Sentences with word «unwinnable»

A firm believer in diplomacy, the Ambassador's doctrine appears validated by the previous decade, where ten years of war and occupation have merely resulted in miring the US in two unwinnable wars in the Middle East, persuading non-nuclear countries that security lies in acquirement of nuclear arms, and the disillusioning of much of the world of the the trust that the US is a force for good on the world stage.

The Liberal Democrats have selected 5.6 % of their candidates from ethnic minorities, though these are usually in unwinnable seats.

Taking on a tough, apparently unwinnable fight like this follows a logic the PM has already discovered helps his cause when dealing with troublesome backbenchers and the Ukip threat they reflect.

Loom was the first game in LucasArts» graphic adventure library to institute the company's unofficial policy of no deaths or unwinnable situations where the player will be forced to reload a save or, in the worst - case situations, restart the entire game.

Differential turnout, with Labour voters less likely to turnout both in safe seats and in unwinnable seats.

They torture themselves with unwinnable games of chess.

and sly digs at Uncle Sam's penchant for unwinnable jungle wars.

They structured their games so that players couldn't invisibly render the game unwinnable by trying the wrong thing, as was common in Sierra adventures.

Fans of Telltale's «The Walking Dead» will find themselves in familiar territory: the game uses a similar art style to tell a story of complicated characters, unwinnable scenarios and heartbreaking choices.

Let's talk turkey about Unwinnable Monthly # 79 and our theme this month: Food.

a near endless, ultimately unwinnable cycle of raising oneself above the ugly, unfeeling architecture of a barren, capricious world.

Nobody has enough money to burn and / or throw down the drain on unwinnable seats.

Becoming a nationally known and respected Trial Lawyer is not easy; not only must you work hard to gain the best outcome for your clients, but you must push past competition, win trials others consider unwinnable, and face uphill battles and great difficulties in order to ensure justice is always served.

Charlie finds the path to this «calling» in prison, where his aggression soon wins him the recognition he has been craving — and so he invents for himself a particular persona as a hardman, adopting the «fighting name» of Charles Bronson (he was born Michael Peterson), and repeatedly engineering incidents that bring him into unwinnable conflicts with his captors.

During that time I learned from them that even at that time they viewed the war on drugs as unwinnable.

Try and avoid letting your games become unwinnable please.

That might give them an instant hit of satisfaction from feeling superior, but over time this status game (which is ultimately unwinnable anyway) severs us from meaningful connections with other people.

Even if all goes as planned for Jacobs, the huge enrollment advantage means the district isn't unwinnable for Democrats in a presidential year.

When the merciless head of the BC, Elena (Hayek), and her brutal enforcer, Lado (Del Toro), underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon - with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent (Travolta)- wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel.

In fact, it now looks unwinnable and when he's shunted into power many around Churchill are trying to force him to make a peace deal with Hitler.

With lottery pick, games can go from feeling unwinnable to within touching distance to a matter of seconds or if you're unlucky, vice versa.

But it is important to look back on the decisions made and the mistakes perpetuated and this is what Theo Farrel does in Unwinnable Britain's War in Afghanistan 2001 - 2014 (Bodley Head).

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By running candidates in completely unwinnable ridings, the Liberals will further splinter the vote and elect more PC's.

Obama followed the Bush schedule in Iraq to the letter and then made Afghanistan unwinnable by expanding the war to the resident Taliban.

So with Monreal and Debuchy already out, not to mention Giroud, Walcott and Sanogo, Wenger will not have much chance to rotate his squad for the (very crucial for our season) game against Galatasary, and the (practically unwinnable) game at Stamford Bridge.

Wilshere is desperate to avoid losing another season to injury which is why he has pledged that he will not throw himself into so many unwinnable tackles this season, especially in training.

Even though a recent poll shows 70 % of the public think it shouldn't happen and the Lib - Dems and some Tory MPs» support of Labour making the vote unwinnable anyway, it is still not certain Cameron will sidestep Miliband's clearly marked elephant trap.

A representative survey for CND, seen by the NS, shows that Labour's parliamentary candidates - from traditionally safe seats to unwinnable Conservative strongholds through to some of the most vulnerable of Labour's target seats - are overwhelmingly against maintaining the nuclear deterrent when it comes up for renewal.

Of course, the real disproportionate cost comes when ministers appeal unwinnable legal cases without any fear of financial scrutiny.

«I wouldn't say a three - way race is unwinnable [for Rivera]; it's just harder,» said Doug Forand of Red Horse Strategies, noting a mail campaign to introduce Rivera will launch this week.

Female Conservative candidates were put forward in unwinnable Labour strongholds, needing to secure on average an «almost impossible swing» of over 26 % of the vote.

Lucy Allan, who overturned David Wright's majority, had been, «told Telford was totally unwinnable».

The Tories believe that the flight of poor, mainly Labour - voting families from inner London will allow hitherto unwinnable seats to fall into their lap.

«There is no other character in Marvel history that is such a cultural landmine, that is absolutely unwinnable,» said Cargill, who co-wrote Doctor Strange with director Scott Derrickson and Jon Spaihts.

«The Dark Tower» may not be unadaptable, but this first attempt at bringing the beloved material to the big screen does little to dispel the notion that it's still a mostly unwinnable proposition.

When Robbie - as - Harding narrates and sometimes addresses the camera, intercut with director Craig Gillespie's faux - documentary interviews, I, Tonya makes an intriguing spectacle of Harding attempting to wrest her narrative back from other people, a battle that turns out to be more unwinnable than competing against Nancy Kerrigan.

The big risk with practice accounts is that you'll try out a risky and ultimately unwinnable investment approach, like day trading or options trading, and hit a lucky streak.

HINAWA DIES Unwinnable Exploration of shared character control between the player and author.

Stu Horvath discusses a new project collecting player made maps and notes, and reveals the stories in Unwinnable Weekly Issue Twenty - Four.

Team Unwinnable locked Stu in the janitor's closet this month, just long enough to bring you a Mass Effect theme issue.

Perhaps, but they're a long way from winning a war that may ultimately prove unwinnable.

Or how about an actual unwinnable battle?

Random elements drawn from a shallow pool that gets repetitive quick, permadeath that's more annoying than thrilling due to sloppy combat and formulaic introductory sequences, such a glib disregard for balance that some runs will be nearly unwinnable by nature.

Every other choice either blocks 100 % completion or makes the game unwinnable if you save after it.