Sentences with phrase «play upon words»

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and Ezekiel in one of his most splendid passages deliberately played on the word's double meaning as he pictured the spiritual resuscitation of his dead nation: «Thus saith the Lord Yahweh: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.»

The spiritual abuse heaped upon me and many others at my last church was not a joke, but my play on the words non-committed and committed was an attempt at one — which just goes to demonstrate that no matter how miserably the church treats a person, the Spirit can sustain that person's soul and even bring him / her back around to joy and a lighthearted attitude.

The value of the backdrop does not depend upon its being real, (for we know it to be the artistic creation of the stage designer) but on whether It helps us to participate in a more real way with the action on the stage, and to discern the significance of the words and actions of the play.

But the word «suggestion,» having acquired official status, is unfortunately already beginning to play in many quarters the part of a wet blanket upon investigation, being used to fend off all inquiry into the varying susceptibilities of individual cases.

As your child gets a little older, she will build upon this foundation by noticing and playing with the sounds within the rhyming words.

The minority Sikh community — one which had played a disproportionately large role in both the subcontinent's independence struggle and the Indian Army before and after»47 — was set upon in a manner that left one former MP, the Sikh historian Khushwant Singh, to state that «for the first time I understood what words like pogrom, holocaust and genocide really meant».

For men, the site offers a Freemium plan: you can run a customized search for free upon subscription, browse profiles, see photos, or send messages and «bisoop» (virtual kisses and a play on the word bisou, which is French kiss).

When audiences and critics use such diverse words to describe one man's work, you know they are talking about an actor who completely transforms himself into whatever character he is called upon to play.

We played the word - association game with the singer - actor, who said the first thing that came to her mind upon hearing the titles of plays and musicals in which she has starred.

As much as these women were eager to appear on the behalf of their beloved writer - director, they were also there to promote the words Ntozake Shange who wrote the play upon which their film is based, For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

It is a film that opens with the words «Once Upon a Time...» and plays with archetypes of the genre from there.

Upon hearing sacred words from the Lord, she attempts to play Abraham and sacrifice her son for the greater good.

Based upon the popular mobile app, this visually engaging activity is highly effective at promoting engagement and getting students thinking about words - many of whom seem to love playing the game on their phones!

Other teaching suggestions include: playing games with rhyming words and alliterative words to develop students» awareness of how sounds combine to form words (Antunez, 2002; Kaufman & Franco, 2004), and, in the case of Spanish - speaking ELLs, building upon the similarities and differences between the sound systems of the two languages (Helman, 2004).

ePUB 3 fixed - layout files also offer highlighting of words on screen as they are read out, as well as an ambient soundtrack that will play on a loop whilst the book is being read (dependent upon device support).

Baby Maker Extreme — 80msp Sick, $ ^ & # up and plain wrong just some of the words my flatmate came out with upon first playing this game, yet its addictive and if you like slightly sick humour this game is for you.

Adam Neaves: After hours upon hours of playing FIFA 16 one word rushed through me head when I sat down to write this second opinion... Frustration.

The exhibition reflects upon the high stakes at play for those who are forced to, in the words of Surrealist André Breton, «leave everything.»

suggest that mirroring behavior plays upon the natural inclination to like those who are similar to you; reflecting the client's words and body language can help you seal the deal.

While in session we depend heavily on the language of play, however we also utilize «words» to build upon the limited verbal understanding that children have.