Sentences with phrase «escape acts for»

He's thrown in a few of his patented Houdini escape acts for good measure.

Not exact matches

These debt loads act as a drag on growth and impede achieving escape velocity for GDP growth.

Faith is supposed to be used not just for escaping the flames of hell, and going to heaven, but even more for righteousness — thinking, speaking, and acting like Them, which brings Them honor in the earth!

But the baptism is no magical performance, for it promises escape only to the seriously repentant; at the same time it is no merely symbolical act in the modern sense; it is rather a «sign» in the antique meaning of the word, which guarantees the mysterious union of the symbolical act, now occurring, with the future event which the symbolical act prophesies.

For the act of forgiveness between God and man, as between man and man, escapes observation.

Modleski concludes: «By working on a variety of fronts for the survival and empowerment of women, feminist criticism performs an escape act dedicated to freeing women from all male captivity narratives, whether these be found in literature, criticism, or theory.»

To escape from it and evade the guilt while fulfilling their lust for sodomy and other hom.ose.xual acts, they must refute what it says.

The three points were absolutely vital as well, because our main rivals for the Champions League group PSG pulled off their own Houdini style escape act with an injury time winner in Basel.

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

She pleaded guilty last year of aiding the men in the escape, though she failed to execute the final portion of the plan: Acting as a get away driver for the escapees.

With the massive search for two escaped murderers continuing for a 10th day, the many individual acts of kindness to show appreciation to law enforcement personnel in the North Country are becoming more organized.

«If government does not exempt child victims of rape or defilement from the compulsory payment of N5000 for obtaining medical reports from hospitals as evidence for prosecution, perpetrators of these evil and criminal acts would continue to escape justice and such acts would continue to increase in our society,» she said.

The Delta Force case was viewed as the perfect avenue for the government to send a strong message to such acts, especially during the first court appearance of the 13, where escaped from lawful custody, after eight of their compatriots sparked confusion in the court in protest of the Judge's ruling that the 13 be remanded and not given bail.

This family - fun event features midway games and rides for all ages, favorite fair food and old - time sideshow acts under the big top, from sword swallowers and fire eaters to escape artists and other exciting acts.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer of the command said that the suspects, who were arrested in the act, operated with a tricycle for an easy escape.

Aversive classical conditioning of Aplysia californica, a gastropod mollusk suited for neurobiological study, produces a learned reaction to the chemosensory conditioned stimulus that is expressed as a marked facilitation of four defensive responses: two graded reflexes (head and siphon withdrawal), an all - or - none fixed act (inking), and a complex fixed action pattern (escape locomotion).

A more rational view is to say that anyone who is an author is responsible for some important part of the article, and one or more of the authors is able to act as a guarantor for the whole, so no one who appears as an author can escape all responsibility.

The accident was an act of both desperation and hope — the woman had climbed out of the sixth - floor window to escape a group of men who had been sexually abusing her and holding her captive for two days.

The magnetic poles on a neutron star act like fountains, an escape valve for charged particles that get trapped in the star's enormously strong magnetic field.

At best, a filmmaker could have taken this scenario to record a vicious circle of murder, where inherently decent and normal people are driven to horrible acts as a means of escaping punishment for other horrible acts.

Hirsch's McCandless never casts judgment on those who lead lives he finds empty, a remarkable job of acting for a young relatively - unknown talent and an interesting choice, as the headstrong lad was likely riding on a bit of hubris and contempt for the sham from which he was escaping.

On top of the acting, the visual artistry in this movie and the beautiful, almost peaceful score truly create an escape for the audience in such a way that it is hard to imagine this movie without them.

«Doctor Strange,» starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a neurosurgeon who learns to bend time, space and his workaholic, narcissistic ways, can't escape all its Marvel Universe corporate imperatives and generic third - act battles for control of the planet...

Visually stunning, well acted, but altogether too silly and far - fetched to really resonate, the film lacks the emotional heft, enormous sense of personal loss or sense of time from Reiner's film, and for a film so preoccupied with its central character's inability to forget or escape the past, it fades into memory all too quickly.

The first two acts of The Maze Runner play out exactly as you'd expect them to, with all of the various details and requisite dynamics sketched in through the thin characterizations of the group's leader Alby (Aml Ameen, who along with Sangster are the only actors who manage to escape this unscathed), the rote and relentlessly irritating (for no reason other than drama) group villain Gally (Will Poulter, whose acclaim and popularity continues to baffle me as he turns in another dreadful performance), the trite cliche of the young innocent Chuck (Blake Cooper) and so on.

