Sentences with phrase «crusader fighting»

Bower begins and ends Broken Vows describing the apparent contradiction between Blair the moral crusader fighting evil ideologies and dictators and at times, particularly after leaving No 10, his lust for financial contracts with unsavoury world leaders.

Holiday wants you to believe he is a crusader fighting for the public good, revealing the secrets he's learned because he's «tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it.»

In effect, they have traced climate history back to a very different world, long before the European discovery of America; a world in which Christian crusaders fought the Saracen forces for control of Jerusalem; in which the armies of Byzantium held the eastern Roman Empire against assault from the Turks; in which the temples of Angkor Wat were first built; in which work on the great cathedrals of Europe began; in which Venice began to emerge as a great maritime power; in which the first European universities began to take shape.

Not exact matches

The crusaders were fighting a war of man by man in the natural world.

They believe they are fighting a holy war, much like the crusaders thought that before.

The APC leader, who is also the Chairman, Management Board of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, expressed his confidence that Keyamo would deliver on his duty having earned the respect and trust of most Nigerians whom he had fought for as a social crusader.

New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who's a former federal prosecutor, issued a statement, calling Bharara a «crusader in the fight against political corruption.»

Cancer crusaders: Awards from Johnson Cancer Research Center help undergraduates join fight against cancer

Yet, even with these additional moments, the main reason Superman eventually fights Batman is because his mother, Martha is in trouble; other developments in the story are pretty much thrown out the window, leading to still baffling reasoning for wanting the caped crusader dead.

From the outside, this tale of two elementary - aged friends who convert their mean principle into an underwear - clad caped crusader in order to fight a villain known as Professor Poopypants seems like a mindless onslaught of potty humor.

Trick, treat and pick a fight with villainous dental soldiers in Costume Quest 2, the sweet sequel to Double Fine's hit original, Costume Quest, that turned fans of all ages into candy obsessed crusaders.

With Joe Johnston delivering pyrotechnical action - adventure in a period guise, à la The Rocketeer (which was similarly fixated on its female lead's buxom chest), this costumed - crusader saga is a capable, if somewhat unremarkable, affair beset by the same origin - story shortcomings that plagued another U.S. - virtue - via - army - weaponry fable, Iron Man — namely, a bifurcated structure in which the introductory first half exceeds, in compelling drama and kick - ass thrills, the latter fight - the - baddies combat.

For years, we've been beating up thugs as the caped crusader, often having to end each title with a climatic fight against famous comic villains such as The Joker, The Penguin and The Riddler.

He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter - ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

In the trailer, Dr. Hugo Strange interrogates a mercenary sent to fight Batman, questioning him on his attack on the caped crusader.

There is an article directed at a one man crusader trying to make a difference in the fight to save whales.

The sexual objectification of women has liberal feminists and conservative anti-porn crusaders talking about the same issues — but are they fighting the same fight?

Mike Pence is the original crusader against Planned Parenthood, and he's fought for years to deny women access to safe, legal abortion.