Sentences with phrase «used as shields»

They can be used as shields, projectiles, and grant the player unique abilities.

From your view at the rear of the ship cannons crack, smoke fills the air and waves can be used as shields against incoming fire, though storms seem far less common than Black Flag.

The blankets could not fall to the ground, they had to stay attached to the costume, they had to be used as shields... those blankets had to do so many things.

Bananas can be used as shields to break homing items such as Red Shells; however, they can not be dragged behind the kart like in past games, making this technique harder to execute than before.

Perhaps the most widespread abuse of manners is their use as a shield to hide behind.

I suppose that sickness was presented as humor, which is often used as a shield while lobbing bombs of madness.

Wenger's reluctance to fold to the booming inflation in football transfer fees and wages was often used as a shield by the board for not splashing out despite huge cash reserves.

The early cross meant Walters was able to isolate Toure and use him as a shield to place a shot past an unbalanced and unsighted Mignolet.

She uses you as a shield: Don't be surprised if your baby buries her head in your chest when someone new appears on the scene.

It is the aggressive and muscular presence of Russia actively supporting Assad that allows him to use them as a shield against western retaliation, versus much earlier when they had a more passive approach and Assad turned over his then - current stockpiles to the west after Obama's «red line» saber rattling.

The United States Attorney's letter should not be used as a shield against the public of the press.»

Asteroids also contain an abundance of water, which, aside from serving as hydration during space travel, could be used as a shield to protect spaceships from the sun's radiation or to produce hydrogen - and oxygen - based rocket fuels.

Researchers found that if the core particle was not fully formed, it tightly bound these chaperone «tools» to itself and used them as a shield to deflect the regulatory particle as it attempted to bind and form a proteasome.

Depleted uranium metal can be used as shielding, for example.

Four of them pass through the innermost fringes of Saturn's rings, necessitating that the antenna be used as a shield on those orbits.)

The character, Tilda Johnson, a.k.a. the villain Nightshade, has, by my count, less than fifteen words to say in the movie, and is unceremoniously murdered by Killmonger because Klaue is using her as a shield and Killmonger just ain't got time for that.

The player can either throw each shell, or use it as a shield to other items.

Subtweeter does not fight for women and others who are marginalized but uses them as a shield and as a weapon to glorify only Subtweeter and is actually damaging those causes by attacking those of us who stand for them too.

SQ 777 would protect inhumane puppy mills and will be used as a shield to protect criminal cockfighting operations from prosecution.

Kingston opted for a weighty, solid plate of metal that makes the Alloy feel like it could be used as a shield against enemy tank fire or as a particularly useful tool for hammering in nails.

And of course you'll also get to try out some of the new multiplayer features, like the aptly named Rip & Throw which lets you grab bits of the environment and use them as shields or weapons.

Melee attacks will now send enemies flying, while you'll occasionally find cars from which the doors can be ripped and used as a shield.

Unlike most guides whose visual design simply serves to provide the information and little else, this guide boasts an absolutely beautiful style of presentation, coming armored in a sturdy hardcover, that could quite possibly be used as a shield against....

They can also be used as a shield by players.

Helix's Guardian can be used as a shield, while his punches can curve around it to assault his enemies.

Tag your target to pinpoint successive shots, or engage a shocking sphere of crackling electricity called Flashfield to zap tagged enemies, levitate or use it as a shield!

The Mjölnir can also be used as a shield when Thor spins it around at high speed that can also reflect projectiles.

He can move blocks to trap enemies, clear a path, or use as a shield.

In finding that the circumstances described above would justify piercing the corporate veil, the Court endorsed earlier decisions that held that the corporate veil could properly be lifted when those in control of an otherwise validly incorporated corporation «expressly direct a wrongful thing to be done», or when a corporation «is completely dominated and controlled and being used as a shield for fraudulent or improper conduct.»

The case law to date has held that in order for the RCD to apply, all of the following requirements must be met: (i) there is valid provincial or federal legislation; (ii) conduct is legislatively mandated or authorized; (iii) the authority to regulate has in fact been exercised; and (iv) the regulated scheme has not been hindered or frustrated by the conduct (or used as a shield to engage in anti-competitive conduct).

Some examples are where the corporation is used as a shield for fraudulent or improper conduct, where the shareholder treats itself and the corporation interchangeably, where the corporation is created to deflect monies from their proper use, and where the company is a sham, cloak or alter ego.

This is contrary to the well known mantra that estoppel may be used as a shield, but not a sword.

I hope that the current rumpus does not diminish the commitment to making datasets available; however, given the general direction of FOIPOP legislation being used as a shield rather than a mechanism to liberate information over the past several years, I look forward to being convinced that this is simply not a token gesture.

It can be used as a shield against the negative stereotypes that bombard us.

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The United Nations said on Friday Islamic State had abducted 8,000 families from around Mosul to use as human shields.

Her carefully crafted words cast the board as the victim, wrapping it in a protective shield that directors most often use when they are sued.

Over the weekend, he used the shooting victims as a human shield to create some sort of doubt about the FBI's Russia investigation, and his staff characterized the tragedy as a «reprieve» from the bad publicity they'd faced over the last week.

And using offshore accounts or holding companys aren't particularly effective methods for shielding income for tax purposes (since offshore accounts are subject to a whole whack of anti-avoidance rules and holding companys are typically subject to more or less the same tax rate as people in the top marginal tax bracket - the Tax Act has tightened up a lot since the 1960s so there really aren't that many «loopholes»).

The notion of using government to act as a protectionist shield for farmers dates back as far as 1872.

Netanyahu said, «Hamas commits a double war crime when it deliberately attempts to strike at Israeli citizens and uses Gaza's civil population as a human shield.

While British Columbia's reference of the jurisdictional issue was a smart move, it might not have maximized the impact of other legal tools, specifically using B.C.'s constitutionally imposed obligations to consult and accommodate First Nations as both a sword and a shield.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

«That coach was very brave, saved a lot of lives, I suspect,» Mr. Trump said, apparently referring to Aaron Feis, a coach at Stoneman Douglas who reportedly died using his body as a shield to protect students.

People who say and do things out of hatred and use Christianity as a shield are not true Christians.

Just like any religion there are different types of atheists, some simply don't believe in a «creator» or higher authority, but others use atheism as a shield of intellectuality, safely keeping them from feeling anything.

Islamic State has been using suicide bombers, human shields, road mines and oil fires as well as conventional artillery to defend Iraq's second city, which still has more than a million people trapped inside.

His «skin color» has been used as a protective shield by the mainstream media, against any scrutiny, criticism of his policies, ideology, or governance, at the risk of being called a racist.

He died using a woman as a shield, like the coward he is.

Did you not listen to them say this man used a woman as a shield when the Seals stormed his compound?

I am quite sick of people using religion as a shield from being held accountable,... especially as they like to say things like «we are all going to be held accountable after death.»