Sentences with phrase «from fierce battles»
Some officials also say principals have grown gun - shy from fierce battles with permanent teachers — who are rarely fired and even then, can spend years on the payroll as their cases wind through a byzantine appeals process, as The Times reported in May.
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In January, they won a fierce battle to drive the Islamic State from the border town of Kobani.
In Indonesia, the region's biggest economy and most populous country with more than 250 million people, it's in a fierce battle for customers with local app Go - Jek, which has backing from Google and Tencent.
Nintendo faces an uphill battle in the coming year, with fierce competition from the newly - released Sony Playstation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One systems, which both saw high sales during the holidays and are technologically superior.
Facing the unfolding of Russia's all - too - non-fictional Soviet Calamity, Vorotyntsev was not pondering grand vistas of doom from a «palantir - wired» tower of observation like Denethor, but wading out into society in search of any and all allies and advices, standing for a fierce moderation ready to do battle and take radical actions for plausible hopes, in the manner expressed in this motto:
In what many believe to be his finest song, «Desperados Under the Eaves,» Zevon sings about his fierce battle with alcoholism and reckons with a judgment from beyond:
The Catholic position had become so clear, indeed, that there had been calls from anti-Catholic quarters for Ms. Kelly to resign, on the basis of rumours that she had been trying to weaken or delay the regulations: as Toby Helm, the Telegraph's chief political correspondent had reported the previous October, under the headline «Kelly «must resign over delay to gay rights law»», «A fierce Cabinet battle has broken out over gay rights after Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, delayed plans that would penalise organisations — such as hotels — for denying their services tohomosexuals.
Further exemplified by what happened when Kenseth quickly fell on the wrong side of the cut line, as Logano went from being on the bubble — he and Harvick had a fierce battle in the closing laps of regulation where if Harvick had passed him, it would've resulted in Logano's elimination — to capitalizing on Kenseth's mistake and celebrating not only a win, but also the championship opportunity that awaits next weekend.
She's engaged in a fierce Democratic primary battle with Sen. Bernie Sanders, but the new ad underscores her new effort to present herself as the best candidate to stop Trump from reaching the White House.
Warren, with her fierce critiques of Wall Street financiers, is a darling of the progressive left — her backing may help smooth over the lingering tensions from Clinton's hard - fought primary battle with Sanders.
In continuation of the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, Nigerian troops from 243 Battalion under 5 Brigade Nigerian Army on patrol, Sunday, engaged some terrorists in a fierce battle killing four of them while others escaped.
With that, he sacked the late Segun Agagu from the Alagbaka State House, despite a hideous rigging, even if that victory came only after months of fierce legal battles.
Mr Blenkinsop secured a majority of 2,268, at the 2015 election, up from 1,677 five years earlier, but faces a fierce battle with the Conservatives to retain the seat again.
The statement signed by Col Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations continued, «Troops dislodged the insurgents from their hideout after a fierce battle, killing 11 insurgents in Gomaran village of Southern Lake Chad Basin.
Udoessien was said to have been abducted from his palace by the assailants after a fierce gun battle with the security agents drafted to provide security in the volatile area.
Teams of middle school and high school students from as far away as Delaware and New York will come to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Feb. 24 to Feb. 25 to compete in a battle of the minds in 12 fierce rounds of competition answering challenging math, science and technology questions at the DOE's New Jersey Regional Science Bowl ®, 100 Stellarator Road, Princeton, New Jersey.
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Episode nine, «The Watchers on the Wall,» takes place entirely at The Wall with the Night's Watch hopelessly outnumbered as they attempt to defend Castle Black from the Wildings and features one the fiercest and most intense battle scenes ever filmed for television.
«Dunkirk» Release Date: July 21 Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, James D'Arcy and Harry Styles Synopsis: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
When Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain and France were surrounded by the German army during a fierce battle in France, they had to evacuate by civilian boats across the English channel to get home safely.
When Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain and France were surrounded by the German army during a fierce battle in France at the start of WWII, they had to evacuate by boat across the English channel.
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
A New York City firefighter died early Friday battling a fierce blaze on a movie set after getting separated from his fellow firefighters in the thick smoke.
- From Apprentice to Adversary: Vader vs. Ahsoka (Exclusive to Blu - ray)-- Executive Producer Dave Filoni reflects on the climactic ending of the season, when Ahsoka Tano finally confronts Darth Vader in a long - awaited, fierce and epic lightsaber battle.
Dunkirk Warner Bros — 7/21 Dir: Christopher Nolan Cast: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles, Fionn Whitehead, Cillian Murphy What It's About: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy Directed by: Christopher Nolan Synopsis: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
In a stirring, narrative drama led by a fierce performance from Michael Peña in his first major role, director Diego Luna bursts forth with a story that has no shades of gray: just a glorious battle between good and evil.
Jasso contacted school district board members, engaged legal help from Middleton, Young and Minney and advocacy help from the Association, marshaled her school community, and waged a fierce battle to protect her students.
To a certain degree this seemed to be an in - house concurrent and caused some speculation, whether or not this was a result of Volkswagen's - the new owner of the marque after a fierce take - over battle with BMW - desire to mark a clear separation from their Munich - based competitor.
The name Squadra Corse refers to the recently - founded department within Automobili Lamborghini, which manages all motorsport activities from GT3 to the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo championships in Europe, Asia and America where gentlemen drivers battle face - to - face in fierce contests on the most challenging racetracks.
Corey Grace — a handsome and charismatic Republican senator from Ohio — is locked in a fierce presidential primary battle with the favorite of the party establishment and an influential Christian leader.
Another outstanding event is the Battle of St. George's Caye Regatta where children from all over Belize engage in a fierce sailboat race.
From press release: «Complete with fierce online battles, cinematographic graphics and 3D effects only possible on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will blur the line between the videogame and the iconic anime series.
Despite warnings from both an old lady living on the mountain and her own inner - voice, she ventures up the Mountain, unaware that the Mountain, itself, is about to put her through a fierce battle not only with the climb, but the demons inside her own mind.
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Despite fierce opposition from local police who call Greene's latest take on the Battle Royale genre «a crime», Greene says he won't be dissuaded from trying new things.
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Plunder gold from islands, battle fierce skeletons and work together against other real players.
During fierce engagements, your vision of the battle is obscured by billowing clouds of smoke from gunpowder and cannon fire.
As you fight foes from around the world in Grand Battle Royale, the map will decrease in size, PUBG - style, pushing you ever closer and ensuring the fight is that little bit fiercer.
The clash of sword on sword, the twang of an arrow loosed from a bow and the whoosh of an exploding fireball all help make Lothric feel like a real and vibrant place — to say nothing of the chilling distant moans or footsteps of enemies that let you know a fierce battle could lurk just around the corner.
A Wonderful Life served as a peaceful respite from our fierce bouts of Melee and One Piece: Grand Battle.
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Battle fierce competition from all over the world and become the champion.
Apart from the intricate challenges of figuring out trajectories and new strategies, the game taps into a brutal and primal delight in the fierce battle for survival.
[Translate] Wildfires Israel is battling fierce fires that have led to tens of thousands of people being evacuated from Haifa...
As the sceptic — alarmist battle seems to rage the most fierce in the US I could simply exclude the US sample from the analysis or select a random sample from the US responses, neither process of which I have yet attempted.
At the end of the day, it appears that the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge wins another battle against its fiercest rival, but the proverbial war is far from being over and more tests are bound to be performed in the foreseeable future.
Google is threatening to pull YouTube from Fire TV by January 1, the latest round in a fierce battle between the two tech heavyweights.