Sentences with phrase «on a raft of»

Jochabed, Moses» mother, practiced wild hope as she placed her baby on a raft of reeds, sending him across the waters of the Nile.

I was struck by this intimate moment of humanity; prayers directed towards Mecca on a raft of cardboard in the middle of the dirty, slick sidewalk of 14th St. on a drizzling, cold April morning.

With any luck at all, Kelley will take care of that by sculling shooters down on rafts of old squaws, whistlers, bluebills, buffleheads and black ducks on the inland estuaries, bays and tidal rivers.

I think Arsenal embarked on a raft of player sales because it is running short of money especially as Kroenke needs more money to fund his LA stadium project.

We reported last week on the raft of Democrats and Republicans threatening to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

• Syracuse must have something against CuomoWe reported last week on the raft of Democrats and Republicans threatening to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

And then Cuomo and the legislature should cooperate on a raft of legislation that finally starts to rid Albany of its stench.

After planting in our minds the arresting image of skeletons floating on rafts of pumice, for instance, he pauses for a lecture on the many uses of pumice and other volcanic stones.

It relied on a raft of published materials, including work by the Nobel Peace Prize - winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and a series of 21 studies from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

When the Director's Cut launched on PlayStation 3, it hardly came sailing in on a raft of improvements.

The film is his directorial follow - up to the critically - acclaimed Ex Machina with a cast boasting Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and arrives on a raft of positive reviews.

This is the directorial debut of brothers Todd and Jedd Wider, though the two have worked as producers on a raft of documentaries, including the Oscar - winning Taxi to the Dark Side and the Emmy - winning Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God.

Education secretary Justine Greening has this morning announced a consultation on a raft of primary school assessment changes — including scrapping SATs for seven - year - olds.

First up, the Galaxy Tab 10.1's screen is the same size as those found on a raft of other 10in tablets, including the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Acer Iconia Tab A500 and Motorola Xoom.

But to outperform with a big portfolio, a manager has to outsmart the market simultaneously on a raft of securities.

A deal struck among The HSUS, Ohioans for Humane Farms, Ohio agriculture leaders and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland will lead to major animal welfare improvements in Ohio on a raft of issues.

The pieces touch on a raft of issues, such as backpacker culture, overtourism, press trips and ecotourism and are an interesting and at times very funny page turner.

But another way new content will be added to Vita is through PS Mobile, Sony's new way of getting smaller games built for the Android platform on a raft of PlayStation certified devices, including smartphones, tablets and, of course, Vita.

It was rumoured that there were a number of parties interested in acquiring Rare, a studio that had worked on a raft of hugely popular games such as Perfect Dark, Goldeneye and Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Wait a second, I did feel nostalgia in another piece of yours — while watching the video installation The Raft (2015)-- where it follows you and Rico Gatson sailing back and forth on a raft of plywood in your cavernous studio space, while you two listen to records for hours.

True it was that Germany saw an increase in renewables related employment — the bulk of it in the development and manufacture of solar panels — but all of it was built on a raft of taxpayer and power consumer subsidies: it was — therefore — unsustainable.

Freshfields has won the mandate from German car giant Volkwagen (VW) to work on a raft of legal cases in the UK and Europe stemming from the emissions test rigging scandal that the company is currently embroiled in.

In addition, there is consultation on a raft of new regulations to relax development control under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (SI 1995/418).

It is rare that a foreign Will is the most appropriate way to deal with a property in the UK and, at the very least, an English lawyer should be instructed to advise on this and also on the raft of important potential UK tax liabilities which affect UK property owners.

He was then brought before the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society on a raft of professional misconduct accusations unrelated to the criminal case, ranging from double - booking his time to trying to steal other lawyers» clients to the attempted extortion of a Crown witness.

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Now was just one of a raft of new products Google unveiled at its annual developer conference on June 27, and the array of products demonstrated just how ubiquitous the company wants to be in your life.

Two giant waste - to - energy projects planned for Kwinana and Rockingham could gain extra financial backing after the federal government unveiled a raft of policy initiatives to address problems flowing from China's new restrictions on accepting foreign waste.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a raft of new nuclear weapons systems at his State of the Nation address on March 1 — and one demonstrates Russia's apparent disregard for human life.

China has announced a new raft of tariffs on U.S. products, including soybeans and cars.

Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.

Apple unveiled a raft of new products at its annual post-Labour Day extravaganza on Wednesday, including new iPhones, iPads and a refreshed Apple TV.

Searching for «Jesse Willms» on Google brought up a raft of news articles and websites accusing him of fraudulent behaviour.

Peter Grubb, president of rafting company ROW Adventures in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, counts on hosts to recommend restaurants and even routes for running.

Shortly after the ruling, Google posted a raft of help - wanted ads seeking «bright, well - organized and spirited individuals to work with a stellar team on cutting edge technology issues» at its offices in Berlin, Rome, London and Brussels.

Mike Stieb, a former exec at both NBC and Google and a seasoned networker, has a raft of practical advice on how to flex your networking muscles.

Adding to the cautious sentiment on the day was a raft of data, painting a mixed picture for manufacturing activity.

Refusing to learn quickly is a death sentence for any David trying to take on a whole raft of Goliaths.

Treasury yields on Friday book a weekly drop as geopolitical instability keeps investors pouring into the perceived safety of government paper, but for the day, rates of government paper rise as a robust raft of economic data suggested U.S. growth would maintain its steady clip, ahead of a key monetary - policy update on Wednesday.

The company has also struggled under a raft of new regulations imposed on the financial industry after the mortgage meltdown.

His comments, made to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, came on the same day as a «raft of dismal economic news from around the world, with manufacturing output falling in Britain and Europe, unemployment jumping in the eurozone and America, and fast - emerging economies such as Brazil and China showing signs of running out of steam.»

What's curious is that since March 17, 2018 — when the Guardian and New York Times published fresh revelations about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, estimating that around 50M Facebook users could have been affected — Facebook has released a steady stream of statements and updates, including committing to a raft of changes to tighten app permissions and privacy controls on its platform.

The IATA noted: «Depending on the terms of exit, these agreements would potentially cease to apply to the UK, possibly requiring the UK to negotiate a whole raft of separate bilateral agreements.

To help accomplish this, Beijing is undertaking a raft of significant, structural reforms on the economic front.

As Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf noted on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the problem is that the face value of mortgage loans and a raft of other bad loans far exceeds current market prices or prices that are likely to be realized this year, next year or the year after that.

In this recession, the term funemployment has gained some currency among single 20 - somethings, prompting a small raft of youth - culture stories in the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Weekly, on Gawker, and in other venues.

While one could easily point to a raft of geopolitical factors driving the stock and ETF trading price action, which may indeed have a substantial bearing on the overall market environment, we once again find technical analysis provides us with a suitable explanation.

BEIJING A raft of Chinese data over coming weeks is expected to show the world's second - biggest economy cooled slightly in March from the first two months of the year, with the main risk to the outlook now centered on an escalating Sino-U.S. trade spat.

Instead of offering a set rate based on age and postcode, providers of MUAs take into account a raft of individual medical information before setting prices.

Dougie Kass is looking for a raft of equity offerings from bankland after the results of the tests, and if so, the new dilution could, in fact, put a lid on the bank move... or the bulls could say «Look!

A few can swim, there might have some on natural rafts, but that can't explain the diversity of life found in the Americas, Australia, the Arctic and the Antarctic.