Sentences with phrase «by preying upon»

Not exact matches

The CFPB currently has authority to root our devious and deceptive practices by fly - by - night operations (and others) preying upon average consumers.

The disclosures came after the tech news site The Information reported that female entrepreneurs had been preyed upon by a venture capitalist, Justin Caldbeck of Binary Capital.

People who can't stand up for themselves and are preyed upon by others typically are in favor of government regulation, laws, things of this nature to protect them.

He climbed the tree in the hope that he would see this acclaimed healer and that the man of Nazareth, respected as he was by the folk that Zacchaeus preyed upon, would also see him and affirm the stature he had earned by climbing.

They repeatedly requested the Massachusetts General Court, for example, to establish a constitution so that the people of the commonwealth would not be left «in a state of nature,» by which they meant, with Jonathan Edwards, «Hobbs state of war,» where men «would act as the wild beast of the desert; prey upon and destroy one another, «35 We are not surprised to learn that Alexander Hamilton said, «We may preach till we are tired of the theme the necessity of disinterestedness in republics, without making a single proselyte.»

For no prize but this prey would I tarry, and hope raised me by and by, until I was high, so high that I closed upon the quarry.

Since this out - of - court settlement implies some guilt (probably 100 % guilt), this «man», who preyed upon young men, who were taken in by his ostentatious lifestyle and his aura of power, were purchased for a price.

The merman has lifted her up in his arms, Agnes twines about his neck, with her whole soul she trustingly abandons herself to the stronger one; he already stands upon the brink, he leans over the sea, about to plunge into it with his prey — then Agnes looks at him once more, not timidly, not doubtingly, not proud of her good fortune, not intoxicated by pleasure, but with absolute faith in him, with absolute humility, like the lowly flower she conceived herself to be; by this look she entrusts to him with absolute confidence her whole fate — and, behold, the sea roars no more, its voice is mute, nature's passion which is the merman's strength leaves him in the lurch, a dead calm ensues — and still Agnes continues to look at him thus.

Given over to fearful crime and passion, plunged in the blackest ignorance, preyed upon by hideous and grotesque delusions, yet steadfastly serving the profoundest of ideals in their fixed faith that existence in any form is better than non-existence, they ever rescued trimphantly from the jaws of ever - imminent destruction the torch of life, which, thanks to them, now lights the world for us.

«We also need to strengthen the partnership with our schools... so that we can stop these problems before they start... so they are not preyed upon by these gangs, so they are not seduced by these gangs.»

Prior to this, Wales was a rural wasteland of Welsh - speaking peasants preyed upon by equally Welsh - speaking warlords and bandit chiefs.

According to Scarpino, the issues that he plans to address in his new role include Westchester's heroin and illegal drug epidemic — a situation he described as «a scourge that is destroying our youth» — as well as Internet predators, phone scams, child and elder abuse, domestic violence, and injustices against immigrants who he believes are preyed upon by people who take advantage of their fear of deportation.

• By the time you have done this three to four times, you have preyed upon several generations of paper dots and allowed only some of the population to survive and reproduce.

As small omnivores and herbivores, Captorhinus and its relatives had to scrounge for food while avoiding being preyed upon by large meat - eating amphibians and ancient relatives of mammals.

These fish species are often termed marine forage fish because they are preyed upon by larger predators including larger fish, seabirds and marine mammals.

Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground.

The children are; troubled Bobby, who has joined the gang of Charlie Sloan; dreamy Alan who aspires to go to art school, and the 13 - year old midget Lex, who thinks of himself as a genius, but finds himself continually preyed upon by his older brothers, and by his teachers.

Whether it's a reminder about how fragile our free press is («The Post «-RRB- or how fragile humanity is that is oftentimes preyed upon by that very same free press («I, Tonya «-RRB-.

Moll stands by her man, rebelling against her family's frowns and suspicious that Pascal is being preyed upon by a local police detective (Trystan Gravelle) who has never disguised his long - held affections for Moll.

The daddy of all slasher movies, its formula has been mercilessly preyed upon by countless 1980s slice - and - dice imitations («Friday the 13th», «A Nightmare on Elm Street» etc.), fondly dissected by 1990 postmodern spoofs («Scream», «Scary Movie»)-- and of course its franchise of (largely inferior) sequels shows that that the bogeyman is still very real, with «Halloween 9» due for release next year.

SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a giant whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from -LSB-...]

Who: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Whishaw What: Based on the 1820 event that inspired Herman Melville's «Moby Dick,» a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days.

