Sentences with phrase «little guy against»

I handle exclusively consumer law and am passionate about standing up for the little guy against the big bad banks — giant monster mega banks, as I sometimes call them — debt collectors and fraudulent car dealerships.»

We fight for the little guy against the big guy, no matter how many resources they have, or experience and reputation,» Mr. Ramsay said.

«Mickey Mouse on the other hand is a universal 20th century icon representing the triumph of the little guy against the bully, the innocent against the corrupt, the weak against the strong.

For example, our liberal democratic sense of both individualism and collective responsibility impels us instinctively to defend the little guy against the big guy.

What makes the character so special is the same thing that made him the perfect specimen to become a super soldier in the first place, he believes in standing up for the little guys against bullies and tyranny.

Not exact matches

Democrat Bernie Sanders, who says the system in this country is rigged against the little guy and proposes redistributing wealth and promoting economic growth by more heavily taxing the 1 percent?

Whether you're running your company out of your dorm room or Skyping your partners in four different time zones, here are a few tricks to help the little guys compete against the big fish.

(I must say, all of these warnings against boasting sound a little disingenuous coming from the guy who, at the end of his list, included an embed code for a «Top 200 Church Blogs» badge so listed bloggers can announce it on their sites.)

The next time I see a crowd marching against gay marriage, or abortion I'll just give them a sly little wink, and you guys can keep your closeted liberalism on the down low, OK?

How come when we play against a team with big hard guys that kick the sh*t out of our little pussyfooters, we inevitably loose, even if that team is at the bottom of the log.

People are always talking about a big guy little guy spearheading your attack, well, we have the perfect opportunity to try this system especially against inferior opposition.

A lot of criticism against him can also be attributed to the fact that the guys put on our left wing offer very little defensively It also can't help knowing that Gibbs is automatically chosen as soon as he is fit, rather than having to fight for his place.

While everyone loves a good underdog story, our reason for betting against the public has nothing to do with cheering for the little guy... and everything to do with value.

«A charismatic little guy, weaving in and out with exceptional precision, running the team — it went against what people thought of basketball, that you had to be tall to play,» says Micah Blunt, who starred in England and now is an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson.

I saw very little of him that popped, and a lot of what I watched was in one on one situations, sometimes against guys that will be selling insurance after college or playing in the CFL.

These guys really battled hard in this one however against a very tough and experienced Senior Delta Sig crew, but came up a little shy, losing 56 - 41.

This guy — who was a little older than me, who had unforgettable moments against the Eagles, who I watched play every week — played his final down against my favorite team.

Khabib and Tony both represent tough fights against guys who have very little drawing power whatsoever.

If you can't see that someone who doesn't want to play for us could cause disruption in a team then you have the blinkers on, yes he can score and assist but he also loses the ball more than anyone in this team, there are guys here who want to play for us but get little or no chance at all, if you look at the disruption it has put against fans with some wanting him to stay, others saying get rid, what kind of affect is that going to have with those that work with him.

Stick to bottled water for drinking and tooth - brushing, take precautions against insect bites, avoid fruits and vegetables that can't be peeled or cooked (unless you are certain they were washed in safe water), and try not to sweat bath time too much — just make sure to pack your little guy's rubber ducky!

The baby's head stayed in too long and the little guy was actually kicking his legs and pushing his hands against his mom's bottom.

In any case, we often put the microfleece newborn liner on top of the hemp, to wick away moisture and offer a soft layer against our little guy's skin.

We already saw «Anonymous» actions also against «the little guy» because they someone offered help and got rejected.

New York's «progressive» pols are again going to bat for deep - pocketed special - interest groups against little guys trying to make a few extra bucks — Airbnb hosts.

«Jumaane Williams is a fighter for the little guy, whether workers fighting for their collective rights or individuals fighting against discrimination.

«It's the equivalent of a guy who's about to get his house foreclosed on putting a new media room in the basement,» said Trotta, who cast the only votes against two resolutions to fund the projects through a bond issue and said he'd been provided with little information beforehand.

Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin: If you are not keen on what fantasy usually throws at you (the little guy rises up against the bad, only one person can save us all, etc etc) then you will likely enjoy Jemisin's writing.

