Sentences with phrase «plays against convention»

Not exact matches

William Nee, a China researcher for Amnesty International, said: «We do not know for certain whether those injuries may have contributed to his declining health, but the Chinese government should, as a party to the UN convention against torture, conduct a prompt and impartial investigation to determine whether those injuries may have played a role in his untimely death.

But Brey is concerned that it might actually violate the Geneva Convention to play Bonzie for more than 20 minutes against this abomination of a basketball team in Pittsburgh.

Speaking at the Play Fair toy convention in New York City, Bryan was asked about the significance of the upcoming Chris Jericho - Kenny Omega match and whether he would ever consider making the jump to New Japan Pro Wrestling to face off against current IWGP champion Kazuchika Okada.

By contrast, Scorsese does not play to his movie's generic conventions but against them: this is not a rousing, Hollywood - crafted, Biblical epic with blaring horns and ostentatious «Scope compositions.

At the end of the convention, a chess master (played by film critic Gerald Peary), promises to play against the winning machine.

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At the union's annual convention last week in Denver, where Eskelsen García was officially elected, some teachers said it's time for a leader who will play hardball with the feds and push back against Education Secretary Arne Duncan's agenda, which includes evaluating teachers in part by student test scores and supporting the growth of charter schools, often staffed by non-union teachers.

He shares a comic sense with Bob and Ray whose straight - man / funny - man teamwork plays off against the mundane conventions of daily life.

Each of his works possesses a distinct provocation; a protest against playing by the universally accepted rules or conventions that exist as an inseparable part of the world that surrounds us.

Samsung has been playing safe with the design and even the iPhone X, which went against the conventions Apple has set for itself, has not been able to change the mind of designers at Samsung.