Sentences with phrase «losing a son whose»

He's a gruff, unlikable guy, and when he's informed of his long - lost son whose mother has just died, Charlie makes self - serving financial arrangements for the boy's care.

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But somewhat lost in all of this business wheeling and dealing is the fact that the balance of power in medicine is shifting: Armed with their body's own endless stream of signals and a smartphone, many individuals are getting the information they need to take charge of their health and wellbeing — or, in the case of Theresa Beech, whose 13 - year - old son was lost to cancer two years ago, to help total strangers search for a long - elusive cure.

Rudyard Kipling, whose own son was lost presumed killed at Loos in 1915, described the construction of these cemeteries as «the biggest single bit of work since any of the Pharaohs»

The Party said Nigeria lost an eminent son whose life's work and memories will be forever celebrated and remembered.

Higley, whose son Alfie is currently on the town board, continues to complain about the pressures he's been under from the town for alleged zoning infractions at his Hanover Farms roadside business on Route 28 in Mt. Tremper, while Cross has questioned most decisions made by the town board since he lost his party's nomination six years ago.

Williams joins a crowded field that already includes Assemblyman Keith Wright, a longtime friend and ally of Rangel; State Senator Bill Perkins, whose district covers a significant portion of the congressional district; and likely candidates like State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who narrowly lost to Rangel in two close elections; Rev. Michael Walrond, a popular pastor with ties to Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio; SuZan «Sujay» Johnson, the only woman in the race; and Adam Clayton Powell, IV, the former Council and Assembly member who is also the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel deposed in 1970.

«I myself am very upset and really losing a lot of faith and trust in the matter in which this office here now call themselves doing an investigation,» said Nicholas Heyward, Sr., whose son Nicholas Heyward, Jr. was fatally shot by NYPD Housing officer Brian George in the Gowanus Houses.

Lindsey: You mean this isn't the first time a crime lord asked you to kill the gay son of a rival gangster to pay off a debt that belongs to a friend whose place you're staying in as a result of losing your job, your apartment and finding your girlfriend in bed with another guy?

The movie then takes on the form of a whodunit and Wyatt is left with a dilemma in his hands as he has a bunch of suspects all with good motives to kill her, including Bobby Calzone (Casey Affleck) who is about to be married to the chief's daughter Ellen (Neve Campbell); Phil (William Fichtner) who was a battered spouse under Mona's control; Jeff (Marcus Thomas), Mona's mentally challenged son who lost his hand (literally) to her; deputy Feege (Peter Dobson) whose speeding encounter with Mona left him with a dirty shirt; and Rona Mace (Jamie Lee Curtis) who is playing around with both Jeff and Phil.

Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay), and directed by Stephen Frears, the film tells the true story of a disgraced journalist whose latest assignment is helping an elderly woman find the long lost son she was forced to give up decades ago while living in a convent.

Zvyangintsev, whose previous offering «Elena» finds the title character losing the ability to financially help her son and must come up with a plan, this time tackles the theme of corruption — of local Russian government, of the religious authority, and of the police.

When Diane Kruger started to research her role in director Fatih Akin's «In The Fade,» a German - language film in which Kruger plays a grief - stricken woman whose husband and young son are murdered by two neo-Nazi terrorists, she reached out to several support groups in her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent acts.

First seen trudging alone along a busy stretch of Montana highway, Dern's Woody Grant is a man who, like his surroundings, seems to have outlived his usefulness, an ornery alcoholic whose bouts of confusion have put a strain on his marriage to Kate («About Schmidt's» June Squibb) and caused sons David (Forte) and Ross (Bob Odenkirk) to worry that he might be losing his mind.

I came across the new Senses of Cinema too recently to have sampled much beyond their «Special Dossier» on the cinematic history of Tasmania, but even that's provided several articles of interest, including Jeannette Delamoir's history of the now mostly - lost silent Jewelled Nights (whose star and chief creative force, Louise Lovely, claimed she here innovated the shortcut of using shots of ship's funnels and locomotive wheels to stand in for long voyages); director John Honey on the making of the state's first self - produced feature, 1980's Manganinnie; and two looks at the island's most famous son: Robert de Young on how Tasmania's wildlife and raging seas formed Errol Flynn, and Adrian Danks on the star's superb collaboration with Raoul Walsh.

Bridgeport resident Jessica Martinez, whose son Jose is the lead plaintiff in the suit, is fed up with losing the school - choice lottery and being unable to get her 13 - year - old son into a high - performing magnet or charter school.

He is approached by another long - time resident, whose sons were lost to terrible accidents and whose last remaining child, a daughter, is convinced that she is dead.

Christopher Snow, whose rare genetic disorder — xeroderma pigmentosum, XP — leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light, sets out to find the missing son of a former sweetheart and then the other lost children.

I have a wonderful coworker whose young son (age 6) was diagnosed in February with Juvenile Diabetes, they nearly lost him.