Sentences with phrase «act as a gift to»

It would simply act as a gift to operators of ships under other flags, whose competitive position as against their British registered counterparts would become overwhelming stronger.

I have given ACT as a gift to first time dog owners, as well as dog trainers.

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These exceptional personalized gifts, sent to only a few dozen fans, were seen by the rest of her fan base as an incredible act of kindness.

Definition: The Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) allows minors to own securities, such as stocks.

I will also no longer act as if I need a majority vote of some ecclesiastical body in order to bless, ordain, recognize and celebrate the lives and gifts of gay and lesbian people in the life of the church.

She is creation's first act of donation and in the giving of herself, allows Adam to make of himself a gift as well.

I believe sexuality is a gift and a grace that is given to us by God, and it can produce some of the most radically beautiful and loving acts as well as some of the most horrible and hateful.

Most AG members have personally experienced these gifts: 65 percent claim to pray in tongues; 61 percent have personally experienced divine healing as a result of prayer; 55 percent regularly receive definite answers to specific prayer requests; 32 percent say they are regularly «led by God» to perform specific acts; and nearly 30 percent believe they have been used by God to prophesy.

It is the experiential insight that gives succor to man's deformed yearning (sehnsucht) for perfection in life, and it reveals to us that «God can not be contained within reason, because what he does goes beyond reason,» therefore the initial anticipation of the revelatory act / reality is signaled by the existential realization that God's «unnecessitated» love for us as created being, both corporately and individually, makes transparent «God's gift of Himself.»

But once (within marriage) generosity has been fulfilled in a particular couple (which only they can determine in conscience), need «each and every act of sexual intercourse» be open to the gift of children without destroying the symbolism of the conjugal act as complete self - gift to each other?

Casting out of demons was an act of God, and was also a gift for the Apostles as a confirming miracle of their authority to deliver the gospel — such authority is NOT a gift for believers today.

† Just because a Blind Christian has the need to feel as if they posses a traditional family lifestyle, religious holidays where the give their kids chocolate eggs, dvd gifts on christmas of movies full of women acting as the equals of men (Against the bible), a lack of understanding culture, and the feeling of belonging, does not mean all people need / want / or feel that way.

Thus in the marital act, spouses freely choose to instantiate their communion of persons in one flesh open to the gift of life in and through an act in which their bodily activity is as much the constitutive subject of what they are doing asis their act of choice.

Even though an individual's capacity to transcend his society is partly a gift from that very society, he often fails to acknowledge this indebtedness and acts as if he had somehow outgrown his dependence on that society.

Jesus - in all that He is - was then and is now, as living and acting, more than just the summit of God's gift to us.

According to the Domino's website, each gift purchased acts as an eGift card and is redeemable online.

Thus we may say that in the divine - human relationship, as it manifests itself in human acts of worship, there is a two - way traffic: from man to God in sacrifice or offering, and from God to man in the establishment of communion and the gift of new life.

We do not deny or circumscribe the Creator, because we hold he has created the self - acting originating human mind, which has almost a creative gift; much less then do we deny or circumscribe His power, if we hold that He gave matter such laws as by their blind instrumentality moulded and constructed through innumerable ages the world as we see it... Mr Darwin's theory need not then be atheistical, be it true or not; it may simply be suggesting a larger idea of Divine Prescience and Skill... At first sight I do not see that «the accidental evolution or organic beings» is inconsistent with divine design - It is accidental to us, not to God.»

The option of organ donation gives Christians a concrete opportunity to act as «people of the resurrection» by passing on the gift of life.

I've never understood that [why it wouldn't be central to governing] and say it definitely — that as governor I [had the] belief and, best I could, acted on the belief that life is a gift from God.

Christ directly acts in and through the material elements so as to bestow on the personality of the recipient the gift of His own life.

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These acts of service like vacuuming, shoveling the snow, hanging a bird feeder, planting a garden, etc., need to be done with joy in order to be perceived as a gift of love.

The term «Gifted» is defined by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

Interestingly, despite stern warnings in the 1992 Constitution, as well as the Political Parties Law; Act 574 of 2000, against non-Ghanaians funding political parties, many Chinese nationals were at the event donating to the NPP and receiving gifts of appreciation from Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who led the delegation to the Asian country.

«That you, AVM Olutayo Tade Oguntoyinbo whilst serving as Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Air force and the CEO / Managing Director as well as the sole signatory to the account of Spaceweb Integrated Services Limited with Wema Bank, on or about the 11th July, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did accept a gift in the sum of One hundred and Sixty Six Million Naira (N166, 000,000) from Societe D' Equipments Internationaux Nigeria Limited, a contractor with the Nigerian Air force in performance of your official act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section17 (a) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquact and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section17 (a) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquAct, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquAct».

