Zabit will give ground, give ground, and then intercept with a jumping back kick, a spinning backfist or an overhand.
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Zabit's go-to on the feet is to give ground, give ground, and then try to intercept his man with a strike as they step in.
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However, Trump last week expressed a willingness to give ground.
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Will industry leaders publicly give ground on carried interest taxation?
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They are loath to give ground unless it seems like Mrs.
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Ms. Warren has shown no indication she's willing to give ground.
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Neither the iconography nor the materials give ground to the other.
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A larger proportion of wall supporters, meanwhile, believe Trump should not give ground.
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And party whips soon realised they had to give ground to avoid defeat.
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Then Thompson can either give ground or meet them with a counter punch.
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Yet when vital interests are at stake, states rarely seem to give ground.
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The mine bosses and their workers have good reason not to give ground.
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However, the signs are that she is overestimating the EU's willingness to give ground.
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Take that out and the incentive to give ground in other areas quickly dissipates.
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They're not going to give ground to some obscure volcano and people in thatched huts.
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China has said it will not give ground on issues that it perceives as core.
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Dillashaw doesn't look nearly as sharp against opponents who give ground and invite him in.
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It is unclear where the United States will give ground to win a quick deal.
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The problem is, both sides have a point and may not want to give ground.
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It is unclear where the United States might give ground to win a quick deal.
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Even with issues central to Mr. Trump's brand, he will now and again give ground.
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It is unclear whether either side will give ground when congressional leaders meet Trump on Friday.
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The Houthis complain that they are the only group that UN resolutions ask to give ground.
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As Edgar advanced, Aldo would give ground and look to land punches on the way back.
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Iran's aging leaders have been forced to give ground, tolerating changes they can no longer prevent.
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Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk radio host, praised Mr. Trump for refusing to give ground.
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The survey shows backers of the president's barrier would be more willing to give ground than opponents.
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If that means Mrs May must give ground on immigration, remember that such "concessions" actually benefit Britain.
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With their recent election success and polls in their favor, Democrats have few incentives to give ground.
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But both sides appear unwilling to give ground, raising plenty of questions about the Democrats' next steps.
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At what point do the people who were supposedly so worried about Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness give ground?
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Cerrone is at his best when he is matched against an opponent who will give ground under fire.
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For me to dig in and just not give ground, that's on some levels tantamount to stupidity, right?
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Regardless, it appears Trump's border visit did not move Democrats to give ground in the border-wall standoff.
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Raising the lead knee and coming in behind it, making McGregor give ground before kicking the lead leg.
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Mrs May and Mr Corbyn are hardly natural partners known for their willingness to give ground to one another.
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In negotiations she may be unwilling to give ground to the EU even when it is in Britain's interest.
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"The question is, are either Canada or the U.S. willing to give ground on the key issues?" he said.
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With that in mind, it's fascinating to see how much back talk the cosmonauts give ground control in Salyut-7.
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Talking is always worthwhile, but North Korea is unlikely to give ground—and is untrustworthy if it says it will.
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Democrats, eager to not give ground, gave no indication they would advance the bill if the flood money were dropped.
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He did not answer the question, but pressure has grown steadily on his government to give ground on the issue.
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But, he said, the Trump administration still must closely monitor China's activities and not give ground in the disputed islands.
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With neither side showing any willingness to give ground, there seems no clear end in sight to the political deadlock.
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It worked absolutely beautifully as Canelo was forced to give ground but struggled to find solid exchanges in which to land counters.
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Even so, don't expect Democrats to give ground on President Donald Trump's proposed border wall as the closure enters its 265th day.
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After Trump's address and a response from Pelosi and Schumer on Tuesday night, neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared willing to give ground.
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Convincing Romero to give ground, pausing, then scoring a body kick to the open side just as Romero was stepping back in.
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They are hawkish on foreign policy and want politicians who won't give ground on issues like same-sex marriage, abortion and religious liberty.
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The compromise over ZTE, the Chinese electronics company subject to U.S. penalties, is a sign that Mr. Trump is willing to give ground.
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It would be good to see Lee circle, give ground, and attack Ferguson's legs with inside low kicks and long side and oblique kicks.
