Sentences with phrase «took opposing sides»

The comedian and the Navy officer took opposing sides Thursday in the cream pie court martial, a clash between the traditions of Mack Sennett and Horatio Hornblower.

I'm sipping an Orangina on the «Terrasse des Journalistes» atop the Cannes Film Festival Palais after an especially rollicking press conference, where jury president Pedro Almodóvar and Cannes newcomer Will Smith took opposing sides in the festival's roiling Netflix controversy.

When the scientific establishment put a spiritualist on trial, the co-discoverers of natural selection took opposing sides

The two also took opposing sides on the state's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, with Serino saying she would vote to immediately repeal the gun - control law, which she called a «knee - jerk reaction to a tragedy.»

They will take the opposing side of your position.

Groups that had taken opposing sides on the issue of «loser pays,» such as Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, have reportedly «lined up in support of Committee Substitute House Bill 274.»

Since Bill Gates is a consummate businessman and a hero of American innovation, I full expect him to make the right choice and take the opposed side to patent trolls, or he could be risking his entire fortune (along with Warren Buffett who is also closely tied in to the patent troll).

In addition, litigation is not ruled out in mediation, therefore the parties and their lawyers may still be taking opposing sides to some extent; in fact, mediation is often just one step in a litigated divorce.

Not exact matches

Why didn't the president stand up for the rights of over 70 % of Americans opposed to a Ground Zero mosque, but takes the side of Muslims who are attempting to build the Ground Zero mosque?

I think often we read ourselves as Jesus and others as the Pharisees too — I don't think I've heard many sermons taking what Jesus says to the Pharisees as a direct challenge to us, as opposed to assuming that we're on Jesus» side and confronting those who disagree with us.

Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence isn't merely symbolic, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will stand in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.

So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.»

No surprise that the boast caught the attention of many on the opposing side, which is 8 - 2 since 1995, and even less shocking that the lads were quick to make DL3 wish he could take it back — which he kinda, sorta tried to do.

We have seen this approach from opposing teams before (Stoke) and although I understand why Wenger is pleased when his team takes the high ground, is it time for us to start being smarter and make sure that the officials do not let other sides give us the rough treatment and kick us out of our football flow?

Superior technique enables him to wrap the side of his foot around the ball when taking free kicks, making the ball spin so much that it has a variable trajectory of up to 9 feet — leaving the opposing team's goalkeeper helpless.

If you want the lowdown on the Foxes, look no further than The Terrier; there are several pages featuring the ones to look out for in the opposing squad and we take you back in time looking at previous matches between the two sides.

If you want the lowdown on the Magpies, look no further than The Terrier; there are several pages featuring the ones to look out for in the opposing squad and we take you back in time looking at previous matches between the two sides.

They certainly have the firepower to take down opposing sides and they have scored at least three goals in four of their last six Championship matches on Tyneside.

That said, it doesn't take a genius to figure out why the neutrals have suddenly ploughed all their faith into a Chelsea side finishing the season like a steam train, as opposed to a lacklustre Arsenal who once again display all the characteristics of a side severely lacking in that winning mentality the top - two certainly boast.

But on top of that its a great educational opportunity to take a real life issue that effects them and get the kids to research the two sides of the issue, present the opposing arguments and develop a recommendation.

I fiercely oppose such an egregious action on the side of Gov. Cuomo and I will make sure that none of my neighbors and friends will vote for him if this actually takes place.

Is there any international law, or convention (including Geneva) which compels any country participating in a war to take prisoners when a person fighting on the opposing side wishes to surrender?

«I oppose this bill and fight it with every fiber of my being and with all the energy I have because, unlike some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I did not get elected to take health care away from my constituents,» Tonko said during a daylong meeting of the GOP - dominated House Energy & Commerce Committee.

Mendez, who represents Manhattan's Lower East Side, took a public shot at Williams, of Brooklyn, in late November when she said she wouldn't support him in the speaker's race because he opposes same - sex marriage and abortion.

«Imagine the possibility of taking a pill for a few days or weeks every few years, as opposed to taking something with side effects every day for the rest of your life.

And so we set about trying to help them get around side effects, as opposed to forcing them to take drugs they felt were poisoning them.

I just want to say thanks because when you can get people who are in a position to help so many people, like physicians are, to bring the food side in with hardcore medical physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology that they're trained in, to bring all that together, it seems like as a biohack, I'm not opposed to pharmaceuticals, hormones, exercise, food, whatever the tools are that help me to improve a system, so for you to take the credibility you've earned throughout your career and then to help apply that to helping other medical professionals help more people, thank you.

