Sentences with phrase «who plots against»

But her success upsets her nemesis Charlotte — an actual mannequin — who plots against Poppy, which echoes a number of Poppy's earlier videos.

He was deceiving the deceivers, the enemy — those who plotted against him, and against Jesus in one case.

«Year of the Hyenas» is based on what is known as the oldest court transcripts in history, detailing the trials of the conspirators who plotted against the life of Ramses III, the last great Pharaoh of Egypt.

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Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Bonfire or Fireworks Night, is a celebration of the arrest of Guy Fawkes, who was guarding a stash of gunpowder in an assassination plot against King James 1.

And that's an old plot, updated by French and German leaders who are fighting for political survival against nationalists and populists.

The next - generation Communist leader who is expected to succeed Raúl Castro, Vice President Miguel Díaz - Canel, 56, is among those who have warned of yet another imperialist plot against Havana.

Citing documents declassified in the past few years, the lawsuit alleges that the US government paid $ 35,000 to the men who plotted the actions against Schneider.

This last chart plots jobs openings against people who are not in the labor force but want a job.

The summer I came to faith, my friend gave me a copy of The Cost of Discipleship [SCM Press], Bonhoeffer's most famous book, and he told me the story of this man who, because of his faith, spoke up for the Jews in Nazi Germany and got involved in the plot against Hitler.

And it is because Jesus loves the man with the withered hand, and because he loves God and his kingdom, that Jesus is angry at those who would obstruct compassion and plot against his life.

Some of the most fruitful thoughts about the role of God - belief in the new world have come from Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 45), a German theologian who was executed in a German prison a few days before VE Day, for having taken part in a plot against Hitler's life.

The failure of this second group of people to take stewardship seriously is a violent plotting against the God who planted and cares for this kingdom.

In this scripture story, Jacob is a man who can not sleep because he remembers his past: his scheming with his mother against his brother Esau; his plotting to get the birthright that was his brother's; his dishonesty and lying; the anger of his brother Esau; his flight from home.

The same sign appears at the time of Jesus, in the Pharisees and the scribes who also know that mercy, but wish to control it and therefore reject Jesus and plot against him.

Incidentally instead of being killed themselves, the Jews were permitted to slaughter a large number who were involved in the plot against them.

A thrifty manager who has lost the plot it seems is now confident because they won 8 - 0 against viking.

He said the question of deselection was a «democratic choice for our members» and that MPs who had plotted against Corbyn had «brought it on themselves, in a way».

The unnamed persons, who are standing trial, he said plotted against him because he was becoming a thorn in the flesh of the then John Mahama administration.

According to the pollster who is always at the receiving end of insults from members and sympathizers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the police arrested the persons that were plotting against Kennedy Agyapong and arraigned them before court.

The latest guilty pleas from Council member Stewart's former Chief of Staff and another staffperson have not done great things for his campaign... unless you are one of the people who believe that the whole thing is a racist plot against him.

The Rights group said the action by the Imo state governor had been stridently opposed by the indigenes of Owerri who kicked against the plot to demolish the market and successfully secured a pending interlocutory Court's Injunction to halt the demolition but which has been brazenly disrespected by the All Progressives Congress governor.

He also sought to distance himself from any suggestions of a plot against Mr Corbyn, insisting that it was a small faction of right wing MPs who had been guilty of attempting a coup.

He said while the party would overlook the sins committed by those set of people, he therefore warned that anyone who participates in fresh plot against the former ruling party would not be forgiven.

«The Nigeria Police Force hereby implores members of the general public to disregard and discountenance the claim of plot by the IGP against the Senate President as a ruse, unfortunate and an attempt to divert Police investigation into the killings of more than Eleven (11) innocent people from kwara State and other States of the Federation in the recent past by the killer squad who operate under the guise of a cult group.

The plotting against Neil Kinnock became so public that David Hare wrote an entire play about it, «Absence of War», which included a scene in which the Kinnock character physically assaults an aide who has been exposed for his disloyalty.

Many have posited that Christie directed the closures to retaliate against Fort Lee's Democratic mayor, who declined to endorse the Republican incumbent in his 2013 re-election bid, though both governors have denied any knowledge of such a plot.

The group established that, Kofi Jumah and Amoako Tufuor were the pioneers who raised alarm against the choice of Akufo - Addo by means of peddling horrible insults against Akufo - Addo to the public «We wish to tell Akufo - Addo and his rented clowns that, if they have monopoly over reckless conducts and plotting of evil, we have fair reasoning and common sense.

