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 harsh criticism from a nostalgic public, including Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Zadora defended her family's actions, stating that the house was allegedly in a poor state of repair and was infested by termites.

Faced with these poor results, Curtis LeMay started a series of reforms in an effort to address the problems.

Faced with the manifest injustices of human existence on one hand, and the poor substitute of revolution on the other, Camus ' rebel seeks to fight for justice without abandoning transcendental values, including the principle of the intrinsic value of human life.

Faced with the lack of documentary evidence, the author identifies Antônio Francisco Lisboa as a poor sculptor in 18th century Vila Rica ( Ouro Preto original designation ), but not a victim of the deformities that would have earned him the nickname.

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 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 the difficulty of defining RP, many writers have tried to distinguish between different sub-varieties: A. C. Gimson in earlier editions of his book proposed Conservative, General, and Advanced ; Conservative RP refers to a traditional accent associated with older speakers with certain social backgrounds ; General RP is often considered neutral regarding age, occupation, or lifestyle of the speaker ; and Advanced RP refers to speech of a younger generation of speakers.

Faced with the possibility of financial ruin for the University she took charge of financial, administrative, and development matters at the university 1893-1905 ; from her experience as a mother and housewife, she ran the institution as a household.

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.

One artist of specific note to come from this era was James Phillips who was involved with several influential and important bands including Corporal Punishment ; Cherry Faced Lurchers ; and his Afrikaans alter ego Bernoldus Niemand ( roughly translates as Bernard Nobody ).

Faced with this, Bao ordered a set of beatings for the emperor for failing to oblige filial piety ; his Dragon Robe was beaten instead.

Chang got his start in the film industry as a screenwriter ; his first script was The False Faced Woman, a movie from Shanghai which was released in 1947.

Faced with Lloyd George's intractability, the Cabinet decided to call an election anyway ; there would be no specific statement on tariffs but the manifesto would appeal for a ' Doctor's mandate ' to do whatever was necessary to repair the economy.

White wrote that courts may accept whatever plea a defendant chooses to enter, as long as the defendant is competently represented by counsel ; the plea is intelligently chosen ; and “ the record before the judge contains strong evidence of actual guilt .” Faced with “ grim alternatives ,” the defendant's best choice of action may be to plead guilty to the crime, White wrote, and the courts must accept the defendant's choice made in his own interests.

* Ghost Of A White Faced Clown ; A Tribute To Gary Numan ( song Are Friends Electric ?- 1995 NEC Recordings-cassette )

Faced with the choice between joining the front and illegal operation, Bakdash opted to join ; Riyad al-Turk would later lead a small radical faction of the party into opposition.

Faced with higher prices, consumers purchase fewer goods thus leading to a redistribution among low wage workers.

Faced with low ratings, the series was swiftly cancelled, ending the show on April 30, 1981.

Faced with extremely low farm prices, including corn at ten cents a bushel and pork at three cents a pound, some Iowa farmers joined the Farm Holiday Association.

Faced with declining ore reserves and low copper prices, Kennecott closed its Ruth-area mines in May 1978, thus ending the ore trains between Ruth and the McGill smelter.

Faced with mounting international pressure and great number of casualties on both sides, the Soviets withdrew in 1989.

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 inadequate personnel resources, French planners had to rely more on older and less fit reservists, who would take longer to mobilise, and would diminish French industry because they would leave their jobs.

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 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 bombardment from the heights ( even before any shots had been fired from those cannons ), General St. Clair ordered Ticonderoga abandoned on July 5, 1777.

Faced with the decision, Data chooses not to disclose this to her and allow her the chance to continue on with her normal life.

Faced with repeated suicides, the company promoted Stephane Richard to chief executive officer on 1 February 2010, while Didier Lombard will remain as chairman.

Faced with a sugar industry that was finding it increasingly difficult to earn a profit, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and stimulate the development of other sectors of the economy, particularly tourism.

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 expenses of building a radio network, ABC was in no position to take on the additional costs demanded by television.

Van Vliet's influence on post – punk bands was demonstrated by Magazine's recording of " I Love You You Big Dummy " in 1978 and the tribute album Fast ' n ' Bulbous-A Tribute to Captain Beefheart in 1988, featuring the likes of artists such as the Dog Faced Hermans, The Scientists, The Membranes, Simon Fisher Turner, That Petrol Emotion, the Primevals, The Mock Turtles, XTC, and Sonic Youth, who included a cover of Beefheart's " Electricity " as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of their 1988 album Daydream Nation.

Faced with similar pressure, the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) placed a complete ban on whaling in 1981.

Faced with staggering losses in white units, commanders on the ground began accepting black replacements, thus integrating their units.

Faced with the threat of attack from the Percys, and with Margaret of Anjou trying to gain the support of new king James III of Scotland, York, Salisbury and York's second son Edmund, Earl of Rutland headed north on 2 December.

Faced with the obstacles to be surmounted in " understanding " Joyce's text, a handful of critics have suggested readers focus on the rhythm and sound of the language, rather than solely on " meaning.