Sentences with phrase «passage over»

In the Right of Passage over Indian Territory Case (1960), Judge ad hoc Fernandes called it «the most general and the most essential of the general principles of law», while in the celebrated WTO case US - Shrimp, the Appellate Body described it as «at once a general principle of law and a general principle of international law».

He found that the the plaintiffs have a common law right of passage over Argyle Street, but that Haldimand County did not have a positive duty under the Municipal Act to enforce this right.

'' [The walkways] are not only flux distribution points, or a passage over an avenue, they are a consolidation of the neighborhoods» urban spaces.

Spracklen, D. V., Arnold, S. R. & Taylor, C. M. Observations of increased tropical rainfall preceded by air passage over forests.

This has led them to the notion of a «biotic pump,» a new theory of hurricanes, the present paper, and a brand new paper adding a sixth coauthor, Peter Bunyard, at arXiv: 1301.3083 [physics.ao - ph] titled «Why does air passage over forest yield more rain?»

Visibility is usually moderate or poor due to the air picking up pollutants during its passage over Europe and from sand particles blown into the air from Saharan dust storms.

Perhaps that is why there was belief in a Northwest Passage over N. America too.

Since 1553, when Sir Hugh Willoughby led an expedition north in search of a sea passage over Russia to the Far East, mariners have dreamed of such a shortcut.

The Northern Sea Route along Russia's Arctic coast and the fabled Northwest Passage over Canada were both navigable, in theory, in early September 2008.

The directives stated American rights to free navigation through pinch points in the Northwest Passage over Canada [UPDATE: A wise Canadian comment contributor below notes a problem with the preceding language.]

What a difference 160 years makes, with both the Northwest Passage over Canada and the Northeast Passage over Russia commonly open in summers and commercial shipping in the region becoming unremarkable.

On September 3, a high - tech team from the Arctic Research Foundation, using side - scan sonar and an underwater robot to probe a remote Canadian bay, found and began exploring an extraordinary prize — the sunken H.M.S. Terror from the heralded and doomed 1845 expedition in which Sir John Franklin * sought the Northwest Passage over North America but perished with 128 men.

In «Distance from the Sea» (2009), a small square canvas, one can detect the wonderful light yellow passage over a diffused pink plane seeping through from underneath two quasi-rectangular forms in cerulean blue.

On view will be a vibrant combination of large - scale paintings depicting the artist's signature brushstroke, using pearlescent hues on iridescent backgrounds and capturing a single gestural passage over the canvas.

Work will entail distributing approximately 200 cubic yards of fill materials onto the trail surface, and constructing a small low water crossing structure to allow passage over a drainage ditch.

A flying fox will provide passage over the river (or a walking bridge for the less adventurous), and lead you to a myriad of walking tracks that will take you thru the forest.

A popular option on the Trail Premium, the kinetic dynamic suspension system disconnects the stabilizer bars to permit safer passage over deep ruts and boulders.

HGH helps you to focus your attention and commit to memory what you have read — rather than having the need to reread the same passage over again.

Emily Lakdawalla reports on Curiosity's passage over dunes that made engineers nervous.

Ulysses» passage over the Sun's far north may also confirm another of last year's discoveries: the finding that cosmic rays — high - energy subatomic particles from deep space — do not seem to penetrate to the Sun's poles easily.

The bribery allegation followed the reluctance by the Minority side of the Appointments Committee to recommend Mr Agyarko for passage over certain comments he made against former President John Mahama during his vetting.

Orland Park's new pedestrian bridge offers residents safe passage over La Grange Road without playing a real - life version of the 1980s arcade game Frogger.

As a child you'd find me at the piano bench, playing a passage over and over and over until it was absolutely perfect.

Pastoral care, leading each other to water, restoring souls in conviviality, making to lie down in green pastures, leading beside still waters, bridging passage over troubled water, preparing tables, anointing with oil — these arts, ancient and blessed, must be relearned.

Many had sold jewellery and even themselves in order to buy passage over the border.

And what about that passage over there which teaches that?

Now, this is one of the clearest verses in the Bible on salvation, but for some reason, a lot of people have muddled and confused this passage over the years to say something it does not.

But despite widespread unhappiness in the party over Trump's tariffs, passage of such legislation would be a long shot - especially since a two - thirds super-majority would be needed for passage over a likely presidential veto.

It's the biggest health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent), patient advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought for its passage over the last three years.

For an excellent Catholic Bible, get the Ignatius Study Bible (New Testament), and read the study notes at the bottom to see how the Catholic Church has interpreted different passages over the centuries (including many quotations from the Church Fathers).

Neither of these events are probable, in fact the courtroom scene is borne from numerous Garrison speeches, quotes and book passages over the years.

While shippers have for centuries dreamed of sending cargo over the top of the world --- a huge shortcut compared to other long - distance sea routes — Pablo Clemente - Colón, the chief scientist at the National Ice Center, said the open water in the passages over Russia, particularly, remains clotted with thick dangerous floes and also can close up in a matter of hours.

For example, an anomalous sea surface warming over the tropical North Atlantic is favorable for more frequent cyclone passages over most of the basin.

Not exact matches

Whether you want to capture a book passage, business card, contract or receipt, don't bury it in your phone's camera roll or trudge over to the office copier / scanner.

And highlighting important passages has been shown to be worse than useless, yet my clearest memory of my dutiful pre-med college roommate is her hunched over a textbook, highlighter in hand.

We have no control over the passage of time.

New York state became the latest state to officially endorse a voluntary retirement savings program for private - sector workers with the passage of the state budget over the weekend.

Time is the arbiter of value, and when you have businesses that grow, and those that don't, only then, over the passage of time, can you truly understand the drivers of compounding.

Tying the debt limit increase to a Harvey bill is intended to ease early passage of a debt limit increase and avoid a potential stand - off over what could potentially escalate into a technical default — the outcome that is violently spooking the Bill market — and could rattle financial markets, one of the officials said.

In anticipation of the tax bill's passage and of municipalities losing their ability to refund bonds prior to maturity, there was a surge in supply of muni bonds in November and December, with new supply increasing 29.3 % and 207 %, respectively, over prior - year levels.

We can debate the number or percentage of violent passages that were given by God to his people in the Torah (Bible — Old Testament)(More than 800) or in the Qur» an (a little over 300) during times of War.

As someone born in the early 50s, that read Lord of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written passages that I simply want to stop and re-read again.

3) Always favor a verse's immediate context over passages farther away, working in concentric circles.

As a parent of two small children, I understand why we want to skip over embarrassing passages of Scripture.

By this stage, Calvin appears to have accepted something of the agenda of the Reformation» Calvin scholars have spilled much ink over a tantalizingly opaque passage in one of Calvin's later writings, which speaks of his undergoing a «sudden conversion» at some unspecified date and place.

Indeed, passages in Whitehead and in the writings of my teacher, Charles Hartshorne, which I had previously passed over without comprehending, now leaped out at me.

The girl's father went to one of our elders, showed him this passage, and asked him to pray over his daughter and anoint her with oil.

I don't know how you are doing now or if you will ever see this, but I experienced two weeks of hell, mentally and spiritually, as a demon brought that blaspheming the Holy Spirit passage up in my mind and forced a cursing thought about the Holy Spirit into my mind over and over again.

I have found over the years that when I am trying to avoid an issue, that is the issue the next passage in our study addresses.

For example, it emphasizes passages like 1 Timothy 2:12 («I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man; she must be silent») while ignoring others like 1 Corinthians 11:5 («every woman who prays or prophecies with her head uncovered disgraces her head»).