Sentences with phrase «described as mystery»
Celebrated literary doyen and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as mystery, the defeat of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the June 21 governorship election in the state.
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Lawson describes Nichols as «the Zelig of conspiracy theories» — a mystery man rumoured to be involved in everything from the Iran - Contra scandal to the CIA's MK - Ultra mind control experiments to the JFK assassination.
On Tuesday, Gawker wrote that its parent company recently received a letter from a lawyer threatening a lawsuit over an article the site ran last month featuring what it described as «a lengthy investigation that sought to solve the enduring mystery of Donald Trump's infamous mane.»
Winston Churchill once described Russia as «a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.»
Reviewer Shelly Kraicer describes the film as «one of the strangest murder - mystery...
In a 1939 radio broadcast, then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill described Russia as «a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.»
Among other things, it is premised upon an individualistic notion of salvation that neglects what St. Paul describes as the «mystery» of the continuing relationship between Israel and the Church (see Romans 9 - 11).
He begins with Ephesians 5, where the apostle Paul describes marriage as a «profound mystery» pointing to the ultimate union between Christ and the Church.
The department was proposed by Phil Zuckerman, a sociologist of religion, who describes himself as «culturally Jewish, but agnostic - atheist on questions of deep mystery.»
«Reflecting on the unity of man and woman as described at the moment of the world's creation (cf. Gn 2:24), the Apostle exclaims: «this mystery is a profound one, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the Church» (Eph 5:32).
The Marxist - Leninist vision of the future — what Czech novelist Milan Kundera described as «organized forgetting» — is now supplanted by a leader who knows that remembering is redemptive, that human dignity is finally an expression of the inexpressible mystery.
I like the way Alan Hirsch describe the «message» of the Bible as being «simplex» simple because it can be understood by a child and an illiterate peasant complex, because we'll spend our entire life always discovering new aspects of it, and struggling to know more and more God and Jesus, and «the mystery» which Paul was running after (Phil 3)
He then goes on to draw out certain implications of these fundamental beliefs, part of which he describes as a «mystery,» that is, surely, as belonging to that «wisdom» which should follow upon the apprehension of the preaching of «Christ and Him crucified.»
This means that trinitarian theology is best described as par excellence a theology of relationship, which explores the mysteries of love, relationship, personhood and communion within the framework of God's self - revelation in the person of Christ and the activity of the Spirit.»
The situation was aptly described by William James when he wrote: «It is part of the deeper mystery and tragedy of life that whiffs and gleams of something that we immediately recognize as excellent should be vouchsafed to so many of us only in the fleeting earlier phases of what in its totality is so degrading a poison.»
This religious quest results in centres holding courses entitled «The Journey», «The Homecoming», «The Circle of Fire», this latter being described as «a handrail into the mystery of becoming -LSB-...] a descent and an ascent».
In «The Mystery I'm Thankful For» (22 November) he describes himself as «an atheist with sympathies for the sacred character of human experience».
When GQ's Michal Hainey asked Rubio, in an interview released Monday, «How old do you think the Earth is,» the rising Republican star described the debate about the planet's age as «one of the great mysteries.»
The title of the first volume, The Sunday Philosophy Club, published in the United States in the fall of 2004, was initially the title of the series as well, and the front cover of the dust jacket described it as «An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery.»
Wiley describes his mystery wine as if he «just felt the up key» with it «going past the margins.»
Former Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Jamie O'Hara has been described as a serial cheater, after these images emerged of the lipstick - stained 27 - year - old leaving a nightclub at 3 am with two mystery women in tow.
Former Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Jamie O'Hara has been described as a serial cheater, after images emerged of the lipstick - stained 27 - year - old leaving a nightclub at 3 am with two mystery women in tow.
He argues for the importance of record, which he describes as:»... the bearer of mystery....
We don't know what it actually is, but for now people use the term dark energy as a placeholder to describe the attributes of this mystery.
UTHSCSA physiologist Arlan Richardson describes Muller as a «born - again» biogerontologist who believes that science can unravel the mysteries of old age.
Darwin described the creation of new species as the «mystery of mysteries».
This is, however, far from a complete explanation, and the Nobel prizewinning physicist Richard Feynman described the result as the «central mystery» of quantum physics.
