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"pitting" Definitions
  1. the act or operation of digging a pit or pits.
  2. the act or operation of placing in a pit or pits.
  3. arranging or staging cockfights.

950 Sentences With "pitting"

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Rhodes gained the lead before pitting on the next lap.
The war became a sectarian battle pitting Shiites against Sunnis.
Pitting Americans against one another is no way to govern.
And very prone to pitting women against one another. Exactly.
Pitting these goals against each other is unnecessary and shortsighted.
" This observation triggered a great debate, pitting "spermists" against "ovists.
Speaking out means pitting the victim's word against the perpetrators.
Bills like these are pitting communities of faith against others.
The protests have quickly developed into a double crisis pitting Moscow against Tbilisi and pitting the protesters in Georgia against their own government, which has for years tried to smooth over differences with Moscow.
The protests have quickly developed into a double crisis: pitting Moscow against Tbilisi and pitting the protesters in Georgia against their own government, which has for years tried to smooth over differences with Moscow.
"Well I am not pitting one against the other," he said.
Polls pitting her against President Donald Trump see her beating him.
But populists are united in pitting the people against the powerful.
The fight against terrorism keeps pitting privacy rights against security needs.
Ralph Northam "are pitting minorities against the police" with their rhetoric.
It's tied up with symbols and grievances, pitting allies against enemies.
She tweeted back, accusing Minaj of pitting women against each other.
A season of The Apprentice pitting black contestants against white contestants?
When the pitting cycled through, Harvick was back in the lead.
Then we started pitting, and I didn't know what to expect.
The Amazon project is pitting two powerful forces against one another.
Battles are grueling affairs pitting tiny hunters against fast, feral beasts.
But they can stop Russia from pitting them against each other.
Is Hollywood's most prestigious awards body pitting commercial against artistic success?
Simultaneously, age-old misconceptions pitting the environment against the economy resound.
And for chrissakes, if you're pitting an avocado, use a spoon.
"He was always pitting everyone against each other," Ms. Hoffmann said.
Perhaps pitting these two good songs against each other is futile.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — The lone debate in the Democratic primary pitting Gov.
It's only the latest incident pitting Republican lawmakers against the FCC.
Keselowski cycled to the race lead after pitting 33 laps before Truex.
I love vintage Taylor, especially the bits pitting women against one another.
Pitting those preferences against each other isn't always necessary, let alone productive.
That means we've spent five years pitting two women against each other.
Jessie J has no patience for anyone pitting women against each other.
It also underlies the current crisis pitting Washington's demands against Pyongyang's provocations.
His colleagues back his plans by pitting various criminals against one another.
"We ended up (pitting) on the same lap as Blaney," Busch said.
More on how ZTE is pitting lawmakers from both parties against Trump.
The Hill: Sentencing reform deal heats up, pitting Trump against his allies.
The only thing I dislike about avocados is opening and pitting them.
Ijeoma said that you were mischaracterizing her, pitting them against each other.
It is not about pitting one school or school type against another.
"Within our families, this began pitting brother against brother," Mr. Ezildo said.
Terry McAuliffe, the national progressive establishment is pitting its candidate — former Rep.
Still, he's been careful not be seen pitting one against the other.
At times, these caricatures can be unhelpful, pitting thoughtless patriots against rootless cosmopolitans.
But it goes deeper than pitting two of college basketball's most successful programs.
Reality is always more complicated than the simplistic narrative pitting artists against locals.
Danganronpa V3 continues the series's traditions of pitting 16 students against each other.
This promotes an "us against them" mentality, pitting the kids against the industry.
Clinton saw Russia as a threat for pitting European countries against one another.
For the most part, this happens on its own, pitting computer against computer.
Pitting the First Amendment against the Second has so far gotten us nowhere.
"I am not pitting one against the other," Trump said in the interview.
The potential legislation had divided Texas Republican lawmakers, pitting ardent supporter Lt. Gov.
Whether she knows it or not, she's pitting stereotypes of weakness against strength.
For $10, the Chef'n Avoquado hits the hat trick: pitting, scooping and slicing.
Economic difficulties and immigration are dividing nations, and pitting them against one another.
The idea of just pitting one against the other is just not helpful.
He is pitting people against one another and rolling out the dog whistles.
Alex: The idea of pitting fans versus critics isn't unique to the Joker.
Yet many new Haggadot define Jewish groups by pitting them against one another.
This goes to a kind of broader economic critique, pitting women against women.
Both Bernie and Warren have expressed reluctance over pitting themselves against each other.
"We shouldn't be pitting senior affordable housing against community green spaces," he said.
Pitting Parliament against the people in the current environment is dangerous and reckless.
"I am not pitting one against the other," Trump said of Johnson and May.
The water was even pitting the lead-infused brass in water meters and faucets.
Bloomberg performed its own press test, pitting a Juicero machine against a reporter's grip.
Now it's pitting one of the world's richest tech companies against the federal courts.
A six-month general election pitting Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton has just begun.
"Listen, there's nothing positive that comes from pitting women against each other," Lovato said.
They might seem tough at first, pitting you against teams with higher overall ratings.
Remember when people were making memes pitting Beck against Beyonce after the 2015 Grammys?
Pitting one group against the other obscures the fact that they operated in tandem.
Yet the show quickly proved it wasn't about pitting the Liars against one another.
This includes pitting Claire up against fellow queer dancer Taylor for the same part.
For starters, Trump appears to be employing his "pitting people against each other" approach.
A jobs guarantee would effectively prevent private employers from pitting workers against each other.
The toughest challenges hinge on pitting you against foes that just plain outmatch Kratos.
Within six months, he was pitting cars in the top level of the sport.
Let's take a cue from Perry's playbook and stop pitting people against each other.
The gym holds occasional showcase events pitting their boxers with those from other gyms.
Negative, personal and divisive campaigns pitting sides against each other aren't what voters want.
Most "environmentalists" I know actually work hard to refrain from pitting environmentalism against labor.
But the city's demographic transformation has fueled ethnic tensions, sometimes pitting neighbor against neighbor.
This swiftly developed into an enormous national controversy pitting Trump against leading sports figures.
The most time-consuming part of this recipe is pitting and slicing the olives.
International sports competitions are celebrated for pitting the world's best players against one another.
In pricing out Medicare-for-all, you're pitting two opposing forces against each other.
The battle for Estácio is also pitting some of Brazil's largest financial advisory firms.
Our experience in Louisiana provides key perspectives: In Louisiana, rather than pitting gray vs.
When it comes to credibility, pitting Robert Mueller against Donald Trump is a joke.
Busch got back up to fourth before pitting for fuel with five laps to go.
Imagine a tournament final pitting Army against Navy at West Point for an N.C.A.A. berth.
MX follows a similar format to Max, pitting Thais against foreigners in three round fights.
But critics contended that Ubisoft was pitting freelance artists against each other in a competition.
Insurers and others have bargained for discounts by pitting Gilead against its main competitor, AbbVie.
All too often these issues, particularly in Washington, are framed as pitting workers against employers.
Pitting it with the tool was also slightly easier than when I pit them normally.
There's a contentious leadership contest pitting populist Boris Johnson against establishmentarian Theresa May coming soon.
Pitting under caution, Almirola lost two spots because of trouble with his left front tire.
Pitting one lap earlier than Larson, Truex was the race leader after the cycle completed.
"  Queried about Johnson's prospects, Trump asserted, "Well I am not pitting one against the other.
He was hearing a cacophony of conflicting opinions, mainly pitting some women's groups against Hamiltonians.
Some splits erupted within religious communities themselves, pitting Christian against Christian, and Jew against Jew.
The controversy has divided small, seemingly placid communities, pitting farmer against farmer, neighbor against neighbor.
Luther Strange, R-Alabama, pitting him against Trump, who threw his own support behind Strange.
The suit in an Irish court is pitting Facebook against Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems.
Safe seats mean that general elections, pitting the two parties against each other, rarely matter.
Pitting men against women is too easy and more divisive than is accurate or necessary.
Plexus, another piece pitting humans against physics, runs through November 13 at BAM's Harvey Theater.
When pitting cycled through with 15 laps to go, Logano was back in the lead.
It's odd for Lady Gaga, of all people, to be pitting modern pop against authenticity.
I didn't want my experience of list to be about pitting women against each other.
Security incidents pitting the Iraqi military against armed groups other than Islamic State are rare.
Pitting religious dogmas against one another would only further erode what remains of our democracy.
Take the heated exchange pitting Sanders's "Medicare for All" plan against former South Bend, Ind.
Truvada and Descovy are now mired in billion-dollar patent lawsuits pitting H.H.S. against Gilead.
Beijing's communist rulers hope they can divide us, pitting American against American, country versus city.
This has led to greater conflicts pitting smallholder farmers and villagers against governments and industry.
It doesn't require pitting those groups against each other, although it's often presented that way.
Ten or 15 years ago, there was a study pitting capability versus usability in technology.
He remained a lap down, pitting like the lead lap cars when the yellow flag waved.
They're constantly pitting us against each other because it's the only way they can have power.
Not that I'm pitting couples against each other — I'm rooting for everyone in their own ways.
The media often portray any question related to feminism as a battle pitting men against women.
ElvisImagine pitting Elvis Presley's 8th degree black belt karate skills against your average UFC's fighter's arsenal!
The knife was very, very rusty with some pitting on the blade that went fairly deep.
The prospect of a big import tax is also pitting large U.S. companies against one another.
Fighting has often run along ethnic lines, pitting Kiir's dominant Dinka ethnic group against Machar's Nuer.
A case pitting executive privilege against Congress's demand for information has never reached the Supreme Court.
And it was, superficially, but a deeper conflict revealed itself, pitting reactionary conservatism against democratic socialism.
The most revealing poll number in American politics is the RealClearPolitics match-up numbers pitting Sen.
Pitting "alpha" men against their fears of being perceived as "beta" is his bread and butter.
"We cannot allow our nation to be pitting groups of people against one another," she added.
President Obama's plan to limit carbon emissions from airplanes is pitting environmentalists against the airline industry.
The presidential election has divided the country, pitting friends against one another and even straining marriages.
Several times, rival militias have formed coalitions that later fragmented, pitting former allies against each other.
Despite the public pitting the two against each other, Ms. Mack and Ms. Kreuk bonded quickly.
There's really no point in pitting the two sides of this record against each other, though.
Mr. Trump enthusiastically supports natural gas fracking, so he is pitting competing interests against each other.
" Part of splitting the opposition, he wrote, is sowing division "by pitting populists against the establishment.
Iran rallied the combatants with cash and religious appeals, effectively pitting one international jihad against another.
One of the fault lines is generational — often pitting experienced campaign pollsters against younger data scientists.
It was that she managed to unload on him while also pitting the South Bend, Ind.
The battle for Estácio is also pitting Brazil's top banks and law firms against one another.
They slice and dice the electorate into ever smaller groups, pitting one group against the other.
However, rising numbers of large-scale land deals in Africa are pitting indigenous people against investors.
Case in point, the race being held today on the Southwest side of Chicago, pitting Rep.
"Pitting us against each other makes it impossible to provide health care," Ms. McGill Johnson added.
The system creates an inherent collision of interests pitting service members against the military-industry partnership.
Advocates of the Elizabeth Street Garden say the City is pitting community gardens against affordable housing.
It's about "strong women," an ironic theme, given the show's penchant for pitting women against one another.
From January until mid-April, Clinton led in 60 out of 65 polls pitting her against Trump.
The runoff pitting McMaster against Warren threatened to embarrass the White House if the governor fell short.
Dividing people into groups and pitting them against each other will never lead to systemic economic growth.
Where was all this energy when people were pitting Beyonce, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj against each other?
Why not celebrate these two public figures for their strengths, instead of pitting them against one another?
Season 1 was unapologetically feminist, pitting a heroine against the walking incarnation of male privilege and entitlement.
The prospect of pitting Nintendo characters we had grown up with against each other was extremely enticing.
The legislation passed both the House and Senate unanimously earlier this year, pitting Obama against congressional Democrats.
Pitting them against each other could prove perilous, but Jon Snow's been known to beat the odds.
Tech's influence and reach is growing and pitting the industry against a new wave of regulatory challenges.
It's a lot to digest, so some critical analysis takes a shortcut, pitting Foxtrot against everything else.
Kunz says investigators have tried pitting him against his family and friends so that someone will break.
Rather than pitting man against machine, AI is ushering in a new age of man plus machine.
It lays bare the continued factionalism pitting aides against each other, often in convoluted and unpredictable configurations.
Both men have fashioned themselves as progressive populists, with the race pitting prominent progressives against one another.
The fight over state-run retirement plans is pitting high-powered interests in Washington against each other.
To divide Americans, pitting Muslim against non-Muslim, is the professed international strategy of these terrorist groups.
At times, Kaine followed the strategy I suggested earlier today in The Hill, pitting Pence against Trump.
We would do better to focus on reducing fossil fuel pollution instead of pitting nuclear against renewables.
You will find no plot pitting characters against external odds or internal flaws in The Uninhabitable Earth.
