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 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 large debts accumulated during the reign of his father, John George instituted a grain tax which drove part of the peasantry into dependence on a nobility that was exempt from taxation.

Faced with the necessity of turning an army of former civilians into a force of over eight million soldiers by 1942 ( a fortyfold increase within three years ), Marshall directed General Leslie McNair to focus efforts on rapidly producing large numbers of soldiers.

Faced with a government investigation for antitrust violations, AT & T entered into negotiations.

Faced with orders from his nervous employer to destroy his work, he injects them into his own body, intending to smuggle the ' noocytes ' ( as he calls them ) out of the company and work on them elsewhere.

Faced with a 3rd straight loss in Detroit, the Spurs would play much tougher in Game 5 which would become a classic as the game went into overtime.

" Faced with having to dispose of the mountains of ashes, Moses strategically incorporated a significant portion of the refuse into the bases of the Van Wyck Expressway running along the eastern side of the park, the nearby Interboro Parkway ( now Jackie Robinson Parkway ), and the Long Island Expressway that divides the park into north and south halves.

Faced by the threat of infantry pressing their front while cavalry slashed into their flank, the Spanish divisions collapsed one after another and bolted for the rear.

Faced with the prospect of folding, the UFC stepped outside the bounds of pay-per-view and made a foray into television.

Faced with their recalcitrance, Bonaparte stormed into the chambers accompanied by a small escort of grenadiers.

Faced with unrest in the cities, King Alfonso XIII went into exile, but did not abdicate.

Faced with this fiasco, the U. S. forced the RLG into a coalition with the Pathet Lao and Kong Le's Forces Armee Neutrale.

Faced with an enemy overwhelmingly superior in number, the Carbonari revolts collapsed and their leaders fled into exile.

Faced with the German invasion, they went into hiding.

Faced with the alternatives of returning to Rome for the inevitable trial and retiring into voluntary exile, Caesar crossed into Italy with only one legion, implicitly declaring war on the Senate.

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 their recalcitrance, Napoleon stormed into the chambers, escorted by a small force of grenadiers.

Faced with the ending of British imperial preference when the British Corn Laws ( tariffs on food imported into Britain ) were repealed in 1846, the Canadian business community, based in Montreal, looked south.

Faced with the prospect of being put out of business, he convinces Maddie that they have always lost money because they were supposed to and talks her into rebranding the agency and going into business with him as her partner.

Faced with the possibility of popular revolt going much further, the government rapidly included into the bill amendments which enfranchised far more people.

Faced with declining attendance at the Astrodome and the inability of management to obtain a new stadium, in the off-season Astros management announced its intention to sell the team and move the franchise to the Washington, D. C. area.

Faced with severance of Chinese aid and strained international relations, Vietnam established even closer ties with the Soviet Union and its allies in the Comecon member states.

Faced with growing competition from Marmite, from 1928 to 1935 the product was renamed as " Parwill " to make use of the advertising slogan " Marmite but Parwill ", a convoluted pun on the new name and that of its competitor ; " If Ma might ... then Pa will.

Faced with the options of either accessing other European markets by sea ( by exploiting its seafaring prowess ) or by land ( and facing the task of crossing Castile and Aragon territory ) it is not surprising that goods were sent via the sea to England, Flanders, Italy and the Hanseatic league towns.

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 the failure of its blockade, the Soviet Union relented and reopened land corridors to the West.

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 similar resource challenges, DoD also sought to centralize its activities.

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 prospects of annexation by neighboring relatively lower income communities seeking its wealthy tax base, Mission Hills incorporated as a city in 1949.

Faced with legitimate needs to modify or replace aging structures, Allegan also began taking inventory of its well-preserved architectural wealth.

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 proposed buyout by International Specialty Products Incorporated in 2000, the Dexter Corporation separated its three divisions and sold them off to avoid a hostile takeover.

Faced with not complying with New Jersey gaming regulations, MGM Mirage decided to sell its highly profitable Borgata hotel casino in Atlantic City in order to continue pursuing the even more lucrative Chinese market.

Faced with this information, the Master Chief and Cortana decide to destroy Halo to prevent its activation.

Faced with the options of either accessing other European markets by sea, by exploiting its seafaring prowess, or by land, and facing the task of crossing Castile and Aragon territory, it is not surprising that goods were sent via the sea to England, Flanders, Italy and the Hanseatic league towns.

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 a university strike during his period in office, he managed to defuse the situation by convening a special session of Congress that ultimately enacted the legislation whereby the National University of Mexico was granted its autonomy.

Faced with evidence that the company had a relationship with Stephen M. Cohen, then a fugitive because of his involvement in the sex. com scandal, the company announced its retention of Cohen's services as an executive consultant.