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Machida is willing to give ground whenever he even whiffs an attack, so feinting him toward the fence doesn't take a high-level striker.
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More of them believe President Donald Trump should compromise to end the partial closure than think congressional Democrats should give ground, according to new polls.
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As Americans seek a way out, more of them would rather see the president give ground than congressional Democrats, according to a CBS News poll.
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If the left doesn't need to compromise on a $15 minimum wage or single-payer health care, some wondered, why give ground on abortion rights?
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He also hoped the conservatives would give ground on the single "citizen's insurance" that the SPD wants to replace Germany's dual private and public healthcare systems.
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Earlier on Wednesday, a spokesman for Labour said the party would seek to clarify how far the government was willing to give ground in the talks.
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Neither of us was inclined to give ground; each of us was happy to point out the flaws we suddenly saw so clearly in each other.
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This would suggest that the decline in compromise isn't a problem of two polarized camps, but rather hardline conservatives who won't give ground to anybody else.
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The smaller parties are under pressure from their rank-and-file supporters not to give ground as they haggle over concessions needed for a government program.
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With a trade war raging, Beijing is unlikely to give ground on secrecy laws: indeed, officials want Alibaba and peers to relist closer to home anyway.
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"Euro will move cautiously for the next 3 weeks as it looks like Italy doesn't want to give ground," said Rodrigo Catril, senior currency strategist at NAB.
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A spokesman for Pelosi did not immediately respond to a request to comment on what it would take for Democrats to give ground and make a deal.
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Following the meeting, U.S. officials have given no indication that the United States has been prepared to give ground in the standoff between the two countries' leaders.
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But oil majors have also been forced to foot a hefty bill to cover NNPC's portion of joint venture project costs, making them unlikely to give ground.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Friday that the EU should give ground in discussions over the backstop before then to help it go through.
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He knew that Overeem wanted to catch him moving forwards and he did a good job of advancing, while being ready to give ground on the hair trigger.
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You say that "North Korea is unlikely to give ground", but when the UN first resolved in October 225 to negotiate this treaty, North Korea voted in favour.
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Double jabbing or doubling up on the right hand to make McGregor give ground, but remaining over his feet and ready to slip or block the left hand.
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But, under pressure from immigrant groups, they are reluctant to give ground to Trump on the issue of the wall — his central promise from the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Chinese policymakers, following Mr. Xi's strictures, are unlikely to give ground, said Yun Sun, a policy expert at the Stimson Center in Washington who is currently visiting China.
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At the same time, he emphasized that the talks cannot drag on endlessly and urged fellow senators to negotiate in good faith and be willing to give ground.
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As Trump insists he will not give ground on the wall, the populace appears to favor a resolution that does not include money for the project, according to polls.
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The leader of Italy&aposs right-wing League party says he won&apost give ground in a standoff that is blocking the country&aposs next government from taking office.
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As the closure of a quarter of the government begins to hurt the economy, both sides could give ground and do a deal, possibly based on the following factors.
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For his part, Netanyahu faces pressure from right-wing coalition partners not to give ground on Jewish settlement building in occupied territory that Palestinians seek for a independent state.
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But with Beijing unwilling to give ground on US demands that it change fundamental parts of its economic policy, the prospects of reaching a deal anytime soon appear slim.
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"He said, 'find an agreement,' but he didn't say where to give ground," said Chloé Morin, a public opinion expert at the Fondation Jean-Jaurès, a Paris think tank.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to urge other EU leaders to give ground on the issue of the Irish border when she address them in Brussels on Wednesday.
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If the trends continue of switching from dollars to other currencies, and from currencies collectively to gold, the dollar's reserve currency status will continue to give ground, but only gradually.
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In the interview published a day before the Singapore summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Mahathir said he hoped both sides were ready to give ground.
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For the moment, Trump refuses to give ground, and if no evidence of misconduct arises, then this will be a case of the cover-up being worse than the crime.
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Washington's refusal to give ground has further deepened tensions in a relationship that's been on a collision course ever since the Trump administration announced its South Asia strategy last August.