The trial attracting international attention, pitting animal welfare activists against farmers and champions of personal property rights.
For the Israeli right, Jerusalem has long posed a conundrum, pitting security and demographic concerns against ideology.
They would be more horrified than anybody else that you're pitting them against each other and judging.
But this isn't the oppression Olympics, so why is M.I.A. pitting disenfranchised minority groups against one another?
The system is, in effect, pitting students against one another: high performers against struggling learners; proficient vs.
Instead of pitting have-nots against haves, the script skims along the curdled upper layer of entitlement.
Instead of pitting have-nots against haves, the script skims along the curdled upper layer of entitlement.
By pitting cities against one another, Amazon created a frenzy of ever more lavish and outlandish offers.
"Pitting parliament against the people in the current environment is dangerous and reckless," she added on Twitter.
Funding decisions for H.I.V. prevention have long been mired in an ideological battle pitting condoms versus abstinence.
"Pitting Parliament against the people in the current environment is dangerous and reckless," one opposition lawmaker wrote.
The lead author of that study, however, cautions against pitting all tree planting efforts against forest conservation.
He added that Democrats who support Bloomberg reject pitting the 99% against the 1% — or the 0.1%.
Rodriguez said pitting "two underrepresented groups against each other" is the last thing she'd want to do.
The shift has been fast, pitting suburbs—and even tech hubs—against other top-tier urban areas.
His approach is pitting Republican House members' fealty to him against their respect for their own institution.
The things that are pitting companies like Samsung and Apple against each other are AD WARS. 13A.
"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is a battle royale shooter pitting 100 players against each other on a huge island.
It undermines social solidarity by pitting citizens against one another, twisting cooperative communities into rival special interests.
Then, after the laborious, fingernail-reddening business of pitting a couple of pounds of fruit, I'd end up with one glorious pie — and a whole lot of cherries eaten out of hand when I finally admitted that pitting them between my teeth was just the easiest way to go.
Airport expansion is a hot topic in Europe, pitting local residents and environmentalists against airlines, airports and businesses.
And they're at the center of a lawsuit that's pitting the state of Illinois against the Trump Organization.
He shunned anatomical correctness as a betrayal of real observation, pitting scientific rationality against how the world appears.
By closing in on the nomination, Trump is pitting conservatives' commitments to party and movement against one another.
JFS has launched its own offensive, pitting its 6,000 hardened fighters against the 15,000 of more moderate groups.
"This has caused division, unrest and is pitting people against each other," Marx told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
The election, say Iran's commentators, is turning into a class war, pitting pre-revolutionary values against revolutionary ones.
Pokémon is a game about capturing cute monsters and then pitting them against each other in cruel combat.
Beside the sea the sound of genteel clonks accompanies a knife-edge bowls match pitting Andorra against Luxembourg.
At one key point in the speech, Trump undertook a Nixonian move by pitting immigrants against working Americans.
As well as the 1994 thriller The River Wild, which had fun pitting Meryl Streep against Kevin Bacon.
This allows for gentrification without redevelopment, pitting the poorest people in New York against a superficial tourism market.
The story coming in was classic, pitting the two brightest stars in Japan's wrestling scene against one another.
A piece of legislation is pitting companies against investors — and the investors have begun fighting back in earnest.
The siege of Petersburg is known as the longest military event of the Civil War, pitting Union Gen.
But those prosecutors have appear to have created a power struggle pitting one group of Trinitarios against another.
Public policy should incentivize these activities, rather than creating conflict by pitting employers and workers against one another.
"Pitting humans against machines is one of the big design flaws of a lot of AI systems," Jane.
Grosjean was left with a cross-threaded rear wheel nut after pitting due to a front left puncture.
The matter at hand is a bitter conflict pitting Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt against Qatar.
" The new mom captioned the post, "It never occurred to me I was pitting anyone against each other.
It's a bold plan, pitting Eich against Google and some of the most powerful companies on the web.
The advocacy push is pitting CrossFit against the American Beverage Association, a trade group for the soda industry.
Food Wars takes it one step further, pitting the students against each other in Iron Chef-style battle.
The Finals begin on May 31, pitting the two-time defending champion Warriors against either Milwaukee or Toronto.
It's a fight that has cost millions and at times turned personal, pitting former colleagues against each other.
"Pitting big companies against the politicians that seek to dismantle them, it's our version of poetry," he said.
That doesn't require pitting groups of disadvantaged people against each other; it just requires recognizing that both exist.
The case is pitting several states, law enforcement groups and gambling advocates against college and professional sports leagues.
Herrine: You're pitting against a new sandwich,Alana: With its, like,Herrine: with, like, a perfectAlana: the staple.
Hartley started 15th and damaged his car's front wing on the opening lap, pitting for a new one.
The courting of this key demographic group comes as Florida faces a blockbuster Senate race pitting incumbent Sen.
The proposal has set off a firestorm, pitting LGBT groups against religious organizations that operate many homeless shelters.
But it's the clash pitting Australian middleweight Dan Kelly and American Derek Brunson which truly catches the eye.
"It's odd for Lady Gaga, of all people, to be pitting modern pop against authenticity," writes Jon Pareles.
In another, the joke is pitting lactose intolerance, a condition common among the Asian population, against milk tea.
So, instead of pitting Browne against Struve, the UFC might be wise to pair him with Alexander Volkov.
"Dueling Banjos" did not, as the song's title suggests, involve two banjoists pitting their skills against each other.
Pitting them against one another, as the Tony campaigns inevitably do, feels vaguely disreputable, like betting on greyhounds.
"The idea of just pitting one against the other is just not helpful," Fauci said to WMAL radio.
Earlier this year World Rugby proposed a "nations championship", pitting southern- and northern-hemisphere teams against each other.
A staple of electoral politics here is pitting Muslims against Hindus, and various Hindu castes against each other.
"Tom Clancy's The Division" is a postapocalyptic shooting game pitting players against one another and a corrupt government.
And it&aposs now pitting its employees against the algorithm, to see who can sell more card packs.
But this general election, pitting Corbyn against Prime Minister Boris Johnson, also will shape the global geopolitical landscape.
Massive street protests broke out, convulsing the country and pitting Morales' political allies — including Arce — against the opposition.
Could that extend into something like office space, potentially pitting Clutter against one of its portfolio neighbors, WeWork?
"Devil May Cry V" is a stylish, metal-fueled, action game pitting players against hordes of demonic enemies.
In invoking China, Sandberg is pitting Facebook against a bigger boogeyman in the current political conversation than itself.
Al Jazeera is now at the centre of a feud pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar, its super-rich neighbour.
Among the issues pitting the 2,500-member Escondida No. 1 Union and the company are the distribution of benefits.
Today, Maryland Democrats have a chance to lengthen that history, in a primary pitting two members of Congress — Rep.
Elliott had nominated four directors to serve on Arconic's board, pitting them against four of the five company nominees.
Can we chill on pitting them against each other, and instead do something more fun...like imagining their texts?
Polls pitting the two against each other have shown a tight race or even a lead for Mr. Rubio.
"Which Harlem is you?" the reporter asks, pitting Mariah's PR stunt of prosperity against her dirty dealings with Cottonmouth.
Concerns over the change are already pitting stewards against lower-level admins who are convinced by the doomsday scenario.
Of course, controls are still very much a question when pitting a touchscreen slate against a devoted gaming platform.
The issues in Chicago are complex, pitting teachers union president Karen Lewis against her longtime nemesis, Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Health care Progressives are spearheading major initiatives in health care, pitting their organizing power against, principally, the pharmaceutical industry.
He likes pitting faction against faction, as if his advisers are competing casino operators from his Atlantic City days.
It is very unfortunate but it&aposs a pitting of American against American and honestly, it needs to stop.
Ryan did ultimately make amends (rhetorically, at least) for pitting the wealthy against the underclass most of his career.
The GCC move on Hezbollah is part of a struggle pitting Sunni Saudi Arabia against Shi'ite regional heavyweight Iran.
Among the issues pitting the 2,500-member Escondida No. 1 Union against the company are the distribution of benefits.
In a contest pitting two historically disliked general election candidates against each other, the media is even less popular.
Divisions split around ethnicities, pitting Nuer groups, like those loyal to Machar, against Dinkas, like Kiir and his forces.
This is the first Super Bowl pitting quarterbacks who were No. 2100 overall NFL draft picks against each other.
But instead they found themselves caught up in sectarian and ethnic rivalry, pitting say, Somali mosques against Pakistani ones.
In making its own hardware, Google is pitting itself against Apple for the first time, Google phone vs. iPhone.
The latest twist in the Iraq conflict, pitting the central government against the Kurds, is trickier for U.S. policymakers.
Basically, double the pleasure, double the fun, and let's stop pitting these two against each other for no reason.
The prospect of a big import tax is also pitting some of the largest U.S. companies against one another.
Two states will set unhappy records: Rhode Island is likely to lose one of its two seats, pitting Reps.
The main contest, pitting President Edgar Lungu against a wealthy businessman, Hakainde Hichilema, was considered too close to call.
Much of the attention will be on a race pitting two Republican incumbents in North Carolina against each another.
The fight became a symbol of press freedom, pitting a wealthy individual against a take-no-prisoners news organization.
"These personal attacks and pitting one person against the other — that's the message you're sending the country," he explained.
Both pleaded not guilty Friday in the latest American saga pitting law enforcement against apparently social-media obsessed teenagers.
It's a nuanced episode, pitting his grandparents' worry for him against the Conners' constitutional mandate to be defiantly different.
The place also distills the political fault lines in today's America, pitting an angry working class against progressive activists.
French leaders fear pitting one side against the other, or even acknowledging that a Muslim-versus-Jew dynamic exists.
But it also touched off a roiling controversy, pitting reformists against conservatives who resented Gogol's mockery of Russian officialdom.
A runoff ballot will be held in two weeks, pitting the Five Star Movement against the center-right candidate.
Simply pitting the sworn testimony of one against the other with no other context invites prejudgment and political prejudice.
The contest was the fourth pitting brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, the sons of former NHL star Keith Tkachuk.
Montreal Dispatch A culinary symbol of Montreal has become ensnared in a battle pitting environmentalists against bagel-loving traditionalists.
This is a skirmish in a larger war pitting fans of traditional stagings against those who crave modern reinterpretations.
The pollsters' so-called "generic ballot" pitting the two parties for the House illustrates the GOP predicament most broadly.
The Jazz should provide a fair test on Sunday, pitting their reliable front line against Washington's stellar guard combo.
A fight over foreign investments in real estate is pitting New York and Texas against Vermont and Iowa. Sen.
This ballroom dance competition returns for its 25th season, pitting celebrities and their professional dance partners against one another.
For years, companies have been getting the better of local governments — and taxpayers — by pitting them against one another.
Other than that rather flimsy reason, however, the logic behind pitting Silva and Diaz together again is pretty sparse.
That, reinforced by a narrative pitting "us against them," is similar to what attracts people to other extremist groups.
Pitting Chris Evans against Michael B. Jordan in the first round of an Internet Boyfriends bracket makes about as much sense as pitting the Avengers against Thanos in the first act of Infinity War, and then having the heroes spend the rest of the movie lazily dispensing with his third-tier minions.
"Bloomberg performed its own press test, pitting a Juicero machine against a reporter's grip," Ellen Huet and Olivia Zaleski wrote.
It was another fight pitting an experienced Japanese fighter against a relatively inexperienced European fighter, and like with Asakura vs.
The network hosted a collegiate League of Legends invitational in April, pitting Ohio State against Michigan State at PAX East.
Thurber makes use of clichés pitting conceptual art against realism and a sense of nostalgia for well-executed realist paintings.
That's because contestants on Netflix's new show pitting men and women against a wild obstacle course are in their cars.
National security letters are the latest flashpoint in a years-long debate pitting U.S. surveillance operations against digital privacy interests.
I recall negotiating panel prices over the dinner table with him and pitting his product prices against Chinese-made products.
Guys, anytime you need help drafting questions that don't involve pitting women against each other, just ask us for help!
Pitting two of its portfolio together in a loss-making market probably doesn't make sense to SoftBank at this point.
The election pitting Republican Donald Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton has featured a heavy dose of insults and inflammatory remarks.
The Vivofit 4 is available through Amazon for $79.99, pitting it directly against lower-cost Fitbits and other basic wearables.
The result is an urgent, passionate conversation amongst signature esports personalities, connecting communities while also pitting them against one another.
The "adversarial" component involves pitting two machine-learning programs against one another, with one program "challenging" the other's face creations.
The pipeline has spurred a larger fight, pitting supporters of Native American rights and environmentalists against the fossil fuel industry.
Duke is happening in March Madness, pitting two universities that in much of the popular imagination represent privilege and snobbery.
Pitting government against the people, it combined anti-statism with the populism of cultural resentment—against minorities, migrants, and women.
A case pitting two food companies against each other seems an unlikely lawsuit to spark the interest of Silicon Valley.
Attacking the platform invokes the inaccurate stereotype that the #MeToo conflict is a generational one, pitting second against third wave.
