Sentences with phrase «great expanse»

During the winter, the Kootenay Rockies offers some of the continent's finest powder skiing and snowboarding, along with great expanses of groomed cross-country trails.

You'll not only be amazed by how smart these creatures are, but also by how they communicate with each other over great expanses beneath the water's surface.

On Tues., Mar. 20th, during its full Executive Committee meeting, CB12 formally passed the resolution that sought to limit the New York City Economic Development Corporation's large - scale plan for rezoning great expanses of Inwood that would include high - rise, market - rate apartment buildings.

«Alternatively, they must swim ever greater expanses of open water to reach suitable land, or they must den on ice that may not be stable enough to survive the winter.»

With such a variety of destinations, all separated by great expanses of ocean, it can be difficult to decide on an itinerary.

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In 1912, the South Pole was the last great expanse of earth yet to be conquered by man, and so two opposing teams set out to rectify this, racing to become the first to plant their nation's flag: Captain Robert Falcon Scott of the British Royal Navy; and Roald Amundsen, a failed medical student from Norway.

If we move forward in the course of European history, we find that at the time when Spanish kings were trying to build their own empire, trees were cut down in Spain, also, to produce lumber for shipbuilding, and great expanses of forest were converted to pastureland.

My wife keeps shouting for God, the heavens shake, and a great expanse is parted while thousands escape into the Promised Land.

This is how we found ourselves, after a six hour drive from Albuquerque, pulling up to the great expanse just in time for sunset (and also dinner).

Instead it takes us to specific waypoints throughout the physical scales of the cosmos across 62 orders of magnitude, from the quantum building blocks of the subatomic world to realms in which entire planets are mere droplets of frozen minerals and onward into the greatest expanse yet discovered, in which entire galaxies swarm like glinting motes of dust against the cosmic horizon.

Most are in East Anglia, but other possible sites could be in the northwest, around the Ribble estuary and Morecambe Bay, which have the greatest expanse of salt marshes and mud flats in England.

It seemed eminently possible to Oren that the greatest expanse of rain forest in the world — and one that is rich in ground sloth fossils — could still harbor such beasts.

From the cramped corners of laboratories to the great expanses of the wild, experts are working as teammates with common goals.

Warm ocean waters that sucked the color and vigor from sweeping stretches of the world's greatest expanse of corals last month were driven by climate change, according to a new analysis by scientists, who are warning of worse impacts ahead.

«It's just you and the great expanse of water.

The great expanse of time and episodic nature that partially defines the series format allows Campion to work at once ambitiously and confidently.

Whoever dives into it, finds that an endless supply, as vast as the great expanse of the Cosmic Ocean....

In the great expanses of Montana, Harrison transports readers to a simpler but tougher place in «The Farmer's Daughter» and allows all his characters to explore their limits, their curious sexualities, and their courage when no one else is looking, which at times adds an unsettling quality to his stories.

You have a choice of flights that may take you over the splendour of uninhabited islands of the Buccaneer Archipelgo or the great expanse of the Prince Regent River or to numerous magnificent gorges.

A great expanse of rolled - out tarmac is almost uninterrupted by transport and finishes at Nyborg, where a bridge across the Great Belt, takes me to Copenhagen.

Since the coastal area has been developed to cater for tourism, the great expanse of accommodation on offer means that the tourist is spoilt for choice.

In between are a series of remote, wild, ragged cliff - lined beaches (the real thing), valleys, coastal forests, seaside villages and great expanses of undeveloped wilderness.

Sitting at the head of the Oslofjord, Norway's capital is hemmed in by nature, from the hilly environs to the north and the great expanse of its fjord to the south, the city can not escape its influence.

Long Beach, in Noordhoek, located on the Southern Peninsula of Cape Town, en route to Cape Point, is named as such for its great expanse and stretch, right through to...

A portion of the lanai has been enclosed to enhance and expand the living room and dining room space, while the solid lanai railing was opened to allow for a greater expanse of views.

Its borders were later expanded in 1992 to incorporate a greater expanse of marine reserve.

The great expanse of The Americas stretches from Canada in the north, to Chile and Argentina in the south, embracing three distinct yet equally beguiling continents: South America, Central America, and North America.

In a day you'll cover the great expanse of Lake Cootharaba, kayak on a channel carved out with water lilies either side of you, and once you hit the narrows of the Upper Noosa River you'll see yourself and the rest of the landscape reflected in the water like a mirror.

Forgetting the bland overarching narrative we are instead invited into several mini adventures spanning across multiple levels, these see random characters introduced who we simply follow for the level or a greater expanse of time and each are a joy to meet.

Abyss Gameworks have announced that their first - person exploration sci - fi epic, TARTARUS, is scheduled for launch into the great expanse that is the Steam Store on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

With enough room for three crew members, the ship provides the amenities needed for stints adrift in the great expanse without much pampering.

Players take on the role of Kratos and his son Artemus, as they go on a very personal family journey that spans the great expanse of mythical lore and the importance of a father and son relationship.

With Classic Attitude, Lundeberg absorbs the formal lessons of Henri Matisse and Josef Albers, then adds a South California twist that invokes the great expanse of the Pacific Coast, the majestic landscapes, and elegant architectural vistas were composed of forms remembered — things «imagined rather than «seen,»» as she stated later in life.

While driving in a 1950 Ford sedan, the 18 year old artist drew inspiration from dilapidated gas stations, billboards, and telephone poles cross the great expanse of the land.

The color of the iceberg, along with the great expanse of empty space underneath it, creates a foreboding presence.

So the mammals, now visible at the prow of the ships, being at a loss dived in the deep and not long afterwards they emerged astern and jetted water over a great expanse of sea.

Its great expanse of green space is a delight for an ecologist.

They said that the greater expanse of land in the northern hemisphere should respond more rapidly to temperature change, presumably leading to marked climate change.

Climate modellers differ over the fate of the great expanse of Arctic sea ice, which is about the size of the United States.

If a country can prove its continental shelf extends even further, it may be granted control of a greater expanse.

We're beginning to see companies further open doors in the way that more colours can be shown: quantum dot (or what Samsung calls SUHD) is one such technology, which supports a higher dynamic range (HDR), brighter output, and greater expanse of colours in LED / LCD TV options - almost to OLED levels.

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I have a great expanse of countertop (not complaining about that), but I'm constantly wiping off counters and noticing dust / stuff on them.