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Miocic has a tendency to give ground with his head way up in the air and has been caught on the end of swings by Nelson, Werdum, and dos Santos.
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At a summit in Austria on Thursday, EU leaders rejected May's "Chequers" plan, saying she needed to give ground on trade and customs arrangements for the UK border with Ireland.
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Any end-of-war declaration - even if short of an actual treaty - could erode U.S. leverage in future negotiations if North Korea does not give ground on nuclear issues, experts warned.
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His tweets both reiterated that he would never give ground to his critics and shifted the debate from the merits of modern white supremacists to the legacy of the Civil War.
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Kind, a member of the New Democrats Coalition that has been meeting with the GOP's Tuesday Group in search of a compromise, said both sides would ultimately have to give ground.
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EU leaders rejected May's so-called Chequers Brexit proposals at the summit in Austria, saying she needed to give ground on trade and customs arrangements for the UK border with Ireland.
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A UK government source told the newspaper that Johnson would ask the European Commission president to give ground on Europe's opposition to removing the Northern Ireland backstop from the withdrawal agreement.
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The White House meanwhile, in refusing to give ground on DACA, is showing the extent to which Trump is a prisoner of the hardline rhetoric of his 2016 campaign on immigration.
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But analysts have expressed skepticism that China will give ground on some of the Trump administration's key concerns, including Chinese efforts to get hold of US technology and Beijing's ambitious industrial policies.
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And as Americans opt for less processed food and more global flavors, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese may give ground to salmon fish sticks, agedashi pops and hemp pasta with ghee.
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But dissent in League heartlands adds to the intense pressure on him to give ground on the budget in a confrontation that the European Commission and investors believe could undermine the euro zone.
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But both U.S. and Russian officials have been reluctant to give ground on thorny issues such as troop levels or territory, and experts are not optimistic a deal will be made in Helsinki.
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At a summit in Austria on Thursday, EU leaders rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's "Chequers" plan, saying she needed to give ground on trade and customs arrangements for the UK border with Ireland.
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But as the two countries move closer to a trade deal, it seems increasingly unlikely that China will give ground in a crucial area that could determine which country wins the technology race.
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Trump's mocking of Ford on Tuesday night further showed that white men in power are not going anywhere — that they will not listen, will not budge, and will not give ground to #MeToo.
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Finance minister Philip Hammond was also likely to give ground on his plans to cut public spending further, as he faces growing pressure to raise public-sector pay after years of real-terms cuts.
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Image 2 of 2 ROME – The leader of Italy&aposs right-wing League party says he won&apost give ground in a standoff that is blocking the country&aposs next government from taking office.
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"Five (EU) leaders in a room shouting at him to give ground wasn't going to work and could derail the peace process," an EU official said of efforts to convince Anastasiades on March 7.
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They used to say of the great outfighter Gene Tunney that he taught himself to run as fast backwards as he could forwards and I'm reminded of that when I watch Cruz give ground.
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Under pressure from immigrant groups ahead of midterm congressional elections in November, Democrats are reluctant to give ground to Trump on the issue of the wall, his central promise from the 2016 presidential campaign.
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LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain should refuse to pay a $50 billion (39.5 billion pounds) European Union divorce bill and "walk away" from Brexit talks if Brussels does not give ground.
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On the House side, there's a chance that Pelosi will hold out for the EITC or something like it, but it seems wildly unlikely that Republicans will give ground on that long-running dispute.
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If adopted, the territorial amendment would make it unconstitutional for Putin or any of his successors in the Kremlin to give ground in territorial rows with Japan and Ukraine without first changing the constitution.
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Polls foresee the League surging above 5-Star, which has already compromised on other major battles in recent months but appears not to want to give ground on the 8.6-billion-euro ($20163 billion) tunnel.
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MPs will vote again on the deal next week, and May will say on Friday that the EU that should give ground in discussions over the backstop before then to help the deal go through.
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With the pro-business, tax-cutting Free Democrat (FDP) liberals freshly returned to parliament after four years in the wilderness, and the Greens out of office for 12 years, neither is keen to give ground.
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And China still didn't give ground on some of the most important issues for America, such as demands for cuts to state subsidies that could trigger a fundamental overhaul of how the Chinese economy works.
