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"[I] was pounced upon by everyone in the room," he wrote.
Others users, from journalists to comedians, quickly pounced upon the politician's late-night Twitter activity.
The gaffe was pounced upon by Iranian state media as proof that she was trying to undermine the regime.
That creates a minefield of complexity where businesses will inevitably make mistakes that will be pounced upon state tax auditors.
Swift shared a photo from the cozy pizza party, where large pepperoni and cheese pies were waiting to be pounced upon.
But parliamentarians also pounced upon the appointment of one of the firm's owners as his personal adviser in the justice ministry.
Any sign that he is behaving like a nominee eight months before first nominating contests would be pounced upon by his Democratic foes.
There's a fearfulness that governs the decisions of these stars and their stylists, in case they are pounced upon by the self-styled pundits.
Kerry's image took another hit when he released a photo of him windsurfing in Nantucket that was pounced upon by Republicans and turned into a mocking commercial.
Wednesday's tussle hinged on Thiem's ability to recover from adversity and Nadal's repeated failure to capitalize on openings and opportunities that he normally would have pounced upon.
Naturally, the March 15 announcement of the algorithmic feed was quickly pounced upon by Instagram users, with many of them suggesting it would ruin the service for them.
But the exact language used to justify that decision would immediately be pounced upon and challenged — requiring him to back up his rationale for doing so in court.
Image: NASAThe JunoCam community, a group of citizen scientists who process these images to create art, has already pounced upon the new pics and taken them to another level.
But as soon as signs of success started to show it was pounced upon by people with loads of money who then proceeded to ruin it for those who don't.
They were quickly pounced upon by pundits, while less attention was paid to those other students at the newspapers who defended the young journalists' reporting practices and their editorial autonomy.
As the world watched Shimon Peres, the last of Israel's founding fathers, laid to rest, any hope his passing might bring closer his unrequited vision for peace would quickly be pounced upon.
Democrats in Congress have an interest in painting the picture of a president who needs to be replaced, and their arguments are likely to be pounced upon by Democrats running for president.
Critics have pounced upon his comments, saying they point to Trump declaring the emergency as a means of achieving a political goal instead of trying to deal with an actual emergency at the border.
And so it has gone in the many debates over the years: Challengers sometimes seize upon debates to catapult up while front-runners and incumbents sometimes stumble and are pounced upon by their opponents and the media.
If you're not familiar with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats — or even if you are — then you probably have many, many questions after glimpsing December's film adaptation, whose trailer pounced upon an unsuspecting and baffled nation this week.
Rather than give them their marching orders, Scott gave the couple from Shanghai a blessing at the altar of the church - an unexpected bonus Wu's team pounced upon and video-recorded, to be screened on the big day, back in China.
On March 265, 26, a year before becoming president of the Knicks, Jackson sent out a succinct tweet, the first he had ever issued: The message elated the masses on Twitter, where slip-ups and miscues are gobbled up like manna from heaven and where every opportunity to belittle is pounced upon.
Driven by ideology or envy, or maybe both, Republican leaders have now pounced upon the demonstrably successful Affordable Care Act of 2010, a law that has improved the way medical care is delivered in the United States, providing affordable care for millions and driving the percentage of Americans without insurance to a record low 9.1 percent in 2015.
Brady started with an exorcism of the demon named David Tyree, when a near-interception turned into a gobsmacking multiple-deflection catch: The ball bounced off Falcons cornerback Robert Alford's hand, off his right shin, fell into Edelman's hands, was kicked back out of Edelman's hands by Alford's ankle, unwittingly kept alive by Falcons safety Ricardo Allen's extended right hand and pounced upon, again, by Edelman.
Though many would argue that prairie dressing in its modesty of cut and price is a corrective to the five-figure, stripper style of the Kardashian-Jenners' Calabasas homestead, it could also be seen as a conscientious counterpoint to fast fashion and the current street wear trend (though a Doen new season alert is pounced upon with the same zeal reserved for a Supreme drop and sells out almost as quickly).
