Sentences with phrase «over the destinies of»

(p. 143) PATRICK HENRY: «There is a just God who presides over the destiny of nations.»

The classical example is the confrontation of Elijah's message with King Ahab and Jezebel the Baalist over the destiny of Naboth, the steward of the vineyard.

With Cary's newly enhanced position, the bruising battle over the destiny of the Hoffman farm may continue for years in court: Lake in the Hills and the Cary Park District have both forcibly annexed the farm, and negotiations with the owner failed; they both filed eminent domain papers to condemn and seize the land.

Who gives the right to a human to lift his / her hand over the destiny of another person (s)?

Based in Montréal (only an hour and a half north of me), French Canadian artist Guy Laramée tickles the already ticklish debate over the destiny of printed books.

Thousands of readers throughout the world cry over the destiny of young lovers who have sacrificed their lives because their love was not able to overcome the quarrels between their families.

Microsoft paid $ 7.2 billion for Nokia's handset business (the deal hasn't closed quite yet) and, as a result, has more control over the destiny of Windows Phone hardware.

Not exact matches

«If a man faces up to the [unknown] and takes the dare of the future, he can have some control over his destiny.»

It's an approach I wholeheartedly agree with and am adopting as of today over on MSN (I gave X-Men Destiny and FIFA 12, both of which hit stores today, three and four stars out of five, respectively — links to come).

Author Silver Donald Cameron says of the «Security and Prosperity Partnership»: «The SPP is the new name for the old American project of Manifest Destiny — absolute control over the whole continent.»

The combination of the above risk management measures driven by the investor's specific goals and objectives may provide the investor with a greater sense of control over their own destiny.

Then there is the way in which Americans determine their own national interest» from manifest destiny, to Woodrow Wilson's crusade for democracy, to the delegitimation of America's war in Vietnam, to the debate over just war and the Gulf War.

Over the past three decades, the French philosopher Pierre Manent has published a series of works on the destiny of the West and our modern political condition that are both profound and — atypical of Parisian intellectuals — expressed in luminous prose.

At first sight, beings and their destinies might seem to us to be scattered haphazard or at least in an arbitrary fashion over the face of the earth; we could very easily suppose that each of us might equally well have been born earlier or later, at this place or that, happier or more ill - starred, as though the universe from the beginning to end of its history formed in space - time a sort of vast flower - bed in which the flowers could be changed about at the whim of the gardener.

Huntington, for example, contends that «far more significant than the global issues of economics and demography are problems of moral decline», an «increase in antisocial behavior», decay of family structures, weakening of the «work ethic», and decreasing commitment to intellectual activity.12 Similarly Brzezinski refers to a current global crisis of spirit which has to be overcome if the human race is to regain some control over its destiny.

«Therefore the Church gives thanks for each and every woman: for mothers, for sisters, for wives; for women consecrated to God in virginity; for women dedicated to the many human beings who await the gratuitous love of another person; for women who watch over the human persons in the family, which is the fundamental sign of the human community; for women who work professionally, and who at times are burdened by a great social responsibility; for «perfect» women and for «weak» women - for all women as they have come forth from the heart of God in all the beauty and richness of their femininity; as they have been embraced by his eternal love; as, together with men, they are pilgrims on this earth, which is the temporal «homeland» of all people and is transformed sometimesinto a «valley of tears»; as they assume, together with men, a common responsibility for the destiny of humanity according to daily necessities and according to that definitive destiny which the human family has in God himself, in the bosom of the ineffable Trinity.»

One of the goals of Manifest Destiny was to demonstrate the superiority of the English language over Spanish.

Messianism and Apologetics The messianic nature of Revelation would therefore be intrinsic to it, if it is to be the principle of control and direction from God over human life and destiny.

When one has no control over one's own destiny it is easy to see all one's problems as of others» making.

Just as in tribalism the destiny of the tribe is more important than that of the individual, so the destiny and well - being of humanity as a whole must now take precedence over that of any tribe, nation or regional culture.

Consequently when in the life of the church cultural forms triumph over religious content and faith disappears, and when in the course of time men begin to wonder what content these forms were originally intended to symbolize, the historic explanations which they will advance will be given in terms of national or racial destiny rather than in terms of a rediscovered religious truth.

All over the world it is the destiny of the nation which is setting the pace for the human caravan.

Salvation, according to our interpretation, does not consist primarily in the destiny of the soul after death, but in present participation in the kind of life over which the fear of death has no dominion because it has been shown not to be permanently frustrated by death.

I am glad that the human race is beginning to wake up and realize that they are in control of their destiny, and not some religious figure that has been re-interpreted a thousand times over.

So he postponed his baptism until he was on his deathbed and then by historic accident managed to be baptized by one later declared a heretic, thus casting shadows of doubt over his eternal destiny.

