Sentences with phrase «modern lights on»

We put in a wall - mounted vanity and modern lights on each side.

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It manages to turn a less - than - scintillating - sounding subject — our aging electricity grid — into compelling reading, he claims, writing that even those who have never spent a minute pondering how the lights come on will leave this one understanding «that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world» and «why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean - energy future.»

Ashton Kutcher gave an emotional speech on modern slavery to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing that took place ahead of Shine a Light on Slavery Day.

Global financial crisis: causes, consequences, cures Central bank responses to the crisis: issues of democratic accountability, QE and inflation, regulatory reform Fiscal policy responses to the crisis: issues of inflation, stimulus, debt sustainability Real estate prices and mortgage problems New directions in economics in light of the GFC Impacts of the GFC on the BRICS and the developing world Modern Money Theory, Functional Finance Job Guarantee / Employer of Last Resort Problems of Euroland,

«The new offices feature high - tech lighting and sleek, modern finishes that are designed to capitalize on the natural light that floods the buildings.

Modern study of the Pauline letters has shed important light on the specific circumstances of his teaching on the law, faith, and justification.

They came together from 56 countries and 2,300 universities, according to organizers, «to shine a light on modern - day slavery.»

Functionality, and the extensional view of classes, afford modern logic a greatly increased flexibility not available to traditional logic, and throw a whole new light on both the problems we have isolated, and against which Hegel directed his dialectical logic.

Kimelman, a professor at Brandeis University, concludes in his analysis of the commission's report that «It remains to be seen whether a modern nation state, beseiged on so many fronts, can maintain such a demanding moral standard... If the Israeli effort to admit and rectify errors bears fruit, the lyricism «a light to the nations» may yet become reality.»

Perhaps also this book not only may throw light on the fundamental purposes by which education should be directed, but may at the same time suggest the outlines of a relevant and mature faith for modern man — a faith that grows directly out of the daily struggle to make responsible decisions.

In particular, Mays interprets Process and Reality in light of two central notions: «the postulational method of modern logic with its emphasis on complex relational systems, and the field theory of modem physics with its emphasis on the historicity of physical systems» (PW 20/14).

Fr Boyle, Parish Priest of New Addington, Surrey, brings out aspects of St Thomas Aquinas» metaphysical explanation of Transubstantiation which need development in the light on modern...

Fr Boyle, Parish Priest of New Addington, Surrey, brings out aspects of St Thomas Aquinas» metaphysical explanation of Transubstantiation which need development in the light on modern scriptural scholarship and scientifc knowledge.

Instead it relies on the light of the imams, whom Shi'ites believe receive special divine guidance and on the authority of ayatollahs — a modern title for religious leaders who gain a personal following.

Again, Bruce, the issue is not Pascal and his intended audience, though I still fail to see how Pascal can be said to have given any good grounds for wagering on the Christian god in light of modern discussion.

I had in mind something simple, modern and clean, something congruent with Northside Church's minimalist architecture, something light enough for a white - robed adolescent to carry on Sundays.

Yet, if I understand your views regarding the modern state of Israel and its current conflict with its neighbors correctly, I do have some real concerns — particularly in light of the current political climate (the U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood) as well as a growing trend among certain Christian polemicists against Israel (see Gary Burge and Stephen Sizer).

How can modern man believe in miracles, Rudolf Bultmann asked, when he knows how to switch on a light bulb?

we have a most significant side light on the sanctity of this modern god.

[Editor's note: In light of Dallas Willard's passing yesterday, on May 8, 2013, we are remembering and celebrating today his incomparable contributions to modern Christianity.]

When would have been a more convenient day for your fingernails to catch on the pavement and slightly delay the progress of the civilized world dragging you kicking and screaming in to the light of modern day?

McCall Smith's books are instead full of small pleasures, passing observations on this or that feature of modern life, unembarrassed moments spent contemplating a painting or a slant of light, all bespeaking a worldly confidence.

The author absolutely could not allow himself to embrace a belief system founded upon blind faith, and, on a dare, set out to investigate the Bible in light of modern science.

In an essay entitled «The Churchification of Christianity,» German theologian Hermann J. Pottmeyer examines the Church in the light of modern societal change and reflects on the «structural differentiation» of society identified by the theorist Talcott Parsons.

Practicing a whole foods, clean approach, that really is as close to an ancestral diet as we get in modern times, and can help shed some light on us.

What is Santa Lucia, you ask — a pre-Christian feature of modern day Catholicism; a mid-winter festival of light on one of the longest nights of the year.

