Sentences with phrase «year as a major player»

Mr. Banks has emerged in the last year as a major player in the mayor's administration, rising up a somewhat obscure post at the Human Resources Administration to become the face of the city's response to a growing and difficult to manage homelessness problem — and its brand - new Commissioner of Social Services.

Not exact matches

The East coast chain broke records to become the first convenience store to be voted the best sandwich shop in the US in Market Force Information's annual survey of nearly 11,500 consumers - beating major players such as Jersey Mike's and Firehouse Subs, last year's winner.

The 39 - year - old native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who started as a nightclub stripper there at 17, has appeared in more than 250 X-rated films, beginning in 2000; was signed as an exclusive with major porn studio Wicked Pictures in 2002 (she's still a contract player for them); and has been inducted into multiple industry halls of fame, including the one run by leading industry trade publication Adult Video News.

Over the years, we've worked with a major Midwest supermarket chain, a large player in the frozen aisle of grocery stores nationwide and disruptive upstarts such as AeroFarms, a vertical farm company based in Newark, N.J. Throughout those engagements, we conducted extensive shopper research — both quantitative as well as in - depth ethnographic «shop along» interviews.

The new plant will strengthen AFI's hand as a major player within dairy - based food ingredients by — according to the firm — doubling its capacity in this sector to over 20,000 tonnes a year and offering clients both a «wider range of formulations and customised pre-mix solutions».

As several major players have outperformed the industry over the past five years, market share concentration has risen.

Wenger revealed that Coquelin having come through the academy system, spending nearly seven years as a Gunner and having the club at his heart was a major reason for keeping patience and hoping that things would click for the young player.

Time for a reality check the dream was that self finance from the satdium would put us up their with major players, good idea in the years we moved, however time for investment from Usminov or get some Chinese backers (looks like liverpool are) as football has moved the oalposts from the dream eg Man City, Chelsea, PSG etc

Most teams will be forced to expose a lot of high - priced players in the expansion draft — as baseball teams did in the major league expansion draft last year — and the Bottles and the Cakes, with decent coaching, should win some games early.

In his first four seasons as a major - leaguer, first with the New York Mets and since 1972 with the Expos, Foli managed to get into more fights with opposing players, umpires, and even his own teammates, and to hit more innocent bystanders with thrown helmets, bats and balls than the average high - spirited player might in a 20 - year career.

It's unclear as to why Fellaini wouldn't jump at the chance to sign a new deal with Man Utd, given that it's decent money, he will be an important player for Mourinho and will compete for major trophies every year.

Kuchar, ToC contender Kevin Streelman's choice as the player most likely to win his first major this year, joins a trio featuring two guys who notched their inaugural premiere titles in 2013.

If Wenger is ambitious he would convince Sanchez to stay if even for another year and signing a new contract with a clause to sell if we don't win major trophies as well as signing new and top class players first.

Ray Lewis» injury will be a major blow for the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 and could end the career of the best player in franchise history as the 37 - year - old might be out for the season.

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

We may never know the ins and outs of what happene3d between Claudio Ranieri and the other staff and players at Leicester City, but Arsenal fans are as keen to know as anyone, and probably more so because of the issues that many fans have with the club and it's continued willingness to keep our own manager Arsene Wenger despite what is seen as the same old problems hurting our hopes of major trophy success year after year.

Jonm; As a major share Holder no one can throw them out, but with no profit, from ECL TV revenue, less TV revenue from EPL, and class come player willing to come to Arsenal like last year Aubumeyang refused and Vardy snubbed, 2 years ago Suarez refused to come, pretty soon they are forced to sell and get out or buy and compete with big clubs like MU, MC, CHELSEA LIVERPOOL SPURS and even LEICESTER.

It would also be an introduction of the Giants as a major financial force in the game: San Francisco hasn't been cheap up until this point, but they haven't been considered the kind of team that could dish out $ 30 million or more per year to a single player, either.

No major trophy for 13 years and counting Last time we even saw a QF in the CL was a whopping 7 years ago We almost never challenge for a major trophy Wenger couldn't even get close to winning the league even when all rivals finish below him Wenger keeps picking a weak starting XI, especially for really tough games Wenger loves keeping rubbish players at Arsenal for as long as possible

The three - years Players exemption is also standard at the majors, but the Masters gives no such love for the Euro Tour's BMW PGA Championship, which is often cited as The Players equivalent across the pond.

When the first labor contract between the owners and the players was agreed to in 1968 — 14 years after the Major League Baseball Players Association was formed as the representative of the players — the owners insisted that collusion be against theplayers was agreed to in 1968 — 14 years after the Major League Baseball Players Association was formed as the representative of the players — the owners insisted that collusion be against thePlayers Association was formed as the representative of the players — the owners insisted that collusion be against theplayers — the owners insisted that collusion be against the rules.