But during tens of thousands of years the weaving and extension of this thinking network over the surface of the globe proceeded so slowly and sporadically that until quite recently not even the most acute observers, although they recognized the biological singularity of our nature, seem to have suspected that, zoologically speaking, Humanity might be wholly unique in its destiny and structural potentialities.

In the future, in the words of Princeton geneticist Lee Silver, «Parents can gain complete control over their destiny, with the ability to guide and enhance the characteristics of their children, and their children's children as well.»

If it is objected that production in and for small communities would be less efficient than large - scale centralized production, it could be answered, first, that when the true costs of transportation are calculated, this may not be true, and second, that efficiency in that sense is less important than a good life in a self - reliant community that has some control over its own destiny.

Supremacy of the «Master Race» in Germany, the «white man «s burden» in Africa and Asia, the «manifest destiny» of settlers over the Indians in America, the «evil empire» of the Soviet Union — these and other myths are powerfully motivate and support various public policies and actions today.

One might also point to the secularization of contemporary society, which itself has many facets: the separation of political and educational institutions from the church, the autonomy of the intellectual disciplines, the dominance of this - worldly over otherworldly interests, the confidence in man's ability to control his own destiny without divine assistance.

For, let it be said, we must look for a Messianic Faith, if it is to be the principle of control and direction from God over human life and destiny.

In its essence, it has gone back to what it was when I first revolted against the old social order; a refusal to admit the existence of destiny an extension of the ethical impulse from the restricted individual and family sphere to the whole domain of human activity, a need for effective brotherhood, an affirmation of the superiority of the human person over all the economic and social mechanisms which oppress him.

When we take over the role of determining the eternal destiny of others, we are not only judging them, we are also judging Jesus.

-- Man's growing powers to shape his own destiny by extending his control over an enlarging range of external things and the emerging possibility of manipulating his own inner life and perhaps his genetic endowments.

Trust in our own dreams of ambition, or in our country's expansive destinies, and faith in the providence of God, all have their source in that onrush of our sanguine impulses, and in that sense of the exceedingness of the possible over the real.)

But just as truly, and with a much wider range among men, beggarly poverty, the worry over a bare existence from day to day, seems to us to be a dismal burdening of life which can exclude altogether the thought of an otherworldly destiny and determination of life.

«If I can manage the reactions of others I can manage my destiny because I'm working at winning you over,» he says.

Sometimes it can feel like every effort you make to nourish those little bodies is a complete waste of time - ending up as a pile of mess all over the floor, or simply left untouched; the bin as its destiny.

I was given a huge bag of okra and once I saw this recipe over at Confections of a Foodie Bride, I knew that my okra now had a destiny.

«Those companies that don't have a lot of control over their own destiny find themselves vulnerable.»

«In essence, those that have a lot of control over their destiny have done well and been taken over at a premium, like Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.

Most importantly, Banducci has delivered much - needed cultural change — putting customers rather than shareholders first to underpin long - term growth, repairing damaged relationships with suppliers, rebuilding the confidence of staff and creating a less centralised structure by giving Woolworths» business units more control over their own destinies.

Few months back I considered myself a rabid AOB sort of a Piers Morgan type, after some time I came to terms with myself that nothing was going to change, it did not matter my tirades or how many comments would post, things at ARSENAL would not change, our destiny is intertwine with AW till the day he decides is enough for him or his Contract is over, for sure not before that, SO there is no point anymore in pointing AW deficiencies nor trashing the Man, he reached the top of his abilities and is consistent with that, making the top 4 reaching the last 16 at the CL and as a BONUS last year maybe this one the FA Cup, reality is he will not reach anything more and we just have to settle and accept (as he has done) our STATUS QUO a good team but not good enough........

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Sunday 6th May Arsenal 1 - Burnley 2 Burnley take over final Europa League spot, leaving Wenger's EPL European destiny out of his control.

Andy Cuomo wants to fulfill his family destiny and make his daddy proud and be president someday and fracking upstate New York is one of the bodies he's willing to crawl over to get there

Eurosceptic ministers, liberated from collective ministerial responsibility for the first time over the weekend, have started to set out the case they will make in the months ahead for Britain taking back control of its destiny outside the European Union.

The hearing will give the public an opportunity to express opinions on Destiny's application for $ 5.08 million in property tax exemptions, spread over 12 years, and $ 1.76 million worth of exemptions from sales taxes on construction materials.

While issues of crime, education and economic development were discussed, debate over how the city handled tax breaks for Destiny USA sparked the most heated exchange between mayor Stephanie Miner and Common Councilor Pat Hogan.

You might not have total control over your destiny, but certain things — like the type of partner you choose and whether they're willing to work through certain issues that may arise with you — are definitely in your power.

Most people just hand over their physique (and life) destiny over into the hands of someone else and b