Sentences with phrase «as guns for»

Players will immediately notice the dead bodies of co-workers and blood splatter all around the office as the guns for hire roam the floors for survivors.

Typically, Marvel movies in the past have used directors that seem as guns for hire, where the material is more important than the auteur.

BERLIN: Bayern Munich have woes out wide as they gun for a Champions League victory at Anderlecht on Wednesday with left - backs David Alaba and Rafinha both injured.

Make an impression with the boss as you gun for that long - awaited promotion.

The Equalizer had its passionate fans, and tended to be shown late at night: it starred Edward Woodward as a former covert US intelligence agent who attempts to atone for his many and unspecified sins by offering himself out as a gun for hire to desperate citizens.

As far as I understand, there will be a few quirks to having a friend as a gun for hire:

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Who wasn't on the edge of the seat as the FBI asked the world for leads, revealed pictures of two young men who couldn't quite be pegged as foreign - born or American, identified the suspects and gunned one down, only to leave one on the loose, and an entire city in lockdown?

At its analyst day, the company said it was gunning for sales in the year ending January 2021 to hit as much as $ 119.8 billion, compared with this year's estimate of $ 100.6 billion.

The app's user base has expanded to include a wide range of users, including gun control advocates as well as people who use firearms for recreation and hunting.

Federal guidelines for destroying guns require the crushing, cutting, or breaking of the gun parts — typically by torch rather than saw or other tool — to prevent its future use as a firearm.

It was renewed again for one year in December 2014, just as DWA was under the gun on Wall Street after a series of box - office misses.

Nor, for that matter, is he adept at the political stunt: When McConnell stood onstage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in March waving a flintlock musket over his head as a show of his support for gun rights, the senator was roundly mocked.

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

In theory, it's possible for a startup to capitalize on an innovation at any point along this arc, so long as you know what you're gunning for.

You see that Orphan Drug Act (and a confluence of other factors as well, both regulatory and economic) helped set the stage for the Wild West marketplace we have now, in which gun - slinging drug makers can charge into town and charge whatever the heck they want for their wares.

As Exxon's CEO for a decade he built a reputation in the business world as a blunt talker who sticks to his gunAs Exxon's CEO for a decade he built a reputation in the business world as a blunt talker who sticks to his gunas a blunt talker who sticks to his guns.

When that happens, Volk - Weiss had better hope that comedy is as hot as it is now, that he's as good at producing it as he is now, and that his clients will still be willing to overlook the fact that with every deal they make with him, they hand him a few more bullets for his gun.

And yet, as painful as such events are, and as much as they seem to increasingly define America's uniquely violent profile among developed nations, they account for just 1 - 2 % of all gun - related deaths in the U.S. «We lose upwards of 90 people a day on average to firearm violence, to suicide and homicide,» says Wintemute.

Not satisfied with the gun industry's response to demands for help ending an epidemic of gun violence, groups representing millions of workers are pressuring what they see as an even bigger change - maker.

«So I think that if we just run against her record as it has been, she voted to take away our guns, she voted for an assault weapons ban.

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

Yet even as firearm manufactures vie for their place in this growing market, history shows that it's not enough just to make a gun in a girly colour.

Much as consumers can customize their iPods in hot pink or yellow, the same now goes for guns.

As we already know, this baby won't be like most babies — for starters, he's being welcome into the world with a 62 - gun salute from the Tower of London.

But had Sony stuck to its guns and released the movie as planned, it would have made a strong statement about standing up for freedom instead of giving in to fear and threats as Ben Franklin once wrote, «Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.»

It houses 61 shooting lanes for Olympic air rifle and pistol and other guns as well as a full - service restaurant and retail store.

When Oracle announced it was gunning for the software firm with an unwelcome $ 5.1 - billion offer, observers were stunned at the audacity of the move, which came as PeopleSoft was in the midst of inking its own $ 1.8 billion deal to acquire smaller software firm J.D. Edwards & Co..

As those statutes pave the way for gun owners to bring their weapons along whenever they leave home, some of those owners wind up stowing their firearms in the glovebox, the center console, or under their seats — where they are ripe for the plucking.

«Shakespeare this ain't, and Gears 3 struggles at times with its forced attempts at heart - string pluckery, but I can forgive it as much; gore - starved guns adorned with toothy chainsaws easily atone for any cheesiness suffered along the way... the Gears 3 story continues with what amounts to a blood - drenched tale of woe, suffering, loss and absolution, cathartica that stands out in harsh relief when framed by the»80s era Schwarzenegger - ness of most of the dialogue.

Experts see Iran's gunning for Saudi Arabia's oil business as an extension of lingering tensions between the two nations.

As activists from around the country gather in Washington to march for gun safety regulation, new data shows that the National Rifle Association has been aggressively resisting their message through online ads.

As compromise on the gun issue remained improbable, Sen. Chris Murphy stood on the Senate floor for most of Wednesday and into Thursday, saying he would remain there «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

Murphy's call for the two votes came as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he would meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss ways to block people on terrorism watch lists or no - fly lists from buying guns.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

We've debated the ethics of 3D - printing guns before, so this isn't really a new subject, especially for the «maker» community, which has generally addressed the gun - printing issue by distancing itself as much as possible from the hardcore, gun - printing evangelists like DEFCAD.

He had links to local gangs as a teenager, with his older brother jailed for gun possession, and was not known as religious until he was introduced to a radical preacher.

We've had the guns versus butter debate for decades, but not as deliberately as we should have, particularly outside the context of government spending.

While in the midst of putting together one of her perfectly structured pay - for - play deals to help kill an import - tax bill (even hiring actors as instigators among the protesters), Sloane is asked to take the lead in her firm helping the gun lobby attract scared moms.

The moves come as pressure mounts for corporations to take a stance on the nation's gun control policies.

The starting gun had just gone off in the race to cyberspace, and as he watched the throngs jockeying for position, Barrelet wondered, «How do all these people measure returns on their investment?»

In the war for top talent, some companies have brought out the big guns — otherwise known as the four - day workweek — to lure potential high performers with the promise that a compressed schedule will finally allow them to balance work, fun, and family.

Google (goog) is currently updating its gun emoji to resemble a more family friendly squirt gun for its Android operating system, with Facebook (fb) saying it intends to do so as well for its social networking service.

President Donald Trump emerged as an unlikely moderate on gun control on Thursday with a tweet that both urged a bill for additional gun regulation and demanded respect for the Second Amendment.

«The reason you won't see a compromise anytime soon is because Congress actually acting in the wake of Orlando would be a tacit admission on the other side that guns had something to do with what happened in Orlando as opposed to ISIS,» he said, using an acronym for Islamic State.

Say you're in the mood for a power ballad and enter Guns N» Roses» «Patience» as the seed song.

The hangover kicked in as Mr Costello instead turned his guns on trading trusts and stapled securities — depreciation allowances for lessors were also in danger.

Along with the possibility of raising the age for purchasing a gun, the commission will study the effects of factors such as violent video games that contribute to what DeVos called a «culture of violence» in U.S. schools.

Australia's success in tightly restricting gun ownership after its worst mass shooting, and the concomitant reduction in gun crimes and mass shootings, is likely to be held up by proponents of gun control as an example for what the U.S. should do after its latest mass shooting on Sunday.

In her community, where gun ownership is considered a fact of life and a point of pride, she's bravely taking a stand as one of the few voices advocating for change in her area.

But as the student survivors have chosen to voice their support for gun control and criticize Trump's lack of action, he's apparently now feeling the pressure to at least give the illusion that he takes the situation seriously.