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 continuing threat of Turkish attack and the weaknesses caused by the Great Siege of Malta ( 1565 ), the Knights of Malta were made to decide whether to abandon the island or attempt its restoration.

Faced with this threat, the remaining Bunzlauer potters, while continuing to meet an agrarian demand for traditional undecorated brown slip vessels, introduced new lines of smaller wares intended for display in the parlors and dining rooms of middle-class consumers.

Faced with continuing poor results, and two hostile takeover attempts by The Limited in 1984 and 1986, the company, still led by Phillip M. Hawley, reacted by first selling Waldenbooks to K-mart in 1985, Holt Renfrew to the Weston Family in April 1986, Wanamaker's to A. Alfred Taubman's Woodward & Lothrop in January 1987 and then splitting off the desirable specialty store business as Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc. ( encompassing the Neiman-Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Contempo Casuals stores ).

Faced with the continuing exodus, and increasing reluctance by third countries to maintain resettlement opportunities for every exile, countries of first asylum in South-East Asia threatened push-backs of the asylum seekers.

Faced with the choice of obtaining Ceylonese citizenship or continuing with his Indian citizenship, Subramanian chose to return to his homeland, unable to come to terms with losing his nationality.

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.

* January 21 – Faced with decreased military spending, United Technologies Corporation announces it will eliminate 13, 900 jobs by 1993.

Faced with a revolt of some Scottish notables, Francis II provided some military support to the regent, Marie of Guise.

Faced with diplomatic pressure after UN Security Council Resolution 825 and the threat of American military air strikes against the reactor, North Korea agreed to dismantle its plutonium program as part of the Agreed Framework in which South Korea and the United States would provide North Korea with light water reactors and fuel oil until those reactors could be completed.

Faced with military and constitutional issues, where there was no definite Church position, the group soon disintegrated and disappeared from parliament after 1867.

Faced with this demonstration of military force, and with the movement divided, Lauaki surrendered.

Faced with the defiance of the Breton nobility, John was unable to muster military support against Charles V, who took the opportunity to exert pressure over Brittany.

Faced with a difficult situation, King Constantine initially collaborated with the military dictatorship, swearing in their government under a royalist prime minister.

Faced with military setbacks in the Polish – Soviet and Lithuanian – Soviet Wars, the Soviets decided to consolidate the efforts and the two republics were merged into Litbel on 27 February 1919.

Faced with these events, the British and French governments decided upon an Allied military intervention in Russia.

Faced with large numbers of allied tribes, the military struggled to attain a decisive victory, resulting in a second temporary peace.

Faced with an attempted military coup and attacks by members of Sawaba, he used French advisers and troops to repress opposition, despite student and union protests against French neocolonialism.

Faced with these events, the leaders of the British and French governments decided the western Allies needed to begin a military intervention in North Russia.

Faced with a requirement of major renovations to PNC Field, the SWB Yankees chose to temporarily relocate their operations for 2012 to allow the renovations to be completed in one season rather than being spread over two to three years.

Faced with poor loads on its services ( due in part to not commencing operations until just before the start of the Christmas holiday period in Australia ), it had to soon resort to discounting, including " two seats-for-the-price-of-one " offers.

Faced with a people's movement against the absolute monarchy, King Birendra, in 1990, agreed to large-scale political reforms by creating a parliamentary monarchy with the king as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of the government.

Faced with opposition pressure for the repeal of Article 6 and needing allies against hard-liners in the CPSU, Gorbachev obtained the repeal of Article 6 by the February 1990 Central Committee plenum.

Faced with accusations from Freud of orchestrating a campaign against him and his daughter Jones sought to allay Freud ’ s concerns without abandoning the critical standpoint he had adopted.

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 by the mounting evidence against him, Verres abandoned his own defense and withdrew to a prosperous exile.

Faced with its growing strength in the counties of Carcassonne and Toulouse, Pope Innocent III in 1209 declared a crusade against the Albigensians.

Faced with the residents ' anger against the project, the municipality had to pursue the project with only 23 % of the population in favour of the new form of transport.

Faced with continuous incursions against it by a foreign power, Castro's foreboding of an immigrant takeover was soon confirmed when the United States started the Mexican-American War in a bid to seize Mexico's northern holdings.

Faced with the prospect of being sued by Warner Bros. Records due to the breakup of Bacharach / David and their failure to honor their contract with Dionne, she filed a $ 5. 5 million lawsuit against her former partners for breach of contract.

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats preparing for take-off. Faced with U. S. daylight air superiority, the Japanese quickly developed tactics to send torpedo-armed Mitsubishi G4M Betty bombers on night missions from their bases in the Marianas against the U. S. aircraft carriers.

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 widespread rejection of the proposals, Maudling aroused hostility in Bonn and Paris by seeking to play off the Germans against the French.

Faced with fierce opposition and extensive lobbying against its passage by Mayor Ed Koch's administration and big-money Manhattan development interests, Mitchell's bill was not enacted into law.

Faced with the standard argument against free will, many compatibilists choose determinism so that their actions are adequately determined by their reasons, motives, and desires.

Faced with the prospect of defending Chengdu against Deng Ai's troops with no defenses, Liu Shan took the advice of Secretary Qiao Zhou and promptly surrendered.

Faced with the German Revolution, he advocated stern measures against the revolutionaries, threatening to resign if this was not done.

Faced with wars against England, France, and the Netherlands, each led by capable leaders, already-bankrupted Spain was outmatched.

Faced by the devastating news that he has only one year to live and battling against failing health, Mitchell dies as the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire takes to the skies.

Faced with this opposition, Coriolanus flies into a rage and rails against the concept of popular rule.

Faced with huge and potentially overwhelming resources against him, Hilleary reversed his previous position on PACs and began to actively solicit donations from them.

Faced with criminal prosecution, in 1992 Gambino underboss Salvatore " Sammy the Bull " Gravano agreed to testify against Gotti and other Cosa Nostra leaders, including Gigante.

Faced with what he considered as unfair public subsidization and favoritism to competitors, Vartan was never hesitant in filing law suits against both competitors and local governments, and he won most of the time.