Sentences with phrase «escaping from»

To prevent these Israelites from joining Egypt's enemies, fighting against the Egyptians, and escaping from the land, the Egyptians set taskmasters over them to oppress them with...

I know how painful escaping from an abusive relationship can be.

He was shot after escaping from jail and shooting a couple of men.

The soul was regarded as an indestructible entity, which had neither beginning nor end, but which migrated from one body to the next, without any way of escaping from the endless procession.

18 For they utter swelling expressions of no profit, and by the desires of the flesh and by loose habits they entice those who are just escaping from people who conduct themselves in error.

Vitality, Completeness, Fulfillment — these are not to be found among the immediate commonplaces of life, but in transcending them, or escaping from them, or in that peculiar form of excess: exceeding them.

The immigrating Catholics were also, in general, poor folk escaping from the hardships proper to lower social classes of Europe.

Berry begins his essay, «Writer and Region,» by praising Huck Finn for escaping from the stultifying «indoor piety» of Miss Watson to the secular adventures of the raft, the Mississippi and the out of doors.

Yet his commitment to his work may be a way of escaping genuine human commitments and of escaping from himself.

Life is one hard battle — and there's no walking off that battlefield, no escaping from that battlefield, no way out of this battlefield called life.

These cars are under water, and even those who survive the crash have difficulty escaping from the crowded cars.

They were also influenced by escaping from countries where the freedoms we enjoy today did not exist, and they were very careful to learn from the tyranny of the masses they had escaped from in creating a nation that would not end up the same way.

In the process of escaping from Czechoslovakia [Reitman left with his family in 1950], we spent some time on my uncle's farm in France, and I would put on these circus performances where I would get all the local kids to participate.

After escaping from what was then Czechoslovakia as a political refugee in 1986, Jiri Stejskal dreamed of starting a company that could foster better communication across cultures.

A backpacking trip through Asia — which involved being arrested in Burma and escaping from jail — had convinced him there was a segment of travellers who were being ignored by tourism trends of the era.

Long for new things, constantly discovering new interests, escaping from boring routines.

«A lady who escaped from North Korea and applied and one artist [a painter] still living in Syria in war were stories that stood out, because these women live or lived in danger and still longed for the same things we all do,» she adds.

If you must attend meetings, you need a strategy to escape from them at will.

One tribal elder, Juma Gul, told the Times that «the Taliban escaped from the area last night and left us to ISIS with our women and children... there was no resistance by the Taliban against ISIS, and local tribes had no way to fight them anymore, so we just escaped.»

He also wrote that his fellow libertarians were on a «fool's errand» trying to achieve their ends through political means: «In our time, the great task for libertarians is to find an escape from politics in all its forms — from the totalitarian and fundamentalist catastrophes to the unthinking demos that guides so - called «social democracy.»»

Others said they used their military service as an escape from pressures to conform within their communities.

Deep in the heart of California's desert, this secluded oasis promises escape from the heat with three splash - worthy pools.

Black holes are impossible to detect on their own because light can't escape from them.

The beauty of moonlighting with a startup is that it lets you test a business idea without jeopardizing your financial well - being, says Pamela Slim, business consultant and author of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.

«In reality, the vast majority of the source term will never escape from the ocean as air - borne particles,» Spriggs said.

Using pos is a great way to escape from the paper works.

Prince Charles said Weidenfeld «never forgot how Quakers had helped him to escape from Nazi Germany and who, even late into his life, facilitated the evacuation and re-settlement of Iraqi Christians from Mosul, fleeing the barbarism of Da'esh.»

Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches.

A Greek bank robber and an Albanian hitman successfully escaped from Greece's largest high security prison in Athens by air.

Methane escapes from permafrost.

During one of the violent periods of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) escaped from the neighboring Republic of Ireland's largest prison during a 1973 escape.

Payet, a convicted murderer, first escaped from prison in 2001.

Still, major engine failures in which debris escapes from the turbine's hardened exterior shield remain a risk in aviation that regulators and accident investigators have focused on, Wallace said.

They seek escape from daily life in a virtual - reality universe where players race to find a hidden secret.

Get warmed up by watching Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz, or YouTube the tour scene from So I Married an Axe Murderer.

A luxurious escape from the madness of the touristy parts of Whistler, the 77 suites at Nita Lake Lodge evoke sophisticated, mountain - town style, with high, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, and beautiful chalet - like balconies with gorgeous views.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches.

Tisch tells them the story of Frederick Cook's escape from the Virginia Tech massacre and then asks them to take his company seriously.

«I love plugging my earbuds in to escape from all the noise and distractions of the outside world, which is why I'm fascinated with Doppler Labs.

The company released its first theatrical film, Escape from Planet Earth, in February, which took in $ 57 million in the U.S. and Canada.

But on those dark days when you lack motivation — or when you're just wondering whether it's worth trying to escape from Cubicle Purgatory by starting something of your own — remember that you're trying to create something new, something better, something closer to the ultimate.

With it's pristine beaches and persistently pleasant climate, San Diego fits all of the classic you want in a sunny escape from the cold.

The cases of the Angola 5 — a group of men who failed to escape from the maximum - security prison and killed a guard in the process — have caught the attention of Louisiana lawmakers who are studying the costs of capital punishment in their state.

You feel as if you've temporarily escaped from so much of your life's stresses.

Undeterred, Hodgson, who described his product as a five - minute «escape from neurosis,» later appealed to Neiman Marcus and Doubleday stores.

A good book can be an escape from reality, an inciter of tears — or, for people intent on self - improvement — a sage tutor.

Jeff Bezos might find an escape from the stress of running the world's largest online retailer by retreating to his 12,000 - square - foot Beverly Hills mansion.

Movies were an escape from reality then as they are now, so FDR often enjoyed watching Mickey Mouse cartoons while in office.

Known by the nickname «El Licenciado,» a title for college graduates, he was long considered Guzman's right - hand man and helped him escape from Mexican prison in 2001.

- Shawn French of comic - book campaign Escape From Jesus Island Goal: $ 8,000, Raised: $ 15,899