Speaking further, he said, «The PDP is aware of clandestine plots against key opposition leaders, particularly members of the PDP National Working Committee, some dissenting members of the APC, members of the civil society, opinion leaders, journalists and bloggers, who refuse to succumb to intimidation and that such persons have already been listed and currently being trailed by agents of the state.

Eight Muslim extremists who plotted terror attacks against Israeli footballers and fans during a 2016 World Cup qualifier in Albania were jailed for up to 10 years on Friday.

Previous plots against Brown have always failed because there is no agreement at all in the party on who the successor should be.

I urge Governor Paterson to take appropriate action against those involved in the plot and cover - up, and who should not continue to represent him and the Executive Chamber.

But it will make even worse reading for Cameron, who only this weekend was reading reports of a leadership bids plots against him.

The effort comes after bribery charges were filed against the mayor and deputy mayor of the Rockland County Village of Spring Valley in an alleged real - estate development scheme with ties to state Senator Malcolm Smith, who along with three others, was charged in connection with an alleged plot to rig the New York City mayoral race.

Another scenario is a murder committed by a mentally ill son or another family member who is psychotic and thinks the victim is plotting against him.

The plot summary for Into Darkness vaguely speaks of a terrorist within Starfleet who has a personal grudge against Captain Kirk, and the trailer hints at a sacrifice that Kirk must make to save his crew.

Tom Hardy takes over as Max who is captured by a violent band of warriors only to land in an escape plot led by Charlize Theron against their deranged leader.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: R Director: Steven Soderbergh Actors: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Jack Gill Plot: A legal assistant who was previously uneducated brings suite against a power company for poisoning the water when at first no one believed her.

The project follows the same story as the 1996 film starring Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn, which followed three former friends who reunite at an old classmate's funeral; there, they commiserate about their new status as divorcées and hatch the ultimate revenge plots against their exes.

We still don't know any new casting on the project, or indeed who Iron Man will be facing off against this time (although recent rumors suggested that nanobots would be a key part of the plot), but even so, «Iron Man 3» is moving full steam ahead to shoot in North Carolina starting May 21st, and will hit theaters on May 3rd, 2013.

Language: English Genre: Action / Sci - Fi MPAA rating: R Director: James McTeigue Actors: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, John Hurt Plot: A terrorist freedom fighter, who fights against conformity, finds an unsuspecting ally in his fight to free his country.

The claustrophobic nature of the movie is present throughout, as Winstead and Gallagher Jr. try to plot against Goodman, who appears all - knowing and cunning, and Tractenberg constantly highlights that the character is always only ever two rooms away.

PLOT: New parents Mac (Rogen) and Kelly (Byrne) start a war against the fraternity bros (Efron & Franco) who move in next door.

While Crystal hires various henchmen to get revenge and Julian wanders around as indecisive as Hamlet but without the goal (He does challenge his family's nemesis to a fight, and it does not end well for him), Chang is learning of the plot against him and scheming his own retaliation against the people who would dare seek vengeance against him.

Language: English Genre: Action / Drama MPAA rating: R Director: Akira Kurosawa Actors: Daisuke Ryu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao Plot: A lord who is dying, designiates his power to his three sons, two of try and turn against their father.

Language: English Genre: Action / Crime MPAA rating: R Director: Quentin Tarantino Actors: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox Plot: A woman, who her assasins believe to be dead find that she is alive and try to kill her, while at the same time, she goes after revenge against them.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 24, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Act of Valor (R for torture, profanity and graphic violence) Action adventure about an elite team of Navy SEALS who embark on a top secret mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA Agent only to uncover an imminent terrorist plot against America.

Here's a plot summary: descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12 - year - old genius Artemis Fowl finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.

The plot pits three friends, who decide on camping trip on a remote Maine Island, against a band of recently discharged soldiers on a hunting expedition.

The plot involves a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley)-- a mysterious figure who makes videos like Al - Qaeda, wears ornate silk robes, and speaks in an American accent with heavy enunciation — and a think tank run by Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), a man with a chip on shoulder against Stark, that's creating super-soldiers who can increase their internal body temperature on a whim (Illogically, they can be killed by fire, except, of course, when the story calls for their immunity to it)-- sometimes with explosive results.

Tom Hanks» Inferno follows Robert Langdon who wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.