The challenge curve in career mode can also be pretty brutal, with actual fighters progressing their skills as time goes on as well - it's a little jarring to go up against a guy who is a lower to mid tier fighter in real life, but is suddenly 99 OVR in - game.

Given its a story about odds being stacked against the little guy, its strange that director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo, Man Push Cart) lets his nominal hero be so comprehensively outgunned.

«Dark Horse» has all the elements of a great sports movie biography: A rise from obscurity, achievement against all expectations, a comeback from a potentially fatal injury, an irresistible «little guy vs. big guys» vibe.

Both Robinson and Fred MacMurray played roles against type (Robinson gained notoriety for his role as a gangster in Little Caesar (1930), and MacMurray had previously played genial, lightweight, good - guy roles in comedies)- and their performances represented some of their best career work.

Anyone who has heard about the dual - film next sequel (and anyone who stays into the credits of this film), will know that these little buggers will all weigh heavily in the future against a purple guy who likes floating space furniture and sounds a lot like James Brolin.

He is the epitome of a guy trying to save a family member with little to no resources against a villain in a battle of wits and bullets.

I don't think there's a big conspiracy against the little guy honest authors who are just trying to make a living.

Judged against Grisham's fictional works, The Innocent Man compares well, his prose style is tight and fast - paced, the extremely large cast of characters are sketched succinctly and courtroom legalities are explained in a style simple enough for the layman to follow, and we're left in little doubt about who are the good guys and who are the bad....

Every fat cat from Las Lomas Polo is shadowed wherever he goes by five or six escorts, and Spider Salazar is even worse; ever since he struck it rich he's had himself protected by a troop of thugs trained in Israel, and that night Spider, who hadn't been on a horse for months because he was clogged with cholesterol and had to content himself with watching from the stands, that night Spider, who was completely plastered, ordered them to bring him the most spirited horse, a big, imperious bay called Parsley, and if I say «called,» Agustina princess, it's because no one calls it anything anymore, since in the darkness, the mud, and the commotion, Parsley lost his temper and threw Spider, slamming him against a rock, and then some genius of a bodyguard, a guy they call the Sucker, had the brilliant idea of teaching the horse a lesson by blasting it with his machine gun, leaving it riddled like a sieve with its hooves pointing up at the moon, the most pathetic little scene imaginable.

Isn't that a little unfair against the little guys who have no choice but to use them?

Taking the statistics at face value may make Amazon appear to be the ulitmate vehicle for low - priced, self - published novels, finally allowing the little guy to get ahead against the Big Five in a glutted market.

I'm always happy for those «little guys» that make it in the big world of cut throat game development, there is some satisfaction knowing the smaller developers are making big waves against publishers like EA and Activision.

«I've killed 37 bad guys with headshots, maybe if I force myself to play against my usual style and force this unnatural gameplay style for just a little while longer, I will pop the trophy, even though I have already beaten the campaign mode», might think the gamer who cares about them.

He may be down here with us little guys, feeling his way through the system, bumping up against its flaws and failures, like George Grosz or, more recently, Mike Kelley.

Mann is a pretty awful guy who smears and distorts like the proper little dweeb he is... but the dweeb is entitled to defend himself against the accusation of criminal behaviour.

My biggest concern is that in an age where one of the biggest concerns in the legal profession is access to justice, this tilts the scale just a little bit more against the little guy.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company — One of Vancouver's top personal injury lawyers, has been focused on providing effective, affordable, and accessible legal services for the «little guy» against the big insurance companies for over 20 + years.

No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Firm.

Jamie Butler of Butler & Company — a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver that has been focused on providing effective, affordable, and accessible legal services for the «little guy» against the big insurance companies (ICBC) for over 20 + years.

Glen Lerner prides himself in fighting for the «little guy» against big insurance companies and large corporations.

In his entire legal career, he has never acted for any insurance company, opting instead to help the «little guy» against the big, often impersonal insurance companies.

He is proud to say that in his entire legal career he has never acted for any insurance company, rather choosing to exclusively help the «little guy» against the big insurance companies.

David and Goliath is an epic tale of the little guy defeating a massively powerful giant, against all odds.