Sentences with phrase «life figures such»

Over the course of 13 months, Marshall sought to create unity in a chaotic China, prevent a Communist takeover and work with larger - than - life figures such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Chiang Kai - shek and Madame Chiang.

Not exact matches

More than 26 million people tuned in to watch the Grammys on a night touting highly - anticipated live performances from pop stars such as Beyoncé and Adele, according to Nielsen figures reported by CBS.

As such, it behooves the majority owners of each carrier to put aside their differences regarding control of the merged company and figure out something that they can live with.

In reference to non-historical figures, Gary Habermas states «In each of these cases we find numerous problems such as a decided lack of historical data, reports that are far too late or stories about mythical personages who never lived.»

He was challenged on his show in 2007 by Father Tom Euteneuer of Human Life International, who observed that such a position emanating from a public figure technically fulfilled the requirements for something called heresy.

Drawing on the wisdom of thinkers as diverse as St. Augustine and Leon Kass, and on the common sense of such figures as Charlie Brown and former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski, Schall wittily argues that «unserious activities» help make human life worth living.

It might not have influenced him, but it situates him in a particular era in the history of silliness, with the 1890s still an incense - drowned memory, and such figures as Baron Corvo — whom Williams quotes with approval more than once in his writings — hovering on the borders of literary life.

Because he is a religious authority figure, people spontaneously project on him a rich variety of associations from their early life, including powerful feelings about such matters as God, heaven, hell, sex, parents, Sunday school, death, sin, and guilt.

In later chansons de geste, however» such as Les Quatre Filz Aymon, Enfances Roland, and Entrée en Espagne» the details of Roland's earlier life were filled in, with a variety of fanciful elements becoming ever more prominent features of the narrative, and it was not long before the real Roland (such as he was) had all but disappeared behind the more resplendent figure of the hero of legend.

A personal god was nothing more than an exalted father - figure: desire for such a deity sprang from infantile yearnings for a powerful, protective father, for justice and fairness and for life to go on forever.

Such a figure shows our God as a life - giver and cultivator.

Hannah More's life was a long and varied one, peopled with figures such as Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, Horace Walpole, and Edmund Burke, all of whom counted her a friend and peer.

Besides being explanatory models of the phenomena of life, they also provided personality figures with whom ancient man could identify in the variety of human experience, such as wonder, despair, joy, sorrow.

I have witnessed that in single parent families where the single parent is a mom, the male children gravitate towards and emulate prominent male figures in their lives such as an Uncle or male family friend.

Critical thinker, You study a little science and suddenly you feel you have it figured out, Your meaning of life and the after life is based on other men's hypotheses, Yet it makes such good sense to you that you make a life choice based on it, then you stand up and criticize a person whose made a life choice based on A holy Book written 2000 years ago, When it comes down to it how are you any different, Your choices based on science which changes daily and theirs on the prophets.

While Brock found images of redemption in Scripture, New Testament scholar Gail Paterson Corrington found hers in pre-Christian figures such as Isis and Sophia, ancient female divinities whose legacy lives on in apocryphal literature in the figure of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

It's only natural to want to figure out the hows and whys of such a huge life event!

Even educational programs aren't as enriching as real - life activities, such as figuring out how a toy works, playing games, or singing songs together.

During my first pregnancy, my husband and I lived in such a tiny house, and we were on a super tight budget, so figuring out what was actually necessary for baby was crucial.

That's because we've figured out how to prevent death from infectious diseases with such success, that people get to live longer and die from heart failure.

Before going for any life insurance, estimate your expenses by figuring out the amount of money that will be needed for your family, such as expenses for housekeeping, childcare, cooking, etc..

While it is absolutely true that ongoing stress is bad for a baby's brain, the stress that is shown to cause developmental problems is the chronic stress suffered by babies who are abused or neglected, or void of any parental figure in their life (such as babies born in orphanages in China).

When a troubled teen fails to respond to outpatient treatment or efforts by the authority figures in his life, it may be time to consider a more intensive program such as a therapeutic boarding school.

Such facilities are usually a last resort for parents whose teens have been unable or unwilling to respond to outpatient efforts by the authority figures in their lives.

The Rev. Charles Coverdale, the pastor of the church and Family Community Life Center chairman, said such a figure would kill the project.

With stories in the media about authority figures such as volunteers, officials, parents and schools stopping people from taking risks because they fear legal liability or being tied up in red - tape, there is a perception that health and safety has become a barrier to our lives.

Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire in the Blood is the never - before - told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop «the Crime of the Century» and save millions of lives in the process.

