Citing Lucien Freud and John Constable
as powerful influences, he reworks his paintings according to the changing light and conditions, building up the surface to a highly tactile and breathing presence.
I have a longstanding interest in the way artists dress, from Picasso to Hockney, Georgia O'Keeffe to Robert Rauschenberg, and I think their wardrobes exert
as powerful an influence on mainstream fashion as those of any rock or Hollywood stars.
Not exact matches
He is the author of Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the
Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their
Influence Means for America (Bloomsbury Press, 2009); it was released in paperback
as Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government and the Secret History of the Last Fifty Years.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will tell United States congressional leaders and policymakers this week that commerce and trade are
as powerful as «ships and planes» when it comes to exerting
influence in the Asia - Pacific,
as he seeks to breathe life into the Trans - Pacific Partnership.
Fathers, grandfathers, and other strong male role models have the
powerful influence to shape us into who we are become
as adults.
As a result of their remarkable generosity, philanthropy in 2016 is poised to stand alongside government and business as one of the most powerful forces influencing social chang
As a result of their remarkable generosity, philanthropy in 2016 is poised to stand alongside government and business
as one of the most powerful forces influencing social chang
as one of the most
powerful forces
influencing social change.
[3] To be sure, most of these proposals are phrased
as recommendations, [4] but they nevertheless have become a
powerful tool for
influencing corporate decision making.
Johnson has long been a
powerful influence in the entertainment industry, starting with her work
as founding partner of Black Entertainment Television.
Influence as the ability for a person to inspire action amongst a community is a very
powerful thing and therefore, increasingly appreciated by digital marketing and PR pros alike.
Sara T Brand and Kerry Rupp, general partners of True Wealth Ventures, shared some
powerful statistics regarding women
as investors — with their investing characteristics and the
influence they have on the markets from investable assets to everyday purchases.
I don't see that the gay
influence on society is
as powerful or
as harmful
as the straight
influence.
As a witness (i.e., martyr) and a theologian, Bonhoeffer has had a
powerful and fully warranted
influence on contemporary Christian thought.
Racism and xenophobia remain
powerful forces in our country,
as does celebrity worship, and white Christians aren't
as immune from these
influences as they like to think.
As for rain, a man of prayer, like Samuel,
powerful in his
influence with Yahweh, was supposed to be able to dictate its coming — «I will call unto Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking you a king.
Nearly half a century on, in his wittily entitled Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes (1984), Hartshorne reviewed two meanings of «all -
powerful»: the traditional, of course — the (benevolent) tyrant ideal of absolute, all determining, irresistible power18 — and what he previously had identified
as the greatest possible power in a universe of multiple centers of power: «The only livable doctrine of divine power is that it
influences all that happens but determines nothing in its concrete particularity.»
I am grateful to Wesley J. Smith for making these
powerful points, and I'm inclined to agree with him that Charles Taylor understates the sheer perversity and self - destructiveness of militantly secular antihumanism, whose
influence seems to be on the rise in our times (
as has been the religious antihumanism of al - Qaeda, etc.).
His
influence has grown with the passing of the years and has never been so
powerful as in the past century and a quarter.
However,
as we shall see in the chapter on prevention (Chapter 12), the indirect preventive effect of AA's
influence is very
powerful.
What very
powerful deceiver, and,
as the Bible describes him, impersonator, could have easily
influenced all of those various artists, over the many centuries, to depict someone who's consistently the same in un-Christ-like appearance?
Not sure i am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always been consequences for wrong doing and stiill are for sin.If we believe the word then that word is from God not satan.
As far
as satan is concerned he uses violence
as his tools of trade he works on our fears and is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle is over souls.The verse the kingdon of heaven is expanding and violent people take it by force is referring to that spiritual battle and
as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it is saying that the the force of evil that satan uses or violence is overcome by a greater violence or force a more
powerful one that being the Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our lives that very same battle is still happening right now for dominion be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont be able to
influence us if we are in Christ.
His has been an inestimably
powerful influence containing the centrifugal forces within an evangelicalism that, they believe, is not nearly so unified
as either its friends or critics have usually assumed.
He correctly points out that hymnody has had a
powerful influence on Anglican consciousness, with hymns providing a teaching modality
as well
as beauty in the worship of God.
Powerful groups influence the media and they tend to see the rich and powerful as the new
Powerful groups
influence the media and they tend to see the rich and
powerful as the new
powerful as the newsmakers.
One fact, however, is perfectly clear, whatever the reactions to the Barthian theology
as theology may be: It has been a
powerful influence upon the religious life of our time, because it teaches us to take God seriously in his divinity.
