Sentences with phrase «siege of»

The siege of the Lindt cafe in Sydney late last year showcased some of the best and worst aspects of journalism in Australia, with surely the top prize for poor taste going to our most power... Read more

I see our current situation as a battle, a siege of the citadel that is the American Psychological Association.

[12] Both Sick Berth Staff of the Navy and the Medical Attendants of the Royal Marines served with distinction at the Battle of Jutland, [13] Flanders, [14] Gallipoli, [15] the Western Front, [16] Battle of Heligoland Bight, [17] Zeebrugge Raid, [5] the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, [18] Siege of Antwerp, [19] the Battle of Dogger Bank, [20] and the British Campaign in the Baltic (Russia) to name a few.

Made by 11 bit studios, it's a war survival game inspired by the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.

Siege of Dragonspear is the first new Baldur's Gate title in a very long time.

«The siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the Company's customers and suppliers,» the statement said.

When Homer, one of the most correct, as well as the oldest of human authorities, enumerates the other nations of Greece whose forces acted at the siege of Troy, he arranges them under the names of their different Kings or Princes.

Mladic was found guilty of genocide in Srebrenica, crimes against humanity for ethnic cleansing of Bosnian towns and the siege of Sarajevo, and war crimes for the hostage taking of UN staff to stop NATO intervention.

Or consider Israel's continuing siege of Gaza.

Hall was one of only two survivors on the HMS Shannon, whose job during the Siege of Lucknow during was to breach the walls of the Shah Najaf mosque where Indian militants were holed up.

A variety of unexpected problems [have] made it impractical to stage the contest, including the Egyptian Revolution, the Iranian Revolution, the Iraqi Revolution, the Dhofar Rebellion, the Adwan Rebellion, the Ararat Rebellion, the Dersim Rebellion, World Wars I and II, the Arab - Israeli Wars, the Iran - Iraq War, the Anglo - Iraqi War, the Franco - Syrian War, the Saudi - Yemeni War, the Lebanese Civil War, the Syrian Civil War, the Yemeni Civil Wars, the Suez Crisis, the Siege of Mecca, several intifadas, Operation Ajax, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the assassination of King Abdullah I of Jordan, the assassination of Anwar Sadat, the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the assassination of Rafic Hariri, the assassinations of numerous Iraqi and Iranian prime ministers, the Armenian Genocide, the Assyrian Genocide, several genocides targeting the Kurds and Yazidis, the Semele Massacre, the Hama Massacre, the Mecca Massacre, the bombing of the King David Hotel, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, a combined total of over 14 coups d'etat, and inclement weather, among other causes.

What it couldn't achieve in the Red and Brown form is under the siege of its Green form.

According to the Caucus Blog, the show's producers say the segment revolves around the legend that the Greek mathematician Archimedes helped destroy a Roman fleet during during the Siege of Syracuse by using the heat of the sun concentrated by an array of mirrors.

That same year, he lost his right leg during the siege of Belfort.

1395 Days without Red draws on the experience of the siege of Sarajevo between 1992 and 1996, and the trauma of the besieged citizens as they made their way through the city.

(2009) at Erba in Grenoble - Valence, 90 jours (2010) at L' H du Siege of Valenciennes and Diffraction at L'Arboretum located in Argenton - sur - Creuse.

The haunting things that he witnessed during that forbidden trip over many months form the series, Louder Than Bombs — his photo - journalism account of the impact of ISIS's unexpected siege of Kobani and the ensuing effort to retake the city.

2000 Solnit, Rebecca & Schwartzenberg, Susan, Hollow City: The Siege of San Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism, London: Verso HONORS / AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS

In 2000 she collaborated with Rebecca Solnit and Susan Schwartzenberg on their book, Hollow City: The Siege of San Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism.

Some of the shelter drawings were exhibited in Russia in 2011, in an exhibition marking the joint 70th anniversary of the end of the London blitz and the start of the siege of Leningrad.

Pulsing LED installations, streaming with texts by the poet Anna Swir about her experiences as a resistance fighter in the 1939 Siege of Warsaw, cast a lurid purplish - blue glow on the paintings, lit just so they're legible.

Meanwhile Wyndham Lewis, a critic of communism, pointedly invoked the 15th - century Siege of Barcelona — in which John II of Aragon crushed Catalan constitutionalists — in his coolly geometric Surrender of Barcelona (1934 — 7) commemorating the fall of the city to Franco's troops.

