Sentences with phrase «won legions»

That year's show also included then - rising artists Wangechi Mutu, Paul Chan, and Dana Schutz, who in 10 years time have won legions of awards and major institutional surveys.

Donna Leon's novels starring the sharp and humane Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti have won legions of fans and are bestsellers around the world.

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries have won legions of fans for their evocative portraits of Venetian life.

For years, pioneering charter school networks like KIPP, YES Prep, and others won legions of admirers by ensuring that nearly every student they graduated went to college, usually the first in their families to do so.

Musk has won legions of vocal fans for his soaring vision and bold promises, from making electric vehicles mainstream to sending rockets into space as the CEO of SpaceX.

«The book's wheat - free niche will win it legions of bread - eschewing fans, though recipes like colorful autumn panzanella salad and spiced pear and brown butter muffins promise to please gluten eaters as well.»

But it was not to be — Ryu surged to a final - round 4 - under 68, a 14 - under for the week, and a share of first place with an incredibly resilient Thompson, who won a legion of fans during and after her emotional and hard - fought round.

... That single - mindedness and her positive attitude have won her a legion of fans, particularly among her students.»

That the Marcos is quicker, grippier and less extrovert should be enough to win it a legion of fans and considerable custom.

The Mapmaker Chronicles is her first series for children, and it is winning her a legion of fans.

Motorola won a legion of new fans when it rebooted its phone line up a few years ago.

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The admission won Apple a legion of bad press and enough lawsuits to keep its legal department in fancy cars for the next decade.

Hitler and his legions had just been trampled; technology was conquering hunger and suffering; mass movements were fighting for and winning universal civil rights.

But if you want to live here, remember that your right to live freely here was won with the lives and blood of a legion of people with guns that fought and killed with those guns.

Many nine - year - old girls — including the legions who wear HAMM jerseys and her trademark scowl — would have agreed with that ranking long before Hamm, 27, broke the international career scoring record last Saturday with her 108th goal in a win over Brazil.

That's a far cryfrom what was heard before the season opener, when Johnson — who also used thetriple option in winning consecutive I - AA championships in 1999 and 2000 ascoach at Georgia Southern — was besieged by a legion of vociferous doubters.

Arsenal made legion of followers by playing attractive football not by winning trophies.

For every walk - on who elbows his way into the limelight and wins a scholarship, legions of others don't fare as well.

He explored a run for governor in 2010, but has attracted a legion of new critics and drawn a crowd of challengers in his upstate New York district — after twice winning reelection by landslide margins.

The fundraising appeal, written by Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, goes on to cite efforts by Senate candidates like Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mark Kirk (Ill.) to court Palin and the conservative wing of the party she represents; «if they win, they will be doing the bidding of Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and their legions of fans,» adds Kerry.

Following her Oscar - winning performance in 12 Years a Slave — and subsequent red carpet domination — Nyong» o's legions of fans will relish the chance to finally see her face on the big screen again (apart from a bit role in 2014's Non-Stop).

Those legendary roles have endured with legions of filmgoers while new fans have been won over by his tyrannical Soran (the destroyer of Capt. Kirk) in Star Trek: Generations; his Machiavellian Mr. Roarke in «Fantasy Island» and his comically - pompous professor Steve Pynchon in the critically - hailed CBS television series, «Pearl,» starring opposite Rhea Perlman.

Though rallycross was born in Europe 50 years ago, Red Bull Global RallyCross (GRC) has won over legions of fans in the seven years it has been racing in the U.S. Affordable production cars like the Volkswagen Beetle, Honda Civic, and Subaru WRX STI are stripped down and heavily modified to become 600 - horsepower rally beasts that sling mud, launch off 40 - foot jumps, and reach 60 mph in less than 2.0 seconds.

Since its launch, Volvo's XC90 luxury SUV has won acclaim from legions of satisfied customers while receiving many awards internationally.

One of the best selling cars in the world, Toyota's Corolla has won over legions of fans with its unimpeachable reliability, outstanding roster of standard features, benign appearance, affordable pricing, and pleasant — if not exactly dynamic — road manners.

Anton stayed at DC for over a decade, first as a writer in their Marketing Communications group, and then as an editor in Collected Editions (some of his favorite books that he edited include the STARMAN OMNIBUS series, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA, INFINITE CRISIS, ABSOLUTE DC: THE NEW FRONTIER and ABSOLUTE JUSTICE — the latter two of which won Eisner Awards).

Written with the same compassion and charm that won over legions of readers with The Family Fang, Kevin Wilson shows us with grace and humor that the best families are the ones we make for ourselves.

Throughout the years games have tough us many things about World War II: never stand next to red barrels for insteance, orthat the Germans should have won through sheers numbers but we always had one lone hero that could slaugher countless legions on his own.

Building on FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay that won 50 sports game of the year awards, FIFA Soccer 11 continues to listen to its growing legion of EA SPORTS FIFA fans around the world to refine gameplay in ways that matter most to fans.

Nathan Drake has set foot on forgotten ruins, plundered ancient treasures, fought legions of pirates, and won a few hearts along the way.

FORGE AN UNSTOPPABLE LEGION √ Create or join a Legion of powerful players and get reinforcements from the other members √ Coordinate with your allies to win Legion Wars √ Fight to increase your Legion ranking and earn great rewards

But if they want to win back the legions of fans they've lost over the years thanks to backward thinking and inelegant design, they really need to stick the landing before Switch launches in March 2017.

At Sony's showpiece, punctuated by a mightily raucous crowd, the company won over legions of gamers by announcing that it would remake Final Fantasy VII (one of the most iconic games of all time), and that there would be a new game in the Shenmue franchise, a hugely acclaimed cult Sega series that has not been seen since 2001.

As you'll learn within the game's opening stages, the tenth legion has been destroyed by Jeyne Kassynder thirty years earlier, leaving it to the dead legionnaire sons and daughters to rebuild it, defeat Kassynder and win back the trust of the kingdom of Ehb's people, of which have turned against you.

From the outset, First Heritage's blend of best in class service, combined with competitive rates and extensive products has won the confidence of the company's referral partners and legions of satisfied borrowers.