Sentences with phrase «battles locals fought»

The site's history mirrors the battles locals fought to revive Park Slope in the 1970s, when banks and insurers refused to do business in the blighted neighborhood.

Not exact matches

We sat around a small table in a local coffee shop as if we had just fought a great battle that we weren't sure we had won.

Some are fighting local battles to preserve some bit of nature or some disempowered people from further ravages.

Show Me Democracy tells the story of seven St. Louis college students who are battling injustice, raising awareness about police brutality and fighting for real reform in their community and within the local education system.

Shurden, in an article last year in the Fellowship newsletter, put the Baptist conflict into three periods the struggle for national control (1979 - 1990), the fight over state conventions (1990 - 2000) and bitter battles in local churches (2000 - 2010).

The French and British fought some messy battles around this scenic area, and the local historic hero, General George Armstrong Custer, spent his boyhood in Monroe before heading off to West Point, Appomattox and, in due time, that regrettable session of acupuncture at Little Big Horn.

In sharp contrast to 2012 when Chris Collins ousted incumbent Congresswoman Kathy Hochul in a hard fought battle, the local 2014 Congressional races aren't likely to present similar drama.

Owens, fight your local and current battle.

The race to succeed Adriano Espaillat in the state Senate and the fight for Sheldon Silver's old state Assembly seat will lead a slate of local primary election battles Tuesday.

Marc Alessi for State Assembly We thought the 1st Assembly District fight would have rivaled the local battle for Congress, but Dan Losquadro, a Republican Suffolk County legislator, has run an uninspired campaign against incumbent Democrat Marc Alessi.

But Thomas has to fight the battle clandestinely, because the young man also falls for beautiful local artist Bea (Rose Byrne), who lives in a small house next door and has befriended the rabbits, particularly Peter.

While limited to only three Pokémon (Pikachu, Empoleon and Charizard) and 15 battles between single and local multiplayer modes, it should still prove plenty of fun for novice fighting fans seeking to gain a handle over Pokkén's unique, dual - planed battle mechanics.

When it comes to multiplayer modes, you can play against computer - controlled enemies, battle local players, or take the fight online.

No, the main draw here is local multiplayer, and while there aren't as many options as your typical fighting game, battling in Nidhogg is so entertaining that its arcade - like simplicity is enough to carry it through match after match after match.

The depth of that support from the left, however, has been slowly eroding and recent developments exposed cracks in that alliance even before the election: the NAACP resolution; the battle over the Massachusetts charter cap; the fight against the Washington State charter law, which was joined by local affiliates of NCLR, a group that nationally has been very supportive of charters.

The two previous Parent Triggers endured lengthy legal battles when the local school districts fought the parent take overs.

«Certainly a senator that witnessed the ugly tactics and massive resources of the unions at the Capitol would not suggest that the same battle be fought at the local level by parents in a failing school trying to find a better future for their children,» he said.

She fought many battles with local authorities, hospitals, environmental health departments and succeeded over several years in elevating the status of feral cats from near vermin to animals worthy of humane treatment and showing that control could be achieved by neutering and not killing.

The locals try to pick the stuff up but they are fighting a loosing battle.

Small hand nets lay scattered around as the fishermen fought a centuries - old battle with local sea birds as to who would win the spoils of the day.

Along the way you learn about the battles fought, visit memorials and experience the local culture.

The Department of Conservation works hard to fight the extinction battle, and luckily they get some help from the local community.

Teased back in April, Nintendo has finally announced the latest Kirby game titled «Kirby Battle Royal» a 4 player fighting game that you can play with friends local and online.

If you're like me, and your interests in a new fighting game center almost wholly around online competition or local Versus mode battles, you've little reason not to jump in right off the bat.

Local Multiplayer & Coop up to 4 players: group with other players or fight them to get access to the final battle.

You could always pull the camera back a little to give players some freedom to head in different directions... but the real beauty would come when 2 - 4 local players are all fighting the same battle together, on the same screen.

Besides being able to play the main game with two players, there is also a local multiplayer battle game where up to four players can fight against each other in modes such as Deathmatch, Last Man Standing and Don't Touch the Floor.

Even without that the fact you can only fight online is really disappointing, I use to really enjoy battling people using local multiplayer and watching their face as I beat them up or as they beat me.

- Original Dragon Ball story and characters - Dragon Ball Super story and characters - More Dragon Ball Z characters from series and movies - Ability to turn off time limit - Ability to pick different stages for local multiplayer and endless battle - Allow uneven battles from the start (1 - vs - 2, 2 - vs - 3, etc)- Allow free for all (all players fighting for themselves, rather than teams)- Permanent stage destruction - Ability to select if items can or can't be used in a match - Equipment should not be tied to stats - More variation in character creation, similar to sports games.

Boss Battle (working title) by Ramiro Corbetta - a local multiplayer shmup boss fight in which the boss is controlled by a human player.

1 - 4 players can fight in local or online battles.

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Strangely enough, despite the team fighting aspect at the core of Battle for Z, there are no local multiplayer options in the game at all.

One to four players can fight in local or online battles (additional games and accessories required; sold separately).

This is followed by a multiplayer area of Battle maps where four local players can fight against each other on a few maps a few modes.

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Between 1968 and 1973 the association fought a string of battles against censorship in Vancouver, including attempts by the city licensing inspector to shut down various local theatre productions, and attacks on the Georgia Straight (a popular alternative paper founded in 1967) for obscenity.

«Get ready to turn your living room into an epic puzzle matching battle in Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight, featuring 195 FREE levels and an ALL - NEW local multiplayer mode!»

The battle was fought in local multiplayer, but unfortunately it didn't end all that well.

The battle for picture quality at a budget price has often been won by Vizio, but the local dimming - clad 2017 TV lineup from Chinese brand Hisense could mount a spirited fight.

Along with design and manufacturing, turnkey service typically includes obtaining landlord approvals, fighting permitting battles with local government zoning authorities where necessary, and engineering, shipping and installation.