Sentences with phrase «under heavy fire at»

While the government's proposals came under heavy fire at the hands of the peers, only a few concessions (albeit important ones) were made.

Sani Usman said the troops came under heavy fire at Jarawa village.

Not exact matches

When Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin came under heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats last year after telling a local interviewer that women couldn't become pregnant by rape, he sought shelter at the Delaware manse — and Elsass eagerly took him in, urging him to ignore the Republicans calling for him to drop out.

Then, they'll fire beams of heavy ions such as uranium at the container until the water within is sweltering under temperatures thousands of degrees Kelvin and pressures of several million atmospheres.

Quantic Dream, the developers of Detroit: Become Human are under heavy fire from activists, critics and politicians alike, after airing the controversial gameplay trailer at Paris Game Week 2017.