Sentence examples for big former from inspiring English sources

The only place that the big former marine liked more than his firehouse was his home.

At present, most of the big former state-owned monopolies are still rated AA or thereabouts by Moody's and Standard & Poors (S&P), the two big American rating agencies.

So can Lawrence Jackson, a big former first-round pick of Seattle who doesn't have the speed to be a premier edge-rusher but has mobility that's ideal for a backup in this scheme.

While all the big (former) investment banks face real challenges fitting their business models to a post-Dodd-Frank, Volcker rule world, at least Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs do not have to face that challenge with the millstone of seemingly never-ending mortgage litigation around their necks, too.

For Casual Male, a chain of 482 stores with annual sales of $320 million, getting Mr. Foreman, the big former boxer with the characteristically sweet smile, "was a real coup," said David A. Levin, chief executive of the Casual Male Retail Group.

It also encouraged the idea of members of the public owning shares in big former monopolies.

Britain's state-controlled bank has already seized large stakes in some of its biggest former debtors.

Partly because of the 3G auctions, two of the biggest former monopoly national incumbents, Deutsche Telekom and British Telecom, have each lost around half their value this year and seen their credit ratings slashed.

In his latest role, Mr. Lipton is working against one of his biggest former clients: C. Michael Armstrong, who used to run AT&T but is currently chairman of Comcast.

"It is not the only regret, I think it is the biggest," former England skipper Gerrard told Football Focus.

The race has attracted big names — former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York campaigned with Mr. Tran and former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to headline a rally for Ms. Sanchez on Friday.