Sentences with phrase «by momentous»

Before saying goodbye to the global blitz of «super blood moon» eclipse photography and chatter (already supplanted by the momentous NASA confirmation of signs that water flows on present - day Mars), I wanted to post a short note I received Monday morning from Deborah Hamon, an environment - focused artist from Marin County, Calif. (You can see her Arctic «pompom project» here.)

This work, which won the National Book Award in nonfiction, is something to behold: a mature writer entirely consumed by a momentous subject and working at the extreme of his considerable powers when national events most conform to his vision.

The new Cascading Grille has a powerful downward tapering gesture inspired by the momentous flow of poured molten steel.

Thus writes Matthew Lambert in his new book, Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance, an analysis of present - day public higher education, which is currently plagued by momentous challenges.

Danny's well - funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self - styled guru / owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders).

Boy meets girl, boy and girl are separated by momentous conflict, boy and girl overcome obstacles to get together and live happily ever after... or do they?

Danny's well - funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self - styled guru / owner Trevor (Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Smulders).

But that is surely outweighed by the momentous activities that await.

Institutional navel - gazing after the rejection of the European constitution was followed by a momentous political effort at reform in the Lisbon treaty.

Though it is the country's smallest Congressional district by area, New York's 13th District has consistently played a larger - than - life role in city and state politics — marked by momentous wins, sometimes - bitter conflicts and historic alliances.

It forecast that «almost all our economy and society» will be affected by the momentous changes taking place to our north and warned «a whole - of - Australia effort» was needed to deal with a social and economic transformation as «profound as any that have defined Australia throughout our history.»

Not exact matches

Meeting on the first Monday in October, as required by law, the justices entered the crowded marble courtroom for the first time since their momentous decision in late June that upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

The coffee chain will be celebrating this momentous occasion by reintroducing the Birthday Cake Frappuccino to the menu.

The 2017 awards will be extra special this year as winners will be announced in time to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, a momentous occasion in the history of a nation built by immigrants...

Two momentous changes long ago transformed the legal world that Lincoln knew: increased specialization, prompted by the rise of corporate firms at the turn of the century, and a large influx of new lawyers from relatively unassimilated ethnic groups at about the same time.

Heaven on Earth: The Varieties of the Millennial Experience by Richard Landes Oxford, 520 pages, $ 35 This is a disturbing and momentous book, for modern political thinking has trouble making sense of the intrusion of irrationality.

And it is both true and a very good thing that other Presidents did not have such momentous events by which they were controlled and made candidates for comparable greatness.

By chance he had to mediate a momentous dispute and his unambiguous choice was the right one.

Every moment of life is momentous — touched by and equidistant from the Eternal.

It is not only concerned with a single, brief, momentous episode in history, but it is entirely dominated by a single Personality.

According to Warren Lewis, it was a momentous experience for them, and Wilson therefore finds it surprising that the experience is not mentioned in Surprised by Joy.

It is possible to date that beginning with Jonathan Edwards's preaching of justification by faith in his Northampton, Massachusetts, church in 1735, or with John Wesley's Aldersgate experience in May 1738, or with George Whitefield's momentous preaching tour of New England in September 1740.

Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev has followed his earlier initiatives in reducing nuclear weapons by making two announcements of momentous import: economically, socialism does not work, and politically, democracy is the road to the future.

One can not read the New Testament without gaining the impression that this literature was produced by a community standing in the white glow of what was felt to be a supremely momentous event.

The more momentous incidents of Joseph's life have receded, perhaps forced into the background by the messianic expectations surrounding Levi and Judah.

It remains for me to demonstrate the urgency of the problem; that is to say, to fulfill my purpose by showing that we have truly reached the parting of the ways, the point where the waters divide; and also to show that in this momentous hour we can not continue physically to exist (to act) without deciding here and now which of the two attitudes we shall adopt: that of defiance or that of faith in the unification of mankind.

I Modernity has been largely shaped for Jews by three momentous experiences: the acquisition of citizenship by individual Jews in secular nation - states, the destruction of one - third of Jewry in the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel.

Still others desire to have the nation turn itself away from King's particular agenda and toward the single momentous issue of possible total annihilation by nuclear war.

By the late nineteenth century, momentous changes had been brought about as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

Since this «Big Bang» galaxies, stars and planets have gradually congealed out of the gases released by that unique and momentous cosmic event.

It seems, moreover, on the basis of public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous issues at stake.

The Christian faith has always maintained that in Christ the promise of divine companionship is offered in a clear and momentous way to the universe by way of each person.

On the other hand, there are horrendous dangers of worldwide misery implicit in the threat of nuclear war, extinction by ecological disruption, the explosion of population, and the political problems of governing the world's peoples during a period of such momentous crises.

Hennessy's anniversary celebration was a momentous event for the New York City - based company, but it was by no means its sole focus in 2015.

Sometimes momentous change is signaled by small events.

All the Arsenal players were hoping that Petr Cech was going to break the Premier League record for clean sheets in this momentous game, but the big goalkeeper was beaten by an unbelievable goal from Yaya Toure.

A former All - Star with three Stanley Cup rings, Smith nevertheless will always be defined by one momentous miscue he made while playing for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the 1986 Smythe Division finals.

Roma had made up the ground and were raring to have a go at Milan with sublime football emphasized by their talismanic captain, Francesco Totti, who had racked up 20 goals by the time that momentous showdown arrived in San Siro and had bagged a brace (another déjà vu moment) before the Milan match.

This was a momentous occasion, which they celebrated by dancing in their room.

Building a family, the basic building block of humanity, no matter how common, is a momentous challenge taken on by two people that has every basis for bringing them together.

«The decision to go to war in Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power in a coalition of over 40 countries led by the USA, was the hardest, most momentous, most agonising decision I took in 10 years as British prime minister.

The momentous implications of Brexit, both for the UK and for the EU, were for the most part sidelined by a campaign dominated by domestic concerns and May's public relations implosion.

Whereas, throughout America's history, New York State has been a leader in civil, human, and social rights; this is well illustrated by the number of suffragists who called New York home and the choice of Seneca Falls for the first Women's Rights Convention held in 1848; this momentous event outlined certain rights that women should be granted, including the right to vote, thereby sparking the nationwide crusade for women's suffrage; and

A decision by Cuomo to ban fracking would be momentous.

In the report's executive summary Espada says he and his colleagues «on both sides of the aisle... made history by implementing momentous, unprecedented reform in the New York State Senate.»

Following on from the previous year's momentous wins by the Conservatives, this historic night seen them surpass those and win control of the council for the first time since 1932, when it won as the Conservative - Liberal combination Progressives party.

«By fixing the vote in the Commons next Wednesday, No 10 is bouncing parliament into a momentous decision years before expert opinion says that is necessary,» he said.

In momentous scenes outside Westminster, Mrs May was whooped and cheered by her new faithful as she claimed she would lead a Britain for everyone.

After a momentous week which will define British politics until the next election, it is worth pausing to think what might have happened if Mr Cameron had not decided by 7 May to go for a full - blown coalition with the Liberal Democrats rather than a deal under which they would support the Tories in key Commons votes.

Tom Clark is joined by Heather Stewart, Matthew D'Ancona, Hugh Muir and Jennifer Rankin to discuss this momentous day in British politics