Sentences with phrase «year of false starts»

After several years of false starts, the universe of digital books seems at last poised to expand dramatically.

After years of false starts with Turner, this was my best shot to bring our companies together.

Those projects earned Mahoney a reputation for pushing her ideas through at record speed - a criticism she accepts in a region that has suffered years of false starts on projects like rebuilding the Hotel Syracuse.

Lee meant not only the six hours sitting at the school board meeting to hear his application was approved, but the four years of struggle he was involved in before that, and two more years of false starts before he even got there to turn around the high school in the northeast San Fernando Valley.

I started writing for my children, because they were now old enough to read, and over the course of a couple of years of false starts, created Vulcan's Kittens, a YA novel (and a bunch of short stories, but more about those later).

Apparently, this foster pet parent put up with two years of false starts in having their canine charge placed in a permanent home, not to mention a startling lack of communication from the rescue organization in question, only to have the dog taken away by the organization under the guise of a visit to the vet.

It might feel as though the effect of phrase has diluted with year after year of false starts and setbacks — call it «Boy who cried «Tiger!»»

February 2010 I. Introduction After several years of false starts, the universe of digital books seems at last poised to expand dramatically.

«I'm pleased that after years of false starts, we finally have a plan that works for taxpayers, the [neighboring] museums, the Park District, the Bears and the other teams and groups that use Soldier Field and the surrounding area,» Daley said at press conference at Soldier Field.

But after three years of false starts, and a years - long feud with the man he once counted as a friend, de Blasio seemed reluctant to endorse the governor's vision.

«Now, a few short years later, after 20 years of false starts, we are leaving an old, dangerous, traumatizing bridge as replaced by a new, safer, smarter structure,» he said.

After years of false starts, a new generation of DNA vaccines and medicines for HIV, influenza and other stubborn illnesses is now in clinical trials

After years of false starts, potential stars and frustrating studio shuffling, thriller Triple Frontier might actually, finally be headed into production.

After years of false starts and unfulfilled promises, the live - action remake of Mamoru Oshii's influential animated feature, Ghost In The Shell is coming with Scarlett Johansson in the lead role (and Michael Pitt, Beat Takeshi and Juliette Binoche on support).

After years of false starts, Tim Burton's take on Batman, starring Michael Keaton as the titular hero and Jack Nicholson as the Joker, was released in 1989 and quickly became a pop - culture juggernaut.

After years of false starts, Cinemax has put in development «The Boys,» from the «Preacher» team of Rogen and Goldberg's Point Grey, Moritz's Original Film and Sony TV, Deadline reports.

Ash vs. The Evil Dead After years of false starts and rumors about Sam Raimi and company getting the band back together for Evil Dead 4, it seemed unlikely that the world would ever be graced with Ashley J Williams presence on anything aside from the occasional limited comic book series again.

After years of false starts, Congress now seems serious about fixing this law.

When the Kindle appeared, readers realized that years of false starts and empty promises were over, that the e-reading revolution had really and finally arrived.

The $ 800 billion stimulus, passed shortly thereafter, gave further credence to the notion that after 30 years of false starts, overblown rhetoric, and outright neglect, Congress and the president might finally get serious about remaking the United States» energy economy.

More importantly, after years of false starts, it finally feels like Sony has something it can build on.

After years of false starts, the technology finally got the push it needed from Oculus and HTC to get into the hands of early adopters.

After four years of false starts and close calls, this February Steve Hopkins finally found the partner he needed to fuel a new growth period at his Newport Beach, Calif. - based development company.