Sentences with phrase «against a foe more»

In response, the Council sends a single magus, Aquinas Moore, as a token gesture, but what starts as a simple diplomatic mission for Aquinas turns into a struggle for existence against a foe more terrible than any of them has ever encountered, which has already infiltrated the halls of power.

Not exact matches

As the U.S. military approaches two decades of persistent campaigns against terrorists and militants, there has become concern that American troops are increasingly ill - prepared to fight a more capable «near - peer» foe, such as Russia.

While the smile may be self - defense against an agonizing foe, it feels less about him and more about you.

In spite of endless griping and challenges around the edges, writes Kagan, «much of the world continues to tolerate and even lend support to American geopolitical primacy if only as a protection against more worrying foes.»

... [Americans] have become a nation that may defy every foe but that most dangerous of foes, herself, destined to a majestic future if she will shun the excess and perversion of the principles that made her great, prate less about the enemies of the past and strive more against the enemies of the future, resist the mob and the demagogue as she resisted Parliament and King, rally her powers from the race for gold and the delirium of prosperity to make firm the foundations on which that prosperity rests, and turn some fair proportion of her vast mental forces to other objects than material progress and the game of party politics.

The sword was the primary concealed carry weapon of the time, and more than adequate against most foes.

This is because our struggle, our wrestling is against a much more fearsome and sinister foe.

It remains to be seen how Pato fares against higher - calibre foes throughout the rest of the season, but today's developments suggest that he is more likely to have a Stamford Bridge future than Falcao!

Consider sitting even atop rusher against a ball - hog team, especially if his replacement is facing theDolphins, Browns or Broncos, against whom foes rush more than 35 times pergame.

It will take a bit more, it feels, to convince Mourinho to reinstate the Frenchman's status as a starter, but the performance on Wednesday against a foe he seems to enjoy playing against would go a long way in staking a claim for a place on the team sheet on the weekend on a regular basis.

The race may be more than a year away, but former NYC Councilman Robert Jackson is already getting support from an old foe — Micah Lasher — for his planned 2018 primary challenge against freshman breakaway Democratic state Sen. Marisol Alcantara.

He also blasted DiNapoli for approving more than $ 103,000 in confidential settlement money to the legislative aides who accused then - Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment (Republican candidate for attorney general John Cahill deployed a similar line of attack against his Democratic foe, Eric Schneiderman).

Meanwhile, venom also helps a variety of other seemingly defenseless creatures improve their odds against larger, stronger or more aggressive foes.

I would love to see the diet paired up against some more less formidable foes as well, since improving the survival in GBM has eluded us for decades.

The characters will act as a special CPU character that learns the more you play it making it a more difficult foe for you to fight yourself or use as an ally against friends.

The standard single player mode expands quite neatly with up to four local players, giving you more brainpower and more fighters to use against the onslaught of pixellated foes.

Each one of our heroes is at their best (though we'd like to have seen some more of Shuri, Black Panther's Letitia Wright, and Loki — there's never enough of Tom Hiddleston's Loki) but that best doesn't guarantee victory over Thanos, the greatest foe they've ever come up against.

While the smile may be self - defense against an agonizing foe, it feels less about him and more about you.

The protagonist of any story comes into focus more clearly when pitted against a truly epic villain, one who personifies pure evil and proves a relentless foe.

Speaking of which the combat is really at its best against a moderate amount of mixed foes where you can focus on a few at a time, so it's a shame to see that the developer's often fall back on simply throwing more and more enemies at the player to make things difficult, especially in the closing stages.

Cuphead himself starts with a pea shooter and can upgrade his weapons a number of times to become more powerful against his foes.

The incredibly thin roster of enemies is disappointing given how far older games managed to deliver a more exciting line - up of varied foes to battle against, often in just the first level, while also featuring better AI and avoiding resorting to cheap enemy placements to create a sense of challenge.

