Sentences with phrase «to bend to one's will»

It's unclear if this device will ever ship, but it's another example of how the platform can be bent to the will of device makers.

I was trying to get her to bend to my will in every way possible.

The mask - wearing enemy, who manages to survive the opening encounter, has threatened to destroy the world in seven days unless every country bends to his will.

When one parent is forced to bend to the will of the other parent or defend themselves in court, is that going to benefit the children?

So, Israel's problems actually come from the people not bending to the will of the priestly class, and it's successes ultimately come from their trust in this same class, yes?

But even if the ECB does bend to the will of the bond markets this year, and begins to buy sovereign debt directly, the single currency is left with all of the same weaknesses that existed prior to the crisis: the inability to tailor interest rate policy for each individual economy, the lack of foreign currency adjustment needed to offset differences in competitiveness, and growth - limiting trade dynamics throughout the area.

Your tactics (forced elimination of an idea or belief that you don't like) are the same and your aim (power to make everyone else bend to your will) is the same as the extreme religionists.

It may have started out as a way to explain what people did not have the scientific knowledge to explain at one point in our history, but then it was learned by some that religion was useful in controlling the masses and bending them to their will for good or ill.

It was as if even the bulls understood something that day, one after the other bending to his will, brushing his cape with their horns, plowing toward him again and again in valiant attempts to pick the pocket of his life.

at my disposal to encourage them to cooperate (or should I say bend them to my will?).

Until recently, some Tory commentators were complaining that he paid too little heed to his backbenchers; now they complain that bending to their will shows a lack of leadership.

On its own, it can not make the EU bend to its will.

We've seen it with Bill Clinton, allegedly Al Gore, and now we have the IMF head Dominique Strauss - Kahn of the Socialist Party France.They are all proponents of a powerful, domineering state that demands citizens bend to its will.

Nature bends to his will, and us mere mortals cower before the awe - inspiring scope of his videogame knowledge.

She's the submissive in the equation, but she ultimately bends him to her will.

She makes Vision bend to her will.

All excitement and hubris, he blows through his «friends»» lives with all the force of a hurricane, nonchalantly bending them to his will.

In the comics, Ebony Maw has the power to manipulate people and bend them to his will using his powers of persuasion, merely by talking to them.

The knee - jerk sides of cinema, they have the power to quite literally make audiences bend to their will — be it a gasp, a laugh, or a jump.

Stick the GT3 through any series of bends at any speed and through almost any driving line, and the chassis bends to your will, changing its behavior to suit your driving style.

As an evil type character, I could insult my benevolent leader and they would usually bend to my will.

Instead you are a complicit protagonist, and the game bends to your will — good or ill.

It's not just Samsung, all the usual Android players bend to the will of the carriers.

Whether polymers or plastics or peptide chains, you know how to make any substance bend to your will and perform as you please.

The greatest driving force of evil I can fathom, is the force that judges in a fog of xenophobia and demands the slaughter of all those who will not bend to your will.

With Gerwig as co-writer and star, the film feels as much hers as Baumbach's, propelled forward by an impulsive verve that's subtly checked by a world that doesn't always bend to her will.

In the film's best scene, the couple slowly realizes that they're incapable of bending to the will of their financial reality but have also pampered Alex to such an extent that they're ready to risk prison in order not to disappoint her.

We must bend to his will.

Witness the increasingly frustrated noises coming from Ackman, who has a history of bending to his will the boards of companies like McDonald's Corp. and Borders Group.

The leading candidate to replace him is Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the majority leader, who is viewed more favorably by the House's more conservative members both for his willingness to bend to their will and for his cheerful manner.

It has weathered attacks and hacks and «community conflict» and plenty of powerful interests and questionable characters trying to bend it to their will.

Chick - fil - A is privately held which means they don't have to bend to the will of shareholders when it comes to their business practices.

The militants have beheaded some who won't bend to their will and are «putting people's heads on spikes» to terrorize others, a senior U.S. administration official said.

Republican elites accepted Trump in the hopes that they could bend him to their will and get back to business as usual.

So nice to see the likes of Stalin and Mao with their enlightened mentality and how the other 90 % of humanity are morons and they need to bend to your will.

I especially hate political pressure from religious groups that cause society to bend to the will of dogmatic BS.

When I started pastoring churches, I was certain I would bend them to my will, or, I should say God's will... which I believed my will represented.

Placing the burden on people of other faiths to bend to the will of the Catholic way?????? In the end, it's really about money.

Because what's a recipe if you can't play around with it; bend it to your will.

Looking for a gingerbread format that I could control and bend to my will, I switched to muffins.

-LSB-...] format that I could control and bend to my will, I switched to muffins.

The usual AKB cry of go and support another club if you will not bend to our will and start supporting Wenger.

Ever since she discovered she had hands and that she could bend them to her will, they've been like poop magnets.

If your child's friends do not respect her and want her to bend to their will, it is time to find some new friends.

Responding with counter-aggression by powering - up on a child, whether physically or verbally, merely reinforces the idea that «might makes right» and that whoever is the dominant figure at any given moment has the right to force others to bend to their will.

It reminded me of a supernatural version of The Thick of It, with Oberon as Malcolm Tucker, using various dodgy techniques to get the characters to bend to his will.

A major facet of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first - term power was his power to persuade, cajole and pressure state lawmakers and elected officials to bend to his will.