Sentences with phrase «is queen against»

Not exact matches

But when you stack up the royal paycheque against the annual incomes of top actors, CEOs, athletes and musicians, it quickly becomes obvious that a queen's ransom isn't quite what it used to be.

However, the Queen is much more violent and Snow White seems to stage a full - scale rebellion against the evil dictator.

But even those who fault Vashti for her stand against her husband and king can't deny the fact that without Queen Vashti, there would never be a Queen Esther, and that ultimately, it would take the defiance of two queens to save the Jews — Esther by appearing before the king, and Vashti, by refusing to.

Maybe, just maybe, this is what C. S. Lewis meant when he wrote about the return of Aslan in the battle against Queen Jadis.

Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king.

18 Paul from whom this group stemmed was bishop of Samosata and viceroy under Queen Zenobia of Palmyra; he was condemned for heresy by two synods (264, 269); and one of the incidental charges brought against him was that he trained women to sing in the church choir.

That lion, for example, apparently refers to the fact that Burnley's Turf Moor was the first stadium visited by English royalty; in 1886 the grandson of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert Victor, visited the town to open a hospital, then attended a friendly against Bolton Wanderers.

you can hate Cody but that dancing during that fight was sweet especially givene the fact it was against the dancing queen.

The Huskies have been working hard to check off as many of Truesdale's skills and situations during practices, and early nonleague games including a Feb. 27 opener at Oak Ridge (the only program with more SJS titles [9] than Sheldon [8]-RRB- and the prestigious Queen of the Mountain Tournament in Pleasanton against top Bay Area competitors will serve to prepare Sheldon for when the games count the most.

His predecessor Fabio Capello's reign was far too distant, and whatever his merits as a coach his reputation was compromised by the failures of the 2010 World Cup — which memorably included a performance against Algeria so bad that a bird was able to roost in one of the goalnets — and the toxic fallout from Chelsea and then - England captain John Terry racially abusing Queen's Park Rangers centre - back Anton Ferdinand, brother of England stalwart Rio.

She would not sleep on her own after 2 weeks for more than 15 minutes, so add exhaustion to that and her colic finally I took her to our queen sized bed and blocked all sides and propped her against me on her side which was successful until daddy came home from the army.

Legos and other toys are kept in the 5 - year - old's room, away from the rest of the home and Schanzer's queen bed is tucked against a wall in the living room, she said.

Then when # 3 DD was on her way, we stood the king single mattress up against the wall, pushed the queen bed against it, got rid of the «big cot» rails and bought a fire - engine bunk bed with solid «walls».

BTW I maybe Mort Zuckerman is upset because he could not run for the Senate against «Queen» ET Tu Gillbrand?

But voting against the government in the Queen's speech, that's political grandstanding,» she says.

England and Chelsea captain John Terry is also under investigation for allegedly using racial abuse against Queen's Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand.

The government has promised to introduce a law against general tax avoidance, which could be introduced in next year's Queen's Speech.

The queen mother is praying the court to award damages against the defendant in the sum of GHc500, 000.

Waste, penned by British playwright Harley Granville Barker in 1906 before being revised in 1926, is set against a hung parliament with the incumbent administration facing defeat at its upcoming Queen's Speech — while an expectant Tory party waits with bated breath to seize back control.

«She didn't allow him an in - country right of appeal against his asylum refusal; at massive expense to tax payers she hired a private charter plane to remove Mr Muazu to Nigeria today - no other returnee was on the plane; for the out of hours injunction she instructed Queen's counsel to make submissions.

Some Queen mothers in the Greater Accra Region are demanding an apology from Kennedy Agyapong for making misogynistic comments against the Electoral Commissioner.

The Meeting which was held in Sunyani had hundreds of Queen mothers from all the 27 districts of the Region present to protest against Sir John's comments against the Queen Mothers.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned that legislation in today's Queen's Speech must have effective guidance so that companies know when they are taking adequate measures to guard against rogue members of staff facilitating tax evasion or money laundering.

Reacting to today's u-turn, League Against Cruel Sports CEO Eduardo Gonçalves said: «We are pleased to see that there is no mention of hunting in the Queen's Speech.

However, Glyn Davies, a Eurosceptic, told Vaughan Roderick on Sunday Supplement on BBC Radio Wales he would vote against any amendment expressing regret that there was no EU referendum Bill in last week's the Queen's Speech.

Queen of Heaven is marking National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month with its first Run, Walk and Roll Against Bullying 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk, being held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 in conjunction with a national effort to promote anti-bullying measures in schools and the community.

