Sentences with phrase «by mob action»

persecutions were local, sporadic and often caused by mob action than the result of definite state policy Tertullian's idea that «the blood of the martyr is the seed of the Church» became a terrible reality in the life of many Christians during this period.

Not exact matches

The Bulls didn't even really need their starters — though Pau Gasol added 21 points and 11 boards in 29 minutes — because the new Bench Mob was led by Taj Gibson, who finished with a game - high 22 points on an absurd 10 - for - 12 shooting performance in 28 minutes of action.

A gay couple who were targeted for mob action by Nick Griffin have lashed out at the BNP leader, amid a police investigation into the incident.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Saudi Arabia's action on Sunday was after the weekend storming of its embassy by a mob in Tehran.

Kogi State Police Commissioner, CP Wilson Inalegwu has ordered an investigations» into circumstances surrounding a mob action that ensued following the alleged mobilization of students of the Kogi State Polytechnic for an address by Senator Dino Melaye with police knowledge.

Set in the near future, this thought - provoking, action - filled though inconsistent time - travel tale centers on a mob hitman (Joseph Gordon - Levitt) who kills people sent back in time from the even more distant future, only to hesitate when one of those targets turns out to be his older self (played by Bruce Willis).

Updating a script written by Robert Lowell (a man who has been deceased since 1977), Haley updates the action to modern day Cleveland, but this mob affiliated kidnap caper feels exactly like direct - to - video fodder from the mid to late 90's modeling snappy, impressionistic dialogue around loopy bits of violence and pronounced plot twists, a common template following the success of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994).

About the French Revolution, Jefferson wrote, «it has failed in its first effort, because the mobs of the cities, the instrument used for its accomplishment, debased by ignorance, poverty and vice, could not be restrained to rational action.»

This is a brutal tale of revenge, plain and simple and the main character, Lincoln Clay, who has just returned from serving in the war, has a lot of motivation for it when his actions become very brutal, but tactical as you move towards the main objective of taking over the city bit by bit, racket by racket to bring down a business empire and the Mob Boss who runs it.

The first Mafia, an open - world action game revolving around the Italian mob, had been developed by a Czech studio named Illusion Softworks for the PC.

The action can still be as straightforward or as nuanced as you want: the casual player will find they are able to make their way through the game simple mashing the Square button by and large, though much of the satisfaction will be lost that way (and some of the harder mobs and fights will give them more trouble than if they were playing the game properly).