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The GOP leader is betting that Democrats are willing to give ground because they have pushed for months to have a floor vote on legislation to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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In 2013, U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands abandoned plans for a $3 billion gambling resort 'Eurovegas' after the government refused to give ground on certain demands, such as lifting a nationwide smoking ban inside the complex.
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By taking on President Trump and the border wall, which are both popular in Alabama, and refusing to give ground on the shutdown, the senator may be the last "Doug Jones Democrat" to win here anytime soon.
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In Mexico, some of the pessimism palpable in late December has given way to cautious optimism that progress towards a deal is possible in Montreal if the Trump administration is prepared to give ground on its toughest proposals.
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"They are trying to create chaos, demoralize our people, and destabilize our country ... We will retain our cool-headedness as a nation, standing more closely together, and we will never give ground to such dirty games," he said.
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But they told Prime Minister Theresa May that if she does not give ground on trade and the Irish border issue by November, they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out of the bloc with no deal.
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Any idea that Washington might give ground on the US' ability to strike hard against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs would raise alarms in Tokyo, said Corey Wallace, a Japan security analyst at Freie University in Berlin.
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Analysts suspected the flurry of military activity by Pyongyang was an attempt to exert pressure on the United States to give ground in negotiations to end the North's nuclear program after a summit in February ended in failure.
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The statement came a day after the test firing, which analysts interpreted as an attempt to exert pressure on Washington to give ground in negotiations to end the North's nuclear program after a summit in February ended in failure.
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European Union leaders warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that if she did not give ground on negotiations over trade and the Irish border by November, they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out of the bloc.
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WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The man in charge of the European Union's budget raised the possibility on Wednesday of Poland losing out financially if it refuses to give ground in a bitter dispute with the bloc over its judicial reforms.
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In the past, China has pushed back on some of the most stringent proposals put forward by the US and other countries, but this year they appeared to give ground, agreeing to severe and punitive measures against its neighbor.
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Trump offered relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that "treat us fairly on trade," a gesture aimed at putting pressure on Canada and Mexico to give ground in separate talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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At a summit in Austria on Thursday, EU leaders said they would push for a Brexit deal next month but rejected May's "Chequers" plan, saying she needed to give ground on trade and arrangements for the UK border with Ireland.
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The Trump administration has maintained it will not give ground on sanctions until North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, but Pyongyang has called upon the US to alleviate sanctions following moves by Pyongyang to dismantle part of its nuclear program.
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece wants to end a standoff with its lenders through 'honest compromise', its finance minister said, indicating a willingness to give ground on reform, but he warned that inflexibility on their part could inflame anti-establishment sentiment in Europe.
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In pressing ahead with the 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent for aluminum, Trump exempted Canada and Mexico in a move aimed at pressuring them to give ground in separate talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said earlier that the United States and North Korea should both give ground so they can sit down to talks to try to resolve a nuclear standoff, a day after Pyongyang expressed willingness for dialogue.
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Central among the issues for the talks is whether the government is prepared to give ground to Labour on a future customs union with the European Union - something ministers oppose, but which is a key plank of Labour's Brexit proposal.
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The Syrian government, which had been losing territory to rebels before Russia intervened, had indicated it was in no mood to give ground to the opposition on the eve of the talks that started on Monday, calling the presidency a "red line".
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We do however, have a reasonable idea of the issues the two leaders and their aides will have mapped out before the meeting: the areas where they each want something from their counterpart, and the places they are willing to give ground.
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The deterioration in negotiations - accelerated by warnings from EU leaders on Thursday that May must give ground on trade and the Irish border issue by November to clinch an agreement - means the pound has wiped out its entire gains of the week.
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It may not be a precise midpoint between left and right — the report's authors emphasize that it often isn't — but rather argues that there are places where both sides could give ground in order to be more in line with the general public.
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But his competitive nature sometimes shone in interactions with the news media, as he refused to give ground on even the most basic lines of questioning, leaving some reporters just as frustrated as the pitchers Jeter used to beat on a regular basis.