As always, Angell is mainly concerned with major league players, but there are some rewarding side trips, notably to the playing fields of Yale in the company of Smokey Joe Wood, the 91 - year - old former Yale coach who won 34 games as a Red Sox pitcher in 1912, and to the big league locker rooms (or the corridors just outside them) with several bright female reporters who were trying to breach that journalistic barrier in 197As always, Angell is mainly concerned with major league players, but there are some rewarding side trips, notably to the playing fields of Yale in the company of Smokey Joe Wood, the 91 - year - old former Yale coach who won 34 games as a Red Sox pitcher in 1912, and to the big league locker rooms (or the corridors just outside them) with several bright female reporters who were trying to breach that journalistic barrier in 197as a Red Sox pitcher in 1912, and to the big league locker rooms (or the corridors just outside them) with several bright female reporters who were trying to breach that journalistic barrier in 1979.

So can you now explain WHY I should respect him for what he has achieved?As far as I'm concerned he has lost any respect I might have had for him over 10 years ago.Its the same with the players who left.Van Persie LEFT because he saw we had ZERO chance of EVER winning the league title.Same with Cesc.Even Thierry Henry left when he realised we as a club would NEVER seriously contend for the MAJOR honours again.

With Thomas Tuchel bringing in a wealth of quality young talent though, it remains to be seen how long Reus is a part of their plans as a major offer could tempt them into selling and focusing on developing the young players that they've signed over the last year or so.

He's back as a legit top - 5 player, finishing second and third in the final two majors of the year before going on that postseason run (which we may never see again).

As big a squad mancity has injury damaged their CL hopes last season, yep and they had four top strikers, they got back in the league when their players start returning from injury, Chelsea did not have a striker last year, liverpool did not have major injuries but had super strikers, arsenal had the most injuries and could have won it if we had brought in the ST and DM.

And when it was all said and done, and he'd repeated as the Player of the Year for both major Bay Area newspapers, and played in the U.S. Army All - American Game, Harris kept a commitment he'd made nearly 20 months earlier and enrolled early at the University of Alabama.

The other three majors all made significant jumps toward that $ 10 million mark last year, but The Players and the PGA still held the title as richest purse in golf.

There's no denying that the 18 - year - old is the most in - demand player in Europe this summer, as after his exploits last season, he has stolen the attention of every top club around the major leagues.

He was inconsistent as a player, but a major piece in a great locker room last year.

According to a Daily Star report, Ronald Koeman has suffered a major blow in his hopes of holding on to his star player, as the 25 - year old has rejected the offer of a new contract with his current club.

Arsenal are hoping to sign 21 year - old Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius as a long term contender for the goalkeeping position at the Emirates Stadium, report the Mirror, but the Gunners are set to face competition from major clubs across the continent for the signature of one of the most exciting young players performing in the Bundesliga currently.

It seems players bought when they aren't desperately needed work out fantastically well as all these teams have won major trophies within the past 2 years.

Walter (Hoot) Evers, former major league outfielder, did excellent job as farm director for three years, is now director of player personnel.

Earlier last week, 5Dimes became the first major sportsbook to post odds for the 2015 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award and Vikings RB Adrian Peterson opened as the clear favorite.

Three of the four players who won this year's majors — Tiger Woods (Masters), Justin Leonard (British Open) and Davis Love III (PGA)-- are on the U.S. team, as are seven of the top 12 players in the World Ranking.

In the last four years alone since Divine was hired, more than 60 Granite Bay players have been recruited by major colleges, such as the national champion University of California at Berkeley, Central Washington, Saint Mary's in Moraga, and the University of Arizona.

Lydia Ko, in 2015 after two long years as a professional, finally got the monkey off her back when, at 17, she became the youngest player of either gender to win her first major.

Klopp signed three - year deal with The Reds, but reportedly won't be making major overhaul at the club as he is keen on giving more chance for current players, who have been brought in under Rodgers» tenure.

He ended up as a star player for Real and was a major reason they lifted the Champions League trophy for the second consecutive year.

This would not be seen as a major goal drought for any other player, but it is certainly a drought for someone who has averaged more than a goal per game for the last five years.

because all this board and kroenke are interested in is lining their pockets, every year we get same comment in 2 years we will be competitive they have been saying this for the past 5 years we have sold our best players and wenger has to take part blame in the dead wood we have in that squad and we are very light if players get injured nobody to fill class boots it is about time wenger woke up and smelt that french cheese and realised there are major problems with this squad and he has been the cause with his cheap buys only three palyers can be classed as good players, but ia m convinced we will not finish top four this year and then the question remains what now?

Mexico international Carlos Vela has been introduced as Los Angeles Football Club's first designated player ahead of their Major League Soccer debut next year.

The 53 - year - old had spent 6 season at the Nou Camp as a player between 1989 and 1995, winning 10 major trophies as a part of Johan Cruyff's «dream team».

The likes of Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Matt Hummels, Neven Subotić and İlkay Gündoğan were key players for Dortmund as they helped them win 5 major trophies up until last year.

In recent years, Denmark has emerged as a major global player in life science research and commerce

Concussions have become a major issue over the past few years as the public has learned about brain damage to athletes — from pro players to children.

Why It Could Succeed: One of the first films I marked down as a major Oscar player this year when I sat down to initially do my early Oscar predictions was this flick.

That role, coupled with the exposure that Snipes had received for his performance as a talented but undisciplined baseball player in the previous year's Major League, succeeded in giving the actor a tentative plot on the Hollywood map.

Remember by this time last year no one really thought much about Spotlight as a major player for individual acting honors.