Sentences with phrase «in vendettas against»

Humans hold grudges and they sometimes indulge in vendettas against each other.

Many believe that by seeking out Salgado in his vendetta against Recchia, Colton may be grasping at straws and hoping that former Councilman Recchia will not be newly - elected U.S. Rep. Recchia when the polls close in November.

Eliot Spitzer's use of the state police in a vendetta against the Senate majority leader.

The town could have refused to participate in his vendetta against the Falk's and supported one another.

Judith, is this really the time to be playing irresponsible games, and aiding and abetting ideologues in their vendetta against science?

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Vulture, or Adrian Toomes, played by a very well - cast Michael Keaton — who probably got this role for appearing as another man with wings in «Birdman» — is one of the rare villains in the MCU that has a personal vendetta against the superheroes who doesn't feel like a desperate tie - in.

The lawsuit, which was secretly financed by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, may be a «personal vendetta» against Gawker, as Denton wrote in a memo to staffers on Monday.

While exulting in this «journalistic gold mine,» Brock was at least unsettled by the wildness and vagueness of the troopers» tales and by Jackson's obvious vendetta against Clinton; these were not the respectable Washington insiders who had trashed Hill, and they were unable to fix any specific dates or times to the events they recounted.

And if that wasn't enough his marriage is on the rocks, he's feeling increasingly alienated from his 8 - year - old son, and after a blowout loss in his home opener, he discovers that the local sports reporter is pursuing a vendetta against him.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Fellaini probably had a vendetta against him since Coq owned him in the previous meeting.

The Ivorian was a thorn in the flesh of the Arsenal team as it seemed that he had a personal vendetta against the Gunners, always scoring goals against us no matter the jersey he put on.

Comments by communicators of government and the ruling party and trials going on in the media about allegations levelled against Dr Opuni, have apparently shown that the administration of Mr Akufo - Addo and his Party are on vendetta mission of witch hunt molestation, blackmail and persecution of the opposition or dissenting voices.

Earlier in the day, Mr. de Blasio told NY1 he believed Mr. Cuomo carried out «vendettas» against those who disagreed with him.

We feel it's outright disingenuous for a blog of this caliber to promulgate such bullshit about how great Tony Avella and Paul Graziano are without so much as mentioning how many times Tony has been caught up in the universe of corruption: from allowing convicted Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin's to throw him lavish fundraisers, «Avella has served Assemblymember McLaughlin faithfully since he took office in 1992, according to City Limits,» to the favor trading with convicted felon Richard Lipsky, right down to supporting anti-Asian racist Sonny Carson not to mention his personal vendetta against young activists.

With that in mind, V for Vendetta traces a line in British politics which stretches back over 400 years, in glamourising the lone rebel and the idea of standing up against the establishment.

A personal vendetta against the GOP chairman for asking him a question that 1) is completely relevant and obvious, and 2) was asked of him by every other political reporter in the state?

we are saying that consolidation should occur in order to save the taxpayers real money rather than as a political vendetta against a few politicians that didn't vote the way our illustrious Governor wanted them to.

Spota replied in his own news conference, saying Bellone's call for him to resign was «based on nothing but a personal vendetta against me for investigating and prosecuting people he is close to.»

In a June interview with NY1, de Blasio accused Cuomo of carrying out vendettas against people perceived of crossing him.

The head of a NYC Council watchdog committee has accused City Hall's top lawyer of carrying out a political vendetta against the city's investigations commissioner on behalf of de Blasio, marking a sharp escalation in a three - sided power struggle among different arms of city government.

At the first time of asking, she pathetically abandoned her oath to uphold judicial independence, and acquiesced through her silence in the vicious vendetta plotted against the judges by the tabloid media, Ukip and the lunatic fringes of Truss» own party.

President Akufo - Addo acknowledged that, Ghana has long been a country of mineral deposits and the exploitation of minerals, hence, there was no vendetta against small - scale miners, some of who are aggrieved by the upsurge in attempts to protect the environment from the ills of mining.

Spota said in his statement that Bellone has an «obvious personal vendetta against me for doing my job; investigating and / or prosecuting a senior administration official of his after he implored me not to, and more recently his boyhood friend, campaign chair and treasurer Robert Stricoff, again after he asked me not to, undermines the credibility of his slanderous attacks.»

I do not has a personal vendetta against Kelly Myers as Mr. Roberti would like everyone to believe, I just don't approve of her job performance as town supervisor, in my opinion.

«In a time when Democrats should be united against Trump, this distraction is clearly an outgrowth of the mayor's vendetta against the governor,» the insider said.

The statement read in part, «The so - called Imo stakeholders can only «cage» Governor Rochas Okorocha like they have claimed in the media in the offices of the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun and the National Organising Secretary of the Party, Chief Osita Izunaso, who are on vendetta mission against the governor over his innocent and patriotic stand on the issue of tenure elongation.

