Thus we are compelled to face the urbanization of the South -- an urbanization which, despite its dramatic and overwhelming effects upon the Southern culture, has been utterly ignored by the bulk of Southern writers.

He argues that the laws of nature have an overwhelming body of evidence behind them, and are so well demonstrated to everyone's experience, that any deviation from those laws necessarily flies in the face of all evidence.

Panzer and Italian Trieste Divisions launched counter-attacks against the Australian positions, the counter-attacks failing in the face of overwhelming Allied artillery and the Australian anti-tank guns.

He managed, in the face of an overwhelming majority of conservatives ( i. e., higher authorities ), to force through acceptance of his reform proposals.

He followed up this minor success ( the French governor surrendered in the face of overwhelming force ) with a failed attempt to capture Guadeloupe in 1703, although he did significant economic damage before retreating.

The overwhelming success of Barbarossa in its initial phase did a great deal to undermine Keitel's authority in the face of Hitler.

Cao Cao wrote Sun Quan with a letter intending to intimidate, and in face of Cao's overwhelming force ( estimated to be about 220, 000 men, although Cao claimed 800, 000, against Sun's 30, 000 and the Lius ' combined force of 10, 000 ), many of Sun's subordinates, including Zhang Zhao, advocated surrender.

The New York City Center for Animal Care and Control tried a similar approach in 2004 by relabeling their pit bull terriers as " New Yorkies ", but dropped the idea in the face of overwhelming public opposition.

In the face of fierce opposition from the overwhelming majority of the Lords, he indicated that he would consider use of the Parliament Act.

Moks dwell in their own territory, ruled by a king ; they fear and hate water, preferring to face overwhelming odds in battle rather than wade through a stream to escape.

It reflected the high morale of American arms in the face of overwhelming odds.

Eventually his subjects ’ demands for a Constitution proved overwhelming and in the face of an armed but peaceful insurrection, Otto granted a Constitution in 1843.

The fame of Thermopylae certainly lies in the doomed heroism of the Greeks in the face of overwhelming numbers ; Marathon and Salamis perhaps because they were both fought against the odds, and in dire strategic situations.

In the face of overwhelming unemployment, some in the church, both clergy and laity, called for a radical Christian socialist alternative such as the Fellowship for a Christian Social Order.

) Kerrey's courageous and inspiring leadership, valiant fighting spirit, and tenacious devotion to duty in the face of almost overwhelming opposition sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U. S. Naval Service.

" If the Connecticut men would have stayed to defend York Island under the withering cannon fire and in the face of overwhelming force, they would have been annihilated.

In situations in which Uruguayans display bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, the expression " garra charrúa " ( Charrúan tenacity ) is used to refer to victory in the face of certain defeat.

" In the face of overwhelming odds, the capability of the M1 rifle to deliver superior firepower would most often carry the day.

Since their act is not normally associated with a frequent use of profanity, Jillette explains their choice of using the term bullshit in the opening episode: if they referred to people as frauds or liars, they could be sued for slander, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of chicanery, but as " vulgar abuse " is not considered slanderous, referring to them as assholes or motherfuckers ostensibly expresses an opinion rather than a statement of fact and is legally safer for them.

Despite his youth and inexperience, Franklin, a victim of many threats and abductions, has exhibited great courage in the face of overwhelming peril.

By his outstanding valor, skilled tactics, and tenacious perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds, 1st Lt. Lummus had inspired his stouthearted marines to continue the relentless drive northward, thereby contributing materially to the success of his regimental mission.

The Guards helped defend the right of the British defenders, and at Sandbag Battery, performed valiantly in the face of overwhelming Russian numbers, and despite the difficulties the Guards faced, they overcame them and devastated the Russian forces assaulting the Sandbag Battery.

Throughout the series, Gordon must face hostile situations against overwhelming odds, often without backup.

Even in the face of the overwhelming evidence, her father continues to deny his crimes, chalking it up to a conspiracy by the ÁVH, claiming they have poisoned her against him.

