Sentences with phrase «general nickname»

Sometimes collaborative divorce gets used as a general nickname for divorcing parties coming...

Sometimes collaborative divorce gets used as a general nickname for divorcing parties coming together to settle out of court, but it's actually a very specific method of our alternative dispute resolution.

Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, a Civil War general nicknamed «Old Stars,» first used «island universe» in his monthly astronomy magazine.

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In 1998, after serving as director of Lotus Development Corp.'s consulting services with responsibility for Canada and the Midwest United States, he landed at Macromedia, a San Francisco software company, where he earned a nickname — the General.

The Marine Corps general earned both the nickname «Mad Dog» and a reputation for compassionate, egalitarian leadership.

All nine crew members had helped with hurricane recovery efforts as part of the 198th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Bucaneros, which flies out of Base Muniz in the northern coastal city of Carolina, according to the Guard's Adjutant General Isabelo Rivera.

Indeed, the figure of the emperor was not necessarily treated with respect by the general population (piss pots used by fullers in Rome were nicknamed Vespasiani after the emperor who introduced an unpopular tax upon them).

The truth, however, is that «Frog» was the nickname Hugo Ralli called his grandfather, General Bruce Hay of Her Majesty's Imperial Forces.

Apparently, her father grew many different varieties — Duchess, Baldwin, «Rattleseed» (this must have another name, but is the nickname my grandmother had for it), McIntosh, Northern Spy, Jonathan, Jersey Sweet, Astrachan and several others — along with potatoes and would drive them into town and sell them to the general store.

He joined the Army immediately after graduation, earned a battlefield promotion to lieutenant colonel at 28 and received many medals — including the DSC and two Croix de Guerre — mainly for his exploits as a commander of tanks in General George Patton's Third Army, where his feats earned him the nickname «Risky.»

«Bobcats» was an uninspired nickname, and the general branding, colors and whatnot never stood out enough to stick.

The job carries far less public prominence than governor or attorney general, the post from which Spitzer earned the nickname «Sheriff of Wall Street» for his battles with American International Group and the New York Stock Exchange, among others.

Unique nickname (I also found the interesting fact about this topic saying that the nickname you create for the system should shortly describe your personality and lifestyle in general).

Some other things to think when first making virtual contacts with a new date use a gender nickname at the start, and offer only general information about you.

At its heart, Black Panther has a fairly standard comic book sort of story: baddie Ulysses Klaue (a rare live - action Andy Serkis: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes), one of the few outsiders who knows the secrets of Wakanda, and who had stolen a small quantity of vibranium decades ago, is up to no good again, with a scary dude nicknamed Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan: Fantastic Four, and both of Coogler's previous films) at his side; they must be stopped by T'Challa, Nakia, and the absolute force of nature General Okoye (Danai Gurira), with an assist from CIA agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Sherlock).

For instance, I can buy a version of World War I in which the Ottoman Empire mass - produces dangerous chemical weapons developed by a female mad scientist in a Phantom of the Opera mask nicknamed Doctor Poison (Elena Anaya), which a ruthless German general (Danny Huston) plans to use to sabotage the Bulgarian armistice.

He's frustrated that he's been bounced from the case by the Prosecutor General, a serious, stone - faced legend of dogged duty who has the unlikely nickname «Minty» (because he keeps popping breath mints while working a case) and is played by American star Arthur Kennedy (dubbed in Italian of course), so when his drug investigation winds back into the bombing he conducts his own investigation.

Cahill, nicknamed «The General» by the press and his fellow Dubliners, became one of Ireland's most

School nicknames that have Native American connotations could violate Wisconsin's antidiscrimination laws, and the state education department has the authority to decide which ones are not acceptable, State Attorney General James E. Doyle has said in an opinion.

The latest, nicknamed «Kremlin - sur - Seine» or «Poutine Cathedral» offers photographers and visitors in general new quirky perspectives with the Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower in French) in the background.

Fighter customisation for your created fighter is quite extensive including your fighter's general info such as first and last name, nickname, social media handle, home town, age, weight class, weight and height, while the appearance category provides numerous options to change how your fighter looks with presets, hair, head, eyes, body, skin, tattoos and fight gear, alongside the ability to fully adapt your fighter's stats, perks and fighting moves in addition to cultivating your fighter's approach to fights through their personality, ring entrance music, posture, taunts and stance.

His hands rest tenderly on her shoulders, his epaulet - like fingernails, perhaps a reference to her nickname — «General Tubman» — rhyme visually with the buttons down the front of her dress.

The comment a few posts down by «Atomic Hairdryer» (BTW explained awhile back on Bishop Hill to refer to a nickname coined while drying himself on the beach in the sun), I think summarises what WUWT is about in particular, and CAGW sceptical enquiry in general perfectly as the defence: