Sentences with phrase «barbs by»

The next day his body was found just outside the German wire, and not far away, spiked into the barbs by a heavy - footed Surrey soldier, was a soccer ball.

Not exact matches

The memory may have faded, but movie studios can still feel the sharp barb left behind by 2014's release of «The Interview,» the James Franco and Seth Rogen - starring slapstick comedy that saw the duo assassinate Kim Jong - un; hundreds of Sony's e-mails were leaked by hackers in the aftermath, causing their own controversies, while even the brief threat of all - out war seemed to hang strangely in the air.

Last week, Trump accepted an invitation to meet with Kim by May, although it has yet to be arranged The two leaders have exchanged barbs in the past over North Korea's nuclear program.

'' The expenditure is drawing barbs from the opposition, but the government defends the television and Internet campaign for the budget, which sees Alberta facing a projected $ 10.4 - billion deficit amid economic turmoil caused by low oil prices.

If you disagree with me say why, don't play the «offense» card when it should be obvious by now I am giving you my opinion, not throwing barbs.

Let's face it these moaners are out on their own, inspired by their own comments, always looking for any possible negative barb, and revelling in their own self importance.

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So there you have it, you can take this area of craft as far as you like, go collecting fleece from barb wire fences and hills and go through the whole process from cleaning, carding and spinning the yarn all by yourself.

The two have exchanged verbal barbs several times now on the subject of the speaker's refusal to sign the trio of reform pledges sent out by Koch's NY Uprising PAC).

Bruno scoffed at criticism that the Cuomo administration lacks transparency, and was particularly dismissive of barbs tossed at the governor by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (Bruno's one - time political nemesis).

A «kinder and gentler» Carl Paladino was on «Good Day NY» this morning and talked of how he feels his campaign has accomplished its goal of «aggravating» his opponent, Andrew Cuomo, by employing personal barbs about things like his «prowess.»

While the chairman couldn't help but note during his speech that the Brooklyn portion of the district went for GOP Rep. Bob Turner (interpreted by some as a barb aimed at the borough's Democratic boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez), Crowley insisted the race is «over,» adding: «We'll move forward... quite frankly, at this point, it's not that big of a deal anymore.»

Kristin Davis, the self - professed «Manhattan Madam,» made a case for raising revenue by proposing to legalize marijuana and casino gambling, and also offered some of the best barbs of the night.

Cuomo and Astorino have often exchanged barbs around a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against Westchester County, where Astorino is County Executive.

By Bill Clements Special to The Daily Reporter Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and some county board members are trading barbs over Walker «s decision to shift money during the past seven years from the county's capital budget into the general...

By having Hawkins and Libertarian candidate Michael McDermott in the debate, Cuomo hoped to minimize face time for Astorino and his barbs.

(He didn't directly address any of the intra-party squabbling going on, or any of the barbs thrown by other candidates seeking Row B.

The torpedo - shaped device, connected by a cord to a barb buried deep in the shark's skin, transmitted signals to passing satellites whenever it was near the ocean surface.

Nobody does unhinged quite like Foster, and this is easily Pine's best work in years, but the movie ultimately belongs to Bridges, who's devilishly funny as the veteran Texas Ranger, trading affectionately racist barbs with his Mexican / Native American partner played by Gil Birmingham.

Oddly, there is little dialogue in much of the first half — other than the barks and barbs of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, viciously and accurately portrayed by Lee Ermey, a real - life leatherneck who spent three years in Vietnam.

Sobered by the suspicious disappearance of his partner of one day, Boyle starts giving the matter the thought it deserves, but not without trading barbs with Everett.

The first barbs exchanged by the bounty hunters Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and John Ruth (Kurt Russell, pictured above with Jennifer Jason Leigh) intentionally puncture the grandeur, as if Tarantino were averse to Fordian lyricism.

Quips and barbs and punch - drunk madness are the results of that tenderness in each of the characters, and the compassionate point of view taken by the filmmakers towards them and their struggle to do the right thing allows for empathy in the most unexpected places.

Exhibiting signs of drug - fueled brain damage, Galifianakis confidently treats the film's first half as a personal showcase, nailing so many weirdly uncomfortable one - liners — including a priceless gag involving an infant and simulated masturbation — that despite the predictable homophobic barbs marring the early mood, he single - handedly inspires confidence in the zaniness promised by the subsequently established premise.

and constant assassinations whirl, the hilarious barbs keep coming in dizzying succession, each delivered with bullseye precision by lead actors and walk - ons alike.