Described in the current issue of the journal Nature, the find belongs to an extinct group of marine arthropods known as megacheirans (Greek for «large claws») and solves the long - standing mystery of where this group fits in the tree of life.
To add to its mystery P. otwayensis weaves highly stereotyped ladder - shaped webs, where they stand facing down after sunset, waiting for preys which will be caught by using the ladder as a trap — a behavior which was already described in detail by now retired arachnologist Mike Gray (Australian Museum) for the only known other species of this genus, P. carraensis.
Perhaps it is because of the disquieting features of all of these interpretations that noted physicist Richard Feynman described the double - slit experiment as the true mystery of quantum mechanics.
But residue analyses on pots found there may explain the mystery, as Peyronel and his colleagues described in a paper last year: The researchers found traces of wild plants often used for medicine, such as poppy for opium to dull pain, heliotrope to fight viral infections, and chamomile to reduce inflammation.
Many people see this as a deep mystery, remarking on the «unreasonable effectiveness» of mathematics in describing the Universe.
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, describes the doors as the last great mystery of the pyramid.
He moved to America for his postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School, where he met «the most important person for my scientific development,» Dr. Marc Kirschner, who described his former student as having «a competitive spirit toward solving the mysteries of science that does not contemplate failure to solve a problem.»
It will not solve the mystery of what goes on inside the black hole, but will at least verify one of the predictions enshrined in current theory: «General Relativity describes gravity as the geometry or curvature of spacetime.
John Mulchaey, acting director of Carnegie Observatories, part of the team of scientists that observed this particular FRB, has described the phenomenon as «one of the great mysteries of the Universe.»
Described as a a medical mystery psychological drama, the full cast includes Richard Armitage, Carrie - Anne Moss, Tyler Perry, Thomas Mann, Vincent Gale, Nicole LaPlaca, Navid Negahban, Agam Darshi, with an appearance by Jenny Slate
• At the top of this entry, I described Inside Llewyn Davis as devoid of «existential mystery,» though that is not quite true.
«Night Moves» (Dec. 5 at Northeastern Illinois University; www.chicagofilmsociety.org) The programmers at the Chicago Film Society are as droll as they come, describing this 1975 mystery thriller from director Arthur Penn as «more fun than watching paint dry.»
Henson Alternative is now launching its first feature film: The Happytime Murders, described as a neo-noir puppet crime comedy mystery film, taking place in a world where puppets co-exist with humans, but are seen as second - class citizens.
It is a gothic murder mystery, set in London in 1880, and described as being in the style of David Fincher's Se7en and James Watkins» The Woman in Black.
That's not to say that Mystery Men has nothing to offer: it features some nice comic book style production designs of a Gotham - like city that can be described as a mixture between the Batman movies and Metropolis, but reminded me more of the excellent Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Gibbons.
As absurd as it seems to invoke Agatha Christie to describe a movie propelled by searing profanity, graphic savagery and general depravity, «Free Fire» owes much of its parlor - game suspense to her cozily murder - minded mysterieAs absurd as it seems to invoke Agatha Christie to describe a movie propelled by searing profanity, graphic savagery and general depravity, «Free Fire» owes much of its parlor - game suspense to her cozily murder - minded mysterieas it seems to invoke Agatha Christie to describe a movie propelled by searing profanity, graphic savagery and general depravity, «Free Fire» owes much of its parlor - game suspense to her cozily murder - minded mysteries.
Why Marchal thinks the audience will be unaware of his intentions is a mystery, as the only possible outcome for the characters he has described is what occurs, and one can see it coming a mile away.
School funding is a mystery to most Texans and can be described as convoluted at best.
«I used to describe Louise Penny as a modern Agatha Christie, but she has developed the characters and dealt with issues of morality so well that she has truly moved beyond the mystery genre.»
Ellen Seltz writes good old - fashioned mysteries with a big shot of humor, described by one reviewer as «Dorothy L. Sayers having drinks with P.G. Wodehouse.»
In a historical mystery novel, I spend a bit of time describing clothing, interiors, and try to figure out smells as best I can.
My first book would be better described as «intrigue» rather than a classic «mystery.»
- Library Journal «In addition to providing a very good mystery, Winspear does a smashing job describing the bravery exhibited by everyday Britons as the fear of invasion becomes ever more real.»