Sentences with phrase «great magnificence»

The whole process of the Animal Kingdom, starting with unicellular blobs and passing through insects, «fish», amphibians, reptiles and birds, culminates in mammals, and mammals carry us through primitive egg - layers and marsupials, to creatures of ever - greater magnificence and complexity, to the primates and then the apes, until the ladder finally ascends to wonderful, glorious, magical us.

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If by God's «glory» we understand a majestic court scene in which God is seated upon a great throne, lording it over the creation and gloating in his divine magnificence, then the phrase suggests ideas that are the exact opposite of the «Galilean vision» of the Love which is self - giving, gladly receptive, utterly ungrudging in generous openness to all that occurs in the created order.
Nevertheless he brought over a great part of his people to the true Catholic faith, and built a beautiful church on a scale of magnificence to the honour of our God, of the Holy Trinity.
Flying in provided jaw dropping views of the magnificence of the Great Salt Lake.
IT»S GOOD TO BE Apart from when some dullards moan that he's ineffectual, flatters to deceive and looks lazily uninterested, Arsenal's German playmaker doesn't so much receive rave reviews as love letters, great drooling odes to his languid, elegant, aesthetically pleasing, creative magnificence — sorry, we're getting carried away here!
«Ran» is a heroic saga of human destiny, a war movie with some of the greatest battle scenes in the history of the cinema, a costume drama of the utmost magnificence — and a crackling good samurai movie chock full of swordplay and palace intrigue.
Hamaguchi's skill and the unified magnificence of seemingly every actor in the ensemble, especially the main actresses, ensure that the film feels exactly pitched in the right way, making the most mundane exercises and casual conversations (especially during the absolutely extraordinary workshop and subsequent hangout sequences, probably the greatest stretch of filmmaking I've seen released in 2016) seem monumental.
This collection of Campbell's stories about Bacchus and his everyday exploits among humans epitomizes the artist's great skill in extracting magnificence from the quotidian and infusing outsize characters with quirky humanity.
Unlike The Dubliners, which is a bit top heavy with the outsized magnificence of «The Dead,» every story in Flannery O'Connor's collection Everything That Rises Must Converge is note - perfect, stunningly original and just flat - out great.
Sometimes it takes only a single visit to the local shelter to find out that cats and kittens are kept in such great conditions, that you ask yourself, «What can I provide a kitten with to overpower all this magnificence
The Great Indian Blog Train is here to showcase the bloggers around the world the magnificence & splendor of India.Travel blog & write all in the comfort of luxury trains.
After the scenic magnificence of the north Trondheim, comes almost as a welcome relief, so much of the old architecture has been preserved and the old quarter of the city, known as Bakklandet, is a great place to end a journey.
Has a great terrace with a splendid view out over the lagoon where you can have an aperitivo at sunset and experience the magnificence of Venice.
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