Sentences with phrase «broken branches on a tree»

By surveying the ground below her, she deduced that the broken branches on a tree would cushion her fall better than jumping straight to the ground.

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But on a tree which has had to struggle against inner accidents of its own development and external accidents of climate, the broken branches, the torn leaves, and the dried or sickly or wilted blossoms have their place: they reveal to us the greater or lesser difficulties encountered by the tree itself in its growth.

His reflections on these issues culminate in chapter 11, where the theme of Israel's apistia arises once again in Paul's metaphor about the olive branches broken off the tree: «They were broken off because of their apistia, but you [gentiles] stand only through pistas... But even these, if they do not persist in apistia, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.»

I am big on sparkling lights for my Christmas tree, so I added lots of them and then broke up the acorn - filled branch and stuck them in the tree.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

Unfortunately dogs being dogs, they can break their teeth on tree branches, the above mentioned deer antlers and many other things.

Both features were created to prevent strangulation should a pet catch its collar on something — a quick - release buckle allows a person to easily unsnap the collar without having to free the dog first, and a breakaway cat collar will actually break off if the cat catches it on a tree branch while climbing.

Tree branches were falling above him on the hike back and the wind completely turned the umbrella inside out, breaking it instantly.

The same can be said of the «Broken Tree» which seems to implode on the surface with a burst of branches that appear to be coming from a hot core surrounded by darkness.

Taylor's meditations on the relationship between humanity and nature take place amongst the urban grit; in Van Cortlandt a tree produces a tumorous growth over a metal plate; in Brooklyn Navy Yard a tree stump is entangled in a chain link fence; in Kelso ivy infiltrates an interior wall; in Laocoon a broken - branched tree is set off by the brilliant colors of a polluted sky.

They sleep on the branches of oyamel trees, sometimes in numbers so dense that they break the branches.

The owner would be «seized of possession» and would immediately exercise the right of ownership by breaking the branch of a tree growing on the land or by turning the soil.

A severe thunder and wind storm has caused a tree branch to fall on your rental property, breaking part of the roof and windows.