Sentences with phrase «once sat upon»

Where home equity was once sat upon, today it is often used to one's advantage.

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Once upon a time, mindfulness meditation conjured up images of an orange - robed monk with a shaven head, sitting quietly somewhere in a jungle cave.

The caverns of earth are filled with pestilential dust which once was the bones, the flesh, the bodies of great ones who sat upon thrones, deciding causes, ruling assemblies, governing armies, conquering provinces, possessing treasures, tearing down temples, flattering themselves with pride, majesty, fortune, praise and dominion.

With the enhancement of the dignity of the bishop and the extension of his judicial authority under the patronage of the Empire, the old cathedra upon which the ante-Nicene bishop had sat in his capacity as teacher, was gradually converted into a veritable throne, imitative of that of the emperor.25 It is quite possible that the courtly protocol and the sartorial details of the so - called Donation of Constantine are a reasonably accurate description of the dress, insignia, and prerogatives of the chief bishop of the West in the late imperial period, that even the account of the bestowal of these privileges primarily errs in fictionally ascribing to one emperor what was probably done by several in the course of the fourth and fifth centuries, and that once the fictional monopolization of these prerogatives by one bishop is removed, the Donation is recognized as supplying us with a picture of a late imperial prelate.26

Duval, once upon a time the top - ranked player in the game, came to Disney as the designated Bubble Boy, sitting squarely at No. 125 on the money list, a mild surprise considering that he nearly won the U.S. Open in June.

Once upon a time, we sat in a cafe with two other moms and started comparing notes about where we pump at work and where we have pumped.

President Truman once said of President Eisenhower upon his election, «He'll sit there all day saying do this, do that, and nothing will happen.

Steve: It was Newton who said, «If I can see farther, it's because I've stood on the shoulders of giants» and it was, I believe, Gerald Holton, the historian of science, who once commented at a dinner, «We are now privileged to sit side by side with the giants upon whose shoulders we stand».

Friendly, voluble Treat Williams broke into an infectious grin as he sat down with me to talk about the restored version of 1984's «Once Upon A Time In America» in late September, as the movie was about to play at the New York Film Festival and then see release in a comprehensive Blu - ray package.

With the anticipated release of director John Carney's (Begin Again, Once) new film Sing Street finally upon us this weekend [read our review here], Flickering Myth's Scott J. Davis sat down with the director and his young cast this week to talk about the film and everything 80's.

Once upon a time, I sat in a writing workshop class: a critique circle with a bunch of other writers.

Once upon a time, when a big, traditional house published a book, the author just sat back and relaxed while the publisher did all the marketing and sales promotion.

Although veterinarians had been working in shelters for eons, once we sat down to define it, we realized what a massive amount of expertise shelter veterinarians might be called upon to draw upon.

Once you and your dog have basic commands in place (meaning your dog will successfully come, sit, stay and obey other basic commands), they are invited to join us for additional training that is highly valuable in further building upon already learned techniques.

(Yes, once upon a time, you could move airport chairs to sit with friends and chat.)»

Once upon a time, I could sit around for hours, grinding away at an 80 + hour long RPG, or sinking literal days worth of time into honing my online FPS skills.

I might, once upon a time, have been prepared to sit down and, starting with the old SCR series, use the index and headnotes to identify cases where the phrase (or a variation) was likely used, then check the text.

But, perhaps expounding more on the view held by those who do not sit upon but, rather, appear before the bench, Justice Charles Pratt, aka Lord Camden, who once said:

Once upon a time, job searching basically meant perusing the Classifieds, sending a resume and cover letter, waiting for the phone to ring and sitting through one or more interview sessions and trying mightily to convey how your experience, background and training were commensurate with the needs of the organization.

Once a major world textile center and presently sitting upon an improved industrial and manufacturing base, it has emerged as a popular base for culture and acts in the Upstate area.

Once upon a time Vanessa was sitting on her couch watching the HGTV show «My House is Worth What» and there was this lovely couple giving a tour of their home and the wife was just so sweet and so friendly and their house was absolutely beautiful!!