Sentences with phrase «year of a rare breed»

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Figuring that Monaghan and Inc 500 lions like him are a rare and fascinating breed, we sought their advice on behalf of the scrappy executives who grace this year's list.

Maybe that's why he is one of the rare breed of CEOs who has held the top job for 17 years and is still going strong.

While the above 3 were in the rare breed of the European elite, Torres nominated for the Ballon D'Or, Ronaldo as we all know him, and Bale being the Premier league player of the year award winner, the Brazilian has never even won the Premier league player of the month award.

It is sure to be the case that during the next five years the words of rare political breed Mr Mundell will be listened to, scrutinised and criticised.

Instead of needing to spend years developing cultured cells, the foundation to this work is breeding birds in captivity — something already up and running for many of the world's rarest birds (e.g. Kakapo, Attwater's Prairie Chicken, various Hawaiian honeycreepers).

Hi there, so here's a little info about me: I'm a single parent dad (yep you heard that right, we're a rare breed) of an adorable 6 year son who's means the world to me!

David Nelson worked steadily but unspectacularly as a producer / director in the years to follow: in the early»80s he directed three theatrical films, the most prominent of which was the 1981 George Kennedy starrer The Rare Breed.

Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak is a rare breed of horror film coming our way later this year — rare in that it's a big budget Hollywood picture dripping with classical gothic horror, and to much surprise has been given the R - rated treatment with an A-list cast backing it all up.

Ghost in the Shell, on the other hand, is a rare breed of tech - minded blockbuster that radically engages with the conditions of the zeitgeist, while also working as a pastiche of notable science - fiction films from the last 35 years, including Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime of the same name.

As a punctuation perfectionist, Truss considers herself part of a rare breed, and she expected her book, Eats, Shoots ∧ Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, to interest only a tiny segment of the British population when it was first published in the U.K. last year.

They're one of the shorter - living dog breeds, only living until 12 years at most, or slightly older in rare instances.

Although Mini Bulls remain fairly rare in this country — fewer than 200 litters are registered with the AKC each year — MBTCA remains committed to its mission of promoting high standards in breeding practices so that more dog fanciers can fall in love with our mischievous, mighty Minis.

Last year one of the clubs (USACTC) announced its intention to pursue AKC recognition of the rare breed Coton de Tulear.

• Breeders who can not produce a 5 or even 7 generation pedigree when asked • Breeders who do not show their dogs in any discipline • Breeders who say «we had a really nice dog» or «we wanted our kids to experience the micracle of birth» so we bred • Breeders who sell or breed unpapered dogs — PUREBRED dogs are required to be registered • Breeders who do not do any health testing such as on eyes, heart, thyroid, hips etc. before breeding • Breeders who do not want you to visit with them or their dogs • Breeders who do not have a contract • Breeders who have zero health guarantees on puppies / dogs sold from their Kennels • Breeders who do not require all pet / companion pups to be altered • Breeders who say that some colours are «rare» and promote the puppies as such • Breeders who breed a dog before the age of 2 (hips can not even be certified until the age of 2) • Breeders who breed their bitch every heat cycle • Breeders who indiscrimanately breed outside of the GDCA Colour Code — Yes, years ago, it was acceptable to bring in a Blue or Fawn to improve head / bone / substance in a Harlequin line etc. yet this type of breeding was to be done ONLY be highly reputable / quality knowledgeable / experienced Breeders.

As a rule of thumb dogs weighing less than 30 lbs tend to live the longest, on average living into their early to mid teenage years (the rare Mexican breed, the Xoloitzcuintle, has a life span of 15 - 20 years.)

Large schools of fish feed and breed around the unspoiled reefs and, during different times at the year depending on the season, commonly caught fish include: Giant Trevally, Trevally, Spanish Mackerel, Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, many Snapper varieties and Coral Trout to name the main vartieties If you're lucky on your trip you'll see Manta Rays, Flying fish, Whales and Dolphins — not rare sights, depending on the season and conditions.

first id like to say... you are a rare breed sherimae... a chick who loves games and actually reads articles and comments on the articles with a level of gaming knowledge that most dudes lack on this very site... your bf must be proud... my girl is just now excepting my gaming habit and we been together five years now, how I wish she liked the habit I enjoy.

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