Pitting a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport against a Lexus LX 753 or Chevrolet Colorado pickup is like comparing apples to oranges.
Opposition came largely from the banking industry, pitting it against consumer advocacy groups, veterans groups and Democratic lawmakers, among others.
America is in a vicious cycle pitting American wages versus the threat of jobs moving to Mexico at lower wages.
Jerry Brown last month, will leave his safe Democratic seat open, pitting different factions of the party against each other.
The future of "Dreamers," children who arrived in the United States illegally, is pitting President Donald Trump against big tech.
Another time he pitched an "Apprentice" season pitting black contestants against white contestants, an incendiary proposal that NBC never pursued.
Don't add salt to water before it boils in order to avoid leaving white marks or pitting at the bottom.
The allegations of sexual misconduct threw Kavanaugh's confirmation process into tumult, pitting Democrats and Republicans into a fierce political battle.
When Alabamians voted in a special election pitting Trump's candidate, Roy Moore, against Democrat Doug Jones, turnout surpassed all expectations.
It has bitterly divided diaspora leaders in Richmond Hill, Queens, pitting Hindu priests, civic associations and relatives against one another.
Detractors replied that pitting "Booksmart" against a Disney movie with people of color in lead roles was problematic and unfair.
Yet curbing religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination has proved extraordinarily difficult, pitting neighbors against neighbors, and sometimes paralyzing statehouses.
Another war eventually broke out, pitting Mr. Guzmán and the Beltrán-Leyvas against the Zetas and the Carrillo Fuentes brothers.
The battle, pitting drug companies against doctors and patient advocates, is being fought over the unlikeliest of substances: human excrement.
Are they driving us apart, pitting us against each other, or are they messages of optimism and unified national purpose?
The minister's comments come as international crude prices have been hammered by a price war pitting Saudi Arabia against Russia.
Seeing the violence stirred something primal and unpleasant within him, pitting his pacifist nature against a strong desire for justice.
Immediately after gaining independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola slipped into a brutal civil war pitting two former liberation movements.
The Group A elimination match, pitting NiP against Spirit, will be played Friday, followed by winners' matches and decider matches.
Soleimani's assassination will only further galvanize the pro-Iran base, overshadowing the democracy movement and pitting protesters against each other.
Daily and monthly "Motivator" reports were issued, pitting individuals, branches and regions against one another in terms of sales goals.
It's only the latest in the fight pitting investment firm Muddy Waters and security researchers MedSec against St. Jude Medical.
"Imagine pitting a baseball player against a physicist in a contest to determine where a ball might land," he said.
It's adults like those in the Trump administration who don't realize that pitting young people against one another has consequences.
Syria has become a cauldron for strategic conflicts pitting state and sub-state actors with competing interests against each other.
It's time to end that economic warfare with a national solution that prevents corporations from pitting cities against one another.
"Well I am not pitting one against the other," Trump said, when asked if Johnson could ever be prime minister.
In the first U.S. presidential race pitting a female major-party nominee against a man, the sexes are choosing sides.
For its part, Apple is "not an amplifier for fake news or pitting groups against one another," Cook told CBS News.
Their knowing interplay — pitting the gleaming polish of  Whitney against the lived-in texture of Cissy — reveals the two's soulful bond.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – The latest battle pitting a religious group against a town zoning board is playing out in federal court.
It's been going on for years, pitting logging interests eager to start their chainsaws against environmentalists opposed to any tree-clearing.
Reality check: Pitting the economy against action on climate change is a common argument conservatives and some fossil-fuel executives make.
It provides a brutal sociological snapshot of dating by pitting those normally at the top of the tree against one another.
We decided to find out by pitting six artisanal goods against our usual grocery go-to's in a blind taste-test.
The women's singles final, pitting No. 1 seed Serena Williams against No. 7 Angelique Kerber, is Saturday at 3:30 a.m.
Now the first Monday night game pitting the Rams against the 49ers on the road ... that may be a different story.
The closest parallel to this year's faceoff may lie in the 2000 debates pitting Vice President Al Gore against Texas Gov.
The Madcap Brothers tried to answer that question by pitting a lightsaber-wielding amateur Jedi against a fireworks-blasting pretend wizard.
Pitting Star-Lord's hyper-insecurity against Thor's arrogant hyper-masculinity provides for some of the funniest moments in the entire MCU.
One of the goals of pitting companies against each other for contracts like these is to reduce costs for the government.
Cleganebowl is the name of the fight that Game of Thrones fans have dreamed up, pitting Sandor "The Hound" Clegane vs.
For years he battled his Kurdish rival, Masoud Barzani, pitting his humble origins and leftist leanings against the Barzanis' tribal heft.
More than $95 million has already been spent in the New Hampshire contest pitting incumbent Kelly Ayotte against the state's Gov.
Pawel Pawlikowski's film is set against the backdrop of European post-war politics pitting the communist East against the capitalist West.
These two women both care for the same man, but instead of pitting them against each other, it lifts them up.
Conservatives see this as the latest front in the culture war pitting advocates of traditional marriage against the LGBT rights movement.
Impoverished Yemen has been embroiled in the war pitting the Saudi-led coalition against the Iran-aligned Houthis since March 2015.
The commission postponed announcing results of Monday&aposs tightly fought presidential race, pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa against opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.
Most recently the bank launched a competitive fixed savings product, pitting it against a whole host of incumbent and challenger banks.
Then big business mounted furious opposition pitting the employed against the homeless and everyone else, scaring the local left-leaning establishment.
As popular as Pokémon GO is, it has always been missing one major feature: pitting your Pokémon directly against another trainer's.
Washington, could offer hints about how quickly other such challenges pitting religious liberty versus LGBT rights return to the high court.
But on the other, pitting women against each other in a field where they're already grossly underrepresented just doesn't sit well.
Pitting clean water for our families against funding for military families and veterans is a reckless and irresponsible way to govern.
Espionage fears are also at play in the controversy over Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which is pitting the administration against Congress.
The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another.
Similar campaigns pitting religious liberty against LGBT rights have begun abroad, including in debates over marriage equality in Australia and Romania.
After San Bernardino, the issue of encryption appeared to be headed for a showdown pitting civil liberties advocates against security hawks.
The winds of war in the Middle East, specifically pitting Iran against Saudi Arabia, are turning into a full-blown sandstorm.
Disney launched its new streaming service Disney Plus on Tuesday, pitting the company against the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.
After starting on the pole, Keselowski led the first 42 laps before pitting during a cycle of green-flag pit stops.
The ensuing arguments about his piece were about what you'd expect: ad hominem attacks and the pitting of capitalism against socialism.
Bannon's narrative of a clash of civilizations is a reflection of this idea, pitting the Christian West against the Muslim East.
Newspapers: Trump is a tabloid junkie, a master at pitting papers against each other and bad-mouthing coverage he doesn't like.
Early on, he stayed out of the fray on health care, arguing that Trump benefits from pitting progressive Democrats against moderates.
Jay Van Bavel is a New York University psychologist who has conducted dozens of experiments pitting lab participants against one another.
Hope of a rapprochement abbreviated the markets' hangover about a trade war pitting the world's two largest economies against one another.
Final Fantasy VIII was Square's first foray into a genre mashup, pitting mercenary teens against an evil sorceress from the future.
In 212, the country's first abortion clinic opened, pitting opponents who lobbied for tougher restrictions against those who supported greater access.
Now, in a World Series pitting the highest-scoring teams in each league, the managers will deploy relievers early and often.
The war is part of a broader regional conflagration pitting Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates against Iran.
The scene pitting her against the always excellent men's chorus, here soldiers preparing for battle, might have called for more heft.
"Elogio a Instituição do Cinismo" sets its melody bouncing against walls of distortion, pitting the supple and catchy against the abrasive.
The Dota 2 contest is known to be extremely complex, pitting two teams against one another in a virtual battle arena.
An escalating shadow war with Iran has broken into the open, pitting Israel against its most powerful adversary in the region.
The Mythic Championship is a three day tournament pitting Magic's top tier players against each other for a $750,000 grand prize.
Her older brother was a political dissident who died in suspicious circumstances in police custody, pitting the family against the authorities.
Theron has previously spoken about Weinstein, saying he frequently lied to manipulate women, pitting them against each other professionally and sexually.
On Golf An accusation of cheating has roiled the Presidents Cup, pitting player against player and putting sparks in the air.
But that stance is pitting it against many of the tech companies it was allied with in the net neutrality fight.
Second, he again succeeds at pitting the "urban progressive" against the "rural conservative," creating a false antagonism and solidifying his base.
The pipeline has long been at the center of a struggle pitting environmentalists against advocates of energy independence and economic growth.
There is an international wrestling meet scheduled for May in Times Square, an annual contest pitting top Americans against international stars.
There is a GOP Senate primary pitting establishment favorite Todd Young against conservative Marlin Stutzman, and McConnell hopes voters send a message.
Trump made it clear that he would attempt to help the Chinese tech manufacturer, pitting the President against his own Commerce Department.
On October 12, NASA put on its own demonstration, pitting an AI-piloted racing drone against world-renowned drone pilot Ken Loo.
The Siemens-Alstom deal is seen as potentially pitting the EU's anti-trust rules with the broader political aims of the continent.
" Video When asked if Johnson could replace May as prime minister, Trump said: "Well, I am not pitting one against the other.
With games like StarCraft, for example, researchers speed up the training process by pitting AI against AI in a sped-up environment.
Should outside forces pile in, a free-for-all could ensue, pitting Shias against Sunnis, Arabs against Kurds, and Iraqis against Turks.
On Wednesday, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) hosted a Rocket League tournament in Congress, pitting members against each other in 2v2 matches.
Purdue had fought the full release of the complaint, pitting it against the state attorney general as well as several news outlets.
They have taken immigrant youth hostage, pitting us against our own parents, Black immigrants and our communities in exchange for our dignity.
A new U.S. Supreme Court decision is pitting entertainers and video game developers against one another in a high-stakes battle royale.
Still,with this weekend pitting the ACC&aposs four ranked teams against oneother, a separation (or elimination) Saturday awaits for the league.
And yet Niall Horan just took part in the game of pitting his exes against one another on two separate talk shows.
The protests have quickly developed into a double crisis, pitting Moscow against Tbilisi and the protesters in Georgia against their own government.
Beyond creating a "new neighborhood watch," Amazon and Ring are normalizing the use of video surveillance and pitting neighbors against each other.
It's also sure to be a hot topic in the vice presidential debate, pitting Trump's running mate Mike Pence against Virginia Sen.
RANKED VS. RANKED It will be a busy week in the Top 173, with seven games pitting ranked teams against each other.
One is a sequel four decades in the making, pitting an older Laurie, hell-bent on revenge, against masked nemesis Michael Myers.
Sam Smith isn't here for pitting women against each other — and we can all learn from his epic response to this question.
Jessica Jones' initial season brilliantly exploited the tension between horror tropes and superhero stories by pitting her against a terrifyingly powerful antagonist.
That set the stage for the anticipated matchup at Oracle Arena pitting the two teams with the best records in the NBA.
Even Marvel's Luke Cage, which features a black hero and mostly black protagonists, is leery about directly pitting its hero against police.
During my years with Moss and the subcommittee we became involved in at least three major clashes pitting congressional versus presidential powers.
Meanwhile, there have also been lawsuits in New York state court pitting Highland against Credit Suisse, some of which have been settled.
The conflict has mostly been fought along ethnic lines, pitting Kiir's dominant Dinka tribe and its rival, the ethnic Nuer of Machar.
The division couldn't afford to waste two possible title challengers by pitting them against each other back then, and it still can't.
So NASA dedicated a major portion of its budget to funding a new crew capsule, pitting SpaceX and Boeing against one another.
The system places all employees into categories, such that some must be ranked at the bottom, essentially pitting colleagues against one another.
The Cincinnati-Tulsa winner will play thewinner of Friday's final quarterfinal, pitting third-seeded Houston and sixth-seeded Connecticut, in Saturday's semifinals.
People were pitting Cardi and veteran rapper Nicki Minaj against each other long before Cardi released her debut album, Invasion of Privacy.
Friendship is weaponized in the world of Girls—the show's comedy comes from the characters subtly pitting their insecurities against each other.
Colombia's conflict, pitting leftist rebels against right-wing paramilitaries and the military, has lasted almost 53 years and taken more 220,000 lives.
One Katyusha rocket fell a few yards away from General Olyan's office; the windows were blown out, pitting his walls with shrapnel.
The Bouveng trial garnered lurid tabloid headlines by pitting the young woman against a Wall Street financier about 20 years her senior.
There's a new Street Fighter-style fighting game out on Steam, and it's pitting deities from different world religions against each other.
The development is pitting Trump between his ethanol allies in Iowa and blue-collar refinery jobs in Pennsylvania, another politically key state.
The company recently launched a service in the U.S. to buy and sell digital currencies, pitting it against the likes of Coinbase.
Today, check out the Washington Kastles Charity Tennis Classic at Kastles Stadium in Washington, D.C., pitting lawmakers and journalists across the net.
