Sentences with phrase «known scourge»

Poison ivy is a well - known scourge for those who spend time outdoors in the summer.

To explore the health consequences of quorum sensing in the crypts, the researchers introduced into the flow a molecule that acts as an antagonist to turn off quorum sensing in chambers colonized by the well - known scourge of hospitals, methicillin - resistant S. aureus, or MRSA.

Not exact matches

No, it's not mad science — it's an effort to combat the Zika virus scourge.

Rather than looking at corporate work as the evil scourge of the earth (though you certainly want to make sure your personal values align with an organization's corporate values), riding the elevator to the 11th floor every day may be exactly where God needs you to develop your spiritual character, your gifts and to reach those who are broken, empty and living without knowing their Savior.

God or no god, organized religion in any form is the scourge of the earth.

The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges: the pox and Christianity.

Christ is no longer the God who took on human flesh that he might be scourged and scorned, and so bring the body into glory.

This Same man is the man that performed miracles, taught love and forgiveness and when he was beaten, spat upon, scourged and then crucified for who he was he simply said «Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.»

That is in part why I know that the world would be a far better place if we could rid it of this scourge.

Some of the more notable of these expressions of discontent include the American [Know Nothing] Party, founded in the decade before the Civil War to counter the influence of immigrants; the Prohibition Party, founded after the Civil War to rid America of the scourge of demon rum; the Populist Party of the 1890s, which sought to remedy the lot of debtor farmers; and, in this century, the pro-segregation States» Rights Party of 1948.

We do not know where the scourge will halt.

Why allow Hagar and Ishmael to live when he should have known what a scourge on humanity their movement would inspire?

Or perhaps your faith is not really up to snuff and you know that so you do not pray to end these human scourges but instead only come up with your usual wimpy statements and name calling.

Or perhaps your faith is not really up to snuff and you know that so you do not prat to end these human scourges but instead only come up with your usual wimpy statements and name calling.

He knew that vitamin A deficiency was a scourge of rice dependent countries, as rice contains no vitamin A in its grains.

Watford have been awkward customers in years gone by, and have been known to cause the odd upset, I'm sure many of us remember the scourge of Mo Johnston.

As we all know, the greatest scourge facing today's youth is not the prospect of global climate change, or the faltering economy they're likely to inherit: it's the chance that they might cast their delicate eyeballs in the direction of a TV or computer screen.

That Harlem was the only stop the cyclists made in New York City was a fact not lost on those in attendance, as the neighborhood knows well the scourge of gun violence.

«I think it's a major step forward in our state to deal with the scourge of sexual harassment that we all know has been going on for a long time,» Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D - Brooklyn) said.

Cuomo: «The scourge of harassment and discrimination against transgender individuals is well - known — and has also gone largely unanswered for too long.»

Everyone I know is willing to spend significant amounts of money to alleviate the scourge of addiction.

«The scourge of harassment and discrimination against transgender individuals is well - known — and has also gone largely unanswered for too long,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Health ministers from the World Health Organization's (WHO's) 193 member states will next week debate when to destroy the two last known remaining stocks of the virus that causes smallpox, a scourge that was eradicated in 1980.

We all know how Bill Gates reinvented the fight against scourges from AIDS to hunger.

For thousands of years, Mother Nature has taken the blame for tremendous human suffering caused by massive flooding along the Yellow River, long known in China as the «River of Sorrow» and «Scourge of the Sons of Han.»

They quickly ruled out the scourge's most likely source: a bacterium known to cause jaundice, as it wasn't found in any of the dead otters.

No, you are not likely to know what they are because, as one expert puts it, we're talking about «one of humanity's most widespread but hidden scourges».

Most importantly these were bred to resist the fungal scourge known as rust.

I know some of us think glitter is the ultimate crafting supply and others think it's the crafting scourge, but we're celebrating all things glitter and sparkly today.

Their enemies - now called the Black Dragon Clan - are lead by «a supernatural scourge» known as Skullmageddon.

Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge, a dangerous drug called «Slo - Mo,» and the sadistic crime boss Ma - Ma (Headey) who is using it to take over the city.

«These heartbreaking deaths reinforce our determination to rid London's streets of this scourge, and I know that the Met police are urgently working to bring those responsible for these horrific acts of violence to justice.

He knows that means the Scourge can't hurt her while she gathers fresh water for her people.

Emil knows this all too well.Ever since he was a child, he's been on the run, trying his best to hide who he is — an Abnormal; an ordinary person gifted with superhuman abilities.Abnormals are considered the scourge of the earth.

It's fantastic to know that we didn't have a flea problem during a summer when they were to be predicted to be a scourge - and we just sprayed a natural formula on them every other day.

By now, almost everyone knows about the spreading scourge of «Basic Economy» airfares on the US3 legacy carriers.

As soon as you finish playing the tutorial, you will have played enough to know that Scourge: Outbreak was indeed inspired by many great recent games, but it does not deliver the functionality which made those other games stand out.

Of course, as any war hero worth their weight in shell casings knows, cooperatively mowing down the scourge of the universe with all manner of machine guns and laser beams is far more gratifying with a buddy by your side.

A major work in the show here, the three - hour video «Eastern Sports,» is a collaboration with the artist Jayson Musson (known for his invention of the alter - ego art - world scourge Hennessy Youngman).

Higher density sources of fuel such as coal and natural gas utilized in centrally - produced power stations actually improve the environmental footprint of the poorest nations while at the same time lifting people from the scourge of poverty... Developing countries in Asia already burn more than twice the coal that North America does, and that discrepancy will continue to expand... So, downward adjustments to North American coal use will have virtually no effect on global CO2 emissions (or the climate), no matter how sensitive one thinks the climate system might be to the extra CO2 we are putting back into the atmosphere.

I fear that the «spin» is a juggernaut that can't be stopped few know or care about the details of this subject I live in a highly affluent urban area, cheek to jowl with a major science oriented university I know no one who doubts the «consensus» the «man as scourge of nature» religion rules few are a aware of the hiatus, those that are consider it Koch and fossil fuel industry propaganda sigh... the voices here are, for me, a glimpse of light and reason I guess we are about to endure a media barrage thanks Dr. Curry, I'll re-read this post once in awhile during the blitz

Did you know that you can protect yourself against this scourge, usually for just pennies a day?