Chrissy from what you have written i believe you have always had a sensitive ear to God that shows obedience and godliness that is not the norm.You must of had godly
influence from parents or someone close to the family.Its shows wisdom beyond your years what you know instinctively has taken me years to learn
as my heart was stubborn and hard hearted.By your words i see humility and surrender to the Lord that is a
powerful testimony may he continue to strengthen you in your Christian walk and may you be a blessing and a witness to others who do nt know the Lord.It shows God has no boundaries he is able to reach people in any situation if they have ears to hear.brentnz
During my experience
as a hospital chaplain I was impressed by the
powerful influence which a person's attitudes and feelings exert on his recovery from illness and surgery.
Tell me which Greek God or Goddess has changed the landscape of human history since birth and continues to exert
powerful influence on cultures around the world to this day
as Jesus has.
Moreover, the social shift I describe has isolated certain
powerful institutions (corporate, military, governmental, media, entertainment) from the
influence of the so - called normative institutions such
as education, religion and the arts.
They tried to prevent the distribution of the proclamation.25 The persistence of the missionaries reinforced the unprecedented
influence CMS Missionaries now exercised among the dalits, and perhaps in the general social system, and led the Pulayas to perceive CMS missionaries
as their
powerful allies.
I would suggest five concepts that appear to wield a
powerful psychological
influence on Christianity
as practiced in contemporary America.
Of course, Leclerc is well aware that not all of these seventeenth - century divergencies from Aristotelian physics would be accepted by every seventeenth - century thinker, but he takes them
as typical of the time, and further holds that all of them have been very
powerful influences on scientific thought since that century.
What is more, the research by James Hunter and others has shown that the «strength» of evangelicalism is not
as durable
as it seems,
as younger and more educated members of those churches are subjected to the
powerful influences of the wider culture.
As regards the general phenomenon of mental cure itself, Dr. Goddard writes: «In spite of the severe criticism we have made of reports of cure, there still remains a vast amount of material, showing a
powerful influence of the mind in disease.
This leads the researcher to conclude, «The
influences of pain, pain relief, and intrapartum medical interventions on subsequent satisfaction are neither
as obvious,
as direct, nor
as powerful as the
influences of the attitudes and behaviors of the caregivers.»
You think of a baby
as one organism, but actually trillions of organisms, chiefly bacteria, have
powerful influences over a child's immune protection and nutrient absorption.
It seems self - evident that
as long
as powerful groups and organisations want to shape government policy to their benefit, they will attempt to cultivate
influence in one way or another.
As China rises, as India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so powerful; so to maintain strength and influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximit
As China rises,
as India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so powerful; so to maintain strength and influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximit
as India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so
powerful; so to maintain strength and
influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximity.
In the United Kingdom, thanks to the
powerful influence of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, we tend to see public ethics primarily in positive terms:
as standards to be upheld not
as criminal corruption to be prevented.
It is distorted if remnants from feudalism, such
as primogeniture or entail, obstruct the free circulation of property, or if special privileges are granted to
powerful groups, such
as the «merchants and manufacturer» who try to
influence legislation and present their own advantage
as the general good of the country.
It is quite likely that political factors, for example the
influence of
powerful economic actors on legislative bodies, played a role in causing, or exacerbating, this crisis,
as Daron Acemoglou, for example, has recently argued.
He's one of the most
powerful individuals in the city right now, but Mayor Bloomberg is looking to expand his
influence when he leaves office, saying that whatever constrictions he has
as an elected official will be removed when 2014 rolls around.
I would certainly say that Governor Cuomo has an enormous
influence in the region, and actually the regional director of Empire State Development, Sam Hoyt, is very
powerful, no longer elected but might be more
powerful than he was
as an Assembly member.
Authorities say Skelos traded his
influence as the state's most
powerful Republican to arrange payments for his son Adam Skelos, 32, who also was charged.
Silver enjoyed a reputation
as one of the two most
powerful officials in New York government and he was never reluctant to use his
influence to punish detractors or anyone who asked too many questions.
The father and son are accused of using Dean Skelos»
influence as one of the three most
powerful elected officials in the state — alongside the Assembly speaker and governor — to pressure companies into giving Adam jobs for which he either wasn't qualified or just didn't do.
Cementing her role
as a
powerful White House
influence, Ivanka Trump is working out of a West Wing office and will get access to classified information, though she is not technically serving
as a government employee.
Jared Kushner will become a senior White House adviser to his father - in - law, Donald Trump, cementing the New York real estate executive's role
as a
powerful and at times decisive
influence on the president - elect.
That's not an insurmountable obstacle, but the bid would not be
as powerful as one coming from one of the established third - party lines, which wield considerable
influence in New York.
For the past six years, he has served
as ranking member of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, the
powerful tax - writing committee with
influence over the state's $ 168 billion budget.
Users should be clearly informed of these dangers,
as well
as risks of hallucinations, personality changes, and the
powerful unconscious
influence of advertising in VR.