Sentences with phrase «fig leaf from»

Still, it was an unexpected fig leaf from a man who last year traded barbs with Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney over his calls for better bank regulation in order to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis.

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Mat 24:32 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; Mat 24:33 even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

32 «Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

Like the cursed fig tree withered from leaf to root in Mark's passion narrative, the infertility that plagues Atwood's dystopia is a prophetic sign of the withering of a whole culture.

When they sinned, they tried to take the leaves from the fig tree (the tree they ate from) to cover themselves.

Here is the way I see it.The first thing God did for mankind, after they sinned but before He ejected them from Paradise, was to get rid of their fig leaf underwear and make them some new clothing.

«Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

We see a raising of his head in expectation, his hand pointing to the leaves bursting from a nearby fig tree.

Then Jesus, in finding the tree merely in leaf, uttered not a curse but a prediction: «No one will eat fruit from you again» because the end - times will be upon us even before those figs become ripe.10

superiority stemming from the need to orient oneself and to change the fig leaves that are never enough to cover our universal sense of shame is what is divisive.

But they also know that Labour is not ready to accept that, and this latest push from within the party is nothing more than a fig leaf.

(B) Numbers of incompatible branches (out of 45 internal), at different support thresholds, with the ExaML TENT tree, ordered left to right from most to least compatible (expanded analysis in fig.

Italian docs strip for money Maybe U.K. physicists should take a page (but not a fig leaf) from staffers at the Pascale Foundation, a cancer research institute in Naples, who shed their clothing for a new calendar designed to raise money for their research.

From the delicate, ladder - like growth of my sweet - scented jasmine to the sprawling large - leaved fig, all my plants have climbed, crept and catapulted their leafy arms toward every window.

If you use an unripened banana and still crave a touch more sweetness, add a few dates, figs or even two stevia leaves from the garden!

Conventional treatment uses medicines and insulin shots as a way to bring high blood sugar «under control», but researchers from Spain suggest fig leaves as a natural remedy.

Believe it or not I still had some left over from the Paleo Fig Newton Bites from the other day.

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How will we know whether the evaluation is sufficiently tough, or whether it becomes a fig leaf for backing away from more painful measures?

«The fig leaf of «parental choice», «school autonomy» and «raising standards» has finally been dropped and the government's real agenda has been laid bare — all schools removed from collaborative structures within a local authority family of schools, all schools instead run by remote academy trusts, unaccountable to parents, staff or local communities.»

Some veterinarians say fig leaves aren't toxic for dogs, however, the sap in fig leaves can cause allergic reactions and rashes in humans, so I would keep my dogs away from the tree.

Only recently, before restoration, textbooks still showed Masaccio's Adam expelled from Paradise with a fig leaf covering his penis.

A leaf punctures a fig to give it a tongue, a fountain of blood spurts from a splitting fruit to release its painful climax; these are a few of the scenes from recent paintings that achieve this slow, tense read.

The artist describes the exhibition and the title as follows: «The word mercy is so all - embracing that talking about it would take the force from it — the fig leaf falls from the loins and the remaining does not matter.

The pollies got what they wanted from the scientists — a fig leaf of a reason to oppress their population yet further with taxation and control — and have ignored the science ever since.

-- didn't I tell you HotWhopper just loves my stuff?!!!] at language from the gutter [a sensitive issue here since it involves a lady, and everything (and we all have had some episodes in our past, I dare muse, that — shall we say — benefit from the application of one or more, memory - gap, figurative, fig - leaf pasties), but I sense that HotWhopper speaks with real authority here, and (unlike your typical hive, B. S. - er type) can truly appreciate and savor the fine points that separate «good» gutter - language from «not - so - good» gutter - language)... but [ah!

But, as long as they hold the reins of finance and minds of mindless potliticians looking for a clue or excuse, they will continue to receive the Judus Geld from the politicos for providing them with the fig leaf justification for their actions.

Perhaps legal correspondents prefer to pick over testimony from the glamorous Leveson Inquiry as opposed to complicated government proposals involving clunky phrases — some would say fig leaves — like «Closed Material Procedure» and «Special Advocate».

«Every element of the brand has been inspired by the world of fashion, from the PROPER ATTIRE TM brand name, and the chic packaging created by designers, to the fig leaf logo showcasing clothing in its most primitive form.»

☺️ I got a $ 3 fig from Home Depot which had just 2 leaves remaining.

My husband had moved the Fiddle Leaf Fig from where I had left it to the back corner of the yard when our helpers started digging out the patio.

They can get quite dusty and then the leaves can't absorb the nutrients from the sun so I take a wet paper towel and wipe down each leaf (and talk to my fig tree while I do it telling it how beautiful it is).

I have two fiddle leaf figs, got them from Amazon a couple of years ago for $ 7 / each.

Begin to braid the loaf from left to right, tucking in dollops of the fig jam, the figs and prosciutto as you go, continuing down to the end of the braid.

The fiddle leaf fig I actually bought online from Home Depot online, after I couldn't find one in person anywhere.

I just recently bought this fiddle leaf fig bush from Home Depot and couldn't have been happier with how it arrived.

A fiddle leaf fig tree from Zimlich adds life to the space.

I ordered a fiddle leaf fig from Home Depot also and mine has done great!

You have fun with your festive displays, strategically straying from convention with unexpected elements like a fiddle - leaf fig tree (evergreens are unnecessary, anyway!)

(Cheryl wrote a great post about how to propagate fiddle leaf fig trees from a leaf.