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 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 sliding sales and a loss of direction following the third album, the group relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania minus Paul Reynolds.

Faced with the loss of the federal deposits, Biddle decided to raise interest rates and deliberately induce a recession.

Faced with an increasing loss of effectiveness, Wright tendered his resignation as Speaker on May 31, 1989, the resignation to become effective on the selection of a successor.

Faced with the apparent loss of his powers, Black actually wept, hypocritically appalled that Superman had seemingly adopted the lethal tactics he and the Elite had spent so much time advocating, especially given that he was being taped at the time.

Faced with this loss of revenue, the Company had no choice but to embark on a substantial programme of opening own-brand stores.

Faced with the loss of several ministers and falling public support, Pahor asked the Parliament for a motion of confidence.

Faced with the loss of his testicles, Mrs. Garrison decides to accept her " new gender ".

Faced with the loss of the Battletech / MechWarrior property, Activision's Production Executive, Frank Evers ( NYPH ), spearheaded the acquisition of the video game license in 1995.

Faced with these challenges, industry over-capacity among school bus manufacturers, and the loss of ambulance business in the professional car sector, Sheller-Globe Corporation liquidated its Superior-related investments in late 1980, and portions of its assets were sold.

Faced with the now fully official opposition of the Cabinet, and the final loss of any aid Anami might have provided, Takeshita withdrew from the plot along with Col. Okitsugu Arao.

Faced with repeated attacks by the ǀKhowesin, a subtribe of the Khoikhoi under Hendrik Witbooi, he signed a protection treaty with Imperial Germany's colonial governor Göring on 21 October 1885 but did not cede the land of the Herero.

Faced with an Imperial writ and threat of legal action, Admiral Vitgeft was ordered to sail for Vladivostok immediately.

Faced with the potential overthrow of the Danish crown, Christian stood down and dismissed his own government, installing a compromise cabinet until elections could be held later that year.

Faced with an emergency, he did so anyway, but when he was reminded of the law, he immediately fell upon his sword as a sacrifice to the sovereignty of the claims of social order.

Faced with dwindling supplies of matériel, and having noted the unusually armed borders of Honduras, El Salvador, and other neighbor countries, President Árbenz acted upon the intelligence indications of an imminent paramilitary invasion of Guatemala — confirmed by a defector from Operation PBSUCCESS — and bought matériel in the Eastern Bloc.

Faced with the near-impossibility of sinking an 80-foot desperation shot, Suns guard Paul Westphal hit upon an unusual solution.

Adams has written and produced a number of stage productions, including Two Faced, which the feature film Made-Up was based upon.

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

Faced with armed police, Azad fired upon them.

Faced with defeat due to Lack of canons and ' ginsuk ' or flint-lock guns, they called upon the kososoluon to be the intermediary in a negotiation for peace.

" Faced with the contradiction that he would wish a long life upon the miscreant who took his hero ’ s life, in stanza 38 the poet bursts open the gates of consolation that are required of the pastoral elegy: " Nor let us weep that our delight is fled / Far from these carrion kites.