Sentences with phrase «large portions»

J Vernon Magee tells a beautiful story about a Man who hands his son over to a another Man who impales his son, turns his insides out, and pulls large portions out of his gut.

As a result, large portions of the pastoral epistles tackle the mounting logistical challenges of caring for so many unmarried women.

If your congregation has been relatively socioeconomically homogeneous and isolated from the effects of poverty you have likely developed a theological frame of reference that has excluded large portions of Scripture that address issues of poverty.

Oh sure, they may talk a lot about the Bible, and may even memorize large portions of it, but attempting actually learning what those passages mean is frowned upon.

I've read large portions of the Bible.

Third, the implementation of free trade policies based on the idea that specialization furthers growth and appeal to fallacious interpretations of the principle of comparative advantage have left large portions of the Third World unable to feed themselves.

About these monks it is said that they were people of great faith, well versed in the Scriptures, large portions of which they knew by heart, fervent in prayer, gentle and humble in manner, full of the love of God on the one hand, and love to their neighbour and all humankind on the other.

The Pharisees memorized large portions of scripture, but didn't understand that they were about Jesus.

This theological picture can be found in large portions of the Old Testament, in the Pentateuch, the prophets, the Deuteronomic writers, and the Psalms.

If the human stream of occasions of dominating awareness is to be influenced by many regions of the brain at once, and is in turn to exercise control over many such regions, it must be directly in touch (both spatially and temporally) with large portions of the brain.

Large portions are Christians but thay are all over the map as far as theology.

Many local Christians fled their communities when the radical Islamic group took over large portions of Iraq and Syria, abandoning their homes — many of which were ransacked, fell into disrepair or destroyed.

Teachings about the Trinity, the Incarnation, and so forth that have not only been grounded in large portions of Scripture but have also been accepted by the vast majority of Christians in history — those we can pretty much give our lives to.

We tend to give preeminence to the evangelical tradition, large portions of which happen to be teachings the vast majority of Christians abide by.

The wealthy own large portions of oil stocks and are heavily dependent upon consumption of gasoline for their continued wealth.

The fact that many false religions have spread over large portions of the earth like wild - fire had some weight with me.

Large portions of the Catholic laity, flushed with a sense of unbounded freedom, stopped going to confession and Sunday Mass..

Was Boz simply trying to point out that there are negative side effects to building the internet, which is essentially what Facebook has become to large portions of the world?

Marketing is all about reaching your consumers, and, chances are, your potential customers spend large portions of their days immersed in their mobile devices.

We've transformed from cities where machines once hummed and large portions of the population worked for Kodak, Xerox, and Bethlehem Steel in Lackawanna, to cities where technology, medicine, packaging and software development are the drivers of our economy.

Under the National Housing Act Mortgage - Backed Securities (NHA MBS) program, banks have been able to securitize large portions of the mortgages they carry on their books.

With only 17,000,000 in supply, selling such large portions during volatile periods hurt everyone.

Large portions of the articulate class consider most of the people involved in these pursuits to be autistic.

In 2011, several groups received donations which comprise large portions of their operating revenue.

«Things that affect large portions of the [employee] population really affect small - and medium - sized businesses more than large businesses,» says Al Berman, executive director of DRII, The Institute for Continuity Management, a New York City - based organization that certifies businesses in contingency planning.

The most prominent hazard in this category is communicable diseases such as colds and the flu, and the reason they can knock out such large portions of your workforce depends partly on our society's working culture.

Ride - hailing services are angling to take over large portions of daily commutes.They're poised to become cheaper options for commuters to take advantage of, both through lower direct rates in markets where regulators are cutting fees, and through the use of pretax dollars, which could save consumers up to 30 % per ride - hailing trip.

The Great Barrier Reef is so large it can be seen from space, but large portions of the reef have been devastated or killed by bleaching events.

The problem, according to the plan's critics, is that financial entities such as private - equity, venture capital and hedge funds are all partnerships whose wealthy partners would see substantial tax savings on large portions of their income unless congressional tax writers find a way to exclude them.

As an insider I can tell you that a large portion of VCs don't like interacting with LPs.

But it might also be a boon for competitor Alphabet, which controls a large portion of publisher advertising revenue through its Google DoubleClick service.

That means that a large portion of your next workers might just have some added cushioning, courtesy of Mom and Dad, that most of Gen X did not.

A larger portion of airline profits are thanks to checked baggage and other fees, according to a forecast from consulting firm Ideaworks.

Additionally, pay attention to multimedia because video clips, GIFs, and images now make a large portion of an entire Facebook content.

By sequencing a large portion of the population and finding the links between those conditions and particular genetic indicator, the company hopes to be able develop more effective treatments.

Who could have predicted the stock market crash that wiped out a large portion of our customer base?

Japan franchisees tried to downsize the company's flagship Footlong sandwich on the theory that local customers weren't interested in larger portions.

For instance, right now a large portion of the United States is suffering through extreme winter weather.

Currently, sales reps spend a large portion of their time doing everything but selling.

Due to the shock of the reunion, a large portion of the infrastructure of volunteering (e.g. sports clubs associated with firms) collapsed and people randomly lost their opportunities for volunteering.

But it is still a very large portion of the venture capital scene in Canada,» he says, noting early - stage fundraising is half what it was in the 1990s and early 2000s.

A large portion of underwriting is in operations — overhead, personnel, etc..

It drives loyalty by regularly letting its employees (a large portion of them Millennials) decide to which charity organizations Acuity will donate its millions.

In this way, former medium - sized drinkers can move up to the large portion and still not have the guilt of having the jumbo size.

«But if your efforts are driving the business, you should share in a larger portion of the benefits.»

Internet spending during the November - December holiday season in the U.S. is projected to reach about $ 107 billion this year, more than 11 percent of total holiday retail sales — the largest portion ever, according to EMarketer Inc..

«Within weeks we will be expanding into the next 905 sq ft bay, adding another 42 seats... Being creative and showing people that eating healthy can work and tastes great, we will be taking a larger portion of the fast food market.»

From Barack Obama to Justin Trudeau, many politicians are promoting a middle class economic vision, where a larger portion of economic growth is captured by those of average income.

The new numbers from the agency show that these companies that outsource IT roles do make up a large portion of the H - 1B visas issued, according to analysis by Quartz.

Until now, Gerardo was able to deduct a large portion of those expenses from his taxes because of a medical - expense deduction that is slated for elimination under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, released on Nov. 2.