It's a broader conflict pitting those who support the norms of politics, governance and society against those who seeking to destroy them.
But redistricting in the state changed the current map, pitting both incumbents against one another in a new 85033th District in November.
Instead, Judge and his writers have spent much of season 5 pitting characters against each other who've been feuding since the beginning.
Mr. Rifkin portrayed his firm's music copyright cases as each pitting a struggling artist against a "greedy corporation" that is misusing copyright.
NASA just tested the limits of artificial and human intelligence by pitting an AI-operated drone against one flown by a man.
And the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk has become a political and cultural battlefield pitting historians against the government.
In "Madaari", Kamat again explores this aspect of social justice, pitting one man against a rotting political establishment, and advocating street justice.
State prosecutors' allegations center on Savchenko's conduct during the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine pitting pro-Kremlin rebels against the Ukrainian army.
Beyond the gender issue, by pitting "Nice for What" against "Can't Buy Me Love," are we rehearsing that tired conversation: rap vs.
South Sudan has been convulsed by conflict since late 2013, pitting President Salva Kiir's troops against those of rebel leader Riek Machar.
It was going to have a gold mine, but in a public debate pitting economic growth against clean water supply, water won.
I especially dislike the concept of bridesmaids and the bouquet toss, which can both be seen as pitting women against each other.
There is a civil war unfolding within the Republican Party that is pitting "Always Trumpers" against "Never Trumpers" and traditional congressional conservatives.
Pitting WTI Houston against Bonny Light shows the Nigerian grade trading at a premium of $6.03 a barrel to the U.S. grade.
"Trump-style division, pitting people against people, it is not the Virginia Way and it is not the American Way," he said.
Their compromise legislation sets up a clash pitting the political center of the Senate against Mr. Trump and the Republican congressional leadership.
The referendum opened wounds throughout River Valley, pitting the district's four villages — Arena, Lone Rock, Plain and Spring Green — against one another.
These typically have rubber- or cloth-covered gel pads that are more prone to cracking, pitting, leaking, or otherwise deteriorating over time.
Tonight, ABC will begin airing the game show&aposs "Greatest of All Time" tournament, pitting the three dominant players against each other.
That deal also shows how the digital age has upended the competitive landscape, pitting companies in vastly different industries against one another.
Fighting continued in towns near the Turkish border to the north, pitting a number of forces against each other and terrifying civilians.
The company is pitting tech giants against each other for the biggest gamers in the world, many of whom are Loaded clients.
Mr. Barr's appeal was an escalation of a continuing fight between the Justice Department and Apple pitting personal privacy against public safety.
Soon, the company issues layoffs—it's shipping jobs to Mexico—and the workers are locked out , pitting Cynthia against her old friends.
College football fans are gearing up for rivalry weekend this Friday and Saturady, pitting teams across the country against their greatest enemies.
The situation in Yemen is complicated by a civil war pitting the Saudi-backed government against the Houthi movement aligned with Iran.
My generation of pro-life activists understands that pitting woman against her own nature and her own body is profoundly anti-progressive.
McDaniel's entrance makes Mississippi the third state with a major Republican showdown pitting an incumbent or establishment favorite against a conservative firebrand.
The goal was to avoid pitting institutions against one another unnecessarily and to allow undergraduates time to commit to their college community.
Cassidy-Collins makes a show of pitting rival ideological models against each other — but it also preserves the A.C.A.'s waiver provision.
But it isn't random: This is just the latest manifestation of a year-long crisis pitting Riyadh and its allies against Qatar.
One possibility is a general election later this year, likely pitting Johnson against Jeremy Corbyn, the hard-left leader of the Labour Party.
The eight-player event continues on Tuesday with White Group matches pitting Caroline Wozniacki against Petra Kvitova and Elina Svitolina against Karolina Pliskova.
Britain's narrow vote to leave the EU in 2016 has torn much of the country apart, pitting families and friends against each other.
Pinnacle, the bookmaker, ultimately suspended bets 13 hours before the match pitting Lara Arruabarrena and David Marrero against Andrea Hlavackova and Lukasz Kubot.
The only other bout finalized for the card at the time of publishing is another lightweight contest pitting Beneil Dariush against Rashid Magomedov.
But remember: In business, Trump has long pursued a "divide and conquer" strategy, pitting opposites against each other to ensure his own control.
Two years ago, a crowded field of experienced GOP lawmakers braced for a brutal primary, pitting the establishment against the conservative grassroots. Rep.
Huawei is working on its own voice assistant that works outside of China, potentially pitting it against software produced by Google and Amazon.
Much has been written about alleged in-fighting within the Trump campaign, with the popular narrative pitting Lewandowski against campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
In hindsight that movement was a precursor to our current culture war, pitting online hordes against two simple enemies: journalists and political correctness.
But they also believe that government policy and statements from leading politicians can strengthen it by pitting the interests of whites against others.
Rampant industrialisation was transforming Britain's landscape; increasingly globalised trade had created new pressures, pitting established interests against a restive and maltreated working class.
The inspiration was the three-on-three overtime approach for a tournament pitting the four divisions against one another in 20-minute games.
Chechnya has produced many of these fighters following the two Chechen Wars that began in the 1990s, pitting Russian forces against Chechen separatists.
Brexit has caused fresh divisions, pitting the British and Irish governments against each other and raising fears that a hard border could return.
In the Republican Party's first six years of existence, slavery-related controversies pitting the North against the South grew more and more heated.
The song shows how far the band goes in pushing forth their sound to progressive boundaries, pitting spacey verses against ultra-catchy choruses.
But a deep battle has ensued, pitting scientist against scientist and university against university over who has the rights to claim the tech.
It felt like a free-for-all and only loosely regulated, but even then, its concept of pitting style against style was captivating.
And the evidence is clear: pitting abstinence versus contraception as strategies to help teens avoid too-early pregnancy and parenthood is not productive.
"It's nice to believe you think it's important because you've spent your entire congressional career pitting the debt against the military," said McCain.
"We damaged a new spec front wing so had to change to old spec," he said after pitting and returning to the track.
A computer simulation gave viewers all the action, pitting the underwater predators and the Olympian against each other with a 50-meter race.
On Tuesday, ELeague, a new gaming league, began pitting well-known gamers against one another on Twitch, the popular online video streaming service.
The report set off a firestorm within the CFPB, pitting the bureau's veterans against Trump-era hires who've feuded over the agency's mission.
After pitting, he fought from last to fifth, made three stops and beat Hamilton in the public vote for Driver of the Day.
Jimmy Fallon and Alec Baldwin are going head-to-head — or Trump-to-Trump — pitting their impressions of the president against each other.
The Clark-Aguilar contest was a study in contrasts, pitting a liberal East Coast woman against a more moderate Hispanic hailing from California.
Without a succession plan, Democrats will likely see more contested primaries pitting young versus old candidates, and people of color versus white candidates.
Nor would the president and his counsel want to litigate a prosecutor's likely claim that the statement was authorized, pitting lawyer against client.
The series was nominated 22 times in all — multiple times over in many categories, pitting many of the show's stars against each other.
Republicans, by contrast, have endured a bitter contest pitting wealthy business executive Mike Braun against two House members, Luke Messer and Todd Rokita.
ZTE connection: Espionage fears are also at play in the controversy over Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which is pitting the administration against Congress.
An Obama administration attempt to overhaul management of renewable energy on public land is pitting the wind and solar power industries against conservationists.
It will be the first of 12 planned primary debates, pitting a sprawling field of Democratic hopefuls against one another on national television.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday in a tense election pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against long-time rival Raila Odinga.
The administration's plan quickly drew backlash on Capitol Hill and split Trump's allies in the Senate, pitting the president against otherwise vocal supporters.
Gillum will face DeSantis, who has hitched himself closely to Trump's populist agenda, pitting two polar opposite views of populism against one another.
No one at the time, du Rivage suggests, saw what was happening as pitting a distinct "American" nation against an alien British one.
But Senate Republicans are warning Trump against trying to oust Mueller, pitting them against Trump's allies in the House and on cable news.
But multiple gender studies experts urged caution in applying these findings to the male population, and in pitting these relationships against each other.
The next day, Neu again forced the pair to fight and Jones took part in pitting them against each other, according to prosecutors.
The suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi has raised tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, pitting two of the region's powers against each other.
Video Explainer The gun-control debate is one of the most contentious in American politics, pitting proponents of regulation against gun-rights advocates.
They are similar in that both have raised the specter of schism by pitting cardinals against cardinals and sometimes against the pope himself.
At a news conference afterward, Haddad cast the second round as pitting Bolsonaro's "neoliberalism" against the social programs that the PT has promoted.
He would like to see some form of an arena football Super Bowl, pitting the N.A.L. champion against the champion from another league.
This race was weird thanks to redistricting — pitting two current Congress members against each other — but it still counts as a Democratic pickup.
The Democratic legislation will mark the first major battle pitting the incoming Democratic House majority led by Nancy Pelosi against Trump and McConnell.
Proposed fur ban: A bill to ban fur sales has polarized New Yorkers, pitting animal rights activists against black pastors and Hasidic leaders.
In retrospect, the dynamics of the Clinton-era culture wars seem blissfully simple, pitting a sexually libertarian left against an aggressively prudish right.
This seemingly existential debate is now pitting the dairy industry against the makers of what are known as "alternative milks" and neighborhood baristas.
"Vixen," with its allegorical pitting of woodland animals against their human oppressors, serves a charming, bestial foil to Mr. Puts's vision of conflict.
The novel is presented as a psychological chess match pitting Sam against a patient named Richard McHugh, a cipher with a secret agenda.
Now comes one of the most button-down institutions in New York, using one to inspect ancient stone for discoloration, pitting and cracking.
Which is why Littlefinger's usual manipulative game plan feels so much more despicable now that it's directed toward pitting one against the other.
"Sometimes I think Senator Warren is more focused on being punitive and pitting some part of the country against the other," O'Rourke said.
Tax reform is going to be an epic battle in the swamp of K Street in Washington, pitting special interest versus special interest.
The fires turned into a major diplomatic crisis for Mr. Bolsonaro, pitting him against a global backlash of politicians, celebrities and popular opinion.
Mr. Giuliani sought to frame the outcome of the obstruction investigation as pitting the credibility of one man against another: Mr. Trump vs.
SENATE FIGHTS OVER INVESTOR VISAS: A fight over foreign investments in real estate is pitting New York and Texas against Vermont and Iowa.
Fat Bear Week for Alaska's grizzlies has become a national internet sensation, pitting individual bears against each other in an online voting contest.
Fat Bear Week for Alaska's grizzlies has become a national internet sensation, pitting individual bears against each other in an online voting contest.
The most recent Wisconsin poll pitting Democrats against Trump has Biden winning by 9 points, while Elizabeth Warren is tied with the President.
Researchers and clinicians are hunting for alternatives, pitting one germ to battle another and working to rev patients' immune systems (The Associated Press).
The following are among the key legal battles ahead, pitting states such as Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut against Purdue and the Sacklers.
The race for the top position — pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa against the main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa — was considered too close to call.
But it's a controversial one, pitting environmentalists against the likes of Smith, who's focused some of his recent efforts on attacking climate scientists.
According to the CBC, Trudeau's Liberal Party sent out a fundraising email before the first presidential debate pitting Canadian values against the Republican's.
Morgan Creek Digital is recreating Buffett's famous $1 million wager pitting the performance of the S&P 500 against a group of hedge funds.
VTB Kremlin Cup There will be an all-Russian semifinal in Moscow, pitting No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev against No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov.
Focusing on Britain, he identifies a new divide in Western societies, pitting a dominant minority of people from "anywhere" against a majority from "somewhere".
While that game will all but determine the winner of the SEC West, the one pitting Florida against Georgia this Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.
So, The Real Housewives Of New York has leaned season 9 directly on another rivalry, pitting Bethenny Frankel against her longtime frenemy Ramona Singer.
But amid robust electric-car competition pitting the U.S. against Germany, China and other nations, researchers say their hopes are growing for a breakthrough.
Sanders said that in virtually all of the general election matchup polls pitting each of the Democrats against Trump, Sanders fared better than Clinton.
That means this fight will likely carry over into next year — potentially pitting Democratic senators and a smaller group of Republicans against the president.
Meanwhile, between the 1960s and 20103, conservatives began to question welfare, pitting hard-working white people against black people who didn't want to work.
The "Puppygate" scandal has been dominating the ninth season of the Bravo show, pitting RHOBH stars against one another as they all choose sides.
ESL One is bringing Dota 22014 back to Southeast Asia, pitting eight of the best teams from around the world against each other Jan.
Their review, published in the journal Systematic Reviews in 2016, also revealed that in studies pitting SJW against a placebo, SJW came out ahead.
In a matchup pitting Trump versus Sanders, adding Bloomberg would erode Sanders' lead over Trump to seven points from 12, the poll results showed.
Over the years, there have been dozens of sports movies pitting the lovable underdogs against the seemingly unbeatable elites — it's a classic American story.
From the beginning, Meredith and her colleagues have had problems arise out of absolutely nowhere, the universe pitting itself against them at every turn.
