Sentences with phrase «line of a battle»

Its Bakugan line of battling figurines was another hit — until it wasn't.

Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.

A truck driver for nine years, traveling mainly through the Midwest, Gary believes the trucking industry, and, in particular, drivers, are on the front lines of the battle against human trafficking, and «the more troops we use, the greater our success.»

Replete with case studies from brand managers on the front lines of the battle for market share, the book features candid interviews with top tier consumer product companies like McDonald's and Anheuser Busch.

In fact, the current line of battle is at $ 1300 and I believe that barrier will soon be breached decisively to the upside.

This was the first line of battle.

I swear to God, in whose hand is my life, that marching about morning and evening to fight for religion is better than the world and everything that is in it: and verily the standing of one of you in the line of battle is better than supererogatory prayers performed in your house for sixty years.36

Imam Abdelhafid said he and other members of his mosque felt like they were on the front lines of a battle, assisting those «fleeing from genocide.»

For Levine's latest book is, in fact, a cri de coeur from a clinician on the front lines of the battle between our better natures — parents» deep and true love and concern for their kids — and our culture's worst competitive and materialistic influences, all of which she sees played out, day after day, in her private psychology practice in affluent Marin County, Calif..

The Focus E15 campaign has been on the front line of this battle for the past two years and while we congratulate Mr Corbyn on his new position, until he challenges the actions of Labour - run councils as well as government policy, we remain sceptical.

Readers could see lines of battle or columns of retreating men, dead and wounded soldiers, freed slaves and war heroes.

Onnit has been at the forefront of battle rope training having launched the original line of battle ropes in 2012.

Fleming began as an intelligence liaison under the aegis of Rear Admiral John Godfrey, and then in 1942 formed a crack team of intelligence - based commandos, known as the 30 Assault Unit; its job involved operating near the front lines of battle to seize top - secret documents from enemy headquarters that had been targeted in advance.

On launch, these will include something along the lines of Battle Royale (we knew Rockstar wouldn't resist jumping on the trend) and two others called «Money Grab and «Revive and Survive».

His performance in the last act when Pierre finds himself at the front lines of the Battle of Borodino and later prisoner to the French during Napoleon's retreat from Russia is the most haunting he's been since the climax of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (2007).

He quickly learns that the enclave is at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying reality.

Robert Redford (The Horse Whisperer, Sneakers) plays Irwin, a three - star general who ends up in a military prison due to costing the lives of his men in the line of battle presumably unnecessarily.

He soon learns the people there are at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces determined to destroy reality.

Schools and teachers, who know firsthand the realities of many kids» lives, are on the front lines of this battle.

Comics Brian Truitt takes a look at Diamond Select Toys» new Battle Beasts figures and IDW Publishing's line of Battle Beasts comics.

Darwin Project is the latest in a line of Battle Royale style experiences, however this looks a bit more «Running Man» than previous attempts.

In a new series, PlanetSide 2 developers have taken to the front lines of battle to offer war correspondence — letting you see all the action yourself.

The game thus questions whether it's necessarily a good idea to cyberize and put soldiers back on the very front - lines of battle that caused them physical disfigurement in the first place and, if so, how much of their humanity remains as their bodies become more and more machine like in the process.

Composition abstraite (1967) is cleaved into two contrasting sections: one a royal blue, the other a bloodcurdling scarlet, drawn like lines of battle or where sea meets land.

So, I dedicate today's post to Roger, Lorraine, and all those other rebel scientists who have been on the front lines of the battle against eco-activism.

Each and every one of us must do what we can to wake others, all are needed in the front lines of the battle to wake the masses.

Food has become the front line of the battle for sustainable living.

Banks and financial institutions are in the front line of the battle against fraud and money laundering; and prime targets for claims brought by victims of fraud who try to recoup their losses from banks caught up in illicit transactions.

On launch, these will include something along the lines of Battle Royale (we knew Rockstar wouldn't resist jumping on the trend) and two others called «Money Grab and «Revive and Survive».

«You are on the front line of the battle raging against families.

Teams are on the front lines of this battle.

Not exact matches

CNBC takes you to the front lines of a nationwide battle against organized theft.

Of course, in the post-Snowden era, global corporations must walk a fine line when it comes to sharing information with the U.S. government, as battles around privacy, encryption and regulatory oversight continue to bubble below the surface.

After AMD's event, Intel said its Xeon line of chips «is proven and battle tested, delivering outstanding performance on a wide range of workloads and specifically designed to maximize data center performance, capabilities, reliability, and manageability.»

The Mozilla Foundation has hidden pieces of fake apocalyptic scripture, including lines about «the beast reborn» and a battle that «plunged the world into a new darkness» in every one of its browsers, including Firefox.

Brady drew his battle lines on the entire elimination of the SALT deduction, a major concern for taxpayers in high - tax, typically Democratic - leaning states such as...

Front - line ladermen and women are usually young, and the stress of battling the flames makes this a job with a relatively early retirement age.

The battle lines seem drawn between the joys of weird science (which the techies cherish) and those who fear consumers will run from that.

His background in battles over executive privilege is also likely to be one of the central lines of any legal battles with Mueller and Congress if either the House of Senate ends up in Democratic control.

Made with love in beautiful B.C., the Dogwood Podcast brings you to the front lines of the biggest political battles around our province's land, air and water.

«The intensifying battle for negotiating power and market share will lead companies to do acquisitions across traditional industry boundary lines,» said Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan who studies the drug industry.

So King David makes a terrible decision — he has Uriah sent back to the front lines and tells Joab, captain of the army, to ensure that Uriah is killed in battle.

In Australia, the decision by Northern Territory government to end a two - year moratorium and allow the resumption of fracking for natural gas will do little to immediately solve the country's energy woes, but will likely sharpen political battle lines.

The battle lines in Broadcom's hostile takeover bid of Qualcomm are still being drawn, but analysts see a handful of pivotal issues that could tip the scales for each side.

There are parents who object to the «Battle Hymn of the Republic» because they either see it as «religious» in nature, or because they are from south of the Mason - Dixon line and are still fighting the War of Northern Aggression.

But, after this fairly standard encounter, a weary observer might note that battle lines over Amoris laetitia have not moved much from where they were at the extraordinary synod in the fall of 2014.

A Syrian army soldier places a Syrian national flag during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria

To continue to draw up — as many of our denominational leaders do — battle lines with humanists on one side and theists on the other is specious and still reflects the popular, but otiose, approach to the whole debate.

The battle lines are being formed on the basis of social characteristics — gender, ethnicity, ability / disability, religion and sexuality.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died in February, is the latest in a long line of troubled celebrities to lose a battle with drug abuse.