Against the spirit of the Greek original, he engineers events at the end ... or alter the situation to fit his expectations .” Anderson ’ s vehement reaction to the co-opting of Greek plays by Plautus seems to suggest that they are in no way like their originals were.

Against anyone's expectations Doe Maar played eight shows in 2008 with Joost as the fifth man ; four club dates ( June ), a three-night residency at Rotterdam's Feijenoord Stadium ( July 11, 12, 13 ), and a performance at Belgium's brand new Werchter Boutique-festival.

Against expectations, the film went on to become the highest-grossing film to date ( it was surpassed in 2010 by Cameron's directorial follow-up, Avatar ), grossing more than US $ 1. 843 billion in box-office receipts worldwide, and transformed DiCaprio into a commercial movie superstar, resulting in fan worship among teenage girls and young women in general that became known as " Leo-Mania.

Against these expectations, however, Titus proved to be an effective Emperor and was well loved by the population, who praised him highly when they found that he possessed the greatest virtues instead of vices.

The film publication Cineaste published a review of The Italian in March 2009, focusing on the film's depiction of the Italian-American immmigrant experience as a Darwinian jungle rather than a promised land paved with gold :" Against Horatio Alger expectations, The Italian is a story of failure suffused with a soft-focused, dappled nostalgia for the old country ... ' From sunny Italy to the New York ghetto ,' read the taglines on Paramount's original one-sheet, contrasting scenes of ' carefree Beppo at home ' in the serene canals of Old Italy with the mean streets of New York where ' to live your baby must have Pasteurized milk.

It was Buñuel's intention to shock and insult the intellectual bourgeoisie of his youth, later saying: " Historically the film represents a violent reaction against what in those days was called ‘ avant-garde ,’ which was aimed exclusively at artistic sensibility and the audience ’ s reason .” Against his hopes and expectations, the film was a huge success amongst the French bourgeoisie, leading Buñuel to exclaim in exasperation, " What can I do about the people who adore all that is new, even when it goes against their deepest convictions, or about the insincere, corrupt press, and the inane herd that saw beauty or poetry in something which was basically no more than a desperate impassioned call for murder?

Against all expectations, Alejandro Fernández didn't sing during the movie while mounting a horse ( a family icon for the Fernandez's ).

Against its producers ' expectations, it ended up becoming a hit.

Against all expectations, Hibernians did well and finished the match in a 0-0 draw.

Against all expectations, the slave trade is successfully maintained under the new King, thanks to da Silva's resourcefulness.

Against all expectations, Lincoln reached the play-off final in the 2002 – 03 season, conceding just 37 league goals with Marriott keeping 18 clean sheets in the league.

Against the advice of his political allies, and the misgivings of the Emperor, Konoe appointed Yosuke Matsuoka as his foreign minister.

Against his wishes Nicias was appointed General along with Alcibiades and Lamachus, all three of whom were given full powers to do whatever was in the best interests of Athens while in Sicily.

He was appointed by New York Mayor John Lindsay to head the Commission Against Poverty.

Against his wishes Nicias was appointed General along with Alcibiades and Lamachus, all three of whom were given full powers to do whatever was in the best interests of Athens while in Sicily.

Against opposition, he appointed emancipists to key government positions including Francis Greenway as colonial architect and William Redfern as a magistrate.

In 2000 Warith Deen Mohammed was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Religious Alliance Against Pornography ( RAAP ).

Against this is that the Abbey appointed Werner von Winterau and his male heirs village Vögte on 31 January 1326.

In 2012, War on Want appointed a new senior campaigns officer, Rafeef Ziadeh, a co-founder of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and identifies herself as a " refugee from occupied Palestine.

In November 2006, Rono was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador at Large by the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition, IIMSAM, that works to promote the use of micro-algae Spirulina ( Spirulina Platensis ) to counter malnutrition and its severe negative impacts, especially in the developing and Least Developed Countries ( LDC ).

Against Cooke's advice, Beauchamp traveled immediately to Frankfort, where Sharp had recently been appointed attorney general by the governor.

He was appointed as the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in July 2002.

In June 1992, Fahey was appointed Premier of New South Wales after Greiner was forced to resign as a result of an Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales investigation.

Against the wishes of the duchy's Lutheran nobility, a Calvinist chancellor was appointed to govern the duchy.

He also become involved with world hunger in the 1970s, authoring the legislation creating a presidential Commission Against Hunger, to which he was subsequently appointed by President Jimmy Carter.

Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him.

Against a player who doesn't understand the concept of a sacrifice, the expert simply has to make the correct number of sacrifices to encourage the opponent to hand him the first chain long enough to ensure a win.

Against the protests of the two women who had called 911, who recognized him from the neighborhood and insisted that he was a child and couldn't speak English, the officers turned him over to Dahmer.

He directed two films for HBO in 1994: Against the Wall and The Burning Season that won him several awards and renewed acclaim.

Against the objections of many within the industry, Melnick hired Peckinpah and gave him free rein.

Against the Braves in the NLCS, Ryan completed a Mets sweep by throwing seven innings of relief in Game 3, getting his first playoff win ( it would take him 12 years to get another ).

Negotiations with England then began, from which Knox was excluded ; in particular his earlier tract The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, although it had been aimed at Mary Tudor, rendered him unacceptable to the female English monarch.

Against his advice, she climbs a tall ladder beside the dinosaur to be closer to him.

Polynices came to him for advice on how to get Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes.

Pausanias lists him as one of the Epigoni, who attacked Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes, who died attempting the same thing.

He brought 1000 archers with him to defend Thebes against the Seven Against Thebes.

Josephus, citing Menander, says that “ in the seventh year of reign, his sister fled away from him, and built the city of Carthage in Libya ” ( Against Apion i: 18 ).

Using the authorization granted to him by Congress, on 13 November 2001, President Bush issued a Presidential Military Order: " Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism " which allowed " individuals ... to be detained, and, when tried, to be tried for violations of the laws of war and other applicable laws by military tribunals ", where such individuals are a member of the organization known as al Qa ' ida ; or has conspired or committed acts of international terrorism, or have as their aim to cause, injury to or adverse effects on the United States, its citizens, national security, foreign policy, or economy.

Against Maxim, Moore consistently landed powerful right hands, hurting him several times en route to a fifteen round decision.

But the conflict flared up again, and Agricola even sued Luther, alleging that Luther had slandered him in his disputations, Against the Antinomians, and in his On the Councils and Churches ( 1539 ).

Against Garry Kasparov, Miles had little success, not winning a game against him, and losing a 1986 match in Basel by the overwhelming score of 5½ – ½.

Tatchell subsequently criticised Unite Against Fascism for inviting Sacranie to share its platforms, describing him as a bigot and a " homophobic hate-mongerer.

Against Gilles Ménage he wrote a Térence justifié ( 1656 ); he laid claim having originated the idea of the Carte de tendre of Mlle de Scudéry's Clélié ; and after being a professed admirer of Corneille turned against him because he had neglected to mention the abbé in his Discours sur le poème dramatique.

Against the injustice of Hell, some theists, particularly in the Thomistic tradition, have argued that God's infinite dignity requires that any transgression against him warrants an infinite punishment.

In his autobiography, Against the Tide ( 2007 ), he states that " In the fall of 2003, part of me thought it was cowardly to oppose the president on so many issues and then not oppose him head-on as he sought renomination.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge, chooses to only teach the basic theoretical principles of the subject in her classes instead of practical applications, due to Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge's erroneous fear that Albus Dumbledore is preparing to assemble a student army in order to overthrow him.

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, ' So shall your offspring be.