Sentences with phrase «of narrow escapes»

It also showed off the only plot that Uncharted has ever given us: a treasure hunter seeking an ancient relic, a murderous thug hot on their trail, and a series of narrow escapes leading to a big climax.

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In a wide - ranging keynote address to investors, famed money manager Bob Rodriguez warned that the U.S. has a narrow window ahead to escape the kind of sovereign debt crisis that Europe is now experiencing.

There were massive cost overruns, a revolving door of CEOs, layoffs, and even a narrow escape from bankruptcy.

But now on the contrary a swift reversal is making us aware that your main purpose in this revealing to us of your heart was to enable our love to escape from the constrictions of the too narrow, too precise, too limited image of you which we had fashioned for ourselves.

Perhaps he escaped damnation because of his stupidity or his narrow religious outlook; but the other man had to pick up the wounded man.

The formula of Marx preserves all its pluralistic force ``... when, with the universal development of all the individuals, the productive forces will grow and all sources of the cooperative richness will gush forth, only then we will be able to escape from the narrow - minded horizon of the bourgeois law, and the society will be able to write on its banners: from each one according to his capacities, to each one according to his needs!»

«Since there is no Supreme Arche as source of meaning and value, there is no need to set the world right... Unless we free ourselves from the bias that forces us to conceive the Cosmos as a single - ordered world which it is our responsibility to recreate in social and political dimensions, we shall surely not escape the temptation to exploit the instrumental power born of our narrow and perverse anthropocentrism for totalitarian ends (EI 251).

Included, too, are the fascinating origins of each product; Todd Wilbur's own amazing kitchen adventures, narrow escapes, and near - death experiences; even his learned - the - hard - way cooking tips.

A few days later a narrow escape in three feet of water tended to dampen my interest in swimming — almost permanently.

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Carrying on from the narrow escape in 2011 when new Swansea manager Michael Laudrup managed to keep the club in the Primera Liga by the smallest of margins, Mallorca seemed to have ridden their luck too far in the early stages of the next season.

Barring a miraculous turnaround in form, and a comeback of Lazarus proportions, Sunderland's ten consecutive seasons in the Premier League, including some narrow escapes in recent years, is about to come to an end.

A narrow escape I'd been charged, on my first week working for my new MP, with organising a roundtable of like - minded bods to discuss some vitally important subject.

One of the victims, who identified himself as Chukwudi, said he was thankful to God for the narrow escape but was not psychologically balanced to speak further.

Although the economy formally grew by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, in line with expectations, this was widely regarded by analysts as confirmation that the underlying recovery is fragile at best, and that the economy has escaped a relapse into a «double - dip» recession only by the narrowest of margins.

OXYGEN on a planet might be a sign of life, but in two odd white dwarf stars it could indicate a narrow escape from violent death.

Cephalopod evolution is a fantastic subject for lovers of drama: The moment the protagonist appears to be done for, a narrow escape ensues.

Oz makes a narrow escape in a hot air balloon, at which point the skies darken and winds howl, the perfect conditions for entering the land of Oz.

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Adapted by a small army of screenwriters from the bestselling novel by Max (son of Mel) Brooks, the pic abandons its source material's choral «oral history» structure to hone in on the Lanes, who, after once again negotiating a narrow escape, find themselves ensconced in the relative safety of an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Atlantic.

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Anderson can't help but turn the open - air, urban setting into yet another deathtrap tunnel system, and CGI aerial shots dot Pompeii's opening stretch, showing the complex grid of roads, narrow streets, and aqueducts which make up a Roman city — and through which, of course, the characters will eventually have to escape.

Although the duo is quick to «get with the beat», their lackadaisical lifestyle lands them in plenty of hot water as they make their way through the labyrinth of vegetation filled with musical misadventures and narrow escapes.

MacLean doesn't let logic get in the way of a good action sequence, as when the heroes drag prisoners with them when attempting a narrow escape.

The finale is a cavalcade of horror references, narrow escapes and general unpleasantness.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT: «Election Night,» «Winter of Our Discontent» Production Designer: JEFF MOSSA BIG LITTLE LIES: «Somebody «s Dead,» «Living the Dream,» «You Get What You Need» Production Designer: JOHN PAINO BLACK MIRROR: «USS Callister» — WINNER Production Designer: JOEL COLLINS FARGO: «The Narrow Escape Problem,» «The Law of Inevitability,» «Who Rules the Land of Denial?»

FARGO: «The Narrow Escape Problem,» «The Law of Inevitability,» «Who Rules the Land of Denial?»

These titles are on the following themes: A Winter Walk; The Site And Antiquities Of Athens; Wild Apples; Narrow Escapes; India: Timeless Topics.

Two further goals are related but subordinate: to narrow the learning gaps between haves and have - nots, and to help disadvantaged children escape dreadful inner - city schools through the creation of better alternatives.

And while car fans can celebrate Saab's narrow escape from the fate of GM's other orphan brands, Muller will need every ounce of that tenacity — along with bullish investors to raise development cash — to keep Saab from springing a permanent leak.

If you have narrowed down your options to the 2016 Honda CR - V and the 2016 Ford Escape, then congratulations, you have narrowed it down to two of the most exceptional options there are.

One of the conclusions that one reaches at the end of this book is this: this was a narrow escape.

I enjoyed Map of Bones as a rip - roaring action adventure but found the plot a little too incredible at times, which is a pity as the science is at the cutting edge of reality, but there were just a few too many narrow escapes against seemingly inescapable odds to hold my credibility over the long haul.

The small fates, I feel, bring news of a Nigerian modernity, full of conflict, tragedies, and narrow escapes.

So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover's intrepid princess to the last place she expected to go, and into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test — and might bring the kingdom to its knees.

Continue reading «Getting it Right: Narrow Escapes (part 2 of 3)»

With a far away land, a young protagonist, an odd treasure, an unexpected twist and a narrow escape, it's a bullwhip and a fedora short of being an Indiana Jones movie.

When these clots escape the heart, they travel through various arteries and eventually lodge in a narrow part of the vessel when the artery's diameter becomes too small (thromboembolism).

You can also enjoy a leisurely boat ride on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace, or escape the heat by visiting one of Beijing's Hutongs (traditional narrow streets or neighbourhoods).

Set at the back of a narrow alley means that you'll also have a brief escape from the hectic Kuta street traffic.

Many ships had narrow escapes in this stretch of water, many were not so fortunate.

It creates a sense of tension rarely seen within the racing genre which makes every escape and narrow shave feel like a substantial victory.

These icons of digital pop culture long ago escaped the narrow confines of video games, and have gone on to conquer the screens of our mobile phones and the walls of our cities, taking over clothing and packaging, and actualizing themselves into designer toys, becoming highly prized collector «s artifacts.

«My aesthetic sense was formed at a young age by what surrounded me: the narrow residential spaces of Japan and the mental escapes from those spaces that took the forms of manga and anime,» he reflected.

His broad brush strokes are so dynamic that they almost obscure that landscape, but the stark slivers of it that he reveals speak to his family's narrow escape.»

Immediately after doubling CO2 (Figure B), the model climate is absorbing the same amount of energy from the sun as before (the incoming arrow in B is the same width as in A), but less energy is escaping to space (the outgoing arrow is narrower).

In the wake of this very narrow escape, the United States government will be doing some hard thinking.

That is because a narrow escape tunnel was constructed at the suggestion of Elias LJ in oral argument at the Mitchell appeal.

You will still shoot an improbable number of enemies on your own, between narrow escapes from over-the-top explosions.