Trends will take two opposed directions: on one side towards a strong, vibrant palette, on the other towards pastel hues and an ethereal look.

Civil War, like the Marvel comic book crossover series (written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Steve McNiven) that it loosely adapts, revolves around superheroes being split over a registration act, with Steven Rogers and Tony Stark leading the opposing sides - so, it's only fitting that Steve and Tony's plot threads take priority here over other characters» storylines.

The case winds up in family court, mother and son fighting each other for custody, leaving the judge with the authority to decide the girl's fate, Courtroom drama follows, with Frank defended well by his lawyer, Fred Cullen (Glenn Plummer) and opposed by child welfare authority rep, and we do get to hear the decision of the court, allowing us to take sides as well.

In this session children take on roles on opposing sides of the deforestation argument.

In the 2016 article and figures, percentages are reported for those taking a side on issues by saying they either «strongly» or «somewhat» support or oppose a policy; those giving the neutral response («neither support nor oppose») are omitted.

Given the dissatisfaction among civil rights groups with the efforts by both the administration and congressional leaders to eviscerate No Child's accountability provisions, the unwillingness of the administration to back away from the effort, and the successful court challenges launched by those opposing implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act, it is quite likely that reformers on both sides of the ideological line will take Obama and Duncan to court.

Since MA students rank first in the nation, voters are likely to oppose any drastic changes to the current system; the No campaign's portrayal of the Yes side as extremist led many traditionally pro-charter politicians to take what they perceived to be the safer option and oppose question 2, thus shifting public opinion.

This is the third in a series of posts called the «Two - Sided Coin,» where TSD's Jon Gorey and Holly Johnson take opposing viewpoints on personal finance topics.

The slant that they've taken by having the two «opposing» sides coming together also seems interesting.

Each team shares their weapons so finding out the best method to take down the opposing side opens up a new level of tactical racing.

One side takes the offensive by attacking M - COM stations while the opposing squad defends and protects.

However, there are further elements to car combat generally; even when not participating in a battle race or takedown event such as side bashing into other cars to knock them off their preferred racing line and making contact with any number of cars when having engaged a full in the zone boost results in those cars being momentarily taken out of the event and being reset to the track without any immediate speed, alongside certain areas of some tracks containing objects which can be towed behind your car and fired as a projectile at an opposing car.

Players select from five different types of soldier, depending on their individual play style, and take on the opposing side on a series of impressively detailed maps that allow for a huge range of different ways to take on the task at hand.

What fans are most excited about is the return of Grifball, a game mode where teams take the ball to the opposing team's side to score points while also beating the hell out of each other with weapons.

By allowing players to take a slower, more methodical approach to fighting one another, by setting up traps, decoys and calling in supply air drops, would weigh the player experience more on the side of skill, as opposed to sheer luck.

Open declaration of such an alliance may allow for combat situations with player characters of opposing factions, but characters may also take sides vvithout such a public announcement, alloving them to serve their faction without drawing so much dangerous attention from rivals.

There are also several Private game mode templates including «Drop Zone» where you must hold the zone for team points and care packages; «Infection» in which the infected team kills opposing team members to bring them across to the sick side; and «Juggernaut» in which players must kill the Juggernaut and then take on the role themselves.

As opposed to a group show with a focused agenda, solo shows that resemble group shows are (at least) as old as the work of Felix Gonzalez - Torres: still, class - of - 2012 Royal College of Art graduate Richard Sides takes the method to a consciously disharmonious extreme.

Your tendency to view the issue that way is increasing rather than decreasing the polarisation because you think / speak / act in a fashion which takes two opposing sides as a given.

One side's idea of hypocrisy is that of Gore owning a mansion, or RFK Jr opposing wind turbines around Cape Cod, or McKiibben taking a jet to a conference.

I wouldn't say she is even - handed in her criticism of the opposing sides, and I think she is taking precisely the wrong lesson from her arguments about uncertainty, but she doesn't seem more denier - ish lately to me.

Under Armey, FreedomWorks consistently took the tobacco industry's side by opposing cigarette tax increases.

It is best for the US not to take sides in the Middle East, except to be helping eliminate IS, which is what they are doing, and getting WMD capabilities out of places like Iran and Syria, which is what they have done under Obama even opposed by the Republicans.