Sentences with phrase «rather than a sword»

The means of execution will be a cross rather than a sword, but the end will be the same.

The action, focusing unusually on knives rather than swords or fists, won Bets Choreography at the Golden Horse Awards.

The only downfall is when you unlock the hidden weapon, FFVIII's Gunblade, as sometimes Aya will hold it and aim it like a rifle, rather than a sword.

Not exact matches

The decades - long conflict that is currently raging over short - termism and activist hedge funds strikes me as analogous to the Thirty Years» War of the 17th Century, albeit fought with statistics («empirical evidence»), op - eds and journal articles rather than cannon, pike and sword.

It's clear the Squarespace platform leans toward perfecting design rather than marketing and functionality, which can be a double - edged sword for those who are just getting started with ecommerce.

Though we do not see how our actions might affect the future, though we may not receive our inheritance right now, though we might go through persecution and trials and nakedness and danger and sword, if we just put our faith in God, as we keep our eyes on Jesus, «Keep the Son in our eyes,» as we, like Peter, keep our eyes on Jesus rather than on the rolling waves around us, we will walk by faith.

Later he admonishes Peter to put his sword in the scabbard rather than resist arrest (Matthew 26:52).

Rev 13:10 i'd understand «sword» also as «weapon», tho as mentioned, it being rather an «ewww» about weapons than a security - fable and even less an «ooohhh».

Oh and additionally... you need to study REAL history concerning the crusades because the notion of converting Muslims to our faith by the sword is nothing but a fairy tale told by revisionist historians who desire to create a history that meets their agendas rather than report truthfully.

No, rather a sword lf you love your father, mother, sister, brother, more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

Only not armed with automatic weapons as the Muslims are, but rather with the Word of God which is sharper than any two edged sword, or any weapon known to man.

The hypocrisy of Wenger, when quoting his arrogant boast from 2008 of creating success rather than buying it, condemns him to his own sword.

History will judge the prime minister kindly if she falls on her sword rather than become a hostage to her party's militant tendency.

Lev (Aidarus Aidid) dreams of a «fair» fight, with sword and shield, as a Roman soldier; Sash (Luke Scholefield) wonders how a battle for ideas, rather than land, can ever be won.

«Rather than be inspired by the spirit of public service by initiating legislation that promotes transparency, accountability and human rights, the Senate is legislating to encourage corruption and impunity, serving as both a shield and sword to advance personal agendas.

Before her performances, she also downs high - protein foods like meat to deal with the acid and insulin secreted by the stomach and pancreas, which apparently don't realize that she is swallowing a sword rather than a yummy snack.

The way the game unfolds now is largely dependent on the player paying close attention to the conditions around them rather than dictating the flow of the game through their actions, a double - edged sword that will delight some players due to the realism and infuriate others who may find themselves having to re-evaluate their playing style to accommodate these changes.

Rather than wield a second sword made of lightning like he does, Owain channels his ever hungry hand to pair an abyssal blade of pure darkness to his trademark Missiletainn.

League explained — through his fake and sometimes - dangling beard — that we were all there to celebrate the «sword - and - sandals» genre, and that David Gordon Green's film was an homage — rather than a parody — of movies like Dragonslayer, Legend, Krull, or The Sword and The Sorcerer.

Perhaps Ashes of Time should be regarded as an «eastern» rather than a western, with swords taking the place of guns and a camel or two thrown in with the horses.

Moretz, so charming in (500) Days of Summer, steals the show as the foul - mouthed tyke who would much rather chuck butterfly knifes and ram swords through crooks than play with doll babies.

The same goes for the multi-headed Hydra whose snakelike necks should blossom with hundreds of new heads, rather than two, when one is severed by Percy's sword during a fierce battle.

She'd rather wear a sword than a gown and would prefer to ride a horse than go to a ball.

Ranged characters can still be cumbersome as targeting specific enemies or other things is a little hit and miss, a problem that came to a head during a mission based around Gandalf and Radagast in which my chosen wizard (Gandalf) insisted on shooting at something across the screen with his staff rather than whipping out his sword and killing the orc that was in the process of pummeling his face in.

It's all knee - jerk reaction from children who would rather fall on the sword than accept anything that may suggest their hobby could have adverse effects on them.

But, the new areas do allow players to have a break from all the dreary castles and knights, especially since the enemies in these stages are decked out with modern clothing and weapons, rather than the typical swords and metal armor.

When Moonchild strikes the beast, the sword gets thrust backwards, indicated something like defeating the creature might also come with puzzle mechanics rather than brute force.

Though the weapons are supposed to be more balanced than in the first, they invariably end up feeling rather impotent and bland, and the weapons that most teams scramble over each other to get at are the sword and the rocket launcher, leaving those unequipped or unwilling to use them with no truly effective countermeasure (ie.

The way the game unfolds now is largely dependent on the player paying close attention to the conditions around them rather than dictating the flow of the game through their actions, a double - edged sword that will delight some players due to the realism and infuriate others who may find themselves having to re-evaluate their playing style to accommodate these changes.

Rather than just mashing buttons to slay foes, For Honor offers a refined, difficult - to - master sword - fighting system.

To accommodate the motion controls — and the greater proportion of right - handed players — southpaw Link had to switch his sword from his left hand, and rather than alter his animations from the GameCube version, Nintendo mirrored the entire game.

For one, the game was named after the development idea that the sword could be charged up to gain energy by pointing the wiimote upwards, rather than holding a button, which felt less natural.

Rather than swarming around him, if Link hits a Cucco enough with the sword, he can take control of it for a short while.

However, rather than, say, two kings locking swords for control of the land, the conflict was more like two armies firing shots from across the battlefield.

The combat system is a rather good one, and Nariko is certainly equally skilled in both defence and attack, making her a more than efficient wielder of a very big and un-lady like sword.

Kai plays in a completely different manner to that of Nariko, rather than a big manly sword, the oddball character is a master of the bow and arrow instead.

Rather than using a sword, spear or lance like more traditional knights, this blue armoured hero uses a shovel.

The special abilities only matter when you activate them via the Triangle button, but you can swap the swords around if you fancy opening a combo with a lance for example rather than a short sword.

But when we saw games like Red Steel (crappy as it was), immediately people thought of light sabers and Master Swords and first - person shooters where you point at the screen rather than dual analog sticks.

I'm going to give them the benfit of the doubt and say that this whole enterprise is based on clumsiness and stupidity rather than evil, but we have to make a stand and make it clear to these people that if you live by the sword you die by the sword.

The balancing of interests under s. 1 gives no procedural advantage to the party seeking to use the Charter as a sword rather than a shield.

An upstream party is only allowed to raise claims in adjudication «as a shield rather than as a sword».

But high - tech tools can be a distraction — a double - edged sword — if our time is focused on the technology itself, rather than the outcome or the ROI of your valuable time.