Sentences with phrase «impressed by the power»

«We were impressed by the power of the platform,» says SeatGeek co-founder Jack Groetzinger.

Most of us, I suspect, are impressed by the power of Whitehead's intellectual vision, and seek to make it more accessible and intelligible to colleagues in other fields (and to the educated public).

The Tablet could scarcely contain its glee over this apparent «abuse» publishing a piece by Gerald Renner, co-author of Vows of Silence, under the cover headline «Scandal of Father Maciel», and concluding its editorial «For too long the Vatican has been taken in by appearances, over — impressed by power and influence.

Ooguri says, «I was very impressed by the power of mathematics in discovering how the universe works.»

You're going to be impressed by the power and the features offered and love the fact this is a certified model that you'll be able to trust on the road.

When it originally came out, everyone was impressed by its power and straight line performance, but as seven years flew by and other monstrous creations came forward, they started to fade.

I was really impressed by the power and the torque of the engine but also by the set - up they achieved... The car is very pointed on the front and very fast to change direction».

Oliver Gavin made the trip to Le Mans from his home in the UK in a production Corvette ZR1 and was impressed by the power of the road car.

I was a bit disappointed by the RX 450h's fuel economy, but impressed by the power train's refinement, quiet operation, and available torque.

Third, I'm impressed by the power of Bayesian analysis.

But from that, I was impressed by the power of the Judge; I was impressed by the aura, the drama, the setting of the courtroom, and I was very impressed that the Judge could just resolve this whole thing.

«I am always impressed by the power of the experiential work to further awareness, self discovery and creativity.»

Not exact matches

Macron's enthusiastic persona and his image as a «winner» — having been elected with a 66 percent majority, followed by a landslide victory in parliamentary elections giving him full constitutional powers — has charmed and impressed Donald Trump.

Ms. Streisand says that she is also very, very impressed by «the overwhelming power of television.»

Among his companions from the scriptures are the pseudochristoi who, Christ says, will come «in my name» and will «lead you astray» -» the lawless one» (2 Thessalonians 2:10) who, by the power of Satan, will impress the faithful with false signs and wonders, offering «a strong delusion» to tempt «those who are perishing»; «Gog and Magog» who, under Satan's command, will gather the nations for the final battle with Christ (Revelation 20:2 - 10); the «beasts» of Revelation (16, 17, 19) that harken back to the «beasts» of Daniel (7); «the sons of Belial» (Deuteronomy 13:13 and passim) who are «base» or «worthless,» who practice idolatry, drunkenness, disrespect, evil speech, who are «empty men» (2 Chronicles 13:7); and the conspiring nations and rulers who take counsel against the Lord (Psalms 2:1 - 3).

To my mind, it accords better with what we know about the laws impressed upon matter by the Creator that the production and extinction of the past and present inhabitants of the world should have been due to secondary causes, like those determining the birth and death of the individual... There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been breathed into a few forms or into one...»

Newly received and accepted by the world of honest intellectual doubt and scientific achievement, the university theologian is understandably awed and impressed by the authority and, power of its reason and the meaningfulness of the worlds it has constructed.

There is, of course, no question but that many biblical authors were impressed by the great power of God to control what happens.

Perhaps we are more impressed by the problems of the world than by the power of God.

I know how exciting this must be to all the people who are impressed by the misdirection of power, wealth and devotion that Catholicism and Mormonism represent.

Some are most impressed by liberation movements and the new recognition of the liberating power of the gospel.

The old Romans used the letter v for the sound we denote by a w: so that Caesar's boast, Veni, vidi, vici, might still at that time have been pronounced wainy, weedy, weeky, which does not actually impress the ear with power; and that may explain why he had to cross the Rubicon.

Those who are excessively impressed by the academy, the editorial page of the New York Times, and powers claiming to control what are called the commanding heights of culture may think America is post-Christian.

Having attended middle school lessons at our school, and reviewed several students» Lesson Books, I am impressed by the focus on cultivating powers of observation and perception as a basis...

Having attended middle school lessons at our school, and reviewed several students» Lesson Books, I am impressed by the focus on cultivating powers of observation and perception as a basis for comprehending scientific principles.

10:32 - Nicola Blackwood, who rarely looks impressed, wants to know whether Boris has a «veto power», as reported by the Mail newspaper.

