Sentences with phrase «taking the fall for»

«He absolutely took the fall for Target Canada.»

Pockets of the media are currently wondering whether CEO Oscar Muñoz will take the fall for the constant PR disasters.

SVP and General Counsel Nancy Heinen mainly took the fall for $ 40 million in underreported expenses, but CFO and director Fred Anderson was also severely sanctioned.

Shortly before press time, he resigned, taking the fall for the VW's emissions - cheating scandal.

Is love taking the fall for another person?

We aren't blaming Jesus or making Him take the fall for us — He gave His life for us.

Look, I'm not taking the fall for these nut jobs, I never said «stop using your brain».

How about reporting on a real story, like the fact that Pres. Obama is letting his underlings take the fall for his own failures in Libya.

I»VE ALWAYS TOOK THE FALL FOR U GUYS BUT I DO NT NEED JUST A WIN, NOW I WANT U BOYS TO FIGHT FOR DAT UCL!!

We bet Bean is thrilled that there's video evidence to exonerate him, although it seems like he was willing to take the fall for his beloved baby girl.

Christie's aides took the fall for that mess, and he paid a political price, seeing his presidential aspirations go down the tubes.

Miliband, by contrast, does not have anyone prepared to take a fall for him.

Darren, someone has to take the fall for the boss, and you were the last one standing.

«If you talk to me on January 8 and you are citing these examples, then as a party, we take the fall for that, but not when there is government in place, there is an administration in place and you want us to carry this on our hear.»

The superintendent took the fall for the mistake, and now the district, which has already endured layoffs and program reductions in recent years, is facing a gaping hole in its budget and looking for the state to help.

I'm not taking fall for an answer, and decided to rebel against it by buying a pair of Levi's shorts.

A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss.

George, just out of jail after taking a fall for the Caine character, has virtually none of the social graces, dresses as though colour blind, and is prone to violent fits of temper, yet there's a sensitivity there, apparent in his increasing concern for Simone's welfare.

Then, Steve decides David needs to take the fall for the heist, the second biggest executed on U.S. soil.

This film explores the web of romantic obsession and betrayal that may have led an innocent man to make the ultimate sacrifice for love — taking the fall for a murder he didn't commit.

Working from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Pope («Pierrepoint,» «Mrs. Biggs «-RRB-, Steve Coogan stars as Martin Sixsmith, a real - life journalist - turned - spin doctor who was forced to resign after taking the fall for a government scandal.

Embattled espionage boss Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) takes the fall for the foul up and soon goes missing himself.

Al plays Val, a stand up guy just released from prison who took the fall for his friends.

The three character names have been changed (Buddusky becomes Sal, Mule becomes Mueller, and Meadows becomes Doc), along with their service record (they're former Marines instead of former Navy men), and their origin story (Doc went to jail over some missing morphine, taking the fall for Sal and Mueller who were abusing the drug during Vietnam).

Unfortunately, if Hooper is to take credit for what that technique adds to the film, he also takes the fall for failing to match that innovation visually.

Yakuza Kiwami follows Kazuma Kiryu a member of the Tojo clan who takes the fall for a murder he didn't commit in order to protect his best friend.

Someone has been killing heads of state, and for the prologue Geralt relates how he wound up taking the fall for the latest one.

This time the action centres on an ex-convict and his quest for revenge against a gangster rapper friend who let him take the fall for a robbery they committed 14 years earlier.

Rod, the punk with the troubled past, takes the fall for her death but Nancy knows that Rod is innocent, because the creature is haunting her dreams as well.

Concluding with Fay taking the fall for Henry and winding up behind bars, the story set the stage for a third character to take prominence in this idiosyncratic indie franchise — the couple's son, Ned (Liam Aiken), whose time has come to wrestle control of the messy situation.

Wrapping up the story in The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne has retired as the Batman for eight years due to taking the fall for District Attoreny Harvey Dent's (Aaron Eckhart) murderous actions.

No, just let the teacher take the fall for all the failures.

Despite the fact that the GOP candidate's books were all ghostwritten — some of them by the woman who has taken the fall for plagiarizing Michelle Obama's speech for Melania Trump's RNC appearance — there are admittedly Republican party followers who can read, and who even enjoy it.

Kiryu takes the fall for a friend which puts him in prison.

As a young man he crashes a party and soon finds himself taking the fall for a murder he didn't commit, and one you undoubtedly can guess is tied to the centuries old struggle between the Assassins and Templars.

Someone has been killing heads of state, and for the prologue Geralt relates how he wound up taking the fall for the latest one.

Playing the role of the natural hero and everyday good guy, Kazuma Kiryu takes the fall for his best friend, Akira Nishikiyama, who murders the head of the Dojima Family at the very beginning of the game.

«I can't help but feel like there's something else behind this and that she's taking the fall for bigger problems in the institution,» Hammer Museum chief curator Connie Butler said.

«I think Philippe and Helen are both brilliant, and I can't help but feel like there's something else behind this and that she's taking the fall for bigger problems in the institution,» Hammer Museum chief curator Connie Butler said.

If individuals continue to behave in an irresponsible manner Stefan, blame Canadians, not some mythical bogeyman you have invented to take the fall for your beliefs.

The show begins with a criminal (Antony Starr) getting out of prison 15 years after his lover, Anastasia (Ivana Miličević), let him take the fall for their diamond heist.

Not exact matches

Former Telus top man Joe Natale officially took over as CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. this year, signaling a return to stable leadership for the company after former CEO Guy Laurence was axed last fall.

Airbus said its order intake for its helicopter unit fell 5 percent last year from 2016, while demand for passenger jets is surging as record numbers of travelers take to the sky.

Take the time to implement a specific plan - of - action for the next time you and your team fall short of a goal, including sessions for evaluation, analysis and next steps.

For Colbert, the move offers an opportunity to return to the political comedy roots he found so much success with on Comedy Central before leaving to take over for David Letterman at CBS last faFor Colbert, the move offers an opportunity to return to the political comedy roots he found so much success with on Comedy Central before leaving to take over for David Letterman at CBS last fafor David Letterman at CBS last fall.

In that real estate crash, prices fell close to 40 % and took until 2010 to fully recover, after adjusting for inflation.

If retirement income is to fall, then, it will take an epic reversal of economic trend lines that have been in place for decades (not to mention a reversal of the growing political clout of the senior vote).

The campaign, which runs until June, has been in the works for nearly eight months, and was «developed before the killings of Canadian soldiers last fall in Ottawa and St. Jean, Quebec and Canada's decision to take part in the coalition campaign against ISIS,» writes Marketing's Danny Kucharsky.

In China, overall new home prices fell for the third month, government data showed on Monday, as government - imposed restrictions took the wind out of the frothy market.

And the program's taken a lot of flak this fall for rising prices and diminishing options.