`` Please let me explain '', the German said earnestly, his face still devoid of deceit.

The following year he was called to face German invaders in Gaul, who had breached the Rhine frontier in several places, destroying forts and over-running the countryside.

" Corporal Collins later recalled that, after Wegener's death, Herbert threw a revolver in the German captain's face and screamed, " What about the Lusitania, you bastard!

In German heraldry, animate charges in combined coats usually turn to face the centre of the composition.

The Charter of the German Expellees () of August 5, 1950, announced their belief in requiring that " the right to the homeland is recognized and carried out as one of the fundamental rights of mankind given by God ", while renouncing revenge and retaliation in the face of the " unending suffering " ( unendliche Leid ) of the previous decade, and supporting the unified effort to rebuild Germany and Europe.

After 1940, Hitler made few public appearances, and even his broadcasts became less frequent, so Goebbels increasingly became the face and the voice of the Nazi regime for the German people.

The German air power theorists continued to develop strategic theories, but emphasis was given to Army support, as Germany was a continental power and expected to face ground operations immediately, following any declaration of hostilities.

Ultimately, Britain and France both abandoned the concept of collective security in favour of appeasement in the face of growing German militarism under Hitler.

The impact of the bombing and 40 years of urban development during the East German communist era have considerably changed the face of the city.

On 6 June 1944, in the face of great adversity, the NCDUs at Omaha Beach managed to blow eight complete gaps and two partial gaps in the German defenses.

In the face of energetic German attempts to Nazify the international body, Jung resigned from its presidency in 1939, the year the Second World War started.

Meanwhile, the Eighth Army stalled south of Mount Etna in the face of strong German defenses.

Since Forster's published descriptions of other nations were seen as impartial scientific observations, Forster's disparaging description of Poland in his letters and diaries was often taken at face value in Imperial and Nazi Germany, where it was used as a means of science-based support for a purported German superiority.

In fact, it even incorporates an element of " rebellion " towards the discrimination Turks face in German society, and hip-hop is united with other cultural expressions in this regard.

Some silver coins, such as the German € 10 commemoratives, are often available at banks and some retailers at face value.

The acts were largely repealed in 1941, in the face of German submarine attacks on U. S. vessels and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

" and the French ambassador in London reported that Thatcher had told him, " France and Great Britain should pull together today in the face of the German threat.

The primary customer of the 404 S was the Federal West German army, which was re-arming in the face of the Cold War.

With this German success, it was to mould the entire face of World War I as both sides began digging in and fortified their positions, thus beginning the stalemate that was to become a significant feature of the First World War.

In the face of Allied air superiority, the German air service was having difficulty acquiring vital reconnaissance information, and could do little to prevent Allied squadrons from completing effective reconnaissance and close support of their armies.

The Justice Ministry, still staffed by lawyers concerned to uphold the letter of the law, argued correctly that since Grynszpan was not a German citizen, he could not be tried in Germany for a murder he had committed outside Germany, and since he had been a minor at the time he could not face the death penalty.

Charles Thomson Ritchie's remission of the shilling import-duty on corn led to Joseph Chamberlain's crusade in favour of tariff reform — these were taxes on imported goods with trade preference given to the Empire, with the threefold goal of protecting British industry from competition, strengthening the British Empire in the face of growing German and American economic power, and providing a source of revenue, other than raising taxes, for the costs of social welfare legislation.

According to the plan of the German general Karl Ludwig von Phull, the Russian troops under the command of Count Michael Barclay de Tolly had to face the Grande Armée at Vilnius region, the remaining troops under general Pyotr Bagration would launch an attack to the French's southern flank and rear.

While Swedish, German, Finnish, Baltic and other sources have no information on the battle at all, a 16th century Russian legend tells that the Swedish " king " was wounded in the face while dueling against Prince Alexander Nevsky himself.

The Allied counterattack petered out on 6 August in the face of German offences.