Sentences with phrase «of desperate actions»

The film is intended as an ambivalent character study with a fairly unremarkable narrative that addresses the deep folly of desperate actions which, from certain angles, may appear entirely logical.

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Amnesty, even in its weakest forms of non-enforcement of the law and deferred action, without corresponding action to tighten the border and control unlawful immigration, leads directly to the current human crisis as thousands of desperate children (and adults) attempt to enter the United States on the promise that the administration will take no action against them.

T h e r a p e u t i c memoirs in disparaged desperate accolades are of non-conformists all conforming to acts» and actions» denials.

He had seen the influence of communism grow among the starving desperate workers of Pittsburgh and he was concerned if action was not taken to assist the jobless the evils of communism would spread.

Archbishop of Wales, John Davies, said in a statement: «Kaleidoscope is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when we put our faith into action and seek to help those in desperate need of help.

If only we can cry over the spilled milk, I would have take Higuain from Madrid over Ozil... The season before we bought Ozil our best player was Cazorla (AMF) and we were in a desperate need for a striker (still we are) and Higuain was availabe for less than 30M... Ozil is good (more than good but not for Arsenal) but I think it was a panic buy in the last minutes to pleased the frustrated fans due to lack of actions in that window...

And we are not desperate... For once we hold the cards when it comes to assets and the best course of action is to wait for true contenders to get hit with injuries and then they will come calling and when they do TC should be ready.

we all understand our squad is in desperate need of an overhaul with plenty of players that will never see 1st team action and are collecting paychecks for doing nothing such as Debuchy, Jenkinson, Campbell etc.

But him acting like Conor's actions are hurting a sport that was in desperate need of attention even negative attention is really rick and hypocritical.

Arsenal will surely be desperate to keep him though, as having overcome his injury setbacks to prove his worth this season, albeit he has just suffered an issue which ruled him out of action for England over the international break, it seems like a sensible decision to prolong his stint with the Gunners.

talk about skewing the stats to fit your own conclusions... this is like a slap in the face to every real Arsenal fan... have you no shame, have you no dignity, have you no sense of right from wrong... if you think everything was so well orchestrated why is everyone and their brother laughing at the way in which we conduct business both on and off the field... either you're a paid hack or a delusional buffoon... regardless you can't be a genuine Arsenal fan because the difficulties facing this club having been going on for years and this latest episode in our pathetic recent history is but a glaring reminder of how far we have fallen... I'm not going to waste my time discrediting every single ridiculous statement you made in your love letter to Wenger, but if you write another article I will gladly expose you for the fraud you truly are... this club is in desperate need of a serious cleansing and for you to try and package this dog and pony show as a well - oiled machine is a direct insult to anyone who has supported this team during the supposed «lean» years... the deceptive and disrespectful manner in which this organization has treated it's fans is an abomination to supporters everywhere and for you to even try to justify their actions is akin to saying just shut - up and keep filling our pockets... so please crawl back under whatever stone you crawled out from under and think carefully before you spew this type of propaganda ever again

With two of our regular forwards out of action, Walcott has a great chance of starting the FA cup fourth round clash away to Brighton on Sunday and I'm sure that the 25 - year old is desperate to start his second game for Arsenal since damaging his cruciate ligaments over a year ago.

Wenger is not the sort to do a Fergie and invent some minor injury problem and force his players to miss out on international duty and I am not sure it would work anyway as Welbeck has been out of action for so long that he will be desperate to remind Hodgson just what he can do for England ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament.

He doesn't move so much as he explodes into a kind of desperate epileptic action: down the glove, out the arm, over the stick, up the glove — all in such rapid succession that it is difficult to watch him.»

Southampton were in desperate need of an early boost as the second half began but got the opposite as Mario Lemina appeared unwell and after returning to the action his block fell to Salah, who could only blast over.

This is a good opportunity to rest the big names and give those who are desperate for some first team action a piece of the limelight.

overall, Iran's actions question the deterrent value of nuclear capabilities — if anything, it makes others that much more desperate to join the club.

So Labour MPs watching their leader embarking on his desperate, radical course of action should be bothered about more than just second jobs.

Dozens of new free schools will actually open in 2012 and the roads, rail and homes ordered in the autumn statement should start to be seen by an electorate desperate for action.

It therefore appears to us in the minority from these and other factors that EOCO's actions are nothing more than a desperate attempt to hound the Deputy Commissioner out of office,» the statement added.

Asked about the timing of the SEC action during an interview Monday on CNBC, Spitzer, who prosecuted securities fraud as the state's attorney general, said that «there's no question the SEC is desperate to prove that it can enforce the law, desperate to bring in the great white whale.»

Public perceptions are changing, slowly but surely, and with every rejection of progress, every desperate attempt to cling to the status quo, governments will appear more out of touch, and their actions more callous and cold - hearted.