A good action movie offers a rare type of escape; a movie can act as a place for a viewer to tune out the world while also being busy enough to drown its more obvious flaws in relentless waves of adrenaline.

With a ravenous hunger, Frank will need to satisfy his appetite, get his act together, and escape the city — before the government closes his case file for good.

He searches for an escape route, takes charge of the (very limited) food rations, and acts as referee and light of hope in an extremely volatile situation.

The first act is your basic just - when - I - thought - I - was - out scenario, with Wick getting roped into one last job as payback for the enormous favour that helped him escape the assassin's lifestyle in the first place.

Two of England's best acting exports are joining forces for a survival romance about two people who escape the wreckage of a plane crash.

Having seen the film this afternoon I can't bring myself to go as far as three stars because I can't escape the dialogue which killed the mood for me everything someone spoke or tried to act.

The federal government is permitting many schools to escape accountability for the progress of racial or ethnic subgroups under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to a computer analysis released by the Associated Press last week.

He was placed for four days in the local juvenile corrections facility, accused of raping a girl on the school bus, despite the alleged act somehow escaping the attention of the bus driver and a bus monitor.

Light on tech and big on humor, Reizin's 21st - century rom - com is a fun read, as two AIs escape onto the internet and act as Cupids for their favorite humans.

For VickyS, and anyone else, unfamiliar with it, the Fugitive Slave Act passed by Congress in 1850 gave slave owners and their hired agents the right to pursue and capture escaped slaves, even in the free states of the North.

For me, self - publishing was an effort to escape the narrowness of commercial fiction, the poobahs and gate - keepers of publishing (editors and agents who have acted in concert for years to destroy fine literary fiction and promote crap... which pays a lot morFor me, self - publishing was an effort to escape the narrowness of commercial fiction, the poobahs and gate - keepers of publishing (editors and agents who have acted in concert for years to destroy fine literary fiction and promote crap... which pays a lot morfor years to destroy fine literary fiction and promote crap... which pays a lot more).

LD 305 «An Act To Require Permits for Wildlife in Captivity and Notification of the Escape of Exotic Wildlife in Captivity»

The PAWS act would give victims of domestic abuse means to escape their abusers while keeping their companion animals safe — many victims remain in abusive households for fear of their pets» safety.

It acts as the gateway to iSimangaliso Wetland Park, one of the largest parks in South Africa, renowned for its wildlife safaris, diverse ecosystems, hippo and crocodile cruises on the estuary, and untamed wilderness that draws travellers from far and wide for a relaxing bush escape.

Discover Financial Services company spokesman Matthew Towson said the offers — for Discover Miles and Discover Escape rewards cards — are in full compliance with federal Truth in Lending Act regulations and the Credit CARD Act of 2009.

Inmates will need to act quick and employ their stealth skills if they're to escape the new timed prisons, which feature a variety of transit methods for the pixelated prisoners including:

In essence, stratospheric CO2 acts as an escape valve to space for ozone - induced heating.

In that state of helplessness, and with a fear campaign that completely lacks an escape route even for people inclined to act, you get apathy.

For reasons associated with local topography, geography, and climate, some areas of forest escaped the dry periods, and acted as refuges for forest bioFor reasons associated with local topography, geography, and climate, some areas of forest escaped the dry periods, and acted as refuges for forest biofor forest biota.

(Sec. 112) Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish a coordinated approach to certifying and permitting geologic sequestration; (2) promulgate regulations, within two years, to protect human health and the environment by minimizing the risk of escape to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide injected for purposes of geologic sequestration; (3) report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works every three years on geologic sequestration in the United States and in North America.

Deploy the Endangered Species Act, albeit unlawful, for it's an especially affective way to take property and escape the onerous statute of «just compensation.»

Here is a question for the criminal law attorneys out there: Is a prison escape an act of violence?

In my view such pursuits are part and parcel of the Plaintiff's obligations in an action against the tortfeasor by reason of the releases available to the tortfeasor under the Insurance Act and only in any compelling circumstances should the unsuccessful tortfeasor escape responsibility to indemnify the Plaintiff for the costs of such pursuits...

The farm denied legal responsibility for the woman's death, arguing that the negligent acts of the other driver and the decedent herself were intervening causes that prevented the farm from being liable for the death, even if a jury did find that the farm had negligently allowed the calf to escape.