Sentences with phrase «tense relationship with»

Replacing classical icons with symbols of contemporary pop culture such as taco trucks, canned beans, and an alter ego named Spaztek, Ortiz's work maintains a tense relationship with consumerism and his heritage.

The US is in a still tense relationship with Russia, and China is going through a power struggle culminating in a crisis and military uprising led by one Admiral Chang, who is the antagonist this time around.

In addition to those concerns, the school board and its new superintendent, Tony Smith, will inherit a tense relationship with the teachers union, which has been asked to accept a 3 percent pay cut.

Teacher may increase some time and resources for instruction but still has a difficult and tense relationship with principals, families, school staff, coaches, or students (and others affected by the time and resource shifts).

Merle's life is already a little unstable what with the stress of an impending marriage, a tough job, and a tense relationship with her mother, Patricia (an icy JoBeth Williams).

Taiwan has submitted «Small Talk» a deeply personal documentary about director Huang Hui - chen's tense relationship with her mother, a lesbian Taoist priestess who never wanted children.

[Garance] Marillier gives a fearless performance, seeming to age at least 10 years as the movie goes on, and the tense relationship with her wilder older sister feels authentic.

But she has some demons of her own, including a tense relationship with her meddling mother, who induces Jewish guilt at every turn.

Zurich's Protestant analysts (Jung) maintained a tense relationship with Vienna's Jewish group (Freud).

DiNapoli, who has had an increasingly tense relationship with the governor, criticized Cuomo for not being more forthcoming.

State Senate Deputy Minority Leader Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who has has a tense relationship with Cuomo, hired a new communication director who most recently worked for one of the governor's chief Democratic foes.

Also at play was a rejection of de Blasio's progressive politics as the mantra of the Democratic Party 2016 presidential candidate going forward, as well as his visibly tense relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, insiders say.

Members of the Working Families Party, which sits to the left of most mainstream Democrats and has a tense relationship with Mr. Cuomo, have entertained the idea of a third - party run against the governor next year, either in a primary or general election.

Mr Blair had a tense relationship with the Royal family during his 10 years in office.

Labor leaders have spoken ominously about the possibility that their tense relationship with the governor could cost him union support when — and if — he should decide to seek the White House in 2016.

The move embittered many rank and file Democrats, who have since had a tense relationship with the IDC.

The move embittered many rank - and - file Democrats, who have since had a tense relationship with the IDC.

Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has escalated her tense relationship with her deputies in an explosive rejoinder released on Saturday.

State Senate Deputy Minority Leader Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who has has a tense relationship with Cuomo, hired a new communication director who most recently worked for one of the governor's chief Democratic foes: ex-Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.

Grisanti had been among a handful of Republican lawmakers who backed the SAFE Act, further souring his already tense relationship with Republican and conservative voters.

The mainly ethnically Berber Rif region has long had a tense relationship with Morocco's central authorities, and was at the heart of Arab Spring - inspired protests in 2011.

But with Mr. de Blasio's tense relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the spotlight, and with the Senate in the hands of Republicans unenthusiastic about many of his plans, accomplishing his priorities this year may not be any easier for the mayor.

There has been speculation on and off as to whether Miner's tense relationship with Cuomo has cost her city, particularly given the governor's close alliance with another local elected officials with whom the mayor must frequently work — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Republican who crossed party lines in 2014 to endorse the governor's reelection bid.

His departure from Mainz was fuelled by a supposedly tense relationship with former director Christian Heidel.

The playmaker, who has always enjoyed a tense relationship with the media in Turkey, is a target for Arsenal this summer but is currently on international duty.

Hamilton suffered a tense relationship with Rosberg during their title bouts but added he hasn't had many races up against Vettel, but has always had a «respectful relationship».

While their league standing and recent form were obviously against him, he also endured a tense relationship with club President Silvio Berlusconi.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has risked reigniting his tense relationship with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ahead of their top - of - the - table clash next week, with the Frenchman mocking the Blues» victory over Manchester United.

The report adds that Raiola has already set up a tense relationship with the club over his wage demands for Pogba and ideas on where he should be played in the side, and this latest claim is undoubtedly not going to go down well with the club.

Watkins has been in the top job for more than three years and she inherited a mess, including a product portfolio dominated by premium high - priced products largely in decline as well as a tense relationship with major shareholder The Coca - Cola Company (TCCC).

One key group is Christians United for Israel, which has more than a million members and politically conservative leaders who have expressed disappointment over Obama's sometimes tense relationship with Israel.

Cuban, who went from praising then - GOP contender Donald Trump to becoming an all - out supporter of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, has a visibly tense relationship with the President.

Birkenfeld notes that many countries affected by the leak are those with tense relationships with the U.S..

The film imagines Edward's growing unease with the business he's in, and his increasingly tense relationships with higher ups at the NSA.

Not exact matches

Priebus and Scaramucci are said to have a tense relationship, with reports saying Priebus had tried to prevent Scaramucci from becoming director of communications.

Accepting investment from friends and family can create tense relationships if their investment is taken cavalierly and they are never able to recoup their investment along with a return.

Facebook's relationship with its vast community of developers has reached a tense moment once more.

The movie is packed with too many funny cameos to list succinctly, and the truth is that very few of them matter outside of the dynamic between Tommy and Greg, a tense relationship of give and take between two amateur actors who both want to make it in Hollywood.

Their relationships with some family members became tense because no one remembered how to hang out without a beer.

Besides the visit being her first real introduction to the Coca - Cola system, it will be a test of how she will navigate her way through the anchor bottler's complicated — and at times tense — relationship with its major shareholder.

Diego Simeone brought Mandzukic to the Estadio Vicente Calderon only last summer, but there relationship was said to have been tense, with the Argentine manager admitting that the attacker «annoyed him easily» [via the Daily Mail].

The relationship between the two groups has been tense to conflictual ever since, with periodic bouts of violence.

[218] Post-independence, the government and media often had a tense relationship, with private outlets closed during the military governments and strict media laws that prevent criticism of government.

As my colleague Zeeshan Aleem writes, although the Obama administration gave Israel a bigger military aid package than any US president in history, and has vetoed past UN condemnations of settlements, Obama had a «tense and at times outright hostile relationship with the right - wing Netanyahu.»

The bad blood grew worse early on when de Blasio sought to unseat Republicans in key swing districts, making the relationship with the Senate Republicans tense.

Cuomo's relationship with the legislature has been tense recently, and several senators skipped the briefing.

The two have a tense relationship, with de Blasio accusing Cuomo publicly of undermining him in Albany.

Sharpton, who has had a tense working relationship with Rangel for years, summoned the candidates to his office and implored them to focus on policy, not race.

Cuomo has had a tense relationship over the years with DiNapoli, but the comptroller said he's hopeful the governor can come around on the issue.

Cuomo's relationship with the state Legislature has been tense recently, and several senators skipped the briefing.