Sentences with phrase «was the rebel leader»

The character is a rebel leader...

Mon Mothma was the rebel leader in 1983's «Return of the Jedi» known for her awesome hologram battle presentation on how to destroy Death Star 2.0.

I mean, you can't look at a kid and know, «Oh, that kid will grow up to be a rebel leader who will save the world.»

Not exact matches

So part of my motivation for writing this book is that I'd love for leaders of organizations to think differently and model their rebel talent — but also make opportunities for employees to do the same.

The 25 men and women listed below — from different parts of the world and across different industries — have, for better or worse, been the rebels, icons and leaders in the vanguard of that change.

«Where among the leaders of today are the colourful clerics and turbulent priests, the prickly prophets, the rebels and reformers?»

Global leaders are calling on both Russia and Syria to cease airstrikes and bombing in order to provide an opportunity for relief to the quarter of a million civilians still trapped between the rebels and the regime.

It's a bit ironic because the best of christianity is often seen in rebels like Martin Luther, Menno Simons who were leaders in the reformation.

In September 2014 Bassel Idriss, the commander of an FSA - aligned rebel brigade, was one of several group leaders who admitted to working alongside Islamist groups in Syria, including Isis.

Clearly there came a time in the church's wrestling with the ignominy of its leader having died the death of a common criminal, a rebel against the rule of Rome, that transformed its negativity into something so positive it could be named «Good Friday.»

International leaders including David Cameron and Barak Obama have both said they believe the rebels are to blame for the crash and shot it down using a surface to air missile.

When young people grow up in a more or less homogeneous society, where parents, religious leaders, and schools all confidently communicate traditional values, they may rebel to some extent, but they are also likely to assimilate much of the tradition.

I think we actually need a rebel, a natural leader, we need a Kean or Adams to be the manager on the field of play.

Admiral Ackbar is an elderly octopus dude who evidently came out of retirement as leader of the Rebel fleet to stand at consoles behind General Leia and push buttons that aren't attached to anything with his weird Robert Altman «Popeye» movie arms.

It's anger than anyone would have the temerity to challenge the leader even though the leader was a challenger in the past and the aforementioned leader was a serial rebel against previous leaderships.

They will be allowed to abstain when any change goes through parliament, but some have already committed themselves to rebel and vote against the government, including former leader Ming Campbell.

The night was marked by high drama, with reports of the prime minister jabbing his finger at Tory rebel leader Jesse Norman, who was then forced to leave the parliamentary estate following threats from his own party whips.

No wonder Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, chair of the party committee and a Rainbow Rebel himself, wasn't in any big rush to heed the call of state Democratic Party leaders» to start proceedings to dis - enroll Espada.

Another short documentary called Singapore Rebel by Martyn See, which documented Singapore Democratic Party leader Dr Chee Soon Juan's acts of civil disobedience, was banned from the 2005 Singapore International Film Festival on the same grounds and See is being investigated for possible violations of the Films Act.

This raises a legal conundrum, namely, what is the legal status of a boastful Twitter confession by separatist leaders of a state - sponsored rebel group containing first - hand accounts and admissions of responsibility for shooting down a plane in the midst of a conflict?

Those Eurosceptics are the handful of people who now run the country, the rebels on Europe who harassed successive Tory party leaders and who now bully those who question «the will of the people».

Lord Hill, the new leader of the Lords, was very softly spoken as he attacked the rebels.

Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable, who is campaigning for another referendum, said: «It is good to see cross-party cooperation between Tory and Labour rebels.»

The advance by the rebels in the last couple of weeks has been stunning and the leaders of most important western powers, UK, US and France, are rightly pleased at their achievements.

Sky's Faisal Islam picked up on the PM's neat line torpedoing any characterisation of the Out campaign being a «rebel alliance» — after all, who could be more establishment than the lord chancellor (Gove) and the leader of the Commons (Grayling).

Shadow cabinet elections were proposed by the party's deputy leader, Tom Watson, as a way of allowing rebel MPs to return to the frontbench with dignity.

