Sentences with phrase «by classical times»

This is rather remarkable, seeing as how the Molossus was a prized breed of the Molossians in Epirus so popular that it had spread throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond by classical times.

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They were founded at a time when the efficiency of the traditional industries was low: e-commerce gained massive user number because classical retail was underdeveloped; delivery companies expanded because of the unreliability of China Post; healthcare apps gained momentum because of the inefficiencies of the healthcare system; mobile payments took the population by storm because plastic never had time to gain traction.

In Elijah, however, the Word becomes more consciously an instrumental entity, and for the first time (in the narratives of I Kings 17 - 19; 21) we suspect a Contemporaneous apprehension by a prophet of the Word that is substantially the Word of classical prophetism.

Classical Christian theology knew a tension between time and Eternity, a tension created by the chasm between the creation and the Creator.

And not only when we compare it with the setting of the life of Stone Age men, but also when we measure it by the framework within which the Church itself lived in those earlier times which constituted the classical periods of the Church's life and teaching.

For something / someone to cause something else, that something would have had to exist before it in time, if we go by the classical definition of the word «cause».

But when criticizing the concept of God affirmed by classical free will theism, process theists seem to reverse their position by arguing that a being who could coerce should at times do so.

As Walter L. Nathan has observed, the art rejected by these three church fathers was not the «entirely new pictorial language» of a mature Christian art but the Christian art of their time, which had «borrowed freely» from the late classical pagan tradition.

But it exhibits the same relatively stable identity in space and time which is meant by the term substance in classical thought.

They were, he avers, operating out of classical Lutheran theology that was decisively shaped by the orthodox Lutheran Franz Lau, who, at the crucial time of the church struggle with the state in 1952, wrote a book entitled Luther's Doctrine of the Two Realms.

Both the Analects and Mencius are translated by E. R. Hughes in Chinese Philosophy in Classical Times, an Everyman edition which has the advantage of including the writings of Taoism, of Mohism, and other writings Hughes found useful in his courses in Chinese thought, together with his introductory notes.

The ecumenical conversations between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity distinguished three contemporary Reformed attitudes toward the Roman Catholic Church: of those who remain unconvinced that the Catholic Church has actually dealt with the fundamental issues that divided Rome and the Reformation, those who «have not been challenged or encouraged to reconsider their traditional stance» and remain «largely untouched by the ecumenical exchanges of recent times,» and those who have engaged «in a fresh constructive and critical evaluation both of the contemporary teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church and of the classical controverted issues.»

At the same time, by thinking of Whiteheadian societies as ongoing structured fields of activity for their constituent actual occasions, I think that I can remedy one of the classical defects of the Hartshornean concept of God vis - á - vis the Whiteheadian.

It means the Word of God, initiated by God, irresistibly breaking into the life and work of men from Moses» time on and with peculiar, sustained potency in the classical prophets.

Everything of enduring significance that ancient Israel became, believed, and proclaimed is ultimately influenced not only by what actually occurred in the time of the exodus, but by the story of the exodus — the story as it was first remembered and repeated; the story as it assumed relatively fixed classical forms in different areas, in the North or South; the story as its multiple versions, written and oral, were compared, mutually «corrected,» and finally composed into the single, unified narrative that is before us now.

For the moment, while they impressed him, it was all discounted against Rome's great status, the Indulgences to be gained by visiting the basilicas, the sheer fact of being at the heart of Christendom, and the usual Christian tourist reaction of the time — he admired the Pantheon, its size and its symbolism, once the place of the classical gods, now a Christian church.

In this latter area Martin found time to become closely acquainted with a selection of classical authors, long sequences of whose work he had off by heart, due to his remarkable gift of memory.

The results of a study showed that listening to classical compositions by arguably the most famous classical music composer of all time was seen to improve performance of certain mental tasks in the short term.

«Our research shows for the first time that classical systems such as artificial spin ice can be designed to demonstrate topological ordered phases, which previously have been found only in quantum conditions,» said Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Cristiano Nisoli, leader of the theoretical group that collaborated with an experimental group at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, led by Peter Schiffer (now at Yale University).

Moreover, the model can be generalized to add another path toward the solution of complex classical computational problems by taking advantage of quantum mechanical parallelism — the fact that, according to quantum mechanics, a system can be in many classical states at the same time.

That's several times the number of genes predicted by classical genetics experiments.

As in the rest of Europe the city's culture was dominated by the avant - garde: an intellectual movement that questioned all forms of knowledge, in particular classical intuitive notions of space and time.

The UW research team overcame that challenge by applying a technique called dynamic time warping — which aligns similar content happening at different speeds — to classical music performances.

The Yoga system of philosophy has been existing from ancient times, but it was codified by Maharishi Patanjali in his classical treatise, today known as Patanjali Yoga Sutras.

As a child I took lessons but by the time I reached 14 yrs old, I had to decide between classical ballet or horses.

Experience Classic Madrid: For an hour of your time and an affordable ticket, Teatro Flamenco Madrid gives you a taste of this classical Spanish music, accompanied by dancers with castanets.

