Sentences with phrase «vast territories of»

Above all, we come to understand the endangered Siberian tiger, a highly intelligent super-predator that can grow to ten feet long, weigh more than six hundred pounds, and range daily over vast territories of forest and mountain.

Empowerment through information access can be as basic a matter as a farmer in a developing nation being able to call and find out the current prices for his crops, or as large - scale as an educational satellite video network designed to span the vast territory of India.

However, scattered throughout the vast territory of non-biblical religions, especially in Asia, there are accounts of particular revelations» hierophanies or avatars, if you will» that can vie with the particularism of Jewish and Christian faith.

In addition to making their own modest contributions to the work of immediate action, churches and synagogues have a further responsibility to recognize and serve the vast territory of the spirit that lies beyond the reach of politics.

It is rather the combined pathology of ethnicity and politicking, in a vast territory of native communities, which federal system is not robust enough to come to terms with the dynamics of its rippling settler communities, driven by sheer economic push.

The vast territory of New Bordeaux is a great selling point, much like the open worlds of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto V.

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As the economist Josiah Stamp recounted of another power trying to control a vast territory through oppressive means, «the Government [of British India] are very keen on amassing statistics — they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams.

The best part is, by becoming less reliant on our southern neighbour, numerous observers argue, we won't be as exposed to regional downturns as we tap more and more of the wealth contained in our vast territories.

Prime Minister Najib Razak acknowledged Saturday that military radar and satellite data raised the possibility that the plane could have ended up somewhere in Indonesia, the southern Indian Ocean or along a vast arc of territory from northern Laos across western China to Central Asia.

Still more impressive in this respect is the electronic broadcasting of Mass, which unites a «congregation» over vast geographical territories.

26), from archaeological finds, and indirectly from the Southern prophets, Micah and Isaiah, we learn that Uzziah's reign was a period in Judah of vast expansion in territory, in commerce and in power, corresponding to the brilliance of the reign of Jeroboam II (c. 786 - 746) in the North.

It would have led to Israel's permanent annexation of 8 to 12 percent of the West Bank as well as a large area of settlements around Jerusalem, plus the long - term «lease» to Israel of the Jordan River Valley, plus Israeli «security control» (which is another way of saying «continued occupation») of the vast swathes of territory on which lie the bypass roads connecting the settlements.

In about thirty years as a bishop in Pontus, Gregory Thaumaturgos is said to have witnessed the accession to the Church of the vast majority in the territory covered by his see.

And for them to suggest (as some did) that Arab national needs could be taken care of in other lands, in the vast territories held by kindred peoples, was unfeeling as well as presumptuous.

Similarly the Russians, with their political capital at Moscow, moved eastward across the vast northern plains of Eurasia and before the end of the seventeenth century had reached the Pacific, but their new territories had few inhabitants.

Vast, well - organized national societies were required to handle the needs of such a tremendous territory.

The Northern Territory government has lifted the 18 - month blanket moratorium on fracking, opening up vast tracts of underground gas resource...

The ELN and the government have announced the beginning of formal peace talks too, but as of now this group still controls vast areas of Colombian territory where the state is barely present, if at all.

The re-definition of the republic to include a vast territory was performed in part by figures like James Madison and Abbe Sieyes, who drew up constitutions involving programs of limited government that made possible individual security, a form of citizen - rule and commerce.

Israel and the Palestinian territories were the most common destination, with a total of 47 trips, the vast majority of which were funded by the Friends of Israel groups associated with the MPs» respective political parties.

Republicans overhauled Holden's 17th district last year, adding vast amounts of new territory for the 10 - term incumbent, including the Democratic strongholds of Wilkes - Barre and Scranton.

Although Spain has not relinquished its claims over the territory it has agreed to address more practical issues in order to win the residents» support; the vast majority of Gibraltar's population support remaining under British sovereignty.

This gives just enough time for light signals from the baseball to hit the batter's eye, work through the circuitry of the retina, activate successions of cells along the loopy superhighways of the visual system at the back of the head, cross vast territories to the motor areas, and modify the contraction of the muscles swinging the bat.

But the vast reach of the virtual world is territory that younger Islamists are primed to inhabit.

On board the new MNF vessel, Investigator, we have sonar that can map the sea floor to any depth, so all of Australia's vast ocean territory is now within reach, and that is enormously exciting,» Professor Arculus said.

