Sentences with phrase «many warlike»

Sending a pilot into an actual F - 35 for a warlike experience with adversaries, air threats, and partners might cost $ 1 million per hour or more.

«Judging from the warlike posture of both parties and the US media, it's hard to see where such restraint will come from; and yet those of us who see the danger must do all we can to warn against it.»

In the first place the Hebrews, in order to conquer the land, were forced to become a warlike people.

This is like saying that a child of a warlike nation should be killed just in case he or she grows up to be like their ancestors.

There's not going to be any warlike crusade.

Carter, you feel that a warlike nation best represents your messiah on earth?

Is your messiah from some sort of warlike cult?

The cozy monstrosity is also, of course, the scheme of their marriage as a place of refuge from the impersonal, warlike society in which they carry on their ambitious professional lives, earning the salaries that buy conspicuous affluence.

Unconquered princes, warlike chieftains, let us seek, let us sigh for the heaven, for there all is eternal and nothing is corruptible.

Yes, this is a sensitive topic in this «Christian» nation, one of the most warlike nations in the history of humanity.

CNN seems to be struggling to explain how the religion of peace, Islam, seems to get more ferocious and warlike in its holy month.

Toward the close of 1939 she lamented that «most of my quasi-pacifist friends are becoming more warlike,» Grieved to see the Anglican bishops on the side of war - fare, she was somewhat consoled that numbers of clergy did oppose the hostilities.

Meanwhile, there was among the powerful TV evangelists and other evangelicals great support for the arms buildup and an ardent embrace of the warlike policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations and even of the military adventures of Colonel Oliver North and his colleagues in «the Enterprise.

Phrases from this dream live on in this, perhaps the most warlike century in human history.

It was certainly able to see, at the time both big rounds of expansion were happening, that the alliance was not putting extra troops in the new frontline states, nor holding warlike exercises in these countries.

The Revelation to John is clearly the most warlike book in the New Testament.

Here in the midst of a warlike story is the astounding affirmation: «Yahweh is shalom.»

Israel's national history began in a warlike event.

God raises up another strange and warlike nation, a great world power, to be God's instrument.

There are often anxious questions as to whether someone is coming with peaceful or with warlike intent.

This warlike note is followed by an extraordinarily peaceful vision:

Abroad, they do it most often and with the highest body count in war or warlike conditions, where soldiers are the principal agents.

David, although a warlike king, is named in this dream of peace.

And though this was not the way God wanted them to behave, when they set out in these violent and warlike directions, God took their actions upon Himself.

We appeal, comrades, to the warlike feelings which once inspired the peoples of the East when these peoples, led by their great conquerors, advanced upon Europe.

It is a political, warlike, militaristic and ideologic concept which Muhammad wrapped up like a burrito in the trappings of a religion, in order to have armies who would obey him like robots.

What is most interesting is found in Revelation — «And I (John) beheld another BEAST coming up out of the earth (America), and he had 2 horns like a lamb (peaceful) and he spoke like a dragon (warlike).

«One only has to read the Hebrew Bible with open eyes and without prejudice,» he writes, «to see why the primary complaint Weil has is that it is difficult to see how the (to her eyes) warlike, vengeful God of the Hebrew Bible, Yahweh, can be identified as the «father» of Jesus» the man who gave the Sermon on the Mount.»

So far, his sermons of denunciation were only common form, whereas in his In Praise of Folly (1511) Erasmus had given public vent to a violent sarcasm, which some people had found offensive, denouncing the warlike Pope Julius II and referring in his correspondence to «the monopoly of the Roman High Priest».

He had never known anything else but a society both stable and yet somehow dissatisfied, Information from afar about the old Emperor Maximilian, «the last of the knights» as he was sometimes called; about the anti-clericalism which stretched right across Europe, and of the attempts in London by the young King Henry VIII to keep it under control; about the pseudo-Council of Pisa, called by King Louis XII of France, denounced by the warlike Pope Julius II, was of little significance to him.

It is a parable of what has always happened in history when a more advanced people encounter a less advanced and, usually, less warlike one.

Responding to a paper in Current Anthropology, she described the basic warlike features of the Kurgan Culture and contrasted them with the Old European «matricentric, sedentary, and peaceful culture.»

The pacific aspects of Christianity proved no deterrent to a warlike folk who saw in Peter the doughty knight with his broad sword cleaving clean the ear of the high priest's servant.27 The ethical demands of the gospel were laid with emphasis upon unbridled peoples, witness the early development of the penitentials.

Not only is Marcella a fashionable name, it also means, «warlike,» which makes it even better.

The political combustibility of internal corruption, the internecine political warfare between the so - called Kufuor - Asante and Akufo - Addo - Akyem factions, Kofi Jumah's and Kennedy Agyapong's martial postures and warlike rhetoric, the suspensions of Kwabena Agyapong and Sammy Crabbe and Paul Afoko, the acid - bathing assassination of Adams Mahama, and the murder of other party supporters within the NPP fraternity... are certainly not the work of the NDC.

(3) Mr. Padilla engaged in conduct that constituted hostile and warlike acts, including conduct in preparation for acts of international terrorism that had the aim to cause injury to or adverse effects on the United States;

«Breaking up this warlike [British] state, undermining its capacity to act abroad — as Scottish independence will — will be a huge gain for the world.»

At over six feet tall, he carried two guns and a dagger and I knew he was a bit of a legend among the tribes of the northern deserts for his warlike acts.

Only five years ago Beppe Grillo, a stand - up comedian and the founder of the Five Star Movement (M5S), launched his parole guerriere (warlike words) and M5S obtained a remarkable 25 % of the national vote in its first electoral showing.

The United Kingdom Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) has agreed that the «high risk» zone agreement in respect of the Gulf of Aden should continue in force.

He notes that many warlike societies — notably Nazi Germany and imperial Japan and even the Yanomami, a notoriously fierce Amazonian tribe — have embraced peace.

From Assur, their capital city to the northwest of Babylon, these warlike people increased in influence after 1100 B.C.E.. For a brief period, they even advanced as far as Egypt.

Thus the view of human nature as irredeemably cruel, warlike, and selfish — or as inherently peace loving — is a mistake, argues de Waal.

Anthony and Brown have identified the first archaeological evidence in support of ancient Indo - European myths about young, warlike «wolf - men» who lived outside of society's laws, he says.

Early on, due to the association with chariots used only for fighting, yoga also meant warlike, and people believed a charioteer killed in battle was taken up to the heavens in a divine yoga.

The creatures» vibrant colors and their warlike nature have attracted a devoted following of enthusiasts.

Another plea in your pages for geoengineering (12 September, p 34) makes me wonder if I am alone in my concern about the potential for warlike abuse of these techniques.

Chimps, for example, are known to initiate warlike raids into neighbouring communities, and they also form mutually beneficial friendships.

Our warlike, carpet - bombing medical system tries to eradicate all threats — with plenty of collateral damage.

The film's signature piece «Anvil of Crom» thunders out of the gate with its 24 French horns (seriously) and stamping 5/4 percussion, pausing for a moment for strings and brass to introduce the noble «Steel» theme as Conan's father forges a sword of Atlantean steel, before the 5/4 rhythm and warlike brass return to carry the cue to a resounding conclusion.