But like Capcom's cash cow, the practice is only be effective against lower enemies, with the annihilation of tougher foes requiring a more methodical approach of studying for telegraphed attacks and dodging the subsequent strike.

It adds an emphasis on moving your character around more in order to actually be able to target an enemy, which isn't only more difficult in general but can also see you put into an awkward situation when cornered by foes — Iron Crypticle is already a pretty tough game, so having the gameplay mechanics working against you doesn't help.

They have also released a competitive mode which gives more serious PvP players a place to test their skills against equally serious foes.

There's plenty of detail to dig into, too — while initially you might see a red signature on the long - range scanners and not know what to do about it, with more experience you'll learn to pay attention to the tonnage of the incoming foe, weigh this against your understanding of the various mech types, and plan accordingly.

It's this episode where the main plot really come into its own, and Batman now has a much more dangerous foe to go up against than the ragtag group of criminals he's been hanging out with.

The game will be bringing remastered models and cutscenes, 7.1 Surround Sound — including tweaks to the voices and a newly recorded soundtrack (though players can switch between the old one and the new one), a trial mode where players will face of against a wave of foes, trophy support, and more.

For randomly encountered enemies, an auto - battle feature often takes care of baddies efficiently, while more challenging fights against bosses and FOEs, enemies found throughout dungeons that are often more powerful than you, require you to use your character's skills more efficiently.

Division customization allows you to create more a more dynamic army to bring against your foes.

It was nice to come up against more sci - fi themed foes, with Immortal Planet offering a different vibe to the gothic fantasy nature of the Dark Souls series.

You'll typically find yourself up against hoodie - wearing looters and some more heavily armed foes, and yet these flesh and blood humans can take entire clips of ammunition before dying, soaking up damage like they're made out of kevlar.

In Bastion, the combat has much more of an action - oriented feel, where you'll have to keep moving to evade or defend against your foes, take advantage of the terrain you're fighting in, and attack when you see an opening.

Another foe players will face off against are the Molded, and these guys are more commonplace though no less terrifying.

More powers can be acquired as you level up, granting players new skills and abilities that will assist them against stronger foes.

Creating your own army, and then constantly improving it with the spoils of skirmishes against live foes, is what will keep players coming back for more.

Once players reach the end of the dungeon floor, they'll face off against the floor boss, a larger foe with the power to shoot even more bullets than regular foes and in higher quantities, making for the real bullet hell portion of the game.

Become the deadliest assassin with a new and exclusive passive skill - line, defend the Brotherhood against a mysterious foe in hours of new story content, prove your skill for homicide in new repeatable assassination quests, and more!

Boasting four player cooperative play, the player can sacrifice parts of himself, or items in your inventory to increase your power when facing off against more pdangerous foes in exchange for a permanent reminder on your body, giving you a finite reserve of this magic.

I would be even more excited if they took this same look and engine and remade one of my favorite games of all time growing up in Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden, which is really hard to find an english translation for but basically mixed Dragon ball fighting games with a card game to do battle against foes.

Thanks to next - gen technology, the number of foes you'll battle at once has grown quite a bit, so it's not uncommon to find yourself squaring off against five or more hoodlums who want nothing more than to smash your face against the sidewalk.

The prince is more agile than a monkey and you'll have plenty of chances to check out just how nimble he is, whether it's in combat against multiple foes or simply while dodging traps, running up walls or swinging from ledges.

In the end of a battle, you will face off against a more serious foe, or have to complete more difficult missions in order to achieve a Victory.

A brand new «Abyss Mode», exclusive to this iteration, will allow you to level up your character against increasingly difficult foes, whereas «Stylish Mode» provides an accessible entry - point for both beginners and more advanced players.

What's more is that all 16 are like boss battles and remarkably these are the only foes you'll face off against.

While the smile may be self - defense against an agonizing foe, it feels less about him and more about you.

He is aware of the party's actions against him from the start, and as such his loathing for them is significantly more personal than that of final foes past.