China Post staff. "Lo Fu-chu Pounced Upon by Prosecutors as Lawmaking Term Ends". The China Post. February 2, 2002. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
He also set up punji traps around the perimeter of the cave. Polgas then sees his motorcycle impaled upon the punji sticks of a trap; Dado had in fact saved his life when he pounced upon Polgas on his bike earlier.
At this, the terrorists dispersed into the jungles and Singh led a search for them. In the process, he sustained gunshot wounds and succumbed to the injuries. He crawled forward to a boulder from where gunshots were fired at the soldiers. He shot dead one more terrorist that pounced upon him.
But his clumsy effort brought the emperor to the ground, and the guards, thinking this was an attack upon Tiberius's person, pounced upon Haterius to kill him. The intervention of Livia saved his life.Tac. Ann.1.13.7; Suet. Tib. 27. Haterius was also involved in putting restrictions on the luxury of the country.
Although badly wounded and totally exhausted, Muslim kept on fighting. As a trick, soldiers of Ibn Ziyad offered peace and protection to Muslim but he rejected the offer. He was deeply wounded in this tough fight and finally fell into the trench. He was pounced upon, chained and dragged to the court of Ibn Ziyad.
The Hindus/Christians ran helter- skelter and the armed mob pounced upon them. They killed the men indiscriminately and violated the women in broad daylight in public. The orgy of loot, murder, rape and arson continued till the evening, when they departed with the loot and the abducted women. Christian churches were vandalized and looted.
In July 1975, Gacy went to Antonucci's home. The two drank a bottle of wine, then watched a heterosexual stag film before Gacy wrestled Antonucci to the floor and cuffed his hands behind his back. One cuff was loose and Antonucci freed his arm while Gacy was out of the room. When Gacy returned, Antonucci—a high school wrestler—pounced upon him.
Hits were recorded, and a tremendous explosion was observed. Kelly's plane was immediately pounced upon by Zeros, one of which was flown by Saburō Sakai, who was later to become a famous ace. Kelly guided his heavily damaged plane back towards Clark Field. He ordered the crew to parachute to safety, but before Kelly himself could leave, the aircraft exploded and Kelly was killed.
On 3 February 1929, Kürten stalked an elderly woman named Apollonia Kühn. Waiting until Kühn was shielded from the view of potential witnesses by bushes, Kürten pounced upon her, grabbing her by the lapels of her coat and shouting the words, "No row! Don't scream!"Monsters of Weimar p. 165 before dragging her into nearby undergrowth, where he proceeded to stab her 24 times with a sharpened pair of scissors.
On 5 January, Wake Island received 19 survivors of Ommaney Bay who had been rescued by . The ship went to general quarters with bogies on the radar screen, but three threatened raids failed to develop. At 1502, eight LCAP fighters from Wake Island pounced upon a division of Japanese Army fighters. When the melee was over, the Americans claimed three certain kills and a probable without suffering any loss themselves.
Australia took the lead out to 13–7 after a try to John Kolc in the Randwick corner in front of the Bradman Stand. Fairbairn had dropped a downfield kick by Cronin and the ball was pounced upon by Allan McMahon. From acting half, Kolc then dummied which fooled Fairbairn and Bill Francis and he raced away to score in the corner. Cronin missed the difficult kick from the sideline and the score remained at 13–7.
Then > crawling forward under withering machinegun fire, he pounced upon the > guncrew and put it out of action. Turning his attention to 2 mortars > protected by the crossfire of 2 machineguns, S/Sgt. Ehlers led his men > through this hail of bullets to kill or put to flight the enemy of the > mortar section, killing 3 men himself. After mopping up the mortar > positions, he again advanced on a machinegun, his progress effectively > covered by his squad.