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European Union leaders will push for a Brexit deal next month but warned British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that if she won't give ground on trade and the Irish border by November they are ready to cope with talks collapsing.
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Levying all kinds of tariffs on everyone makes sense if you just love tariffs, but if you're actually trying to get China to give ground and make a deal, you might want to team up with allies and all crack down on China simultaneously.
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"They are trying to create chaos, demoralize our people, and destabilize our country with abominable attacks which target civilians ... We will retain our cool-headedness as a nation, standing more closely together, and we will never give ground to such dirty games," he said.
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Willie Walsh has built his reputation on his refusal to give ground to unions and a willingness to wield the axe at former state-owned airlines, convinced it's the only way to stay competitive in an era when budget carriers increasingly rule the roost.
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The former British territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" pact meant to safeguard its ways but the refusal of Beijing to give ground on a demand for full democracy has sapped many people's faith in the formula.
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SHANGHAI, June 12 (Reuters) - China's yuan eased on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump heightened fears of a protracted trade by pushing China to give ground in negotiations, but the currency's declines were limited by China's central bank setting an almost unchanged daily fix.
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At times, this can put local groups at odds with the NRA, which some see as too willing to give ground on the most aggressive pro-gun laws in state legislatures, said Greg Pruett, president of the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance, which formed in 2012.
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U.S. politics is now organized largely around national issues, which makes pragmatic compromise harder: People are less likely to give ground on these broad, symbolic issues, which tend to take on an all-or-nothing quality in the service of zero-sum partisan warfare.
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In the latest attempt to defuse the crisis over North Korea's weapons programs, South Korea urged Washington and Pyongyang to give ground to allow for talks and U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated he would negotiate with North Korea, but only under the right conditions.
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Some, notably including French President Emmanuel Macron, want to press Britain - and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) which props up May's minority government - to give ground, in part by stepping up planning for a "no deal" outcome next March, widely seen as risking economic upheaval.
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the latest attempt to defuse the crisis over North Korea's weapons program, South Korea urged Washington and Pyongyang to give ground to allow for talks and U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated he would negotiate with North Korea, but only under the right conditions.
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After a dinner of Wiener schnitzel in Salzburg, EU leaders said they will push for a Brexit deal next month but warned May that if she will not give ground on trade and the Irish border by November they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out.
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Democrats now concede, however, they may need to give ground on improving border security but claim that Republicans should also be more open to providing assistance to Central American counties, improving the conditions of immigrants detained and giving them a chance to pursue legitimate asylum claims. Sen.
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SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - European Union leaders will push for a Brexit deal next month but warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that if she will not give ground on trade and the Irish border by November they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out.
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He also accepted for the first time that he would have to give ground on spending: After months of dickering with an increasingly hostile Congress, on June 28, 313, he signed legislation imposing the 10 percent surcharge but also requiring $6 billion in cuts to domestic programs.
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In Asia this week for three major summits, Vice President Mike Pence rallied allies and warned of a new Cold War if Beijing didn't give ground to Trump on major economic, military and political issues when they meet at end-November on the margins of the G20 in Argentina.
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After a White House meeting on Wednesday, Trump and Juncker said they agreed to hold sweeping trade talks on reducing tariff, subsidy and non-tariff barrier reductions, with Trump appearing to give ground on his threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on imported cars and auto parts.
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The GOP leaders who are spearheading talks with Democrats have made clear they will not allow a government shutdown on their watch and have signaled they intend to give ground on those hot-button issues to get the votes they need to pass the giant catch-all spending package.
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Knowing that the Machida's will give ground from almost every attack until they pick up on an obvious tell or have their man's timing down, Rua threw punches or feints to get Lyoto Machida running, then kicking Machida's trailing leg as it was the last thing to leave range.
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At featherweight, Conor McGregor made a habit of moving forward, cutting the cage on his opponents and pounding them with long front kicks to the body and left hands until they advanced at him, whereupon he would give ground and look for his famous back-skipping left hand counter.
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Susan Shirk, chairwoman of the 21st Century China Center at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego, said it would take negotiators time to test which of the objectives the Chinese were able to give ground on, and which they were not.
