Sentences with phrase «violent confrontation»

As the epic battle of good versus evil unfolds, there are moments of violent confrontation.

The most violent confrontation, which occurred many years ago when a man tried to grab my wife, didn't turn out as he had planned when our dog defended my wife.

As the British pushed into the interior of the country, there were numerous violent confrontations with the Maya (see Mayan Emigration and Conflict, ch.

This habit is shared, not only by revolutionaries, but also by constitutionally - minded socialists, and even by many who would describe themselves as liberals, and who locate the instrument of social transformation not in violent confrontation, but in law.

The Police say they have initiated moves to arrest some persons who allegedly fired gunshots during Sunday's violent confrontations between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in front of the Nima residence of NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo.

Would the current violent confrontation taking place between the Army and the Muslim Brotherhood have been averted?

Jia Zhang - ke's ambitious, stylized look at life in contemporary China stars Zhao Tao and Jiang Wu as ordinary citizens forced into violent confrontations by an apathetic and amoral state.

Influenced by previous «lovers on the lam» films such as, «Bonnie & Clyde» and «Badlands» but most notably like «Wild at Heart» with it's numerous violent confrontations and it's array of colourful characters.

While Acre has been able to make many initiatives toward sustainable development, across the border in much poorer Madre de Dios (Mother of God) it's an often violent confrontation over illegal logging of mahogany and / or «informal mining» in an out - of - control race to grab valuable resources that I covered in my post focusing on the gold rush in Peru.

There have been violent confrontations near the route of the pipeline with state and local law enforcement, who used tear gas, rubber bullets and water hoses on the protesters, even in freezing weather.

Classic example is the arabic «jihad», which can be translated as «war» or «struggle»; the first implies violent confrontation, the second implies more personal or peaceful conflict.

Police were accused of heavy - handed response to student protests today, after a wave of arrests and violent confrontations met a demonstration in London.

Officials of that government, locked in a sometimes violent confrontation with Russia, needed and still require all the friends they can get — or, apparently, buy — in the international community.

Wearing small recording devices could reduce violent confrontations, but without careful planning and better research, the attempt could backfire

They offer shelter to a mysterious man named Will (Christopher Abbott) and his wife Kim (Riley Keough) after a brief violent confrontation.

However, Calvary also boasts more than its fair share of human truths and beauty and is considerably elevated by the director's cine - literacy - there's the Hitchcockian premise, a western-esque sense of impending violent confrontation and McDonagh admits to being influenced by Luis Buñuel and Robert Bresson, alongside the artist Andrew Wyeth and the essayist Jean Améry.

It's a likeable yarn, and outside of some occasionally violent confrontations, this is a decent film for those looking for something to entertain the whole family.

But there's simply too much wrong with it that can be laid at Iñárittu's feet: its length, its monotony, its excess — and yes, a final violent confrontation so over the top that it becomes unintentionally comic.

Parents should expect violent confrontations, with brief blood effects, similar to what was presented in Star Wars Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.

The operation unravels when the targets move to another house in a Somali slum controlled by militants, a location where the Kenyan forces can not go without creating a major violent confrontation.

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This is a game which quite insistently discourages violent confrontation with your foes.

Both of the key violent confrontations with the island's established community are also staunchly directed.

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Whether participating in peaceful protests or holding their own in violent confrontations, women never shied from putting their lives on the line to support the people.

Ferguson highlighted the way in which September 11 united Americans, «albeit ephemerally,» whereas a successful terrorist attack in the UK would have torn Britain apart, «with the possibility of violent confrontation» in areas of large Muslim populations.

The FBI says Todashev died during a violent confrontation.

In the third installment of CNBC Make It's new series HR Confidential, a New York - based human resources professional with nearly five years of experience tells Ruth Umoh about a violent confrontation when an employee referred to a transgender co-worker by the wrong pronoun.

The road to Jerusalem, after all, leads to a violent confrontation with death.

Since this summer, following the shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, the scene has been home to large demonstrations — along with some violent confrontations with police.

Many note the ways in which «cult experts» and «religious deprogrammers» reinforced what appears to have been the desire of government agents to force a violent confrontation.

The convoy turned into a field, at which point around 1,300 police descended upon them and a violent confrontation took place.

«However, at about 0930 hrs of date, some irate youths in Daudu Community had launched a violent confrontation on Policemen securing Daudu IDP Camp.

A Buffalo police officer was shot and another officer injured Sunday during a violent confrontation that left a man dead.

Political leaders can be crucial in showing people different paths and alternatives to violent confrontation, the researchers point out.

While men's preferences for dominant - looking allies were stronger after a loss compared to a win in a violent confrontation with another male, women's preferences for dominant - looking allies were weaker after a loss compared to a win in a violent confrontation with another female.

Similar to Laurie's fate at the hands of Michael Myers, a fate interrupted by some last - second heroics performed by Dr. Loomis, who repeatedly shoots the unofficial zombie (Michael won't die), Dana's survival is also dependent on man's preeminence as the sex best - equipped for a violent confrontation, out on the dock by the lake, when the final girl meets her match.

Soon their lives collide with a gang of dangerous criminals led by an enigmatic crime lord — and with every violent confrontation, his memory brings him closer to a dark truth as the lethal personality awakening within him starts to reveal who he really is.

«Ray has a lot on his plate, including the bribing of a city official and a violent confrontation with Romero.»

They are blah or worse, and they are headed for some violent confrontations that seem pointless because they are so unworthy of our attention in the first place.

Sadly, this plea to contribute to a better world comes wrapped in an inordinate amount of violent confrontations that support the Hollywood irony that peace can only be achieved through blood and fury.

Revealing Wolverine's past provides an opportunity to uncover a lifetime of violent confrontations, from domestic disputes, to war violence, firing squads and duels between mutant characters.

Violence: Violent confrontations are pervasive in this movie where enemies of the main character seek to have her killed.

The movie recreates the violent confrontation between civil - rights marchers and British soldiers in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1972, in which 27 unarmed people were shot and 13 killed.

An archetypal story that sees the protagonist pursued and tormented until a final and violent confrontation is reached, Strangers on a Train is a perfect example of the three act structure of setup, conflict and resolution.

A personal misunderstanding builds to a violent confrontation, and just as quickly as some bags of money have been exchanged for a few crates of firearms, everyone go to war, with Justine serving as a sort of neutral party.

While the featurette and junket interviews do give Singleton his due say, his lack of involvement in the production of the DVD is especially disappointing considering there are a number of deleted scenes (such as, reportedly, a violent confrontation between Samuel L. Jackson's Shaft and bad guy Christian Bale) that fans would certainly be interested in seeing.