Sentences with phrase «not thronged»

The ponds might be frozen and the beaches covered with snow, but you'll find a new appreciation for those special spots when they're not thronged with tourists.

He said, «We shall not walk on roses, people will not throng to hear us and applaud, and we shall not always be aware of divine protection.

Not exact matches

They don't need to obsessively target the throng assembling daily to gobble up crime procedurals and zombies, and it's no coincidence that the programs selected to please a small, educated audiences are celebrated by the small, educated TV writers who ignore what everybody else is watching.

That throngs of uber - wealthy conference goers and their entourages were trying to push their way toward Davos did not help.

«Singapore greets Apple Watch with a shrug,» was the headline on CNBC, which made the rookie mistake of comparing today's modest lines with the throngs that greeted the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus — for which pre-orders were not required.

Not that it appears as though she would want to do so anytime soon - a rather unhealthy obsession of being «Internet famous» compels users to do what it takes to stand out from the throngs of others, and perhaps Cella sees this as her chance to be noticed.

According to a press pool report, Trump spoke to a «throng of hundreds» outside of the Annaville Fire House, though not all were supporters.

He was in my church today... but I couldn't get that needed hug because of the clamoring, noisy throng.

A reasoable point to argue, I suppose — I will add this: If this is NOT what Islam brings to the table, then where are the throngs of Muslims speaking out to explain that this is NOT what their religion actually stands for?

For Pearl Jam, this thronging only made sense on a national, if not international, level with a Congressional seal of approval.

Even in great cities, where the machinery of life does not stop and throngs never pause, the church means to many people chiefly a place of relaxation from the strain of life.

Anecdotally, I know for a fact that numerous attempts have been made, not to convince him that there is a God, but merely to apprise him of the elementary errors that throng his arguments.

A year after he was elected pope, John Paul II visited his native land and told massive throngs of Poles, «Don't be afraid.»

Popular favor may turn toward him or away from him: the thronging of the masses does not become a real danger for the Jewish and Roman authorities, nor does the falling away of the disappointed become a threat of revolt against the Master.

So dense was the throng, says Mark, that «there was no longer room for them, not even about the door.»

The devout Jews thronging the streets of Jerusalem at Shabuot, or the Feast of Weeks, in celebration of the day the Ten Commandments were revealed to Moses, were in one sense not too different from Jesus» followers in the upper room.

If he really felt this were something worth doing he wouldn't need the elaborate getup and a throng of followers and camera people.

Moms and dads wondering whether they wanted to cope with the crusade throngs at least could be confident that the kids would not be subjected to a tirade against Roman Catholics or a harangue about American foreign policy.

Mostly they came, I think, because, he loved them and could tell them so, yes, even those vast, milling throngs; there was a touch, a sense, a spirit moving in, across, among those mobs of eager people, told them here at last they had a man who was concerned not for himself, who was not out to get himself elected, but who cared for every single one of them, and tottering old dames, lepers, whores, soldiers, robbers; I've seen them all transformed by seeing him.

I could not hear the speeches, see the long tables, made of rough boards, spread under the forest - trees, participate with the immense throng in their barbecue dinner, and witness and enjoy all the strange and varied scenes and incidents inseparably connected with such a gathering of all the «sovereigns» in the Brush.

Throngs of AI - equipped smart - device apps are available for suggestions, streamlined reservation bookings and other assists like on - demand intel on that boutique wine label or locavore food ingredient you're not familiar with.

«It is not about boundaries, it is about race,» Jackson told a throng of reporters at his Rainbow Coalition / Operation PUSH headquarters on Chicago's South Side.

Thumping beats and throngs of sweaty bodies bouncing up against each other — the former NBA center has put a new spin on his career but, really, not that much has changed

Tempted to slip out the back door after a poor effort in last month's regular - season finale against Georgia Tech — 8 for 16, but three interceptions — Belue realized that wasn't right and walked out the main door into the waiting throngs.

We fans are the pampered, affluent throng thirsting for blood, not caring what devices have been used to prepare the gladiator for combat.

The USFL did not indicate when it would start renting stadiums where its half - a-million-dollar babies will show their stuff before vast, paying and suppositious throngs.

