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 what amounted to a mutiny by his navigator, White appears to have backed down and acquiesced in this sudden change of plan.

Faced with a sudden drop in income, and somehow having got wind that investigators were closing in on him, he approached the Washington correspondent for the Hearst newspapers, Fulton Lewis Jr. in early 1936.

Faced with his assault, the third dacoit tried to escape, but was caught by the stunned spectators and was subsequently handed over to the police.

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 a crisis, Napoleon sent Desaix forward again and ordered a cavalry charge requested by Desaix.

Faced with enemies on both sides and a lack of supplies ( Mi Zhu used his personal wealth to support the army ), Liu Bei's army resorted to cannibalism, and finally surrendered to Lü Bu, who recognized Liu's pledge of allegiance, and returned his family as an act of good faith, and ordered Liu to help him resist Yuan Shu.

Faced with multiple currencies in circulation, Prince Mihailo Obrenović ordered that a Serbian national currency be minted.

Faced with a seemingly desperate situation, Colonel Andrew played his trump card — two Matilda tanks, which he ordered to counterattack with the reserve infantry platoon and some additional gunners turned infantrymen.

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

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

Faced with the discipline that markets enforce, countries are incentivized to invest in education, training, and skills in their workforce to obtain a comparative advantage.

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 this ambiguous initial, countless scientists and commentators have offered their own expansions of the M — some sincere, others facetious.

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.

Faced with “ past technical deficiencies in telecommunications systems and equipment and software … that were traced to basic inadequacies in the application of telecommunication standards and to the lack of a well defined … program for their review, control and implementation ”, the U. S. Department of Defense looked to develop a series of standards that would alleviate the problem.

Faced with a wall of axes, spears and swords, many of the horses shied away despite their careful breeding and training.

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

Faced with dwindling revenue from competition with broadcast, cable, and internet outlets, U. S. newspapers in the 21st century — particularly broadsheets — have begun a process of downsizing the width of their newsprint rolls to a standard size across the business.

Faced with legal action for non-payment of debts, Strepsiades, an elderly Athenian, enrolls his son in the " thinkeria " ( the " Phrontisterion ") so that he might learn the rhetorical skills necessary to defeat their creditors in court.

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 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.

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

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 this choice, it was expected the Soviets would instead expend their warheads on easier targets.

Faced with overextended supply lines and lack of reinforcements and yet well aware of massive Allied reinforcements arriving, Rommel decided to strike at the Allies while their build-up was still not complete.

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

Faced with the possibility of bankruptcy, many newspapers changed their formats to emphasize investigative reporting and bold editorial policies.

Faced with such an unpalatable appellation, Pringles eventually opted to rename their product potato " crisps " instead of chips.

Faced with growing public disquiet over the tactic of force feeding, and the determination of the jailed suffragettes to continue their strikes, the government rushed the Act through Parliament.

Faced with massive debt and public disinterest in their leader and policies, the party needed a new angle.

Faced with, amongst other things Lee Kuan Yew ’ s considerable rhetorical skills, Razak wanted young Malay leaders – grounded in their own faith and culture – who would be able to speak and if necessary debate both in the Malay language and English language.