Sentences with phrase «hold back the water»

So once the Egyptian army stepped foot into the Red Sea, God was not able to hold back the waters any longer.

God's action in the miraculous Red Sea crossing was not in drowning the Egyptian army, but in holding back the waters for Israel as they passed through on dry land.

And yet, most of these same people would distance themselves from an interpretation of Scripture that required belief in a solid firmament that holds back the waters (Genesis 1:6 - 8) or a stationary earth (I Chronicles 16:30, Psalm 93:1).

Venice, Italy, decided to invest $ 5 billion ($ 6.4 billion) on tidal gates to hold back water, because the city sees its buildings as priceless, Kennel said.

Melting of ice shelves does not directly contribute to sea - level rise, but instead they hold back water frozen in the larger ice sheet that will cause sea levels to rise.

Low - lying Bangladesh is threatened by rising seas, but embankments built to hold back the waters may be doing more harm than good

The models could also be used to assess whether enormous manmade barriers outside various major cities would hold back water, and if they would make flooding worse in neighborhoods adjacent to the structures.

The findings raise fresh concerns about the potential health risks of the controversial Three Gorges Dam, which is set to start holding back water in 2003.

The researchers analyzed three main types of flooding controls — large storm - surge barriers of various types holding back water from New York Bay, building improvements only and a «hybrid approach» combining infrastructure improvements with small levees and beach fortifications.

Engineering projects to hold back the water are bold and may buy some time.

Whilst the Silver Dam may hold back the water from flooding the city, it certainly doesn't hold back the gas pedal.

but the dike doesn't really hold back the waters, the people who built it do.

A high percentage of existing dams merely hold back water and could be retrofitted to generate electricity, which should be considered instead of more wind projects.

Not exact matches

Speaking at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Cornyn and Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski warned the taxes could hold back investments in oil and gas infrastructure, alienate allies and water down the benefits of tax cuts and deregulation.

Seventy thousand people — enough to fill a small city — have been asked to evacuate areas that could be flooded by the nearly 11 billion gallons of water the dam holds back.

Even if it doesn't hold it all, he added, there will be plenty of time to release excess water back to the lagoon that will be relatively clean.

I went to his blog that he is trying to use to back his claims... it is full of apologetic crap that holds no water in the real world.

Wine glasses rested on the saturated wood dock, and we laughed, took pictures of the sunset, and I saw Megan looking longingly at the water, pulled towards and holding back, sitting on the edge.

Jesus, who was nailed on the cross after feeding five thousand other people from out of his ass, walking on water, bringing back a boy they KNEW was dead because he was rotting and shouting down every single saduccee and pharisee for praising their white - washed selves and holding salvation from the masses, who never took money for himself, who historically KNOWINGLY gave his life for the rest of humanity,... «did it for the good economic standing?»

As the person who is unwilling to take the plunge into the water will never learn to swim, so the man who holds back from commitment to the Christian heritage can not hope to learn what it means to live by Christian faith.

Romney was way out of touch with his own state, should held his party in right wing back water Texas, a state moving backwards not forwards.

We are speaking of something less like the erosion of an earthen dike so that it fails to hold the water back, than like the compression of a powerful spring so that it buckles to the side.

In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine all of the final dough ingredients, holding back a small amount of water.

Yolks are only about 1 tablespoon each, so you might just start by adding two additional yolks and holding back 1/4 cup water unless necessary to make a soft dough.

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook, combine all of the final dough ingredients except the soaker, holding back a small amount of the water.

I would really like to try this, the only thing holding me back is how to clean the shower plug hole / waste - pipe, as I don't think hot water would flush it all away — it's bound to cool down and solidify at some point, leaving the worry of blockage.

«After hauling back the gear and bringing the cod end on board, the fish are graded and then chilled in refrigerated sea water (RSW) holding tanks.

However, many prefer shots and shooters too horrid to down without holding the nose or throwing them back feverishly with a beer chaser or * gasp * water back.

Holding back a bit of the water would achieve the same goal too!

Indgredients 2 ripe bananas 8 soft medjool dates 1 egg / or 1 tbsp chia or flax seed in 3 tbsp water 1 cup rolled oats / spelt / barley (100 g) 3/4 cup toasted coconut flakes (45 g) 1/2 cup almonds / hazelnuts, chopped (75 g) 1/2 cup chopped pistachio (50 g) hold back 1/3 of it to top with 1/2 cup cranberries (50 g) 2 tbsp sesame seeds / poppy seeds Zest from 1 organic lemon 1 vanilla bean, scraped 1/4 - 1/2 tsp cardamom 1/2 cup white chocolate (50 g) if vegan use a vegan chocolate or leave out 1 tsp coconut oil A generous pinch of flaky sea salt

Basically, we hold back some of the pasta water (after cooking it) to use as an ingredient in the sauce.

Many an otherwise conservative fellow has found himself heedlessly following his fish downstream — laboring wildly along a gravel bar while up to the waist in icy water, body half buoyant, weightless feet feeling desperately for bottom, bucking rod held high and numbed hands working the reel with reverence to get back precious line.

A nuisance of mud and water would not hold back a German tide.

Yes he did hold a good position, but we are lucky because he has learned his trade on the continent, so knows how to act as a «water carrier» for our centre backs to for the defensive triangle.

Part of me thinks that AFC have put transfers on hold until they can raise more funds and go back with one last try for Lemar, I know it looks dead in the water because Monaco have raised their asking price but it might be the fact we do not have that money and without that money it is dead... but we get the money and it could be on again.

Placing baby's neck in the crook of your elbow, and your hand holding the back of one of his legs, gently lower him into the water.

Non-precipitating water conditioners tie up hard water minerals and hold them in solution, so the water remains clear, and the soils do not re-deposit back on the clothes.

Don't let hard water hold you back!

Hamster bags hold extra baby cargo while distributing added weight on the back of your stroller caused by a heavy diaper bag, shopping bags, water bottles, etc..

Babies are not yet equipped to hold their breath for long periods of time, put their head above water, or find their way back to the surface if they get too deep.

As you lower your baby into the bath, hold him firmly under his bottom with one hand and place your other arm under the back of his neck and shoulders, holding his head above the water.

I used a hand towel that I held under warm water, and then laid it on my son's stomach and warmed it back up as necessary.

State lawmakers have traveled back to Albany to hold the second of three scheduled hearings on water quality in New York.

Heastie then announced plans to hold hearings on water quality issues later next month as the scrutiny of the Cuomo administration's handling of Hoosick Falls water contamination intensifies with a Republican - backed congressional review as well.

In the report, Sir Michael also claims there is no evidence that sandbags work in holding back flood waters.

Students from the Hoosick Falls school district held their own press conference in February to request a new water system, which they feel is exactly what the town needs to bounce back.

It has a two - quart water tank and can hold 1.5 pounds of ice in its ice basket, so you won't have to run back and forth emptying and filling this ice maker!

«This could be simple things like water butts, plus porous driveways and balancing ponds to hold back excess water and drain it.»

Next door at Long Beach, water surged over the sand dunes holding back the sea and rose 5 to 10 feet high in the streets.

But since 2001 there has been less water vapor in a narrow, lower band of the stratosphere thanks to cooler temperatures in the tropopause, and that may just be holding back global warming at ground level, according to new research published online in Science on January 28.