden quotes Todd Friesen (yes, the Todd Friesen who helped get this ball rolling with his post Shame Shame Shame FindLaw): «There's nothing wrong with selling links, and there's nothing wrong with Google trying to stop it.

This program works for people of all ages and career stages who are preparing to make career choices or educational decisions in the near future or for anyone who is planning to make a career change and need a jump start to get the ball rolling.

If you are the quiet type who has little or no experience in reaching out to prospective employers, you will need to get over your shyness and get the ball rolling.

Let's talk about money: the key strategies you can adopt to make your move work financially (including stories from real people who have done it themselves), and the actions you can take right now to get the financial ball rolling.

There's nothing like a pissed - off consumer who has been deceived by a commissioned salesperson (resulting in a financial loss) to get the public - education ball rolling.

Im hoping to get at least 5 people who are interested so we can get a ball rolling