Sentences with phrase «pitted against the forces»

Demon's Souls is an action role - playing game that pits you against the forces of The Old One as you fight to save humanity from extinction.

Not exact matches

The United States stations 28,500 troops in South Korea as a legacy of the Cold War conflict, which pitted the South, the United States and United Nations forces against the communist North, backed by China and Russia.

@ tom tom: you are pitting «forced childbirth» (as I said to tallulah, the vast majority chose to get pregnant) against murder.

The forces of «progress» and «enlightenment» were powerfully anticlerical and often anti-Christian, pitted against an ancien regime that was allied with the church.

And since non-violence is essentially a quality of soul, the only effective appeal to the soul must lie through non-violence... Pit soul - force against brute - force... Fear is not a disease of the body; fear kills the soul.

Dan Lipinski, one of the last openly pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives, prevailed Tuesday in a primary that pitted the Catholic Chicago lawmaker against the full force of the abortion lobby and the progressive political establishment.

That's the reality under the divisional playoff format that could pit the top two teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences against each other in round 2 after Pittsburgh and Washington were forced into that predicament in back - to - back playoffs.

The Armed Forces Bowl pits two equally matched teams against each other.

It's a pity that Red Bull didn't attempt the undercut to prolong the duel, but ultimately, forcing Ferrari to pit early might have helped reduce the integrity of the tyre (that plus a great big lock - up when defending against Bottas).

But even as I'm forced to take sides in a fight which pits the needs of kids against the leading trade group for school food workers, I try to regularly remind everyone that those workers themselves are doing a valiant job under difficult circumstances.

I suppose that the NPP is pitting itself against the orthodox National Security apparatus in the mistaken hope that it could supplant it with its own band of operatives being mobilized under the auspices of the Invincible (or Invisible) Forces or Bolga Bulldogs and other ill - defined and impulsive blocs of misguided elements being trained to cause mayhem at Election 2016 and thereafter.

The current situation in Libya can be best characterized as a struggle pitting the «centre» that controls national institutions, the flow of oil, and billions in unfrozen assets against a marginalized «periphery» that can challenge the centre's legitimacy via its use of force and appeal to local loyalties.

«We know tenants have been forced to make painful choices that pitted ever - rising rent against necessities like groceries, child care and medical bills,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

This pits the policy wonks in any organisation, who are experts in their fields and trying to keep doors open with politicians and political processes, against the online advocacy folks who are looking to build a wide public advocacy force.

Initial public maps released by the lawmaker - driven task force on redistricting drew together Queens Democrats into the same districts: Sen. Toby Stavisky, who was elected in 1999; against Sen. Tony Avella; Sens. Michael Gianaris was pitted against Jose Peralta.

In the Assembly, Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua said two of his members would be pitted against each other in a Central New York district and an incumbent Republican and incumbent Democrat would be forced to seek the same Buffalo district.

Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against highly - trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives.

You know who we mean, and the fans will feel generously serviced by the sequence in which Han and Chewie (now fully in the hands of Finnish actor Joonas Suotamo) first meet, tussling in a mud pit before joining forces against their tormentors.

It is also intriguing, a what - if survival scenario pitting nearly every world force against the human spirit and a strong parental bond.

300: Rise of an Empire» pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal - turned - god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Infinity War will pick up from the events of Ryan Coogler's smash hit Black Panther and pits all the heroes of the MCU against Thanos and his forces, including the Black Order, as he aims to reshape reality in his own dark, twisted way.

It's a gigantic brawl between the forces of Marvel and the forces of Capcom, with 56 characters to pit against each other in 3 - on - 3 battles.

«300: Rise of an Empire» pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal - turned - god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.»

Written within the last decade and set in the author's home state of Ohio roughly a quarter - century into the future, Ready Player One's plot is a wish - fulfillment rehash of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, in which the poorest but most pure - hearted of VR obsessives is pitted against the full forces of crass commercialism in a quest to inherit the factory that manufactures the world's dreams.

