Sentence examples for historic string from inspiring English sources

After American Crossroads's historic string of defeats in 2012, "Serious gamblers wait to see who Rove is supporting and then bet the house on the other side".

He gave the illusion of being a prolific artist even though he took years between releases because he had an historic string of hit singles taken from his albums.

His interest paid off in 1980 with a position in the counterespionage section -- then known as internal security -- and he rose through the ranks at a time when it was prosecuting a historic string of spy cases.

The new resolution came in response to what the DNC described as "concerns from Labor" that the original resolution "was an attack on workers" at a time when Republicans are scoring a historic string of victories to weaken unions.

We traveled along two-lane Route 11, the Old Valley Pike, where small historic towns are strung like pearls.

Lord Greville Janner would have been charged with a string of historic sex offences against children, the CPS said on Thursday.

The Cadogan estate (prop. the Earl Cadogan and family) has been unable in recent years to save a string of historic Chelsea pubs, some dating back to Tudor times.

It was the use, or abuse, of those powers that produced the Bush administration's string of historic rebukes at the Supreme Court, starting in 2004 when the justices ruled in Rasul v. Bush that the president had to afford the Guantánamo detainees some due process.

Far and away the most symbolic is the one of 2000, when Manchester United shamefully acceded to suggestions from the FA and the then sports minister that they should not defend the trophy that was the third string of their historic treble of 1999.

Despite Roddick's enthusiasm and the string of adjectives ("historic," "revolutionary," "radical") with which Kantarian and his colleagues launched the idea in April, it remains to be seen whether this branding effort will produce a significant rise in television ratings or player identification.

Earlier this month, racing trade publication The Blood Horse reported that Minor was bidding to acquire a string of nine historic racetracks around the country, a deal that would require paying off $200 million in debt held by their current owner, Magna Entertainment, as well as restructuring $225 million in other loans they company has taken.