But I also love spending time at home, relaxing by the pool, reading, cooking and listening to classical music.

The second is the SI base unit of time, notionally equal to 1/86, 400 of a mean solar day - this number being equal to that produced by dividing the day This webpage is for Dr. Wheeler's literature students, and it offers introductory survey information concerning the literature of classical China

DUNKIRK - Pure anxiety at 24 frames per second, given gripping life by Chris Nolan's mixture of classical direction and borderline experimental use of time.

REGARDING CLASSICAL CINEMA By Imogen Sara Smith A writer luxuriates in the exquisite out - of - time existence of classic movie love, after visiting a silent film festival

In the middle of the festival, the 2018 Oscar nominations were announced and landed in Park City like a blueprint to the immediate future, with classical dramas by Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan competing against low - budget, first - time directors Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele.

In fact, the most interesting thing about Spaceballs circa 2005 is that what was once spectacularly stale — by the time it came out, the first wave of Star Wars mania had passed — now elicits nostalgia for a Star Wars saga that was so classical and (visually / narratively / allegorically) uncluttered as to lend itself to burlesque.

Composed by James Newton Howard Sony Classical / 76m A spy thriller which seems eerily appropriate at the time I write these words, Red Sparrow stars Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian secret agent trained at the «Sparrow School» which teaches female agents how to seduce their male targets.

From his early years (played by Noah Taylor) as an on - the - rise star of the classical music world who endures a difficult relationship with his father through his years in mental institutions to his eventual return to the outside world and concert comeback, it's a remarkable life story told in one of this country's all - time great feature films.

The classical piece by Rossini, made famous during the Lone Ranger's radio time, stills packs a youthful sense of excitement as gun smoke fills the air.

In order to force the spectator to be aware of the cinematic apparatus, Haneke creates a new route, differing at the same time from the classical narrative cinema, which suspends the spectator's awareness, the first - generation modernism of benign reflexivity, characterised by Chantal Akerman's cinema, and the second - generation modernism of aggressive reflexivity, exemplified by Jean - Luc Godard's Le Vent d'Est (1970).

Call Me By Your Name focuses on a 17 - year old boy named Elio (Timothée Chalamet) spending the summer in his family's villa, spending his time playing classical music, reading, swimming or flirting with his friend Marzia.

With «Carol,» that approach stems from the text itself, which Haynes enriches by delivering a mannered, classical romance that replaces the original pulp identity of the novel at the time of its release with a gentle, affecting two - hander as the author surely envisioned it.

The extent to which Preminger's long takes insist on closure, on the subordination of all elements to the limits of time and place, is remarkable for the classical Hollywood cinema, which is usually only «realist» within a small area bounded by a larger area that is purely fantastic.

Green for Danger is an escapist entertainment made just after the close of World War II — a classical whodunit with an impeccably droll Scotland Yard inspector in charge of the proceedings — and it is at the same time a film pervaded by the war just...

The classical auteur's ability to reveal depth of character beneath each perfectly - timed quip gets taken up by Davies here, who understands that Emily Dickinson's inner life is profoundly rich, though just out of reach for those around her.

Although uncertainties about the nature of these virtues have been raised since classical times, Gardner reveals that in an age defined by vast technological advancement and relativistic attitudes toward human nature, current trends are largely a product of postmodern...

Although uncertainties about the nature of these virtues have been raised since classical times, Gardner reveals that in an age defined by vast technological advancement and relativistic attitudes toward human nature, current trends are largely a product of postmodern thought and digital media.

We know these chunks of time — or eras — by the more familiar labels given them by historians: classical, medieval and modern, to name a few.

Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos I read the opening line of The New York Times restaurant review with the panache of a trained classical actress: «A doughnut was falling and everyone in the restaurant watched.»

Through an innovative Special Education staffing model, Ethos Classical stands ready to meet all federally mandated services for students with disabilities within the school day, while exceeding those requirements by providing access to tailored education and training services on how to best to supports the needs of all learners to families throughout the year in out - of - school time.

Most cats respond well to soft classical music playing softly and reassure them by visiting them several times during the day.

Key features of Chess Ultra include... Numerous playing options including full touch screen and cross-table playing modes 10 Grandmaster approved AI levels Comprehensive time controls, including Classical, Blitz and Marathon, all available online Intuitive local and online multiplayer with ELO ranking system Cross-platform online play Spectate and compete in Official Ripstone tournaments Over 80 chess puzzles Re-write the past by winning the biggest historic matches In - depth tutorials

[Playstation Network] Comet Crash takes real - time strategy to a new level by blending classical tower defense gameplay with offensive counterattacks and dynamic AI.

• Stunning environments and beautiful chess sets, including a «Fire and Brimstone» chess set that literally burns • 10 Grandmaster approved AI levels • Comprehensive time controls, including Classical, Blitz and Marathon, all available online • Intuitive local and online multiplayer with ELO ranking system • Over 80 chess puzzles • Re-write the past by winning the biggest historic matches • In - depth tutorials