6:00 pm — TCM — The African Queen Yet another team up of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart pits Bogart against the Amazon river — and straight - laced missionary Katharine Hepburn, who is forced to travel with him to escape Germany enemies.

Horse Soldiers will work from a non-fiction novel by Doug Stanton, which pits a small band of Special Forces soldiers against Taliban forces on the ground in AfghanForces soldiers against Taliban forces on the ground in Afghanforces on the ground in Afghanistan.

Worf: Micha (more...) The crew meets up with the enigmatic Q (John de Lancie), who forces them to participate in a deadly game that pits the players against fanged creatures.

The crew meets up with the enigmatic Q (John de Lancie), who forces them to participate in a deadly game that pits the players against fanged creatures.

Pam Grady: In the summer of 1967, while the West Coast grooved to the Summer of Love, Detroit burned in five days of rioting that pitted the African American community against the arrayed forces of the Detroit police department, Michigan state police, and the National Guard.

With his life hanging in the balance, Matt Damon plays the man who reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission — one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard - line forces — but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but the lives of millions of people on Earth as well.

Success and honesty have become diametrically opposed forces in 99 Homes, a one - percenter housing thriller that pits a wolf of real estate in the form of an e-cigarette munching Michael Shannon against a hardworking everyman day laborer (Andrew Garfield).

This, the dehumanization of an entire group of people based on a past transgression through forced poverty and pitting them against each other in order to distract them from their real enemy, is not heady stuff, and neither is it difficult to establish a moral center within the material.

Afterburner Climax pits one sole fighter pilot against an entire air force of opposition.

It's an idea that sounds like a slam dunk on paper: Pit two of the world's biggest superheroes against one another in a cinematic battle for the ages and force the audience to choose sides.

A daring synthetic biologist who, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government - controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science.

Through South Africa's infernal Kalahari Desert, Lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat.

The main Avengers fell apart during Captain America: Civil War, with fan favorites Tony Stark's Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Steve Rogers» Captain America (Chris Evans) pitted against each other, forcing the remaining members of the Avengers to choose sides; the Guardians defeated Peter Quill's father, Ego, in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Evans and Downey Jr are set to join forces in the film, an adaptation of the Civil War comics storyline, which pits Iron Man and Captain America against one another.

LA Weekly: Board of Education Election March 7th Pits Pro-Charter Forces Against Unions pllqt.it / zgBDfM

Unfortunately, this force choice approach continues a dysfunctional tendency among state leaders to pit education interests against one another for limited funding.

Bana's personal account gives a poignant human face to a nearly six - year conflict pitting President Bashar al - Assad against rebels seeking to oust him, in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions forced from their homes.

Their battle against the most terrifying forces of the Pit is a great fantasy adventure.

Disenchanted (The Coventree Chronicles)(Volume 1) In this Christian fantasy, one young wizard with a hunger for wisdom and some dangerous secrets finds himself pitted against another ready to reach for power with the darkest forces possible.

With the holiday season in full swing and the student loan debt crisis never relenting, LendEDU decided to pit an unstoppable force against an immovable object.

However, exceptions appear in the form of levels that pit you against a moving danger, one that is constantly chasing you from the side of the screen, forcing you to move or perish.

Once players have mastered the challenges solo, they can also pit their power of rhythm against others in the StreetPass Terrace, or join forces with friends in Challenge Land.

Through the seven levels you're pitted against a variety of different enemy types, which include both air and ground forces.

Agents should also expect to be pitted against an armoured personal carrier, which will behave much like a boss enemy, and is impervious to bullets, forcing you to think of other ways to take it down.

After years of hype and monumental buildup, Bungie's long awaited MMO shooter Destiny has finally been released, pitting players around the world against the growing forces of darkness in a rich and vast sci - fi - influenced universe.

Each one pits a lone hero against the forces of Dracula, but the latest entry in the series, Portrait of Ruin, bucks that trend by teaming you up with a magical young girl.