Sentences with word «motionless»

In the second century A.D., he worked out the math for explaining the movements of heavenly bodies, assuming the Earth sat motionless in the center of the universe.

Tourists visiting the famous Spanish Steps in Rome on Saturday were treated to an unusual spectacle: Some 30 researchers suddenly showed up, unfolded banners and placards in different languages, and stood motionless on the steps for several minutes.

Stunned by the sudden death of his wife, the bereaved husband spends the better part of the day sitting motionless in a chair trying to grasp his new reality.

I personally would not want a pet that would stand motionless for hours on a table before a group of dog judges.

You report monk seals being found lying motionless on the seabed (26 November, p 15).

Even the most advanced practitioner may still find it challenging to remain motionless in body and mind during the final relaxation pose.

«There were 12 sessions of preparatory training, then seven sessions in the scanner room, then these dogs were able to lie motionless for as long as eight minutes.

Chris Huhne remained motionless as the Judge delivered his sentence.

The illness was later renamed progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) to describe the weakness or paralysis (palsy) patients develop when brain areas that control eye movements are affected by the syndrome — which produces the classic symptom of motionless eyes described by Dickens.

Aristotle later argued that Earth sat motionless at the center of the universe, encircled by the sun and planets.

He plays on the permeability of spaces, inviting the viewer to converse with his anonymous and motionless figures.

One must approach this film as both a factual summary of the trials and efforts of a genius confined to the prison of his voiceless and motionless body and, also, as an entertainment vehicle.

Your torso should remain completely motionless with no leaning backwards or bending forwards.

Most of the time the spiders stayed motionless as if they were hanging out in their webs, but for a couple hours every day they exhibited bursts of activity.

Some children may stand motionless with fear as they are confronted with specific social settings.

At the time, it was an inert chunk of ice, dust and frozen gases, floating nearly motionless in the outermost region of the solar system, a thousand times more distant than Pluto.

Third, he observed dogs and tame mongooses walking directly over motionless puff adders — both predators appeared to be completely unaware of the puff adders.

Instead, I sat there motionless while shame threatened to swallow me whole.And then a spark of bravery ignited somewhere inside me.

To the opponent, this means the aggressor will appear motionless even when it is actually coming closer.

When I opened the hood of this week's test car - a gorgeous British Racing Green XJ6 - I stood there motionless for a few seconds staring in disbelief at the layout of the engine bay.

He lies almost motionless on a mattress lined with pee pads as his paw - rents Sharon Tan, 39, a homemaker and her husband Chai Jun Yea, 42, an architect, reminiscence about a time when Junior wasn't plagued by the afflictions of ageing.

First, puff adders usually remain motionless when under threat.

But of all the remarkable things they can do, few are as galvanizing as when they simply stop moving and stare into the equally motionless camera, as though daring us to look deeper.

The investigators observed the fish regularly and while the Medaka swam normally at first, they tended to become motionless late in the flight.

I encourage motionless sleep because vibration or motion during sleep can force the brain to stay in a lighter sleep state and reduce the restorative power of sleep.

Above it, a giant scoop hangs motionless over an empty chute, its opposing claws clenched shut, a bundle of wood chips in their grasp.

But lacking the necessary social skills, Keiko at first mostly floated motionless at the surface, facing towards the wild pods several hundred metres away.

There's a sort of «steady hands» feature that tasks the player with keeping the controller completely motionless during certain moments.

The fish were nearly choking the stream, motionless except for an errant flip of tail to maintain position.

Its part of the reason the fans at the Emirates are so motionless because only a certain class of people can afford ticket prices like that.

If you have 30 minutes at the gym over lunch hour, do you really want to spend 10 minutes of that time standing relatively motionless, as a few small muscles in your arm and shoulder are firing?

Fortunately, it had either eaten recently or was simply too hot to hunt this day and my guide's stick remained motionless by his side, but ever - ready should it be needed to provide whatever little resistance it could muster.

The presiding pastor of the Ona - Iye branch of Christ Apostolic Church, Wale Fagbere, who was reportedly found motionless in a shrine at Ketu community, Ayetoro, in the Yewa North area of Ogun State, has denied being struck by idols while destroying the shrine.

Motionless arms, taut with muscles, poised in raging profile, forecast their further plans, a maple wood Louisville or a rusted tire iron held high in anticipation.

Our neural fear module increases our ability to detect motionless snakes, even when we are unaware that we have seen them.

A mysterious figure has been seen motionless in the town square of Three Pines — silent and waiting.

Mojo's aerial pursuit is hindered by obstacles including motionless trees and stinging bees, leaving it up to players to see how far they can safely steer him.

Our eyes were tired from staring at the tree, mosquitoes had plagued us unmercifully and we were tense from waiting motionless so many hours.

Late one afternoon I was sitting motionless after the final bell, trying to recover from another day, recounting the horrors, clinging to the few fond memories, and counting it a success because I had survived to count it at all.

Decades fade, the past glides into range, recoverable, a pristine cobweb caught motionless in one slat of morning light.

Luther's dog Tolpel «watched with open mouth and motionless eyes, and Luther said «Oh if I could only pray the way this dog watches the food!

Twice a day prisoners stood there in attention, ordered to stay motionless even if one of their own fell to the ground lifeless.

At one wreck the same mutton snapper, 10 pounds of mute and stupid curiosity, hangs motionless day after day, watching over his shoulder.

Even if matter never quite reaches the horizon, as in Mersini - Houghton's theory, time could be stretched so drastically that a sudden rebound or explosion (from the collapsing object's perspective) might look like a single, motionless moment (from ours).

Running the gamut from intimate portraiture to seascapes, motionless buildings, and natural landscapes, the artist's imagery retains a studied quietness and often draws analogies between the human body and its surroundings.

They tested a revised operating procedure slowing turbine blades to near motionless in low - wind periods significantly reduces bat mortality.

Enemies are almost identical and some back grounds have been improved, others are still motionless wallpapers and besides a few updated effects the game looks the same.