Sentences with phrase «because of the familiar name»

The name was altered by the populace when they designated the followers of the Jewish prophet as «Chrestians ``; this misunderstanding was quite natural under the circumstances because of the familiar name «Chrestus,» and it is also attested elsewhere.

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A person familiar with the matter disclosed the names of these five new investors on condition of anonymity because their identities have been kept confidential.

That task is both easy and difficult — easy because his was one of the most familiar names of the postwar period.

If Hopewell's name seems familiar, it's probably because of his contributions during the «60s to the development of theological education in the Third World.

(His name is familiar because of his son — the founder of the Boy Scout Movement.)

The ordinary believer is also familiar with several of the names of the twenty - five prophets mentioned in the Qur» an, not only because almost all of these names are used as proper names, but also because there are more or less complete descriptions of the lives of the prophets written in Malay, in Arabic script, and now also available in Indonesian in Latin characters, and in Javanese in Javanese script.

By careful analysis, using various criteria such as are familiar to students of literature, the different strands were separated out which have been called the «J» or Jahwist, because of the predominance of Jahweh as the divine name; also Judean, since it seems to have come from southern Israel or Judah; «E» for the sections where Elohim as divine name is usual, or Ephraimitic, since it seems to have come from Ephraem or northern Israel; and «P» for priestly, as designating a pronounced priestly or ecclesiastical emphasis.

If you were at the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show a couple of weeks ago, some of these names will be familiar, because there was a fair amount of overlap in the New Mexico - based vendors.

If that name seems vaguely familiar, it's because it used to be Gayle Olinek, 12th fastest female marathoner ever, at 2:35:12, and possessor, as an SI headline (Jan. 5) put it, of the «greatest legs to ever stride the earth.»

Toddlers love this seat because of the familiar cartoon characters - Dora, Diego, SpongeBob and the Backyardigans, just to name a few.

(Quick aside: If Buell's name sounds familiar, that could be because he's a former Troy Record reporter who became a spokesman and economic development coordinator for the city of Troy before he got into the development business.

Karen Bass — If the name doesn't sound familiar, it's because this California representative is one of the nine (10, if you include special election winner Kathy Hochul) freshman Democrats so obscured by the enormous class of Republicans that they sometimes are referred to as «the forgotten nine.»

Unfortunately, almost all the quantities in between such familiar numbers can't be named or described, because it would take an unbounded amount of effort just to refer to them.

This exercise might be familiar to you because of its other, more unusual name — the «Wood chopper».

If you have heard any of those names before, are familiar with the concept, and were persuaded because of the evolutionary arguments, then we share something in common.

If the name Rebecca Atwood sounds vaguely familiar it might be because you're a fan of her sister Grace Atwood, or her blog Stripes & Sequins.

If the name TAMARA MELLON sounds familiar, it's because she was the original brains behind JIMMY CHOO and now the owner of her own eponymous designer label.

Unlike Edwards, he did face accusations of improper behavior from people within the company, according to a person familiar with the situation, who asked not to be named because the matter is private.

Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, Michael Angarano, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas; Soderbergh has surrounded Carano with stars and familiar names not to bolster her performance but, rather, because it's so much fun to watch Carano kick some of those people in the face.

Many of you are familiar with the name Bruce Crawford because Media Mikes helps promote his benefit classic film screenings.

The Macau - born, Hong Kong and American raised actor is our first confirmed new addition to Joss Whedon «s S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot (not counting Clark Gregg, since his Agent Coulson is a known character), in the role of Melinda May, and just because that name isn't familiar might not mean we don't know anything about her.

If the name sounds familiar, maybe it's because you used to devour the annual recounting of cinema moments in «Film Comment,» or before that, in «Movietone News,» where it was born decades ago.

If the name sounds familiar, that's because Mitsubishi has previously used the Eclipse moniker on a line of sports coupes that proved popular in the US market but never made their way to the UK.

If the name looks familiar, that's because he's the son of off - road racing legend Rod Millen, and the younger brother of racer / drifter / stunt driver Rhys.

It looks familiar because it's the production version of the 2003 concept car which bore the same name.

If the name sounds familiar is because Scion has already launched a Release Series version of the FR - S.

