Sentences with phrase «took umbrage»

Even the creator of the «psychological warfare mindf * ck tool» used to accomplish the Trump campaign's manipulation of voters took umbrage to his creation being used to help Trump.

In a subsequent tweet the Ripple boss also took umbrage with those who are claiming there is «regulatory uncertainty» surrounding the industry, insisting that the national regulator has been «consistent and clear».

Mr. Whitmill took umbrage at the homage and filed a lawsuit in California, seeking an injunction against Warner Brothers and damages on the ground that he held the copyright in the design of that particular tattoo and WB had infringed it.

A couple of unions took umbrage, citing among other things there were Canadian workers available to perform this work, and raised a challenge to the LMO in Federal Court.

Reading between the lines of the present case, the school board and the CLP apparently took umbrage at the teacher's temerity in claiming her statutory rights, evidence perhaps of a disconnect between law - in - the - books and law - in - practice and lingering discomfort amongst employers about assertive employees.

During the police interview, Craig's tone was (in my view) entirely respectful; he didn't try to pull rank, but the officer took umbrage just the same:

A ubiquitous fixture on the US legal media scene, White and his team have had to fend off an onslaught from harassed law firm marketing directors creaking under the weight of a growing pile of surveys, as well as bar association busybodies who took umbrage at the company's methodology.

Which contradicts the quote I took umbrage about — he's saying that Roman and Medieval Warm periods were also higher than present..

Seems someone took umbrage at their use of home - made bikes to grace the window display.

As the story has come down through his family, McNeil took umbrage at being pictured as a team player in a milieu rife with personality conflicts and political maneuvering.

Only a tiny number of Catholics took umbrage at La Nona Ora, Cattelan's 1999 sculpture of Pope John Paul II struck by a meteor, and even they weren't sure why they should be offended.

Buscaglia then took umbrage with Kotick's attempt to curry favor with game designers in his DICE speech by saying that he respected their talent, all while he was performing the «screw - job at Infinity Ward.»

The case is that I fit none of the criteria for being a Xbox fanboy and this seems to be the major element with which you took umbrage.

Then E3 got rolling, and fortunately, we as an industry finally took umbrage with the Booth Babes on display.

The fine folks at Index Universe took umbrage at my post, and for good reason.

Carufel evidently took umbrage at the reviews for his latest release, a 16 - page Kindle essay titled «Stephen King Don't Know Shit,» and eventually posted calls for mercenary hackers to harass the «cyber-terrorists» who had maligned his work.

Said SJW took umbrage at my being «offended» at him and didn't provide him any proof of Nick's circumstances.

But it was an unmitigated disaster socially, utterly defeating my rationale for staying in D.C. To begin with, my neighborhood buddies took umbrage that I did not move on to McKinley with them.

Oscar commentators and political pundits took umbrage at the film being shut out of most categories, especially Best Director, even though it was nominated for Best Picture.

The woman, also 48, took umbrage, began arguing, and eventually threw a cup of water at the man.

Loy speculates that the ice man's trade may have taken him into mountain passes whose boundaries were disputed: «He could easily have run across someone from another valley who took umbrage at finding Ötzi hunting in territory he considered his own.»

In the article in Rockland Voice to which Chairman Wolfe took umbrage it was written: The Democratic Chairman of the County Legislature Alden Wolfe appears to be playing political games over an $ 11 million premium that the County earned of its deficit financing bond.

The relationship between Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Sharpton was fodder for his woes with police unions last year: they took umbrage when Mr. Sharpton was seated next to the mayor and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton at a City Hall round table, and dismissed Mr. Sharpton as divisive.

Eariler this month, Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, took umbrage with a mail piece from the Quirk - Silva campaign that implied an endorsement.

Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter advocacy group out of New York City, took umbrage with NYSUT's statement Tuesday, demanding it «immediately apologize» to the 120,000 charter school students across the state and their families for «calling them a distraction.»

Bernardo, a Web - savvy pol, rather naively took umbrage at a reporter making hay of her «private» Facebook message «to a few friends.»

New Paltz county Legislator Ken Wishnick, a Democrat, took umbrage with Republican legislature Chairwoman Terry Bernardo for spending $ 1,200 in public monies to rent Kingston's cavernous UPAC Theater for last week's (pro-gun) legislative meeting.

Tracey Bartels took umbrage at any lawyer (legislative counsel) telling the legislature «how to vote.»

Maitlis then spoke to camera about the «breaking news» of Skinner ruling out a front bench role - to which the Beast of Bolsover took umbrage.

Tyner took umbrage, claiming Benjamin had allowed Schreibman similar leeway — but, as Benjamin pointed out, only during the candidate's introductory remarks.

The Democratic Assembly and Republican - run State Senate both took umbrage at these conditions, and the former is reportedly preparing to convene a special session in the capital to authorize a new pay commission to review the matter again.

Patrick Hogan sent out a statement from City Councilor Kathleen Joy, who took umbrage at the response to Susan Arbetter's Weiner question.

But he took umbrage at the way the Home Office had ignored Migration Advisory Committee income benchmarks of # 13,400 as the level at which people are unlikely to have to rely on state funds.

Other New York Democrats also took umbrage at Trump's response to the attacks.

Rodriguez took umbrage and I can't blame him.

Some readers who apparently don't much like candidate Patrick Ryan took umbrage at our «Saving Captain Ryan» headline last week.

Farage finally took umbrage when one pub - goer called him «a hybrid Conservative BNP in a bloody suit».

Hughes took umbrage at Cesc's assertions that Blackburn's football ethos had nothing whatsoever to do with what Sparky learned at Barca.

Rochdale took umbrage at claims they were giving away an advantage by relaying the pitch, and set about showing they, too, prefer a surface conducive to passing.

Real Madrid took umbrage to this, retorting with a statement that read, in summary, «Butt out, Michel, Ronaldo's amazing and really handsome and scored loads and loads of goals.

And I bet someone took umbrage with Mrs. Wakefield when they discovered she added chocolate chunks to a Butter Do - Drops Cookie recipe.

He took umbrage when the church dismissed him from his post and took the trustees to a tribunal, claiming unfair dismissal.

There wasn't much surprise behind Trump's selection, but the magazine listed him as the «President of the Divided States of America,» which he took umbrage to, but said he was honored.

Chilean Catholics took umbrage at statements by televangelist Swaggart during his visit to Santiago in early 1987, after he defended the regime of General Augusto Pinochet and congratulated him for having expelled the devil — meaning the left — in the 1973 coup.

He also understands why some mastering engineers take umbrage with the concept.

I take umbrage with the serious undervaluing of Apple — and every other hardware maker, for that matter.

Again, I don't disagree with the arguments for Google, but I do take umbrage with the serious undervaluing of Apple — and every other hardware maker, for that matter.

Britain could also take umbrage if Scotland adopts much more liberal immigration policies.

You take umbrage at the notion of a retail apocalypse - why are you confident Macy's will be a survivor?

And like countless other New York City residents, Penraat's neighbors have also taken umbrage with her revolving door.