Rocknrolla is good at what it does, which is play out a violent criminal fairy tale in a movie gangster fantasy, where the good guys are just bad guys who look good only by contrast to the really bad guys, and where we root for the thugs who prey upon other thugs.

The mansion is preyed upon by restless spirits, and slowly Edith begins to understand why.

It's a hidden camera movie, preying upon the unsuspecting folks who don't recognize Knoxville's 86 - year - old Irving Zisman from his previous appearances or as someone aged by makeup.

Whereas the first novel dealt with an heiress kidnapped by hoodlums, the sequel focuses on her mentally troubled daughter (played with perverse lusciousness by Charlotte Rampling), who, while on the lam from a psychiatric hospital, is preyed upon by a clutch of grandes dames (Edwige Feuillère, Alida Valli, and Simone Signoret) scheming to get their hands on her inheritance.

The Harry Potter star plays Old Thomas Nickerson in Ron Howard's new epic, starring Chris Hemsworth, based on the 1820 event when a whaling ship was preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days.

Snook and Scicluna - O'Prey, on the other hand, are given little to do here with their one - note roles as a mother in distress and a child preyed upon by malicious supernatural forces.

In Ron Howard's film, a 19th - century whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, which strands the crew at sea for 90 days.

In taking that perspective, Child's Play preys upon the irrational fears we all harbour — that sting of dread we get at the sight of an unintentionally unsettling toy, immediately wished away by safe, immutable reason: that's impossible — a doll can't hurt you.

Based on The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, the raunchy tale was written and directed by Jeff Baena, as Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie and Kate Micucci in turn play foul - mouthed nuns who can't help but prey upon the hired hand that is Dave Franco.

Lights Out (PG - 13 for violence, mature themes, disturbing images, incessant terror and brief drug use) Haunted house horror flick revolving around a family which finds itself preyed upon by a malevolent ghost (Alicia Vela - Bailey) that only strikes in the dark.

Language was both his livelihood and his addiction, and he was often preyed upon by a near - irresistible compulsion to eavesdrop on conversations in public places.

Mpayipheli goes on a one - man rampage, seeking out and destroying those who would prey upon children, particularly those who are for one reason or another untouchable by the law.

Fantasy novel, fifth in a series following The Warded Man (2009)(aka The Painted Man in the UK), The Desert Spear (2010), The Daylight War (2013), and The Skull Throne (2015), about desert tribes preyed upon by night demons.

Unfortunately, thousands of people are preyed upon by these wolves, who don't know how to get help.

One of the big issues is that, so for more sophisticated consumers who tend to be savers and have money yes they're learning what a fiduciary is but there's a whole segment of the population that is less sophisticated and unfortunately they're the ones that are most at risk and essential preyed upon by less ethical folks.

I suggest that the modern 401 (k) plan is a scam facilitated by those who financially prey upon the poor and middle class to divest you of your wealth in much the same way as the idea to deduct income taxes from your paycheck.

It's torture to my soul to know how they are preyed upon by all the predators.

An outdoor cat does not live very long, especially in rural areas where cats are preyed upon by coyotes.

Outdoor cats get hit by cars, preyed upon by other animals, and can contract — and spread — a variety of diseases.

It was developed by the Boer farmers in the Cape Province in the 19th century for hunting lion that preyed upon their cattle and sheep.

(Note, for example, the emphasis on unowned cats — the cause of about 69 percent of mortalities, according to the paper's authors — and native species — «the majority of the birds preyed upon by cats,» [1] a claim unsupported by the very evidence the authors provide.)

Outdoor rabbits can be preyed upon or frightened by neighborhood cats, birds of prey and other wildlife, and are more susceptible to parasites like ear mites.

Since rabbits are prey animals, meaning that hold a place in nature that places them in a position to be preyed upon by other animals, they have developed mechanisms to deal with that lot in life that might mask signs of illness or pain.

[FN34] To make matters worse, many of the animals preyed upon by cats are federal and state listed threatened and endangered species.

Applying the ESA prohibition on the take of an endangered species, including habitat degradation, to the issue of free - roaming cats, it would appear that under the right circumstances, aa court could find that cats degrade the habitat of endangered or threatened predator species by killing the prey upon which those species depend for food.

[25] In others, they may be preyed upon by animals such as feral dogs, dingoes, coyotes, and birds of prey.

This was the reason why they are considered pests by farmers because they prey upon poultry.

Pacific white - sided dolphins are preyed upon by transient (mammal - eating) orca whales and in some parts of their range by large sharks.