Faced with a gesture like Di Bosis', I find usually that my sentiments are closer to those of my sculptor friend.

Faced with this situation, Postmaster Charles F. McKenna of Montpelier went with Fogg on a Burlington trip, and together they scouted the terrain on the heights of Berlin.

Faced, on the one hand, with an always exhaustible supply of his best wines, and on the other by a clientele usually equipped with inexhaustible pocketbooks, it is a wonder indeed that all wine waiters are not afflicted with chronic ambivalence.

Faced with the possibility of annihilation, Alboin made an alliance in 566 with the Avars under Bayan I, at the expense of some tough conditions ; the Avars demanded a tenth of the Lombards ' cattle, half of the war booty, and on the war's conclusion all of the lands held by the Gepids.

Faced with a desperate need for money, Nin, Miller and some of their friends began in the 1940s to write erotic and pornographic narratives for an anonymous " collector " for a dollar a page, somewhat as a joke .< ref >

Faced with a vacancy, Disraeli and Derby tried yet again to bring Gladstone into the government.

Faced with position 1, a novice player would create position 2 and lose.

Faced with an international economic downturn the government announced a $ 4 billion economic stimulus plan to spur employment and growth, and despite the global financial crisis, aimed for an expansion of between 2 percent and 3 percent of GDP for 2009.

Faced with a Turkish attack, Charles held the support of the Protestant German rulers, all of whom delayed the opening of the Council of Trent.

Faced with Ragnall's invasion, Ealdred came north seeking assistance from Constantine.

Faced with continued currency depreciation, the government resorted to more drastic measures and in January 1999 banned the widespread use of U. S. dollars for all domestic commercial transactions, a position it later adjusted.

Faced with enormous political opposition, so the DSM-III was in serious danger of not being approved by the APA Board of Trustees unless " neurosis " was included in some capacity, a political compromise reinserted the term in parentheses after the word " disorder " in some cases.

Faced with declining sales and the prospect of bankruptcy if it lost, Fawcett capitulated in 1955 and ceased comics publication.

Faced with opposition from the parlements, Calonne organised the summoning of the Assembly of Notables.

Faced with inroads into its non-Victorian markets, Carlton and United Beverages ( CUB ) reviewed its product range and attempted to re-position some of its brands.

Faced with the potential decrease or cessation of some of the assistance programs upon the Compact's financial provisions ' expiry in 2001, the Government of the FSM in 1996 began to implement a program of economic reforms designed to reduce the role of the public sector in the economy.

Faced with a high crime rate, a public corruption problem, often violent harassment and intimidation by unknown assailants of human rights activists, judicial workers, journalists, and witnesses in human rights trials, the government began serious attempts in 2001 to open a national dialogue to discuss the considerable challenges facing the country.

Faced with the dilemma of what to do with the empty space left behind by the lack of large amplifier cabinets, Lee chose to decorate his side of the stage with unusual items.

Faced with a dearth of new material, most of the material was hastily written in the studio by Leadon, Hillman, and Parsons, with two Gilded Palace of Sin outtakes thrown into the mix.

Faced with the refusal of the parliament of the time to give the right to vote to working people, the temperance chartists saw the campaign against alcohol as a way of proving to the elites that working-class people were responsible enough to be granted the vote.

Faced with yet another outside scheme which would bypass the navigation from Wakefield to Ferrybridge, the company looked at improvements which would give of water all the way to both Leeds and Wakefield.

Faced with mixed reactions inside the cabinet ( Averescu hesitated, while the Minister of Justice Grigore Trancu-Iaşi refused to give him support ), he ordered the move without his fellow ministers ' prior knowledge, and thus faced them with a fait accompli.

Faced with an aircraft which will give the Soviet Union the ability to completely dominate the skies, the CIA and MI6 launch a mission to steal one of the two Firefox prototype aircraft.

Faced with continuing opposition to the bill, Qarase pleaded with opponents such as Opposition Leader Mahendra Chaudhry and United Peoples Party leader Mick Beddoes to give the bill a chance, saying they had " a rare opportunity to help bridge the obvious gulf between our people.

