Sentences with phrase «of high bluffs»

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The freezing of the demand driven system showed the government was not bluffing when it said it needed to reduce higher education spending.

With the salty ocean spray, most things near the ocean aren't sustainable; however, their farm is built on one of the bluffs, so it is up higher.

He has also played the brusque, bluff President in Being There (1978); senile, gun - wielding judge Ray Ford in... And Justice For All (1979); the twin auto dealers — one good, one bad — in Used Cars (1980); Paul Newman's combination leg - man and conscience in The Verdict (1982); shifty convenience store owner Big Ben in the two Problem Child films of the early 1990s; the not - so - dearly departed in Passed Away (1992); and Broadway high - roller Julian Marx in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994).

The battle between the British navy and the Spanish Armada is particularly stunning especially as a victorious Elizabeth stands on a high bluff wind blowing looking into the horizon at a sea of burning Spanish ships.

Where the grade begins to increase, as if the road aspired to eventually climbing out of the surrounding high hills, one's eyes cast leftward toward a graciously imposing bluff.

Let the Bullets Fly (Well Go), currently the highest - grossing Chinese film of all time, has a title that suggests shoot - outs and action galore, but in fact this slyly comic satire plays more like a spaghetti western in twenties - era China, full of bluffs and feints and false identities.

At their poker table of daring heroines with complex agendas, you find no less than: 45 Years» shatter - glass Kate Mercer holding a royal flush (which she'll soon discover is actually just an Ace high); Maria Enders and Valentine of Clouds of Sils Maria bluffing one another under the table; and the ultimate in unpredictable poker faces, Phoenix's Nelly.

«I watched the GOP presidential debate because my students are counting on me» is the title of a piece posted on the National Education Association website by «guest writer» Tom McLaughlin, a high school drama teacher from Council Bluffs, IA.

Large Student Population District Category (12,000 students or more - in alphabetical order): Bibb County School District, GA Broward County Public Schools, FL Colorado Springs School District 11, CO DeKalb County School District, GA Flagler County Public Schools, FL Forsyth County Schools, GA Fullerton School District, CA Hampton City Schools, VA Northwest Independent School District, TX The School District of Osceola County, FL Richmond County Schools, GA Roanoke County Public Schools, VA Rock Hill Schools, SC Rowan - Salisbury Schools, NC Township High School District 214, IL Wilson County School District, TN Mid-sized Student Population Districts Category (3,000 - 12,000 students - in alphabetical order): Austin Public Schools # 492, MN Bergenfield Public School District, NJ Center Grove Community School Corporation, IN Charlottesville City Schools, VA City Schools of Decatur, GA Encinitas Union School District, CA Henry County Public Schools, VA Jefferson City Schools, GA Monroe County Schools, GA Oconee County Schools, GA Pickerington Local School District, OH Rome City Schools, GA St. Charles Parish Public Schools, LA Tift County Schools, GA Williamsburg - James City County Public Schools, VA Small Student Population Districts Category (3,000 students or less - in alphabetical order): Cedar Bluffs Public School, NE Chickamauga City School District, GA Coxsackie - Athens Central School District, NY Goochland County Public Schools, VA Greeneville City Schools, TN Juab School District, Utah Laguna Beach Unified School District, CA Lenoir City Schools, TN Lindop School District 92, IL Mannheim School District 83, IL Mineola Union Free School District, NY Pewaukee School District, WI Staunton City Schools, VA West Platte School District, MO

Whilst the engine can be a bit grumbly at times, road and tire roar are remarkably well suppressed at higher speeds, in spite of the bluff bodywork and large alloy wheels.

Nature became real: the woods, the sky, the lakes, the high bluffs and low valleys, the acres of spent fields, the muddy riverbanks.

A highlight will be a guided visit to the majestic Benedictine Abbey in Melk, one of Europe's largest monasteries, which sits high on a bluff overlooking the Danube.

Perched high atop a bluff overlooking the meandering Hudson River Valley, sits the Castle Hotel & Spa - a quiet contrast to the hectic pace of the Big Apple.

The hotel is located inside the walls of the old city and sits high on a bluff in Haute - Ville overlooking the St. Lawrence River.

First opened in 1992 on a former homestead and cattle ranch, the resort is comprised of 40 accommodations, including ocean - view suites, tree - houses on stilts and the freestanding Cliff House, which features a deck that appears to suspend over the 1,200 - foot - high ocean bluff.

The white - sand beach is surrounded by rocky shoreline and high bluffs that allow visitors to watch the acrobatic flips and stunts of the surfers from a viewing deck; during calmer weather, a trail leads from the bluffs to the the tidepools and lava rock arches.

Point Bennett, the western point of the island, is a long, narrow, jagged bluff, 40 feet high, rising rapidly to 380 feet; high sand dunes extend inland from the point for 2 miles.

Roughly 2,000 year ago, Emperor Hadrian gave orders for construction of a wall along the coast — with its craggy bluffs and high ridges — to protect against raiding northern tribes.

San Onofre State Beach Bluffs campground is set high above the beach on a bluff along a 3 mile stretch of beach.

Perched high on a bluff overlooking the shimmering waters of the Pacific surrounded by lush tropical rainforest Mango Moon is located in the most pristine area of Manuel Antonio Costa Rica only minutes from Manuel...

First opened in 1992 on a former homestead and cattle ranch, the resort is comprised of 40 accommodations, including ocean - view suites, treehouses on stilts, and the freestanding Cliff House, which features a deck that appears to suspend over the 1,200 - foot - high ocean bluff.

This is the prettiest section of the Washington coast with a windswept forest on a high bluff, looking down on the beach.

We have been in business for over 35 years, and provide the highest quality of service From our fully furnished oceanfront homes to our condos on the beach bluffs, you can rest assured you and your family will enjoy your vacation to the fullest.

Set up high on a bluff in the private community of Baker Ranch, this home offers beautiful scenery of Baker Beach below.

Situated on a bluff within the high - end gated community of Los Rancheros, the villa is literally steps from the shore and enjoys spectacular views of the Bay of Banderas.

With just a pair of binoculars, you can spot whales from the high bluffs at Torrey Pines State Reserve and the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, both in La Jolla about 20 minutes north of downtown San Diego.

Located beneath the bluffs of Torrey Pines, Black's Beach is difficult to get to due to the surrounding high cliffs.

Picnic tables are also available both by the bluffs and throughout the state park where most of the higher elevation jogging, hiking and biking trails begin.

This magnificent 35 acre prime beachfront property is situated on a high bluff of land overlooking the Caribbean Sea, with a very impressive variety of on - site facilities and amenities.

At the end of the rope, on a very high bluff overlooking an awe - inducing landscape, the subject hangs the artworks on a structure resembling the storage apparatuses found in the back rooms of galleries.

But researchers warn it could do more harm than good, and maybe this isn't the week to trust the grandest promises of engineers, not when they've all but lost control of the highest technology we've ever built, there on the bluff at Fukushima.

With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.

In the meantime, the pot keeps getting richer, and in the high stakes game of mall ownership, neither Simon nor General Growth is bluffing, and it's unlikely that either will fold.