Tuesday&aposs races, like dozens before them, are pitting the strength of Trump&aposs fiery supporters against the Democratic Party&aposs anti-Trump resistance.
I saw (team mate) Daniel (Ricciardo) boxing (pitting) the lap before so I thought I will box the next lap for my last stint.
Comparing Trump to Bush or Kasich in terms of performance skills would be like pitting me against LeBron James in a slam-dunk contest.
A $3 million video game tournament is happening right now in Shanghai, China, pitting 16 of the best Dota 2 teams against each other.
This was in effect a proxy for class war, pitting—in Bryan's sweeping words—the "idle holders of idle capital" against "the struggling masses".
It's a protest piece for the Vietnam War, pitting pacifism versus this almost Hemingway-esque stance on what a man is and should be.
In 703, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback famously embarked on what he called a "real live experiment," pitting pure trickle-down theory against economic reality.
Whatever the dynamic, the narcissistic parent is always working to feed their supply of adoration — all the while pitting the siblings against each other.
Hope of a rapprochement between the countries abbreviated the markets' hangover about a trade war pitting the world's two largest economies against one another.
But pitting Christian Bale and Matt Damon against unctuous men in suits is an easier formula than squeezing the drama out of a dyno.
Analysts say the poll pitting President Muhammadu Buhari against businessman Atiku Abubakar will be Nigeria's tightest since the end of military rule in 1999.
" J. Scott MacGregor, a Lilly spokesman, said in an email that "the rhetoric on drug pricing represents a disingenuous debate — pitting cost against value.
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states have elections starting this week, pitting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the main opposition Congress Party.
It's an all-body power surge of less than 20013 seconds up a wall of 15 meters (nearly 50 feet), pitting country against country.
Whatever the dynamic, the narcissistic parent is always working to feed their supply of adoration, all the while pitting the siblings against each other.
These Clinton advisers agree with Mr. Trump's belief that the debate will not be remembered as pitting a policy expert against a Washington outsider.
"The old way of thinking pitting those obsessed with high-powered cars ... against joyless anti-car ecologists has been overtaken by reality," he said.
New York's incumbent governor, Andrew Cuomo, easily defeated far-left challenger Cynthia Nixon in the latest Democratic primary battle pitting moderates against insurgent progressives.
But these facts haven't stopped the internet from whipping up a Madonna-whore debate, pitting Curry and Kardashian against one another in opposite corners.
If I took that position and agreed with it, it would be pitting one against the other, and I think both are fucked up.
Now, Biden's emergence presents an option more like that in 2016, pitting Trump's record against a more traditionally adversarial approach to US-Russia relations.
He remained there during Nigeria's civil war, which started in 1967, pitting government forces against eastern secessionists in the self-proclaimed state of Biafra.
It's a subject that's, literally, more than black and white: It involves pitting minority groups against one another, using historical concerns for manipulative ends.
The new measures may also have the effect of pitting labor groups against one another — a development that could work in Mr. Macron's favor.
So last fall, he rapidly turned disaster response into a culture war food fight, pitting heroic first responders against indolent Puerto Rican political officials.
He is also widely criticized for pitting religious and social communities against each other and for cutting out layers of government to consolidate power.
For the first time since a constitutional crisis erupted last month, pitting the president against his own prime minister, the two sides are meeting.
The Douma incident has thrust Syria's conflict back to the forefront of the international stage, pitting Washington and Moscow against each other once again.
A. I don't care what she says about me, but you're trying to divide our state and communities and pitting one off against another.
The remarkable lawsuit pitting Oracle against its own board members now suggests Larry Ellison should give back $1.6 billion for the 2016 NetSuite acquisition
But two years after his death, the city descended into all-out war, pitting Islamist militias against a coalition of military and local fighters.
Mr. Trump has always believed in pitting people against one another — in personal life, in business, on "The Apprentice" and in the White House.
With its tale of income inequality and capitalism pitting rich against poor, Parasite's story speaks to many of the chief issues of our time.
The team that advances will then face the winner of Saturday's match pitting Vici Gaming and Team Secret in the grand final on Sunday.
Max Lyttle, director of instruction at Eagle Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., argued that pitting schools against one another misses the point.
"They turn bipartisan agreements on their head, unnecessarily pitting urban versus rural, industry versus local governments, and broadband access versus our environment," he continued.
Over the years, Mr. Lampert has managed the company directly — some say micromanaged — by dividing managers into segments and pitting them against one another.
People see power in its blatant evasiveness, but it's also starting to look petty, a product of media pitting successful women against each other.
The protests have become wrapped up in a wider debate in Canada pitting environmental interests against the economic imperative of the country's energy industry.
Huawei unveiled its first artificial intelligence (AI) chip for mobile devices on Saturday, pitting it against major players like NVIDIA, Google and potentially Apple.
The case was a closely watched test of the justice system, pitting a powerful local lawmaker against a 17-year-old from humble roots.
He is pitting the Dreamers against the millions of other immigrants who won't be able to come here or won't be able to stay.
The championship is a big day for the burgeoning e-sports league, pitting the two most dominant teams in the game against one another.
Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly dubbed a pedophile.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes on trial Tuesday in a defamation case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly branded a pedophile.
Those cuts will force hardworking parents to sacrifice their own and their children's health, pitting basic needs like medication and food against each other.
The demographic trends help explain why American politics has become so tribal and so focused on pitting one party's core voters against the other's.
The best of these films understand that the outcome of pitting people against one another can be violent, that it will invariably end badly.
The rebate then became a potent negotiating tool, pitting drug companies against each other in an effort to secure a place on the formulary.
Those involved in the gubernatorial battle describe the spending as an arms race, pitting two free-spending billionaires willing to invest whatever it takes.
Later, as opponents of the bill filled the Assembly gallery, several lawmakers described wrestling with a complicated decision, pitting parental prerogative and public health.
Net neutrality, a regulatory idea hatched by academics, has been a decade-long battle pitting Silicon Valley and consumer groups against the telecommunications sector.
The competition takes place yearly in a plaza in the center of the city, pitting four neighborhoods against each other in this ancient game.
A vicious GOP primary, pitting a former Democrat running as an outsider against the conservative state establishment, isn't improving their odds of beating Democratic Sen.
A new lawsuit centered around the University of Iowa has two sides claiming the other is guilty of discrimination, pitting religious freedoms against gay rights.
That bridge-building talent may bode well for Sanders, especially in a political environment where many candidates are pitting different social groups against each other.
Murrell took issue with pitting salt of the Earth audiences against snobby out-of-touch critics, but he also thought the audience rating was bullshit.
Being president isn't the same thing as pitting Arsenio Hall and Clay Aiken against each other to see who should be the next Celebrity Apprentice.
If you love avocado, you probably spend too much time peeling, pitting, and slicing up the creamy fruit for fancy toasts or your signature guac.
Previous DeepMind experiments include pitting AIs against each other to see if they would fight or cooperate, and defeating legendary Go player Lee Se-Dol.
On the surface, Goal Diggers celebrates these millionaire women's tremendous achievements – but the show's momentum is actually provided by pitting the women against each other.
A competitive form of Pac-Man is coming to casinos, pitting two to four players against each other with a cash prize on the line.
When it comes to disease—and particularly infectious ones—it's best to avoid pitting pathogens against one another in a sort of "mortality rate Olympics".
The inquiry is certain to add to an already corrosive atmosphere pitting Mr. McCabe and other current and former law enforcement officials against President Trump.
This had obviously been a cultured, tolerant, vibrant place that had been ripped asunder by the conflict pitting Muslim Bosniaks against Christian Serbs and Croats.
The games are intended to make work less tedious, but also encourage higher productivity by pitting workers against one another in the virtual game world.
As a published author, Zambreno frets over her own Wikipedia page and Googles herself compulsively, pitting a desire for success against her fascination with failure.
In the absence of clear global rules, Mr Trump may find himself pitting his populist mandate to "make America great again" against Chinese nationalism, say.
General election polls at this stage - pitting Trump against various possible Democratic nominees - are virtually meaningless, according to research by the polling analysis website FiveThirtyEight.
Over two decades, the core concept has remained almost entirely unchanged: you run around collecting cute monsters and pitting them against each other in battle.
In this year's pitting of two deeply unpopular presidential nominees, unusually large numbers of Americans have said they will cast their votes elsewhere in 2016.
Hollywood scriptwriters could have a field day with this scene, pitting the ragtag band of underdogs in white against the highly efficient men in black.
On March 28th they were to hear Benisek v Lamone, a case pitting Republican voters in Maryland against Democrats in the state's House of Delegates.
But that unity has been shattered by the House GOP border-adjustment proposal, which is pitting some of the nation's largest companies against one another.
Luther Strange over Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, cementing what has already become a high-profile race pitting Republican leadership against an insurgent social conservative.
Wal-Mart bought Jet last year for $3.3 billion, putting Lore in charge of the discounter's e-commerce efforts and pitting him squarely against Bezos.
He saved a half-spin, and stayed ahead until pitting for intermediate tyres on lap 43 — an error that the team rectified 11 laps later.
Two thousand miles apart, voters in both parties on Saturday moved the nation closer to a November presidential election pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.
GANs work by essentially pitting two algorithms against each other, with one trying to generate fake images and another trying to spot that they're fake.
"Life in Hong Kong has dramatically changed, pushing the economy into recession, fraying faith in the authorities and pitting neighbors against one another," they write.
Harvick waited 5003 more laps before pitting, and the extra 10 laps Keselowski ran on newer tires resulted in a 10-second lead for Keselowski.
Hamlin's second stop was for a vibration, and after pitting, he reported to his team that he thought he had a broken track-bar mount.
Wimbledon served up a David-versus-Goliath match on Wednesday, pitting Marcus Willis, who is ranked 772nd, against the third-seeded Roger Federer, above right.
US withdrawal US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that the US was withdrawing from the nuclear deal, pitting him against his European allies.
This matter is an ideal test case, pitting Congress and the Justice Department against two attorneys general trying to win points with their political base.
That balance is now being redefined, pitting Volkswagen, one of the group's least profitable mass market brands, against its highly profitable siblings Porsche and Audi.
Americans deserve a farm bill that seeks to do no harm — one which supports agriculture and farmers without pitting these interests against the greater good.
The ascendancy of Trump is part of a great debate on the best route to achievement, pitting talented know-nothings against less-flashy long-sloggers.
The game between divisional rivals is among the most anticipated of the season, pitting the two top-ranked teams in the nation against each other.
The President has not sought to quell that dynamic, believing that pitting camps of aides against each other is a way to produce better results.
If mass shootings are binary events pitting good against evil, we must nominate monsters, and conservatives typically draw candidates from the ranks of the marginalized.
The Democratic primary here showcases a dynamic playing out around the country pitting the progressive and establishment wings of the Democratic party against each other.
The Welsh players were enjoying seeing how far their team spirit could take them, but were also serious about pitting their strengths against all comers.
A group of New Jersey high school students are under fire after photos of them playing a drinking game pitting a team of "Nazis" vs.
The I.B.F. has joined other sanctioning bodies, fighters and trainers in strongly condemning the plan, citing serious health risks in pitting seasoned pros against amateurs.
But even if you're relying on a hairpin or a paper clip for pitting, fresh sweet cherries can still be part of your summer cooking.
Many Democratic voters perceive Biden as the most "electable" candidate (an assessment that is generally backed up by polls pitting the candidates against President Trump).
A civil war had raged across the Jaffna Peninsula and the Vanni for almost 30 years, pitting Tamil separatists against the country's Sinhalese majority government.
The passage of the legislation comes as the state is breaking oil production records, pitting one of New Mexico's most lucrative industries against climate concerns.
It's a shakedown by a $22013-billion company that's pitting communities—out of desperation for jobs or prestige—against one another in a bleak competition.
He has initiated a gladiatorial contest pitting the principle of freedom of the press against a principle of his own invention: freedom from the press.
" Gerstner said SoftBank is poised to continue "what I think is a dangerous game of investing in competitor companies and pitting them against one another.
Unfortunately, the change also undermined the stakes by pitting a real villain against a made-up victim — especially one who feels as generic as Galkin.
President Trump got elected because he is so good at appealing to people's worst instincts, accentuating differences by pitting one bloc of Americans against another.
Thus her organization Big Cat Rescue was born with the end goal of ending big cat ownership around the world, pitting her against Joe Exotic.
The Week 11 slate just happens to be the perfect introduction to the mayhem, with several matchups pitting teams separated by a game, or none.
Higher-ranked players faced the prospect of their seeding pitting them against a dangerous Williams before they'd had a chance to play themselves into form.
In a podcast interview Tuesday morning, Fauci said he wished the media would stop "pitting" him against Trump, noting Trump has listened to his advice.
All too often, as Hastings points out, historians have treated it as a morality play pitting the forces of justice against the forces of repression.
It looks like a divisive campaign pitting the left's standard-bearers against one another and, in the process, clearing a path for a moderate resurgence.
