Sentences with phrase «on war with»

And sometimes, you need to start a full - on war with a rival agency.
At least a dozen people died and several others, including Americans, were injured when a bus ferrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in Mexico A Mexican Viewpoint on the War With the United States.

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Star Wars toys are more broadly distributed, with Hasbro, Lego, and Mattel all making toys based on the franchise.
Anticipating big things on National Pancake Day, the company set up a social war room, with a staff of 15, to handle the traffic.
With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drWith city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drwith marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.
The animosity, which the Wall Street titan saw fueling the possibility of a U.S. - China war, led him to double down on his new immersive scholarship program, Schwarzman Scholars, which he funded with a $ 100 million donation.
The visible failure of the war on drugs, combined with a generational tipping point in attitudes, has poll after poll showing a majority of adults favouring the legalization or at least decriminalization of recreational cannabis use.
Well, the recruits who won America's earlier wars had to make ends meet with much, much less to draw on.
Global investors this week seemed to shrug off anxieties about a US — China trade war and focus instead on news that North Korean dictator Kim Jong - un steamed by armored train from Pyongyang to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Market - watchers have been on edge in recent weeks with lingering threats of trade wars and the possibility of the market turning negative.
The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores with its digital business.
When a Norwegian newspaper editor — who posted the photo as part of a series on war photography — tried to re-post it, along with a response from Phuc herself, his account was suspended.
«Putin will need to save face and will offer a lot of stern language, but his options are limited if he doesn't want to start a war with NATO at this moment,» Zilberman said on Tuesday.
«We've been in a trade war for decades,» new U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross told Bloomberg News recently, as he clarified why the U.S. is launching a radical series of trade negotiations that will include a head - on collision with China and ripping up NAFTA.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain foresWar II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain foreswar on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
But the Israeli government remains defiant about maintaining its freedom of action to make war on Iran, and it is counting on the influence of right - wing extremist views in U.S. politics to bring pressure to bear on Obama to fall into line with a possible Israeli attack during the election campaign this fall....
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.
Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's personal war on poor customer service has culminated in a City of Perth awards program, with businesses offered the chance to meet with Ms Scaffidi as part of a monthly priz
«The U.S. war of words with Mexico is dangerous, and Burney, among others, is convinced the first thing that Canada has to do is abandon the Three Amigos relationship,» Solomon wrote at Maclean's on January 30.
The reality is that the military is probably taking the lead on this — so either they really do not want a war with Iran, which is unlikely (when was the last time professional warriors ached to beat swords into plowshares?)
BEIJING — A high - powered U.S. delegation arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese officials on defusing tensions that are propelling the world's two largest economies toward a trade war.
A look through Europe's newspapers reveals concerns that such a policy will boost terrorism with some even interpreting it as a war on religion.
In a previous company, I recall an executive marching down the hall spewing expletives on his way to wage war with a middle manager.
Gary is the author of Playing With The Enemy, the story of his father's remarkable odyssey through World War II and the hardships of his off and on minor league baseball career with the Brooklyn DodgWith The Enemy, the story of his father's remarkable odyssey through World War II and the hardships of his off and on minor league baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgwith the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In Arrival, Amy Adams plays Louise Banks, an expert linguist tasked with communicating with aliens who land on Earth, to figure out what they want before their presence kickstarts World War III.
The Houthis and allied militias loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who have fired dozens of missiles into Saudi territory during a 2-1/2 year war, said on their official news agency they had launched a mid-range ballistic missile that «hit its military target with high precision».
With President Donald Trump due to arrive in Germany later on Thursday, a lawmaker in the country has voiced concerns over a potential trade war between the U.S. and Europe as a result of Trump's protectionist policies.
This is more than the Cold War's simple fixation on Russian villains, however, with StudioCanal producing, for example, «The Tracking of a Russian Spy,» which sees Logan Lerman play a journalist who travels to Russia and becomes a tool of the Kremlin, in a film which sets out to tackle ideas of fake news and disinformation campaigns.
By virtually every measure, prohibition of cannabis with high THC commonly known as marijuana and the variant with no recreational drug potential commonly known as hemp has cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars in missed business opportunities and wasted resources spent unsuccessfully fighting the so - called war on drugs.
Even if playing war on TV with your friends isn't your cup of tea, it's still worth seeing the stone - faced tough guy who likely spawned many a woodchipper - phobia sit thru a mind - numbing blind date and visit to Nana.
In collaboration with Lynn Novick, Burns» new 10 - part documenatry film series The Vietnam War will debut on September 17 on PBS stations nationwide.
Most of the homes here are war - time bungalows with very steep rooflines, she says, although she adds the homes are very functional and built on big lots.
As he and collaborator Lynn Novick prepare to debut their new 10 - part documentary film series The Vietnam War on September 17 on PBS stations nationwide, we spoke with the tireless documentarian about leadership, productivity, managing gigantic projects and how to achieve immortality through storytelling.
For this reason, great leaders wage war on their mind so it's open to the flow and keeps up with the creativity of the present opportunity on the line.
When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win.
BRUSSELS / PARIS, March 16 - Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria's war, according to a confidential document, in a bid to persuade Washington to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
A decade ago the country seemed on the verge of disaster with the FARC on the ascendancy, but now the war there is all but over.
Though the Second World War put the Motor Show, which had moved to Earls Court, on hold for nearly a decade, it reopened to much fanfare in 1948 with the introduction of the classic Morris Minor and the lightning - fast Jaguar XK120.
While Facebook and Apple might not look like direct competitors on the surface, that's not stopping Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook from engaging in a war of words with regard to their respective companies» varying business models.
President Trump plans for big tariffs on foreign steel, but if he thinks it's the opening move in trade war with China, he's wrong.
Start with a resume that sounds like you and not every Star Wars battle drone on the job market, then customize your resume for every opportunity.
With 6,000 patents in its arsenal, the firm will ensure the war rages on.
Taking a cue from the original «Star Wars» trilogy, «The Force Awakens» relied mostly on practical effects — except for Lupita Nyong «o's character, Maz Kanata, a creature created with motion capture.
When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.
Italy's government, divided over the Afghan war and ties with the U.S. military, lost a crucial vote on foreign policy on Wednesday that plunged Prime Minister Romano Prodi into his worst crisis since taking office in May.
Zhukov, long a confidant of Stalin, earned glory for his command during the war, but he would soon find himself on the outs with the mercurial Soviet leader.
He's now hit the effects industry mountain top with getting the «Star Wars» gig (he was also the effects supervisor on «The Force Awakens») and the Yoda / Skywalker scene for him is one of his favorites.
They searched as far afield as Vaughan, about 40 km north of Toronto, to make an offer on a house but found themselves in a bidding war with 12 others.
In 2010, on the war's 50th anniversary, South Korea's then - President Lee Myung - Bak wrote a letter to U.S. vets, saying: «Korea today is a vibrant democracy with a robust economy and we are actively promoting peace and stability around the world... We wish to dedicate these achievements to you.»
London Mayor Sadiq Khan's war of words with Donald Trump escalated after he called on Britons to take to the streets in a show of «freedom of speech» the president's visit.
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