Sentences with phrase «war of attrition for»

Trouble is, Neighbors rarely exploits its generational war of attrition for big laughs or true insight.

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She did this successfully, halting the war of attrition between the two and setting the stage for a united front, then worth $ 6 billion, against Uber's entry to the mainland.

I would rather have a setup that allows a player to make a Sunday charge up the leaderboard as opposed to the war of attrition that relies on blow - up holes for leaderboard movement.

The reason for this is the law should be made by the legislature, not a slow war of attrition by Carter - Ruck.

Also, the enemies within are in dearth of foot soldiers, and this is because Aregbesola seems to have, in line with Yoruba maxim, because of war of attrition, courts 800 friends; for if 400 turn his mortal enemies, 400 would remain his loyal friends.

For an Olympic boxer, the road to a gold medal is a war of attrition.

Thus, an inter-species war of attrition ensues for the affections of Bea, who's given little to do beyond be oblivious and fragrant.

It's a treat to watch the movie - within - a-movie come together — the process is often funny, but the tragic attrition of the war on Londoners is on display, and its shadow creeps over the characters as Their Finest moves toward its elegant conclusion (you'll be glad the ministry hired a documentary director for the job).

The war of attrition between religion and commerce for the loyalty of the American soul defines There Will Be Blood, while The Master enjoins the two sides into a unified con.

Still, where Conan stands out for me is the combat, which feels more like hack and slash than the standard war of attrition I expected, and the map.

Israel's two - month old war against Hamas has shifted from a sledgehammer approach intended to shock the Islamist militia into accepting Israeli demands for demilitarization into the one thing Netanyahu had wanted to avoid: a war of attrition that would strengthen his right - wing critics at home and risk Israel losing control of ceasefire negotiations in which Egypt did Israel's bidding.

Ironically, some of the prime minister's critics, including former defence minister Moshe Arens, would be willing to cut short the war of attrition and concede to some of Hamas» demands in the absence of a military campaign aimed at complete disarmament on condition that the government prepares for another round of fighting which they view as inevitable at some point in the future.xii

It would offer the surest way out of what otherwise looks to be a bruising war of attrition that will complicate school improvement for years to come.

Right now, I have been fighting a war of attrition with FedLoan just to apply for income - based repayment!

Like the original BioShock and its game - breaking vita chambers, without a meaningful penalty for death, it all comes down to a war of attrition.

Unfortunately, you might not have it with you at the time, and if you don't have the right one you're going to be entering into a war of attrition, with Kersti scolding you for using too many stickers at the end.

Still, where Conan stands out for me is the combat, which feels more like hack and slash than the standard war of attrition I expected, and the map.

But when you have Shitizens (toxic backers who are waging an Internet war of attrition against dissenting opinions) going all out to quash dissent, attack, harass and insult others for having a differing opinion about the project, you end up with a project that even the most even minded people want to see fail; if only to point and laugh at those morons.

The CAGW cause is just another piece of propaganda for a bloodless war of attrition and global control, starvation and endless taxation are just dry blood less ways to die.