Faced with such an attack, the prudent thing for a target to do was to turn so as to parallel the course of the incoming torpedo and steam away from the torpedoes and the firer, allowing the relatively short range torpedoes to use up their fuel.

According to Szasz, “ the therapeutic state swallows up everything human on the seemingly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of health and medicine, just as the theological state had swallowed up everything human on the perfectly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of God and religion .” Faced with the problem of “ madness ,” Western individualism proved to be ill prepared to defend the rights of the individual: modern man has no more right to be a madman than medieval man had a right to be a heretic because if once people agree that they have identified the one true God, or Good, it brings about that they have to guard members and nonmembers of the group from the temptation to worship false gods or goods.

Faced with the choice of turning in a man who'd done only good acts for years and had saved Javert's life, or of letting a known criminal go free, Javert ended up " requesting of God " that he, as he'd asked M. Madeleine so many years before, be " dismissed in disgrace " -- he committed suicide.

Faced with the twin evils of Nazism and Stalin's labour camps, he became one of 100, 000 people to take up the pledge of the Rev.

Faced with enemy fire from above, however, they continued up the ridge.

Faced with the prospect of losing control, Spain formally ceded all of its Florida territory to the U. S. under the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819 ( ratified in 1821 ) in exchange for the U. S. ceding its claims on Texas and the U. S. paying any claims its citizens might have against Spain up to $ 5, 000, 000.

Faced with a shortage of operating capital, he financed his business via check kiting, stealing and selling his grandmother's jewelry, staging break-ins at his offices, and running up fraudulent credit card charges.

Faced with rising losses, in June 2012, the Belgian transport minister announced further reform: SNCB Holding would be split up, so SNCB ( the train operator ) would be separate from Infrabel ( the infrastructure owner ).

Faced with an ultimatum from both Poland and Germany, Czechoslovakia gave up the area ( about 1 % of its territory ), which was taken over by Polish authorities and annexed by Poland on October 2, 1938.

Faced with the possibility of being killed by a vengeful Tony — and with ongoing thoughts of killing Tony himself — Furio packed up, moved back to Italy and disappeared.

Faced with the local criminal system's inability to cope with a number of detainees awaiting trial in Rwandan jails reaching 90, 000, in 2000 a series of popular tribunals called gacaca courts were set up.

Faced with seemingly endless legions of horrific creatures, Royce and Archie, helped by Mrs. Jennings ' cat, travel up and down the rows.

Faced with this alternative the crew rallied, drove off the English boarding team and put up such a fight that the English vessels, much damaged and two even in a sinking condition, broke off the attack.

Faced with the massive opposition of people most concerned with the bill, the British government finally gave up the union project submitted for adoption by its own Colonial Office.

Faced with the threat of his beloved uncle being killed, G ' nort gives up the location of Hal Jordan.

According to Szasz, “ the therapeutic state swallows up everything human on the seemingly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of health and medicine, just as the theological state had swallowed up everything human on the perfectly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of God and religion .” Faced with the problem of “ madness ,” Western individualism proved to be ill prepared to defend the rights of the individual: modern man has no more right to be a madman than medieval man had a right to be a heretic because if once people agree that they have identified the one true God, or Good, it brings about that they have to guard members and nonmembers of the group from the temptation to worship false gods or goods.

Faced with third down and 14 again on their ensuing drive, the Jaguars decided not to pass and Stewart ended up scoring with a 25-yard touchdown run.

Faced with this challenge Ettinger came up with the idea of cutting the pages ( leafs ) loose, replacing the few pages where changes in the tax code had occurred, drilling holes through the pages and putting them into a ring-binder.

Faced with either being sent to Arkham City or fleeing Gotham to Blüdhaven, the younger members of the family were against leaving, saying no one told the Falcone family what to do, though with the decision ultimately up to the Roman the family fled to Blüdhaven rather than risk capture.

Faced with the horrifying prospect of having to pay for law school by himself, Mark decides to take up a scholarship, but the only suitable one is for African Americans only.

Faced with the choice of letting the remaining sewage back up into the airport or spill to the River Crane, they opted for the latter, resulting in sewage entering the river and damaging wildlife.

Faced with a more populous foe to the north during the Second Great War, President Jake Featherston founded the Confederate Veteran Brigades to free up younger men for service.