Sentences with phrase «acting as a lion»

«Obviously, the EFCC is presently behaving as a pet dog on allegations of corruption against allies of the President (Muhammadu Buhari) while acting as a lion when it involves perceived political enemies of the President.»

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Last year a study by the National Academy of Sciences reported that in the last three decades the Steller sea lion population dropped from several hundred thousand to about 30,000 — so few that they are now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Various actors and actresses have won Academy Award acting Oscars for their tour - de-force biopic performances, such as James Cagney as George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), George C. Scott as the cantakerous WWII General Patton in the widely - acclaimed Patton (1970), Katharine Hepburn as King Henry II's Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter (1968), Sissy Spacek as legendary country singer Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Daniel Day - Lewis as Irish cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989), and Ben Kingsley as the charismatic, pacifist, 20th century Indian spiritual leader Mahatma in Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982).

The film, which also stars Joaquin Phoenix as a drifter sailor who becomes one of Dodd's first followers, won the Silver Lion award for best direction and the Volpi Cup prize for best acting (split between Hoffman and Phoenix) at Venice on Saturday.

For the first act, we are introduced to our main characters: a poor Latin - American mother and daughter (Carmen Ejogo and Zoe Soul, the real hearts of this film), an insufferable yuppie couple on the brink of divorce (Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez) from which we get the lion's share of our Crash - style white guilt narrative, and Frank Grillo as a grieving father / ex-soldier who feels the urge to Purge one particular soul on this night.

Although Chazelle should get the lion's share of the credit as to why the film works, that shouldn't take away from the phenomenal performances, not only in acting, but also in singing, dancing, and playing instruments, to Crazy Stupid Love and Gangster Squad cast - mates Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, who took over the roles from the originally pitched Emma Watson (who was iffy on the project before ultimately being unavailable) and Whiplash star Miles Teller (who, reportedly, lost the gig trying to stall for a bigger paycheck).

As Justice William Brennan wrote in Retail Clerks v. Lion Dry Goods, the Act's coverage «is not limited to labor organizations which are entitled to recognition as exclusive bargaining agents of employees... «Members only» contracts have long been recognized.&raquAs Justice William Brennan wrote in Retail Clerks v. Lion Dry Goods, the Act's coverage «is not limited to labor organizations which are entitled to recognition as exclusive bargaining agents of employees... «Members only» contracts have long been recognized.&raquas exclusive bargaining agents of employees... «Members only» contracts have long been recognized.»

Through its lobbying efforts, the Alliance helped establish the Large Carnivore Act which requires the humane treatment of large cats such as lions and tigers, and even bears.

Due to the mound of fur behind head, this dog appears like lions and some period can act more such as cats than that of dogs.

Originating in China, this breed's name translates to «lion,» which is apt for a critter created to provide companionship and act as a watchdog for royals during the Ming dynasty.

This bill called the Big Cat Public Safety Act is the most important piece of legislation to ever be introduced to protect lions, tigers, and other exotic wild cats from being kept as pets and in miserable roadside zoos.

Painstaking and obsessive in their efforts to capture an entire scene or the slightest of gestures — a turn of a lion's head here, the edge of a Bruegel painting there — Brown's drawings take the act of looking as their very subject.»

In 2015 alone, BMW Manufacturing Co.; Chuck E. Cheese, also known as CEC Entertainment; Food Lion; Home Depot Inc.; and Whole Foods Market Inc. paid substantial Fair Credit Reporting Act class - action lawsuit settlements ranging from $ 716,400 to $ 3 million for conducting illegal background checks, failing to disclose background checks to applicants and breaking other FCRA rules.