Sentences with phrase «confronted by the dangers»

Not exact matches

They were not confronted by the choice of safety by conforming to evil or danger by resisting it.

Your grace is pleaded to continue that climb for America and the world... We ask that you grant our president the will to act courageously but cautiously when confronted with danger and to act prudently but deliberately when challenged by adversity.

Obama, reacting with the same horror as many Americans to a grisly video of a bloody, dying man in Minnesota who was shot by the police, begged the nation to confront the racial disparities in law enforcement while acknowledging the dangers that officers face.

In the event our ancestors were being chased by an animal or were confronted with danger of any sort, this stress response mechanism would kick in, heightening their senses and awareness so they could respond appropriately.

In the end, they are confronted by a great danger.

Confronted with nearly insurmountable dangers, but propelled by deep friendship, the team finally lands on Mars and makes a discovery that explains everything.

Seems like Bob and Helen are in full - on protection mode, while the older kids are taken aback by what's confronting them (Jack - Jack, of course, seems blissfully unaware of whatever danger he's in).

When confronted by something scary, the body automatically shuts down nonessential functions, like digestion, and amps up blood flow, muscle tension, and perspiration to prime you to crush the danger or race to safety.

Or that we prefer to be lulled into fatal complacency by the reassuring fairy tales of the «climate skeptics» rather than confronting the danger.