Threats to livestock have intensified in recent years, pitting ranchers against conservationists and prompting some states to permit limited wolf hunting again at certain times.
Old Navy offers less-expensive clothing than the namesake Gap brand and Banana Republic, pitting it against the likes of TJ Maxx and H&M.
MOSCOW — The assassination bore all the hallmarks of yet another contract killing carried out in the murky shadows of the conflict pitting Russia against Ukraine.
One fight scene pitting Lively against the wiry, insistent Richard Brake is so severely brutal it feels like Soderbergh's "Haywire" remade by Lars von Trier.
Take, for example, the film's protest scene, in which an instance of senseless (and narratively superfluous) violence occurs, further pitting Black folks against each other.
China's claims to the South China Sea stretch roughly 1,000 miles from its southern shores, pitting it against Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
The crisis is both imperiling its future and pitting students against one another — those keeping the institution closed versus those eager to resume their studies.
All of a sudden, it's no longer a movie about how war is bad, but one pitting Contemplative Timothée Chalamet against Sneering Dandy Robert Pattinson.
It's time for the U.S. to stop pitting patients against each other and get serious about promoting real innovation and lowering drug prices for everyone.
The move allows the House to join in the lawsuit that's pitting Democratic- and Republican-controlled states against each other over the future of Obamacare.
Mr. Takano, of California, created a "Republicans' March Madness" bracket on Twitter, pitting insurance executives against Medicaid and pharmaceutical chief executives against low-income families.
But perhaps nothing compares to a kosher pizza war, pitting 21st-century foodie-ism against the decidedly 19th-century world of an insular Hasidic neighborhood.
Tencent is famous for pitting different departments against each other in what it calls an internal "horse race," which spawned WeChat almost 10 years ago.
Behind these bizarre twists and turns is a Persian Gulf family feud, pitting Qatar against the United Arab Emirates and its regional clients, including Egypt.
The address amounted to the United States naming and shaming China — specifically pitting America against a powerful country like it did during the Cold War.
The game, which is apparently optional for employees, lives on workstation screens, awarding points for fulfilling orders and pitting teams against one another in the process.
When another woman asked for clarification on guidelines because copy editors were giving her conflicting guidance, she was told to "stop pitting people against one another".
After some commenters argued over whether Sirokai or Hadid looked better, Sirokai stepped in to explain that pitting her body against Hadid's was never her motive.
Konami's first post-Kojima Metal Gear game amounts to a franchise remix, pitting up to four players against swarms of deadly creatures in a hostile environment.
The push is pitting them directly against deep-pocketed distributors like Netflix and Amazon, who also are hungry for content that is likely to get acclaim.
In Yemen, tens of thousands of people have been killed by fighting in a war pitting a Saudi-led military coalition against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.
Tandem is pitting itself against established banks as well as rival start-ups including Atom, which received a £45 million investment from Spain's BBVA last year.
The protests began in October and swelled in cities throughout the Shi'ite south, pitting impoverished and jobless masses against the Shi'ite-dominated and Iran-aligned government.
In a European election pitting nationalists against pro-Europeans and established parties against insurgents of all stripes, that makes them the continent's most intriguing political zones.
Issues of sexuality and gender have divided the wider Anglican body since 2003, pitting liberal churches in the West against their conservative counterparts, mostly in Africa.
The agency has been testing autonomous drones for a while, and last week released the results of a race pitting computers against a professional human pilot.
Social media backlash has increased in recent months, ranging from pitting the royal sisters-in-law against each other to "violent threats," a source told Hello!
The search for a replacement for Draghi is seen as pitting the ECB's hawkish northern members against southern European countries viewed as more dovish on policy.
Katy Perry rolled her eyes at Swift's criticism of Minaj for pitting women against each other, because the "Bad Blood" muse felt Swift was being hypocritical.
If you're designing a mass market wearable, pitting the fitness-freak athlete with the out-of-shape middle-aged dad will lead to an unsatisfying experience.
Pitting most-loved against least-loved has been a solid strategy for the past several years, but too often gets ignored in a momentum-driven market.
She's not always on the right side of the message, pitting herself against other women, but she always reveals something of herself while she's doing it.
Pitting Clinton's political history against Trump's much more ridiculous past achieves a similar goal: no commentary necessary, do you really want to vote for this guy?
The NFL has unwittingly allowed itself to become the biggest platform in America's summer of discontent, pitting certain minority groups against the police and their supporters.
Amazon had pushed back against a Benton County, Arkansas, prosecuting attorney saying it was setting up a legal battle pitting technology-based evidence against privacy rights.
Another primary pitting moderate and progressive Democrats against one another played out in Kentucky's Lexington-based 6th District, where has been held by Republicans since 2012.
In this year's election, scholars and commentators have argued that the success of Donald Trump's campaign is a consequence of pitting racial groups against each other.
InMotion could develop an hourly rental car-sharing service, Jaguar Land Rover spokesman Chas Hallett said, potentially pitting the automaker against by Avis' Zipcar and Hertz.
The Flame In The Flood asked Stephen to survive, pitting him against the elements, the wild animals, and the river of its imaginary post-societal America.
In damaging testimony that plainly outlined the pieces of a potential obstruction of justice inquiry, Comey directly challenged Trump's credibility by pitting it against his own.
At least that's the case in this epic virtual battle for Christmas supremacy pitting a clone army of 4,000 Santas against the collected might 11,000 penguins.
Social media backlash has increased in recent months, ranging from pitting the royal sisters-in-law against each other to "violent threats," a source tells Hello!
The Democratic Party is, by design, the party of fragmentation, pitting one disaffected faction after another against mainstream Americans as a means to gain political power.
In a speed battle pitting plane against car, a Tesla Model S raced a Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the Avalon Airport in Melbourne, Australia.
Conversely, DeepMind is just turning loose a neural net, showing it the basics, and pitting it against itself to figure out whatever actually works in practice.
Harvick, who got his first victory of the season last weekend, started from the pole on Sunday and led until pitting under green on Lap 38.
The summit is taking place in Nevada, a presidential battleground state and also home to a competitive Senate race pitting Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto against Rep.
He'll thus be in Alabama to back the establishment candidate, pitting him against old supporters who once viewed the president as the ultimate anti-establishment politician.
An even greater obstacle to the formation and effective functioning of an Arab NATO is the schism pitting the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain against Qatar.
WISCONSIN PRIMARY BATTLE: The Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary is pitting 22019 prospects against each other ahead of the August 22019 primary to take on Republican Gov.
Spy program A key spy program will sunset at the end of the year pitting privacy advocates and national security hawks against each other once again.
Structured debates—not always pitting Democrats against Republicans—could show Americans that there are thoughtful and workable proposals out there, some of which are not partisan.
Editorial Once again, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is convulsed in lethal violence pitting stone-throwing youths against armed police officers and security forces.
At every turn, Ruff has great fun pitting mid-20th-­century horror and sci-fi clichés against the banal and ever-present bigotry of the era.
The most recent round has also pulled in Apple, pitting America's biggest tech company against America's best-known start-up, Uber, in a tricky Chinese market.
Issuing grants and having local jurisdictions compete for them will cause months if not years of delay while unnecessarily pitting communities in need against each other.
Nevertheless, Microsoft's increasing confidence in pitting its mobile devices against Apple's in recent months is yet another sign that the platform wars are alive and well.
Cazeneuve said the decision to ban the swimwear must be proportionate and should not lead to stigmatization or the pitting of one French community against another.
The Syrian civil war has long since become a militia war pitting dozens of pro-regime militias against an even greater number of anti-regime militias.
Over the next month, Bruno became a media darling, but his presence caused an unexpected division among the German public, pitting environmentalists against farmers and hunters.
But Apple has just started a new ad campaign pitting the iPad Pro against PCs, and nothing in it mentions the clamshell or built-in keyboard.
For more, click on * UBS: The Swiss Federal Court will rule on July 26 in a case pitting the Swiss bank against the Swiss tax administration.
It's a contentious issue which, somewhat atypically, aligns the interests of environmentalists with military industrialists — while pitting both these groups against the oil and gas industry.
This has long been one of the thorniest of issues in our bilateral relationship, pitting Cubans against each other and justifying the continuation of the embargo.
The memo has set off a firestorm, prompting showdowns pitting Democrats against Republicans, as well as the White House against the F.B.I. and the Justice Department.
About the only essay in this collection that McPhee can't elevate is an account of an N.C.A.A. lacrosse game pitting the University of Denver against Syracuse.
BEIJING — The recent arrest of a top Chinese tech executive at the Trump administration's request seemed certain to provoke a geopolitical showdown pitting Beijing against Washington.
Many Democratic voters perceive Biden as the most "electable" candidate (an assessment that is generally backed up by polls pitting the candidates against President Donald Trump).
In 2015, before pitting the breads against each other, Segal and his group recruited 800 volunteers who self-reported almost 10 million calories over 47,000 meals.
WASHINGTON — Tennis has traded in a small, personal timepiece for a mounted stadium clock, pitting players and their various pre-serve tics against a conspicuous ticktock.
The meeting promised to be a flash point in the standoff pitting President Trump and his congressional allies against his own administration's top law enforcement officials.
"This is more about destabilizing democracy and pitting us against each other to limit the influence of the United States on the world stage," he said.
The issue of health care once again ignited a fiery back and forth at the the debate, this time pitting Biden and Sanders against one another.
And conservative senators, led by Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania, are determined to hold the line on federal spending, pitting two Senate factions against each other.
The noise caused panic among thousands of fans gathered in Piazza San Carlo to watch the match pitting Juventus against Real Madrid on giant television screens.
Daniel B. Elliott was the only winning GOP challenger, defeating Democrat Bill Noelker in a battle pitting two Danville, Ky., attorneys in the state's 85033th District.
The Anglican Church has faced many similar rows over homosexuality over the past two decades, often pitting conservatives in Africa against perceived liberals in the west.
Just as the divestiture movement has roiled college campuses across the country, pitting environmental activists against college endowment managers, the trustees' decision caused a stir locally.
In pitting two very different kinds of immigrants against each other — one comfortably assimilated, the other helpless in every sense — Sekaran offers a brilliantly agonizing setup.
Spartak Moscow — which was eliminated even before the group stage — is recovering from internecine strife, pitting the (former) manager against both the players and the board.
Dish said that it would cost $10 billion to build out its virtualized 5G network, pitting it against larger wireless competitors Verizon Communications and AT&T.
Dr. Marvasi and his colleagues are investigating the evolutionary competition between the bacteria on ants and Escovopsis, pitting the organisms against one another in Petri dishes.
But it ended up pitting conservatives like Ayotte and Flake against the NRA, an unusual occurrence that happened, in part, because of Kaine's deep GOP relationships.
The killing of the top military leader marks a major escalation in tensions pitting Tehran against the US and Washington's Gulf Arab allies in the region.
Great Christmas Light Fight blows that attitude up to its natural, over-the-top conclusion, pitting heavyweight decorator against heavyweight decorator for a gigantic cash prize.
It has developed a religious edge, pitting Shi'ite groups supported by Iran against Sunni ones backed by Saudi Arabia, infusing the region's wars with sectarian hatred.
The main reason is that a major war with Tehran would certainly involve Israel, most likely pitting it against Hezbollah, Iran's ally and proxy in Lebanon.
One effect of the fight over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court may have been to turn #MeToo into yet another issue pitting Republicans against Democrats.
A new confrontation, pitting the Turkish army directly against pro-Assad forces, would further scramble the web of alliances and rivalries already at play in northern Syria.
They do this not just by pitting pro- against anti-Trump, but by assuming all women share the same goals about equality, and how to get there.
But Clairton's pollution crisis has unique political stakes — pitting the behemoth US Steel, a chief beneficiary of President Trump's steel tariffs, against environmentalists and local health officials.
The current incarnation of the Pac-12 contains a motley bunch, pitting constant contenders like the University of California-Los Angeles against perennial pretenders like Oregon State.
Five years ago, the debate over charter schools loomed over the Democratic Party, pitting some of the party's most prominent members and biggest donors against teachers unions.
Of course not, and yes it is possible, which is why the pitting of Cardi B against every other female rapper and vice versa has to stop.
In the first decision the high court issued, it said the application for stay in the case pitting Baltimore against 26 oil and gas companies was denied.
One public radio story framed it as pitting "farmer against farmer," leaving little way for small producers to defend against the incursion and growth of larger ones.
Of course, comparing those technologies to the Prism, is like pitting Google Cardboard against one of those IMAX-approved StarVR headsets — it's just a different beast altogether.
Social media backlash has increased in recent months, ranging from pitting the royal sisters-in-law against each other to "violent threats," a source recently told Hello!
The high-stakes CEOC bankruptcy has been plagued by a complex web of litigation pitting some of the most aggressive investors on Wall Street against each other.
A Gulf dispute pitting some Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against Qatar will also likely be brought up at the Trump meeting.
Voters who opposed its decisions would no longer be challenging a government or a political party; they would be pitting themselves against "the will of the people".
It's a classic example of our society's Madonna-Whore complex, pitting two women against each other to figure out who's the good one and the bad one.
