Sentences with phrase «as vendetta against»

But as Moll finds herself falling in love with him, she sees the investigation as a vendetta against this charismatic outsider, even as the close - knit community begins to take his guilt as read.

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Vulture, or Adrian Toomes, played by a very well - cast Michael Keaton — who probably got this role for appearing as another man with wings in «Birdman» — is one of the rare villains in the MCU that has a personal vendetta against the superheroes who doesn't feel like a desperate tie - in.

Since his identity as Hogan's backer was revealed, Thiel's crusade against Gawker has been decried by a number of prominent journalists and defenders of a free press, who note that a billionaire bankrupting a media outlet as part of a personal vendetta raises serious questions about free speech.

The lawsuit, which was secretly financed by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, may be a «personal vendetta» against Gawker, as Denton wrote in a memo to staffers on Monday.

But now Trump will try to unfairly tar him as a «friend» of Comey's who must be pursuing a political vendetta against him.

His VP's son started a second war there as a vendetta and as a jihad against the Middle East, based on a major terror attack on our soil, thereby generating ANOTHER immense deficit.

I actually hope the media keeps up their insane vendetta against Palin, as it only vindicates her while it indicts them, along with her hate - filled critics.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

I don't think it could be considered even a 50/50 decision where Wenger could «call the ref's integrity into question» and it certainly could not be called «farcical» and be used as evidence of a vendetta against Arsenal by the officials.

I am a little disconcerted that Wenger didn't request a personal hearing so he could give his side of the story, as he actually had an extremely valid defence that Dean made it look like he had a vendetta against the Arsenal boss.

This isn't a vendetta against Wenger we just want our club to compete again and he's dragging us down because he can't accept he's finished I've been a fan of this club since 1989 before Wenger came and I've never been an AKB I support Arsenal not the manager your only as good as your next game!

Its nothing personal and Iv no vendetta against him I just do nt think that I or us as fans matter outside of what # # # we have to offer.

Jose Mourinho made little attempt to hide his delight at hijacking Tottenham Hotspur's move for Willian as the north London club raged behind the scenes about Chelsea's $ 37 million capture of the Anzhi Makhachkala forward representing a vendetta against them.

The Ivorian was a thorn in the flesh of the Arsenal team as it seemed that he had a personal vendetta against the Gunners, always scoring goals against us no matter the jersey he put on.

Those that do not want Massimo Cellino to remain as owner of Leeds United aren't against him out of any petty vendetta.

We feel it's outright disingenuous for a blog of this caliber to promulgate such bullshit about how great Tony Avella and Paul Graziano are without so much as mentioning how many times Tony has been caught up in the universe of corruption: from allowing convicted Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin's to throw him lavish fundraisers, «Avella has served Assemblymember McLaughlin faithfully since he took office in 1992, according to City Limits,» to the favor trading with convicted felon Richard Lipsky, right down to supporting anti-Asian racist Sonny Carson not to mention his personal vendetta against young activists.

we are saying that consolidation should occur in order to save the taxpayers real money rather than as a political vendetta against a few politicians that didn't vote the way our illustrious Governor wanted them to.

That's just as silly as saying that Ed Cox had a personal vendetta against Rick Lazio because he preferred Levy.

I do not has a personal vendetta against Kelly Myers as Mr. Roberti would like everyone to believe, I just don't approve of her job performance as town supervisor, in my opinion.

Asked about Slaughter's letter, Collins» political adviser, Christopher M. Grant, Wednesday dismissed it as a «nothingburger» — and proof Slaughter, a Fairport Democrat, has a vendetta against Collins.

I should re-word that to clarify that we have no vendetta against the occasion, we just try to avoid any «Hallmark Holidays» as my husband calls them.

You can clearly tell this guy has a vendetta against food like i used to, but im telling you from my own experience just as an 18 year old who's been working out for a year and losing weight for 2.

Against that backdrop is the struggle of young Vallon trying to carry out a vendetta against what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his aAgainst that backdrop is the struggle of young Vallon trying to carry out a vendetta against what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his aagainst what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his actions.

The Cimmerian warrior slashes his way across Hyboria on a mission that begins as a personal vendetta but turns into an epic battle against a supernatural evil.

As a long - time critic of his shooting style, some (perhaps Stuart) will accuse me of having a vendetta against this filmmaker, however this could not be further from the truth.

Sterritt * Schwarzenegger strikes again, this time as a firefighter who embarks on a vendetta against Colombian terrorists, hunting them in their country and in Washington after his wife and child are killed in a L.A. bombing.

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Then we have Guy Ritchie, as Killian, who is perfect, as the sleazy businessman, with a vendetta against Tony Stark.

Without Gandalf, the adventurers face all manner of creatures, some friendly and many not, as they travel through the Mirkwood, the kingdom of the wood elves, the human community Laketown, and finally the dwarves» ancient home, and for much of this journey they are followed and harassed by ugly orcs with a blood vendetta against Thorin.

The Netflix documentary uncovers how Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel funded Hogan's legal battle against website Gawker, in what appeared as a personal vendetta due to the site's outing of Thiel nine years prior.

Franchise newcomers Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor - Johnson join the fray as Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, a pair of «enhanced» twins who carry a deep - seated vendetta against Tony Stark.

There is Samantha Morton as the leader of an anti-witch organisation, her often - bullied son (Ezra Miller), a brilliant and against - type Colin Farrell as Tina's shady boss, Jon Voight as a no - maj of great influence with a vendetta against the magic community and a malevolent destructive force called «The Obscurus» which feeds off hate.

Lili Taylor portrays Verna Sawyer; Sam Coleman, Sam Strike, and James Bloor star as the potential Leatherfaces; and Stephen Dorff stars as a lean, mean Texas Ranger who has a vendetta against the teen boy who grows up to become Leatherface.

ZHEROS features high - energy sci - fi action, a quirky sense of humor and a hell of a lot of ass kicking as players fight against Dr. Vendetta's robotic army as he attempts to turn every living creature into an army of bad - tempered weirdo minions.

The Arkham Knight, as you may well know, is the villain of the piece, an original creation with a mysterious vendetta against The Bat.

The war soon turns very personal for you as you learn that a former Ghost, Rorke, is working for the enemy and he has a personal vendetta against the Ghosts...

As you follow his trail, you discover that the labyrinth contains a door to another world... and whoever is on the other side has a vendetta against your entire family.

Todd later resurfaced in the comics as Red Hood, with a vendetta against the Bat - Family and the Joker.

What began as a «vendetta» against Hillary Clinton morphed into an effort to show corruption in American politics and to «split off key American allies by creating the image that [other countries] couldn't depend on the U.S. to be a credible global leader anymore,» the official said.

To me it look as if Richard North was pursuing a vendetta against the IPCC chair.

Engel said the piece damaged his reputation as a lawyer, as it accused him of incompetence and dishonesty, and implied he had a vendetta against the police.

In using his advocacy of jury nullification — which is well within his legal rights to conduct — as a thinly veiled excuse to imprison him, the state sinks to a new depth depravity and maliciousness in its ongoing vendetta against him.

In another post, he wrote: «One can understand that the prosecutor's office might be embarrassed as a result by the efforts of a bunch of journalism students, but such embarrassment does not warrant a vendetta against them.»

«The online retail giant has been lying low since Trump heightened his attacks this past week, feeling disinclined to respond to what the company views as the president's personal vendetta against one of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos» other properties, The Washington Post, people familiar with Amazon's strategy said.

Turkle comes up against a lot of criticism, dismissed by some as a proliferator of extreme, apocalyptic prophecies with a personal vendetta against (and limited understanding of) virtual communication.