Sentences with phrase «stand off in»

When they rape the wife of a veterinarian though, the furious husband decides to strike back with help from another buxom victim of the gang, leading to a violent stand off in the desert.

Of course there was a tremendous uproar resulting in a cold war stand off in the household where we refused to acknowledge each other's existence for a week.

It was one of only a very few issues our opinions differed Jon so I'm pleased your on board with Ivan.I believe he has had to go over Wengers head and straight to Kronke to get his way and this will explain the reported stand off in their working relationship.Wenger did not like being called into question.Shame it didn't happen a decade ago

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This group includes wafflers who either don't have a lot of confidence in their decision making and hope by putting off choosing others might decide for them, or those who enjoy the feeling of being able to stand in judgment of others without committing to any course of action themselves.

The lone police officer who faced a tense stand - off with the man suspected of driving a van into pedestrians in Toronto is being hailed a hero for his actions.

Lately, I've found that even the mission - critical business ideas that make it through my first set of filters have to address another elephant in the room: the question of whether this startup is building something that's going to become a free - standing and independent business or whether it's developing a great feature that is going to be swallowed up, ripped off, or rolled over by one of the big guys in their space in the near future.

«Tech isn't even its own stand - alone sector, because it has tentacles into all the other industries,» says Koch, ticking off its impact in retail (e-commerce), automotive (self - driving cars), banking (mobile payments), health care (big - data genomics), and more.

It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

AYR, which stands for All Year Round, originated as a part of Bonobos and spun off in 2015 as an independent company led by Jac Cameron, Maggie Winter, and Max Bonbrest.

The stand - off also comes amid a growing campaign by politicians, regulators and courts across Europe to rein in Google's power over the Internet search market and the impact it has on deeply ingrained social norms around personal privacy.

China's Huawei said it backed Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand - off with the United States government over breaking into an iPhone, but stopped short of saying explicitly it would adopt the same stance.

The ban on backyard fireworks stands (which are illegal in most parts of the state) is constantly being lifted and then reinstated in Galveston, due to varying dryness conditions, and personal fireworks can not be set off on the beach.

Laslie said, «GPS and stand - off weapons (and permissive environments) have kept the B - 52 in the game, but it really is a tactical conflict in OIR.»

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Last July, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw and promised to help wean the nation off Russian energy imports.

I was working at home and had just gotten off the phone and looked up to find my wife standing in the doorway.

It's available in twin, full, queen, and king sizes, and as an added perk, the king size frame stands 14 inches off the ground, providing extra storage space.

The Asian giants were locked in a 73 - day military stand - off in a remote, high - altitude stretch of that boundary last year.

Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, triggering economic sanctions by the European Union and United States and a tense stand - off in the region.

Until now Time Warner, which spun off Time Warner Cable (TWC) in 2009, stood on the sidelines.

The shadowy persona, who signed off as «Satoshi Nakamoto,» had solved a long - standing conundrum in computer science known as the Byzantine Generals Problem.

It is likely more modern stand - off weapons like the UK's MBDA Storm Shadow and French SCALP - EG cruise missile along with the new AGM - 158 JASSM - ER (Joint Air - to - Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range) were highly effective in Friday night's strike on Syria by UK, France and the U.S..

The Tomahawk missile, one of several stand - off weapons used in the overnight strikes in Syria, is an older and still effective weapons platform especially in its most updated versions.

And he built on that work to launch Luna Innovations Inc., a research - and - development launchpad in Blacksburg, Va., that has spun off five stand - alone businesses in the past three years.

If you didn't have to stand in line, even the shorter one for the automated kiosks, that could shave a good 20 to 30 minutes off how early you need to get to the theatre.

She must now juggle competing domestic demands from her conservative CDU / CSU alliance and the SPD, just as Germany is locked in a trade stand - off with the United States.

Standing in front of his image on a giant videoscreen, Musk showed off the model's four - wheel drive and autopilot features.

What started off as a small hot dog stand in a Chicago suburb is now a chain that operates over 40 locations throughout the US.

