Sentences with phrase «as a knight on»

And Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, who described Vallas as a knight on a white horse and complained that people were throwing mud on the horse explained;

The various new competitors are supporting the CB's flanks as the knights on white horses saving the consumer from evil conspirator agents when it is really their smokescreen to steal a valuable money - making asset.

Not exact matches

Teva could also become an unlikely white knight for Perrigo as it seeks to fend off Mylan, because Teva's proposed acquisition of Mylan hinges on the Perrigo deal's collapse, Teva said in its presentation.

The knight of faith, on the other hand, is kept sleepless, for he is constantly tried, and every instant there is the possibility of being able to return repentantly to the universal, and this possibility can just as well be a temptation as the truth.

It is a sport so cruel that its popularity is anything but a credit to those that patronize it, / a number of plump ganders, whose necks are well - greased, are suspended at the regulation height, in much the same manner as rings arranged at ordinary tournaments The «knights» who enlist from the prizes dash out on their horses in courtly fashion and grab each of those down - hanging necks in succession as they pass, the most skillful rider and «puller» winning the prizes.

so wenger is the face who can be blamed for anothers mistakes, eho can support that... the dark knight who can live being the villian... come on, wenger is as much respondable than gazidis and all the team in charge of transfers

If he wins the gold medal, he might as well be knighted on the spot.

But having learned to drive by feel as no driver before him, America's sledi knight will have an advantage on the 2010 Olympic track, the world's fastest, with sleds reaching speeds of 95 mph.

Annoying as this speculation may be, Koscielny still remains our knight in shining armour, salvaging a Champions League spot two seasons on the trot.

Only seven of the party's MPs are female, and the Labour MP Angela Eagle pointed out last summer that it has as many knights on its benches as women.

He would abuse all and sundry including the media (although Clarkson would have to back off on my native Norfolk clan), and I would then appear as the knight in shining armour, looking like a comparatively nice guy.

Later that week, at almost the exact moment that Mr. Cuomo was in a Manhattan ballroom condemning the city's public housing as «disgusting,» Mr. de Blasio was on the roof of a New York City Housing Authority development in Queens swiping at the governor for acting «like the great white knight.»

In Medieval times, knights wore sprigs of thyme on their armor as a sign of courage.

Whey protein, on the other hand, is brilliant source of an amino acid called l - cystein - which serves as a product that is used to synthesize glutathione (the body's knight in shining armor kind of antioxidant).

Game and watch naruto, S.A.O, log horizon and many more anime, on the weekends cosplay at some cons as army of two or spider knight!

He wants and needs to be seen as your hero, your knight in shining armor who took care of you even on a first date.

In the meantime, Jamal busts some modern dance moves on the medieval dance floor and encounters such intriguing residents of the period as knaves, peasants, archers, jousting knights, maidens, a princess, and even a giant.

King's humor and absurdist instincts are winning, from a Mr. Bean - by - way - of - digital - effects scene that finds Paddington taking a disastrous part - time job as a barber's assistant to the various shenanigans of the villain, Buchanan, who scours the city for treasure disguised in his old theater costumes, leading Paddington's friends to pin the crimes on a purported gang that includes a nun, a medieval knight, and the Great Expectations character Abel Magwitch.

Finally, in «Nancy's Last Dance,» Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba), now adding heavy drinking to her dance routine at Kadie's Club Pecos after the death of knight John Hartigan (Bruce Willis, popping up in mirrors as a ghost), finishes off her downward spiral with her revenge on Senator Roarke.

I played as a gallant knight who was on an equally heroic quest of retrieving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for a fair lady.

Both TALES FROM THE CRYPT films DEMON KNIGHT (1995) and BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996) will be coming out on 10/20 as separate Collector Edition Blu - rays.

You play as the child of the missing knight Ortega, setting out on a quest to find him and defeat an evil lord with a party of your choosing.

The series stars Timothy Omundson and Joshua Sasse as a down on his luck knight who seeks revenge from the King who stole his princess.

His men, anachronistically called «knights» (knights won't actually become a thing for another 500 years or so, after the Norman conquest; this is an example of an acceptable anachronism, especially since the Arthurian legends, composed in the age of chivalry, have already imposed knighthood on the historical story (if there was one, more about that later)-RRB- are Sarmatians, drafted into Imperial service as part of a 3rd Century surrender agreement between their people and the Empire (not historical: the Sarmatians remained a power in the Ukraine and Balkan regions through the end of the Western Empire, though there is a theory that the Arthurian legends are influenced by or even sourced in, similar Sarmatian stories (notably one about a lady with a sword in a lake), the influence purported to have come from a community of Sarmatian veterans in Lancashire).

En route you pick - up a talentless criminal after he fumbles a hold - up on a bridge; the spirited and estranged daughter of a noblewoman, who longs to avenge the death of her murdered brother; and, finally, a flop - fringed knight who is just as likely to try to flirt his way out of an altercation as to draw his rapier.

