Sentences with phrase «whose supporting turn»

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Five weeks after Hurricane Harvey caused the largest flooding event in U.S. history, the American Red Cross continues to provide shelter, food, relief supplies and other support to help people whose lives were turned upside down.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Cuomo, whose staff has been holding secret talks with aides to legislative leaders on the proposal, will turn up the heat by introducing his own ethics bill in the Legislature, which would force lawmakers to say if they support it or not.

Lib Dems felt that the No campaign tried to turn the vote into a referendum on leader Nick Clegg, whose support was very low at the time, by a string of personal attacks.

Between 30 and 40 people turned out Wednesday at City Hall in a cold drizzle to lobby in support of a countywide living wage of $ 14.34 an hour for a worker whose employer does not offer health benefits.

I also warned him that any narcissistic attempt to use the courts to strong arm the party's leadership to turn the tables in his favor would only end up splitting NPP support in the constituency whose coveted seat was presently held by Nii Armah Ashitey of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

We can pause for a moment to savour the irony of Lord Mandelson, whose first cabinet career was destroyed by Mr Brown and his acolytes, turning into the prime minister's life - support machine.

In the fall of 2004 former - PayPal - CEO - turned - hedge - fund - manager - and - angel - investor Peter Thiel — whose fund is up 60 % - plus this year — gave Zuckerberg $ 500,000 to buy servers to support the growing audience base at Facebook.

Each of these people gets a chance to state their peace, and they're joined by an eccentric supporting cast of caricatures that includes Jeff's supremely dumb best friend (Paul Walter Hauser as Shawn Eckhardt), Tonya's very presentable skating coach (Julianne Nicholson as Diane Rawlinson), and the former «Hard Copy» reporter who helped turn Tanya's story into a national pile - on (Bobby Cannavale, whose hair alone helps to cement the movie's comedic tone).

Lynskey impresses as a simple gal who's fed up with the world she lives in — note the title — and whose only drive is her instinct to set things right, while Wood adds another memorable oddball creation to his growing gallery of superb supporting turns.

With such uninspiring material, the uniformly talented cast — whose supporting players include such comedy heavyweights as Rob Huebel, Adam Scott, Paul Rudd, David Wain, John Early, and Paul Rust — all seem to have the volume turned down on their performances.

Meanwhile, most of the film's best moments come from the supporting players, who turn out to be more important to the story than Potente (whose character seems to be an addition simply so that the film can have some form of romance) or Damon.

The cast is terrific: Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt play the hapless parents whose bargain dream home turns out to be a haunted death trap, with strong support from their onscreen offspring, especially Kyle Catlett as nervy middle child Griffin.

Add in a regrettable supporting turn from Dennis Quaid and a nationwide distribution deal from indie stalwarts Roadside Attractions (whose recent output includes «Manchester by the Sea» and «Lady Macbeth»), and it's clear the Erwin brothers were hoping to make a biopic that boasted the same broad appeal of the song that inspired it.

Last week's Off the Carpet column charting this year's Best Supporting Actress contenders would have been remiss to ignore Anna Kendrick, whose spark - plug turn in Jason Reitman's «Up in the Air» is likely on its way to an Oscar nomination, perhaps even opposite co-star Vera Farmiga in the same category.

I've been wondering if the supporting actress race could turn out to be like the 2007 one where a respected actress, but whose work is not usually Academy - friendly (Farmiga and Gyllenhaal), beats the front runner with their one Academy - friendly role.

The monkey monster wrecks mayhem in the hallways and impresses a wealthy student named Finnegan (Freddie Fox), whose dismissive demeanor turns to admiration and a pledge of financial support for Frankenstein's next creation: A super human.

Volume I is the superior part (mild praise, indeed), largely because the relationship between Joe and Seligman is nicely established and Christian Slater (as Joe's dad) and especially Uma Thurman (as a wife whose husband leaves her for Joe) contribute strong supporting turns.

Other strong supporting parts include Brooks» appearance alongside Dan Aykroyd in the funny / scary prologue to 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie; a great turn in Steven Soderbergh's Out Of Sight as a spineless white - collar criminal in the Michael Milken vein whose mansion becomes a crime scene; and a standout role as a bad guy in the upcoming Nicolas Winding Refn thriller Drive.

With all due respect to the gentlemen in contention, this year's likely Supporting Actor crop has shaped up to be a snooze, filled with veterans who, however gifted, feel like obvious choices, and whose singling out undermines some truly vibrant male turns.

Before Myrna Loy became the sexy sophisticate of later - thirties screwball comedies and sophisticated romantic baubles, she was a saucy and sassy supporting player whose sly smiles and bedroom eyes turned every male head in the room.

He is able supported by Bobby Cannavale, a hail - fellow type, the sort you want to have a beer with, and Rose Byrne, whose features can turn as well from that of a contented woman pregnant with her first daughter to that of one who questions whether her marriage can last.

A more satisfying throughline I noticed upon gathering these five men is how many of these performances hinge on the masking and teasing of the audience's trust; bar the fifth nominee, for whose performance the word «subtle» could only be a drawback, it's an impressively gray - shaded and mutable collection of supporting turns.

The always enjoyable Bobby Cannavale gets a juicy supporting role as Chili, Ginger's «loser» boyfriend, while comedian Louis C.K. turns up as the «nice guy» alternative whose genial persona and line of work — sound system salesman — strikes both sisters as a step up from Chili.

We expanded our reach to our 32nd state, working in 110 school systems to support nearly 1,000 school and school system leaders whose work in turn reached more than 2 million students.

To back up his rather sweeping statement, though, Barrows cites a 2002 Wall Street Journal story in which exactly one of «those supporting trap and removal» — Frank Spiecker, of Garden State Pest Management — was interviewed (by a reporter whose sourcing is, it turns out, as «selective» as Barrows»):

In turn, you also helped us spread the word to those whose dogs are slowing down and struggling about DGP, a wonderful, all - natural supplement that supports dogs and cats with mobility and flexibility issues.

It's a little known historical fact that the American revolution was supported, and mostly won, by witches whose magic was capable of turning the entire tide of war.

The study cites Spencer and Bast along with other «manufacturers of doubt,» whose work to undermine the public understanding of this consensus has been stunningly successful — only 12 percent of Americans, their previous work found, know that more than 90 percent of scientists agree on this — and has resulted in «cascading effects on public understanding that climate change is happening, human caused, a serious threat, and in turn, support for climate change mitigation and adaptation policies.»

The U.S. government, together with employers, should be providing this crucial support to new parents, as it has a profound effect on the psychological and emotional wellbeing of families, whose health in turn affects the entire country and, if unstable, can have a ripple effect throughout generations.

But (from a family lawyer's perspective) it beats turning away the working poor who stand to lose everything they own and whose children will go without support because their opposing party has relatives with deep pockets whose skilled and zealous counsel can overwhelm them.

They wanted to know that they could actually turn their skills to supporting businesses with impact, enabling them to grow to scale and facilitating the establishment of long term commercial relationships with business leaders whose businesses they had been able to influence right from the very beginning.