After the collapse of communism, however, capitalism was the only thing left standing and it offered
a powerful appeal to those trying to rebuild post-Communist societies.
I believe that there are accents in the New Testament message of grace that will continue to have
a powerful appeal to certain Jews.
To Calvinists, the myth of apartheid had
a powerful appeal in that it served to justify nationalism.
Both the charges and the claims are exaggerated, but there is enough truth in both to make of the race situation a very
powerful appeal.
Advertising money goes to whatever has the widest and most emotionally
powerful appeal, to television rather than to magazines, and to those television programs that cater to unrestrained violence and insinuating sexuality rather than those that make any demand on the mature intellect or moral sensitivity.
These ripples in the space - time continuum exert
a powerful appeal because it is believed they carry information that will allow us to look back into the very beginnings of the universe.
Kramer vs. Kramer makes such
a powerful appeal through its story and performances, it's easy to understand how Robert Benton's superlative visual control has been so grossly undervalued.
Boracay, which ranked No. 1 last year, has made room for up - and - coming Palawan, yet the island continues to exert its own
powerful appeal on travelers.
William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography will introduce Hawkins's exuberant paintings to a wider audience at a time when more and more general museums are recognizing
the powerful appeal of America's self - taught artists.
They write, «While Moshiri addresses contemporary Iran's traditions and historic isolationism, he simultaneously acknowledges
the powerful appeal and influence of Western culture in his homeland... Moshiri's work takes a complex look at how we define our own cultural identity.»
It was an unusual intervention by the Supreme Court, given that
a powerful appeals court had just weeks ago turned down a request by dozens of states and their allies in the fossil fuel industries to impose a stay on the new federal regulation.
A strong summary statement makes
a powerful appeal about your qualifications to a potential employer.
Not exact matches
Aeryon's SkyRanger — Scout's newer, more
powerful brother — won't
appeal to arachnophobes.
Yet it may also be a mark of the company's
powerful mass
appeal that it can calmly take these kinds of risks.
Twitter has shown that it can generate
powerful engagement around live events, such as the Oscars telecast and the Super Bowl, which could
appeal to live - video publishers of all kinds.
Last year a number of companies created
powerful, pro-female ads and videos designed to inspire, motivate and strike an emotional chord — an
appealing approach that seems to be winning with women.
And these speeches and pitches are vital because founders and startup entrepreneurs understand the importance of connecting with and
appealing to people through emotions, details, and
powerful sensory elements.
And we are confident that the
appeals court will rule in our favor, ultimately proving that free press is more
powerful than a billionaire's grudge.
TD Ameritrade is a
powerful online broker with wide
appeal: The company's customer service, $ 0 minimum balance requireme
Meanwhile, just like with the internet of the early nineties, bitcoin does have a set of unique and
powerful features that allow for solutions
appealing to niche audiences.
But a
powerful federal
appeals court this month overturned a ban in Redondo Beach, Calif., against soliciting work from passing cars.
Although this
powerful combination makes municipal bonds
appealing, many investors find it challenging to navigate the large and fragmented municipal market.
For Leff, readers «can attest to the rhetorical power of this blend,» of mixing «playful attacks against the professional and philosophical pursuits (but not the persons)» of the prosecutors, including the
powerful Cato, «deadly serious emotional
appeals,» and «deft maneuvering around the specific legal issues.»
Satan has a
powerful mind, and it is popular and
appealing to the flesh.
Webb lacks critical appreciation for the ways in which the
powerful can
appeal to providence in self - serving ways, convincing themselves that their hold on power is itself a sign of God's favor.
Charlemagne's successors were less
powerful and as they became unable to hold overbearing archbishops in check, bishops
appealed to the Pope for support and this increased papal authority.
Founded by three
powerful archbishops in 1933, the Legion offered ethical consultation to Hollywood and eschewed cooperation in legal censorship with government agencies, but its power came from its influence on the faithful and from its willingness to encourage boycotts whenever Hollywood ignored its ethical
appeals.