After spending a quiet flight with Roy, where he kills everyone on board and has to make an emergency landing in the middle of a farm, soon enough June figures out that she needs to get as far as possible from this... Continue reading «KNIGHT AND DAY [MOVIE REVIEW]»

That the «knight in shining armour» role goes to Fillion as a bumbling, nervous, ethically dubious doctor who cheats on his wife can only suggest that perhaps Shelly was trying to make some kind of point.

As luck would have it, the tenacious youth impresses the knighted thespian just in time to work on his upcoming movie, The Prince and the Showgirl, starring none other then the beautiful bombshell.

There is no knight arriving on his white horse, as Mayor Bill Finch put it during a rally in Vallas» support.

Knighted in 2001, Stewart continued to exert influence on the sport as an announcer, a longtime Ford ambassador, and, briefly, as an F1 team principal.

19 will be available for $ 6.99 (USD / CAN) and VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS for $ 10.99 (USD / CAN) on the same day of their respective print releases from VIZManga.com and through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad ®, iPhone ® and iPod ® touch, Android - powered smart phones, as well as through the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, Comixology and GooglePlay stores.

The publishers did see one white knight on the horizon, in a fashionable black turtleneck, with technological know - how as strong as Amazon's, a proven track record of selling artistic products digitally, and infinite resources: Apple.

«And then the knight was held over the pit of writhing snakes, which hissed and spat as their twining lengths ensnared the whitening bones of their previous victims...» «And then the black - hearted villain, with a hideous oath, drew a secret dagger from his boot and advanced towards the defenceless...» «And then the maiden took a pin from her hair and the golden tresses fell from the window, down, down, caressing the castle walls until they almost reached the verdant grass on which he stood...» Arthur was an energetic, headstrong boy who did not easily sit still; but once the Mam raised her porridge stick he was held in a state of silent enchantment — as if a villain from one of her stories had slipped a secret herb into his food.

And as Purdym notes in his piece, the knights usually have a look of surprise on their faces.

Each section of the arena is color coded so that audience members can cheer on their knight as he shows off his skills.

The release of this month's Batman: Arkham Origins will expand upon the story even further, and Batman's debut on handheld consoles in Batman: Arkham Origins — Blackgate will function as a slight continuation, and will further expand on the dark knight's second year on the job.

TVGB: Castle Crashers does some things that are fairly revolutionary in the genre, such as relying on your fellow knights to aid you through the level, and then turning on them in end in order to gain the favor of the maiden.

In Sir Eatsalot, you play as a righteous and corpulent knight on his epic quest to track down and defeat the witch Hysterica who has poisoned whole Gluttington Kindgom with sour lemonade.

Now, as their world stands on the precipice of ruin, two young knights summon visions to their side as they strike out on a journey to chase the shadows.

I worked on a dying form — the point - and - click adventure — but as a result had the entirely enviable experience of having a not - yet - knighted Terry Pratchett as my first (and still utterly unparalleled) script editor, which I suspect did much to tie my career to game narrative, despite my certainty I was going to be known as a game designer.

Venture forth as the Shovel Knight in this beloved indie game, in which players take control of a shovel - wielding knight on a quest to rescue his beloved comrade in arms, the Shield Knight.Players nostalgic for old - school games will love Shovel Knight's two - dimensional side - scrolling gameplay, 8 - bit graphics and classic save - the - lady plot.

Archers, farmers and later on even the valuable knights have a horrible habit of getting themselves killed by roaming the countryside at night instead of retreating to safety like they should, a problem that can become incredibly costly as you rush to replace them.

In Slayin», you play as one of three heroes (a knight, wizard, or knave) and go on a slaying spree throughout the forest and a number of other enchanting locations, all in your quest to bring down the legendary red dragon.

From basic rabble to archers, knights and even dragons (these can actually be controlled by the player and can be used to dispatch tactically placed volleys of flaming death upon your foes), your army can become quite large and multi-faceted, which is just as well really because at the end of a number of days the apocalypse kicks off and you have to lay the final smackdown on the forces of evil and unpleasantness in order to win the scenario.

Playing as knight characters, the player must go on a quest to save the kings 4 princesses, whom have been captured by the dark wizard.

This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Wii U Wind - up Knight 2 — In this relentless action platformer, play as Sprint, the clockwork knight who just... can't... stop.

You can also change faction but this has a knock on affect to how much you earn on the rewards as if you were to join the knights before they won the season you wouldn't earn as much if you were with them from the start.

Maximo: Ghosts To Glory ($ 9.99) Take on the role of the young knight Maximo as he teams up with the Grim Reaper in an attempt to save his beloved Sophia and defeat evil Achille.

As the heroic knight Kuros, «Knight Warrior of the Books of Excalibur,» you traveled through the many forests and tunnels of the kingdom of Elrond on your way to the castle of the evil wizard Malkil, whose skill is such that even Merlin of Arthurian legend was but one of his pupils.

official trailer below STEEL KNIGHT 1513 is a solo action platformer set in Pre-Columbian North America which will be released sometime this month on Steam: In STEEL KNIGHT 1513 you'll have to fight against huge bosses and solve many challenges in the territories of what we currently know as Florida.