Sentences with phrase «off at war»

Her husband is off at war and she is left to take care of the farm with her three children.

Homer's dad (a very brief Tom Hanks apparition) has recently passed, and with his older brother Marcus (Jack Quaid, son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid) off at war, Homer takes it upon himself to secure a job to help support his saintly and melancholy mother (Meg Ryan), his older sister Bess (Christine Nelson) and his little brother Ulysses (an energetic Spencer Howell).

Then again, you'd figure the film could have demonstrated that in ways that would feel more historically authentic, as in the scene at the start of the film in which, with her husband off at war, Marion is left to try to defend the barn from raiders.

why wasn't he off at war (like a king is supposed to do when his armies are fighting), but instead not only checks Bathsheba out, but then calls for her to come over... if that's not «intentional» in your book, then what would be?

Not exact matches

Apple (aapl) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as the company looks to head off a brewing trade war between the U.S. and China.

In a nutshell, the BTIG analyst says that even if Star Wars does more than $ 2 billion in revenue at the box office, it will barely make up for the drop - off in cable revenue.

Cuba was formally removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism late last month, a critical step toward rapprochement 54 years after Washington cut off relations at the height of the Cold War and imposed an economic embargo.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP)-- While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in this resort town that has long been spared the violence of Mexico's cartel wars.

China had said the live - fire drills would happen on Wednesday off the city of Quanzhou, in between two groups of islands close to China's coast but which Taiwan has controlled since 1949, when defeated Nationalist forces fled to the island at the end of the Chinese civil war.

Captain America dropped Bucky off in Wakanda at the end of «Civil War» to help him recover.

Four months later, on August 29, just as Kiev began losing its attempt at ethnic cleansing against the eastern Donbas region, the IMF signed off on the first loan ever to a side engaged in a civil war, not to mention rife with insider capital flight and a collapsing balance of payments.

The government cut its budget significantly and at the same time the Federal Reserve was hiking rates to stave off inflation, because they were trying to contain the price inflation from the war years.

So turning off the lights at night at a public school = equals = war on Christmas?

It was formed at a time of stress (great wars of religious & political nature) in which the promise of everlasting life given to the humans from an alien (he is an off this world god).

There have been plenty of wars fought over a wide range of reasons, not all wars are over religion, when are you athiests going to get off of your high horse and accept the fact that everyone, religious and non religious cause violence at some time.

The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of this war, will remain on us long, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion.

That at least the war of Psalm 83 must occur first may be in 2018 from Tisha B'Av July 22, 2018 to Rosh ha Shanah September 11, 2018 before such a Rapture can occur, you are a little off in your predictions and HE said no one would know.

A young British soldier during the war landed at Southampton with both his legs cut off close to the hips.

I look at the wars the USA has been involved in and see little in common with other countries wars to occupy, denude the country of resources and wealth and leave the country worse off for the endeavor.

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army.

First off, all our enemies are given a chance to avoid a war, and can surrender at any time.

American troops are stationed in 75 countries; each branch of the armed services has its own air force; and in the next year we may learn if the U.S. can pull off what it has been preparing to do since the end of the cold war: fight two regional wars at the same time.

Let's not forget Maryland (Catholics), Pennsylvania (Quakers), and I can't help but add Georgia — a southern state and the only one at the time of its founding to prohibit slavery (Oglethorpe who had made his fortune in the slave trade felt bad about how he had made his money and paid off the debts of folks imprisoned for their debts and procured them land and gave them a new chance), New York (originally a Dutch colony procured after the Dutch lost the Dutch - Anglo War, the Carolinas, and so on.

A half - century after the Nazis began their persecution of the Jews, a process demanding, in Hilberg's words, that «moral obstacles must be removed — the internal conflicts must somehow be resolved,» an American launch control officer at an Intercontinental Ballistics Missile base, cited in David Barash and Judith Lipton's Stop Nuclear War (Grove, 1982), indicated that «we have two tasks: The first is not to let people go off their rockers.

Anyway, you were a little off topic, I'm assumng you are one of those people who votes Republican everytime primarily on the issue of Abortion even when your Republican leaders salivate at the chance to send our children in to harms way via war.

Sounds like Todd is lifting the lid off suppression and opression... it's about time, the hypocracy, as in pedo priests, is styfulling... religion is a good mask for war... just look at history.

