Sentences with phrase «of firing squads»

Sculptures of sandbags are taken from a newspaper article about Utah's re-instatement of firing squads as a means of capital punishment.

If they don't then you may as well put the minority in front of a firing squad.

As for Black's performance, Krueger thought she did well but that she wasn't facing much of a firing squad this time.

If I am right then - throwing this name together with a name which at best has always been IFFY on the reliability side - is asking to stand in front of the firing squad.

(The one about Stalin's maid, while hysterical, could get you in front of a firing squad!!!)

The person facing the wall is vulnerable to attack, to being stabbed in the back, both literally and metaphorically, and also brings to mind prisoners in front of a firing squad.

Drake believes that the use of a firing squad or electrocution would force death row inmates to think about their punishment «every morning.»

Not exact matches

After a 10 - year moratorium, the death penalty became a part of the US criminal justice system again in 1977 when a firing squad killed the murderer Gary Gilmore.

The goal of a new computer system, says experiment leader Colonel James Lasswell, is to get enough of this information back to the squads so they can make better decisions about where to call in fire.

Normally, squads remain within sight and radio range of one another, avoiding the disaster of inadvertently calling in artillery fire on another squad's position.

Facing a squad of U.S. senators firing question upon question Nov. 14, Janet Yellen might have been surprised that no one asked her the obvious one: Can the Federal Reserve taper its $ 85 - billion - a-month asset purchase program without compromising the housing recovery?

I had this picture of a question mark standing before a firing squad.

Oh yes, that old antiquated law of holiday observance that must be obeyed or we shall receive 50 lashes, be subject to fines and imprisonment, brought before a firing squad, burned at the stake, and worst of all, face excommunication from the Church, as decreed by the Holy Roman Empire!

A man convicted of murder in Utah will soon be given the opportunity to choose how he wants to be executed: by lethal injection or by firing squad.

We also have contractual agreements with the military in the state to get near - instant relief for overworked fire squads in the form of military trained fire relief, plus the added bonus of military grade equipment, such as dump planes that scoop water out of the Pacific.

Our strike force has increased even with the loss of Giroud we now have a stronger fire power, we now have more finishers in the squad which goes well with the persons who can provide an assist.

Nicholas also played up the importance of Ryan Giggs and his role within the coaching staff, as he believes that the Welshman's furious reaction after the loss to Stoke City as he stormed off the pitch may well have fired up some of the attacking players in the squad.

With Jose Mourinho under fire and facing plenty of criticism for his handling of the squad and performances as well as the result against Sevilla in the Champions League, tensions are seemingly high and things are getting progressively worse with pundits and supporters launching attacks.

It's arguably going to take a coach with Conte's fire, experience, winning mentality and grit to get the best out of this Milan squad, as after splashing out on 11 new players last summer, the quality is there but it's not leading to acceptable results for a club steeped in such history and prestige.

Lewandowski over benzema every day of the week offer 45 mill and go from there this guy would score 25 - 30 goals with the amount of chances that would be created for him he could fire us to prem league tittle add a dm to compete with coq and we have a squad to challenge on all fronts come on wenger break the bank for this guy and the proper glory days will return!

its clear to all that even with a full squad which i believe is good enough to challenge for the title is miss firing, we are kittens in the first half and lions in the second half, so i think its time for AW to bow out its the right thing to do, we need a Klopp type manager full of passion and caring manager, caring because we have a few babies in the team that needs hand holding and cuddling

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola showed how to make the most of things this evening — taking a smiley selfie whilst still wrapped in a blanket after his squad were evacuated from their Moscow hotel due to a fire alarm.

Our manager is too laid back and expects arsenal form will come eventually, the players attitude on the field shows that they have the same mentality with exception of sanchez, we need more fire in the squad and it has to begin from the manager

He's improved a lot this season, but I'm still not convinced he's the man that'll fire us to a title, that's what we're aiming for, but he can certainly be part of a title - winning squad.

In turn, it looks as though Messi was right to pursue him and the pair, along with the rest of the squad, will now push on and try to enjoy a successful year amid plenty of talk and speculation over problems at the club at all levels, with president Josep Maria Bartomeu coming under fire too.

Sorry to get u guys upset but AW ain't signing any player CECH waz out biggest signing he can win us the cl & epl trophies, after Saturday game its clearly we need firing power up front im not mad @ giroud & u guys shouldn't cuz the manager picks the squad not giroud & if aw don't have a st by end of transfer i think thats it for him we need someting new @ the clud & thats a manager sorry to say that aw time is up & been up.

