Sentences with phrase «as weapons»

I've wanted poufs for ever however, I don't trust my boys not to use them as weapons of mass destruction in our house!

But, said John Eldridge, perpetrators could quickly acquire the capability to use these germs as weapons.

Soldiers, for instance, might encounter harmful germs or chemicals used as weapons.

Statement from ACS and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) condemning the continued use of chemical agents as weapons against the citizens of Syria.

I suggest that the evolutionary pressure for this behavior may be linked to our species» propensity for using tools as weapons.

Most of the antibiotics used to fight illness today were devised by soil microbes, which employ them as weapons in the competition for resources and survival.

In a paper published today in Scientific Reports, researchers at the University of California, Riverside show how Argentine ants use chemical secretions as weapons in their interactions with harvester ants, which are native to California.

Groups around the world are taking advantage of the increasing accessibility of drone technology to build and deploy them as weapons (see «Home - grown drones «-RRB-.

Published online ahead of print in the leading microbiology journal Molecular Microbiology, the researchers have identified a building block common to many types of bacterial «virulence factors» (the bacterial proteins which act as weapons to cause disease, such as toxins or degrading enzymes).

The stone points are the right shape and size for the job, and some have fractured tips that suggest they were used as weapons.

The full causes of a delayed cargo run to the space station may never be revealed due to anti-arms-trafficking rules that treat spacecraft as weapons

At two hearings on the Hill today, U.S. lawmakers talked about the need to strengthen the monitoring of research on select agents, deadly microorganisms like anthrax and smallpox that could potentially be used as weapons.

It's extremely difficult to prevent vehicles from being used as weapons, but technology can help.

Critics say that needles could easily be used as weapons.

In keeping with this view, Mark Loewen, a co-author of the study claimed that, «The amazing horns of Nasutoceratops were most likely used as visual signals of dominance and, when that wasn't enough, as weapons for combatting rivals.»

Kahlenberg and Wrangham analysed data from 14 years of observation of wild chimps and categorised stick - use into four classes: as probes to investigate holes; as weapons during aggressive displays or attacks; as a prop during solitary play; and, in essence, as dolls.

Professor Tsakiris, from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, explained, «There is much existing evidence to show that people are more likely to misidentify harmless objects as weapons when held by Black people.

The bony tails sported by some dinosaurs made formidable weapons capable of bringing down massive predators — yet today virtually no animals have tails that double as weapons.

Previously a reporter, writer and editor with Newsweek magazine, she is also author of The Forgotten Cure, which is about bacteriophage viruses and their potential as weapons against antibiotic resistance.

We cover fascinating bits of pure science with no possible application as well as high - impact stories such as weapons technology and the psychology of terrorism.

As attorney general, Spitzer's favorite tactic was to use shame and publicity as weapons against publicly traded companies, and for eight years, it was hugely effective — though Spitzer ran roughshod over more than a few innocent parties.

Even though the federal and state governments try to provide crime fighting equipment and gadgets, such provisions are not as sophisticated as the weapons and armoury of the criminals.

«The Ethic Committee is grasping at these new allegations and its secret star chamber report as weapons to prejudice the appeals officer against me while simultaneously trying to get me to drop the appeal.»

«Too many hard - working New Yorkers have had their lives changed forever because of the NYPD's discriminatory practice that treats simple folding knifes sold at well - known stores across this city as weapons once in the hands of black and brown people.

His brilliance (and I hate using that word) at using numbers as weapons far surprassed anything the Tories could manage in Opposition.

«The Ethic Committee is grasping at these new allegations and its secret star chamber report as weapons to prejudice the appeals officer against me while simultaneously trying to get me to drop the appeal,» Kellner said.

Boko Haram's increasing use of girls and young women as suicide bombers has raised fears the militants are using captives as weapons.

should school districts ban pencils and lop of kids hands so they aren't used as weapons?

Our parenting beliefs are not as easy to hide as religion and politics, so we use them as weapons when we need a release.

Avoid making loaded statements or using words as weapons.

They fight over who is going to have custody, they use the kids as weapons in a war of words, and they do their best to poison their children's minds against the other parent.

Fights broke out, and part of the stand was set on fire, with fire extinguishers being thrown into the crowd as weapons rather than being used for what they are meant for.

You give your QB Barkley, Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry, Corey Clement, and David Njoku as weapons, with a defensive line that includes Myles Garrett and Chubb.

Not only was the equipment inadequate to the challenge of warding off blows, but defensive players used their hands and forearms as weapons to the head, neck and face — a practice not specifically outlawed until the «30s.

We must not use the Bible as a sort of encyclopedia out of which texts can be taken for use as weapons.»

Sometimes I think I'd rather believe in a God that doesn't «answer» prayers than a God that gives me what I want for me and mine and lets children be raped or forced into drug habits and used as weapons of war.

Words like «justice» have emotional throw - weight, so people use them as weapons.

They can be used as weapons.

Jefferson fought with words as his weapons and the armies fought with bullets — both striving mightily for human liberation.

You use your interpretations of the Bible as weapons to harm others, with no rational or logical thought to the damage you do.

Since we must face each other now and then we do not have the luxury of being smarmy and using ridicule as weapons.

There will always be people of ill intent who want to use words as weapons, but they must be allowed to exist so that resonable people can use words as weapons against true enemies of freedom.

Marcus and Fr.Tomas wield their crucifixes as weapons and fling holy water while shouting, «It is Christ who commands you!»

From Heidi: Because Rachel is such a voice for women in the blogosphere, I would love for you to address gender inequality in the church and bring a better reading to the passages that have been used as weapons on women for generations.

And we give him credit for the courage and pride and hope that he used as his weapons as long as he could.

And unfortunately, those same people will use the things we were honest about as weapons against us, because they have to have a reason for leaving and it must be our fault.

They are using data and connectivity as weapons in their businesses and are returning value to shareholders with both clean - and tech - enabled solutions.

Facebook is enduring a crisis of conscience regarding whether its apps can be misused as weapons by those trying to interfere with elections or just exploit our data for profit.

Last year, the agency — which routinely confiscates questionable items that could be used as weapons — found a record 3,957 guns tucked away in carry - ons, according to the TSA's «Year in Review,» which has tracked the figure since 2005.

That included a video now known as Collateral Murder, which showed the killing by U.S. forces of a dozen Iraqis, including two Reuters employees whose cameras were misidentified as weapons.