Sentences with phrase «of living things adapting»

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This somewhat optimistic prediction of things to come may not seem helpful for the here and now, because we live in an era of fear, anxiety, and worry, and our question and our text is how can we adapt now and in the immediate future to this rapid rate of social change.

One thing that is coming out of my meditation is, most of the trees that blanket planet earth, live and grow together as they adapt to their evironments and thrive in their place.

When the church gets too busy chasing that vision and failing to adapt to the changes in their lives for the sake of the «vision», then it becomes that thing that is, [â $ œdemonicâ $, â $ œkills lifeâ $, â $ œmurdersâ $ â $ ¦ etc].

And let's remember that evolution, while it's a theory, is a theory about the beginning and the transformation of life based on things we have observed, namely that cells change and mutate and that those mutations can produce cells that are unique and new, and that it would follow that it's possible for molecules to form into single - celled organisms which mutate and combine into multi-cellular organisms which mutate, adapt, and grow over time into new forms of life.

Plus, we are losing Wenger after the next season, and we've seen manure struggle to adapt to a life without Fergie, no way we are going to dodge that bullet, it's just nature of things.

The season didn't start great for the development side as foreign players settled into life at Leeds and the local players adapted to a new way of doing things, but as everyone has got into their stride we have proved that there aren't going to be many teams that beat us at development level in our current group, a fourth straight win yesterday meant we are up to third in the standings.

This could have been down to tactics, adapting to a new manager of things which were developing in his private life.

My feelings of complete dominance over my new life as a parent never lasted very long, and even now that I have a two - year - old, I'm still learning and growing and adapting to this whole mom thing.

An essential mineral in our diets has an unexpected role in helping living things remain adapted to the rhythms of night and day, scientists have found.

One of the most challenging things for new moms is adapting your life (and your home) to the new baby, and continue as baby turns into toddler.

I've already adapted a few of the things that she says she does into my daily life.

The live action attempt at adapting Where the Wild Things Are created quite a bit of buzz, but in terms of box office numbers, it barely earned back its $ 100 million production budget.

Adapted from Kaui Hart Hemmings» 2007 novel of the same name, The Descendants centers on Matt King (George Clooney), a lawyer in Hawaii with two big things going on in his life.

The most impressive things about The Little Foxes are, in no particular order, Bette Davis's performance (specifically her micro expressions), Patricia Collinge's supporting performance, director Wyler's composition, director Wyler's staging of the narrative (adapted by Lillian Hellman from her play and set in a constrained area but a living one), Herbert Marshall's performance, and Gregg Toland's photography.

Mary Queen of Scots «story comes from someone who knows a thing or two about political intrigue: House of Cards creator Beau Willimon has penned the script, adapted from the biography My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy.

His gradual realisation of the things that are important in life is powerful and moving, and Auteuil adapts his character with skill.

Adapted from Caren Lissner's teen novel by screenwriter Kara Holden and directed by Susan Johnson in her feature debut, Carrie Pilby is a charming, quirky slice - of - life tale about a unique young woman who learns important things about negotiating relationships and believing in herself.

by Walter Chaw A few things become clear as John Slattery's God's Pocket unspools unsteadily in the titular, fictional Philadelphia slum: that it's perhaps as difficult to adapt Pete Dexter as it is Ray Bradbury, for many surprisingly similar reasons (like him, Dexter's power is in the rhythm and economy of his prose and the poetry of his characters» interior lives); that Philip Seymour Hoffman is irreplaceable and doomed to be remembered for too rarely finding roles worthy of him; and that young Caleb Landry Jones is consistently an astonishment and someone to follow.

Visitors may want to begin with the Our Place in the Natural World section to explore how all living things change in order to adapt to the presence of other living things and the changing environment and trace our shared ancestry with other mammals back as far as 210 million years.

«Researchers at Texas A & M University, who measured changes in environmental attitudes for elementary students in gardening classrooms, support what garden - based educators have experienced for many years: that children engaged in a cross-disciplinary gardening curriculum acquire a direct, personal understanding of what living things require to thrive, and how they adapt and interact with each other.»

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

This expository nonfiction text is about how living things have adapted traits of mimicry or camouflage to either fool or attract prey...

With nature selecting the fittest living things out of all those on offer, a species will adapt until it becomes «fit for purpose.»

We all carry our childhood with us throughout our life... some things are buried deeply... some things we take out to remember frequently... Paula was a survivor, a chameleon... she learned to create new personas that fit the changing circumstances of her life by watching her mother react to life... I thought the author did an excellent job of contrasting Paula and Julian in light of their very different childhood experiences... Paula was a closed up prickly cactus... a dessert survivor... all hard, sharp edges that protected the true inner core of her... Julian was an open succulent... soft, sensitive to his nurturing environment... accepting and giving... like plants and animals, human beings adapt to their environment and when are we most open to learning?

Of course there are a few things typical to most every day in the life of a literary agent, such as reading query letters, meeting / calls / lunches / drinks with editors and publishers as well as clients, pitching manuscripts to publishers, meeting with film / TV companies to adapt books for the screen, attending conferences / workshops, looking for new talent, etcOf course there are a few things typical to most every day in the life of a literary agent, such as reading query letters, meeting / calls / lunches / drinks with editors and publishers as well as clients, pitching manuscripts to publishers, meeting with film / TV companies to adapt books for the screen, attending conferences / workshops, looking for new talent, etcof a literary agent, such as reading query letters, meeting / calls / lunches / drinks with editors and publishers as well as clients, pitching manuscripts to publishers, meeting with film / TV companies to adapt books for the screen, attending conferences / workshops, looking for new talent, etc..

The main thing we recommend you do upon arrival to the island is to adapt and enjoy the slow pace of life and easy going atmosphere.

The exhibition title was adapted from a 1936 public lecture given in New York City by former museum director A. Everett «Chick» Austin Jr.: «For we must have the great things of the past to enjoy and to study, but with that valuable experience and pleasure as guide and criterion, we must surely seek to live in the present and to try to create the new forms which are to be our legacy to the future.»

So no matter how things change over time we are prepared to adapt and can move forward with installations of as much solar to meet our needs, and there is no need to live in fear of the utility control over solar installations.

The thing of it is that sea level will rise very slowly giving us and the rest of the living world many centuries in which to slowy adapt.

Having a baby might be the most wonderful thing that has happened to you, but it also disrupts your lives, means that nothing is ever going to be the same again and takes a lot of adapting to.