QUEENS — An attorney and Woodside resident will face off against Assemblywoman Margaret Markey in the state primary on Tuesday, hoping to unseat the lawmaker from the post she's held for nearly two decades.

«The courts would be overwhelmed with cases in which people say I have been exposed to a harmful chemical and, therefore, I have cellular changes and I'm entitled to medical monitoring,» said Birnbaum, a New York City attorney often referred to as the «Queen of Torts» for her work in mass - tort litigation involving lawsuits filed against corporations.

The vote which was believed to be the first time since 1946 that members of a governing party have voted against a Queen's Speech, and reflected deep Conservative unhappiness with Mr Cameron's coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats and concern over the inexorable rise of Ukip.

And when the fair went up against the Queen of Heaven Carnival, the online poll remained active after voting was supposed to have been closed, making it appear that the carnival had won and leading to a handful of complaints and giving new meaning to the term «summer madness.»

The Royal Ascot is truly THE royal horse race, not only because the best of the best get to compete against each other here, but because even the queen and Kate attend!

We're ready and standing by, just in case we're needed to go to battle against the Forest Queen =)

Today I had to drive to Pioneer Square from Queen Anne, and it was just absolutely GORGEOUS out with the sun on the water and the ferris wheel against the blue sky and all the people out at the Pike Place Market, it just made me fall in love with the city all over again.

Designer Oscar de la Renta, whose dresses were never seen worn by Michelle, commented against her outfit saying, «You don't wear a sweater to meet the queen!»

My mom would be in for Cards Against Humanity, but then again she is also Queen of Dirty Jokes.

Queen Sofia Sues Ashley Madison Over Photoshopped Picture (Daily News) Queen Sofia is reportedly taking legal action against the American website Ashley Madison for «damage to her honor and dignity.»

Powerful accusations of heresy are made against the queen but the ailing Henry has little interest; a chastened Lord Surrey faces the ultimate penalty for losing 600 men in an ill - advised action that nearly reignites war with France.

Despite being named «Defender of the Faith» by the Pope, Henry begins to scheme to replace his queen with the more desirable Anne Boleyn, as court intrigues involving Princess Margaret and plots against Cardinal Wolsey intensify.

The fall from grace of Anne Boleyn is swift and complete, as the king grants greater powers to the family of his new love Jane Seymour, and accepts Thomas Cromwell's obviously trumped - up charges of adultery against the queen.

History shows that it was Sir Francis Drake whose nautical skills helped turn the tide against the Spanish; Raleigh paid debts owed to the Queen by commissioning an 800 pound warship, The Ark Royal, to help defend England against the Armada.

In its spare moments it takes time out from its busy doings and of pointing out how lonely the queen is to clumsily try and bring in some irresolute contemporary overtones, such as reminding us that we are once again involved in a holy war against another foreign fundamentalist group of extremists and that the war between Spain and England was entered into in an underhanded way just as was England's latest war in Iraq.

Spain is the most powerful empire in the world, and King Philip II (Jordi Mollà), a devout Catholic, is prepared to have open, holy war against England and its Protestant queen Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett).

It embodies all of the ways in which she tells us who this queen is, and why she is so stubborn about holding the line against a state funeral for Princess Diana.

While Ephron has been paid homage, either directly or inadvertently, in nearly every major rom - com since 1989, valiant efforts have been made to go against the queen's precedence, especially for those with an anti-love axe to grind.

The cast features Jessica Chastain, who has been outspoken against sexual harassment and misconduct in the industry; Gal Gadot, who plays actual Wonder Woman; Claire Foy who embodies the Queen; Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have owned awards season thanks to Big Little Lies; Zendaya, who is blazing the way for young Hollywood; and Oprah — who could well be the US's first female president.

The first video focuses on combat gameplay and how the three main heroes are fighting against the Jelly Queen and a giant... Mushroom!

Boorman's sequel Queen and Country opens in 1951 and we again meet Bill, now aged 18, as he is conscripted into the British Army against the backdrop of the Korean war.

The public lack of grief on the part of the Royals brought about a great backlash against them, and fearing additional public resentment, Queen Elizabeth II, at the behest of current Prime Minister Tony Blair, agreed to some compromises in order to preserve the institution of the Royal Family, including a public television address and walking among the people, acts which were exceedingly rare for the Queen of England.

6:00 pm — TCM — The African Queen Yet another team up of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart pits Bogart against the Amazon river — and straight - laced missionary Katharine Hepburn, who is forced to travel with him to escape Germany enemies.

Johnny Depp turns the Mad Hatter into a wonderful character, acting against his makeup, and Helena Bonham Carter is fantastic as the Red Queen.