And let's make sure marketing is properly armed because it's not always fair pitting a marketer against your world-class engineers weighing in on a technology decision.
Friday the 13th: The Game is the interactive embodiment of the Friday the 13th movie franchise, pitting nearly defenseless campers against the nearly unstoppable killing machine Jason.
Pitting these two hulking heavies together gives them both the opportunity they desire, and as such, it stands out as the best choice available for either man.
Rick Springfield's Hard to Hold was coming out around the same time as Purple Rain, and some studio execs were worried about pitting their film against Springfield's.
Voter intimidation claims have cropped up in Texas, pitting the ACLU against Customs and Border Protection officials — two decidedly U.S.-based contingents, with no hackers in sight.
But instead of pitting the women against each other, Twitter exploded with love for both Turner and Swift, with many fans saying they both rocked the outfit.
For the contest for Hispanic hearts and minds is in part a proxy fight: a dispute about how to help the disadvantaged, pitting practicality against idealistic fervour.
The changes are part of Elk Point's selection as site of a multibillion-dollar defamation case pitting ABC News against South Dakota-meat processor, Beef Products Inc.
The disagreement is not only pitting liberals against conservatives, but the far right of the court against Chief Justice John Roberts and Kavanaugh in one particular dispute.
A crucial shipping route, the South China Sea is home to a messy territorial dispute pitting China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia against one another.
Elemento says the group is still finalizing the design for a trial that would do that by pitting embryologists against the AI in a small, randomized cohort.
Ali Bagautinov in a flyweight thriller, an all-British clash between brawlers Ross Pearson and Stevie Ray, and a lightweight showdown pitting Kevin Lee against Magomed Mustafaev.
All it's doing is perpetuating the preexisting trend of pitting women against each other, and it's not even for a good reason: it's because of BACKUP DANCERS.
This may enable a more sophisticated AI to be built — but the true test will be pitting two Foosball robots against each other in a robot tournament.
There is a risk that the Turkish offensive will meet Kurdish resistance, pitting an American ally against an American proxy, with American fighter jets providing air cover.
The president's unilateral security decisions, protectionist policies, and climate denial have done the seemingly impossible task of pitting the United States against the rest of the West.
Economic development incentives don't create jobs as much as they shift them around, pitting communities against one another for who can pony up the most corporate welfare.
The conflict has stirred emotions about inequality in urban China, pitting wealthier drivers against the blue-collar workers who need the electric bikes to make a living.
The report set the stage for a Security Council showdown between the five veto-wielding powers, pitting Russia and China against the United States, Britain and France.
Since then, fighting has raged across the country, largely along ethnic lines, pitting supporters of Mr. Machar, a Nuer, against troops loyal to Mr. Kiir, a Dinka.
Think a mash-up of "Straw Dogs" and "Our Band Could Be Your Life," pitting low-level suburban musicians against white-supremacist skinheads, all in tight quarters.
It's a position that makes strange bedfellows, pitting hedge funds and consumer advocates against groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which strongly objects to the practice.
Amazon led a $575 million fundraising in Deliveroo in May, pitting itself against Uber Eats in the global race to dominate the market for takeaway meal deliveries.
It offers a window into the ethnic kaleidoscope that is California: Pitting a Latino, Representative Loretta Sanchez, against an African-American, Kamala Harris, the state attorney general.
The election board has said the polls will go ahead anyway, pitting Kenyatta against six other candidates, none of whom polled more than 1 percent in August.
Last year, Samsung introduced the Note 8 at the end of August and launched it in September, pitting it up against the iPhone 8 and 93 Plus.
Bosch plans to expand into reservations, payment and parking, recharging, maintenance and infotainment, pitting it against other carmakers which are expanding into pay-per-minute mobility services.
This is already taking place, as the Russians have picked up the pace of their internet attacks by pitting Americans against Americans on race, religion, and immigration.
Still, players have done some incredible things with the toolset on hand, such as pitting 61 artificial intelligence-powered opponents in a global war against each other.
That's the appropriate lens through which to view the spats pitting prominent Republicans against the alleged serial sexual assailant who is now president of the United States.
By January 20113, the Syrian uprising had devolved into a full-blown civil war pitting the FSA and other assorted rebel groups against Assad and his supporters.
All of these decisions are complicated, pitting different domestic constituencies against others and requiring the president in many respects to decide which U.S. jobs are more important.
The novel and subsequent movie adaptation of "Silence of the Lambs" seemingly kicked off this trend, pitting FBI Academy student Clarice Starling against the sadistic Buffalo Bill.
Amazon led a $575-million fundraising in Deliveroo in May, pitting itself against Uber Eats in the global race to dominate the market for takeaway meal deliveries.
Against a Cold War backdrop pitting capitalism against communism, both Democrats and Republicans embraced market forces as the way to sustain prosperity and solve social problems simultaneously.
The disruptive demonstrations that came to be known as the Umbrella Movement polarized the city, pitting powerful pro-China business interests against students and pro-democracy activists.
VICE News went to Onondaga lake to examine the debate that's pitting the county and Honeywell against local residents who think the lake cleanup has barely begun.
The games, which took place in June, are a kind of Paralympics for wounded American soldiers, pitting the various branches of the U.S. military against one another.
With Warren out of the race, the contest has narrowed to Biden and Sanders, pitting the insurgent, populist left against the establishment-backed center of the party.
Similarly, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo threaten to become a story line of deadly heat, pitting television ratings against safety, with a sidebar on climate change.
The Roku Channel includes content it licenses directly from film and television studios as well as content compiled from publishers, pitting the company against streaming giant Netflix.
Start-up banks and established financial services companies such as insurer Discovery Ltd are pushing into retail banking in South Africa, pitting them against five established banks.
Fifteen years later, pitting the army against Indigenous grandmothers and teenagers simply for protecting their waters and the Earth could jeopardize 18 of his party's parliamentary seats.
A battle playing out in a tiny Oregon town with no stoplights or cellphone service is pitting residents against one of the world&aposs biggest tech companies.
Dish said that it would cost $10 billion to build out its virtualized 5G network, pitting it against larger wireless competitors Verizon Communications and AT&T Inc.
In Florida, the ballot includes one of the country's most closely watched races for the U.S. Senate, pitting Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson against Republican Governor Rick Scott.
The dispute between Sistema and Rosneft, Russia's state oil company, dates back to a 2014 nationalization, pitting two of the country's most important companies against each other.
Instead of cutting Medicaid and Medicare, and instead of pitting children's coverage against public health, Congress should stop lining the pockets of drug corporations and their CEOs.
In a preview of the episode, Rion says that Lutsenko accused the American media of "wrongly" pitting him against Giuliani by abridging his statements on the Bidens.
And he has shown a penchant for pitting hardline advisers, such as China trade hawk Peter Navarro, against more moderating voices, such as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
If the Department of Justice resists, we could end up in a legal battle pitting the legislative branch and its core oversight function against the executive branch.
The dispute between Sistema and Rosneft, Russia's state oil company, dates back to a 2014 nationalization, pitting two of the country's most important companies against each other.
The state Democratic Party, until recently, has been caught in the throes of a bitter dispute over the chairmanship, pitting party veterans against the activist "Berniecrat" wing.
The nearly three-year-old war in Yemen, pitting Houthi insurgents against a Saudi-backed military coalition, also has contributed to a reverse migration back to Africa.
With just five days left until the ballot, the warring sides returned with a slew of interviews and articles in Sunday's newspapers — pitting the familiar immigration vs.
Or it could aim for a debate that would focus on pitting the top-tier candidates against each other, in hopes of lengthy back-and-forth exchanges.
For the uninitiated, "Jeopardy!" is trying its first-ever All-Stars series by pitting previous winners and fan favorites against each other in 6 teams of 3.
Alan Grayson should be "hanging his head in shame right now" for literally pitting identity politics against "progressive values," said Sabrina Joy Stevens, a writer and progressive strategist.
Two years after forming the Backstreet Boys in 1993, label CEO Lou Pearlman created their competition in 'NSYNC — effectively pitting the two against one another for his affection.
Gains in LGBT rights at the municipal level comes amid a parallel rise of state anti-LGBT measures that threaten to invalidate municipal laws, pitting cities against states.
In 2014, the institute solicited Mukamal to plan a six-year study of 7,000 subjects at risk of heart disease, pitting a daily alcoholic drink against total abstinence.
A divisive case pitting gay rights against religious liberty, involving a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, was argued in December.
However, many fans saw this as Game Of Thrones pitting two women against each other, and weren't happy with that being the defining narrative of the final season.
Since the 1990s, the number of parents seeking vaccine exemptions for their children has been climbing, pitting public health against influential anti-vaxxers in a proxy messaging war.
Normally in these posts I try to put together some sort of competition-style write-up, pitting the services against one another in a streaming free-for-all.
Why it matters: The majority of the tweets were aimed at pitting partisan sides against each other, peaking during the GOP effort to repeal the ACA last summer.
So the quantum computer beat the classical one soundly on the most contrived, lopsided task imaginable, like pitting an apple versus an orange in a "best citrus" competition.
WASHINGTON — The rivalry between the United States and China has spread to a fight over financial ties between the countries, pitting Washington security hawks against Wall Street investors.
We'll have interviews with power players, field reports from the show floor, polls pitting gadgets face-to-face, and live on-air answers to questions you tweet us.
In fact, Warner Bros.' last animated DVD, "Batman: The Killing Joke," pitting the character against the Joker, is the first of those productions to carry an "R" rating.
Pitting AI against the Voynich manuscript is like watching Godzilla fight Mothra: the spectacle is so fun that we don't care or think too hard about the details.
In the course of the 20th century, Greece saw a lot of internal conflict, for example pitting liberals against monarchists, communists against pro-Westerners, colonels against democratic politicians.
In 1987 he launched the Bocuse d'Or, pitting 24 chefs from across the world against each other in what continues to be the world's most prestigious cooking competition.
More than a million people were expected to visit the Southern city and surrounding area for championship game pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the New England Patriots.
Islamist militants in Yemen have gained territory in the past year as a civil war, pitting government forces against Iran-allied Houthi rebels, has created a security vacuum.
Their latest project, titled The Bleeding Edge, targets the $400 billion medical device industry and its cult of innovation—pitting promising new devices against older, more proven treatments.
Democrats face a primary pitting the "two Staceys" — Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans — against each other, while the GOP faces a more crowded race to succeed Republican Gov.
Zimbabwe's electoral commission said it would say "sometime tomorrow" when it can start announcing the results of the race pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa against opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.
Mary J. Blige is standing by her sisters in music, and wants there to be "No More Drama" when it comes to pitting female artists against one another.
The delay to the show comes as Apple tries to push forward in the realm of original content, potentially pitting it against the likes of Netflix and Amazon.
This week's album release date, coincidence or not, only fuels the fans who have already begun pitting the two former friends and co-workers immediately against each other.
The move gave Unilever a 2554 percent unit share of the U.S. razor cartridge market, pitting it right behind first-place Gillette, which globally is worth $2600 billion.
"What's concerning is that while Turkey has every right to fight the P.K.K., it's increasingly becoming a conflict pitting Turkey against the Kurds," one administration official told me.
The 2016 matchup—pitting the cosmopolitan technocrat Clinton against the jingoistic populist Trump—seemed perfectly suited to provide the long-awaited vindication of the New Democrats' electoral vision.
His popularity ratings and dominance of Russian politics has always depended on keeping the public occupied with televised news dramas, pitting his regime against a succession of enemies.
Trump announced Tuesday he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States' closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran's nuclear ambitions in question.
Ricciardo had a three place grid drop carried over from Azerbaijan and started 13th, passing Sainz early before pitting for hard tyres and then losing the place again.
German savings banks have decided on a joint plan for the recapitalisation of public sector lender NordLB, pitting them against a joint bid by two private equity groups.
The project of Berlin's work, taken all together, is not one of pitting autobiography and fiction against each other, or even seeking the meaningful delineation between the two.
The 21911-year-old chatelain's ancestors have been involved in centuries of battles pitting Catholics against Protestants and the Scottish against the English in rivalries that still resonate.
Since leaving the White House, Bannon, now chairman of Breitbart News, has actively involved himself in campaigns, often pitting his preferred conservative candidate against an establishment-backed one.
This referendum has also displayed a major fissure between Britain's metropolitan elite and the rest of the country, essentially pitting rich versus poor across the normal party divide.
But must every incident become a drama pitting sanctimonious outsiders against one another in an ugly debauch of hate, name-calling and vituperation against the already wounded survivors?
The war has divided the country, pitting parties supporting the Iran-sponsored Hezbollah's intervention in Syria to aid President Bashar Assad against Saudi-aligned parties opposed to it.
Finally, she understood how central abstractions were in legitimizing unwarranted authority, in pitting people against one another, and in justifying indefensible wars, discrimination and other forms of brutality.
A peculiar two-on-two grappling match, which looked like laboured sparring, pitting Silva against old opponent Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro while partnering up with Kiyoshi Tamura.
While we must avoid pitting middle- and low-income students against each other, we also must take care not to further disadvantage those who start with the least.
