Sentences with word «athwart»

Adjunct professors don't normally stand athwart emperors.

Thirdly, it is imperative to my faith that the Church stands courageously athwart the zeitgeist.

Most frequently, there is inertial preservation, with only minor modifications of what is neither wholly good nor wholly evil, neither totally conformed to God's aims nor totally athwart them.

The idea that the U.S. was an unquestioned military colossus athwart the world, which no power or people could effectively oppose, was hubristic nonsense certain to get the country into deep trouble — as it did — and bring the U.S. Army to the point of collapse, as happened in Vietnam and may well happen again in Iraq (and Afghanistan).

These best - selling volumes are, in the words of their intellectual nemesis, «standing athwart history, yelling stop.»

So why do these «deniers» stand athwart of the 97 %?

«[The] world of vows is a world of sacred things, in which holy and indefeasible obligations stand athwart our lives and command us along certain paths,» whether we find it convenient at the moment or not.

Flaunt it as we choose, athwart and over the roads of our progress loom huge uncertainty, and dreadful, threatening gloom.

Or indulge in a little introspection and watch this strange spectacle of evil, inviting you, alluring you, while over against it a haunting, protesting good stands athwart your desire to let yourself go.

How does Farage stand athwart the UKIP wicket and bat away every googly with seemingly little effort?

In the vicinity of the great Bank of Newfoundland icebergs appear in greatest numbers - in other words, athwart the transatlantic oceanic steamer routes.

The proposed Xiaonanhai Dam would stand athwart the mighty Yangtze River some 30 kilometers upstream of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing.

The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east - west commercial and

The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east - west commercial and In cold and claustrophobic 1980's West Berlin, you paid a high price for freedom.

The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east - west commercial and Podcast Podcast # 32.

Standing athwart this juggernaut of progress, throwing obstacles in its path, and yelling «Slow down!»

Then Clark's athwart.

In what sense, then, was Matta - Clark's work actually parallel to, rather than athwart, the Pompidou?

As I've observed with some restraint, National Review is now standing athwart the DC court calendar yelling «Stop!»