I saw that Martin Keown thinks Klopp is the best manager in the PL, I have to say I am impressed with Conte and love Pep, either way, all three seem to have a way of firing up their squad and fans with their passion and ability to manage during half time and intra game.

If he thinks that this squad can win the League then he is placing a lot of faith in our current strike force of Giroud, Walcott (haha), Welbeck and Sanchez to fire us to the title.

We have a big squad we have a complete team unless some move out i belive we wount buy having said that i hope our team remains united and no one leavs I think the answer is in this question could we lone out serge Ganabry and or chupa Akpom for more fire power and or the question on the condition of Abo Diaby

And with the Arsenal forwards struggling to find the net in recent weeks, the fact that the United defence is the area of the squad that has been hit hardest by injuries could be just the thing to get us firing again.

UTD's defense have left De Gea feeling like he is in a firing squad but he has managed to stop a lot of goals and save their sorry asses.

This is a no Brainer and yes, we need that kind of fire power in our squad.

But when people are saying we should sign X-player who contributed well last season while playing every single game for «depth» sure, on paper it looks great, but a lot of players hit patches of form that may not necessarily be given that opportunity here, as there may be someone else in the squad who hits the ground running and contributes straight away... If Coquelin, Arteta, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, AOC, Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky are all fit and firing, I think you're sorely mistaken if you think anything but a truly world - class midfielder would be looking at those names and not potentially evaluating their first - team opportunities.

Maybe if AS - 07 leaves, that may fire up the whole squad to stand up and fight for the self - respect of the team and to prove to all the SNAKES who use ARSENAL as a stepping - stone for big paychecks that we are a fottballing family and money is not greater than than any family....

Lucas has been added to the UCL squad after Wenger signed him just before the international break started and he may feel that European football will be more suited to a player coming from Spain's La Liga, but he may also want to take the new man out of the firing line.

Lindquist rolled left spun back to the middle and then rolled right, set his feet and fired a laser that only former 2 Time All - Stater could have done and into the hands of Anthony «who would have though you would have been the hero with the all - star squad you have» Maione who scored the Game winning TD.

Coming off of their win from just hours before they just didn't have enough Stops in them to prevent Team Wilneff from getting the W. Wilneff's squad was led by Brad «he's on fire NBA Jam style» Schwartz who had 21 and Anthony «grizzled vet» Maione's 20.

Benitez will be looking to strengthen his squad ahead of their return to the Premier League after securing promotion, and Abraham could now be tasked with firing in the goals to keep them up as this will undoubtedly be a step up for him after last year.

Khaldoon Al Mubarak also revealed that quite a few of the current Man City squad will be moving on, so we can reasonably expect it to take a little time for Pellegrini to get them really firing again.

A fit and firing Ramsey is one of the few players in the current Arsenal squad that I can see getting anywhere near the next award, assuming that the former Barcelona forward continues to play the way he has been doing.

Drafted in 2000, he won Rookie of the Year for the»00 Fire squad which won the US Open Cup and came one unbelievable Tony Meola performance away from winning MLS Cup.

Eliminators — luckily for Wisconsin, the CFP top 10 is a circular firing squad of hellfire, brimstone, and mutually assured destruction.

Whilst Jon Flanagan, a brave and committed player but a plainly limited squad filler nonetheless continues to be talked up during every press conference as if his scouse presence would somehow fire Liverpool back towards the summit of English football.

As far back as our very first friendly of pre-season against Adelaide United, you could see that the senior members of the squad looked fired up and ready to answer their critics and, on the evidence of the first two matches of 15/16, that's certainly the case.

Earlier this month Chelsea Football Club donated our match fee from Community Shield to the Grenfell Tower fire support fund, and at last week's Community Day we welcomed a number of those directly affected to Cobham where they watched training and met the first team squad.

In February 2005, Arsene Wenger came under fire for fielding a 16 - man squad full of foreign players in the 5 - 1 win over Crystal Palace.

A lot will depend on their under - fire stars though, as fans continue to get on the backs of certain squad members.

The worry is that we will need to shell out for short term fire - fighters to get out of a hole at the expense of continued squad improvement.

The fact that Marcus Rashford and Timothy Fosu - Mensah were promoted to the first team also sees these two missing from the squad, so the U18's might be firing goals easily, the U23's have a serious lack of talent in their squad this season, which requires some attention in January, or the decline will continue further at this level, at least until some of the talented U18 players are promoted.

Getting our targets will take time and patience... and like the article said well enough... Arsene has started by putting on the fire and getting rid of the «deadwood»... now there isn't any facade of squad depth... now is when we buy or fail the season... and I am willing to bet we will rock the market... and at the end of the year, we will rock the leagues