Sentences with phrase «sheer faces of»

High on the sheer faces of the Jungfrau, Aletschhorn, and Munch, the sun gleamed on the snowfields that kept the Aletsch alive.

You'll discover ancient pastel - coloured fishing villages dotted along rugged and sheer faces of rock, sweeping views of the azure blue Mediterranean and the very finest in Italian food and drink.

The multi-colored volcanic layers plunge steeply into the and sheer faces of rock march up to the top of the range only a few miles inland.

In what looks like the cold open of a James Bond movie, a head - mounted GoPro camera captures the Frenchman and his cohort as they narrowly escapes a cascade of alpine snow by skiing right off the sheer face of a mountain — with parachutes at the ready.

And while most of us think of the vibrant red canyons in Zion or the sheer face of... Read More

From this steep talus slope beneath the sheer face of Cerro Yanaorco, immense red granite building stones were carved onsite and then skidded down to the valley floor, across the river, and then up to the sun temple site on the far side of the valley.

Firstly, the movement system is far more in keeping with Assassin's Creed than the original, and while you won't be climbing up the sheer face of a skyscraper, verticality is much more of an option than in the first game.

Not exact matches

Recalling 2017 trips to the Women's Farmer Union in North Dakota and the She Summit in NYC, «what you see with women across the political and economic spectrum is a growing sense of frustration, facing barriers that they were previously told had been struck down.»

Founding a company is a sheer act of will and tenacity in the face of immense skepticism from everyone — investors, customers, friends, family, and employees, to name a few.

But, adding up the sheer volatility of cryptocurrencies with liquidity issues facing this infant and unregulated market, it does not take long to figure out why institutional players do not see cryptocurrencies as a serious contender for an investable asset class.

By Doug Stephens Today's retailers face a tsunami of problems but none, in my opinion is more deadly than the pandemic of sheer consumer boredom that shoppers are being subjected to.

But at times, in this discerning and demanding study, the shining face of the Savior can appear clouded by the sheer intensity of metaphysical speculation.

After all it seems to me that Generation Y has, through world travel, through mass education and through sheer amount of leisure time actually faced a greater degree of natural and artistic beauty than any other that has preceded it.

Its pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

The pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

You place yourself in the hands of strangers who ask you to do foolhardy things, like walk backwards over a precipice with nothing but a rope around your waist or climb a sheer rock face with your fingers and toes.

A few of the obvious drives that pack us off, daily or weekly or episodically or, for some, in hope, permanently, are fear or even terror in the particular given set of circumstances; the sheer discouragement and exhaustion of facing questions without answer; profound disillusionment — it takes many forms — with the pertinent, prevailing system or systems; deep and bitter contempt for one's own society, bred of the abysmal failure to attain in consistent practice even a semblance of the justice professed and acclaimed; despair — so it was with the college generation of the late sixties — over the formidable obduracy of a political establishment in going its merciless way quite apparently deaf to the cries of anguish of its empathetic and real victims, victims by the tens of millions here and around the world.

Oh man, the sheer amount of effort that religious people put into trying to spin their entire belief system back onto others to save face is staggering!

This may not make a lot of sense, but it seemed like a better choice than hiding in a corner of my kitchen and stuffing my face with cookies from sheer panic.

The sheer variability of the choice of label face material and label adhesive make it easy for a self - adhesive label printer to create a label for a wine producer that meets every need — both in terms of good looks and functionality.

The look of sheer joy on her face was one I think alll coeliacs can relate to upon the sight of a truly gluten free meal.

The sheer brutality of the teams Cavani had to face in Ligue 1 is simply unfathomable for us premier league followers.

Who else on here remembers when we were 4 - 2 up against the Spuds after 90 minutes, when Calam fell over in sheer fright when in possession of the ball but faced with two Spuds players, standing (not tackling though) nearby.

The look of sheer pain etched across his face said as much as a thousand word, the lack of a knee - cap probably said about ten thousand words!

Now by the sheer turn of circumstances they face a situation where we could win the League without being at our best, with effectively one majestic performance.

