Sentences with phrase «public execution of»

The game kicks off with Two - Face, seeking to gain some fame among the inmates of Arkham City, attempts to hold a public execution of Catwoman, who has used the new inmate litter city to continue her spree of criminal activity, and is targeting Two - Face for reasons yet unknown.
As an aside, his idea is not entirely logical, as what amounts to a public execution of a martyr figure would likely spur the revolution on, but they do address this and I am comfortable with megalomaniacal dictators making short - sighted decisions from time to time.
Jim (Director: Brian Oakes)-- The public execution of American conflict journalist James Foley captured the world's attention, but he was more than just a man in an orange jumpsuit.
To give you an idea of what the new Bible - based order would be like, Dr. North advocates public execution of women who undergo abortions, and a similar fate for those who advise them to do so.
If you've read Evolving in Monkey Town, you know that the public execution of a woman named Zarmina in Afghanistan marked a turning point in my faith journey.
In recent months there has been several public executions of residents for committing acts that are seen as socially unacceptable by the radical Islamic militants.
Nightmarish visions of lava pits, hellgates and public executions of unfaithful creative developers all flash before my eyes... but apparently, the first thing he'd like is for the PC development scene to start flourishing again.

Not exact matches

Some see this as a bet - the - company move, requiring near - perfect execution and a wholesale public embrace of electric cars, which today account for less than 1 % of the auto market.
Jason joined NEP in 2006 after working at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in their global industrial & services group where he participated in the origination and day - to - day execution of various investment banking transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, public equity and debt financings, and private placements.
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Strength in China has mainly been driven by a strong execution of public - private partnership projects, particularly related to infrastructure and strong housing investment.»
Building a technology platform to bring a combination of trust minimised trade, decentralised contract execution, on - chain derivatives and asset backed token issuance to public blockchains.
Looking across the industry, only 38 % of the brokers have public web pages dedicated to sharing order execution metrics with customers.
Public ceremonial torture and execution «produced an effect of the sacred.»
Contrary to the popular portrayal of torture as «medieval,» it was the early - modern monarchies that inaugurated «the golden age of judicial torture,» along with offering spectacular public executions that reflected the fragility of the new state's monopoly on violence.
Or funding executions or welfare or birth control or public education or hundreds of other things.
Unless we are prepared to deny the historical evidence altogether, all of Jesus» qualities spring from one unforgettable demonstration — that after a public execution Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
Executions, especially where they are painful, humiliating, and public, may create a sense of horror that would prevent others from being tempted to commit similar crimes.
Citizens of the dictatorship are forced to worship the Kim family, and anyone who does not is subject to immediate punishment — arrest, torture or death, which could come in the form of a public execution.
One of the hallmarks of the seriousness and importance of this prohibition of sex between men is that the punishment is death — a public execution — a punishment that the Torah requires only in 19 other situations.
Historically, the theory was, as articulated by Zacharias Ursinus, that «the Church... looks to the reformation and salvation of the offender; the magistrate to the execution of justice and the public peace.»
Of course, it's this very behavior that led to Jesus» public execution and we should expect the same.
The penologists learned that after public executions murders and crimes of violence increased.
The French Revolution sanctified mob violence and ritualized public executions as noble expressions of liberty.
Jesus was led to the place of execution in the company of two of Barabbas» desperadoes — three «bandits» to be punished for their crimes by Roman justice was what the public was intended to see.
... a man sentenced to a horrible public execution or the Son of God dying for the sins of the world.
He's an emotional human who's facing a public execution, all while wrestling with the relational dynamics of His followers, friends and family.
I find myself wondering whether we might not do some justice to the truth of each intuition by requiring at executions a public presence of randomly selected citizens» something like a jury.
Events of recent months» in particular, the execution of Timothy McVeigh and, just prior to it, public airing for the first time of audio tapes of executions in Georgia» have focused attention on the morality of the death penalty, even if administered fairly and equitably.
At the core of democracy is the presence of a public debate about the distribution and execution of power.
He uses the phrase «the theatre of the national pornography of the Roman state,» to describe public executions, and goes on to give an analytical example where «the rending of flesh in public could be linked to the bravery exemplified by a woman in her confrontation with Roman authority, and simultaneously, to a language of love.»
Most historians can agree about a few general features of the public ministry of Jesus and the fact of his execution by the Roman authorities.
Burning at the stake, crucifixion, and other forms of public execution and humiliation were NOT primarily addressed to the condemned, but rather to serve as a warning to the masses.
In keeping with Thomas Lynch, who made a similar argument a few weeks ago in the pages of this magazine, Sarat wants to televise state killing, arguing that «the public is always present at an execution» — the only question that remains is whether we are willing to see what is being done in our name.
«A brief delay in unlawful deportation of residents who have lived here with government permission for over a decade outweighs the public interest in prompt execution of removal orders, where petitioners have been law - abiding and pose no threat to public safety,» Saris wrote.
Lust joined Golden Eagle in 2004 as the marketing and public relations coordinator and quickly rose through the ranks serving as pricing analyst, territory sales manager and director of pricing and sales execution before being tapped as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing in 2014.
Though they eventually rescinded the invitation, why did members of the IOC invite to Sydney as observers two representatives of the Taliban, who use sports stadiums to make public spectacle of torture and execution?
Plaza Mayor, the heart of the city, was just down the street from an apartment I rented and offered coffee and a newspaper at a café where blood once spilled from public executions and bullfights that took place not so long ago before a king and his subjects.
Though the origin of such contests is strongly disputed, many believe they date from before the Norman Conquest and that the ball was originally a head, tossed to the crowd after a public execution.
Just compare it with the sort of witch hunt / public execution style coverage we've seen for the likes of Arsenal's Eduardo da Silva or former Liverpool striker David N'Gog when they've taken a tumble under minimal or no contact.
You would think there would be more cheering at a public execution, but at least the lack of silence means this isn't a funeral yet.
Functionaries around the leader monopolise the execution of power, which often leads to abuse and corruption with a subsequent growth in public discontent.
'' Accordingly, the public are implored to verify the authenticity of any demand for the execution of Search Warrants by referring to the nearest office of the EFCC.
The government uses threats of detention, forced labor, and public executions to ensure obedience and imposes harsh restrictions on freedom of information and movement.
The report cited a 2013 legislative proposal by Cuomo that campaign contributions should be used only for a purpose «directly related to promoting the nomination or election of a candidate or the execution of duties associated with the holding of a public office or party position.»
The European rejection of the death penalty, which advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the United States cite as evidence of an emerging international consensus that ought to influence our Supreme Court, is related both to the past overuse of it by European nations (think of the executions for petty larceny in eighteenth - century England, the Reign of Terror in France, and the rampant employment of the death penalty by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) and to the less democratic cast of European politics, which makes elite opinion more likely to override public opinion there than in the United States [emboldening mine].
«And so now it's just really just a question of execution of core policies including the 50 percent by 2030 renewables program that was adopted last August by the Public Service Commission,» Morris says.
He told the House that, a legal officer who represented the IGP at public hearing committed perjury, stressing that, «he lied under oath that there was a valid stay of execution», but when time was given that he produced a proof of stay, he could not produce any.
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