In a statement signed by Mr Blay's spokesperson Richard Nyamah, the campaign team of the Acting National Chairman, said the buses were not a «gift» to the party, adding that they were procured as part of the former Ellembelle MP's quest to make the party viable business-wise, whether in power or not.

Last month, the US Supreme Court vacated McDonnell's corruption conviction and ruled that gifts to public officials must result in «official acts,» like legislation, to count as bribery.

Eager to assuage his wrath, he passed the 1996 Broadcasting Act to gift Murdoch the digital universe, and Tony Blair's opposition just as eagerly voted for it.

Three NYPD officials pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they acted as «cops on call» for two moneyed de Blasio donors — and got hookers, trips and gifts in return.

The lobbying act bars firms from offering or providing gifts to public officials, such as a job to Skelos» son.

The charge reads: «That you, AVM Olutayo Tade Oguntoyinbo whilst serving as Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Air force and the CEO / Managing Director as well as the sole signatory to the account of Spaceweb Integrated Services Limited with Wema Bank, on or about the 11th July, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Court did accept a gift in the sum of One hundred and Sixty Six Million Naira (N166, 000,000) from Societe D' Equipments Internationaux Nigeria Limited, a contractor with the Nigerian Air force in performance of your official act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section17 (a) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquact and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section17 (a) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquAct, 2000 and punishable under Section 17 (c) of the same Act&raquAct».

Martha Walsh Hood, an acting Supreme Court Justice and Walsh's aunt, administered the oath of office with a Bible that was presented to his grandfather as a gift from a local laborers union.

In a study of morality, people who were asked to think about something unethical that they had done, such as shoplifting, were twice as likely to choose an antiseptic wipe versus a pencil as a gift than were people who had thought about performing an ethical act, such as helping a sick friend (ScienceNOW, 7 September 2006).

A spiritual guide and gifted healer, Shaman Durek acts as a mediator or «bridge» between the spiritual and physical planes, applies ancient spiritual wisdom, coupled with decades of devoted study and practice, to help bring success, happiness and healing into people's lives.

Bones also allow us the gift of movement, they act as a reservoir of minerals to maintain acid / base balance in the blood and they actually produce red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow.

It's true early dating excitement can skew the levels as they tend to be higher early in relationships, but simple signs like significant changes in the amount or types of thoughtful acts (i.e. gift giving) or the volume of quality time you spend with them really says a lot.

Asked in later years why he chose acting as a profession, Persoff would comment that the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe compelled him to prove himself worthy of his «gift of life.»

Cody's gift is for characters who do and say the unexpected while remaining real, but without Colette, it's easy to imagine Tara as a train wreck, or, worse, an acting exercise.

Others along for the ride include Ed Helms as Keaton and Goodman's jobless son and father of three who is undergoing a divorce; Olivia Wilde as their unlucky - in - love playwright daughter who prefers to hang out at the airport bar tossing back dirty martinis than spending one extra minute with the folks; and Anthony Mackie, who provides diversity as well as subtlety as an reclusive police officer who catches Tomei in the act of stealing a brooch as a gift for her sister by hiding it in her mouth.

Another problem is Haden Church, who has been gifted and cursed with exactly one acting style, which, while initially grating, becomes an asset as a viewer begins to understand the depth of Robert's insecurity and bluster.

As Trumbull wrote in his autobiography, Autobiography, reminiscences and letters of John Trumbull, his greatest gift with this painting was to preserve the likeness of those men «to whom we owe that memorable act and all its glorious consequences.»

It should also be noted that an entity's tax status as a charitable institution, charitable fund, gift - deductible entity or other type of exempt not - for - profit entity may alter the treatment applicable to it under the GST Act.

When the DREAM Act was proposed by Senator Dick Durbin (D - IL) in 2001 in response to a gifted young constiuent being kept from attending Julliard due to her undocumented status, it seemed — as it still does — like «common sense reform.»

«Giftedness» is not recognized as a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it can be difficult for some families to obtain special programming for gifted children.

Renzulli has acted as a consultant to the White House Task Force on Education of the Gifted and Talented.

On Wednesday, Senators Chuck Grassley (R - IA), Barbara Mikulski (D - MD), Bob Casey (D - PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI), and John Boozman (R - AR) introduced a measure known as the To Aid Gifted and High - Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers or TALENT Act (S. 363).

The new Every Student Succeeds Act governing K - 12 education in the United States defines and endorses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework to help achieve greater opportunity and academic achievement for all learners, including those with disabilities, English learners, and «gifted and talented» students.

The Javits Act uses the federal definition of «gifted and talented students,» which is located in the definitions section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

The purpose of the Javits Act, which was reauthorized as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 2001 and every year since then, is to orchestrate a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities that build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students.