The sheer look of passion on Toby's face - captured by photographers - said a thousand words on what it meant to score but it mattered little to the outstanding central defender at the final whistle.

Perhaps it is the sheer joy etched on the striker's face when he scores a goal, with his huge grin enough to melt even the coldest of hearts.

Good post Hugh, I have to say I watched the live game in some sort of shock, not really understanding what I was seeing in the 2nd half, for me it was the attitude, application and sheer determination, the players celebrating with each other, the subs on the pitch celebrating, the look of determination on Ayew's face, Noble's words afterwards....

Villarreal v Arsenal, 2006 David says: «This image captures the moment Arsenal made it to the final of the Champions League and I just love the look of sheer joy on the boss» face.

However, their sheer existence as a top - flight outfit has suddenly come under immediate threat and they face another uphill task squeezing points out of this fixture with an Aston Villa side who have shown mass amounts of improvement of late.

It took a little bit of explaining, but Megan's a pretty quick study and the look of sheer surprise on her face was worth the extra effort.

Equally inevitably, whenever the baby's head reached about the halfway point, at that moment when a new face is about to appear in the world for the first time, I would have a moment of sheer terror deep in my gut: What are you DOING.

But mothers in urban, poor and minority areas often face unique challenges as well: the sheer logistics of finding time to breastfeed, perhaps while juggling single motherhood and working a service job where it's difficult to find a private, clean place to use a breastpump, for example.

So far both Tom Watson and Stella Creasy seem to understand the sheer scale of the task facing us, and I think any of those three might get my vote...

«The only thing that I've swallowed is the sheer scale of the defeat that we faced at the election and the huge changes we need to win again.

Things won't improve until the Welsh Labour Government acknowledges the sheer scale of the problems our NHS faces.

He climbs to dizzying heights without a rope or protective equipment of any kind, shuffles across narrow sills of stone such as the «Thank God» ledge high atop the sheer granite face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

In the face of this roller - coaster ride, only sheer doggedness will see you through.

He plumbed the depths of damp caves and rappelled down sheer cliff faces to find the fragmentary patches of moss and ferns where the insects could be hiding.

A wiry man in his late 30s hangs near the top of a 40 - foot wall, the toes of his climbing shoes barely gripping the sheer face.

Many people using essential oils would not know this and may put even the diluted oil on the face or head of a small child - hence the warning is to avoid is logical and wise out of sheer precaution.

Every day, I'm impressed and humbled by the sheer number and variety of eating challenges that so many people seem to face.

One of the biggest developing health stories in the 21st century is the sheer amount of chemicals in common consumer goods which are turning out to have deadly health consequences and are facing calls to be banned.

But when I wanted to put a tiny bit of that natural glow back onto the face, this sheer highlight serum did just the trick.

Babo Botanicals has a lot of hits in their sunscreen line — the Daily Sheer Sunscreen Extra-Sensitive for Face (SPF 40) is lightweight and sheer and really great for those of us with extra-sensitive Sheer Sunscreen Extra-Sensitive for Face (SPF 40) is lightweight and sheer and really great for those of us with extra-sensitive sheer and really great for those of us with extra-sensitive skin.

Strategically buff on to add highlights to the high points of the face, or blend all over for a sheer luminous polish to the skin.

Le Signe Du Lion Illuminating Powder is a powder highlighter used to highlight areas of the face where the sun would naturally hit the face where as the Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Color Stick is a cream based sheer color stick that can be used as both a blush and a conSheer Color Stick is a cream based sheer color stick that can be used as both a blush and a consheer color stick that can be used as both a blush and a contour.

If you want to enhance the lighter tone in your skin, then, apply sheer foundation and tinted moisturizer that matches the center of your face.

If you have oily or combination skin, this takes care of all the excess oil on your face and gives you a lovely sheer matte finish.

One of my personal reasons to love this products, besides it's obvious bonus to make your cheeks, brow bones and other desired parts of your face shimmering with a sheer touch of beautiful radiance, you can't actually over-do it!