Sentences with phrase «up against a beast»

I was a fair swimmer, 100 - yard freestyle and relays, but those were bad times for ordinary men because we were up against a beast named Johnny Weissmueller and one named Arne Borg.

Kodansha Comics starts us off with Fairy Tail (Vol.23) where the story's three dragon slayers go up against a beast unlike those they've faced before.

Not exact matches

Knowshown Moreno is having a beast of an afternoon for the Broncos, coming up a with a crucial first down play late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

He would be a beast on those games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly top four» side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up against Man United, they hired someone who didn't give him a chance, against Man City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.

He can get away with snap - anticipating in college where not every QB had mastered the offense, but the NFL is an entirely different beast and he'll probably rack up plenty of encroachment / offsides penalties when up against a vet QB who can quickly change things up on the fly.

Bojan looked out - of - place lining up alongside them against Arsenal as, apart from Per Mertesacker... More Arsenal beauty beats Stoke's beasts

But Beasts of the Southern Wild is such a startling achievement, and the now nine - year - old Quvenzhané Wallis so compelling and defining a presence in the film's principal role, that the pre-teen talent may find herself up against the big girls come Oscar night in February - and rightly so.

Action - Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara allows up to four players to battle against the mythical beasts from the...

Returning to «Fantastic Beasts,» given its new story and timeline within J.K. Rowling's magical world, the title has been something of a box office question mark — especially in predicting how it will stack up against the «Harry Potter» movies.

Up against them are Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Havok (Lucas Till), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit - McPhee) and Jubilee (Lana Condor).

The result: Benh Zeitlin (Beasts) and Michael Haneke (Amour) are up against Ang Lee (The Life of Pi), David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook), and Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) for director, which in turn explains the absence in that category of both Hooper and, far more surprisingly, Ben Affleck (Argo), whom many had pegged as the odds - on favourite to win.

But the roadblocks to their love are great indeed: a supernatural beast on the hunt for Sookie, demi - god orgies casting a spell on her town and her best friend Tara (Rutina Wesley), whose response becomes something akin to an addiction (complete with an intervention and cold - turkey withdrawal), a religious cult war against the vampire nation that tangles up Sookie's gullible brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten), Bill's responsibilities as a «maker» to a newly turned vampire, and Bill's warden (Alexander Skarsgård) making a play for Sookie (or at least for control of her unique talents).

These range from the mundane mushroom - hunts to grueling battles against giant beasts, which upon completion, open up more quests for you to take.

Instead of slicing your way through beasts and wyverns in real - time action a la the usual Monster Hunter style, Monster Hunter Stories features a turn - based battle system with you and your monster pal at your side against up to three enemies.

This sets the game up for what could be a very strong emotional storyline connection with the player, while still having that «Oh wow» moments as you face off against Norse beasts.

Gang Beasts will launch with a whole glut of customization options, and with several new modes, including clumsy - yet - brutal 2 vs. 2 soccer matches, and a cooperative mode where up to 4 players battle against waves of thugs.

Raise your shield to defend against attacks, take enemies out from range with a shotgun bow or slay them up close using the Espasa, a double - edged sword, as you fight dangerous factions and wild beasts in this unpredictable world.

Fighting against the formidable Lords and Generals: Even regular opponents make up a challenging duels; Over 15 boss encounters including giant beasts; Opponents include both supernatural beings and humans

The beast fights with a combination of the attacks used by the blights he created long ago, and puts up a considerable fight even against the Master Sword's power.

I had my first taste of real combat, and even though I came away a little more confident in my abilities as a marauder, I knew that I would have to level my character up more if I wanted to match up well against some of the more terrifying beasts lurking among the hills of Eorzea.

In Naruto Shippuden 329, our hero Naruto Uzumaki teamed up with the the Nine Tailed Fox Kurama to unleash a super power against Tobi and the beasts under his control.

Hazard Ops is a free - to - play, third - person shooter where you either team up with friends to kill all sorts of beasts or go against other players in a more classic shooter way.

Dramatic situations like the heroic mutt Shiro putting his life on the line against a billion giant bear mecha... funny sketches like the one during which Kabuki and his rival inexplicably turn themselves into various beasts, weapons, and structures in a hilarious game of one - up... tragic events like allies taking arrows in the back or crumbling buildings to the head in order to save your party... we don't need cinemas for such material to make a significant impact...

Therefore, if you're going up against a fighter that's a beast on the ground you better prepare yourself for frustration.

While the CPU doesn't give up too much ground against the Snapdragon 808 inside phones like the Nexus 5X and the Moto X Pure, it's not the midrange beast it once was.

Last month, one of the human rights investigators said Facebook had «turned into a beast» and had «played a determining role» in stirring up hatred against the group.

Stealth is oftentimes just as good of an option as running in and attacking, especially when you're going up against such fearsome beasts.