Sentences with phrase «win nods from»

In a move likely to win nods from Scrabble enthusiasts citywide, the Staten Island borough president has crafted creative street names for the new neighborhood set to rise on the controversial Mount Manresa site.

The only deserving film to win a nod from the competition jury (Assayas shared the directing award with Cristian Mungiu, whose Graduation is solid but hardly as adventurous as his three earlier features), Personal Shopper is as ephemeral as the ghost that haunts the imagination of Maureen (Stewart), whose recently deceased twin brother had mediumistic powers.

Our Help with dissertation proposal won them the nod from their educational institution's review committees.

Not exact matches

From the perspective of S&P + averages, the SEC barely held onto the top spot (which is why this countdown is previewing ACC teams right now and not SEC teams yet), but if you get points for winning the national title, the Heisman, and of course the Piesman, the ACC gets the nod.

From the eyebrow cocking to the affirmative nodding and exaggerated, slow - motion hand gestures; it can feel like McVay is flat - out impersonating the Super Bowl winning coach.

It was an all round very good team performance from Arsenal to win away to Everton, with notable inputs from a number of Gunners including Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny and all of the front four, but I have given the nod to Alex Iwobi mainly because it was his first start in the Premier League and that makes his performance even more impressive.

We doubt that oblong - shaped vehicles get any more staggering or worthy of attention than this specially - built Iveco Domino transporter, a nod to an era dominated by Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, a place where he no doubt had countless meetings with engineers and also enjoyed moments of peace away from the flurry of the paddock after winning races.

Marcus Rashford was fantastic up against Pablo Zabaleta, assisting our first goal and winning the free kick from which Lukaku nodded in his second.

PEAK MOMENT It was far from his loveliest goal, but after missing a penalty, the scruffy header that Hazard nodded in against Crystal Palace on the rebound won Chelsea the title in 2015.

That crushed the visitors and Rooney completed his ninth Premier League hat - trick before Williams nodded in the fourth from a late corner to give Everton the win they desperately needed.

The inch - perfect out - swinging cross from the left flank by Ben Davies was spookily similar to the one supplied by our former midfielder Nabil Bentaleb almost three years ago to the day, when Harry nodded home in the closing minutes to register a 2 - 1 win at White Hart Lane.

Dohney went on to accuse Hoffman of breaking his word by agreeing to run on Row D even if he didn't get the Republican nod, thereby improving Democratic Rep. Bill Owens» chances of holding onto the seat he won last fall, wresting the district from GOP control for the first time since Reconstruction.

Today he won endorsements from State Senator Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, has the nod from Manhattan BP Scott Stringer, and is in talks with the Working Families Party to gain their important support in labor - rich District 10.

In this situation if we see a leader convince one sceptic and gain a nodding head from them we feel more reassured and convinced that they have answered the question well and won people around.

No matter who wins on Sunday, Upstate New Yorkers Mark and Sunrise Ruffalo win best supporting nods from us for their support for equality.»

That's because attorneys who aspire to the bench get the message that nods from the minor lines are the keys to winning on the major lines.

Marc Molinaro, the Hudson Valley politician who jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for New York governor after initially saying he wouldn't run, announced Thursday that he has enough support from county GOP leaders statewide to win the party's nod at next month's state convention.

Before Ted Cruz could woo the party faithful with a primetime speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, he had to overcome being outspent three - to - one to win his party's nod to become the next U.S. senator from Texas.

• Ms. Throne - Holst, 56, who is from Sag Harbor, served for six years as Southampton Town Supervisor and two as a Southampton councilwoman before deciding not to seek reelection in order to run for Congress, where she had to win a primary over Dave Calone for the Democratic nod.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has snagged the only few labor union endorsements made so far in this year's mayoral race, has also won the first congressional nod from the New York City delegation — that of East Side Representative Carolyn Maloney.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Marc Molinaro, the Hudson Valley politician who jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for New York governor after initially saying he wouldn't run, announced Thursday that he has enough support from county GOP leaders statewide to win the party's nod at next...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Marc Molinaro, the Hudson Valley politician who jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for New York governor after initially saying he wouldn't run, announced Thursday that he has enough support from county GOP leaders statewide to win the party's nod at next month's state convention.

