Sentences with phrase «kicking against»

Switching between writing and performance, Jota Mombaça is an artist kicking against the violent occupation of their body...

Then again, she could just be kicking against the pricks.

It helps that Ronan, in a strong performance, is actually believable doing all that ass - kicking against grown men (including Tom Hollander as the year's most hilariously dressed villain), but not enough can be said for Wright's confidence with action.

It wasn't just a not - so - clever saying that would look totally rad on a t - shirt, but an indication of just how we were kicking against the establishment of film criticism — and those two reviewers were the figureheads of giving thumbs up to boring, pretentious films and thumbs down to many of the films we enjoyed.

The action picks up right after the end of «Part 1», with Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) suffering hallucinations brought on by Snow's torturers and Katniss kicking against the restrictions placed on her by rebel leader Coin (Julianne Moore).

Or maybe it's because she's married to Lou that she can't stop thinking of Daniel... Following up «Away from Her,» Polley's second film is sharply dividing critics and audience in Toronto: Many find it simultaneously exhilarating and depressing; others find it ugly and hateful; a third faction seems to be kicking against the film not for how it says what it says, but, instead, for what it says in the first place.

Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly kicking against the planned suspension of Senator Kabiru Marafa over alleged unguarded statement against the Senate and its President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

He was picked up at the International Press Centre in Accra today [Tuesday] during a press conference by a group of opposition political parties known as the Inter-Party Coalition for National Sovereignty, who are kicking against the Ghana - US Defence Cooperation agreement ratified by Parliament last Friday.

He was subsequently picked up by the CID at the International Press Centre in Accra on Tuesday during a press conference by a group of opposition political parties known as the Inter-Party Coalition for National Sovereignty, who are kicking against the Ghana - US Defence Cooperation agreement ratified by Parliament last Friday.

The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, by kicking against elongation of the tenure of...

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Thursday berated the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for kicking against the decision of the Federal Government to float a SUKUK...

General News of Thursday, 17 May 2018 Source: classfmonline.com File photo The Association of Law Students is kicking against newly - approved guidelines for admission into the Ghana Law School and maintains its earlier call for the entrance examination to be scrapped.

Their main concern was the fact that the NDC was kicking against the call for an entirely new voters?

Hundreds of protesters have flooded the Enugu government house, kicking against the planned impeachment of Governor Sullivan Chime by members of the State's House of Assembly...

General News of Monday, 14 May 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund, Irene Naa Torshie Addo The Minority in Parliament is kicking against a new formula announced for the disbursement of the District Assembly Common Fund.

The Minority in Parliament is kicking against a new formula announced for the disbursement of the District Assembly Common Fund.

Whilst the President is said to have promised some kingpins of the NPP «juicy» positions in his government prior to his victory in the December 2016 elections, some of Akufo - Addo's unrepentant loyalists are reported kicking against «most of the people he (President Akufo - Addo) had penciled.»

But, the hawks close to the President are reported kicking against it hence the delay in announcement it.

They believe Mr Mahama is the party's best bet for 2020, and the only way «to get all those kicking against John's comeback because they have been pushed away by Stan and co, is to get Stan out... complains we have heard so far is about those surrounding him and we will take steps to sanitize the system».

According to a source, Governor Dankwabo is said to be kicking against the idea of a northerner becoming the party national chairman because of its possible consequences for his 2019 presidential ambition.

We know that some people are kicking against it but it was done in the overall interest of the people of the state because in a situation whereby the governor has been running the affairs of the state in line with his policies, people should encourage him.

After a dreadful week of kicking against Wisconsin, Michigan will open up kicking competition between Kenny Allen and Ryan Tice.

As old as you are, someone fools you every now and then, does the same thing expecting different results, proves stubborn and arrogant and some people are kicking against him and you call them «idiots».

I'm trying to help you to understand a really key concept but like the apostle Paul, you're «kicking against the pr!cks.»

In a 2000 interview with Women's Quarterly, the great critic displayed about as much indifference to the existence of God as is humanly possible; he had neither the commitment of a true believer nor the paradoxical loyalty of the atheist who kicks against the pricks:

By Gosh God promised to also bless Ishmael Abrahams other son but warned he would kick against Israel and low and behold we have the Arab nation from Ishmael.

Interesting that these two brothers have continued in their given ways since the day God promised Abraham he would bless the nation of Ishmael and Isaac yet one would continually kick against the other.

«Until we know the power of divine grace, we read in the Bible concerning eternal punishment, and we think it is too heavy and too hard, and we are apt to kick against it, and find out some heretic or other who teaches us another doctrine; but when the soul is really quickened by divine grace, and made to feel the weight of sin, it thinks the bottomless pit none too deep, and the punishment of hell none too severe for sin such as it has committed.

A musician may say there is no law that music has to be beautiful, but his humanity will kick against his false belief.

She knew I kicked against the pricks.

I kick against my life, wondering...

I kick against my life, wondering if it's enough, if I'm enough, if God is enough, if our life looks the way God would desire for us.

We can kick against the injustices and amplify the voices of those who are suffering.

In short, I too kick against the system.

All of us fret and kick against the steel bands of institutionalism; the teacher against the grading system, the social worker against the artificiality created by the very fact of his being a professional representative of the state commissioned to deal with human needs, the worker something of whose very life is «bought» against the employer, and the sensitive employer who buys that portion of that life against the system, the public official against the role which political necessity assigns to him.

Though, I suspect any salvation would include a sharp realization of how hard it is to kick against the goads.

Lu kicked against her car seat, hungry and impatient to be home.

Santi Cazorla showed how to win trophies for the club with his fabulous free kick against Hull.

Scored a cracking free - kick against Ipswich in the League Cup in September.

Dennis Leuthauser is the reigning NCAA field - goal record holder with a 57 - yard kick against Wyoming.

There was the overhead kick against Villareal in November of 2006 — when he was out of shape, and beginning what would be his rapid decline — that reminded fans of what he was.

In Florida's most frustrating losses, special teams implosion was a common theme, from kick and punt coverage against Missouri to blocked kicks against South Carolina to missed field goals against FSU.

2 losses in title fights, 1 in a title eliminator 4 by Decision (1 split against Lawler, which most pundits had for Condit) 2 by submission (1 against Maia) 1 TKO (by leg kicks against Woodley, after a takedown had blown out his ACL)

Ashley Barnes scored a wonderful overhead kick against West Bromwich on Saturday which garnered a 100th win for Dyche.

And he nearly cost us another goal when he gave a free kick against Gibbs for nothing and Martinez just managed to save the resulting header.

In fact, defender Michal Kadlec was the team's top scorer in qualifying — and two of his three goals were penalties, including a controversially awarded spot kick against Scotland.

Been delusional is one thing but I will die before I admit defeat against Arsenal before the ball is kicked against any team, we are no walk overs, at the moment it sounds as though our fans will spend most times cheering MSN rather than our boys!!!

He returned a couple of weird kicks against Arkansas during VT's Belk Bowl comeback.

It could also be that they do not like Arsenal i9n general, but the only other explanation for referee Martin Atkinson failing to award us any of the three possible penalty kicks against West Ham last night is complete incompetence.

He produced a dramatic late free kick against QPR to keep the Villans out of the relegation zone and give them a three point cushion.