Sentences with phrase «firing squad as»

While citing the groups» progress in some states, the Heartland Institute's Guldenschuh posed the hard question: «[C] an leaders within the movement coordinate their efforts and cooperate with each other» to win an Article V convention, «or will the movement devolve into a circular firing squad as unfortunately happens all too often among conservative groups?»

A line of enforcement led by Edgar Ross form a firing squad as Marston comes out guns blazing.

Sculptures of sandbags are taken from a newspaper article about Utah's re-instatement of firing squads as a means of capital punishment.

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Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant day when his father took him to discover ice.

The circular firing squad was already forming on Tuesday, as organizations like Express Scripts, a PBM, circulated their one - pagers to Hill staff.

When it comes to firings, employees are about as good at keeping secrets as a high school cheerleading squad.

If they don't then you may as well put the minority in front of a firing squad.

Oh yes, that old antiquated law of holiday observance that must be obeyed or we shall receive 50 lashes, be subject to fines and imprisonment, brought before a firing squad, burned at the stake, and worst of all, face excommunication from the Church, as decreed by the Holy Roman Empire!

We also have contractual agreements with the military in the state to get near - instant relief for overworked fire squads in the form of military trained fire relief, plus the added bonus of military grade equipment, such as dump planes that scoop water out of the Pacific.

With no fruit, brown sugar, or maple syrup to mask the flavor and texture, my melodramatic teenaged self felt as though she was facing the proverbial firing squad.

So as reported by the Evening Standard, Anelka thinks Wenger should show the same faith in Olivier Giroud, declaring that Arsenal have much more creativity and fire power in our squad than people seem to realise.

Nicholas also played up the importance of Ryan Giggs and his role within the coaching staff, as he believes that the Welshman's furious reaction after the loss to Stoke City as he stormed off the pitch may well have fired up some of the attacking players in the squad.

With Jose Mourinho under fire and facing plenty of criticism for his handling of the squad and performances as well as the result against Sevilla in the Champions League, tensions are seemingly high and things are getting progressively worse with pundits and supporters launching attacks.

It's arguably going to take a coach with Conte's fire, experience, winning mentality and grit to get the best out of this Milan squad, as after splashing out on 11 new players last summer, the quality is there but it's not leading to acceptable results for a club steeped in such history and prestige.

Radamel Falcao's future has been thrown into doubt following his omission from the Manchester United squad that faced Southampton on Sunday, and super-agent Jorge Mendes has thrown fuel on the fire with his latest comments, as reported by Goal.

In turn, it looks as though Messi was right to pursue him and the pair, along with the rest of the squad, will now push on and try to enjoy a successful year amid plenty of talk and speculation over problems at the club at all levels, with president Josep Maria Bartomeu coming under fire too.

Little wonder that in Memphis, as the BC squad scampered down a hotel fire escape during a false alarm one afternoon before the game, wide receiver Gerard Phelan yelled, «Women, children and Doug Flutie first!»

Arsenal may have «shot themselves in the foot» (as Wenger said) by not being ready for our first two League games but with the campaign restarting in earnest next week, we should have a fully fit squad firing on all cylinders when we play Southampton next weekend.

But when people are saying we should sign X-player who contributed well last season while playing every single game for «depth» sure, on paper it looks great, but a lot of players hit patches of form that may not necessarily be given that opportunity here, as there may be someone else in the squad who hits the ground running and contributes straight away... If Coquelin, Arteta, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, AOC, Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky are all fit and firing, I think you're sorely mistaken if you think anything but a truly world - class midfielder would be looking at those names and not potentially evaluating their first - team opportunities.

Maybe if AS - 07 leaves, that may fire up the whole squad to stand up and fight for the self - respect of the team and to prove to all the SNAKES who use ARSENAL as a stepping - stone for big paychecks that we are a fottballing family and money is not greater than than any family..AS - 07 leaves, that may fire up the whole squad to stand up and fight for the self - respect of the team and to prove to all the SNAKES who use ARSENAL as a stepping - stone for big paychecks that we are a fottballing family and money is not greater than than any family..as a stepping - stone for big paychecks that we are a fottballing family and money is not greater than than any family....

If we need to try and buy Rabiot as a replacement, having ~ 30m less to do it isn't ideal since I would expect PSG to hold any PL team's feet to the fire in negotiations for a starter on their squad.

The league's leading scorer, Dylan Kremer, was absolutely on fire on Sunday night as he put up a massive 42 - point performance to help carry his squad to a 94 - 84 victory over Team Dean.

Benitez will be looking to strengthen his squad ahead of their return to the Premier League after securing promotion, and Abraham could now be tasked with firing in the goals to keep them up as this will undoubtedly be a step up for him after last year.

Whilst Jon Flanagan, a brave and committed player but a plainly limited squad filler nonetheless continues to be talked up during every press conference as if his scouse presence would somehow fire Liverpool back towards the summit of English football.

