Sentences with phrase «old monarch»

The 89 - year - old monarch firmly told passionate pro-European Mr Clegg that she believed the EU was heading in the wrong direction.

The 86 - year - old monarch is on a two - day tour of the country where she visited Catholic church St Michael's.

The 60 - year - old monarch, who appeared in court in his royal attire faced a four - count charge bordering on felony, threatening to life, malicious damage and making false statement to public officers.

The seemingly innocent story of Abishag, who was to warm the aged David (I Kings 1:1 - 4), is suspiciously reminiscent of widespread practices in which the ebbing virility of the old monarch was put to the test, since in his person he embodied the vital forces of the nation.

His death to many was unexpected, though the monarch died at the ripe age of 101, before he died, he was the oldest monarch in the country, his death as a surprise was due to the fact that two of his High Chiefs whom were also Kings in the making died recently and within two weeks.

Most of the older monarch samples were collected by Lincoln Brower of Sweet Briar College, who has studied the butterflies for more than 50 years.

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Nebuchadnezzar may be said to have had a «bad press» in the Old Testament, but he was an able and enlightened monarch — statesman, soldier and builder.

Having married when she was 21 years old, the Queen beats any other monarch in having the longest marriage.

On their platinum wedding anniversary, a full celebratory peal will sound from Westminster Abbey, where the 21 - year - old future monarch Princess Elizabeth walked up the aisle to marry her dashing Greek and Danish prince in 1947.

The worldly church is usually a church which seeks to maintain the old order in society and with it the power of the monarchs and aristocrats, of the owners of property and of other vested rights.

Rather, Jesus and his followers, inspired by the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament prophetic writings, were expecting a supernatural divine intervention that would end the Roman rule, restore the Davidic Kingdom with Jesus as the divinely anointed monarch, and inaugurate the Messianic age of peace and prosperity for the whole world.

They built up an elaborate machinery of state despotism modeled on the old Persian monarchy with all its paraphernalia of an elaborate bureaucracy, court etiquette and ceremonial, fulsome flattery, and seclusion of the monarch.

The Georgia Southern Eagles pulled off a mild upset on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Old Dominion Monarchs in the FCS quarterfinals, 49 - 35 despite trailing by 14 in the fourth.

Georgia Southern cut Old Dominion's lead down early in the fourth quarter, when Jerick McKinnon rushed for a 4 - yard touchdown, pulling the Eagles within one score of the Monarchs.

Many of the oldest state leaders are constitutional or absolute monarchs or presidents who have been in power for a long time.

In the memoranda submitted at the meeting on behalf of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states» monarchs, Alaafin of Oyo said Nigeria must be restructured as soon as possible to avoid a break - up like the one that the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics experienced.

Well, what's a couple of erstwhile monarchs to do but fall back on their old plumbing and pump the toilet into the humour.

Other dramatic actress nominees were Emily Blunt as Britain's monarch in her early reign in «The Young Victoria,» Helen Mirren as the imperious wife of Leo Tolstoy in «The Last Station,» Carey Mulligan as a 1960s British teen in an affair with an older man in «An Education» and Gabourey Sidibe as an illiterate, abused teen turning her life around in «Precious.»

When an old and dangerous adversary appears on Wakanda's radar — carrying a stolen cache of vibranium, the fictional metal that is the source of the nation's wealth — the new monarch springs into action, hoping to bring him to justice while securing Wakanda's future and continued secrecy.

The profoundly determined 15 - year - old sets off with millions of smuggled diamonds on a journey to South Africa's National Library, where she encounters Israeli Mossad agents, a lovable Chinese official, an American Vietnam War deserter and Swedish twins with grand plans to bring down their country's monarch.

Jane's older sister Cassandra illustrated the text with imaginative portraits of the English monarchs.

Enjoy sightseeing of the must - see sights with a Local Guide in all cities: in Budapest, enjoy the treasures of the city with a panoramic view from Fishermen's Bastion and admire the 13th - century Matthias Coronation Church, the coronation spot of several Hungarian monarchs; in Vienna, among the many sights you will see, you'll visit St. Stephen's Cathedral, a symbol of Vienna; and in Prague, visit the 1000 - year - old Hrad?any Castle grounds, the largest castle complex in the world.

These include «Gamla Stan», or the «Old Town», which boasts the title of one of the best preserved medieval centres in Europe, and the Royal Palace, which was home to the monarchs of Sweden for nearly 250 years.

Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - This tactical RPG has you working to repair the lands to the days of old.

Aghast councillors who commissioned the work for the town hall at Newark, Notts, said Segasby had turned the monarch into a «leering 90 - year old»

The sculpture would be given the antique patina of the older statues in the square, which include figures of generals Napier and Havelock, George IV and, to complete the trio of Britain's most loathed monarchs, Charles I and James II.

Her Crittenden Sq. garden featured, among other things, two eight - year - old fragrant sumacs, some giant purple hyssops, and four varieties of milkweed plants, in which monarch butterflies had already laid eggs.

Her own garden included 150 species including two eight - year - old fragrant sumacs, some giant purple hyssops, and four varieties of milkweed plants, in which monarch butterflies had already laid eggs.

He first gained notoriety during his years at Old Dominion University (ODU) where he had a very successful basketball career with the Monarchs and is still known as one of the most outstanding scorers in Old Dominion basketball history.