Sentences with phrase «nigh when»

Not only have most states set a low proficiency bar, but pressures to ignore NCLB strictures intensified as the 2014 deadline drew nigh when the law expected all students to be proficient.

The story is lifted from the traditional tale about the chick who believes the end is nigh when an acorn falls on his head (giving us the phrase «the sky is falling»).

But part of the optimistic assumptions is that the moment is drawing nigh when the dollars will start to pile up.

Not exact matches

Mat 24:32 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; Mat 24:33 even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

Deut 20:10 - 11 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

the bible says that man will not know when the end is nigh.

Almighty God, from whom every good prayer cometh, and who pourest out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and supplication; deliver us, when we draw nigh to thee, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship thee in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Our Lord declared in Matthew 24:32 - 35: «Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doWhen his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the dowhen ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

The Sufis quote the following Tradition in which God says, «In no way does My servant so draw nigh unto Me as when he performs those duties which I have imposed on him; and My servant continues to draw near to Me through works of supererogation, until I love him.

When these factors are added to a tradition of weak child - rearing skills inherited from a traumatized past the resulting disastrous offspring is well nigh inevitable.

1 Remember now thy Creator he is behind you, while he c u m m ith not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I take pleasure in you

Mary Somerville, overcoming, as her daughter says, «obstacles apparently insurmountable, at a time when women were well - nigh totally debarred from education»; Charlotte Bronte, writing in secret and publishing under a pseudonym because only so could she hope for just criticism; Harriet Hunt, admitted to the Harvard Medical School in 1850 but forced out by the enraged students; Elizabeth Blackwell, applying to twelve medical schools before she could secure admission, and meeting with insult and contumely in her endeavor to study and practice medicine; Mary Lyon, treated as a wild fanatic because she wanted American girls to be educated — such figures are typical in woman's struggle for intellectual opportunity.

«In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Or, like the darknesses in a sea deep; there covereth it a wave from above it, a wave from above it, above which is a cloud: darknesses one above anot her: when he putteth out his hand well - nigh he seeth it not.

Doc, 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doWhen his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the dowhen ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Al - Baqara sura 02: And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh.

When you're talking 50 % or over of your outfield players are just having total mares, it makes it nigh impossible for other players to perform.

Some Jose Mourinho comments after a Porto victory over Manchester United have come back to bite him... When Manchester United were drawn against Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League, fans and pundits alike believed that it was nigh on a certainty that the Red Devils would be waltzing into the quarterfinals.

Communication can be difficult at the best of times, but when under the stress of a bad performance and horrible result, it becomes nigh impossible to frame your words in a way that does not cause offence to someone equally disappointed, and which coalesces anger towards a fellow sufferer to ease our own hurt.

After a biting recession in 1951 and 1952, Eisenhower was in office between 1953 and 1961, when nigh - on double - digit growth rates became the norm.

Getting carded when ordering a cocktail at Applebee's at ladies nigh...

His pattern was so erratic that just when I thought he was finished with his meal, because he'd tossed half of it on the floor and started asking for either «dow (n)» or «nigh (t) nigh (t),» he'd actually begin eating his meal again with gusto.

It's nigh impossible to measure anything meaningful about planetary atmospheres when there's such a large confounding influence.

I am also a Leo fan, and I was jumping up and down when he won it last nigh, I was so excited for him; FINALLY!!!

The look itself is sexy and casual but when adding that beautiful leather jacket you make it look edgy, chic, and perfect for a nigh - out.

But there is a particular frustration which can arise when you'd really love to know how that white cotton sundress would look, but your electric blue / crystal encrusted / zebra print pushup bra is making it nigh impossible to tell if the dress will ever look anything but terrifying.

Hopefully The End Is Nigh gets the same treatment when it launches later this year.

Though plenty of the film's scenes possess an honed improv feel much like the extemporaneous riffing of Anchorman, they are also usually more focused — in terms of plotting, there's so little time to waste when the end is nigh.

Even when its manipulations segue from button - pushing to two - fisted button - mashing, «Brooklyn» weaves an old - fashioned tale that's well nigh impossible to resist.

J.J. Abrams is known for trying to stay quiet about his film projects but when you're working on something like Star Trek or Star Wars it's nigh impossible to keep secrets secret.

