Sentences with phrase «act comes at a moment»

The campaign to repeal the Fixed - term Parliaments Act comes at a moment in time when the UK's majoritarian vision of democracy is suffering a deep crisis of legitimacy.

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Man's body is formed from the dust of the earth, but the soul is created by an individual act of God, at which moment the new human person comes into being.

’14 In popular Jewish thought Elijah came to be regarded as «the ever - present prophet, wandering incognito over the earth, sometimes in the garb of a nomad, to aid in moments of distress and danger, appearing to mystics and scholars to teach them hidden truths, and acting as celestial messenger».15 He was thought to be present at every ceremony of circumcision as the guardian spirit and witness, and on such occasions a special chair was reserved for him.

Firmino jinks his way through two defenders, and draws out the third, while Salah acts as a perfect inside forward — coming inside at the right moment.

It is an expression of a silent scream, stark yet potent in its horror at not just the act it is witnessing, but at all that has come before it and that has led inexorably through chance and circumstance to this moment.

The idea of two grown men acting like stunted 14 - year - olds is amusing enough, and Ferrell has a few classic bug - eyed loony moments, such as when he reluctantly sings a song and gasps at the angelic sounds coming out of his mouth.

There isn't a moment, either, when Weiner comes clean about his duplicitous acts or admits some sort of deep character flaw: He simply expects you to take him at face value and let his work — not his personal dalliances — define him.

The ADP benchmarks come at a critical moment, as educators and philanthropists focus new attention on the American high school and as states are challenged to raise student achievement to the «proficient» level demanded by the No Child Left Behind Act.

In order to circumvent this, Volkswagen came up with the concept of retarding ignition timing at the crucial moment of the gear change, effectively mimicking the act of lifting off the throttle.

In a moment when the idea of difference is under assault, the exhibition — a «gallery of souls» as Als puts it — is a strong reminder of the value that comes through the simple act of looking, openly and generously, at one another.

So it is a bit unnerving, coming from a land council reasonably well resourced to be able to carry out things under the land rights act, to actually get into a situation where people are absolutely desperate at the moment.

Sometimes we can feel like all our circumstances in life are barely being managed, as if we are in a massive balancing act and everything is funipendulous, at any moment it could all come crashing down.

The Oops Moment: That photo of you after you'd had a bit too much to drink at a holiday party or otherwise acting unprofessional may someday come back to haunt you, thanks to social media.

I sure could do with some of Tsh's wisdom when it comes to helping get my house, and my balancing act sorted — at the moment I feel like it is all crashing down!