Sentences with phrase «great events it describes»

But the Bible is full of visual imagery — and for centuries many illiterate people have come to know and love God through mentally picturing the great events it describes.

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«It is certain to be an event you won't want to miss,» Lampkin, who describes himself as a founding member of Great America Committee, writes in the email.

One of our greatest difficulties in preaching today comes from the widespread notion that in Jesus Christ, and indeed in all situations where God is believed to be especially «at work,» we have what is often described as an «intrusion» from outside the world into the order of events with which we are commonly familiar.

The process - relational model of God as the most extensive exemplification of primordial creativity, with every worldly occasion in its own process of becoming; the process - relational concept of God as the principle of order channeling the world's becoming toward ever richer and more harmonious experience (the primordial nature); and the process - relational concept of God's preservation of every worldly occasion in God's own everlasting becoming (the consequent nature), with each such occasion evaluated and positioned for its greatest possible contribution to the divine life — these perspectives on divine reality which process - relational thought claims to find exemplified in the very nature of things are separately and together congruent with and supportive of the biblical images and events which describe the «already» in inaugurated eschatology.»

This «great historic event,» as Barth described it, was to be their last encounter.

There will be a three day event in Falkirk stadium 15th - 17th June which he described as «a wonderful privilege; I'm looking forward to it and just praying that God will do a great and mighty work».

«Faith — our attitude in the presence of someone, or some event, whose goodness and greatness and wonder is greater than we can fully grasp, describe or explain»

There was a time, not long ago, where the marathon was an event that was dominated by runners who would often be described as «strong, having great endurance and staying power», which was basically a euphemism (in many cases) for saying they lacked the basic speed necessary to be a great track runner.

«Continued unemployment and the growing gap between the rich and the poor are the greatest threats to our prosperity,» said Quinn, who is widely expected to run for mayor, in a speech in Midtown at an Association for Better New York event, where she unveiled what she described as «concrete and immediate steps we can take to create jobs today and strengthen our economy for years to come.»

Dr Danaa in his address described the launch of the Braille version of the manifesto as a great event in the country.

Researchers describe the findings as evidence that the «backflow» event was of far greater size and influence than previously thought.

This is how Hartmut Michel starts his 2015 lecture in Lindau, describing the Great Oxygenation Event, or GOE.

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and his team of set designers have taken great care in recreating the Norwegian base camp and following the frightful events just as they had been described in the previous film.

In describing what will transpire at the fourth annual Br!NK New Play Festival, Renaissance Theatreworks» Izetta Rees announces that the event «will tour the full - length staged readings of Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven (by Reina Hardy) and The Endurance of Light (by Amanda Petefisch - Schrag) to various Greater Milwaukee area locations... with the Festival Weekend held at the Broadway Theatre Center.»

Download «Detective Pikachu: Episode Zero — Eevee's Case,» a colorful short story written by the great Detective Pikachu himself that describes the events just prior to the start of the game.

I like the way Dr Will Thalheimer moves on from this and describes how to increase retention with spaced learning events, repetition and practice — all great techniques for combatting the tendency to forget.

Bentley — vintage sportscar — A look behind the legend of Le Mans / Rolls Royce Alpine Eagle — Tom Threlfall describes Sir Henry's 1914 classic / A day in the park — Our event at Wellington Park was a great success / Jowett: the early years — M.W - W.

My great - great - great - grandparents Perry and Welmett Wilson had followed the Southern Road to California in the 1850s, at roughly the same time as the events described in Blood Meridian, in which a band of American scalpers go marauding through far West Texas, northern Mexico and the Arizona territories.

This novella gives us a great view into GySgt Bobbie Draper, one of my favorite Expanse characters, and her life at home on Mars following the events described in Caliban's War.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

The event I am about to describe is no longer active, but I thought to share with you some of the fun ways this P2P lender gets the word out on their great services.

Taking place before the events of Mass Effect 2 the game will center on Jacob Taylor, described as, «a biotic - powered super-soldier who stumbles across a plot to terrorize civilization's greatest beacon of hope.»

Download «Detective Pikachu: Episode Zero — Eevee's Case,» a colorful short story written by the great Detective Pikachu himself that describes the events just prior to the start of the game.

Both also describe an outstanding event in the late 1960s early 1970s where a region of very low salinity was observed (known as «the Great Salinity Anomaly» — GSA).

However, their use requires great care, as such documents may be biased towards describing only the more extreme events, and are, in certain cases, prone to the use of inconsistent language between different writers and different epochs, and to errors in dating.

Something like an extreme cold event related to sea ice loss obviously can not described in this way — it is a great example of a highly non-linear mechanism.

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Summit focuses on current events and disruptive trends, Launch is the self - described «world's greatest startup competition,» the Entrepreneur Expo highlights the big names that sponsor the Launch competition, Founders House has VIP invite - only talks with creators and leaders, and Awards is, of course, awards.

Across the newspapers over the period which was analysed, the great majority of writers of comment and opinion pieces accepted the truth of the material in the Report, welcomed the bringing to light of the events described, supported the idea of a formal apology and were critical, often scathingly, of the Prime Minister when it was not given.

Furthermore, in a related vein, Pyszczynski and Greenberg (1987) describe what they refer to as the depressive self - focusing style of individuals whose self - focus is much greater when negative events are salient, than when positive events are.

Watson Realty broker / owner Fernando Frias described the event in his blog: «The weather was great... the kids, both on the float and on the street, had a great time.»