Sentences with phrase «who stuck to their guns»

As Exxon's CEO for a decade he built a reputation in the business world as a blunt talker who sticks to his guns.

And I am surrounded by the right people who stick to their guns when the going got tough.

«There are lots of examples of people who stick to their guns and are proved right — think of Alfred Wegener and continental drift.»

Tinder founder and CEO Sean Rad saw things differently, and praised Workman who stuck to her guns and refused to partake in any further disciplinary actions.

While scores of artists cleaned up their acts so to speak, and abandoned gestural abstraction, Cy Twombly, Sam Francis, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler come immediately to mind as artists who stuck to their guns and continued to develop their gestural styles.

I know some great artists who stuck to their guns, and all it did was make them seem more and more pathetic.

Not exact matches

But had Sony stuck to its guns and released the movie as planned, it would have made a strong statement about standing up for freedom instead of giving in to fear and threats as Ben Franklin once wrote, «Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.»

But he also has plenty of defenders — after all, there are an awful lot of people out there who voted for him, and many of them are sticking to their guns on that choice.

«People are sticking to their guns saying these are utility tokens, but they are smart enough to know we are not going to sell any of them in a privy sale to people who aren't accredited investors,» explains Goren.

The Franciscans who had so enraged Luther before Leipzig, stuck to their guns, drew in Eck and got Luther's bishop to speak; in a letter to Staupitz, Luther wrote of his bishop, «He is only a wretched bladder blown up by Eck's wind».

Recreational bettors bought into the narrative that New England would do everything in their power to make a statement (who could blame them given what we'd seen from the Patriots this season) while professionals stuck to their guns looking to take the points every time the number ticked through 8.

Whether the top teams should play their «young guns» more often or just stick to the «big money» stars, who will win them major titles.

So, I put it to those Wenger Out supporters to be patient for a couple more seasons, this is the dawning of a new and exciting time for Arsenal, and Wenger is the one who has stuck to his guns and brought it about.

Unlike many friends who went for the safer option of hospital who ended up traumatised and unwell, even some with PND, I was lucky for sticking to my guns.

Dolan called on Gov. Cuomo, who had proposed the tax credit be included in the budget, to stick to his guns.

The researchers who made some of the earlier observations are sticking to their guns.

Some archaeologists in attendance expected a stormy session, fearing that senior Smithsonian officials — including Julian Raby, the director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, who had originally advocated strongly for the exhibit — planned to stick to their guns.

Throwing was an important part of hunting... it enable our hominid ancestors who didn't really have any other weapons, no bows, no guns, no snares, no nets, to hunt using simple technology like rocks or sticks.»

After these photos were taken, the entire desk got three coats of satin polyurethane to protect that surface from teenage boys who love air soft guns and video games and need sticks of deodorant.

just anther dog of war, not much to say, im stuck in ft irwin ca, im from maine, used to be a heavy machine gunner, now im a team leader i love to smoke and drink, and im rough around the edges, but im a nice guy who loves dogs guns and excitment

Don't be afraid to stick to your guns and aim for the man who really turns your gears.

Those of you who are happy with the classic date ideas, why not stick to your guns but we suggest putting a twist on it if you want to secure a second date!

He sticks it to Spike Lee, who once objected to Tarantino's use of the n - word in 1997's Jackie Brown, by spraying the word like machine - gun fire.

Filly Brown plays out like a caricature of every stereotypical Sundance drama about plucky young heroines who overcome great adversity just by sticking to their guns and never abandoning their dreams.

On a more positive note: The maps are huge and unique in geography, the vehicles are very much fun to use, all of them, except maybe the inflatable landing boats, and the combat roles the different classes play out is refreshing: The sniper can lay down claymores and sit back, plinking enemies from, in some maps, perhaps up to a quarter of a mile away, considering he / she is good, and has a good gaming rig, the combat medic can heal allies, and revive those who were fragged, saving them from having to respawn back at base, the support guy can lay down suppressing fire and resupply his allies with ammo, the spec ops guy can sabotage bridges, vehicles, and team assets (such as artillery and UAV trailers) with sticky C4 charges (pity the soldier who takes off in a jet only to have it explode in midflight from a hidden c4 charge stuck on it's body), The engineer repairs vehicles and lays down anti-tank mines, the anti-armour troop works on destroying said vehicles with wire - guided rockets (note that the armour guy in bf2 has his own gun ALONG with a pistol, not just a pistol like in 1942), and the assault guy....

I realize this movie has a huge audience who watch it repeatedly, but I have to stick to my guns and call»em like I see»em.

For 90 minutes you are stuck in a filthy Boston warehouse with these characters who have one thing in mind — take the money used to purchase the guns and get the hell out of dodge.

Teachers who do not stick to their guns often enough are the ones that struggle with classroom management.

In the end, Chase's current promotional offer actually is a not bad deal for them right now with interest rates so low, but they are being greedy and demanding still more, and right now they are the ones who have the most to lose... Let's see how they handle my opt - out letter, I am sticking to my guns with them on this issue but with a backup plan set in place first...

They need a strong personality, not necessarily a strong person physically, but someone who can make up their mind and stick to their guns.

An attachment, a perk for the gun, a camo, it makes the game better for people who stick to the same gun.

Is the best game controller for fire stick, you play as stickman fighting games anger of stick who uses sticks to fight with thugs, using guns to shoot people rods.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

I Hope that the continued creativity of indies and other developers who dare develop original games or stick to their guns soon beak this damn cycle, cause it's certainly a bad one.

The machine guns can also be aimed with the right analogue stick, giving the game controls similar to anyone who has played any of the numerous twin stick shooters released lately, and this method is much more precise than using the Assault Suits Valken style aiming method.

I just wish it garnered another vote or two from the usual suspect justices (ahem Scalia) who normally stick to their guns despite precedent.

There will be a time when Robinhood is allowed in all states, and I am hoping that this new entrant sticks to their guns and actually listens to the people who use their network.

LG definitely deserves credit for sticking to its guns about both microSD card expansion and a removable battery, and for LG loyalists who need expansion, the G5 definitely doesn't disappoint.

Instead of having conversations and being curious about each other, couples who are on their way to a divorce, tend to simply stick to their guns and play the blame game.

I should of stuck to my guns and bought a new house, but no I listened to my husband... who doesn't live here half the time..