WMHT's Matt Ryan chronicles this week's vetting sessions with candidates to win the Legislature's nod to fill out Eric Schneiderman's term, while the Reporters Roundtable has Yancey Roy of Newsday and Casey Seiler and David Lombardo from the Times Union assessing the rapid jockeying to win political support for a four - year term.

Iannece got the nod from the Queens Democratic Party, but the two Italian - American candidates split the white vote, allowing Kevin Kim to win the nomination.

Since getting the nod from us early last year (way before everyone else), Jones has been on a dramatic rise topped by a win at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

But Birdman has won some key prizes, including the nod from the Directors Guild.

That aggressive style, that dirty pool, won a lot of people Oscars over the years, from Juliet Binoche way back when, all the way to the last Weinstein joint to earn a nod — Lion in 2016.

Daniel Day - Lewis from «Lincoln» and Jessica Chastain from «Zero Dark Thirty» both added to earlier Oscar nods with Critics» Choice wins in the top acting categories.

Their Golden Globe - winning collaboration from Cher's film Burlesque failed to get an Oscar nod and Warren's song with Lady Gaga («Til It Happens to You») lost to Sam Smith.

No Best Directing Nod for Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The current king of Film Twitter debate seems like a runaway train on its way to a Best Picture win, especially after claiming major prizes from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and many others.

Working his way up from PA to second - unit director under such luminaries as Martin Scorsese, Nora Ephron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Alfonso Gomez - Rejon then became a protege of TV wizard Ryan Murphy, helming episodes of «Glee» and «American Horror Story,» which won him plaudits and an Emmy nod.

And it's true that only one film ever in Globe / Oscar history has won Best Picture from the Musical / Comedy section without that nod (Driving Miss Daisy again).

He's twice competed for the Palme d'Or and his first entry, 2009's «I Killed My Mother,» pulled in a series of awards and nods independent from its SCAD win, which goes to the best film in the Directors» Fortnight section.

In the movie, which also won Best Screenplay from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and picked up a nod from the American Cinema Editors this week, Farrell plays a sad, paunchy man who gets sent to a hotel where he has 45 days to find a partner.

Built on facts but willing to depart from them to serve its own storytelling needs, the movie places the same winning emphasis on characters, who are exquisitely brought to life by four actors who starred in the director's two prior films, all of whom landed Oscar nominations (for both performances), plus Jeremy Renner, who would have been just as worthy of a nod.

Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo won raves for their acting turns, but it was director Bennett Miller who ended up getting a nod from the jury.

Sissy Spacek's portrayal of the titular character earned her an Academy Award nod for Best Actress, an award she won from the National Society of Film Critics.

Only one movie has won the Best Picture Oscar without previous recognition from SAG — 1995's «Braveheart» — and only one SAG ensemble winner — 1996's «The Birdcage» — went home without a subsequent Oscar nod.

She won that year's Best Actress trophy from the African - American Film Critics, and also scored nods from the Women Film Critics Circle and the Black Reel Awards.

The main thrust of the interview was about plans to ensure all pupils take a times table test at the end of primary schools - and an indication, by nodding when it was suggested, that the Conservatives would pledge to protect the schools budget - from age five to 16 - if the party wins the next election.

Other nods to BMW heritage on car number 25 include images of the M1 race car from 1980, the BMW V12 LMR which claimed a Le Mans and Sebring win back in 1999 and a picture of an M3 GT which claimed every title in its class in the 2011 American Le Mans Series.

Full of knowing nods to the shivery pleasures of suspense and the transporting power of music, this is a wholly winning new novel from a writer lauded as «charming» (Los Angeles Times), «witty» (O, The Oprah Magazine), and «whimsical» (People).

This will be a win - win situation because the guest author will get a chance to speak to his audience and you will have many more people interested in your own book, especially if it gets a nod of approval from a bestselling author.

Its driving, blood - pumping, head - nodding rhythm is instantly recognizable as the music from the NES classic of 20 years ago, and it has won praise from many who have reviewed the game.