Sentences with phrase «of much pride»

Every now and then, though, a hint of mischief crept in, as when he offhandedly referred to his son's «New NY Agenda» book — the source of much pride inside the campaign — as a «little pamphlet.»

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And Bannon also undoubtedly knows that much of this response — the injured pride and the sarcastic lashing out on Twitter — would make the media look even worse in the eyes of Trump's supporters and many others.

What worries D'Alessandro most isn't so much the economic impact of disappearing head offices but the less measurable effect it has on the nation's pride and self - esteem.

Entrepreneurs pride themselves on being great talkers with the «gift of gab,» but it's much harder to sit still and listen.

Businesses naturally become an integral part of the communities in which they do business — they hire its people, contribute to the tax base, become points of local pride, and much more.

Many independent contractors take a great deal of pride in their work, but not so much in the company they happen to be working for at the moment.

As hard as he negotiates, Sorenson prides himself on putting just as much energy into seeking out fun — through travel, of course.

I had too much pride to share ownership of Brooklyn Taco with an outside investor.

Now, as Kraft Heinz, we're eager to once again celebrate the pride of local hockey communities and help build the sport by providing much needed awareness and financial support for local rinks.»

Some of the exciting events that will be held during The Great American Trucking Show are: Overdrive's Pride and Polish Truck Beauty Competition, Educational Sessions sponsored by TXTA, the Commercial Vehicle Outlook, exhibits from leaders in the heavy duty trucking industry and much more.

Your post is typical Christian propaganda, filled with far too much pride toward yourself and far too much conceit toward the religions and beliefs of others.

her pride in her «great sense of modesty,» her insistence that we all don sackcloth, preferably after shaving our heads (like a novice, she marked her arrival in Paris by bobbing her hair) remind me of no one as much as Pope Francis.

This is when the Spirit goes to work in us that the mountain of pride building up in our hearts over the years soon comes into view, no matter how much we don't want to look.

Oh, the Calvinists could make perfect sense of it all with a wave of a hand and a swift, confident explanation about how Zarmina had been born in sin and likely predestined to spend eternity in hell to the glory of an angry God (they called her a «vessel of destruction»); about how I should just be thankful to be spared the same fate since it's what I deserve anyway; about how the Asian tsunami was just another one of God's temper tantrums sent to remind us all of His rage at our sin; about how I need not worry because «there is not one maverick molecule in the universe» so every hurricane, every earthquake, every war, every execution, every transaction in the slave trade, every rape of a child is part of God's sovereign plan, even God's idea; about how my objections to this paradigm represented unrepentant pride and a capitulation to humanism that placed too much inherent value on my fellow human beings; about how my intuitive sense of love and morality and right and wrong is so corrupted by my sin nature I can not trust it.

The effort of Gruntvig and his school to whip up the national pride of Denmark by recalling it to the Nordic sagas and its glorious history, Kierkegaard felt to be so much public flattery and a violent poison to the real individual need of the soul.

Wrong theology affects all of life and is responsible for so much pride, shame, and misery.

Once in Africa, Schweitzer gradually came to understand what well may be the most important mistake made by the Europeans (and Americans) since the rise of Western civilization — namely, their pride in their superindustrialized «mastery» over the forces of Nature, a much - vaunted control which is leading to the destruction of our biosphere.

How much Muslims have lost against the benefit of hurting a pride of a Tyrant...!?

The best way to bring the sinfulness of such sins home to us is to point toward the places where humans in fact act wrongly: in home, school, business, contacts with others, and the like, where by pride, self - seeking, neglect of our neighbors, ugliness of behavior in our homes, and so much else, we often behave in a reprehensible manner or we subtly and insidiously treat other persons as mere «things.»

Ministers also and the laity of the Church will know what is expected of those who hold this office For the present it is possible only to feel after and to describe in sketchy outline what this new conception is, a conception that we may believe is at least as much gift of grace as consequence of sin and perhaps more something produced by historic forces under divine government than the creature of human pride and fickleness.

His own pet proof of «why there almost certainly is no God» (a proof in which he takes much evident pride) is one that a usually mild - spoken friend of mine (a friend who has devoted too much of his life to teaching undergraduates the basic rules of logic and the elementary language of philosophy) has described as «possibly the single most incompetent logical argument ever made for or against anything in the whole history of the human race.»

My big point is that my Protestant and skeptical students, who really don't take much pride in being Southern, are ready to really think about (and, of course, contest) that seemingly strange conclusion.

