Sentence examples for oversaw years from inspiring English sources

After moving the Philharmonic from Carnegie Hall to the new Lincoln Center in 1962, he oversaw years of redesign and reconstruction of its home, today called Avery Fisher Hall, in a never entirely successful effort to improve its acoustics.

Winning an election without expecting to, combined with a take-it-slow leader, the Baillieu Government oversaw years of policy stagnation.

On Wednesday, Shaun Wright, the South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner who oversaw years of child abuse in Rotherham, finally stood down.

And so is his strategy.Mr Prince's predecessor, Sandy Weill, oversaw years of hard-charging growth.

He said: "The last Labour government oversaw year after year of inflation-busting fare rises".

Donald Rose, who oversaw Year 2000 preparations for Intel's factories, for example, became co-manager of a new Intel business that markets Internet services to the health care industry.

He emerged as a last-minute compromise candidate only after the radical Popular United Candidacy (CUP) refused point-blank to support Mas, who has overseen years of austerity.

As for sales, the marketplace aspects of the festival are now being overseen year-round by Genna Terranova, a former Weinstein Company acquisitions executive.

But he also oversaw several years of record profits and sales at Toyota.

At Mr. Lampert's urging, Mr. Lewis oversaw several years of cost-cutting at Sears Holdings.

China declared martial law, and Mr. Hu oversaw three years of what human rights groups described as brutal oppression.