That God is both good and
powerful is taken for granted in the black church, and if any inexplicable contradiction emerges, black Christians always
appeal to God's mystery, quoting the often repeated lines, «God moves in a mysterious way.»
As a
powerful voice for protest that
appeals to disenfranchised people, Islam thrives in an environment of social injustice.
I can not say the book is great literature, but it is a good read, and it provides a
powerful feel for the day - by - day pressures exerted by a regime bent upon extinguishing any independent force of possible opposition, and especially any force
appealing to an authority transcending the state.
Too many of the most favored and
powerful have abandoned the Puritan ideal of the «city built on a hill» (language to which Ronald Reagan once
appealed) and aspire to living in a mansion behind walls, where they can act out the anarchic fantasy of doing what pleases them.
His criticisms of the technological mindset are
powerful and convincing, and his calls for a spirit of «waiting» and «harkening» chime with a biblical view of man in relation to God, allowing post-Christians to evoke a theological sensibility without
appealing to theology.
At first this expectation was doubtless emotional in its
appeal, as Mussolini stirs Italians now by pictures of a new Roman Empire, but as the centuries passed and the
powerful theological conviction that Israel was a chosen people in special covenant relationship with Yahweh blended with the national dream, the coming Messianic age became increasingly a fixed idea and a cherished dogma.
What I mean under the first heading is that religious
appeal is directed partly to excite that instinctive fear of the wrath of a tyrant which was inbred in the unhappy populations of the arbitrary empires of the ancient world, and in particular to excite that fear of an all -
powerful arbitrary tyrant behind the unknown forces of nature.
Utilitarian moral philosophers may likewise
appeal to process metaphysics as a
powerful external justification for their ethical theory.
Extracts from Pope Benedict's hopeful
appeal to the Croatian people to stay truly Catholic amidst
powerful external pressures to implode.
Appeals to viewers for support by these broadcasters are continually couched in terms that reflect their conceptualization of a dramatic and
powerful mass - communication effect.
Among other achievements, he supported the
appeal of a Frankish bishop against a
powerful Frankish archbishop, compelled a great - grandson of Charlemagne to take back his divorced wife, excommunicated two bishops for supporting the divorce, and enforced his power over another archbishop who defied it.
Power implied responsibility and it was to the
powerful lay people, «the nobles», that he had addressed his
Appeal a year previously.
If the German
Appeal to the Nobility, written to the propertied, pedigreed, privileged and
powerful in the German lands with their varieties of inherited responsibilities, created consternation, the new Latin piece written to the educated of all Europe brought the realisation that nothing less than a religious revolution was afoot.
And if friction is equated with divisiveness, then the
powerful can
appeal to Christ's call for unity as a way of silencing critics.
It may not sound as
appealing as the ever popular goji berry or healthy chocolate (cacao), but fermented foods provide
powerful nutrients to the body that can regulate digestion, clear the skin, and increase energy levels.
The meat free
appeal is a response to last year's call by Pope Francis to address the current «ecological crisis» facing the world, which he blamed on the indifference of the
powerful and to which the meat and livestock industries contribute disproportionately.
Its flavor profile is just as
powerful and its complexity is what drives its
appeal.
That's a pretty
powerful quartet, but don't be surprised if O'Dowd thinks about using the
appeal process to try to jump into Division II.
The Cherries have been level at the break in four of their last five games and therefore a half - time draw should have some
appeal here because Chelsea are not particularly looking a
powerful attacking unit at the moment.
It's not always the most
appealing watch, but a
powerful XI who can hold their own against any opposition usually get the job done.
Many of them had never had a tablet, and the
appeal, was immediate and
powerful, she writes in the Washington Post.
The iconic Gerber Baby proved to be a
powerful and effective tool in many ways, including as an indivisible part of the commodity, allowing the company to bypass such traditional middlemen as grocers and
appeal directly to women as dietitians or as mothers.
Luna is a stunning baby girls name that firmly holds itself against other
powerful names that often seem more
appealing.