That ever - shrinking but always vocal constituency within the Labour party that is impressed by such a show of fundraising largesse would be well advised to stop for a moment, consider what tactics brought a dip in our membership, a loss of intellectual dexterity in power, & loss of trust & support among the wider public, & to not be jellylegged by the implied promises of favour from vested interests that such large donations are supposed to signify.

After the «People Powered» hustings on Tuesday it was clear that many were impressed by the eloquence and ability of the Labour candidate Naushabah Khan and that they were thoroughly underwhelmed by the real - life, live version of the UKIP demagogue Mark Reckless.

Many people may be impressed by the notion of a party prepared to foreswear the attractions of ministerial cars and salaries, just as the pollsters are prepared to speculate that the Lib Dems may, conceivably, hold the balance of power after the next election and find themselves able to dictate terms.

When we researched it, we were immediately impressed by the pneumatic Power Lift system on this hoop.

But one of the things that I have been very impressed by here is a lot of the stories of hope; many folks have traveled a long way to share what they are doing on a very local level to help combat climate change, and that's everything from, kind of, rural electrification in Africa and India, you know, bringing light to people who are still using dung or coal for cooking and heating and dying from indoor air pollution to, you know, major renewable energy projects, say, here in Denmark where they now get 20 percent of their electricity from wind power.

Impressed but still skeptical, the doubting Thomas professor demands proof of his interlocutor's divine power, which Klaatu delivers henceforth by causing civilization to stand still for an hour through the cessation of all electrical transmissions (except those where lives would be lost).

Seeking to impress both gods and humans, early state societies across the globe displayed their power by ritually killing human victims.

It's famous as a performance enhancing supplement used by Soviet Olympians back in the 1980s, who were so impressed with its energy boosting powers that they vowed to kept it hidden from Westerners, but even the Viking hordes took rhodiola rosea to become hardier warriors.

When it comes to its staying power, it stays good for 6 - 8 hours and after 8 hours also there was little fade of color due to the greasy food I was hogging that day I was totally impressed by its staying power.

I am impressed by the staying power, it has stayed well for over 12 hours during the period I tested.

As EliteSingles psychologist Salama Marine explains, «Sometimes when some people want to impress, they try to do everything in their power to look perfect, by saying yes to everything and never showing any disagreement.

Man, why don't you goose - step on down to the women and children over there and give them your little power trip, because they may be impressed by it, asshole!

It's not just that Sunday shows that he is simultaneously impressed and dismayed by his former pupil's success (a success that Sunday did just about everything in his power to prevent); it's also that Sunday's instant of recognition makes Brashear something of a spectacle and celebrity, a good man doing good work.

Impressed by Morg's efficient brutality, Galactus gave him unlimited cosmic powers and made him his new Herald.

Midnight Special (November 25, 2015) We don't have much to go on about this sci - fi film about a father and son on the run to hide the son's special powers, but it is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who thoroughly impressed with Take Shelter and Mud.

But with great leads, skillful direction, and solid supporting performances by Amy Adams, whose character represents the balance between her natural demeanor of kindness and the learned skills of a newfound disciplinarian, and Viola Davis, whose one powerhouse scene impressed enough to garner her an Academy Award nomination, Doubt still runs on all cylinders professionally in delivering a solid musing on the duplicitous power of faith and doubt, faith coming from the heart and doubt from the mind.

When we looked at Power Hover [$ 3.99] back in December of last year in our review, we were generally impressed by the fun arcade style hover - board action and beautiful cel - shaded visuals, even if there wasn't that much derivation from the enjoyable core gameplay at its heart.

We were less impressed by the electric - assist power steering, which offers no less than three different levels of effort, not one of which truly appeals.

I am very impressed by the engineering necessary to squeeze four seats, 11 airbags, toys like power windows and locks, and a working drivetrain into such a small vehicle.

Our annual Driver Power owner satisfaction survey shows that BMW customers are delighted by the handling of their cars, while their performance impresses owners enough to see the brand in fourth place out of 32 carmakers in the survey.

We were impressed by the engine, which delivers power and decent fuel economy.

In my previous time with the car out on the track, I was just as impressed by their stopping power when pushed fiercely.

With its impressive acceleration and powered by a 3.0 Liter 6 Cylinder that generates an impressive 230hp and paired with a 6 Speed Automatic transmission, our Rear Drive sedan will impress you with its dynamic personality.

A prototype 1 Series with the 1.5 litre three cylinder has been tested by Autocar and they were impressed by its perky performance, saying «there is little hint of lag, just a lovely linear flow of power.»