Confronted with this situation, most libraries either endure the severe limitations of their budgets and do what they can with what they have, or else depend on the bounty of patrons and local governments to supplement their annual funds.

Confronted with his repressed desires, Hamlet realises that " he himself is literally no better than the sinner whom he is to punish ".

* Confronted with important financial difficulty due to the expenses of its Spanish crusade, the Republic of Genoa has to sell the city of Tortosa to the count of Barcelona, which had been conquered in 1148 during that same crusade.

Confronted with heavy losses on the Eastern Front, Antonescu embarked on inconclusive negotiations with the Allies, just before a political coalition, formed around the young monarch Michael I, toppled him during the August 23, 1944 Coup.

* Confronted with internal strife, the commune of Bologna is the first Italian republic to turn to the rule of a podestà, Guido di Ranieri da Sasso ( ends in 1155 ).

Confronted with this new threat, the king of Badajoz, al-Mutawakkil ibn al-Aftas, obtains the support of Castile in exchange for the Muslim positions on the Tagus river — Sintra, Santarém and Lisbon.

Confronted with this sharp increase in deposed suits, Belgium established the condition that the accused person must be Belgian or present in Belgium.

Confronted with other marriage projects, Elizabeth continued to say that she still would very much like to marry him.

Confronted by a Puritan friend with rumours about his " ungodly life ", Dudley defended himself in 1576: I stand on the top of the hill, where ... the smallest slip seemeth a fall ...

Confronted with opposition to the presidential power of decree and threatened with impeachment, Yeltsin " dissolved " the parliament on September 21, in contravention of the existing constitution, and ordered new elections and a referendum on a new constitution.

Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itylus by Peter Paul Rubens ( 1637 )

" Confronted with a statement on any subject, the Talmudic student will proceed to raise a series of questions before he satisfies himself of having understood its full meaning.

Confronted with Freud ’ s decisive opposition, Rank resigned in protest from his positions as Vice-President of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, director of Freud ’ s publishing house, and co-editor of Imago and Zeitschrift.

Peter Paul Rubens | Rubens: Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itys, 1636 – 1638

* Jeannine Hall Gailey wrote several poems based on the myth that appear in her book Becoming the Villainess: " Remembering Philomel ," " Philomel's Rape ," " On Rubens ' Tereus Confronted with the Head of His Son Itylus ", " Case Studies in Revenge: Philomel Gives Some Advice ," and " Procne and Philomel, At the End.

Confronted with the rise of Hitler's power on the continent in 1933, and weakened economically by the Great Depression, Great Britain sought initially to avoid or delay war through diplomacy ( Appeasement ), while at the same time re-arming ( Neville Chamberlain's European Policy ).

Confronted by investigators for the Child Welfare Board, Sandra Markowitz ( Barbara Harris ) and her superior and boyfriend Albert Amundson ( William Daniels ), Murray is threatened with removal of the child from his custody unless he can prove he is a capable guardian of Nick.

The same year, a married couple, Ralf and Eleanor Panitz, were guests on an episode of the show entitled " Secret Mistresses Confronted " with Mr. Panitz's ex-wife, Nancy Campbell-Panitz, in which they complained about Ms. Campbell-Panitz's behavior and accused her of stalking them.

Confronted by the rising Australian Labor Party in 1909, he merged his Protectionist Party with Joseph Cook's Anti-Socialist Party to create the Commonwealth Liberal Party ( known commonly as the Fusion ), the main ancestor of the modern Liberal Party of Australia.

Confronted with the antique problem of future contingents, Leibniz invented the theory of " compossible worlds ", distinguishing two types of necessity, to cope with the problem of determinism.

Confronted with her evident talent their objections ceased.

Confronted with a little girl and a man, whom Mr. Lockwood suggested she had employed to carry notes to Peace, Mrs. Dyson said that these were merely receipts for pictures which he had framed for her.

Confronted by the aliens behind these bizarre experiments, the Vok, Primal learned that they planned to use an orbital laser weapon — the planetbuster, disguised as a second moon — to detonate the planet's energon and wipe their " experiment " clean.

Confronted with these results, Di confesses to everyone that she is Dixie.

Confronted by volunteers and regular army troops, the Indians at first repulsed them ; however, after nearly 200 volunteers launched an all-day assault on the remaining natives, the war ended at Big Bend ( at RM 35 or RK 56 ) on the lower river.

Confronted by three muggers, Frank first brandishes his gun then gives them a wad of money, telling them to ask for him at the Plaza Hotel if they want work.

Confronted at last with what her husband really is, Bob's wife commits suicide.

Confronted by the protagonists at the game's conclusion, Kefka reveals his nihilistic motivations.

Confronted at the door by a glaring masked figure, Christenberry fled.

Confronted to " the necessity to win at all cost ", the United States will cause " thousands of victims " among the civilian Iraqi population, and this while " sacrifying hundreds of GIs, perhaps thousands ".

Confronted with ( what he considered ) clear proof of treasonous plotting at Camp Jackson, Lyon marched a force of Federal regulars and his new Missouri Volunteers to the camp to arrest the militia.

Confronted with Eric's disbelief, Ted decides to prove his situation, and asks Eric to tie him up in a chair and wait until midnight, at which time he'd either see for himself or call in professional help.

Confronted with this choice, she was unable to reply and fainted with horror.

Confronted by an array of bounty hunters, including a clan of Gank killers, and the news that the Hutt clans had doubled the bounty on them, they had little choice but to leave the moon-where Boba Fett had patiently waited for the Millennium Falcon to take off.

Confronted by a grim future, Freddy lost his nerve and plumped for a drastic liquidation.

Confronted by huge numbers of enemy troops, individual city-states could not realistically fight alone.

Confronted by the new experiences, difficulties and suffering created by empire-building, Spanish thinkers formulated some of the first modern thoughts on natural law, sovereignty, international law, war, and economics ; there were even questions about the legitimacy of imperialism – in related schools of thought referred to collectively as the School of Salamanca.

Confronted by police who had taken note of his large expenditures just after the forged check was cashed, Ponzi held out his hands wrist up and said " I'm guilty.

Confronted by Pryor, the couple left Richmond together on July 10, 1811, creating a scandal that shook city society.

Confronted by a local elite that had just killed Maximinus's procurator, Gordian's father was forced to participate in a full scale revolt against Maximinus in 238 and became Augustus on March 22.

Confronted by his onetime friend Herbert, Stevenson confesses that he finds modern society to be pleasingly violent.

Confronted with the possibility of being lied to all her life and dooming many sentient species to destruction, or an alternative of believing all she ever loved and trusted has betrayed her – Demosthenes, her father, her friend, her world – she falls to the ground.