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 producing a new film in time for Star Treks 25th anniversary, Flinn and Meyer, the director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if " the wall came down in space ", touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War.

Faced with what he considered evasive answers, Paxman put the same question – " Did you threaten to overrule him?

Faced with a dilemma of what to do for a rhythm section, Mulligan decided to build on earlier experiments and perform as a pianoless quartet with Baker on trumpet, Bob Whitlock on bass and Chico Hamilton on drums ( later Mulligan himself would occasionally double on piano ).

Faced with this market situation, Alco in 1962 completely redesigned their road locomotive line, creating what would become the Century Series.

He told the BBC that he was " Faced with a choice between a front bench position that I have loved and doing what I believe to be right for my constituents and for the many hundreds of thousands of families who are ill-served by state education in this country, there is in conscience only one option open to me ," And arguing that " Grammar schools in selective areas are exactly the motor that does drive social mobility more effectively than comprehensive areas.

Faced with having to campaign for what was previously thought to be a safe seat, the Republicans tried their best to keep Crane in office.

Faced with what they believed to be profiteering politicians, a group of men and women were united in their resolve that this could not stand.

Faced with bankruptcy there is only one thing the factory can do: admit what has happened, and then start " recycling " corpses as chocolate ingredients.

Faced with either being sent to Arkham City or fleeing Gotham to Blüdhaven, the younger members of the family were against leaving, saying no one told the Falcone family what to do, though with the decision ultimately up to the Roman the family fled to Blüdhaven rather than risk capture.

Faced with the monumental task of building a community high on expectations but short on funds, the mayor elect lost no time in planning strategies, laying out visions of what Bulalacao would become in the span of three years of his administration.

Faced with burgeoning stock populations in the Pemberton-Lillooet and Gang Ranch areas and a lack of easy access to the huge market supplying meat to construction crews of the Canadian Pacific Railway just east, largely because of a lack of bridge crossings of the Fraser River, the ranchers of the Lillooet area lobbied the provincial government, and MLA Humphreys, to finance a trail to the coast via the Pemberton and Squamish areas to the north shore of Burrard Inlet ( i. e. what is now Vancouver harbour ), at the mouth of the Seymour River.

Faced with what they feel is the equivalent of a decision to commit suicide, the augments decide to try to leak Starfleet's strategic plans to the Dominion negotiators on board DS9, hoping to shorten the war and minimize the casualties.

Faced with a contradiction between two equally authentic texts of the statute, the court considered which interpretation better served the objects and purposes of the statute, and hence found that they are binding.

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 threat of having a significant part of the Soviet territories occupied by the enemy, the government evacuated many of the industrial enterprises of European Russia and Ukraine to the eastern foothills of the Urals, considered a safe place out of reach of the German bombers and troops.

Faced with the conflict between his movement and the united British and central government forces, Kuchak Khan considered several choices.

Faced with the collapse of his coalition, rebellion within his own party, and an acknowledged public relations disaster, Cowen announced on 22 January his resignation as leader of Fianna Fáil.

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 these public issues as well as with intense private problems, Ruan poisoned herself with an overdose of barbiturates in Shanghai on March 8, 1935, at the age of 24.

Faced with continued high unemployment and concerns for public welfare during the coming winter of 1933-34, FERA instituted the Civil Works Administration ( CWA ) as a $ 400 million short-term measure to get people to work.

Faced with a shortage of medical professionals, the national government decided in the late 1960s that a new public institution of higher education was needed in order to expand the country's medical training facilities.

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 a total lack of interest by the public in his expensive and unfamiliar new gadget, Hoover placed an ad in the Saturday Evening Post offering customers 10 days free use of his vacuum cleaner to anyone who requested it.

Faced with a national crisis, the public rallied behind the incumbent President, António Ramalho Eanes, who easily defeated the Alliance candidate in the presidential election a few days later.

Faced with the significant costs of building Olympic venues, the Fahey Liberal government sought to reduce the costs of the new railway by entering into a public private partnership to build the line.

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

Faced with the reaction, director of corporate communications Jackie Burton issued an apology, saying “ But we also understand that there were people who were disappointed and we ’ re sorry — we apologize that they felt that way .” ConAgra's senior director of public relations and social media Stephanie Moritz later said “ It was never our intention to put any bloggers or their guests in an uncomfortable position and for that we are sorry ,” also offering reimbursement for any incurred expense to the attendees.

Faced with public school systems that no longer educate but instead ' condition ' students with the attitudes demanded by Political Correctness, they have seceded.

Faced with a choice of having to fund road infrastructure at the expense of development of Victoria's schools, hospitals and public transport, Brumby decided to impose a toll on the new Scoresby Freeway ( later known as EastLink ) in eastern Melbourne.

Faced with demolition, public outcry led to its reuse as a branch of the New York Public Library.