Sentences with phrase «year veteran like»

You have no solo experience in a big rig, and yet the traffic, the weather, the road conditions, the DOT, the customers, and your company are just as demanding of you as they are of a 30 year veteran like Pappy.

Not exact matches

(A 21 - year company veteran, he was behind fan favorites such as Tonight Dough and Dublin Mudslide, along with more recent offerings like Urban Bourbon and Truffle Kerfuffle).

Despite only joining the company in 2013, Gwadry is a Indochino veteran — most of the management team arrived in the last two years from organizations like Louis Vuitton, Kit and Ace, and eBay.

He added that he is working with employees on eliminating outdated, unsustainable policies and systems that are as much as 56 years old and have held back departments like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department.

I'm a 30 - year veteran of entrepreneurship, and it seems like every seven years or so I find an idea that seems obvious to me, but no one else is looking at.

The accumulation of expertise and financial wherewithal along the way has allowed Lululemon to shrug off things like the departure of CEO Robert Meers (the one - time Reebok International president was replaced by Day, a 20 - year veteran of Starbucks and doubtless a better representative of the company's core customer) and the seaweed scandal of 2007, when clothing touted for its supposedly skin - friendly properties was found to contain none of the marine ingredient.

Illustrated with wit and humor by Ron Bucalo, a 20 year Disney veteran, illustrates each chapter with wit and humor that makes a brittle topic like accounting fun and engaging to read.

You want someone who can run a meeting so that everyone feels like they've been listened to — and not somebody running their own agenda,» Wendy Cutler, a 30 - year veteran trade negotiator for the US government, told me.

The students should go to local, try to ramp up security, get more video coverage at these schools, maybe would with some veterans groups to see if we can get a volunteer program like Neighborhood Watch in areas 20 years ago that had high crime.

I would like to share with you the work of our senior economist Marc Lee, who heads up our Climate Justice Project, as well as the work of one of our research associates, veteran earth scientist David Hughes (who spent 32 years working for the Geological Survey of Canada, where he focused on unconventional gas, coal and oil research).

A veteran of the hospitality industry, he brings over 20 years of culinary experience from around the world, courtesy of assignments at prominent brands like Hyatt, Le Meridien, Holiday Inn, Concord Luxury Hotels Carnival Plc, etc..

There have been hurdles and dark places galore over the years, as life is wont to offer all of us, but, like a Broadway veteran, I'm still here - baking and writing.

Not only does this 30 - year culinary veteran concentrate the cantaloupe's flavors in the oven, she blasts the melon with ras el hanout (a Moroccan curry - like blend), cayenne, fresh ginger and, most surprising of all, ginger ale.

Looks like the organization is making one last push for the postseason with a veteran team and giving the youngsters one more year in AAA.

like who really expects not just a rookie, but a 19 year old rookie with only a dozen professional games under his belt, to just come into the playoffs against a veteran and physical team like the Heat and play really well?

Centre: you want a developer and a veteran here much like the current year.

Quarterback Mike Taliaferro seems to have blossomed under Rush and the Jets» system, and, as one veteran says of Rush, «After seeing this man operate, we feel like we've been cheated all these years.»

Sending a semi-useful (most importantly, cheap) veteran PG out the door to facilitate DET dumping an abuser for a possible better tasting, still stale, cookie years from now still seems pointless, and like a reactionary trade because it was at least «something».

It's got a handful of the longtime best players in the world (Spieth, Fowler, Scott, Rose, and the like), some rising young stars (Thomas Pieters, Jon Rahm), major Cinderellas (William McGirt), and the veteran star who's never won the big one but has another chance to do it this year (Garcia).

It was six - year veteran Jim Dunaway, Buffalo's 6» 4», 281 - pound defensive tackle, who rose from the dumper like Godzilla and screamed, «Whoever did that is dead!»

Seems like a good way to force teams to play grizzled veterans in September instead of trying out kids that might help one or two years down the road.

He takes a pitch like a five - year veteran.

That Blazers team featured veterans like LaMarcus Aldridge, Wes Matthews, and Nic Batum, along with Lillard, who was coming off a Rookie - of - the - Year campaign.

The group right before them features Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters, an old veteran on a Garcia - like major dry spell and a rising star who figures to be on the major scene for many years to come.

Veteran horsemen like to wait for the result of the Review Futurity in Springfield, Ill. each year before trying to figure out who will win The Hambletonian.

