Sentences with phrase «not sheer power»

What makes the Si so joyous is not sheer power, but its overall synergy.

Not exact matches

It did not view sheer size or power as a problem.

If the sheer buying power of that many people don't get you excited, he says, then that is to your detriment.

They then have the power to convert us to an alternative worldview by proclamation, grace, and the sheer attraction of the good, the true, and the beautiful (not by shame, guilt, or fear which are low - level motivations, but which operate more quickly and so churches often resort to them).

Uncle David: If there are more God - believers in the population, and more of them are attracted to AA because of their belief in the higher power in the first place... it does not necessarily follow that AA's approach is more successful than any other program because of sheer numbers.

Sheer exercise of power somehow does not get at the heart of what characterizes God's activity.

But in pure logic it is not true that there is sheer contradiction between the joint admission of divine perfection of goodness and divine perfection of power, on the one hand, and the fact of real evil on the other, for the simple reason that the greatest possible power (which by definition is «perfect» power) may not be the same as «all the power that exists united into one individual power.»

Those who think God can not mean well toward us because he «sends» us suffering can prove their point only by showing that there is a way to run the universe, compatible with the existence of other real powers than just the supreme power, which would be more fully in accord with the totality of interests, or by showing that God sends us the suffering while himself remaining simply outside it, in the enjoyment of sheer bliss.

The will is moved not by attraction to the good, but by the sheer power of marketing to move the will.

But some Bunyan, writing Pilgrim's Progress in a prison where it was so damp that, as he cried, «The moss did verily grow upon mine eyebrows»; some Kernahan, born without arms and legs, but by sheer grit fighting his way up until he sat in the House of Commons; some Henry M. Stanley, born in a workhouse and buried in Westminster Abbey; some Dante, his Beatrice dead, he himself an exile from the city of his love, distilling all his agony into a song that became the «voice of ten silent centuries», or some more obscure and humble life close at hand where handicaps have been mastered, griefs have been built into character, disappointments have been turned into trellises, not left a bare, unsightly thing — such incarnations of fortitude and faith have infectious power.

Omnipotence does not mean God's sheer existence as «almighty power without qualification.

The peace, the joy, and the sheer delight of pastors who are faithful to their calling is not the product of a successful ministry as it is usually defined by denominational leaders anxious to perpetuate their own power and position.

I'm pleased that many players scored goals and I'm also pleased that we scored goals that were not only sheer power.

However, they are also one of only two sides yet to keep a clean sheer, along with second from bottom Wigan, which I suppose isn't to be surprised: Lambert likes his team to play on the front foot but also to get forward in numbers, which, evidentially, leaves them vulnerable at the back − especially against teams the like of Liverpool, who offensively have a wealth of creativity and fire - power.

When parents use gentle discipline they don't try to force kids to do anything by sheer will and they avoid power struggles.

This time it is not due to sheer industrial power, like what Marx was worried about.

Just occasionally they could be useful for [transmitting] Parliamentary papers, although excessive detail, whether electronic or paper - based, tends to diminish the sheer power of parliamentary argument, which is why we are not allowed to read our speeches or questions.

Brute sheer strength, however, is the consequence and not the main reason why athletes squat, bench press and power clean.

What I've discovered is that managing cravings is not achieved by sheer will power alone.

This physiology is VERY difficult if not impossible to overcome through sheer will power over the long term.

In short, while I was not emotionally caught up in this 2015 incarnation of Macbeth, I was nevertheless deeply engaged in sheer visual power of the thing that Shakespeare himself called, «this bloody business.»

What I hadn't counted on was the sheer power of ABBA's music taking over and bypassing any faults, trust me — there are many, in the singing voices.

Beowulf eventually consents, taking on the vicious attacker with an impressive display, but discovers that Grendel is only the warrior and not the one truly in charge, as his mother (Jolie, The Good Shepherd) is a powerful goddess of magic who has the power to seduce Beowulf in ways that sheer brute force has never quite been able.

Hollywood is not ready for the sheer power of Quvenzhané Wallis.

But it's not only the sheer stopping power that impresses, it's also how the car copes with split - friction turf, hot brake discs, and wet pavement.

If sheer size isn't enough, a power liftgate with a kick - to - open function is included on Select trim levels and higher, in which swiping a foot under the rear bumper automatically opens the power liftgate.

