Sentences with phrase «public beating»

Now it has to be granted, of course, that there is no end to pulpit tricks and sneak attacks: the manufactured tear, public beating of the breast, slaying dragons on loan from the taxidermist, and thousands more.

Kai fights honorably and fearlessly, but is repaid with cruelty, abuse and vicious public beatings.

Viewers favourite: The 28 - year - old actor beat out stuff competition from Florence Pugh, Josh O'Connor, Timothée Chalamet and Tessa Thompson in the EE - sponsored category, which was voted for by the public

The Public beat the spread with teams like Pittsburgh, New England, Atlanta, and the Jets — while Indianapolis and St. Louis surprised some bettors by failing to cover.

He's a good fighter who seized an opportunity to take a public beating for a huge paycheck.

Sugar is taking a public beating this week, as the internet is crammed with articles on why to avoid it, including Michael Moss's fascinating New York Times Magazine piece on processed foods as well as yesterday's NYT column column by beloved chef Mark Bittman.

Between Ubisoft dragging out the Assassin's Creed series to the market square for a public beating, Activision making Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 proving to have more bugs than a beehive and an ant hill duking it out, and now Street Fighter V walking around, sans arcade mode, like it forgot to put on pants... When will this end, people!?

Still, given the public beating standardized tests have taken over the last decade, and the negative narrative around testing that's solidified as a result, it remains exceedingly important for those of us that still believe in annual, statewide standardized testing to articulate — again, and again, and again — why it matters.

Some at BioWare are also feeling a bit demoralized after the public beating EA took over Star Wars: Battlefront II.

In no hurry to take another public beating, it seems Facebook is now more than willing to rapidly respond to any bad PR, at least until CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes his Congressional debut.

With Facebook continuing to take a public beating following revelations about its questionable data - protection practices, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday piled on the social media giant by insisting that his company has made a conscious decision not to treat customers as if they are a product.