Sentences with phrase «apocalyptic terms»

That Hideous Strength did anticipate, in somewhat apocalyptic terms, our present circumstance.

Journalists have lately been writing about the Watergate syndrome in almost apocalyptic terms: as not merely the worst political disaster in U.S. history but also the nemesis of U.S. world power and effective leadership in government at home.

But we believe the China debate should move on from the emotive and even apocalyptic terms in which it is often expressed.

Often described with apocalyptic terms by the media, what you've just experienced is a haboob, a type of dust storm.

Health secretary has warned of a possible 270 deaths due to an apparent IT error, but experts say the numbers do not stack up

Jeremy Hunt has described the failure of the breast screening programme to invite some older women for a mammogram in apocalyptic terms, warning of a possible 270 deaths and...

He doubtless conceived the method of the kingdom's coming in apocalyptic terms, as a dramatic overthrow of the earthly status quo by a heavenly invasion, but the meaning of the kingdom to him was centered, not in the victorious supremacy of one race and nation.

She viewed the suffering of the urban poor in apocalyptic terms and vowed to usher in a different realm.

When things didn't go her way, she did not despair, or write in apocalyptic terms, or withdraw from the public square, or ignore the power of faith to move mountains.

With the ecological crisis, the threat of nuclear war, and international monetary problems, everyone is thinking in apocalyptic terms — except the liberal, contented church, which long ago made its peace with the present and trusted in tomorrow.

Bernie Hamilton, a Unite officer, condemned the proposed cuts in apocalyptic terms, forging an unlikely ad - hoc alliance between the trade union and defence secretary Liam Fox.

(Notice that the media save these apocalyptic terms for funding cuts; had Walker increased spending by $ 834 million, there's a zero percent chance you'd see an article describing his «corpulent» funding increases.)

In recent days, President Obama has painted the risks of climate change in apocalyptic terms.