Of course, I then started realizing how much pride had its grip on «even an incredibly humble guy such as myself».

Perhaps that's why we spend so much time fixated on the physical motes in the eyes of others (sexual sin, for example) and neglect the spiritual logs — like pride and hypocrisy — in our own.

Perhaps too much pride — in my researches into parish histories (I have written several, and enjoy doing them) I have delved a good deal into Catholic parish life of the 1930s, 40 s, and 50s, and although there is much that is awe - inspiring and impressive, there are weaknesses.

The person who is secure in their acceptance is much more able to hold to their principles (as opposed to their pride) in the face of the opposition and displeasure of others.

My own tangled mess of pride, insecurity and pet sins can be as much of a problem as those of the man sitting across the table from me.

Angela took great pride in describing how Maria had remained muy pendiente («very much on top of things») until just a few months before her death.

The sin of pride, for example, is rampant in Christianity, and according to Scripture, is much more serious of a sin than some of the others many Christians like to condemn in other people.

All this — together with his various political involvements, both ecclesiastical and secular — may explain why he regarded sloth as much as pride to be at the root of human sin.

Until i got to the place where i realised my identity is in Christ not in what i do and so i put him first that has radically changed my life and i am much closer to him than i ever was.May God bless you and show you what he wants you to do just trust him tell him that you cant do it thats important because the flesh wants to be able to do it in its own strength and that comes from our pride we must admit that without him we can do nothing.Let go of who you were so you can become who you are menat to be in Christ.regards brentnz

Especially when it comes to the daily pitfalls of uncharity and struggles with laziness or pride in a fallen world, we can all expect to repeat much the same story in our confessions until the day we die.

For much that is happening today, is to be compared to how they did in the days of old, it has not changed today people are still the same, full of pride, doing what is wrong, and calling it right, or good, as prophesied they would do in Malachi 3:13 - 15.

Frequently, the argument wasn't as much about theology, as it was about pride, power, and politics, as each person sought a place of higher prominence or position within the church.

God was therefore much displeased at them, and determined to punish them for their pride, and to overthrow their city, and to lay waste their country, until there should neither plant nor fruit grow out of it.

«As particularly those fruits and effects of pride that discover themselves in the vanity and superfluity of apparel; which I took too much delight in.

But the direction of this distress is evidently away from God, manifesting a hidden self - love and pride — instead of humbly beginning by thanking God humbly for helping him so long to withstand temptation, acknowledging before God and before himself that this after all is much more than he had deserved, and so humbling himself under the remembrance of what he had been.

As much as I love the fresh herbs, the real pride and joy of the garden, particularly if you ask for my 11 - year old son's opinion, are the tomatoes.

We always pride ourselves on being a cafe that is mindful of what we feed our children and trying to make everything from scratch as much as possible.

Norman's Irish heritage was a source of tremendous pride, and he dedicated much of his time to ensuring that Irish culture continues to thrive in Arizona.

For my part I have too much pride to ever subscribe to the deification of Wenger by some — «Arsene Knows Best» really sticks in my gullet.

Wenger became too emotional and too anoxius, hes not anymore wise, strategic, fresh, full of passion but he wont admit it, he loves club much and his pride makes him stubborn.

Hilariously and amazingly on the very last day of the season, we have salvaged some north London and self pride by beating Spurs to second place and there was much joy and happiness at the final whistle on Sunday.

«One thing I've always admired is how much he's kept that program and the pride of Pittsburg one and the same.

Arsenal have made our fair share of last minute or «panic» buys but at least the likes of Andre Santos and Kim Kallstrom did not cost us too much, other than our pride and dignity.

Arsenal themselves lost Monreal in the Final, and our defence looks very suspect at the moment, I think Wenger will give most of his players a chance to redeem a bit of pride and expect to see much the same team at the Emirates this evening.

next season will be very different as I don't think a top 4 is nailed on and if that happens even some of the Wenger supporters may turn sad sad times for a club that has so much history and pride, it's symptematic of this country where the rich don't understand the working class and don't care as long as they make money.

If disappointing people that backed him from the start doesn't hurt his sense of pride, then maybe having so much flak sent his way from fellow fighters will..

He takes too much pride from that part of the game.

With Sunderland displaying defensive fragilities on numerous occasions this year much to the frustration of coach Martin O'Neill who prides himself on how his teams are difficult to beat, it could well be the day when multiple chances fall Robin Van Persie's way and after rediscovering his goal scoring touch for Holland there is little doubt the club's top scorer will find the back of the net for the twentieth time this season.