From its foggy, ash - covered small town to its rotting, mutating building interiors, Silent Hill is a spectacle of the grisly and gory highlighted by some truly repugnant armless / eyeless / faceless monsters (including a pyramid - headed villain who wields an enormous sword and a man hog - tied with barb - wire slithering across a bathroom).

I immediately identified with the film's protagonist, solid A student Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes), who, in an early scene, presents a much - worked - on project in her history class, only to have her presentation abruptly cut short by vicious barbs hurled by the class's instructor, Mrs. Eve Tingle (Helen Mirren).

His camera not only magnificently captures the richness of the production design and incredible costumes (designed by Mark Bridges), but has a special eye for his performers» subtleties, the withering barbs and the emotional wounds they leave behind.

He opens by dishing some racial barbs at audience members and goes back to that well throughout.

A top flight cast led by Patricia Clarkson, Kristen Scott Thomas and Timothy Spall deliver a fast paced dose of witty barbs that may or may not be your cup of tea.

Romance, Amer - indie style: nothing gets close to Hong's barb than perhaps the Duplass brothers» Cyrus, in which a schlub's implausibly requited love by a single mother is undermined, nay utterly thwarted, by the schemings of her 21 - year - old son Cyrus, an oversized manchild with a keyboard fetish and a considerable gift for co-dependent-some-more behavior.

Supported by Alfred Molina and Vanessa Redgrave, Oldman delivers outrageous one - liners and scandalous sexual barbs in a film that captures the giddy charm of a true English eccentric — who tragically suffered a sudden and violent death in 1967.

A bunch of agents, objecting to a keynote speech by author Barry Eisler, set off a swarm of nasty Twitter barbs against Mr. Eisler during his presentation.

When you scatter fish from the same groups (e.g. tetras, barbs, danios, rasboras, cichlids, catfish, etc.), people are much more likely to choose items they like, rather than shopping by price.

They do this by licking their fur with a tongue that is covered by tiny barbs and in doing so they dislodge any loose hairs.

Rosy barbs also exhibit external differences easily identified even by beginners.

Ron and Barbs made it extra special by placing some eats and champagne.

This roguelike hack and slash survival game takes you on a wild, gory trip through the Tower of Barbs where death looms around every corner — and by death we mean Uncle Death.

Players will be able to ascend the Tower of Barbs not through skill, but with style as they experience the game's unique brand of dialogue by romancing main characters from Let It Die.

Whereas other adventure games at the time relied heavily on inventory puzzles, The Secret of Monkey Island innovated with a puzzle that had you matching insults to comebacks thanks to a set of verbal barbs written by author Orson Scott Card.

The students that are just interested in the science don't see the point of this (maybe you can convince them otherwise by a sterling analysis of the PDI etc), and tend to react emotionally to the «attacks», barbs, etc., while those interested also in the sociopsycho aspects of all this find some of that interesting or at least entertaining.

-LSB-...] media focused last week on the various barbs thrown around by SU Wei (China's chief climate negotiator), HE Yafei (a vice-minister at China's Ministry of Foreign -LSB-...]

However, although domestic energy bills are one more barb in an ocean of pain - the scurrilous imposition of the green madness by the political elite will be a reason but not the actual trigger to widespread civil mutiny against authority.

Confrontation between villagers (led by a group of women) and private security forces took place in a day full of dramatic episodes: from villagers resisting bulldozers and removing barb - wire fences with tractors, to a tragicomical message from the local authorities telling villagers to «keep the dead trees until we figure out what to do next».

2 extra points for barbs about my motivations revealed by my spelling error (than, instead of the intended «then»).

In the 20th Century, for example, this conflict took the form of barbs exchanged by Nobel Prize winners William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway.

Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continue to throw barbs at one another in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with the latter branding previous remarks made by Cook as «extremely glib».

The online commentary, unlike personal email, is read by any who go to www.remonline.com and inevitably the postings turn into a debate between responders, frequently leaving my column gasping for air on the river bank, as opinionated barbs from regular readers ricochet around the Internet.