In addition to representing Shkreli, who bragged about inflating the cost of a life - saving AIDS drug, Brafman has defended such people as Sammy (the Bull) Gravano and other notorious mob figures, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss - Kahn, who was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, accused pedophile pop star Michael Jackson and convicted ex-state Sen. Carl Kruger.

Ghaemi details «case studies» wherein he examines respected political figures — such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy — who lived with depression or mania, or both, and argues that these qualities enhanced their leadership skills.

Nowadays, says Julie Willems Van Dijk, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute who helps county leaders figure out what to do with the data, public health officials also monitor quality of life and trends in chronic, noncommunicative disorders, such as depression, diabetes and heart disease.

At Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar, science is bringing a new life to the ancient bloodlines of Arabian horses — the breed that carried historical figures such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and George Washington.

Able to soar above trees or maneuver around obstacles, such a robot, Wood figured, could gather secret information for military missions or monitor hazardous environments without risking human lives.

Such non-structural measures already in place in Japan were quite effective and meant that tsunami casualty figures — although exceeding 18,000 — were relatively low in comparison to the levels of devastation caused and the population living in the inundated areas.

To figure out when land plants and fungi originated, the team analyzed 119 such molecular clock genes common to living species of animals, plants and fungi.

More ambitious Hollywood films that want to use computer - animated figures for real - life scenes could also benefit — whether they need a virtual stunt double or a realistic emotional performance to match the gravitas of films such as «Schindler's List.»

When scientists figured out how to culture animal cells in the early 1900s, some claimed such cells would let us live forever.

Gender differences arise from sociocultural processes, such as different behaviors of women and men, exposition to specific influences of the environment, different forms of nutrition, life styles or stress, or attitudes towards treatments and prevention (Figure 1)(1, 3).

While I feel there are principals of paleo that can be beneficial across the board such as consuming whole foods, paying attention to the quality of food we eat, using our bodies to exercise in ways that are intrinsic and achieving balance and happiness in all aspects of our lives, I work with my clients to figure out what will work for them on an individual, case by case basis.

Such is welcome news as the latest Alzheimer's Facts & Figures show that over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, including an estimated 200,000 under the age of 65.

I found a lot of studies during all of this where they are trying hard to figure out a way to package RS with probiotics such as kefir and yogurt — the problem is, the live cultures eat the RS.

Given that we put such an emphasis on both efficiency and accuracy, it figures that our dating service is aimed at (but not exclusive to) people who have a busy work / life balance.

In speaking with such members of the gay community as U.S. representatives Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank, as well as radio personality Michelangelo Signorile, activist Larry Kramer, and former N.J. governor Jim McGreevey, Dick is able to explore the complexities of leading a double lifestyle, as well as highlight the double standards of a media that has become obsessed with covering the sex lives of gay public figures.

After watching it, I really think that this one will divide the audience and any time could go both ways - some would love figuring it out what the writer and director wanted to say while others could simply walk away, deciding that their life is too precious to be wasted on such movies.

I find it sad that figures such as Roger «Videogames are not art because I've never bothered to play one in my entire life» Ebert are dismissing this movie as «hipster trash».

Surrealist master Luis Bunuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox.

McKinnon has entertained millions of viewers with her critically acclaimed impressions of such notable public figures as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jeff Sessions, Kellyanne Conway, Ellen DeGeneres and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday Night Live, earning her two Emmy Awards, a Critics» Choice Award and an American Comedy Award.

It takes a lot to make such a well - known figure convincing, but Ganz isn't afraid to bring to life every conflicting aspect of Hitler's personality.

American Housewife is at its best during scenes of Katie's daily life with her nerdy husband, Greg (Diedrich Bader), who happens to adore her plus - size figure, and her three children, who prove once more that ABC (with its Disneyfied intuition about such things) has a remarkable knack for casting snarky sitcom kids.

Interestingly, for such a popular historical figure, there is a dearth of biographical films about her life (the only notable film is the Norma Shearer / Tyrone Power classic from way back in 1938), except through incidental events depicting her as a supporting figure, such as tales of the French Revolution or other stories taking place in the late 18th Century.

The way she holds a spoon as she eats cereal with such white - knuckled intensity you'd think it was her last meal; the angle of her jaw when she steps onto the ice, facing judges she knows loathe the transparency of her working - class background; and the tender hurt in her eyes when she confronts a judge in the parking lot about her score, and learns that no matter her skill, her inability to live up to the proper, soft standard for women in figure skating would bar her from the adoration she yearned for.