Sentences with phrase «brandishing signs»

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — The small crowd of protesters made up for its size with intensity, brandishing signs and shaking fists as we approached.

Not exact matches

Call them the party radicals or the grassroots, depending on your perspective: NDPers who like to wave signs or wear buttons often prefer to brandish a slogan, rather than some leader's name.

After that first weekend of the season it seemed clear how the season was going to pan out: Chelsea would sweep to victory under the keen oversight of the reinstated Mourinho, the two Manchester clubs would bash it out for second and third, and Arsenal would struggle to make even the Europa League with Liverpool and Tottenham both brandishing a number of notable new signings.

Heralding the launch of a Tokyo - inspired «scramble crossing» scheme, which allows pedestrians to cross West End interchanges diagonally as well as laterally, Boris brandishes a large, fluffy drumstick at the crowd — universally acknowledged to be a sign of extreme manliness.

In a letter addressed to governor El - Rufai and jointly signed by Chairman, Security Sub-Committee Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Muazu Idris and the President of the union, Murtala Abdullahi and copied to security agencies and relevant stakeholders, the group lamented that «Reports have it that in Doka village and kungi - gari (15 km away from Birnin Gear town) bandits attend markets brandishing AK47 riffles in the open without any challenge by security agents.

In contrast Jeremy Corbyn's supporters brandish anything that can be presented as a sign that Labour are actually doing well.

The attendees of the Somos conference cheer as the protesters file past, brandishing their homemade signs.

«There were a number of reports of very inquisitive and sometimes aggressive reactions of elephants toward signs of Maasai, but not towards people brandishing spears,» he says.

The tour group was met by about 16 protesters on a party boat circling Enviva's Port of Chesapeake, brandishing a 16 - foot banner reading «SOS — Save our Southern Forests» and waving smaller signs that read «Stop Enviva.»

An older less effective technology is often brandished as a sign of credibility.

Students also plan to brandish protest signs and press lawmakers for stricter gun - control laws.

I can imagine his glee as he signed off on the issue: hot chick on the cover wearing a bikini, brandishing red poppy and giving a provocative interview saying: «I do like guys in uniform.