Sentences with phrase «many apocryphal stories»

In a perhaps apocryphal story, Adolph Hitler recalled to his General Staff in 1939 the amnesty that outside powers gave to the Turkish officials who massacred over one million Armenians nearly a quarter century earlier, quipping «Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?»

The apocryphal stories, in some instances, were understood to be «Gospel truth» on par with accounts found in Scripture.

There is an apocryphal story told about some of the followers of Rene Descartes, who, on the banks of the Seine River in Paris, would nail dogs to wooden boards, cut them open, and watch them bark and writhe.

A possibly apocryphal story has Thoreau standing by his pond and watching the first telegraph lines from Maine to Boston being strung and saying, «What if they have nothing to say to each other?»

The fact that many apocryphal stories of Jesus doing miraculous acts as a boy were rejected by the church shows that for early Christians it was perhaps more important...

My aunt told me the possibly apocryphal story (it happened 25 years ago) of how my very counter-culture, headstrong, road - less - traveled cousin potty - trained.

«On a regular basis, the Coalition wheels out apocryphal stories about health and safety for the amusement and entertainment of the public.

Rod Ward's discussion of English phrases rendered phonetically in French (7 June, p 30) brought to mind the apocryphal story...

In a possibly apocryphal story, the famed biologist J.B.S. Haldane is said to have answered that «he is inordinately fond of beetles.»

Fletcher likes to tell the apocryphal story of how Jo Jones threw a cymbal at Charlie Parker's head one night when he messed up, thereby pushing him to the breaking point at which he became Bird.

A theatrical trailer rounds out this very fine disc for a picture whose legacy is one of missed opportunities, apocryphal stories, and the small - mindedness of the moneymen.

An apocryphal story?

Stop worrying about the civil war in South Sudan, the wildfires in California, the apocryphal stories told by Donald Trump.

Urban myth or» absolute truth» the backdrop to these apocryphal stories is contemporary American culture.

Because of this, is the probably apocryphal story of the apple hitting Newton on the head proof that gravity isn't science?

Let me relate the apocryphal story of a frog.

Undoubtedly, in the wake of the UNEP initiative, the Internet will once again be flooded with the apocryphal story about the Maine homeowner who was told that she needed a hazardous waste company to come and remove her broken compact fluorescent from her living room.

You probably know the apocryphal story of the Oxford don who had a dog when only cats were allowed in his quarters (or it might have been the other way around).

We suspect that this apocryphal story is entirely urban legend, if only because it's unlikely that Siri is programmed to respond to that sort of question.

Not exact matches

A careful examination of these images shows clearly and convincingly that medieval artists were not only familiar with the stories of the canonical Gospels, but also with many noncanonical apocryphal tales of Jesus.

There is a story, perhaps apocryphal,...

Among the stories, many no doubt apocryphal, told about George Bernard Shaw is one in which the dancer Isadora Duncan suggests to Shaw that they should have a baby, saying, «Think of a child with my body and your mind.»

Another story from the apocryphal gospels of the childhood of Jesus.

Remarkable stories are told of his childhood which remind one of some of the stories told of the child Jesus in the apocryphal gospels.

It becomes apparent that many of the details in the synoptic accounts are paralleled in the Hellenistic literature; that Christian writers did use Hellenistic models can be seen quite clearly in the apocryphal Acts of Peter, where the author improves on a version of a story similar to that told by Philostratus.

There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, of a man at a Sunday worship service in a Reformed Protestant church, who was giving expression to his feelings by shouting «Amen» in response to various comments being made as the minister preached.

He treated the story as possibly apocryphal, but it is, in fact, true....

Reading the apocryphal miracle stories will show how really reticent the biblical accounts are.)

Only the apocryphal tale about a young George Washington seemed to inspire the kids to admit to peeking: Children who heard the tale in which the future first president is praised for confessing his transgression were three times more likely to tell the truth than their peers who heard other stories.

In fact, the patent - official story is purely apocryphal, and the description of 19th - century physicists as smug know - it - alls is greatly exaggerated.

The story may be apocryphal, but to Charles Wohlforth it carries a ring of truth: For the lowdown on climate in the Arctic, he argues, it often makes more sense to consult the plainspoken wisdom of the indigenous Alaskans rather than rely exclusively on abstruse data gathered by well - meaning but often clueless scientists.

Bringing to mind the apocryphal tale of Ernest Hemingway's shortest story ever — «For sale: grown actor's jock strap, worn a lot» — a new prop auction has opened up, allowing Dirty Grandpa superfans to take their picks of the movie's memorabilia.

We hear half the story is told without spoken dialogue, as one of the main characters is deaf, though that could be apocryphal.

Of the various behind - the - scenes stories that have now become apocryphal to the Pixar legend, it's hard to beat the one associated with Finding Nemo.

It's so big that (possibly apocryphal) stories have popped up about the government forcing publisher Square Enix to only release new games in the series on Saturdays, to avoid obsessed gamers skipping out on school and work to stand in line at a store.

And as far as I have been able to tell, the whole story was apocryphal.

The title of this post comes from a (probably apocryphal) story about Oliver Cromwell asking to have his portrait painted without any of the flattering techniques of portraits of the time — he wanted to be shown as he really looked, «warts and all».

Over the years I've written about personal finance, the apocryphal tale of the Mexican fisherman is the story that most resonates with me.

However, both are amongst the most relevant and apocryphal books that a modern day (value) investor could wish to read and Michael Lewis has a gift for stories which relate the human condition.

And then the stories become bigger and more apocryphal and eventually we just out and out lie.

On the strength of this (possibly apocryphal) story alone, I was excited about the Royal Academy's Cornell retrospective (until 27 September)-- the first in this country since the 1970s; I have only ever seen the travel - fixated recluse's works in reproduction.

A piece of work reportedly liked by the great British painter Francis Bacon; although that story may be apocryphal, as Hirst drew many of his ideas from works by Bacon.

Wardill relates this to the apocryphal anecdote relating to the famous French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes and the story of the death of Descartes» daughter.

Apparently that story about the paintings being put down on the studio floor and walked on was not apocryphal.

There are numerous stories about the origin of Murphy's Law, each almost certainly apocryphal.

American Naturalist 93 (870): 145 - 159): «There is a story, possibly apocryphal, of the distinguished British biologist, J.B.S. Haldane, who found himself in the company of a group of theologians.

I think following story isn't entirely apocryphal, though I don't now recall who told me about it.

While there may well be a legal basis supporting a conviction for 10 difference offenses arising from a single criminal action (a friend tells the story, which may be apocryphal, of a fellow who was carrying a handgun with nine bullets and was charged with illegal posession of a firearm and 9 counts of attempted murder - one for each bullet).

Although the story of an apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton's head might be apocryphal, the tree itself is not: the apple tree in question is still alive and well outside Newton's family home, Woolsthorpe Manor, in the English county of Lincolnshire.