Sentences with phrase «plague on»

«[A] bstract software patents have become a plague on computer - related industries,» noted the companies in their brief.

Oh, woe to all such services and a plague on their houses, as they try to drag you into a Skype session when no such facility exists, or offer a shared space only accessible to a subset of participants.

«My attitude», said Ward LJ at the appeal, «is best summed up as «a plague on both your houses».

Whatever you call «em, the holding companies that produce nothing for this country, yet buy patent assets and assert the associated rights, are a much - lamented plague on this nation's economy, cost intellectual property - heavy industries billions in patent litigation fees, and are an absolute boon for the lawyers.

Together, they are a tremendous plague on our vocation, and a condemnation of how we select our successors.

I have also sought to remind courts that they have the right of their own motion to stay for ADR and also the right to penalise both parties if they have jointly failed to mediate or tried properly to settle — see McMillan Williams v Range [2004] EWCA Civ 294; [2004] 1 WLR 1858, where Ward LJ declared «a plague on both your houses» and made no order as to costs.

A plague on all their houses.

Any unreasoning extremist on either side will be able to take issue with the above and following statements, flinging copiously truthy WUWTisms or IPCCness, and try to jump in and take control of the agenda with their strategic arguments to drown out a balanced stepwise approach capable of producing some alleviation for victims out of no more than fervent belief in their own side, but to them I say a plague on both your houses.

It might be impossible for you since you're so certain your fellow humans are a plague on this earth, but none of the significant conveyors and integrators of energy I observe in our climate system have anything to do with CO2.

«We are a plague on the Earth.

So, in fact, models are a plague on humanity; not susceptible of confirmation and taken as «scientific consensus» where none exists.

Some greens even refer to humans as a «plague on the planet» and a «pathogenic organism».

And there will now be a lot of people tempted to follow the same view, or, perhaps worse, to say» a plague on all your houses..»

And if you think you're done after spreading your plague on all levels, think again — I, ZOMBIE's built - in level editor lets you build your own maps and challenge your skills just the way you like.

The cats themselves carry and transmit the plague all on their own.)

However in the real world, we humans generally are mostly a bunch of numpties and we as a species overall are a virus on this beautiful planet and a plague on its non human inhabitants.

Cats themselves carry and transmit the plague all on their own.

There's a plague on the loose.

I think my argument really focuses not so much on whether Amazon is good or bad, but on a single - minded, almost maniacal focus from the industry that Amazon is a nasty plague on the industry WHILE THEY SELL THEIR BOOKS THROUGH THE GIANT SITE.

Remakes have become a plague on American cinema.

Mathias Vogel (Walton Goggins) is just the sort of cackling cartoon villain who might unleash a supernatural plague on the world — especially considering all the help he has from his army of thuggish machine - gun - wielding mercenaries.

But Earn has still been struggling with the realities of life, including racism, that plague him on a daily basis.

No colorblind mode — While this issue certainly won't surface for the majority of players, the lack of a colorblind mode is a terrible plague on the puzzle game genre as a whole.

It is a plague on both their houses for the Liberal Democrats, as their leader Nick Clegg accused both main parties of blocking political reform.

«They must also recognise that few will be focused on the minutiae of this saga and that putting the expenses story in the headlines, layered with personal abuse against the prime minister, risks reviving the public's «plague on all your houses» view of the parties.»

The result of Thursday's poll is a «plague on all your houses», and Ukip has capitalised on that anti-politics mood very effectively.

But he pointed out: «A plague on both your houses is a great tune to play in politics.

One factor is the «plague on all your houses» mood.

Labour is plainly suffering most, as the governing party, but the mood is, if not a plague on all your houses, then a pestilence, rain of frogs and death to the first - born on all your houses.

If Cuomo unleashes the hydrofracking plague on NYS, it will haunt him every time he opens his mouth in a presidential run.

Richard Umpleby, from Stalybridge, fears that Labour's attempts to rebuild its relationships with communities are encountering headwinds as a result of the public's «a plague on all your houses» attitude to politicians.

MS - 13 and other violent gangs are a plague on minority and immigrant communities, targeting black and Hispanic teens with extortion, beatings and murder.

Stephen Doughty described «a plague on all our houses» when it comes to the fringes of our political parties (they are diseased).

I avoid stores like the plague on black Friday.

I know overconfidence is a plague on Arsenal, but the fact is that we are in good form, and even our reserves beat Tottenham, and the same side probably would have gained the upper hand in Zagreb if Olivier had not been petulantly sent off.

At times, I mumbled under my breath the words of Romeo and Juliet's Mercutio: «A plague on both your houses!»

A characteristic that pervades much of her writing is to declare a plague on the houses of both extremes when concepts and images are polarized and set in a win - lose «football match.»

The Catholic Church is a plague on the world.

They are a plague on American society and always blame someone else for their own lazy, immoral, violent criminal behavior!

The sin of Adam left an entail for all his descendants; that of David brought plague on the people (II Sam.

Elijah does not cut himself adrift From them; he does not cry a plague on them And on their fathers» house - not yet at least.

Religion is a plague on humanity.

GET A REAL JOB, YOU LYING, STEALING, MENTALLY ILL PARASITES!!!! Better, yet, DIE, you plague on humanity, life, freedom, truth, and progress out of the Dark Ages!

... A plague on Aristotle who taught dialectic!»

For many, perspectives are easily drowned in the political mix - up and the good versus evil narrative that both sides seem to plague on the other.

Extremist Conservatism is a plague on society any way you slice it or dice it.

I am a person that has respect for another's religion, however, there is no worse plague on this earth than an atheist and thats the truth.

And so the default position for reporting is to say, «A plague on both their houses.»

What critics said: «Even those of us who regard the Marvel aesthetic as a plague on world cinema can find much in Spider - Man: Homecoming to be charmed by.»

A plague on both your houses.