Sentences with phrase «sheer immensity»

«But the principal difficulty for me is the sheer immensity of the problem: all of the homes are in need of so much help, and what we are actually able to do is only a small part of what is needed.

Their subsystems are rich in the sheer immensity of their numbers, the variety of types, and the complexity of interconnectedness between them.

Scipio then marvels at the sheer immensity of the stars, and sees also that the earth is now very far away, and that the whole of the Roman Empire appears to be no more than a minuscule point upon its surface.

The traditional calculation of the age of the universe in terms of thousands, not billions, of years — popularized by Bishop James Ussher — had hitherto obscured the sheer immensity of sensate anguish that had been a part of the world — and on which evolution depended.

You might be staggered by the sheer immensity of your baby's needs, and doubtful that you'll ever be able to meet them without losing yourself.

Russia's harsh winter environment and underdeveloped road infrastructure, not to mention its sheer immensity, are factors that have had a big influence over the years on the vehicles produced in the country.

Our famous all - day cruise is the perfect way to understand the sheer immensity of the karst peaks of the bay and the local legends and myths.

It's hard to appreciate the sheer immensity of Canada.

Most Internet radio sounds pretty lousy, but the sheer immensity of content is staggering, and occasionally you do find a high - bitrate station with decent audio quality.

With hundreds of monsters to capture, dozens classes to build up, and dozens of cities to explore, Dragon Quest VII overwhelmed most with the sheer immensity of it.