Sentences with phrase «won by its predecessor»

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In the U.S., DDB predecessor agency Doyle Dane Bernbach took on the account in 1959 and the New York office was behind award - winning work whose witty and self - depreciating style helped turn the Beetle into the best - selling imported car in America by the 1960s.

The persistence and growth of the influence of Jesus seem also to be assured by the proven ability of Christianity to survive the death of cultures with which it has been intimately associated and, after a period of crisis provoked by the collapse of such a culture, not only to win a foothold in the new, succeeding culture but also to make a deeper impress upon it than upon its predecessor.

Unlike many of his predecessors, Pochettino has won the backing of the vast majority of the White Hart Lane faithful, buoyed by the Argentine's faith in young players, the League Cup final appearance, and those eye - catching triumphs over Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League.

Fortunately for Spalletti, unlike his predecessor, the recent draws were buttressed by an equally recent eight match winning streak, and were it not for some horrendous finishing from Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah the past two weeks, Roma might still be riding that wave of actual success.

The 43 - year - old led Bayern to victory in the European Supercup, the Club World Cup and then the Bundesliga / German Cup double, although he failed to emulate his predecessor, Jupp Heynckes, by failing to win the Champions League.

Having initially declared an intention to persist with the 4 -3-3 formation favoured by his predecessor, Rudi Garcia, he jettisoned the tactic after only 45 minutes of the club's first friendly match, a 3 - 2 win over Dijon in July.

He might be painted as a victim of the success enjoyed by his predecessors Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman but Puel's team struggled at home, winning just six matches.

The two - term Republican won a rematch with his Democratic predecessor by 1 point.

His win was an historic one in Harlem, which has been represented for the past 71 years by two black congressmen, Rangel and his predecessor, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr..

By «Ambode, history beckons» (10 November 2015), Ripples only called on Governor Ambode, then under intense pressure, to choose either the hard - won successes of most of his predecessors; or fold over, embracing the rare failure of one or two.

His predecessor, David Cameron, bowed out in the summer of 2018, two years after he won that famous victory in the EU Referendum, by a much more comfortable margin than anyone had predicted.

In 2005 he ran again for the 74th House district, defeating his predecessor, Floyd Miles, by 44 votes in the Democratic primary, [9] and winning the general election with 75 % of the vote.

Should it open up, Democrats could potentially mount a competitive campaign: Cuomo won a plurality of that district's voters in 2014, and a predecessor seat was won by a Democratic Senate candidate in 2008.

He first won his seat for Labour in the 1997 general election, having contested the predecessor Littleborough and Saddleworth seat at a by - election in 1995, [7] which was marked by Labour's particularly vicious and personal campaign, attacking the Liberal Democrat candidate, Chris Davies, as «high on tax and soft on drugs».

Unlike its predecessor, Move NY's designers have cannily won backing from some outer - borough and suburban leaders by promising to lower tolls in the outer boroughs, at the same time it levies them on the East River bridges and along 60th Street in Manhattan.

He might have tried to learn from the New Labour guidebooks on how to win elections, but inadvertently he has followed more closely the course adopted by one of his own recent predecessors.

Gravesham (and its predecessor Gravesend) always used to be the classic example, but it was won by the Conservatives in 2005 despite Labour winning the election, so losing its crown.

Politics: The seat «s predecessor, Northavon, was narrowly won from the Conservatives by Steve Webb in 1997.

It will look to add to the legacy established by its predecessors — the Corvette C5 - R and Corvette C6.R race cars that combined to win four times at the circuit from 2004 - 2008.

While it may not have succeeded in exceeding the expectations left by its 35 Game - of - the - Year Award Winning predecessor, it was still a fun game in its own right.

Rare Replay: Combining 30 video games developed by the original and predecessor became a rewarding decision for Rare for winning the «Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake»

Set in the aftermath of its award - winning predecessor, Sniper Elite 4 continues the series» World War Two heritage by transporting players across the beautiful Italian peninsula, from sun - drenched Mediterranean coastal towns, to colossal Nazi mega st..

Set in the aftermath of its award - winning predecessor, Sniper Elite 4 continues the series» World War Two heritage by transporting players across the beautiful Italian peninsula, from sun - drenched Mediterranean coastal towns, to colossal Nazi mega structures, daunting forests and giddying mountain monasteries inspired by Monte Cassino.

Suddenly, SEGA vowed to win back fans» trust by maintaining quality over scheduling and the launch of Fire & Ice was subsequently delayed by a whole year, with promises made about incorporating fan feedback into what would become a better and faster - paced game than its predecessor.

Just look north to Canada, where new Prime Minster Justin Trudeau won election in part by accusing his predecessor of turning the country into an international climate «pariah.»

I suspect that my client will win on that issue, but if his predecessor in title had simply given notice to himself as required by statute and kept proof of doing so, this case might never have gone to court, instead of having to be litigated to the second highest possible appellate court in the land, saving huge amounts of money and time and aggravation and this would have made his successor's title more secure.