The hostility escalated this summer when de Blasio accused Cuomo of undermining the city's agenda in Albany and holding a «vendetta» against those with whom he disagrees.

Against that backdrop is the struggle of young Vallon trying to carry out a vendetta against what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his aAgainst that backdrop is the struggle of young Vallon trying to carry out a vendetta against what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his aagainst what he first perceived as a villain in Bill the Butcher, but as time winds on his bad deeds seem to have reason / meaning behind them and he seems almost honorable in his actions.

But as Moll finds herself falling in love with him, she sees the investigation as a vendetta against this charismatic outsider, even as the close - knit community begins to take his guilt as read.

A woman emerges from a coma four years after taking a bullet to the head at her own wedding, and goes on an epic vendetta against her former boss and his deadly squad of international assassins in a kill or be-killed fight.

You can't form alliances, set up vendetta races, and, unless you have PSP - owning friends in the area, you're stuck racing against lame - brained computer controlled drivers that actually take their time getting to the finish line, even on the hardest difficulty.

Sterritt * Schwarzenegger strikes again, this time as a firefighter who embarks on a vendetta against Colombian terrorists, hunting them in their country and in Washington after his wife and child are killed in a L.A. bombing.

Yet, the second she actually sees him in action against zombies, she not only immediately turns on him, she develops this full blown vendetta that results in life - size voodoo dolls and rants about him in collected materials.

In the comics, Ghost is an industrial saboteur with a vendetta against corporations (and a particular hate for Tony Stark), so it's possible that Ghost will try to steal some of Hank Pym's shrinking tech in order to better execute a missioIn the comics, Ghost is an industrial saboteur with a vendetta against corporations (and a particular hate for Tony Stark), so it's possible that Ghost will try to steal some of Hank Pym's shrinking tech in order to better execute a missioin order to better execute a mission.

Talking points from Rep. Joe Courtney about historical voting records and Glenn Greenwald's vendetta against the depiction of torture in Zero Dark Thirty drastically altered the word surrounding both films and film journalists picked up on it.

She also joins in on his personal vendetta against the local sea gulls, who clearly have been a menace for years.

Director: Shane Black Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Ritchie, Rebecca Hall with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley Plot: While Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) struggles after the battle in New York, the Mandarin launches a terrorist vendetta against the President.

The site also reveals early tidbits of the plot, adding that Michael Myers is now on death row and the two kids with their own personal vendettas against the killer sneak in to watch his execution.

The Netflix documentary uncovers how Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel funded Hogan's legal battle against website Gawker, in what appeared as a personal vendetta due to the site's outing of Thiel nine years prior.

Description: An op / ed by Bill Keller in the New York Times that explains how Republican Party extremists seem to have a vendetta against the Common Core, believing it to be a dangerous federal scheme to control children's minds.

Here's the complete list of Governor - Elect Phil Murphy's education transition team, which is chaired (perhaps in a nod to NJEA's vendetta against Senate President Steve Sweeney) by Donna Chiera of the American Federation of Teachers.

His image became synonymous with protest against the government and the oppressions of society after Alan Moore and David Lloyd had the lead character in V for Vendetta wear a Guy Fawkes mask; the mask was later picked up by the protest group Anonymous and has become a major cultural icon.

Since well before he was elected President of the United States, Trump has had a vendetta against violent video games, writing on Twitter in 2012: «Video game violence & glorification must be stopped — it is creating monsters!»

Release Date: January 2nd, 2017 Patch Notes: Click Here Details: Now you can exercise your pent up road rage without concern for LSPD response units in Vehicle Vendetta - the new Adversary Mode that pits you and your teammates against an opposing crew of motorized maniacs, all competing for power - ups that can singlehandedly turn the tide of battle.

A much more sinister Velvet escapes from prison and recruits a ragtag band of daemons, spirits, witches and outcasts, all of whom have their own vendettas against Artorius, who has since become one of the most powerful men in the land of Midgand.

There's some logic to that accusation: I've given many high - rated Wii games very low scores, and although it's hard to really call that a vendetta against the Wii without a broader standard of comparison in other consoles, I'll readily admit that I think I cut Wii games (and games in general) less slack than other reviewers.

Todd later resurfaced in the comics as Red Hood, with a vendetta against the Bat - Family and the Joker.

In a visceral single - player campaign you'll play the role of Nick Mendoza, a young detective who embarks on a cross-country vendetta, seeking revenge against once trusted partners on the force.

That case is, of course, Dmitiry Rybolovlev's long - running vendetta against Yves Bouvier, the intermediary in Rybolovlev's art transactions who benefitted enormously from the Oligarch's overly - trusting nature.