Sentences with phrase «on dramatic events»

Kiehl and coauthor Christine Shields focused on the dramatic events at the end of the Permian Era, when an estimated 90 to 95 % of all marine species, as well as about 70 % of all terrestrial species, became extinct.

In the past publishers cashed in on dramatic events in or originating in the Middle East.

The real significance of «the Kingdom of God» for the message of Jesus does not in any sense depend on the dramatic events attending its coming, nor on any circumstances which the imagination can conceive.

Not exact matches

FORTUNE — Hundreds of students, business leaders, and investors crammed into the Shell Auditorium at Rice University on Thursday evening to watch the Rice Business Plan Competition elevator pitch contest, arguably the most dramatic event at the university's three - day business plan extravaganza.

I'm saying that on average it will fall away until a dramatic event brings it back.

CNN can and should report on many aspects of life, not just the most newsiest, most dramatic, most recent events.

Like Professor MacKinnon in his Easter meditation, I based my sermon on the assumption that there was an objective Easter event, and that it was this event which produced the dramatic change in the outlook of the disciples; that to speak of «Easter» is not a way of describing the disciples» growing conviction that Jesus had been right after all; but that it was only because something real and objective and totally unexpected had actually happened at Easter that the disciples became changed men.

This is the question whether what happened at the first Easter was an objective event in the external world or whether it was simply a change of mind, radical and dramatic but not necessarily sudden, on the part of the disciples.

Because Troeltsch, at the beginning of this century, was keenly aware of many trends that became apparent to most observers only at its end: the collapse of Eurocentrism; the perceived relativity of all historical events and knowledge (including scientific knowledge); an awareness that Christianity is relative to its Western, largely European history and environment; the emergence of a profound global pluralism; the central role of practice in theology; the growing impact of the social sciences on our view of the world and of ourselves; and dramatic changes in the role of religious institutions and religious thought.

Of course it does and is just about the most dramatic event in the lives of the ant colony it fell on they will ever experience...

But signs of push - back, particularly against bureaucratic bloat, are there also — they're worth keeping tabs on, even while more dramatic world news events dominate our screens.

The dramatic revisions in our ideas on the spatiality of matter have, therefore, a major implication: We must abandon the assumption that we can understand physical reality by simply locating bits of matter in space without taking into account the relational web of energy - events in which they are situated.

The dramatic development was one of several twists on a day when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged the Rev. Terry Jones to call off the Saturday event, timed for the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

We are glad to have been active in, and witnesses to, gradual and in some cases dramatic improvement in areas of Church life where we stood frm: most Catholic youth events now have the sort of liturgical and devotional style that at one time was almost unique to the annual FAITH summer gathering, and the new generation of priests has a vigorous approach to catechesis and to promoting the Church's message on marriage and family life.

Confiding in us, she looks back on her life's many dramatic events while arguing over their crucial details — principally, «what happened on the hill and the days before and the days that followed» — with the scribes trying to capture and recount these for Christ's earliest followers.

These will primarily be judged on achievement, e.g. top performances in BUCS or other major events, for dramatic improvements, or a fantastic run of victories.

A sudden, dramatic and completely unexpected turn of events on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta.

It is primarily judged on achievement — top performances in BUCS or other major events, dramatic improvements over the course of a year, or a fantastic run of victories.

One point is needed for certainty but it would take a dramatic sequence of events to deny Wolves the trophy with a goal difference buffer of 13 to lean on in the unlikely event of 7 results going against them.

Television tends to report only the most dramatic events, and the people who produce the news aren't thinking about the impact it might have on young children.

North Korea says it will hold a «ceremony» for the dismantling of its nuclear test site on May 23 - 25 in what would be a dramatic but symbolic event to set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next month.

That would be an even more dramatic and unprecedented event and there is no reason why Greece would want to do that (on a formal level, neither leaving the Eurozone nor the EU can legally be forced on a country, what other members or institutions like the ECB can do is be so uncooperative and make it so costly that the Greeks find themselves forced to take steps that effectively put them out).

Dramatic events around the world and the deployment of UK armed forces make this an important time for debate on defence policy.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Boughton's dramatic collapse at a campaign event on Thursday was caused by dehydration, according to his political supporters.

Negotiations between the Liberal Democrats and the other parties resumed today after yesterday's dramatic events which saw Gordon Brown announce his resignation and the Conservatives offer a referendum on electoral reform.

Interspersing sea level rise with the latest predictions of extreme sea level events, the research team was able to illustrate the dramatic effect one has on the other and pinpoint regions of the world that are especially threatened.

Curiosity team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will share remembrances about the dramatic landing night and the overall mission in an event that will air on NASA Television and the agency's website from 7:45 to 9 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to noon EDT) on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

«We want to make people feel like they are taking part in the dramatic events on the front lines of environmental protection,» he says.

In the end, star birth, which started off as a dark mystery, may well end up casting light on some of the most dramatic, violent, and poorly understood events in the cosmos.

Terrorist attacks on major international capital cities such as Paris, Ankara, or London are rare and dramatic events that undoubtedly shape public and political opinion.

Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on the management of diabetic patients who face a high risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new multicenter study published online in the journal Radiology.

Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a new study.

«That is still probably accurate, but it is now clear that dramatic later events shaped the continent we explored on this voyage,» says Rupert Sutherland, co-chief scientist on the expedition.

Pregnancy is a dramatic event on your muscles, joints, and ligaments, not to mention your uterus.

«Years ago, you might have seen a dramatic date request or marriage proposal on a billboard while driving by or at a sporting event, in skywriting, or along with fresh flowers being delivered to someone's office,» said Julie Spira, dating and relationship expert and best - selling author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating and The Rules of Netiquette: How to Mind Your Manners on the Web.

Follow us on our journey to witness the final events of jesus life, his ultimate sacrifice and glorious resurrection as you walk through a live dramatic presentation.

Synopsis: Based on real events the dramatic thriller Argo chronicles the life - or - death covert operation to rescue six Americans which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis focusing on the little - known role that the CIA and Hollywood played - information that was not declassified until many years after the event.

True Story is an interesting thriller based on true events and starring Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and James Franco in dramatic roles.

For the first time on Xbox LIVE ® Arcade, recreate actual battles during the last phase of World War II and experience the dramatic events of D - Day as they unfold in your hands.

Based on the true story, it is always hard to criticize the events, but when your film solely relies on the dramatic heft over some of the very important details, it will suffer greatly.

The Ice Dragon delivers a very engaging ultimate episode packed with tense and dramatic moments, where our choices have a significant impact on the way events unfold.

But despite danger on every corner in Italy, there is a tinge of rose - colored sentiment that blurs the events yet lends to the making of an affecting dramatic period piece.

Affleck's film takes dramatic license with the events to focus predominantly on the CIA's involvement, in particular the work done by disguise and extraction expert Tony Mendez, whom Affleck also portrays.

CHICAGO — I am not opposed to dramatic retellings of true events from history, but I think the drama should at least be as entertaining as a PBS documentary on the same subject.

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actors Margo Martindale, Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland and showrunner Graham Yost attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los... More

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston (L) and actor Giovanni Ribisi attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Showrunner Graham Yost (L) and actress Margo Martindale attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actor Giovanni Ribisi, Showrunner Graham Yost, actors Margo Martindale and Marin Ireland attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in... More

Actors Margo Martindale, Giovanni Ribisi and Marin Ireland attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actor Giovanni Ribisi, Showrunner Graham Yost and actress Margo Martindale attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los Angeles,... More