Sentences with phrase «not momentous»

THE history of quantum physics is nothing if not momentous.

If there isn't some momentous shift in direction soon, I don't know how much monger I will be invested.

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It wound up being a momentous day not just in baseball history, but in the history of a country that has plenty of issues with equal treatment in the workplace.

Missed it and don't have a momentous occasion scheduled?

But that's not all; The vape was also selected for its cultural relevance, reflecting both e-cigarette's momentous rise in popularity along with dramatically shifting attitudes and policies towards marijuana use (weed is now legal in Colorado and Washington, and will soon be in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C.)

Each week in tech brings us momentous news (a major product release, a lawsuit development), inconsequential news (a startup that will never make it receiving funding from a venture capital firm that doesn't care if does), and even sad news (like last week's passing of former Intel (intc) CEO Paul Otellini).

While parenthood tends to put life in a new perspective — though it's not all that new; Zuckerberg is no stranger to philanthropy — adjusting to the role is momentous and special enough it doesn't need to be presented alongside business dealings.

The momentous events of the summer of 1969 have left an indelible mark, not only on the aerospace industry, but on decades of popular culture as well.

Don't expect any momentous announcements soon, though; the trial could last up to two months.

Not long ago we lived through perhaps the most momentous change in modern history.

If it is evident that Christians are not held to fulfilling the most momentous vow they will ever make to another person, young people and others may be forgiven for thinking that the churches are not entirely serious in their moral teaching about other matters, especially those related to sexuality.

The Supreme Court was not the only actor in these momentous changes, of course.

@ Thinking man:» They had witness something so momentous, so extraordinary that when the authorities threatened with them death if they didn't shut up about Jesus Christ, they accepted death without fear.»

And it is both true and a very good thing that other Presidents did not have such momentous events by which they were controlled and made candidates for comparable greatness.

Now, one might think that a sixtieth birthday, while momentous in its way, is not exactly a cause for a ten - minute addendum to the weekly sermon.

And, indeed, the best times in Narnia are not the times we read of in the stories, the times when momentous events are occurring.

It is not only concerned with a single, brief, momentous episode in history, but it is entirely dominated by a single Personality.

But this momentous year didn't come without a cost.

According to Warren Lewis, it was a momentous experience for them, and Wilson therefore finds it surprising that the experience is not mentioned in Surprised by Joy.

Though I could not have known it at the time, a momentous event in my faith journey occurred on a Sunday evening in 1963 in Greenville, South Carolina, when, in defiance of the state's archaic Blue Laws, the Fox Theater opened on Sunday.

It is similar to the position of William James, who saw clearly that there were living, forced, and momentous options facing men and that to sit on a fence waiting for evidence that is not available is to make a negative choice.

Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev has followed his earlier initiatives in reducing nuclear weapons by making two announcements of momentous import: economically, socialism does not work, and politically, democracy is the road to the future.

Perhaps this is true, although such a momentous point can not easily be understood or assimilated.

One can not read the New Testament without gaining the impression that this literature was produced by a community standing in the white glow of what was felt to be a supremely momentous event.

Kim's (virtual) admission that his account has not attributed any real causal power to the mental is momentous, especially given his acceptance of Alexander's dictum that to be real is to have causal powers.

They seemed invariably willing to protect him as best they could, to send money when it was needed, to bow before his choices, including that momentous decision not only to marry a Roman Catholic but, after years of ardent atheism, to become one himself.

In speaking of the momentous significance of the fact of death, not only as the finis or clear terminus of earthly life for every man and for the whole race of men, but also as the event which qualifies and colors each life, we introduced in our conclusion the possibility and the necessity of love.

It remains for me to demonstrate the urgency of the problem; that is to say, to fulfill my purpose by showing that we have truly reached the parting of the ways, the point where the waters divide; and also to show that in this momentous hour we can not continue physically to exist (to act) without deciding here and now which of the two attitudes we shall adopt: that of defiance or that of faith in the unification of mankind.

He believed that William James's «momentous error» had been to justify the exercise of religious belief on the basis of a few extraordinary individuals (who in any case were merely justifying religious believing, not the beliefs themselves), and he understood clearly that those who followed in James's track were (like Dewey) eventually going to lose any grip on religion at all.

It seems, moreover, on the basis of public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous issues at stake.

The territorial losses, momentous at first glance, on closer examination prove not to be so serious.

But absent a narratable world, the church's hearers can not believe or even understand the gospel story — or any other momentous story.

With this momentous event in mind, we were tasked with making something rather special, a «birthday cake», not I hasten to add that the CCC cakes aren't always special.

As we mark the 50th anniversary of our Legendary brand, I couldn't be more pleased to make this momentous announcement.»

Not only did Sunbelt Shows rise to the momentous occasion, they made producing the historic event look easy (which it wasn't).

Even then, Frasier's basketball experience in Sacramento wasn't the most momentous sports - related event of his life.

The latter made sure that this momentous day in the history of banter and counter-banter came not after some 1 - 1 draw away at West Brom but at White Hart Lane, in the last north London derby that the ground will host.

I know this is not Arsenal news, but this is the most momentous transfer in football history.

Today was a momentous day for Arsenal, but not because getting top four is like winning a trophy.

It will be a momentous occasion nonetheless but Ian Holloway's difficulties in luring the big names to Blackpool could be the biggest indication yet that Blackpool simply aren't ready for the Premiership just yet and that the season ahead could arduous and long.

I honestly don't want referees to hog the limelight on such a momentous occasion.

The birth of a child is a momentous occasion, not just a «medical event,» Amy.

maybe they're not hovering over their kids taking videos; maybe they're just marking what is to them (the parents) a momentous, important day.

The pairing couldn't be more momentous as Marissa, already deemed one of Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women, will now be the only pregnant CEO of a Fortune 500 company — ever.

In return, if you're moved to leave a comment on this momentous occasion (and really, how could you not be?)

There are pros and cons to any decision and one so momentous for the future of the country has far - reaching implications for every individual, as well as a global impact, and so Baby Milk Action did not make a recommendation either way.

Some people might not appreciate it yet but having a piece of the Palace of Westminster to take with us is quite momentous, it's a nice way of showing we were there.»

Despite the «inflection point» status attributed to the 2008 election, 2012 will be just as momentous, if not more so than 2008.

The greatest surprise isn't Osborne's dream of succeeding Cameron in Downing Street is fading but the Prime Minister's chief lieutenant remains in the leadership race, stumbling without so far falling completely flat on his face when he remains a potential rival to Boris Johnson or Theresa May or, coming up on the outside, Michael Gove when Dave departs in the months or years after the momentous, epoch - defining decision the country takes on 23 June.

As a French and Greek citizen, I won't have a vote in this referendum and yet this is one of the most momentous decisions that will ever be taken in my name, as a European citizen living on this side of the channel.