As far back as our very first friendly of pre-season against Adelaide United, you could see that the senior members of the squad looked fired up and ready to answer their critics and, on the evidence of the first two matches of 15/16, that's certainly the casAs far back as our very first friendly of pre-season against Adelaide United, you could see that the senior members of the squad looked fired up and ready to answer their critics and, on the evidence of the first two matches of 15/16, that's certainly the casas our very first friendly of pre-season against Adelaide United, you could see that the senior members of the squad looked fired up and ready to answer their critics and, on the evidence of the first two matches of 15/16, that's certainly the case.

A lot will depend on their under - fire stars though, as fans continue to get on the backs of certain squad members.

It is reported that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has identified Odriozola as a great player who can improve the Madrid squad, which has come under fire for a large set of mediocre performances this season.

Bitter disappointment for Ed Miliband and a political disaster for Nick Clegg led to both men quitting, and are sure to lead to months of soul searching for their parties as they mourn the loss of some of their most famous faces - felled by a brutal electoral firing squad.

As for Black's performance, Krueger thought she did well but that she wasn't facing much of a firing squad this time.

Finally, while there's plenty of bad blood between Klein and the mainstream Democrats — he's backed primary challengers against some of them, and denounced them as «clowns» and a «circular firing squad» — Stewart - Cousins and her top lieutenants knew that winning a clear majority this year without Klein's members would be a steep if not impossible task.

«Normally when we lose as badly as we did in 2010 we form a circular firing squad and about 15 years later we get our act together.

------------------- A new state law bars employers in New York from firing volunteer firefighters, and members of volunteer ambulance squads, for taking time off from their jobs to respond to major emergencies such as hurricanes and snowstorms.

As town board member, I facilitated sewer line improvements, senior services, interacted with the town highway department, rescue squad, fire department and Diamond Point Water District.

And we sure as hell can not afford this circular firing squad in the face of what I believe is an enemy force.

If you believe creating an exercise habit is difficult, if you face the fitness lifestyle as though you were facing a firing squad, if you moan about how horrible it's going to be to all your friends, it will feel like punishment.

AWZ brilliantly switches things up by letting you go on the offensive, as you're forced to compile a squad of supply vehicles, robot - like crawlers, armored personnel carriers and even fire - spewing tanks before you then bring up a tactical screen where you have to plot different routes through the battlefield and then let them do their thing.

Our favorite sci - fi squad warmed the crowd with their jovial attitudes and anecdotes — specifically the one Johnson told about Dern saying, «Pew» as she fired her gun.

The chemistry between Falk and Arkin is sublime, while the final act in Honduras with Libertini is a giggly riot that just gets better and better as the sequence progresses to its heart - stopping (and undeniably silly) conclusion featuring firing squads, blindfolds, last cigarettes and several millions in missing cash.

As Katniss and her squad — including love triangle members Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth)-- progress from District 13 to the Capitol on a mission to kill President Snow (Donald Sutherland), they encounter «pods» aka invisible tripwires that release all manner of awfulness: machine gun fire, black oil, mutts.

Over one million Jews were murdered there at the hands of the Nazis, whether in the crematorium, by firing squad, as guinea pigs in experiments, or by other methods.

Norm Layton found and photographed a Durango squad at the Los Angeles police car tests, and in August 2011, Marc Rozman snapped one set up as a fire and rescue vehicle at the Safe Families Expo.

1967: One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez «Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.»

Battles change from simply moving your squad into position and mowing down the foe to carefully unleashing an initial barrage of abilities, combining powers for devastating effect, such as using your levitate skill on an Engineer's turret to life it high so it can rain down fire, or mind - controlling a foe so that your sniper can get a clean shot.

You'll engage in pitched sniper battles across the length of the map, assault the enemy in close quarters combat, drop off your squad by piloting a helicopter under enemy fire, decimate the foe with a tank, watch jets scream overhead as they dogfight, dodge a mini-gun attack from a boat and sneak through enemy lines, all in the same match.

Even the fine print on the bottom of the screen indicating kills and enemy positions as they're reported by your fire squad were legible and crisp.

You can set a health marker that will heal your units, a smoke screen which makes it more difficult for the units to be hit, a decoy which can direct fire away from your units (or other targets) and, eventually, air strikes which gives you your only offensive ability in the game as the squad leader.

Let us know in the comments below if you appreciate the added difficulty of trying to not only avoid enemy fire, but your own squad's as well.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

The voice acting I can't be happier with personally, now I am a huge fan of the TV show Fire Fly and in ODST they have brought in Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion and Adam Tudyk voicing three of the squad, as well as Tricia Helfer from Battle Star Galatica.

There's also a sync shot, which starts at one, but can be upgraded twice, allowing your whole squad to fire as one.