During the pursuit, Syphax was threatened with desertion by his army when Laelius and Massinissa's army approached the Numidian battle line. In a brave attempt to rally his troops, Syphax rode alone, straight towards the Roman cavalry, but in this desperate attempt his badly wounded horse threw him off. Syphax was pounced upon immediately by Roman soldiers and taken to the ecstatic Massinissa. Syphax's troops retreated to the capital city which later fell as Massinissa claimed his kingdom.
Australia took the lead out to 13–7 after a try to John Kolc in the Randwick corner in front of the Bradman Stand. Fairbairn had dropped a downfield kick by Cronin and the ball was pounced upon by Allan McMahon. From acting half, Kolc then dummied which fooled Fairbairn and Bill Francis and he raced away to score in the corner. Cronin missed the difficult kick from the sideline and the score remained at 13–7.
He drops many of them with a rain of metallic debris, but is swiftly bitten by the zombie Wasp. Magneto is pounced upon and devoured before turning, his last words being "I hope you choke on me!" just as Thor and Hulk tear him in two as the rest of the group descends upon him.Marvel Zombies #1 In Marvel Zombies 2, a group known as the "Acolytes" established a cult to Magneto in New Wakanda. In Marvel Zombies vs.
These twelve reflections are: #anitya bhāvanā – the transitoriness of the world; #aśaraņa bhāvanā – the helplessness of the soul.According to the Jain text, Sarvārthasiddhi: There is no escape for the young one of a deer pounced upon by a hungry tiger fond of the flesh of animals. Similarly, there is no way of escape for the self caught in the meshes of birth, old age, death, disease and sorrow. Even the stout body is helpful in the presence of food, but not in the presence of distress.
Held annually, the 44-year-old event involves two to six participants wrestling a pig in a sodden enclosure and depositing the animal in a bucket. Hindi's colleague videotaped the event, which SHARK said showed "animal abuse, animal fighting and child neglect". In a 15-minute video from the group, a limping pig attempts to evade people who chase it. Other pigs in the video are pounced upon and released from a couple feet in the air, causing them to "run away squealing and panting".
Sculpin was immediately pounced upon by escorting destroyers and was forced to dive. The cargo ship escaped in the ensuing depth charge attack. A similar torpedo malfunction occurred on 1 September, when the splash of water resulting from the torpedo striking the target's hull could be seen, but no detonation occurred. The submarine escaped the immediate counterattack of the escorts, and after reconnaissance of Marcus Island, she returned to Midway Atoll after 54 days on patrol, earning credit for one ship of 4,500 tons (reduced to 3,183 tons postwar).
A poor back-pass by Burnley's Scott Arfield was pounced upon by Jordan Rhodes off whom the ball deflected over goalkeeper, Tom Heaton, following an attempted clearance by Michael Duff. The game finished 1–1 and Rovers retaining the bragging rights with Burnley failing to record a victory in this fixture for over 35 years. The last fixture between the sides came on Sunday 9 March 2014 at Ewood Park. Burnley were the form team going into the clash, sitting 2nd in the league, eight points ahead of 3rd placed Derby County.
The shopkeeper bound the remaining signatures, printed an expurgated edition, and distributed the pirated editions through the black market. The copies were–in the words of Richard Carlisle– "pounced upon," by the Society for the Prevention of Vice. Shelley was dismayed upon discovering the piracy of what he considered to be not just a juvenile production but a work that could potentially "injure rather than serve the cause of freedom." He sought an injunction against the shopkeeper, but since the poem was considered illegal, he was not entitled to the copyright.
The Kheibar pass today Soon after, both Peshawar and Attock fell to Persian subjugation and Nader marched against Lahore. The army which the governor of Lahore had arrayed against the onslaught of the invaders was routed when Nader pounced upon it from an unexpected direction forcing the remainder to withdraw to the city walls and shortly afterwards surrender as well as pay a heavy tribute in gold. The news of these catastrophes engulfed the authorities in Delhi in horror as they sent frantic requests of troops and levies throughout northern India.
