Sentences with phrase «large scale destruction»

We get a peek at some of the large scale destruction that will happen throughout the story, as well as a hint at a possible confrontation between Riley, your faithful canine companion, and a pack of wolves.

Then there's the long - time lingering big bad Thanos, who plans to collect the six Infinity Stones in order to wreak large scale destruction on the Universe.

«In those days we used lots of miniatures to create large scale destruction; these days, it's more computer - generated.»

I agree and I think that's what makes it funny: the God of this cartoon takes a break from larger scale destruction to prove the father correct about Its nature.

If you're more of a fan of larger scale destruction, you'll be happy to see that vehicles combos are also back in Dead Rising 4.

Not exact matches

The outcome of a war will not only lead to a sharp escalation in human casualties and displaced families, who have yet to come to terms with the death and destruction from the conflicts in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, but the region itself may no longer be the landscape it currently is as most countries in the area will struggle to recuperate from the large - scale devastation caused by a war.

Every country that in recent years has moved toward democracy and peace first suffered large - scale assaults on human dignity from dictatorship or civil war: genocide, massacres, torture, rape, maiming, abduction of children, illegal detention, the destruction of homes and livelihoods.

This enables them to be seen in «their proper perspective» — to be shelved, so to speak, alongside the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the Crusades and the Inquisition; or, for that matter, alongside any manifestations of inhumanity on a large scale in which people other than Jews were sufferers.

«We laud her firm stand against the destruction of our natural resources, especially by large - scale mining operations.»

MASIPAG and its member organizations strongly oppose large - scale mining because of its impacts on food and agricultural production, the loss of biodiversity and destruction of the environment.

However, President Obama in a CNN interview last week did seem to speak of self defence when he said «there is no doubt that when you start seeing chemical weapons used on a large scale... that starts getting to some core national interests that the United States has, both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating, as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region.»

Following fresh large scale attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in several parts of the North East and killings of over 200 persons in the last two weeks as well as massive destruction of villages, authorities of the Nigerian Army have instituted a Special Military Court Martial to investigate and try those referred to as saboteurs in the operation.

The timing of the announcement, which followed through on a 2013 proposal, is worth noting: The large - scale destruction of state documents will be happening in the middle of a sprawling federal investigation of public corruption in Albany.

Over the course of a two - year period, this research community developed common definitions and coding standards that will enable the future development of large - scale datasets documenting and quantifying the destruction of cultural heritage.

The 2016 movie «Suicide Squad,» rated PG - 13, includes «lots of action violence, from close - up execution - style murders to large - scale battles and widespread destruction that leads to the deaths of innocent bystanders,» Common Sense Media told parents in its review.

Such biodiversity loss usually occurs on a large scale, and is due to habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation and climate change.

It's urgent not only to stop their destruction but also to develop large - scale reforestation policies, especially for tropical regions.

Itself owing much to such lone - man - of - action hallmarks as «Die Hard» and «Speed,» this welcome throwback to an earlier, more generously entertaining era of summer blockbusters delivers a wide array of close - quarters combat and large - scale destruction.

Emmerich has had several attempts at world - ending destruction, and although each of the aforementioned films was impressive in its time, 2012 sets a new standard for large - scale disaster porn.

That all changes in the final skirmish and during parts of the climactic heist, in which director Peyton Reed uses the concept of relative size to poke fun of the notion of a large - scale destruction — a common staple in these superhero movies.

As for the CGI animals, Peyton gives them plenty of opportunities to wreak havoc, although at least one or two of those sequences feels better in conception than execution: though the large - scale destruction is all masterfully rendered — and it must be noted, brutally violent for a PG - 13 movie — he like many other modern filmmakers gets too close to the action, mistaking incomprehensibility for claustrophobia, and seems either unaware of or uninterested in even the basic physics of gravity, falling objects, and so on.

In Pompeii, Paul W.S. Anderson — cinema's premier purveyor of video - game - indebted, spatially constrained, short - time - frame action fantasies — tries his hand at large - scale destruction and historical romance, yielding mixed results.

Dead bodies and large - scale destruction caused by a tsunami are shown.

When it comes to showing the possible destruction of an unprecedented, large - scale quake, I feel San Andreas fantastically created scenario that looks real and feels terrifying.