The intertwined story of the two»90s rappers — who became iconic, mural - sized martyrs after being gunned down, just six months apart, in 1996/1997 — has all the makings of a compelling drama, from their nigh - mythological upbringings, to a friendship that festered into hip - hop's internecine East Coast / West Coast war, to the way their deaths still symbolize the kind of institutional failings that could allow the murders of two young black men to go unresolved, even when they're two of the most famous artists in the world.

It's nigh impossible to withhold a smile when a classic Mini zips by on 10 - inchers, and while most people here would rather have a Miata for a roadster (and they do), I dig the Z3's retro styling.

Its strengths are easy to forget when put alongside the thunder - stealing chassis, but when you're going for it, power is instant, lag - free and relentless, the 2 - litre's forced induction nigh - on undetectable.

It's clearly aimed at the Mini Cooper S JCW and Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup, and we anticipate that it'll cost nigh - on # 20k when it comes to the UK.

For sure, there were obviously going to be problems (it's nigh - on impossible to make the «perfect car interior», after all), but they don't really have that much of an impact in the grand scheme of things.For instance, though we are slightly disappointed by the relative prevalence of lower - quality plastics in the cabin (with the most egregious example being the not - very - premium - feeling shrouds around the transmission tunnel), the Kia Sportage does compensate for that with the additional abundance of soft - touch and (in higher spec models) leather throughout the interior.Likewise, though we'd prefer a slightly larger touchscreen interface on lower - spec models and toggle switches in the trunk to use when reclining the rear seat backs, the truth is there aren't really any issues with the Kia Sportage ergonomically.

And, as I would learn, when this car is paired with the outrageously fast and yet strikingly frugal plug - in hybrid powertrain, the $ 188,400 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is a nigh - unbeatable combination.

When a sports car approaches nigh - supercar, shelling out 707 horsepower and 650 pound - feet of torque to test the upper limits of a 0 - 200 mph speedometer — who wouldn't want to get behind the wheel?

When I read that review a week ago, I did a Google search and clicked over to WashingtonPost.com and read something similar: «The dog days of summer are nigh, and here is a big - hearted novel you can fall into, get lost in and finally emerge from reluctantly, a little surprised that the real world went on spinning while you were absorbed.»

Remember last month when I said it was nigh on impossible to choose just one winner?

Wednesdays are nigh - holy in the comic lover's book — that's when new releases traditionally come out.

Getting to their assumptions when they «ran the numbers» has proved to be nigh impossible.

While I can understand that building upon the existing plot of Legacy of Kain could be nigh impossible, especially when trying to bring new fans to the series — the ending of Defiance would give them a fairly clean slate to build a new plot without referencing the past too much — perhaps a bit of fan - service here or there, or an odd remark — but generally, it wouldn't be too much work to take the existing world and make something fresh.

It's one thing to enjoy an occasional visit into the shadowy recesses of the world, but the horror that lurks in the darkness is nigh unbearable when there is no escape from it.

When I first covered a game called Hell Warders, I found it to be a buggy, nigh - unplayable mess of a game, and subsequently penned an incendiary article to reflect those beliefs.

The result is a hyper - kinetic fighting game that's as complex as it is satisfying; deceptively simple, the game will taunt you into mastering one of its rich characters by feeding you challenges that at first seem simple, but when opened up, become nigh - impossible for anyone but those versed in playing uber - technical fighting games.

Almost every main entry receives nigh - on perfect scores when review embargoes lift and it's only in the fullness of time that a true opinion forms.

Next, while the Mini-Boss music in both games is nigh if not completely identical, you can detect a slight difference between the theme that plays when you conquer the Mini-Boss at the end of a world:

When attempting to move her body, one of Matthias's men touches her and is nigh - instantaneously afflicted with some type of plague.

And good luck, because Gym battles don't always work right and are usually nigh impossible when they do.

During this quest, the Yoshi is nigh indestructible, but when hit, Baby Mario would be flung loose from his back, kept safe and afloat temporarily by a bubble of «star power» that keeps the evil Magikoopa Kamek and his Toadies from successfully stealing the child until Yoshi can retrieve the tike.

When you die in The End is Nigh, you will know exactly why it happened.