Sentences with phrase «skirmishes in»

There are other couples who get into some sort of tiff pretty much every day, but they resolve those skirmishes in a healthy way so ultimately they are able to maintain a great relationship.

Battle of Z continues the tradition of fun and chaotic Saiyan / alien / android skirmishes in video game form.

Mosh confuses the progress of science with skirmishes in the climate war.

Nov. 3, 1:50 p.m. Updated Prepare for a new round of politicized skirmishes in the never - ending climate wars, with the battleground shifting once again to Capitol Hill hearing rooms.

The project infrastructure began in February 2007 and activities commenced immediately after the post-poll skirmishes in early 2008.

In between the big, satisfying skirmishes in the new God of War, players can put gruff protagonist Kratos and his scrawny son Atreus in a boat and paddle across a lake while the father tells his boy a fable.

Battle of Z continues the tradition of fun and chaotic Saiyan / alien / android skirmishes in video game form.

Prior to this, I had spent much of my time playing skirmishes in the Open Beta against the staunch forces of the Wehrmacht, but when I gained access to Theater of War with the full version, I was pleasantly surprised by the wealth of historical detail the developers had poured into every mission; they clearly had a passion for their game's subject material.

Take control of the battlefield in either single player or local multiplayer skirmishes in both 3rd person action or overhead tactical views and command Teams of six Mobile Suits and one battleship.

There are three types of Skirmishes in Neverwinter; the first is a standard Skirmish that forms part of the quest line you may be working through.

Alongside the voices, you will find a high quality orchestral soundtrack, with the battle theme in particular offering a dramatic accompaniment to your many skirmishes in Resonail.

In that stretch of time, machines have taken over the landscape and thrown humans into a destructive spiral that culminated with humans having to take refuge on the Moon and wage small skirmishes in hopes of recovering that land they once called home.

Aside from some few Indian skirmishes in the late 1800's the Battle of St. George's Caye was the last time blood would be spilt in anger over the country's sovereignty.

There will be skirmishes in a stream.

The political skirmishes in Florida, including court fights over vouchers and charter schools, and ongoing struggles over a parade of different merit pay plans for teachers, give credence to the standard portrayal.

And the film is essentially a compendium of skirmishes in which tit - for - tat violence is meted out between the pair, with the hapless candidates (the «puppets») becoming the actual human targets.

In between the big, satisfying skirmishes in the new God of War, players can put gruff protagonist Kratos and his scrawny son Atreus in a boat and paddle across a lake while the father tells his boy a fable.

He said the meeting would chart a path for resolution of contentious issues causing tension in the South - East and also address the skirmishes in Plateau and other states.

He said, although there were some skirmishes in 2009, people never stormed passport offices to attack people.

He said the meeting would proffer solution to controversy causing tension in the South - East and also address the skirmishes in Plateau and other states.

Inter had the better of the skirmishes in the initial period with Diego Milito missing two good chances to put the Italians infront.

Like my dad, I was winning some of the skirmishes in the war against time.

Robert Wiseman Dairies announced earlier this week that it is to provisionally slash the amount it pays for UK dairy farmers» milk, a move which will undoubtedly lead to further price skirmishes in the UK milk market, as Tom...

Quite frequently in our conversations we discussed how insignificant the skirmishes in our churches back home...

Quite frequently in our conversations we discussed how insignificant the skirmishes in our churches back home seemed.

The outcome of the court fight in New York, which comes after procedural skirmishes in California and Delaware, is hard to predict.

Thanks to Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, Anne - Marie Slaughter and countless commentators on every skirmish in the mommy wars, the struggles and guilt faced by working mothers are extremely high in our collective conscious.

The last skirmish in the work - life war ended in a saw - off, with the realization that our careers, like our kids, will always demand more attention than we can reasonably give, and we have to make choices.

In an early skirmish in the prolonged battle over net neutrality, Martin as FCC chairman joined with Democratic members to censure Comcast Corp. for improperly interfering with customers» web traffic.

His misrepresentation of a naval skirmish in the Gulf of Tonkin induced Congress to grant him carte blanche in Vietnam.

DeGioia took no position on the question that started this latest skirmish in our ongoing culture wars: contraceptive coverage in health care.

My mother versus the scientific child - rearer was but one border skirmish in an extended and continuing war.

There is apparently no thought given to the notion that, in a Christian community, celebrating a faithful and dedicated professor might be more honorable than fighting yet another skirmish in the great gender war.

This was a vital skirmish in the run - up to the final battle which must surely come in the relatively near future and though they had lost itbefore it began, they were never going to accept defeat with a good grace.

One such experience occurred in June when my mother returned home from a month long hospital stay after her most recent skirmish in her battle with cancer.

In the latest skirmish in Australia's five - year - old milk war, some of the nation's most popular milk brands are heading to the Federal Court in a bitter fight over the rights to use the term «A2 protein» on their labels.

Steve Howe's 1991 comeback with the New York Yankees was astounding, which makes the latest skirmish in his battle with cocaine all the more confounding

In Philadelphia's first exhibition he threw punches at hecklers in a rough skirmish in the stands.

A territorial skirmish in the northwest suburbs has turned a 20 - acre tract of farmland on Lake Cook Road into a virtual battleground.

Mr. Cox also attacked Mr. Cuomo's recent push to raise the statewide minimum wage to $ 15 — «It's a job - killing proposal for his own political purposes,» the Republican chairman said — and the issue would seem primed for a major skirmish in Albany as well.

YouGov's daily polls will follow each twist and turn in the war of the cuts and each skirmish in the battle to allocate blame.

The missing books have prompted the latest skirmish in the long - running conflict between the government and parts of the country's academic community.

The dispute is the latest skirmish in a fight over whether power plants fueled by wood should be promoted as climate - friendly, or discouraged for putting more carbon into the atmosphere and imperiling forests.

This frontline skirmish in the culture wars [over school textbooks] is the subject of Scott Thurman's engrossing documentary... It's a symbolic fight of our times, making [the film] a compelling and involving work.

Yesterday marked the latest skirmish in the battle over how to implement Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which sends $ 15 billion from the federal government to school districts to help schools serving low - income students.

I mock the absurdities that seemingly accompany every skirmish in the education revolution because the back - and - forths among teacher unions, education policymakers and parents on changes to how students and schools are assessed are as weird and disturbing as «The Twilight Zone.»

teachers» strike in Chicago is being viewed by many as an early skirmish in a coming war over the crisis in public education — stagnant or declining graduation rates, substandard educations, dilapidated schools, angry teachers, underserved students.

This week, Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller discuss an executive order that puts control of the state's worst performing schools in the governor's hands, whether legalizing recreational marijuana would be good for Michigan, and a skirmish in Ann Arbor over openly carrying weapons in schools.

Concerns that the Oschersleben circuit would expose the Camaro's weaknesses were borne out in free practice and qualifying, although an off - track skirmish in the first half of the two - part qualifying session would truly place Reiter Engineering on the back foot.

And to say we tried to talk with some european members of the IDPF and they just did not listen, it was more of a skirmish than a dialogue, a skirmish in which they kept saying «this is not how it works.»