The new dinner and lounge menus focus on a renewed culinary approach to the restaurant's signature Mediterranean cuisine, showcasing layers of French, Italian, Spanish and Greek flavors in a lighter, more modern interpretation of the region's cuisine.

In light of the exhaustive research my co-author and I did on the parenting marriage model in The New I Do, I've come to appreciate the many ways people arrive to parenthood and the many creative ways couples are parenting once their romantic and sexual relationship is over — like actress Maria Bello's thoroughly modern take on co-parenting.

That is why we are delighted to publish these two guides and co-host this conference so we can throw light on an often hidden aspect of modern fatherhood.»

Modern research shines a light on the authoritative parenting style as a key contributor to a child's success, happiness and wellbeing.

«Genetics of the modern heirs of the Inkas shed new lights about their origins and lineages: The first study on families of documented Inka nobility ancestry shows at least two patrilineal clusters and their origins linked to the lake Titicaca and Southern Cusco region.»

While I'm waiting, here's some light entertainment on the risks of childbirth before modern obstetrics.

The film sheds light on one of the most private royals of recent years who overcame great personal struggles, reluctantly accepting his place as King and uniting his country, providing faith and hope through one of the darkest periods of modern history, the Second World War.

Ferguson, who plays one - half of the gay couple the TV show «Modern Family», takes a light - hearted approach here, jokingly announcing his crush on, and plan to marry, actor Alec Baldwin, only to have his hopes dashed when someone off camera informs him that Baldwin is in fact straight.

Incompetence is when a running mate does not know and does not bother to verify that the previous sealing of cracks on the runway of the Tamale airport and the provision of basic equipment ahead of CAN 2008 is not same as the recent runway extension from 2,400 metres to 3,400 metres, the provision of new Aeronautical ground lighting systems and modern navigational equipment to ensure safe operations, coupled with the pavement reconstruction and strengthening to cater for wide bodied aircraft such as Boeing 747 — 700 which is capable of carrying 500 passengers at a time as demonstrated during the recent Hajj uplifts.

The chancellor also promised a lighter and «more limited» touch on regulation, saying he would introduce a «modern model» based on risk, where there was no inspection, form filling or information requirements imposed on business without justification.

Fresh from his work using morphometric analyses to compare Alpine butterfly species, Hessler realized that a similar approach might allow him to compare a portolan chart with modern maps — and maybe even shed some light on the mystery of how they were made.

Tom McLeish at Durham University, UK, and his team applied modern mathematics to a medieval treatise on light, entitled De luce, by philosopher Robert Grosseteste.

This special issue addresses modern developments in controlling and manipulating light: how light - based technologies are shrinking and becoming faster (Koenderink et al., p. 516); how recent theoretical developments in the manipulation of light are being implemented to provide materials with properties not available in nature (Pendry et al., p. 521); how the quantum properties of light are being exploited in new technologies (Walmsley, p. 525); and how new light sources are coming online that can probe the structure of matter on spatial and time scales that provide an exquisitely detailed picture of our microscopic world (Miao et al., p. 530).

Since that breakthrough over a decade earlier, Nakamura had continued his pioneering research on solid - state (semiconductor) lighting, developing green LEDs and the blue laser diodes that are now at the core of modern Blu - ray disc players.

Newton's engineering paved the way for modern research telescopes, which all rely on mirrors to focus light.

Modern traffic lights typically run on a fixed schedule, with police officers occasionally intervening during special events and emergencies.

On August 14, 2003, at least 50 million people lost the ability to cool their homes, refrigerate food, light offices, compute and commute, along with the myriad other necessities electricity provides in the modern world.

«Modern math sheds new light on long - standing debate about Viking - age Ireland conflict.»

Modern mathematical techniques — similar to those used to analyse social - networking websites — have allowed academics to shed new light on a centuries old debate surrounding the Viking age in Ireland and the famous battle of Clontarf in 1014.

Tom McLeish, a physicist at Durham University, UK, and his colleagues applied modern mathematics to a 1225 treatise on light, De luce, written by medieval philosopher Robert Grosseteste.

This discovery challenges the fundamentals of echinoderm evolution with respect to end - Permian survival and sheds new light on the early evolution of the modern clades, in particular on Triassic ghost lineages of the crown - group look - alikes of the Paleozoic hangovers.

Since the 1970s, genetics has been used to shed light on the spread of agriculture from the Middle East, as well as to look into the ancestry of modern Europeans.

Making metamaterials for shorter wavelengths such as visible light is more difficult because it entails making elements much smaller than a micron, approaching the sizes of components on modern computing chips.

Genetic data has even shed light on modern - day humans» hybrid ancestry, with most Europeans and Asians thought to have approximately 2 percent Neanderthal DNA.