Sentences with phrase «who made a name for»

Similarly, Danna Azrieli now controls the estate of her father, David Azrieli, the Israeli - Canadian billionaire who made a name for himself in real estate, and who died in 2014.

That was John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against sub-prime mortgages ahead of the financial crisis.

Canadian demographer David Foot, who made a name for himself following the entrails of the baby boom and wrote the book Boom, Bust and Echo, has been warning for years that an aging workforce inevitably leads to slower economic growth.

Holder is a 6 - foot scoring dynamo who made a name for himself when he dropped 40 points in a win over eventual No. 1 seed Xavier in November.

Top of that list is Manchester City's Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko, who made a name for himself with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, with Dortmund are attracted by the player's proved goal - scoring record in the division.

Apollo Crews was formerly known as Uhaa Nation, an exceptionally athletic big man who made a name for himself on the indies both domestically and in Japan.

Turan, who made a name for himself at Atletico Madrid, only moved to Barcelona last summer and only managed to make his debut in January as Barca had their transfer ban enforced.

I am sure you all know who Gordan Ramsay is but if you live under a rock (winky face), he happens to be a «celebrity» chef who made his name for himself on «Hell's Kitchen» and as the «Master Chef» judge with what is called a take no prisoners approach to constructive criticism... but let's face it.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases, is reportedly probing the Clinton Foundation

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, is reportedly headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

But the home affairs spokesman is still relatively unknown to many members and could well lose an early contest to environment spokesman Chris Huhne, who made a name for himself by running against Sir Menzies last time round.

David Proval and Richard Romanus complete their neighborhood quartet (Proval, who made a name for himself decades later playing Richie Aprile in «The Sopranos,» is unforgettable in a tender moment with a caged tiger), Amy Robinson plays Charlie's Jewish girlfriend, and David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Scorsese's mother Catherine Scorsese, and Martin Scorsese himself make brief appearances.

Based on the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, «Wolf» was written by Terence Winter who made a name for himself on «The Sopranos,» and since created the Scorsese - shepherded «Boardwalk Empire» for HBO.

Not only does the action pick up, with some decent set pieces staged by Huen, but the requisite sentimental turn works to the proven strengths of Advani, who made a name for himself on more earnestly emotional pieces; however strained it may be on script, Advani and the likable work of Kumar, Yuan, and Padukone lend a certain convincing humanity to what initially come off as two - dimensional cartoons, and on the whole the sillier and straight - faced elements blend to a smoother consistency.

The man who made a name for himself with Tsotsi had more or less turned into a journeyman with the disappointing likes of Rendition, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Ender's Game, but this is a real return to form.

Binoche plays Maria Enders, an actress who made a name for herself as a teenager, playing the role of an office assistant who seduces and emotionally torments her older female boss.

The inspiration for «Bodied,» about a privileged Berkeley grad student who makes a name for himself in the world of underground battle rap?

Director Craig Zisk, who made a name for himself in television as a director / producer for such shows as «The Larry Sanders Show», «Weeds», and «The United States of Tara», does treat the film like an extended episode of a quirky comedy, not striving for anything cinematic, but perfectly in keeping with your typical indie flick release, except with well known actors.

This version is directed by Craig Gillespie, who made a name for himself with the wonderful «Lars and the Real Girl» and the not - wonderful «Mr. Woodcock,» and he's assembled a nice cast here in his repurposing of Holland's tale.

Ava DuVernay, who made a name for herself with Selma, turned down the upcoming Black Panther.

She's a former Democrat and a polarizing firebrand who made a name for herself by fighting teachers unions and advocating fiercely for the expansion of charter schools.

The latest to succumb: Karen Essex, a historical fiction author who made a name for herself telling the story of the Egyptian Queen in Kleopatra (read Essex's behind the book story about Kleopatra) and had a bestseller in 2008 with Stealing Athena.

I think more likely, Amazon is tired of authors who make a name for themselves selling their eBooks with Amazon then signing with traditional publishing houses for lucrative print contracts.

In the book «Investment Titans» (McGraw - Hill 2001), Jonathan Burton talks with another value investor who made a name for himself, first in the realm of academia and then in the investment management arena — Josef Lakonishok.