In terms of sheer power and torque, however, the S8 (520 hp, 481 lb - ft) can not quite match the XJR (550 hp, 502 lb - ft) or the even brawnier S63 AMG (577 hp, 664 lb - ft).

BMW's M GmbH subsidiary has taken the opportunity to showcase not just a celebration of sheer power, but also technology.

Needless to say, shaving 20 seconds off a predecessor's «Ring time would be no small feat, but the 2018 ZR1 has a lot going for it, and not just in terms of sheer power.

The competition really doesn't offer what you can get in this Ford — either lagging in sheer power or in features or in ease of use.

The Veneno Roadster is listed at US$ 4,500,000... with both Veneno having 750hp available a fully tuned DMC Aventador LP988 - 4 Edizione - GT will leave them behind on the straight line on sheer power alone... if that doesn't put a smile on your face think about the price... the entire Edizione - GT aerodynamic package complete with twin turbo engine tuning is available at US$ 288,000... add US$ 450,000 for an Aventador and you're still a long way from any Veneno pricing.

It's not the neck - snapping power you experience in an AMG as much as it is sheer thrust — the inevitability of forward movement.

The Barina RS won't score you props for sheer power and pace, but it does a fine job of exploiting everything it has to offer

Sure, the Barina RS won't score you props for sheer power and pace, but it does a fine job of exploiting everything it has to offer.

This wasn't the Nobel prize, of course; it was a few steps down, a defiant stepchild that had enhanced its reputation over time by the sheer power of its prize money, which this year was the equivalent of $ 525,000.

In the end, Eyrie is a dark, immensely readable novel that, despite an ending that doesn't quite tie the strings together neatly, never loses its sheer propulsive power.

What the Time2Touch tablet lacks in official support — many websites won't even recognise it as an Android device — is makes up for with sheer spec power.

However, the more frugal shopper, and especially one buying for a loved one, may not agree with this idea, as the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD can both be had for less even since the iPad mini got its price cut and when faced with a choice between the three might opt for the familiar Amazon brand or the sheer power of the Nexus 7, with its mightily impressive spec list and legions of Google apps.

While I totally share Howey's excitement over the sheer joy and power of creating stories out of nothing, I think his posts... maybe conflate writing and publishing, which has for a long time been one of my overall theoretical problems with not the act of but the culture of self - publishing.

Sure, they take a decent bit to put down, but they just don't have the same sense of sheer power that their movie brethren have, especially when you're literally killing hundreds of the buggers.

«They don't need another console in the next few years; they have the Xbox One X. Its sheer power is not to be scoffed at.»

just keep listening to those indie devs that tell you how beast the ps4 is... lol, while the games keep coming out looking worse than things I was playing 6 years ago I just mentioned sheer power draw there smart guy its one thing that can easily be looked at, and it is quite telling it lets you know that the ps4 is relatively weak, hence a game like bf4 is sub-1080p, still has tons of aliasing as ps4 is NOT powerful enough to utilize proper AA techniques, the draw distance is reduced, performance is less than ideal, shaders are weaker, textures are muddied and blurred

If the dominance of a first party and exclusive line up can not definitively sway in favor of one console or another, distinguishing based on third party support is fruitless, and sheer power and specs are constantly shifting, how would one market a single console over another?

A strong fighter, then, wants to back up their muscle with a lot of of energy or else their sheer power won't mean very much, growing winded long before the fight is over.

Now, imagine that potential being realised on the Xbox One and the sheer wealth of different experiences that the community will create with not only the more powerful camera, but with Microsoft's Azure cloud service, its new flexible achievements system and of course, the power of the Xbox One itself.

While Starship Troopers» effects on the Real Robot genre can not be denied, the mecha in Lost Planet are very dissimilar to the novel's powered armor, which were extremely mobile through the use of long jumps powered by thrusters, and were capable of controlling square miles of territory through sheer firepower.

Occasionally they act like morons taking cover towards me so that I can still shoot them while they look away from me scanning the area but these moments don't make up for the sheer genius / law defying powers they exhibit on other times.

Even though the individual Colossi didn't have separate tracks, the sheer power of «The Opened Way» is absolute.

Not that I did not know who he was and what he did, but the sheer power of his expression has made me a followNot that I did not know who he was and what he did, but the sheer power of his expression has made me a follownot know who he was and what he did, but the sheer power of his expression has made me a follower.

It's impossible to spend a day inside a coal power plant and not come away impressed by the sheer, raw power of the thing.