What becomes the most fun about Rampage is the enormous large scale action and mountains of destruction (Do see this on the biggest IMAX screen possible).

In a state with only misdemeanor provisions for neglect, a diligent prosecutor can sometimes find an opportunity to charge a suspect with a felony, such as incidents involving large - scale property destruction.

The island's stands of giant coreopsis, as well as all the other plants of its coastal bluff community, were devastated by sheep grazing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, rabbit browsing in 1910 - 1950s, and by large - scale destruction of native vegetation associated with facility and road development by the U.S. Coast Guard during construction and manning of the Anacapa Light Station.

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The end result of any mission is usually a massive explosion or smoldering destruction on a large scale.

Split Second Velocity's a great mix of high quality, fast paced racing with large scale environmental destruction.

The PlayStation 3 exclusive was developed using Havok's physics SDK and animation system, which supports the game's scenes of large - scale destruction.

Through this exhibition and Residency at the HPAC from October 2010 - July 2011, Freiburg considered the possibilities of the Void through an interactive sculptural installation in the Art Center's main gallery that included a large - scale drawing machine, a hand - crafted telescope, musical instruments, and a «destruction station.»

Hosted by Black & White Gallery / Project Space, this site - specific installation utilizes plastics and refuse that the artists have gathered from around Brooklyn to create a large - scale immersive environment mapping narratives and mythologies of creation, destruction and consumption.

He is best known for large scale abstractions that express concerns about the destruction of the global ecological balance — from painterly musings on the destruction of the Mesoamerican Olmec, Maya...

Fracking has plenty of potential downsides but from the point - of - view of a helicopter the amount of destruction caused by natural gas drilling is minuscule compared to the large - scale devastation from mountain top removal;

«But, as has been seen with large scale mining, logging and palm oil, there is the ongoing concern that it provides very little financial benefit for ordinary people as well as environmental destruction.»

But such projects, including hydro - electric, are met by environmentalists with anxiety about the environmental destruction that large scale developments necessarily cause.

In responding to complaints from environmentalists that its operations are responsible for large - scale destruction of native forests, APP often touts various certification standards which it says demonstrate its commitment to sustainability.

Some argue that market measures, which value forests for the ecosystem services they provide as well as reward developers for environmental performance, will be the key to saving the Amazon from large - scale destruction.

And finally environmental groups stepped up pressure on pulp and paper companies linked to large - scale destruction of rainforests and peatlands in Sumatra.

Rainforest destruction in the tropics could hurt farmers in Europe, U.S. Large - scale deforestation in the tropics could drive significant and widespread shifts in rainfall distribution and temperatures, potentially affecting agriculture...

To prevent this wide - scale destruction, and despite repeated death threats, Roth organized the first large - scale protests in Romania since 1989, when anti-government demonstrators overthrew the Ceausescu regime and the communist party.

The new draft proposals released yesterday at the Copenhagen Climate Conference will lead to large - scale destruction of ecosystems and unprecedented land grabs as spurious «offsets» will allow Northern countries to burn ever more fossil fuels say civil society groups who have been tracking negotiations.

-LSB-...] But environmentalists and the United Nations documented large - scale destruction of wetlands, river valleys and 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of untouched forests, all done legally after the Russian government's reversal of laws limiting construction in national parks.

The news just keeps on getting worse for coral: having already reported on a string of studies predicting large - scale doom and destruction for these fragile organisms, we were dismayed to hear that those estimates may actually have been on the low - end.

MongaBay reports, «Bukit Tigapuluh's forests are among the most biodiverse in Sumatra and scientists consider them a top priority for conservation due to the large - scale destruction of the majority of the island's lowland rainforests.

Besides a few large scale laboratory tests, I haven't seen many studies in field tests, except that other types of human interference (overfishing, pollution, mangrove destruction) has done a lot of damage to the coral reefs.

When there is an unexpected large - scale civil disturbance that local authorities are powerless to stop, local military commanders may intervene to stop widespread loss of life or wanton destruction and restore order to the point that civil authorities can take over, as well to protect federal property and functions if civil authorities can not.

As I write this, superstorm Sandy has just blasted the northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada, leaving death and large - scale destruction in its wake.