The music of «Castlevania» was composed by both Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima, two veteran musicians who made a name for female video game composers in a time and place when such were rare, though the two worked independently of each other and never fully collaborated on their tracks.

For those not familiar with The Return of the Living Dead - the film was written and directed by Dan O'Bannon who made a name for himself for his Alien screenplay.

Photographer Catherine Opie, who made a name for herself in the 1990s by documenting the Queer community in San Francisco and Los Angeles offers a self - portrait taken at the age of nine.

The Chicagoan artist, who made a name for himself with his art - meets - urban regeneration projects in the city, is back in a gallery with work that challenges assumptions about race, class and what it means to be poor

The man who made a name for himself by painting hospital doors has come a long way with a very simple formula: gloss paint in bold, expansive colours on aluminium panels, treading a line between abstraction and figuration.

The man who made a name for himself by painting hospital doors has come a long way with a very simple formula: gloss paint in bold, treading a line between abstraction and figuration.

On one wall are two very different examples of the work of Duane Michals, who made a name for himself with staged narrative images, some shown in sequence, often with handwritten texts directly on the margins of the prints.

Tracey Emin, the «bad girl» of Britain's art world who made a name for herself by airing her dirty laundry in public — sometimes quite literally — will stage a solo exhibition in Hong Kong next March.

«Joyce's trial to move out of town; Former judge to be tried in Pittsburgh»: Yesterday's edition of The Erie Times - News contained an article that begins, «Former state Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce, who made a name for himself with a long judicial career in Erie, will stand trial about 130 miles to the south, in Pittsburgh.

The UB5 were designed by audio guru Andrew Jones, who made a name for himself at audio hubs like KEF, Infinity, and TAD, where he created the incredible $ 80,000 Reference One speakers.

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After all, the former economics professor who is now president of the Hussman Investment Trust has made a name for himself by repeatedly predicting a stock market decline exceeding 60 % and forecasting a full decade of negative equity returns — and yet here we sit just 9 % from record highs, even after some bouts of heavy selling.

These are just a few of the women who made a huge name for themselves way before it was considered acceptable for ladies to work.

«The names on this letter are the ones the American people should look to for answers on why the world is a mess, and we thank them for coming forward so everyone in this country knows who deserves the blame for making the world such a dangerous place,» his statement read.

The investor, not the entrepreneur, has to make sure that the final deal provides for the entire management team and for players who will be named at a later date.

Richard Branson, for example, names his Uncle Jim as the person who taught him it's OK to make unexpected choices — a principle Branson continues to apply to his business decisions.

The kind of kid who wants to come in and make a name for himself.

The movie industry estimates that in Mexico, for every DVD sold legally, another 10 are pirated, often by notorious and dangerous drug cartels who are making a name for themselves in media piracy.

Even celebrity stock - pickers who made their name making the right call at the right time are turning to AI for consistent returns.

Though Jurvetson left DFJ as he was being investigated by the firm for harassment, the one person who had complained about DFJ publicly, at least, a founder named Keri Kukral, later made clear that her relationship to the firm was not in a professional context.

Content creation will help you compete in the web search space, making your expertise easier to find — for both new contacts or for the prospect who already knows your name, but is vetting your expertise online.

For example, in the aforementioned article, reference is made to a gentlemen named Martin Woods, who served as director of Wachovia's anti-money laundering unit in London for three years before leaving his position «in disgust» after his repeated requests to executives to put a stop to ongoing drug money laundering operations, which were allegedly occurring in Wachovia's branch network, were ignoreFor example, in the aforementioned article, reference is made to a gentlemen named Martin Woods, who served as director of Wachovia's anti-money laundering unit in London for three years before leaving his position «in disgust» after his repeated requests to executives to put a stop to ongoing drug money laundering operations, which were allegedly occurring in Wachovia's branch network, were ignorefor three years before leaving his position «in disgust» after his repeated requests to executives to put a stop to ongoing drug money laundering operations, which were allegedly occurring in Wachovia's branch network, were ignored).

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They hired a management consultant named Vicente Falconi, who put in place a system where, instead of basing budgets on the previous year's, managers started at zero every 12 months and had to make a case for why they should get more.

(Another connection: Nikola is named after Nikola Tesla, who among many other things is responsible for making alternating current dominant on the electric grid.)