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We discussed this when Rory MacDonald used it a couple of times against Stephen Thompson—if the other guy is going to give ground rapidly, a little tap on the ankle can be enough to knock his trailing foot off line and give the chasing fighter time to get in.
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It's about beating back the challenge from feminists and people of color demanding a seat at the table; it is about showing that white men in power are not going anywhere — that they will not listen, will not budge, and will not give ground to #MeToo or the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Convincing Aldo to give ground or pivot and then slamming into the back of his lead leg with the round kick is a great means of piling up the points, putting in some damage, improving the chances of getting the fight to the mat later on, and slowing down the champions feet.
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Germany's envoy said at the meeting that the latest round of EU-UK talks on Brexit would lead nowhere and was a waste of time, the sources said in what could come as an unpleasant surprise to London, which hopes Berlin would help it convince other EU capitals to give ground on the backstop impasse.
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This means that when you have someone like Demetrious Johnson who will give ground on the right hand, knowing that Cruz will always duck out the same way, it is possible to catch him with a right hook and a follow up: One of Cruz's especially intriguing skills is his ability to retreat as rapidly as his opponents advance.
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Their aim was to create a legally binding unilateral exit mechanism for Britain from the "Irish backstop", an insurance policy designed to avoid a hard border in Ireland by keeping the United Kingdom in a customs union with the EU. Until last night the European Union was refusing to give ground, arguing that to do so would undermine the purpose of the backstop.
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The events underscored the personal and political crosscurrents standing in the way of any compromise between a president unwilling to lose face with his core supporters on his signature campaign promise and newly empowered Democrats — poised to assume control of the House on Thursday — who refuse to give ground on an issue that has come to symbolize Mr. Trump's immigration policies.
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As with any fighter who wants to give ground and counter when the opponent falls short, the way to make that a tougher task is to stay tight, feint lots, and throw the punches out while staying in stance, rather than throwing them out and falling face first in behind them—as so, so many MMA fighters can be tempted to do with a little bit of distance.
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The move is a reversal from his position from earlier in the day, when the White House said it would proceed with plans for an address — either in the House chamber or at an alternative location — and it capped a day of public gamesmanship between the two leaders in which each sought to use the event to pressure the other to give ground on the shutdown, which has extended more than a month with no end in sight.
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A senior pro-EU Conservative lawmaker, Nicky Morgan, said May would have to give ground on trade and customs arrangements to overcome the biggest obstacle to a withdrawal accord - the prevention of a hard border between the British province of Northern Ireland and Ireland, a member of the EU. "I am not sure there is life left in Chequers," Morgan, chair of parliament's Treasury Select Committee and a former cabinet minister under May's predecessor, told Sky News.
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A senior pro-EU Conservative lawmaker, Nicky Morgan, said May would have to give ground on trade and customs arrangements with the EU to overcome the biggest hurdle to a withdrawal accord — the prevention of a hard border between the British province of Northern Ireland and Ireland, a member of the EU. And if Labour's Corbyn does come out with clear support for a second referendum, the pressure on the Conservatives to get any deal through parliament will only grow.
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This means that when you have someone like Demetrious Johnson who will give ground on the right hand, knowing that Cruz will always duck out the same way, it is possible to catch him with a right hook and a follow up: But Dillashaw was far less passive in this pursuit than Johnson and instead drove towards Cruz in hopes of forcing him to circle out into the right hook, and it worked pretty well for the opening minute until Cruz got his distance and was almost always too far away to be hit by this hook or even by Dillashaw's right high kick, which the champion ended up running into the ground as the fight progressed.
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Over the past week, the EU has shown no willingness to give ground on the issue of the backstop -- the provision in the Brexit deal agreed between May's government and Brussels which stipulates that, if a settlement cannot be reached that maintains the free movement of goods and people across the Irish border, the United Kingdom will remain in an indefinite customs union with the EU. Miraculously, as we go to press, May has just succeeded in bringing enough of the hard Brexiteers together behind her Plan B -- which is essentially Plan A, minus a decision to charge Europeans currently living in Britain to remain in the country and plus a promise to try her best to renegotiate on the backstop -- to eke out a narrow victory.
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