Evans rings off some simple rules: don't buy anything you're pressured to buy or don't understand; ask the seller for their qualifications and track record, and if they don't give satisfactory answers, don't buy; don't invest more money than you can stand to lose, and never invest it all in one deal; avoid anything with an offshore element to it («That means your money's never coming back»); and seek out an unbiased second opinion, say, from your accountant or bank manager.

It is comforting to know that the legislative branch can stand up in the face of withering criticism and dire warnings from the media and even the president to take action and keep the government's finances from going off the rails.

This stands in contrast to some of the German luxury makers, which have been accused of ripping off and overcharging consumers.

The Asian giants were locked in a 73 - day military stand - off in a remote, high - altitude stretch of their Himalayan border last year.

Say you're standing in a very large room, all the lights are off, and you have to find the only exit.

The ECB must be aware of this and accepting of the risk that the stand - off could lead to the publics in the peripheral nations rebelling against the notion of a European union.

What started off as a burger stand, almost 70 years ago, now has 700 restaurants in the US.

Dealing with the second incident, U.S. officials told Fox News that a USAF F - 22 Raptor stealth fighter flew in front of a pair of Russian Air Force Su - 25 Frogfoot attack jets near Al Mayadin, Syria, «an area off - limits to Russian jets based on a long - standing mutual agreement».

In response to Russian provocations, the Pentagon is developing new unmanned systems, a new long - range bomber, a new long - range stand - off cruise missile, and a number of innovative technologies, McKeon said in testimony to a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs CommitteeIn response to Russian provocations, the Pentagon is developing new unmanned systems, a new long - range bomber, a new long - range stand - off cruise missile, and a number of innovative technologies, McKeon said in testimony to a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committeein testimony to a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.

«For the ones forking off (leaving consensus), it stands to reason that they are liable to institute a clean split, and not expect to push the burden to the ones still in consensus.»

And so what we've done is we've done two what we call stand downs on the weekends, where we bring everybody in who needs urgent care off the wait list to make sure they get the care they need.

An older gentleman stands in front of a temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, gazing up in wonder as sunlight glints off his white hair and wizened face.

OTTAWA — The federal government stands to raise as much as $ 280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.

International U.K. health minister says breast - cancer - screening failure may have shortened 270 lives, Globe and Mail Protesters block roads across Armenia in stand - off with authorities, Reuters

Stock volatility is back in earnest today, as the risk - off shift that was already apparent in forex markets throughout the equity - bounce reached the last stand for...

Plenty of cool drinks and ice cream were in hand to ward off the heat in the stands!

Shares in U.S. Steel are bucking the broader market Thursday, adding 1.05 % to stand at $ 20.26 and off an earlier - in - the - week low of $ 15.68.

Financial services group Nordea, which banned its employees from engaging in off - the - clock cryptocurrency trading earlier this year, said at the time that financial institutions often «restrict the personal account dealing of staff to prevent them taking positions in speculative investments, or which might expose them to a risk of financial loss and therefore impact their financial standing.»

But, as things stand, the jury is still out on the effectiveness of monetary policy alone in heading off the disinflationary forces imported from China and its ability to push growth in any meaningful way beyond the present trajectory.

I was managing pension fund equities in 1987 and I will always vividly remember Black Monday, as I stood in the trading room, reading the DJ news wire, and my trader said she was seeing NO bids at the opening bell, and over a third of the S&P 500 stocks were not even trading at 10:30 while other stocks were off 20 % + with bid - ask spreads as large as the Grand Canyon.

However, the chances of her party gaining significant support in the election tailed off when the Tokyo governor confirmed her reluctance to stand for parliament herself, increasing uncertainty about the opposition's strategy.

As regards leasing or outright purchase of an office and store facility, the choice is dependent on your financial standing, but the truth is that to be on the safe side, it is advisable to start off with a short — term rent / lease while test running the business in the location.

You may be lucky enough to pick a short term top that will make you feel smart for a day or even a week; then suddenly you will be left standing at the station with your hands and money in your pockets, watching as the Gold Rocket Ship takes off and you will not have the courage to jump back in at accelerating new highs.