Pro and major - college sports, with their cheering throngs in big - time stadiums, were not to be played anywhere in the U.S. Away from the New York metropolitan area, it was deemed acceptable to play most small - college and high school sports, which went on as scheduled, accompanied usually by a pregame prayer, moment of silence and patriotic salute by the school band.

From then on, this throng would not simply witness and marvel; it would seize and ignite.

However, DAILY POST reports that not happy with Chime's decision, his kinsmen from Udi local government area of the State thronged the Enugu government house, where they disowned the APC.

I want to make it clear that I was not fired — I left on my own accord just as throngs of other employees of his have done during his short tenure as Borough President.

«I just know he is not coming in today,» she told a throng of media camped outside the AG's Liberty Street office.

As if in a bid to outdo their paramount chief, the people of Fumso in Adansi thronged the street in large numbers blocking the road and insisting that unless the President came out and spoke to them, which he did, they would not let him through to his New Edubiase destination.

While the Northam campaign did not authorize the ad, it did dramatize Democratic fears that minority turnout will be lower even as white working - class voters throng to the polls.

Hand in hand, if not arm in arm, all in matching clothes — literally every double one of them — twins thronged the leafy streets and parks of Twinsburg in a quiet ecstasy of platonic love.

Soon, Peter Max's small apartment could not accommodate all of the throngs of young people wanting to meet Swami Satchidananda, so his new American students rented a place where he could teach Yoga classes and give talks.

But just because I don't brave the throngs for Black Friday, doesn't mean I don't shop Black Friday.

There are many personals who are registered on the website even for couples sex and they are proof enough to know that it is not only teenagers or young singles who are thronging these sites.

Macaulay Culkin and actress Brenda Song got into the Halloween spirit a little early last Friday, joining the throngs of stars at Knott's Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song had a dinner date in Los Angeles and now there's some serious speculation on whether or not they're dating.

Maybe, but who hasn't felt a tinge of paranoia while walking on crowded streets, particularly streets thronged with barkers for standup comics?

Not only were several of the movie's major characters involved in the assassination plot (it was a multi-pronged affair and involved other attempts on lives of the cabinet), Lincoln drove through throngs of people, enraptured in celebratory glee, following the passing of the Amendment.

It doesn't rain much in Austin — I considered bringing an umbrella, but left it behind, chiding myself for overpacking — but it's been raining for days, bringing the chaos level at the already - crowded Alamo Drafthouse to overwhelming levels as the crowds of people who usually mill around outside the theater converged with the throngs of adoring fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Tim Burton and Dolph Lundgren in the lobby.

When the impassioned and entitled throng of the Cannes Film Festival looked upon Only God Forgives, Nicolas Winding Refn's latest bloody wonder, back in May, they didn't exactly despair as much as kick up an almighty hissy fit.

By the same token, if you're someone who always prefers to show up in a jabbering throng at your local megaplex for tentpole movies on their first day — especially in IMAX — instead of arriving full of hope at small art houses, this list isn't for you, either.

The heroes of The Dreamers are stars of their own suspended matinee; when they ultimately join the riots seething along the Champs Elysées, Matthew's chilling observation that the throng is an epic composed completely of extras, not idols, comes to pass.

Those who have tickets but are not celebrities, like me, shuffle in a throng between the celebrities and the bleachers, absorbing the screams like living acoustic tiles.

It freaks The Ain't Rights out - they even perform a Dead Kennedy's anti-Nazi punk song as noisy protest to the booing throng - but they need the money.

Paul Rudd does a commendable job portraying a character — the ex-con Scott Lang who steps into a suit, gets teensy - tiny, and controls a throng of mechanic, militant ants to become Ant - Man — that he doesn't seem entirely right for, and Michael Douglas is predictably primo as Hank Pym.

While combat is still present and plenty of times you'll find yourself shooting through a throng of thugs, stealth is your best option as Sam isn't your typical shooter protagonist who can soak up bullets, slap on a band - aid and be good as new.

Feeling just a bit sheepish about being one of the few people in the throng who hadn't already seen this film, I went last evening (with Fordham research director Amber Winkler) to the big Paramount / Viacom - sponsored Washington premiere of Waiting for «Superman» — the much - discussed new education movie.

We're talking about removing policy and administrative hurdles to dismissing the worst 5 percent — a nontrivial number, but not a vast throng.