Lib Dem leader is likely to infuriate Conservative rebels with speech insisting coalition will last until 2015

«After he was elected as county leader, he could have taken the point of view that he should push out the losing side, but he thought the wiser thing was to bring all the factions together,» said Dinowitz, who, along with Diaz, was a member of the Rainbow Rebels.

Some of the other Conservative «rebels» on Lords reform are more generally opposed to Cameron's leadership and the coalition, blaming their leader for failing to win a clear majority in 2010 and failing to pursue the more populist eurosceptic and anti-immigrant positions of his predecessors (who were actually much less successful in general election terms).

Heastie, however, is perhaps best known in political circles for leading a multiethnic coalition — dubbed the Rainbow Rebels — that ousted Assemblyman Jose Rivera as leader of the Bronx Democratic Party in 2008, ending what had been years of tumult within the organization.

Despite the terse statement in the coalition agreement that «arrangements will be made to enable Liberal Democrat MPs to abstain in any vote» on proposals from Browne with which they disagree, numerous backbenchers - including the former leader Menzies Campbell - have let it be known that they plan to rebel if the party performs a U-turn in government on fees.

According to the Sunday Telegraph rebel leaders say up to 100 Labour MPs are against the government's plans.

And in the Commons dining room, he offensively — and menacingly — asked the rebels» leader Bill Cash if he was «still a Conservative».

Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant warned that the RAF was «running hot» over its contributions to the western support of Libyan rebels fighting renegade leader Muammar Gaddafi.

David Cameron's hopes of being able to avoid terminal damage to Conservative party unity after the EU referendum campaign were dented on Sunday when two rebel MPs openly called for a new leader and a general election before Christmas.

After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal leaders and opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.

Deputy leader Mr Watson will meet with Mr Corbyn tomorrow, but his dramatic intervention - in which he warned that Labour «must be ready to form a government» - suggests he is ready to throw his lot in with the rebels.

More than 50 shadow ministers have resigned as part of the coup against Mr Corbyn, the most recent being Lyn Brown and Kevin Brennan, as the rebels try to make it impossible for the leader to operate an effective opposition.

Labour MPs who have rebelled against leader Jeremy Corbyn have been told that they are not welcome at the Durham Miners» Gala.

The rebels are fuming at a recent snub to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, as the rebel MP (played by Bruce Alexander) laments that his leader «can't stop being a protestor» while his lackey Ollie (played by Joseph Prowen) criticises the party steward's «maths teacher» attire.

The people who didn't support them were these four, who are worried about reelection ever since they rebelled from the Democratic caucus over unrelated issues like marriage equality and their dislike for leader Malcolm Smith earlier this year (Monserrate, who's got other problems, later joined the caucus).

I'll say — Norman is now a hero to the rebels, and Ladbrokes is offering odds of 50 to 1 on him becoming the next Tory leader.

Peace offerings being discussed include allowing Labour MPs to elect several members of the shadow cabinet, and appointing staffers to the leader's office who are respected by rebel MPs in an effort to improve relations.

More than 50 shadow ministers have resigned as part of the coup against Mr Corbyn - the most recent being Emma Lewell - Buck, Nick Smith and Ms Glass - as the rebels try to make it impossible for the leader to operate an effective opposition.

Mr Murray said he will only now return to the shadow cabinet if Mr Corbyn «rips up the de-selection list» targeting rebels MPs which he believes has been drawn up in the leader's office.

In this light it looks like jeremy Corbyn is not practicing the new polics and but instead removing anyone who dissents from the view of the great leader (this from the man who rebelled agaist the party leadership hundreds of times).

Fears among senior Liberal Democrats about the coalition with the Tories were brought into the open yesterday as Simon Hughes, the party's newly elected deputy leader, raised the prospect of tabling rebel amendments to the finance bill.

That is why he made Beveridge founder, Alistair Carmichael, deputy chief whip in the new government (as Callaghan had made the lefty rebel, Michael Foot, leader of the House in 1976).

Scores of Tory backbenchers are ready to rebel and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today vowed to force a House of Commons vote.

Wouldn't gave supported bombing myself, but if it was a free vote, then they weren't rebels, When Tony Blair had a free vote on changing abortion, and was leader of the opposition and he was against the Tory law in 1995 ′ were those labour back benchers who voted in a free vote, rebels?