Having to change buses in the village of Donskoi, he decided to continue his journey on foot.The Killer Department, p. 199 Walking away from the bus station, he encountered a 13-year-old girl, Lyubov Biryuk, who was walking home from a shopping trip.The Killer Department, p. 4 Once the path both were taking together was shielded from the view of potential witnesses by bushes, Chikatilo pounced upon Biryuk, dragged her into nearby undergrowth, tore off her dress, and killed her by stabbing and slashing her to death as he imitated performing intercourse.
During 903 CE, the 32nd year of his reign, Aditya I Chola, not satisfied with his subordinate position, planned and carried out an attack on his erstwhile overlord, the Pallava king Aparajita. In the battle that ensued, Aditya pounced upon Aparajita when he was mounted on an elephant and killed him. That spelt the end of the Pallava rule in Tondaimandalam (north Tamil Nadu) and the whole of the Pallava kingdom became Chola territory. This marked the effective end of the once great Pallava empire in the history of South India.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have been historic rivals in many facets, first as economic centers along the Ohio River as mass migration in the United States headed westward. Within the sports world, the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates have maintained a heated rivalry at times, frequently facing off in the MLB playoffs during the 1970s. Moving to the, National Football League the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers have been division rivals and have had a fiery rivalry since their first game. When Cincinnati joined the Big East in 2005 the theoretical rivalry with Pittsburgh was pounced upon.
Pirates were also active in the West Indies at this time. Taking advantage of the chaos attendant upon the dissolution of Spain's American empire, lawless vessels from many nations preyed on neutral as well as Spanish commerce in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and along the storied Spanish Main. For the next few years John Adams was busy fighting buccaneers. On 22 December 1817 she demanded and received the surrender of Amelia Island, off the east coast of Florida, the base from which corsairs of Commodore Louis-Michel Aury pounced upon merchantmen of all nations.
Many paragraphs end with a reference to Nature, such as "the dog suddenly pounced upon the flea" or "a koel lifted itself out of the heavy torpor of the afternoon and called tentatively, as if enquiring into the existence of the evening". This offers a parallel between what has just happened in the story and the natural world. The dog pounces on the flea immediately after Bakul tells Bim that he will marry Tara, and could represent Bim's isolation beginning to trap her. The koel calls tentatively after Bim has come to an understanding of herself and her relationship with her family and is finally at peace.
The team later embarked on a tour of the United States where they defeated a New York team made up of Irish expatriates. As a result of the tour Limerick were awarded a bye into the Munster final, however, Mackey, who was now captain of the side, sustained an injury to his right knee during the American tour. Tipperary provided the opposition in the provincial final and any sign of weakness from Mackey would be pounced upon. The Limerick selectors then hit on the novel idea of putting a large bandage on their star player's uninjured left knee in an effort to confuse the Tipp players.
Owain II had previously granted Cymydmaen to Dafydd when he came of age in 1252 and demanded that Llywelyn, as the junior brother, also carve land out of his holdings for Dafydd, to which Llywelyn refused. Owain II and Dafydd gathered a host to force the issue, and led their armies through the mountain pass of Bryn Derwin. Waiting for them in the pass, Llywelyn pounced upon his brothers and in the space of an hour inflicted such a defeat that he took both of his brothers prisoners, and thereby becoming master over the whole of upper Gwynedd. With Llywelyn's victory he effectively usurped Owain II, who was now imprisoned in Dolbadarn Castle.
If they resisted, a charge of assaulting a police officer was added to the charge sheet. This led to a number of "high-profile" cases, which began attracting attention after a judge threw out Ridgewell's case against two Jesuit students studying at Oxford University. The judge, Gwynn Morris summed up: "I find it terrible that, here in London, people using public transport should be pounced upon by police officers without a word." Following the case's collapse, Ridgwell was transferred to a unit investigating the theft of mail bags; however, he took the opportunity while there to take join forces with thieves who would steal the bags and with whom Ridgewell would split the profits.