Speaking with DairyReporter.com earlier this week, Farmers for Action (FFA) chairman, David Handley, branded Tesco's decision to re-price its four pint bottles at # 1 «irresponsible» and warned that «a price war is about to kick off.»

Last July Jane became so outraged at the consequences to her industry of the $ 1 a litre milk price war between the supermarkets, that she fired off an angry post to the Facebook page of Coles.

The East's big racetracks reported weather clear, track fast, as they had for nearly a month, and at Belmont a South American import named Sorteado was winning the Manhattan Handicap by taking a fifth of a second off Man o» War's record for the mile and a half.

HORACE GRANT (Bulls power forward): I'll admit that Phil and I had a few confrontations because I had to be at every single practice working my ass off, and I had been through the championship wars with Michael and Scottie.

1) Ten years without a significant trophy yet the Manager is never questioned 2) Selling off key «World beater» Players season after season and replacing them with mediocre at best replacements 3) Keeping a 33 % shareholder who is one of the world's richest men AND a true football fan as far away from the board as possible 4) Charging possibly the highest prices in Europe but NOT reinvesting within the team in any really significant way 5) Classing 4th place in the EPL as a trophy 6) Boasting of a # 100 million war chest for transfers then quibbling over a few hundred thousand on deals.

The SB Nation Fantasy War Room will be live today until Monday Night Football kicks off at 8:30 p.m. ET, answering all your fantasy football questions.

I welcome the German influence at Arsenal, apart from world wars Germans are winners, but sorry to quickly go off topic, I can't quite believe what Ian Wright said to Arsenal tweeters who complained about the BBC's bias punditry after the Arsenal / Man United game, saying to the fans «there's no polite way of telling you to f *** off», Oh lovely, is that what I pay my licence fee for?

In 2001, Louisville Slugger's Genesis, a composite bat, won first place for «Performance» at Florida's Bat Wars, an annual series of events that allow bat and ball manufacturers to show off their latest innovations.

The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.

When they're not doping their athletes systematically for the olympics or paying off FIFA for the right to host the WC or taking over (and, in the case of Hearts, ruining) British football clubs, they are busy rigging elections at home and abroad, fomenting civil war in the Middle East, annexing parts of other countries, sponsoring terrorism, and shooting people who try to stand up to them.

Europe had been at war off and on since 1791, and neutral Yankees grew wealthy by supplying goods to both Britain and France.

Jenica McKeown: Yeah, absolutely I mean really in my mind it started off just the mommy wars and when I saw that it was funny I guess I am a lactation consultant when I looked at the picture I was like «Oh!

She is the editor of the best - selling anthology Mommy Wars: Stay - at - Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families.

Instead of constantly going on and off of diets and talking in ways that suggest we're at war with our bodies, we try to maintain a healthy lifestyle overall, eating things that make us feel good, moving as much as we can, and resting as much as we can.

The term became popular in 1986 after Leslie Morgan Steiner published her book, Mommy Wars: Stay - at - Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families (compare prices).

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And yet, over her objections, Random House titled the book «Mommy Wars: Stay - at - Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families.»

First off was the Olamide and Don Jazzy saga which has been settled, Cynthia Morgan and Davido and now Debie Rise is at war with her record label 800 Records.

It also won't help him at all if he's running against Ms. Off the Sidelines, who has been very outspoken about the so - called Republican «war on women.»

COR requested the tax breaks — which were valued at nearly $ 45 million — in October, but their approval touched off a war of words between Mahoney and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who said the city's IDA should have negotiated a subsidy deal.

In a political system organised around the dominance of the Conservatives, Labour's periods in office served primarily to head off and demoralise the waves of working class discontent which shook British society in the 1920s, after the Second World War and at the end of the post-war boom in the 1970s.

The speech contained an attack on David Cameron that will resonate with many of the Tory leader's internal opponents, a compelling defence of his role in the post 9/11 war on terror and some very funny lines - he joked that he knew, at least, that his wife would never run off with the bloke next door.

Also at noon, faith leaders and low - wage workers will gather at the state Capitol for a Moral Monday press conference and vigil to call on lawmakers to end the culture of on - and off - the - books corruption that characterizes the policy - making process in Albany, War Room, 3rd Floor.

Trump - hating residents at a posh Upper West Side co-op building decided to celebrate Presidents Day weekend by plastering their windows with signs denouncing the new commander in chief — setting off a war with building management, which ordered them to cut it out.