'' That's like the child that's whining, somebody who's whining for some attention,» 18 - year veteran Kevin Harvick said of Busch's objections.

The La Liga giants have had to use players out of position to take the veteran Spaniard's spot in the centre of defence, with the likes of Javier Mascherano and Eric Abidal filling in for the 33 year old.

It was an eventful year for Ruth, but his rookie season was not the sort that would necessarily have attracted the attention of a veteran photographer like Burke.

We also have veterans like rosicky, arteta to call up on to control tempo and close games out (chelsea did this with mike last year)

That's just a little bit of pressure to deal with, considering how close they got a year ago, that Kershaw is now finally going to be in his 30s and can opt - out at year's end, and knowing that veterans like Rich Hill and Justin Turner can't play at their current levels forever (especially considering Turner's broken wrist).

The Islanders enjoy the fruits of new young blood like Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal, avoid the Jack Capuano temptation to over-rely on an aging seventh defenseman (this year: Dennis Seidenberg), and veterans like Ladd and Chimera add just enough leadership to carry the team past the second round of the playoffs.

Pederson traded a decent veteran in Allen Barbre in August because he thought Gordon had the ability to step in as the backup guard if Wisnewski or Brooks went down which is pretty incredible considering that he was playing tight end like a year ago.

His veteran leadership and know - how will undoubtedly boost anyone around him, just like Freeney did for Beasley a few years ago..

When you combine that with his late - season on - field success after Carson Palmer's torn ACL in 2014, it's clear that no one has mastered the balance between constant readiness and sideline levity that the position demands quite like the 10 - year veteran out of Michigan State.

His best years are likely behind him, like when «Ross the Merciless» hit 21 home runs in 2006 on the Cincinnati Reds, but he's a veteran presence and, unlike most backup catchers, not a liability with the bat.

Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers (90) doesn't move like a 38 - year - old NFL veteran.

The 29 - year - old gives the Sounders a veteran presence to offset what was starting to look like an exceptionally young bench

I can't imagine what it would be like to hide my true identity for 12 years, as the the NBA veteran did.

We are grateful to everyone, from the third - grader who prints better than I do, to the 9 - year - old whose brother beats up on him (he wins sometimes, though), to the veterans who remember what it was like to be far from loved ones during the holidays.

Like last year, Mike Kane, the veteran turf writer and former communications director for the National Racing Hall of Fame will be doing the lion's share of the blogging with a focus on the racing.

His achievements like the veterans» buyback bill greatly benefit our communities and his actions over the years have shown we can trust Senator Larkin to provide crucial assistance to the men and women of CSEA.»

As openDemocracy revealed last year, the party received a controversial donation of # 435,000 from an anonymous source (via a front group in Glasgow with lots of surprising links) and, like Veterans for Britain and BeLeave, they spent the money in the final fortnight of the campaign.

He was what Southerners call a «good ol' boy,» a 53 - year - old drywall contractor and Vietnam veteran living in Douglasville, Georgia, who liked to play jazz guitar, have a few beers, and hang out with the guys.

If you would like more information about Golfing for Veterans, or have a suggestion for improvements to next year's outing — send an email to A.J. at [email protected] and like the Golfing for Veterans Facebook page by clicking here.

Big thanks to Carrie from Lovely, Etc. for hosting A Very Merry Christmas Home Tour again this year; this is my third year participating, so I'm starting to feel like a veteran.

we support students in their transition with programs like orientation, first - year experience, second - year experience, transfer student services, veteran student services, commuter student experience, out - of - state student services

It's the same show, but better, which is the sort of sophomore year jump you'd expect from a pair of veteran showrunners like Kripke (Supernatural) and Ryan (The Shield).

And The Avengers won't be Whedon's only movie this year; you can also expect his quickly - shot take on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (starring Whedon veterans like Nathan Fillion, Reed Diamond, and Amy Acker) to surface on the festival circuit, while the delayed, Whedon - penned scarefest Cabin in the Woods will finally get a release on April 13.

Veteran Vegas performers like Keely Smith got whole new careers out of it, while Davis, Martin and Sinatra - none of whom had recorded anything new in years and all of whom were dead by 1998 - sold loads of records.

Nobody does unhinged quite like Foster, and this is easily Pine's best work in years, but the movie ultimately belongs to Bridges, who's devilishly funny as the veteran Texas Ranger, trading affectionately racist barbs with his Mexican / Native American partner played by Gil Birmingham.