Sentences with phrase «as preludes»

The overworld map also allows for a bit of exploration, with NPCs scattered about to act as preludes for certain stages or encounters.

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An investor group that includes the Fischer Family and Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and CEO of Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises and star of CNBC's «The Profit,» confirmed it plans to provide financing for the struggling cupcake chain as a prelude to an acquisition.

The next year, on Gemini 10, Young and Mike Collins completed a dual docking and other maneuvers as prelude to the Apollo program's quest to put a man on the moon.

Look for triparty agreement on Iran among the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and U.A.E. to be announced this week, as a prelude to a broader grouping.

The financing push is seen by some as a prelude to an eventual initial public offering that could take place later this year.

Many in the patent community see the move as a prelude to Huawei selling its popular smartphone handsets in the U.S. market on a large scale.

Reuters reported earlier this month that the carmakers were discussing a deal, at Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn's initiative, that would see Nissan acquire much of the French government's 15 percent Renault holding, as a prelude to a merger.

The H4 «starter» project has been scoped as a 42,000 tonne - per - annum open pit operation, which is planned as the prelude to the development of the broader Reko Diq Complex, including the Western Porphyries copper - gold project.

In many ways, Bitcoin XT served as the prelude to the eventual Bitcoin Cash hard fork.

Email is extremely important at all stages of the sales process, but particularly at the introduction stage — Chinese buyers tend to react positively to a well - structured, personalised email as a prelude to a more detailed face - to - face discussion.

The United States and China had clashed on issues from cybersecurity to trade in the final years of the Obama administration, although they had struck a landmark climate deal during Barack Obama's 2014 visit to Beijing that served as a prelude to the Paris climate accord.

Our nation has begun a modest surge in Afghanistan, ostensibly as a prelude to substantial withdrawal of ground forces from that country, if not from Southwest Asia altogether.

We can not know for sure whether the woman who anointed Jesus saw her actions as a prelude to her teacher's upcoming death and burial.

Some critics of American society welcome this erosion of all normative order in the society and see it as a prelude to «revolution.»

As a prelude to embarking upon some new direction, we normally play out those alternative versions in imagination.

The laying on of hands to confer the gift of the Spirit after baptism or as the prelude to the undertaking of some special task had at Jerusalem been apparently the prerogative of the apostles (Acts 6:6, 8:17), but this power had now been extended to others (Acts 13:3).

In the vast majority of these articles and editorials, the social issue is discussed as a prelude to the larger issue of evangelism.

And yet, as a prelude to worship, it did what it was supposed to do: jostle our senses enough so that we thought more imaginatively about God and the day.

He assembles these objections as a prelude to attacking his political opponents.Eichenwald rails against school prayer and conservative prayer rallies, stating that they are a violation of Jesus's warning to followers not to parade their piety publicly but to pray in secret (Matt 6:5 — 15).

The Benedictus College of the liberal arts in London is now offering a one - year foundation programme in European culture and thought as a prelude to its full degree programme.

In this Year of Faith we are summoned to re-evangelise the People of God, starting with ourselves, as a prelude to evangelising the world once again.

Although the most famous passage in his works, and perhaps in all of Russian literature, is the fable of the Grand Inquisitor recounted in The Brothers Karamazov (1880), the Grand Inquisitor has as its prelude a chapter called «Rebellion» that shows Dostoevsky at his most tortured and passionate.

I read the OT and try to visualize who the original audience was for it and for, in my opinion, its purpose as a prelude.

By the twentieth century, such a scene could only fit comfortably as a prelude to some horrific preternatural episode in one of King's other works.

Holy Saturday should not therefore be seen merely as a prelude to the Easter Vigil but as the immediate result of the Cross and a presupposition of the resurrection.

The marriage articles in the May / June issue, as a prelude to the October synod in Rome on the family, were most apposite.

Was a compelling percentage of the Bush coalition cheered by conflagration and crisis in the Middle East, seeing it as a prelude to Christ's return?

As prelude to my discussion, the perspectives of three authors in this volume will be briefly summarized.

Turning first to the Asian values claims, I offer a four-fold critique of the these culture - based claims: first, I will briefly address the Asian values claim on a substantive level; second, I will address a related cultural prerequisites argument which seeks to disqualify some societies from realization of democracy and human rights; third, I will consider claims made on behalf of community or communitarian values in the East Asian context; and fourth, a recent shift to concern with institutions and their role in social transformation will be considered as a prelude to the constitutionalist argument addressed in the second half of this essay.

Wouldn't you be delighted if your loved one to served this to you as a prelude to a delightful romantic dinner for the two of you?

My recipe for Blue Cheese, Pomegranate and Quinoa «Caviar» is an easy yet elegant addition to any gathering, whether you need sophisticated snacks to headline a cocktail party or as a prelude to a full - scale dinner party.

And Georgia's own loss to Auburn served as prelude to a redemptive rematch with a trip to the semifinals on the line.

I was always prepared to risk in terms of winning a game of football,» the Scot emphasised in his recent interview with The Telegraph, which served as a prelude to his new book, Leading.

In my experience of marital infidelity (not scientific at all), women often cheat as a prelude to an exit of a marriage and men often do not.

You can make sure she gets enough sleep by establishing a ritual she learns to recognize as the prelude to sleep.

Obama ordered a complete review of all previous assessments of the prisoners in the camp, as a prelude to initiating the closure of the camp.

The President has on his Accounting to the people tour of the regions been inaugurating facilities in the various Polytechnic's as a prelude to the conversion of the Polytechnic's into technical universities in September this year.

Cuomo is widely believed to want to post a record landslide in November, both for bragging rights and to serve as the prelude to a potential run for national office.

Government asked them to clarify the discrepancies, with documentation, as a prelude to the repayment of the revenues and debt they now owe the government.

World - leading mining exploration technology from Rio Tinto's Mine of the FutureTM programme attracted a visit today from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh as a prelude to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.

Though far drier than the governor's State of the State addresses last week, the budget plan made clear that Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, remained intent on casting his 2017 agenda as an answer to the concerns of the middle class and the economic struggles of upstate New York, a formula that some observers have taken as the prelude to a possible presidential run in 2020.

The event, arranged as a prelude to the main launch of the Manifesto on Saturday September 17, at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, will also be attended by representatives of International Organizations, the Diplomatic Corps, Business Associations and Youth Groups.

The event, arranged as a prelude to the main launch of the Manifesto on Saturday September 17, at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, will also be attended by representatives of International Organizations, the Diplomatic Corps,...

The issues raised in the session will no doubt act as a prelude to those to be discussed today.

Daily Guide claims that key members from Mahama's office — Edudze Tamakloe, Abraham Ferguson and Rabiu — are currently in «a series of meetings in Accra and Tamale in the Greater Accra and the Northern Regions respectively, as a prelude for his campaign.»

He didn't promise to nationalise the top 100 companies and troops did not ring the auditorium as a prelude to the revolution.

And in October 2017, she fueled rumors when she hosted the 68th annual National Book Awards — widely seen as a prelude to a potential bid.

«Right,» Cameron said under his breath, rather hoarsely, as the prelude to yet another question.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out a handful of policy proposals in an ABNY address, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to expand affordable housing and offering a competing agenda for the city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2017.