Sentences with phrase «engaged in a battle»

Top - end machines from both iRobot and Dyson currently cost an arm and a leg, but with the two engaged in a battle for consumers» floors, robovacs will presumably get better and cheaper quickly, to the point where they may become something every household is going to want.

Over the past year, technology companies Uber and Waymo (the self - driving business spun out of Google) have been engaged in a battle of wills, culminating in a high - profile court case that commenced last week.

She questioned whether a single revelation could have persuaded some voters not to vote for Trump, saying «there's been a huge erosion of trust» as media outlets had allowed themselves to «become discredited» by partisans and politicians seeking to engage in a battle of disinformation.

Also, getting knocked down by a competitor, or engaging in a battle with business partners, focuses the mind on revenge — in a constructive way, of course.

There I was — in a situation that has become all too familiar since I got into the business of selling businesses — engaged in a battle of words.

«This is not a democracy after all, but a monarchy, and I am engaged in battle; and soldiers — all of my soldiers — are at my disposal.

However when a line is crossed then my military background I engage in battle with a minimum amount of force to achieve an objective.

... And Bentley might not be the only player leaving Mark Hughes» side with Derby and Wigan are engaging in a battle - Royale for want - away Robbie Savage.

He, along with the NFLPA, are engaged in a battle with the NFL over the discipline taken.

Millichamp was engaged in a battle, though it was one that was to be mostly fought in silence.

Jackie Stewart, Jean - Pierre Beltoise, Denny Hulme, Clay Regazzoni and Rolf Stommelen engaged in the battle for the win.

It looks as though we could be poised for a summer transfer battle as three of the biggest clubs in England engage in a battle for one of the most exciting midfield talents within European football.

You do such a good job of helping people navigate the tricky business of your own sensitive spots vs what your child is trying to say... and that stopping to think before engaging in a battle with someone half your size is so important.

It is very easy to become upset and engage in a battle at meal times, and often parents report that when their child does not eat, they feel like a failure because they are not providing a basic need for their child.

Rather than engaging in a battle, you may be able to come up with a compromise, such as asking her to wear tights or leggings with the skirt.

Unfortunately, once parents engage in a battle to pollute their children's feelings about the other parent, toxic co-parenting usually follows.

Of course in the first place, they were trying to remain hidden from empire's armies and police spies, and they were engaged in a battle in a real sense, and much of their most tangible work was underground and invisible.

The Republican Party, for example, is currently engaged in a battle between its more moderate and more conservative forces.

«The effort to move human rights forward is never easy and often it takes longer than those of who are engaged in the battle would like it to take,» said Quinn.

City Hall and Comptroller Scott Stringer's office have been engaged in a battle over homeless services contracts recently, since the New York Times reported that Stringer's office had rejected 33 contracts submitted by DHS since January of last year.

He had warned politicians within and outside the state completely avoid fermenting trouble on the Election Day because the police was ready to engage them in a battle «forget it because we will deal ruthlessly with anybody involved in election rigging».

Brown enjoys picking up a fishing rod and engaging in a battle of wits: «There's something to be said for outsmarting them!»

And not only do females prefer long snoods, but, according to Northeast Louisiana University behavioral ecologist Richard Buchholz, males assess the snood lengths of other males before engaging in battle.

He argued that the fundamental unit upon which natural selection acted was not the individual but rather the gene itself, which was intrinsically selfish because it engaged in a battle against other genes for survival.

BUCHAREST — Romanian scientists are engaged in a battle with their government about an alleged power grab that they say will lead to the diversion of research money to government cronies and will isolate Romania's small scientific community just as it was beginning to nurture connections to the rest of the world.

The immune system is the guardian of your personal fortress, equipped with physical barriers and highly specialized cells eager to engage in battles with foreign invaders.

As we fight cancer and other diseases, we are engaged in another battle, one aimed at the body itself.

Synopsis: In gloomy Gotham City the caped crusader must engage in a battle - to - the - death with the villainous Joker - a madman orchestrating a wave of crime and murder that has paralyzed the town.

At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges.

Rather than a cohesive narrative, Avengers: Infinity War resembles the penultimate sequence of every Marvel Studios production that has come before, an exhausting series of ultimately futile action scenes that endlessly proclaim the goodness and importance of the supposedly heroic characters as they engage in battle against an all - powerful foe.

We enjoy watching their adventures and ways of looking at things, and when engaged in battle, we watch on the sidelines and root for them to win as if we are there.

We catch up with Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans) on a run around D.C's reflecting pool, lapping soon - to - be new friend Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), and within minutes, Rogers, along with Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) finds himself engaged in battle with hijackers on the high seas.

Two young men engage in a battle of wits with a homicide detective who is investigating grisly strangulations.

Beginning with the fall of the Han in 220AD, Dynasty Warriors depicts the ancient Chinese era known as the Three Kingdoms period in which the factions Shu, Wei, and Wu are continually engaged in battle to determine the founders of the next Dynasty.

XBLA players can effectively enter the worlds of other players and engage in battle with their «Boss» characters.

Consider a small, seemingly extraneous early scene where a venomous snake rears up to threaten a couple of soldiers engaged in battle.

Because the vast majority of your time is spent engaged in battle.

McKinnon steals scenes with facial expressions alone while Zach and Sudeikis engage in battles of improvised strangeness.

Yesterday we brought you the final trailer for Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [watch it here], and now Warner Bros. have released two new poster which see the Dark Knight and Man of Steel engaged in battle.

The rest of the game involves a variety standard RPG primary and side quests (like finding food ingredients for Morgan Freeman) to encourage you to explore South Park and engage in battles for dominance.

Identical to the disc sold on its own, this set's DVD includes «Preparing for Battle», «All Hands on Deck», and «Engage in Battle.»

«Engage in Battle» (6:58) consists of two shorts: «Shooting at Sea» and «All Aboard the Fleet.»

When Gummer's hired to capture a deadly Ass Blaster terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker engage in a battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive ass - blasters and Graboids.

They soon engage in a battle of the wills, and their identities start merging.

The second part of the video takes the player back to their human form where they engage in battle against a formidable foe and the cover monster of the game, the flaming Elder Dragon Valphalk.

Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck engage in a battle of wills in this classic thriller by director J. Lee Thompson.

Players engage in battle in the OASIS, the virtual - reality universe of «Ready Player One.»

Large airships engage in battle, as the kingdom of Helium battles their perennial enemy Zodanga — both populated by humanoids — led by Sab Than (Dominic West), who has plans to dominate the dying planet.

In case you've forgotten about Star - Lord's massive screw - up in Avengers: Infinity War, it happens right around the start of the third act in the movie, as he is engaging in a battle with Thanos alongside Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider - Man, Mantis and Drax.

When Gummer's hired to capture a deadly Assblaster terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker (Jamie Kennedy), engage in a battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Assblasters and Graboids.