Sentences with phrase «turn against the land»

Brian Herbert and Jan Herbert turn to the seas, where the lifeforms of the ocean finally rebel and turn against the land dwellers after centuries of destruction and pollution.

Not exact matches

The charges against King George were sometimes moderated by reference to the book of Esther: The hapless king was manipulated by Haman - like advisors who turned him against the children of the land of the Virgin.

Esther brought accusations against Haman, which turned out to be true, and so the King gives to Esther all of Haman's land and possessions.

However, the reigning Barclays Premier League champions have been unable to land either defender and now look set to turn their attentions to luring Rose away from White Hart Lane before they begin the defence of their title against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.

Some of those who said Mourinho would be the only manager to guide United to the promised land, have seemingly turned against the manager, which is pretty fickle based on the words they said over two years ago.

United seemed to be reluctant to pay more than # 40 million for Perisic, but to land their target, a target they have been looking at since at least March, it would be pretty silly to walk away from the player, someone who Mourinho wanted to add to his squad this coming season, which could even see Martial turned back into a striker, a position he has played well in during the first pre-season match against LA Galaxy, which could well see United play a two striker formation during the upcoming season having Perisic, his experience, and ability on the left flank next season.

Conveniently, his wedding band of white gold (a metal not found in the Land) turns out to be a powerful talisman that he can use to fight against the Despiser.

A day laborer trolls the streets for work with men half his age and witnesses a murder that pits his morality against his illegal status; a religious hypocrite gets her comeuppance when she meets the Virgin Mary at a bus stop on Sunset Boulevard; a typical bus route turns violent when cultures and egos collide in the night, with devastating results; and Aurora goes on a journey through her gentrified childhood neighborhood in a quest to discover her own history and her place in the land that all Mexican Americans dream of, «the land that belongs to us again.»

To make matters worse, these baddies have hacked the automated security bots and turned them against the citizens of Land's End.

- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him to land on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have to find items on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium to make your way home - you are eventually required to find a lost ship part at the end of the game - levels are more linear and puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull down vines - there's a level where you use yellow Pikmin as a source to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend down into new areas - in a later level, you need to use red Pikmin to stomp out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight well underwater - the maximum amount of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing to the top of a tower without any help of Pikmin, and instead use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete on Winged Pikmin - Barriers of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you use Red Pikmin to pick up / feed bombs to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines - amiibo can be scanned in to grant you access to secret spots - these are one room puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many amiibo you can summon to each secret spot - one of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».

In Singleplayer you can investigate a conflict that has been tearing apart the land of Rasfalia, and in Multiplayer you can go head - to - head against other players in real - time, turn - based combat.

From medium difficulty upwards; there is a noticeable increase in the movement and aggressiveness produced by any opponent which results in a far more intense and frenetic battle, while the very hard difficulty level is for absolute veterans of fighting games as the enemy is constantly attacking your character to a point in which it can be hard to land a single attack, therefore requiring an element of strategy in how to defend against the enemy in order to buy that window of opportunity to launch a counter-offensive to turn the fight in your favour.

From the art style of barren desert lands, to armoured vehicles that engage in battles on these plains, and even the story that revolves around the protagonist racing against numerous enemies, to be first to a mystery item that could turn out to be a valuable resource, it has Mad Max written all over it.

Barbarians and Rebellions: Migrating barbarians may sack or settle your best land, while disloyal governors or generals can turn against you — taking their armies with them!

Then as our community moves progressively forward, we can all still be relieved to know that Miami is still on its way to transcending its past as just another dumbed down tourist destination — promoting that less thoughtful decaying visual aroma that we still get a whiff of now and then... that kind of old Miami putrid commercialized smell that turned so many despondent and sour and caused the international arts communities to view Miami's indifference to an international discourse as but a memory, constantly recuperating the South Florida pastiche... a past that if you need reminding of you need only take a trip to Key West to know what kind of image Miami is still fighting against — the land built on coral and swamp, but filled with cheap and shallow tawdriness, like acid in your contemporary, progressive face, eyes of mundane kitschy campiness saddening and maddening, dumbed down affection that solicits and sells itself to another kind of cultural neanderthal — the accidental drunken tourist who seeks passive mediocrity and the same in other kindred spirits -LSB-.]

Many environmental groups are turning against biofuels due to land use impacts, but we think this is premature and that the greater environmental risk still lies in overdependence on fossil fuels.

And perhaps because the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft we're talking about are just now starting to appear, there's still time to turn the tide against «flying cars.»

Sure, perhaps you can land an interview or even a job, but most companies» culture works like an immune system in that, if you're going against the cultural grain, the entire system can turn against you and you'll quickly burn out or be let go — that's a waste of your time and the company's time,» Dean says.