As DC did not reveal that Superman would be revived at the end of the story, many fans believed "The Death of Superman" had permanently killed Superman, a beloved cultural icon. Thus, it attracted unprecedented coverage from the mainstream media; NPR's Glen Weldon stated "news outlets like Newsweek, People, and New York's Newsday pounced upon" the killing of Superman, and it made the front page of Newsday. Details of "The Death of Superman" were covered by the media before DC wanted them to and the company's publicists were not ready to talk about the story when it appeared in Newsday. Mark Potts of The Washington Post speculated the death would not last, but nonetheless expressed interest in what a world without Superman would be like.
Third-choice Little King Robin set the pace and was well clear of the pack early on with Jezki in second and Hurricane Fly in third. The order stayed this way until after the second last when Jezki, ridden for the first time by Mark Walsh, took up the running with Hurricane Fly his shadow. Jezki made a slight mistake jumping the final hurdle and Hurricane Fly, who was travelling much better than the favourite, pounced upon the leader and under a powerful ride from Walsh sprinted past the younger horse to win by 2 1/4 lengths. Hurricane Fly again faced Jezki in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 December, with the Triumph Hurdle winner Tiger Roll also in opposition.
After this both sides gave it their all and Sheffield Wednesday now looked the more likely team to score and the fans thought they was about to do just that as a cross found Antonio who volleyed towards the goal where the opposition goalkeeper saved the shot, but also fumbled it, and as the ball rolled and hit the inside of the post, Nuhiu and Réda Johnson raced to tap the ball home but the keeper pounced upon the loose ball just in the time. Sheffield Wednesday were left with another draw, this one though more disappointing than the others due to the position they were in at half-time and arguably should have gone on to win the game. A day after the Yeovil result and Wednesday signed Roger Johnson on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for three-months with the Owls in desperate need of another centre-back. Later on in the week and it was confirmed that ex-Cardiff City midfielder and free-agent Stephen McPhail had signed for the club until mid-January.
Commencing the season 2004–05 in the starting eleven, Kerr suffered a dip in form and only appeared another four times before making his way back into the first team at the turn of the year. He went on to miss only one more match throughout the rest of the season, and became a vital part of the midfield as Gordon Chisholm became manager. His two goals in that term came in the Cup competitions, one in the 3–0 League Cup win over Stranraer at Tannadice and the other in the thrilling 4–3 Scottish Cup tie against Gretna; he played the entirety of the final, a 1–0 loss to Celtic. Kerr played in the majority of matches in every season, but in the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final, with his team 1–0 ahead in the closing minutes of normal time, he was responsible for a careless backpass pounced upon by Kris Boyd who equalised for Rangers; the game moved into extra time and a penalty shoot-out, which United lost.
Simons, Archibald (0:31:21–0:32:03) alt=A wide-angle photograph of several football players preparing for a free-kick to be taken. With ten minutes left until half-time, the Manchester United defence effectively switched off and allowed Touré to dribble unopposed to within 15 yards of their penalty area before slipping the ball out wide to Puyol, whose low cross was diverted behind by Vidić.Simons, Archibald (0:37:51–0:38:02) The corner kick was taken short and the eventual cross was headed behind for another corner on the opposite side by Evra.Simons, Archibald (0:38:29–0:38:36) The second corner was crossed in towards Piqué, but he was unable to make contact with the ball.Simons, Archibald (0:39:05–0:39:11) With half-time fast approaching, Barcelona's confidence began to show: first, Messi attempted to flick a pass over the top of the United defence to Thierry Henry, which Rio Ferdinand intercepted;Simons, Archibald (0:41:19) Iniesta then tried an ambitious back-heel that Van der Sar collected;Simons, Archibald (0:46:44) and finally Messi sped through three Manchester United defenders towards the by-line, only for his cut-back cross to be pounced upon by Van der Sar and then cleared by Vidić.

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