Sentences with phrase «as harbingers»

It is reminiscent, in its exaggeration, of the AGW promoters who claim Katrina and Sandy as harbingers of unprecedented warming.

As harbingers go, they don't get more powerful than that.

The real significance of extreme events is as harbingers, not just of a changing climate but also of a changing world in which human society and the infrastructure that supports it are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters.

As such, they are frequently taken as harbingers of greater future sea level rise to come.

Journalism is experiencing a crisis of confidence as of late, with long - running mainstream sources being labeled «fake news,» while extremist propaganda mills are hailed as harbingers of the truth.

He regards public architecture, language, consumerism, and artificial borders as harbingers of estrangement between people but eschews moral pontification and instead finds simple moral and cultural principles that connect us.

The late paintings of Marcel Duchamp's friend and fellow Dadaist Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953) are resurrected every few decades as harbingers of the newest trends in art.

Comets are also commonly understood as harbingers of change, and fittingly the exhibition is designed to evolve, revealing new works at different venues and creating a unique exhibition in each of the four host cities.

With political and social turmoil seeping into our lives from every front, we need the protective and feisty power of House's cocks and the cunny totems - as both amulets and as harbingers of tolerance and respect for ourselves and each other.

At the time i'd no idea that these paintings might be interpreted as predicting, or as harbingers of, the fires that were later to come that summer...

The latter phrase highlights the way stars can be read as harbingers, auguring the fulfillment of a wish or something more sinister.

Bas, along with other connoisseurs of the period, sees the «Bright Young Things» as harbingers of today's queer culture.

In this sense, the Conjunctions function as harbingers of a perennial consciousness, shared with the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and the compassionate Prajnaparamita sutra practiced by followers of Buddhism.

The introduction of brooding forms can now be understood as harbingers of a new figuration, wherein titles such as «Painter» (1959) go so far as to suggest the pictorial presence of Guston, the painter himself.

White cats and good luck In many myths and fables, black cats are regarded as harbingers of bad luck.

Most relevant to The Emperor Of Any Place, tengu have at times been viewed as harbingers of war.

While the topic of school reform is hardly a new one, we haven't always looked to school leaders as harbingers of change.

These outcomes, appealing because they can be measured early and often, are seen as harbingers of future success.

Tyler Bates» music choices are especially spot - on and function both as harbingers of dread and moments of levity — my personal favorites were the Latin versions of «I Will Survive» and «California Dreamin»» (I'll refrain from further detail as to not spoil their effective usage).

The Circle's awards are often viewed as harbingers of the Oscar nominations.

Pellington and screenwriter Alex Ross Perry make their point within the film's first few minutes and keep making it — establishing that, yes, certain objects obviously do matter to us as harbingers of the narratives we assemble out of the incidents in our lives — as if they're the first artists to broach the subject.

Relationships that could have thrived often end up dissolving — not because the pair is mismatched or there was never any hope — but because those little warning signs weren't heeded as harbingers of the death of intimacy.

Comets, in particular, are infamous as harbingers of doom.

It might sound elitist to proclaim topflight mathematical minds as harbingers of the future of culture, but it has happened before.

These behavioral patterns are feared, loathed and often spoken of directly as harbingers of adult homosexuality.

Odigie - Oyegun described the two governorship elections as ones that the party must win to serve as harbingers of prospects in 2019.

The passage of the bills, known collectively as the Criminal Justice Reform Act and spearheaded by the Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, was the most significant step yet toward reducing the burden of a two - decade - old policing policy that treats public disorder as harbingers of more dangerous offenses, and has resulted in hundreds of thousands of outstanding criminal court warrants for minor infractions.

It may seem to reduce philosophy to an essentially reconstructive, rather than creative, labor; and certainly it implies that philosophers like Kant, who see themselves as harbingers of one or another new dawn, are deluded about their proper roles.

I consider Sweden, The Netherlands, Great Britain and Canada as harbingers of things on our horizon here in the States.

«I don't view that as a harbinger of anything, frankly.

Likening the deal to the 1919 Versailles treaty — widely seen as the harbinger of the second world war for its crushing of Weimar Germany — the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis called it «unviable».

Borrowing by small businesses is seen as a harbinger for the broader economy because they account for as much as 80 percent of new hiring.

The move likely appeased Whole Foods» shareholders, who had been laying siege to the company's executives for relatively poor performance, but moreover it served as a harbinger of significant disruption in the grocery market.

Perhaps this is why Protestant - Catholic - Jew resonates today as a harbinger of multiculturalism.

They see modern Israel as a harbinger of the Second Coming, at which time Christians will go to paradise, and all others (presumably including Jews) to hell.

When the Christian message is (falsely) understood as a harbinger of intolerance, instead of as a message of hope and joy, then it will continue to falter and face marginalization.

One comes away unclear as to how much Fosdick saw himself either as heir of his own past or as harbinger of a fresh religious movement.

I learned this because Charlie had posted a heartfelt objection as a harbinger of cultural doom on social media.

Last January, when Hank Stram's Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23 - 7 in the Super Bowl, the chesty little coach proclaimed the victory as a harbinger of The Football of the Future.

Arsenal's 3 - 0 victory over Manchester City in last season's Community Shield didn't serve as a harbinger of success, as the Gunners were far from challenging from the title.

As a harbinger of how an Internet presidency could take form, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle — who may be nominated as the next Health and Human Services secretary as early as next week — has embarked on a new format for leading the charge on new health care policies, online and off.

But the Obamagirl's real importance was as a harbinger of a new kind of politics: one in which the people's voices aren't just heard at the polls.

While Latimer, now a two - term senator, looked to champion his blue collar Westchester roots and breadth of experience — he has spent nearly 30 years in elected office — Killian, a first - time Senate candidate, looked to pivot her newcomer status as a harbinger of Albany reform; a major theme in her campaign so far.

Though its powers are rarely tested, they are very real — so City Hall would be wise to view the non-transfer order as a harbinger.

This was a small feat in and of itself, but multiplied across all the necessities and luxuries that could then be inexpensively mass - produced, it's understandable why many at the time saw plastics as the harbinger of a new era of abundance.

AlphaGo was soon cited in various click - baity «news» stories as a harbinger of superintelligence and Terminator - inspired apocalypse, but Etzioni takes issue with these simplified narratives.

• All science is boring except when you can spin it as a harbinger of things to come.

February is the month of the initial blooms of Bluebonnets, known as a harbinger of spring and the official state flower of Texas.

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In hindsight it's easy to view Body Double, a film that honestly depicts the «other» big film industry in Tinseltown ---- the skin flick factory / adult entertainment world ---- as a harbinger to Paul Thomas Anderson's breakout sophomore film, the crowd - pleasing porn epic Boogie Nights (1997).