A popular hypothesis known as the Bering Land Bridge Theory, first proposed in 1590 by the Spanish missionary Fray Jose de Acosta, posits that during the Pleistocene, Beringia was a vast super-continent that extended from Siberia to what is now the Yukon territory of Canada.

Snow leopards move across vast territory and we needed to cover as much of this area as we could.

But it can be tricky to navigate the brave new world of online dating profiles if it's totally unfamiliar territory, and the difference between a newbie profile and an expert profile is vast.

The film's antipodean locales provide plenty of uncharted territory, vast expanses of untamed land that offer endless opportunity but little guidance.

There's a European tradition of stories about wandering in vast hostile territories — it goes back to Homer, after all — and Aferim!

And above all that, the movie is sexy, smart, funny, and fascinating, moving adeptly between its layers of reality, imagination, and that vast territory in between.

Given the vast territory that print textbooks would have to travel due to the sheer size of the country, relying instead on digital downloads means not waiting for truckloads of student editions to arrive via delivery vehicle.

He successfully challenged the Persian Empire, the largest, most powerful kingdom of the time, and conquered its vast territory after a series of battles and the death of the emperor, Darius III.

The popularity of e-reading can be attributed to the limited number of independent book stores in Russia, around 3000 stores, and the difficulties of distributing books physically throughout the vast Russian territory.

«The 2018 SCVMA Symposium theme «Mink, Mice, and Moose: The Diverse Field of Veterinary Medicine» highlights the multiple paths students can follow in their veterinary career, and emphasizes Dr. Oakley's lecture on how she went from being an AVC student to the only all - species veterinarian for Canada's vast Yukon territory and a National Geographic reality star,» says Karie Bryenton (pictured right), SCVMA Committee representative, 2018 SCVMA symposium chair and AVC Class of 2020.

This is perfect viewing territory for the big 5, the symbols of Africa, and on the Lowveld area of the province, there are vast plains of grassland, populated with curious looking baobab trees, which seem to have been planted upside down.

But as anyone who has visited beyond the confines of gringo territory knows, outside there is a vast country rich in cultural heritage, unique regions and local food offerings that will put your favorite corner Tex - Mex restaurant to shame.

Swimming in the sea is never guaranteed to be safe, besides the tides and crashing waves you are in the territory of a vast amount of marine life and that alone comes with many risks.

Immature bald eagles spend the first four years of their lives in nomadic exploration of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day.

Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements scattered about, except for Vila Franca do Campo in the central - southern coast, and the smaller community of Ponta Delgada.

From the vast expanses of Australia s Red Centre to lush tropical wetlands and one of the world s most ancient living cultures, a Northern Territory adventure tour is truly the adventure of a lifetime.

Teams who coordinate will often get the most out of games, with a spread of the game's vast array of weapons the best way to not just cover the territory in your own colour, but to also hold specific sections of a map.

Explore this vast and beautiful Mediterranean territory, armed with a wide array of destructive weapons, gadgets like the grapple, the parachute and many other things and vehicles of all kinds.

«Curse of the Pharaohs» map is a vast new territory filled with surprises.

What it all boiled down to was that not only was this game available in the vast majority of territories at launch, but the diverse character list, complete with three variants for each of them, was the most exciting thing to come to a fighting game for years.

150 from each territory is hardly a vast amount of people, although at least it gives you a slender chance to be given access when the beta starts next Monday, which is better than no chance at all.

Gameplay is as mentioned, a throwback to some of the older arcade titles like Asteroids, where you steer your ship around the vast land of space ranging from 8 different galaxies each different than the last fending off enemies and using your left trigger to sweep around a planet in a «lasso» formation to put the planet under your control through the different rounds of that level taking as much territory as you can from the enemy.

For four years Ortega Ayala has been visiting this derelict territory to obtain footage for a film that seeks to resurface (through first hand accounts of witnesses) an unprecedented event in our history where man - made technology went wrong and rendered uninhabitable a vast area that includes entire cities and monumental structures.

A pioneer of postwar art, Jasper Johns opened up vast swathes of territory for future artists by changing the way we look at and think about how pictures are made and are visually consumed.

The visualization of their research exposes the vast amount of territory given over to prison complexes, and the disproportionate number of residents from specific urban neighborhoods that make up the majority of inmates locked up in these jails.