If the GSR name seems familiar, that's because Mitsubishi has branded a number of sporty Lancer models as such in the past and is most commonly associated with Mitsubishi's high - performance Lancer Evolution models.

If those names sound familiar, it's because this is the second coming of Valiant, which was founded in 1988 by former Marvel editor - in - chief Jim Shooter and became one of... [Read more...]

The soup of famous names began to smack of name dropping yet the funniest part, the interlude in Australia, involved no celebrities, just a bunch of ordinary people helping out: I also loved that because it mentioned my home town and lots of familiar places.

If those names sound familiar, it's because this is the second coming of Valiant, which was founded in 1988 by former Marvel editor - in - chief Jim Shooter and became one of the leading comics publishers, second only to Marvel and DC.

I was taken aback at the setting at first because it does not have many of the places and names that I'm familiar with, but in the end of the book, after the novel, it has his explanation of why, and it is fabulous.

If the name Keiji Inafune sounds familiar, that's because he's best known for being the creator of Mega Man.

A lot of the problems stems from the lackluster characterisation, of which the Elites suffer the most as half their number feel ignored entirely and the other two have nothing but a shallow, «proud warrior» personalities, which is truly a shame because they are N'tho «Sraom and Usze «Taham, two names Halo fans should be familiar with.

If these names sound familiar, it's because they're re-imagined and revamped versions of the beloved Killzone 2 maps.

The premiere Sega CD title Sonic CD could've ended up on the DS as part of a project from Simon Thomley, and if that name sounds familiar it's because he went on to bigger things with the recently released Sonic Mania.

If the name of this game sounds familiar, it is because it's actually based off of the Trion - developed PC MMORPG called Devilian.

If that name sounds familiar, it's because of the many critically acclaimed games under their belt, including Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth and Pillars of Eternity 2, their latest game.

If the name sounds familiar, that's because it's a reimagining of 1991's Metroid II: Return of Samus for Game Boy.

If Conrad Marca - Relli's name seems peripherally familiar, perhaps that's because his major painting The Battle (1956) hangs at right angles to Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm (1950) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, more than holding its own in the august company of a canonic masterpiece.

We've profiled Rebecca Patek (another name familiar to the AFC household) before, and we're doing it again because, as The New York Times wrote of her performance, «She knows when to fire.»

«Lines» at Limn: The group show «Lines and Curves» at Limn Gallery — never mind that mathematically all lines are curves — warrants a visit because it contains new work by a few familiar names and introduces a couple of unfamiliar but intriguing newcomers.

Hosts may want to identify sock puppets or a discredited former poster using a new name to soak up more of the attention given the new and uneducated poster, because gaming the hosts to waste time is a familiar tactic.

Kingsnorth, who curiously shares his name with the site of the site of recent Climate Camp protests, recites a familiar litany — we are going to hell in a fossil - fuel - and - capitalism - powered handcart, and the human race is just to stupid to notice or care, and it will be a good thing when billions of us are dead, because those who remain will have learned a lesson.

If Kralowec's name sounds familiar, it may be because she is the longtime author of two legal blogs, The UCL Practitioner, a blog about unfair competition law and class actions in California, and The Appellate Practitioner, a blog about appellate practice in California and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A remarkable number of the names will be familiar, because they are also contributors to SLAW (with some well deserved special mention going to Simon Fodden).

People gravitate toward them the same way they do toward name brands in the grocery store they assume a firm must be one of the best just because it is one of the biggest or the name sounds familiar.

It is possible that authors use Bill names after they have become law because they believe it is less confusing for the reader to hear about the familiar and specific name (e.g., Bill 168) than to have to learn about a more general Act (e.g., Part III.0.1 — «Violence and Harassment» of the OHSA).

If the name Elcomsoft sounds familiar, it's because the company's phone - cracking software was used by many of the hackers involved in 2014's massive celebrity nudes leak.

On that back, you'll notice Leica branding next to the cameras, and if that name sounds familiar it's because Leica is one of the biggest names in optics and photography.

If Andy Rubin's name sounds familiar, it's because he's the co-creator of the popular Android mobile operating system that powers billions of devices worldwide.