Sentences with phrase «narrower escapes as»

PW says, «Coulter mixes romance, strong family ties, narrow misses, and narrower escapes as well as some twists that strain credulity to the breaking point.

So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover's intrepid princess to the last place she expected to go, and into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test — and might bring the kingdom to its knees.

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As the Bible already stated, it is a very narrow escape passage to Salvation, and not many people are willing to go there.

But it did mean that the historian's personal authenticity could not be found in increasingly narrowed specialization; rather this came to be recognized as an escape mechanism in a situation where one's research had actually become existentially meaningless.

«Since there is no Supreme Arche as source of meaning and value, there is no need to set the world right... Unless we free ourselves from the bias that forces us to conceive the Cosmos as a single - ordered world which it is our responsibility to recreate in social and political dimensions, we shall surely not escape the temptation to exploit the instrumental power born of our narrow and perverse anthropocentrism for totalitarian ends (EI 251).

In fact, those not wanting a long term engagement with Moyes might prefer our escape to be as narrow as possible so that no contract extension is triggered.

One of the victims, who identified himself as Chukwudi, said he was thankful to God for the narrow escape but was not psychologically balanced to speak further.

Although the economy formally grew by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, in line with expectations, this was widely regarded by analysts as confirmation that the underlying recovery is fragile at best, and that the economy has escaped a relapse into a «double - dip» recession only by the narrowest of margins.

Although the duo is quick to «get with the beat», their lackadaisical lifestyle lands them in plenty of hot water as they make their way through the labyrinth of vegetation filled with musical misadventures and narrow escapes.

MacLean doesn't let logic get in the way of a good action sequence, as when the heroes drag prisoners with them when attempting a narrow escape.

I enjoyed Map of Bones as a rip - roaring action adventure but found the plot a little too incredible at times, which is a pity as the science is at the cutting edge of reality, but there were just a few too many narrow escapes against seemingly inescapable odds to hold my credibility over the long haul.

Ferret Owners Speak Out About Ferret Cages With some cage features now being standard, such as narrow bar spacing to prevent escapes, and other features like powder - coated or vinyl - coated wire as common options, what do today's ferret owners like or dislike about ferret - specific cages?

Immediately after doubling CO2 (Figure B), the model climate is absorbing the same amount of energy from the sun as before (the incoming arrow in B is the same width as in A), but less energy is escaping to space (the outgoing arrow is narrower).