Making excuses to justify caving to Sheldon Silver, deals with SEIU, and pushing mandates on local officials who are helpless to push back are all pathetic actions of a desperate and ideologically rudderless politician.

The U.S. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), in a report last November, related desperate actions by TEPCO crews to contain the reactor accident in the critical first week of the crisis, as they tried to operate crucial valves and instruments with truck batteries; hauled massive emergency power cables over flooded passageways where manhole covers had been dislodged; and faced a series of hydrogen explosions and sudden spikes in radiation.

The action itself is a sign, a desperate form of communication from a disturbed individual.

Also, the creators of fake affair dating sites know that their viewers have reached a certain part of their lives when they are likely to become desperate for a little «something else» or for «some action».

Relationships 10 ways to get your ex-girlfriend back You'll need some next - level strategies to convince her it's worth another round — but these tips To win your ex girlfriend back from another guy; you must have a plan of action and not act needy or desperate in any way.

To win your ex girlfriend back from another guy; you must have a plan of action and not act needy or desperate in any way.

Here, they don't even have anywhere to run / / to / /, and the desperate scrabbling for some Donkey / Puss action results in something that's less of a brainwave than a mind - ripple: as the result of a misfired spell, they... swap... bodies!

Mendelsohn's Gerry («Like Lewis,» Curtis asks; «Like Ford,» Gerry replies) is as desperate as losers come, and there's a constant sense of him silently trying to justify his every wrong action — just one more bet, just a bit more money, just one little sign that luck is on his side (He's convinced that Curtis and a rainbow, which both men saw upon the morning of the first meeting, are charms in his favor).

The sheriff's challenger is desperate to win and so engineers the release of a dangerous convicted killer, whose actions he plans to blame upon the sheriff by making it look as if the incumbent accepted a bribe for the crook's early release.

Overall if you're in desperate need of a third person action title then you should go rent Rise to Honor, if not you can probably afford to pass this one up.

If the recent crop of low - budget, intimate war films featuring a handful of actors in limited locations tells us anything, it's that studios are desperate to ensure that they get a better return on investment than a full - blown, star - studded action spectacle.

If you have children desperate to see Batman, this film is certainly a better choice than the last couple of live - action versions, though it still contains a great deal of animated violence.

Desperate to return to his home, One Eye escapes confinement, murders his captors, and — along with a young boy following cautiously behind him — makes his way through the mist - enshrouded hills, which Refn shoots with a panoramic awe that, along with One Eye's blood - red visions of the future, drench the action in otherworldly portentousness.

But few horror games really make you feel like you're in a desperate struggle for survival, and few action games command all of your attention and precision to play.

Desperate to make good on his promise, as well as the lie he tells to his wife that he already has it in his possession, Howard travels from store to store in competion with other nasty shoppers all trying, mostly in vain, to secure one of the action figures for their own children.

John Carter (PG - 13 for violence and intense action sequences) Screen adaptation of «A Princess of Mars,» Edgar Rice Burroughs» sci - fi novel about a Civil War Confederate veteran (Taylor Kitsch) who is magically transported to Mars where he rescues a desperate damsel in distress (Lynn Collins) while on the run from a horde of 12 - foot tall green creatures.

In describing what attracted him to Brad Pitt's new film, World War Z, a global action drama in which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was key.

Whilst the action is largely well - paced and provides a sense of isolated paranoia that should have been implemented from the get - go, such a sudden alteration feels desperate.

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Webb's style is at least distinct, right from the opening, desperate action flashback, in which Parker's late dad Richard (Campbell Scott) grapples for control of a computer in a skyjacked plane.

When their peaceful protest actions fail to achieve real progress, the women become radicalized, turning to vandalism and violence in a desperate attempt to be recognized as equals in the eyes of the law.

«The rare kind of propulsive action film where everything is meant to feel appropriately desperate and harrowing» — AP

However, in order to score the big fish, Joe has to convince Steven to film his Arizona pic in Providence, Rhode Island, in the heart of the mob action, and Steven is so desperate for his big chance, he willingly accepts such a preposterous notion.

«I think it's part of the Deadpool universe that you need to go a little hardboiled,» said Leitch, who placed Keanu Reeves» assassin John Wick in a similarly desperate hole at the beginning of that cult 2014 action hit, which he co-directed with Chad Stahelski.

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A man searching for his kidnapped wife, a couple of white - supremacist meth heads, and a sad - sack Elvis impersonator, plus more desperate characters come to life in the action - packed and hilarious story written by Adam Minarovich and from the director of «The Cooler» and «Running Scared», Wayne Kramer.

While much of the music is quite bright and colourful, there are elements of darkness too, particularly with the desperate «Sandstorm», a fine piece of action scoring.

Part of the thrill is the abrupt tonal shift: The sleek and stylish action thriller's groovy»80s synth drops out, leaving only the sounds of knuckle on flesh, desperate grunts, and soft body parts hitting the ground.