Sentences with phrase «dramatic changes in our world»

Indeed, we are living in an exciting time of dramatic changes in our world.

Ogbeh said: «I am in a bit of shock, but we are witnessing some very dramatic changes in the world and I think some of these things began many years ago.

These may be objects that have endured through ages or generations, the immutable remnants of previous times — much like the 11th - century relics found in St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore — or simple, timeless, constants occurring in nature in the face of radical and dramatic changes in the world they inhabit.

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Font is not the first to suggest dramatic changes — and he echoes the worries of many in the football world.

Still, passengers and regulators would have to become comfortable with the idea of nobody sitting in the cockpit, which would be a dramatic change from the current rules for much of the world, which require at least two people in the cockpit at all times.

The world is on the cusp of generational change in terms of leadership and technology, but must avoid the dangers of past such transitions, which resulted in dramatic wars and huge misery, Sir Bob Gel

What they're saying and what they argue is that the issue is that the demographics which are changing dramatically... You know the baby boomers aren't buying as much, the Millennial's don't have as much money, at least in the United States, but around the world even in China where we've had a dramatic reduction in the growth in population, we don't have the youth that's coming on in relationship with the accumulation of wealth that the previous generations have had.

Without a doubt, we are seeing the most dramatic change in buyer behaviors since post World War II.

It is always dangerous to try and pinpoint exact decisive moments in such massive changes, but surely one of the more dramatic ones was Pope John Paul II's 1993 pilgrimage to Denver, Colorado for the sole World Youth Day to date to have been held in these United States.

Devaluation is only the most dramatic measure in the World Bank's programme which is accompanied by other physical and financial policy changes.

«I believe that in these next two years, we're going to see something dramatic happen in the Middle East involving Israel that will change the course of history in the Middle East and impact the whole world,» he said.

This is the question whether what happened at the first Easter was an objective event in the external world or whether it was simply a change of mind, radical and dramatic but not necessarily sudden, on the part of the disciples.

Because Troeltsch, at the beginning of this century, was keenly aware of many trends that became apparent to most observers only at its end: the collapse of Eurocentrism; the perceived relativity of all historical events and knowledge (including scientific knowledge); an awareness that Christianity is relative to its Western, largely European history and environment; the emergence of a profound global pluralism; the central role of practice in theology; the growing impact of the social sciences on our view of the world and of ourselves; and dramatic changes in the role of religious institutions and religious thought.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

If this speculation has any validity, the dramatic change in attitudes toward the right to die may be part of a more general drift since World War II toward greater tolerance, as evidenced by an increase in respect for the civil liberties of «deviants» of both the «left» and the «right.»

If we really stop and look at the dramatic changes going on all over the world and in the US (demographics, ethnic population shifts, a new era in how people under 50 look at the world, etc.) it points to a need to focus more than ever on the centrality of Christ Jesus.

It is proven time and time again at Arsenal, including this season, that we will struggle to win the major honours unless there is dramatic changes in management at the club and the introduction of some truly world class players.

«This study demonstrates the negative impact of climate change, which may be more dramatic among the warmer and more populated areas of the planet, and in some cases disproportionately affect poorer regions of the world.

«The Lancet report underscores the terrible consequences for human health if we don't start reducing the dangerous carbon pollution fueling climate change — and dramatic benefits for people the world over from taking action now,» echoed Kim Knowlton, senior scientist and deputy director of the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a release.

The team, which reports its discoveries online today in Nature, points out that the split between early apes and Old World monkeys took place during a time of dramatic environmental, climatic, and tectonic changes in East Africa.

The shifting coastline is a sobering reminder that Greenland's ice sheet is changing, as well, in ways that could have dramatic consequences throughout the rest of the world.

The history of the world can be written as a history of hunger, famine, and a failed ability to find food in an environment that has become subject to dramatic weather change.

This may be easier for clients like Paltrow and her pal Madonna, who booked Anderson to help her get in shape for her Sticky & Sweet world tour, but Anderson says that anyone can see a dramatic change in her body if she does the right exercises.

Editor Jim Scott picked up best editing honours in the World Cinema Documentary category for his work on the Greenpeace doc How to Change the World, and The Witch, a Canada - US co-production about a family dealing with an eerie force in 1630s New England won U.S - based Robert Eggers the prize for best direction in the domestic dramatic category.

The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to: Sand Storm / Israel (Director & Screenwriter: Elite Zexer)-- When their entire lives are shattered, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way.

All the Money in the World won't change the world, but with its slow - burn dramatic intensity, all anchored by a trio of excellent performances, it's just the kind of grown - up movie to refresh your cinematic palWorld won't change the world, but with its slow - burn dramatic intensity, all anchored by a trio of excellent performances, it's just the kind of grown - up movie to refresh your cinematic palworld, but with its slow - burn dramatic intensity, all anchored by a trio of excellent performances, it's just the kind of grown - up movie to refresh your cinematic palette.