There's another important reason to not fall into the trap of pitting these two issues against each other: Violent extremists can't dictate the boundaries of our political discussions.
In "What You Do to Me," anger seesaws with lust — "Make me love and hate you at the same time" — pitting a low synthesizer against a stomping beat.
There are bomb vests, truck bombs, regular bombs and a conspiratorial stew pitting the police, the security services and the government against one another, and all against Budd.
ABC's moderators didn't disappoint, pitting the three leading candidates against each other from the outset and returning to their various policy differences throughout the evening, hoping for fireworks.
It's been 16 years since Neil Gaiman published American Gods, a novel pitting the gods of yore like Odin and Anubis against emerging ones like Technology and Media.
In a match anticipated since the start of this tournament, a duel pitting No. 1 versus No. 2, Nadal won, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-33.
Christina (also known as Bu Mamiek) told you a story about officers pitting women against each other and soldiers dating young women so that they could be spies.
But these moments don't last long before Trump back to pitting states against each other and attacking journalists who ask legitimate questions about his response to the pandemic.
The judge presiding over the case pitting Tesla shareholders against the electric carmaker said the trial is being delayed because of concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus.
It was a straightforward slip-and-fall lawsuit pitting him against a less experienced attorney, and Alvarez was riding high off a series of "multi-million dollar" verdicts.
The president is pitting Dreamers, one group of vulnerable children brought here by their parents, against perhaps the most vulnerable group of children, those who arrive here alone.
Here are some basic ground rules the committee should follow: Refrain from pitting the public interest in confronting sexual harassment against the need for a fair confirmation hearing.
In the past week, a debate about rumors has moved to the battlefield of art, pitting two of the greatest stand-up comedians working today against each other.
This has made the debate less an economic one and more about politics, class, culture and race, often pitting the local majority-black population against the French state.
O'Brien's monthly briefing to the 15-member council on the humanitarian aid situation in Syria sparked an angry exchange, pitting Russia against the United States, Britain and France.
Arrests, purges, protests and even gunfire mark a proxy battle pitting an old guard struggling for legitimacy against a new generation of leadership with its own checkered history.
I expect a lot of people are wondering how exactly it compares to the Surface Pro 643, so I have spent a week pitting them against each other.
When I arrived, a factional fight was pitting President Essebsi's son, who stood to turn Nidaa Tounes into a family dynasty, against Mohsen Marzouk, the Party's secretary-general.
In the south of France, a wine war is pitting independent wine producers against imports from other E.U. countries, like Spain, and the businesses that deal in them.
National Cotton Council Chairman Ronnie Lee and Conaway were quick to criticize Stabenow and Leahy for playing politics with farmers' livelihoods and pitting one commodity group against another.
This may ring some bells: Republicans are gearing up for a contentious primary pitting a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump against a safer, more establishment-friendly pick.
The Islamic State wants nothing more than to watch Western democracies embrace its mad version of a holy war pitting Muslims against Christians, the newly arrived against others.
But in France, the anti-establishment sentiment arose over issues that concern a subset of people, and that those people see as pitting them against others in society.
The San Bernardino case put the battle over unbreakable encryption in the national spotlight, pitting the federal government's top law enforcement agency against one of Silicon Valley's heavyweights.
The academy's designation certainly helped the film's chances in the adapted category by not pitting it against "Manchester by the Sea," which took home the original screenplay Bafta.
The case represents an important showdown pitting the powers of the presidency against the authority of Congress, with Trump fighting doggedly to keep details of this finances private.
With this partisan rhetoric, the echo chamber vacuum fills with zero-sum visions pitting conservative versus liberal, urban versus rural, white collar versus blue collar, and so on.
The primary in Illinois marks the latest in the fights pitting Democrats who consider themselves moderates against candidates to their left who argue for change or fresh blood.
By acquiring Refinitiv, the stock exchange and clearing-house group will greatly expand its market-information operations, pitting it on many trading floors against Bloomberg, another data provider.
He has since adopted a populist tone reminiscent of Britain's Brexiteers by pitting the public against parliament, which voted Kurz and his government out of office in May.
Tim Ryan (D-OH) and John Delaney (D-MD) lobbed the same attack, pitting some of Sanders's biggest priorities — universal health care and workers' rights — against each other.
The government legalized it in June 2016 as the public debate pitting medical workers' rights against those of patients was raging in the country, as it still is.
Why this matters • Mr. Kapernick's protest during the national anthem set off President Trump's attacks against the league, pitting players against owners and drawing sponsors into the fray.
Think about it: We're pitting hastily devised legislation, drafted without hearings over the course of just a few days, against the cleverest lawyers and accountants money can buy.
The political turmoil for Democratic leaders this weekend is unfolding at the intersection of race and gender, and risks pitting the party's most pivotal constituencies against one another.
The idea of the mummy also focuses debate around mysticism and science, pitting religious beliefs in the idea of souls and the afterlife against scientific inquiry and exploration.
The second-deadliest shooting at a U.S. public school has reignited the long-running national debate over gun rights, pitting many of the students who survived the Feb.
From there, he moved on to ripping character sprites from games and pitting them against one another in M.U.G.E.N., a fighting-game engine used by amateur game makers.
In southern Thailand, a tourism boom is pitting the Chao Lay, or people of the sea, against land developers, while marine conservation efforts also limit their traditional fishing grounds.
The new finding, blaming specific military units, could set the stage for a showdown at the Security Council pitting the United States, Britain and France against Russia and China.
In one of the more inventive uses of Facebook Live I have seen, one of the Stitch Lovers pages recently hosted a live vote pitting Stitch against the Minions.
"Unfortunately, those who pressured the IACC on this decision prefer a confrontational approach: pitting brands against Alibaba and other industry participants in the hopes of prolonged litigation," she said.
Meanwhile, a Juppé-Le Pen run-off, pitting the establishment insider against the populist insurgent, would carry the haunting echo of the battle between Hillary Clinton and Mr Trump.
A downloadable smartphone application "La Phieu" (vote) has been created allowing users to each cast one vote, pitting the independents who were eliminated against the real the party candidates.
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round pitting leftist government candidate Lenin Moreno against conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso, the electoral council said on Tuesday.
Although India's Constitution is secular and provides protection to all faiths, the issue of "love jihad" has gripped headlines, pitting secular activists against their religious peers and government officials.
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)Kenyans eagerly and anxiously awaited the final results in a hotly contested election on Tuesday pitting incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta against former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
NHTSA is currently working on a set of rules and policies, pitting Strickland against his former agency in the race to clear the road for fully self-driving cars.
DreamHack Masters Las Vegas is pitting 20163 of the best CS:GO teams in the world against each other as they battle for a piece of the $450,000 prize pool.
Over the weekend, Trump inserted himself into what had been an internecine Democratic Party fight pitting Omar, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Pressley against House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Analysts say the presidential election pitting President Muhammadu Buhari against businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar will be Nigeria's tightest since the end of military rule in 1999.
" It was one of the most hotly contested categories at the awards, pitting the performers against the likes of D'Angelo's "Really Love" and The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face.
The development set off a new round in a long-running battle pitting Mr. Dauman, Mr. Redstone's longtime confidant, against Shari Redstone, Mr. Redstone's once ostracized, recently reconciled daughter.
And in fact, one of the most memorable competitions in season one was a lemonade stand, pitting women against men to sell drinks on the street in New York.
Toomey also warned against using political tactics that divide the electorate by race, sex and income, "pitting Americans against one another in a cynical effort" to advance political interests.
Their match-play duel was riveting, pitting Johnson, who is No. 23 on the PGA Tour in driving distance, against Casey, who is No. 25 in greens in regulation.
One of the biggest events in esports kicked off from Shanghai on Wednesday night, pitting 218 teams against each other for a share of a $2000 million prize pool.
Except for a June Fox News poll in which he had 12 percent support, however, he has averaged 85033 percent in major surveys pitting him against Clinton and Trump.
The clash is a remarkable one, pitting the president and the Speaker in angry opposition and throwing one of the major set pieces of the political year into doubt.
The firm said it would expand into the business lending market, pitting it against established players such as U.S. listed peer-to-peer lender LendingClub and Britain's Funding Circle.
The Azaria case has caused an uproar in Israel, pitting senior military and government officials, who condemned the sergeant's actions, against his supporters, who hailed him as a hero.
Some viewed the close battle as a pitting of the Sanders wing of the party, as channeled by Perriello, against the Clinton wing of the party, represented by Northam.
Despite the chaos of the election that is pitting Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton for the presidency, Ivanka Trump says she and Hillary's daughter Chelsea Clinton are still friends.
The hunt for the hard-to-find talent that can build and run the massive data centers behind cloud computing is pitting three generations of companies against one another.
But for the last decade, Stallone's been working on a new idea for a Rambo sequel that might actually revitalize the franchise—by pitting Rambo against a goddamn monster.
The police force evolves into an overeager, hapless army pitting itself against Michael's eventual return, while the townspeople, believing he's finally gone, turn him into a proper urban legend.
But this research has both an interesting idea behind it and a surprisingly hands-on method of testing: pitting the vehicle against a real racing driver on a course.
Pitting platonic and romantic relationships against one another and crowning one the "winner" in terms of satisfaction goes against everything we know about our mental, emotional, and social needs.
A fierce battle over his companies erupted in May, pitting Mr. Redstone, who is 93 and in poor health, and his daughter against his longtime confidants and Viacom directors.
That is partly a reflection of the high interest in the race pitting Donald J. Trump against Hillary Clinton, which has already broken television ratings records at several points.
Now, the gap between fans' willingness to pay and the official price drives online ticket marketplaces, and a constant cat-and-mouse game pitting concert promoters against ticket brokers.
They have mutated human communication, so that connecting people has too often become about pitting them against one another, and turbocharged that discord to an unprecedented and damaging volume.
The proposal looks to circumvent the longstanding political tactic of pitting jobs growth against environmental protection by proposing the creation of an enormous number of well-paid green jobs.
The Democratic field has grown rapidly, pitting candidates like Warren in the party's more liberal wing against moderates, who may be more reluctant to back expansive new federal programs.
Other projects include a comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, an action film pitting King Kong against Godzilla, and a reboot of "Child's Play," the horror movie about a possessed doll.
In 2012, Mitt Romney chose to run a campaign mainly based on economic identity, pitting his vision of the heroic entrepreneur against Obama's emphasis on the screwed-over worker.
"In pitting two very different kinds of immigrants against each other — one comfortably assimilated, the other helpless in every sense — Sekaran offers a brilliantly agonizing setup," wrote our reviewer.
The deal also allows Yum to reenter the crowded burger category since it sold A&W Restaurants, pitting Habit against the likes of McDonald's, Five Guys and Shake Shack.
Yemen has been torn apart by the civil war pitting the Houthis against the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which is backed by the Saudi-led alliance.
But, there's one part of Amazon's HQ2 competition that is deeply disturbing -- pitting city against city in a wasteful and economically unproductive bidding war for tax and other incentives.
The summit, originally envisaged for September, would aim to resolve the five-year-long conflict pitting Kiev's forces against Russian-backed separatists in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.
The new mode seems to play a lot like Counter-Strike, pitting two teams against each other to destroy or defend a bomb, depending on which side you're on.
The dueling lawsuits created a rare public battle over a stage play based on a beloved classic — pitting its lead producer, Scott Rudin, against the estate of Harper Lee.
It will be a race for the ages, pitting the reigning Olympic champion against a former world-record holder and perhaps the best all-around long-distance runner ever.
But the election this spring for mayor of Omaha is pitting abortion rights activists against economic populists and threatening the party's unity as it regroups to confront President Trump.
In 1990, Rosen was pursuing a one-on-one game in Las Vegas pitting Magic against Michael with a pay-per-view television audience and a huge cash prize.
Until Charlottesville, the debate over Confederate monuments was mostly about history, pitting claims about the preservation of Southern heritage against the monuments' historical ties to slavery and Jim Crow.
That stint sharpened Press's media chops, pitting him against conservatives such as Tucker Carlson and Pat Buchanan before Press moved to MSNBC for a short-lived show alongside Buchanan.
As a stay-at-home mom to three children of mixed race, Crump said the political debate feels like a toxic churn of clashes pitting Americans against one another.
Until Charlottesville, the debate over Confederate monuments was mostly about history, pitting claims about the preservation of Southern heritage against the monuments' historical ties to slavery and Jim Crow.
Wall-to-wall advertising on TV, newspapers, social media, and direct mail campaigns with the aim of pitting voters in the four cities with ballot measures against the tax.
As well as pitting New York state against New York city, the rule also divides states, with a group of 11 Western states led by Colorado backing the EPA.
Tens of thousands of people have died in the war pitting the Houthis against the Saudi-led coalition, which intervened in Yemen in 2015 to restore Hadi's government to power.
Later that year, she followed up with a questionnaire on the same voters' attitudes about specific candidates in a host of statewide races across the country pitting men against women.
She notes that the world today is full of struggles and that the key to facing it is working together, not diving different factions or pitting them against each other.

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