Searle, Adrian; Return to the siege of Sarajevo, (feaure on Manchester International Festival), July

Selected solo exhibitions and projects include: The Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; The Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, St. Petersburg, Russia; The 2014 Manifesta 10 European Biennial / Art - Centre Pushkinskaya - 10 Parallel Public Program, St. Petersburg, Russia; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN; Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN; 21c Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY; The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK; Ca»D» Oro Gallery, New York City, NY; Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL; thisisnotashop, Dublin, Ireland; The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE; and the Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

The exceptionally large painting, measuring 14 - by - 17 feet (16 - by - 19 framed), is a hand - painted copy of French artist Louis Charles - Auguste Couder's Siege of Yorktown (1781).

The content picks up right after the end of «Defiant Honor» and sees protagonist William dealing with a new uprising and war following the siege of Osaka Castle.

We have already seen how well Frostbite scales in closed door and open world environments if we look at Operation Metro, Siege of Shanghai and then move towards the larger maps such as Caspian Border, Silk Road, etc..

Fixed an issue that caused from statues during the Siege of Alexandria Tour to appear with a low - quality texture

Those of you who are intent on completing the entire game will have your work cut out for you if you decide to attempt to handle the Siege of Cragholdt quest.

The re-release is being handled by Ubisoft Sofia and is set to run at a standard 1080p resolution with 4K support on PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered will also contain all of the original game's downloadable content: the Master Templar and Explorer DLC packs, as well as two bonus missions, «The Armor of Sir Gunn Quest» and «The Siege of Fort de Sable».

You'll be able to play the Siege of Shanghai map in Conquest Mode or Domination Mode.

During a particular siege of an enemy base (no spoilers), opponents continuously respawn after death if you draw them into battle.

This war survival game drawn from the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian war makes you the Civilian who is struggling to live in a war - torn society.

The latest Legend of Heroes is superb, the siege of Sarajevo is seen through children's eyes and Super Mario RPG barely shows its age

The First Order Siege of Takodana Level Pack is exactly as it sounds.

The remastered version of Assassin's Creed: Rogue also features the post-launch DLC from the Xbox 360 and PS3 version, including the Armor of Sir Gunn Quest and the Siege of Fort de Sable.

You can start playing The First Order Siege of Takodana Level Pack through the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deluxe Edition game on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, or the Season Pass that can be purchased digitally.

Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered will include all of the downloadable content from the original game: two bonus missions (The Armor of Sir Gunn Quest and The Siege of Fort de Sable), as well as the Master Templar and Explorer packs, which contain weapons, customisation items and special outfits, including Bayek's legacy outfit from Assassin's Creed Origins.

By pre-ordering either the standard or deluxe edition (which includes additional missions, outfits, and weapons) through Uplay, players will receive one of six Assassin's Creed titles of their choosing for free along with The Siege of Fort de Sable and The Explorer bonus packs.

During the siege of the first two levels, I didn't take any damage, but it took me multiple attempts at the third because of frequent attacks by red enemies of which I had no defense yet.

Defend your castle from the siege of an army of skeletons and their evil Lord, combining different towers and arrows to make more forceful attacks.

The Siege of Kulve Taroth will be returning at a later date, so stay tuned to the Monster Hunter channels on Facebook and Twitter for the latest reports.

The beta will include the Siege of Shanghai map on the popular Conquest mode and Levolution.

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In addition to a digital copy of Siege of Dragonspear expansion, the Digital Deluxe includes a full soundtrack of the original Baldur's Gate, as well as all the tracks composed by Sam Hulick for both the Enhanced Edition and the Siege of Dragonspear expansion.

«Episode 4: Exodus» follows the CIF Unit's harrowing escape from the alien underworld and the successful recovery of Dr. Cross and the cortex, with the team now tasked with fighting off the Cryptid army's siege of the last bastion of human resistance.

The Battlefield 4 beta features the Siege of Shanghai map as well as two game modes: Conquest and Domination.

The following four additional stages will become available to play in Conquest Mode: Melee at Mt. Xingshi, Siege of Liaodong, Advance upon Luo Castle, Xtreme Family Feud.

The Season Pass will include three Level Packs: Poe's Quest for Survival, First Order Siege of Takodana, and Escape from Starkiller Base.

Additionally, Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered lets Shay wear Bayek's legacy outfit from Assassin's Creed Origins, and includes all of the original game's downloadable content, including weapons, outfits, customization items, and two bonus missions: The Armor of Sir Gunn Quest and The Siege of Fort de Sable.