Directed by Joe Wright, Darkest Hour is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which Churchill's courage to lead changed the course of world history.

In a history of humankind, the twentieth century will be marked as a century of violence: the two world wars and hundreds of local and regional conflicts occurred in it, with dramatic change in a profile of those who suffer in wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the worlIn a history of humankind, the twentieth century will be marked as a century of violence: the two world wars and hundreds of local and regional conflicts occurred in it, with dramatic change in a profile of those who suffer in wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the worlin it, with dramatic change in a profile of those who suffer in wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the worlin a profile of those who suffer in wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the worlin wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the worlin some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the world.

It relies on the marvelous Our World in Data website for much of its data visualisation, which brings this dramatic change alive.

This dramatic change means increased opportunities for American teachers abroad — and, potentially, increased competition in the U.S. from a new demographic of English - fluent and cosmopolitan young people from all over the world.

Truth, Beauty, Goodness — what do they mean to young and old in a 21st century world experiencing dramatic technological and philosophical change?

In a single generation, the rise of Asia has precipitated a dramatic sea change in the world's economic and political orderIn a single generation, the rise of Asia has precipitated a dramatic sea change in the world's economic and political orderin the world's economic and political orders.

I'm seeing a sea change in the publishing world, a dramatic shift throughout the creator - to - consumer landscape.

While we may not see a dramatic change to the numbers today, rest assured by providing children with the education, resources and awareness we are empowering them to make a change in their world.

In 2011, following its merger with Iberia, the flag carrier of the United Kingdom and the founding member of the One World global airline introduced dramatic changes to its Executive Club program, creating a distinct reward currency, Avios.

A decade of tremendous change in the art world and beyond, the 1990s saw dramatic upheavals across all spheres, from the rising cultural dominance of grunge to the technological revolution introduced by the Internet — never mind the shifting of geopolitical borders following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavian Federation, and the brutal civil wars raging across Africa.

While the artists in «Without Boundary» were born in the Islamic world, and have their roots there, that world is undergoing dramatic change.

The exhibition focuses on some of the dramatic changes in British art in the wake of French Impressionism right through to the period just after the Second World War, and tells the stories behind some exceptional works of art.

I've been criticized by some environmentalists in recent years for writing that the long - term picture (more CO2 = warmer world = less ice = higher seas and lots of climatic and ecological changes) is the only aspect of human - caused global warming that is solidly established, and that efforts to link dramatic weather - related events to the human influence on climate could backfire should nature wiggle the other way for awhile.

As climate change leads to dramatic changes in the day to day weather patterns, with hurricanes and floods frequently headlining the news around the world, it makes you wonder why people are still turning a blind eye to this ginormous issue.

Yesterday the World Meteorological Organisation published its Annual Statement on the Climate, finding that «2013 once again demonstrated the dramatic impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and property in all parts of the planet» and that «many of the extreme events of 2013 were consistent with what we would expect as a result of human - induced climate change.»

I think we take the perspective that really getting the entire world on board to make the kind of dramatic changes we need is completely unprecedented, and with that comes enormous opportunity and a need for innovation not only in technology but the way we see ourselves as global citizens.

According to new climate modeling data, the Northern hemisphere's wind farms could see a dramatic downturn in productivity over the next hundred years, as climate change disrupts some of the key drivers that shape the world's wind patterns.

«These findings show that climate change can have dramatic effects on human societies and highlight the necessity to understand the effect of global warming on rainfall patterns in China and all over the world,» the authors write.

Glenn: You?ve written about your observation and lots of photographs in a dramatic book, Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World, released by the University of California Press.

Re-Publish.com Wind power could supply as much as 20 percent of the world's total electricity by 2030 due to dramatic cost reductions and pledges to curb climate change, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in a report released in Beijing on Tuesday.

This is a world where the clock is permanently set at two minutes to midnight, and where only a radical transformation of modern society (usually combining dramatic changes in personal behavior along with a heavy dose of state intervention) can save us.

Business Times Wind power could supply as much as 20 per cent of the world's total electricity by 2030 due to dramatic cost reductions and pledges to curb climate change, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in a report released in Beijing on Tuesday.

Reuters Wind power could supply as much as 20 percent of the world's total electricity by 2030 due to dramatic cost reductions and pledges to curb climate change, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in a report released in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Himalayan Times Wind power could supply as much as 20 percent of the world's total electricity by 2030 due to dramatic cost reductions and pledges to curb climate change, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in a report released in Beijing on Tuesday.