Sentence examples for quarry against from inspiring English sources

Both Khan and Ahab pursue their quarry against the better judgement of their crew, and end up killing themselves in an effort to take their foe with them.

Ali looked surprisingly sharp against Quarry, but he was rather lethargic against Bonavena.

To be effective against quarry larger than small birds, blowgun darts require poison.

A second fish, cruising between us and our quarry, had brushed against the line and severed it.

Ultimately, the job of safeguarding the countryside may fall to local residents like Clare Dobie, who led a campaign against a quarry at Coleman's Farm in Essex.

Guests on one Saturday walked around quietly as if at a temple, and you could hear the wind play against the quarry walls and bullfrogs croaking in a pool in front of the sculpture.

One lawyer for the men in Longmont, Dana Matthews, said she was considering filing a lawsuit against the quarry owner, Randy Perdue, who recruited 29 men from their home state, Queretaro, in central Mexico, early this year and promised to pay them at least $10 an hour.

She added: "It was clear from the outset that the vast majority of local people were against the quarry at Glenquey, with real concerns over the potential environmental impact and road safety concerns".

The front quieted significantly after the final attack against the chalk quarry.

All attempts against the chalk quarry failed and only one company of the 55th Reserve Infantry Regiment (on loan to the 11th Reserve Division) managed to breach the Canadian defenses at Chicory Trench before being repulsed.

The Germans began a series of counterattacks against a chalk quarry under Canadian control outside of Cité St. Auguste but also sought to wear down the Canadian artillery resources by sending up false flare signals or provoking the infantry to call for unnecessary artillery fire.