Sentences with phrase «sheer wonder of»

An adventurer as well as a masterful prose stylist, in her far - ranging work, she's dedicated herself to capturing the variety and sheer wonder of life on this planet.

Some messy spots make a fair tradeoff for the sheer wonder of flying through the air, of racing up the side of an immense building, of dashing around the underside of an aerial fortress.

Words can not describe the sheer wonder of the falls!

Check out the Hokies and Aggies getting a matchup, finally pairing two similar school cultures and also setting up the sheer wonder of Bud Foster trying to contain Johnny Manziel.

Not exact matches

After my traditional line of questioning and selling the great points about the career ahead for anyone lucky enough to get this position, I launched into my full disclosure and she sat staring at me like one does a child who is walking a fine balance atop a 4 - foot brick wall — with anticipation, excitement and a heaping does of sheer shock and wonder all mixed together.

(Occasionally I would catch the eye of the guard who checked on us at regular intervals through the large picture window into the chapel; his look of sheer wonder and simultaneous suspicion was noteworthy.)

Sheer wonder was in their eyes as they looked at this tiny bit of humanity, brought into existence by their own sexual union, yet obviously speaking to them of the wonderful and mysterious creation of an entirely new life.

For sheer fatuity, on this score, it would be difficult to surpass Martin Kettle's pompous and platitudinous reflections in the Guardian, appearing two days after the earthquake: certainly, he argues, the arbitrariness of the destruction visited upon so many and such diverse victims must pose an insoluble conundrum for «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern Britain).

No wonder of it: sheer plod makes plough down sillion Shine, and blue - bleak embers, ah my dear, Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold - vermilion.6.

Someone like Charles Babbage or Marie Curie would probably start weeping out of sheer wonder.

i think this could officially be the start of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloof the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloOF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloof club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloof him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloof goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for kloof the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp

Combine that with heartburn, a bad back, the constant need to pee and the sheer discomfort of sleeping with a big bump, no matter what position you choose, and it's no wonder why you can't nod off.

My main wonder about the UK mainland I've had on recent visits is just the sheer number of people just about everywhere.

There's clearly a bucket of hyperbole in that statement but I'm wondering if the sheer volume of people that place such faith in this magical fruit indicate that there's at least some truth to the legends.

When we first saw this shot of Chrissy Teigen, we wondered if she'd actually stepped out in a totally sheer dress and some photo editor had added the black «censored» bar across her chest.

If you are wondering whether a pair of tights is going to be opaque, check out the denier number — the lower the number, the more sheer they will be (e.g. 20 denier tights are practically nothing, but 200 denier would be super opaque and warm).

Considering the sheer prevalence of styles available to us right now, it's no wonder that — throughout the last decade or so jeans have emerged as wear - anywhere essentials, as opposed to the basic, casual, anti-establishment staples they once were.

Products in my make - up bag in case you were wondering are: Mac 217 Brush (eyes) / Dior Powder Brush (part of set) / Dior Rosy Glow Blush / Soleil Tan De Chanel / Dior Show Waterproof Mascara / Nars Sheer Glow Foundation / By Terry Ombre Blackstar Eye Shadow (in Bronze Moon) / Mac Patisserie

The prize for sheer outlandishness may go to Angela Robinson's «Professor Marston & the Wonder Women,» with Luke Evans as the Harvard professor instrumental in the creation of both the polygraph and the Wonder Woman character.

As previously stated, this is one of my most anticipated movies of the year, but now that the sheer excitement of seeing the first trailer has faded a bit, I'm starting to wonder if this will be the movie I want it to be.

The arcade - style racing and the sheer amount of content available is a wonder to behold.

«Replete with imagery that shimmers with the kind of almost otherworldly wonder one might associate with a Terrence Malick movie... This film does more than just tell a story, it testifies to the sheer loveliness of anything — everything — when drenched in silence.»

It may be hard to assess the sheer scope of a festival with over 300 features on offer, but TIFF 2012 looks like a particularly exciting year, opening with Rian Johnson's Looper and continuing with new films by Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master), Brian De Palma (Passion), Terrence Malick (To The Wonder), Joss Whedon (Much Ado About Nothing), Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha), David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook), Olivier Assayas (Something In The Air), Sally Potter (Ginger And Rosa), Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers), and many others.

But even then, the sheer visual grandeur sweeps you along, and Gibbons's central themes — the importance of forgiveness, the power of human endurance, the wonder and permanence of nature — hold it all together.

They have a knack for drawing out the dark and maudlin aspects of childhood, the loneliness and isolation, as well as the capacity for wonder and amazement, the sheer possibility of anything and everything.

Lonergan coaxes sheer wonders out of Paquin, who's never been anything like this ferociously brave before.

They wondered, Were students preoccupied by the sheer number of other test takers they were «competing» against or by distractions that might occur in a larger space — more noises, for example?

In the closing paragraphs of Savage Inequalities, Jonathon Kozol exposes the effect of unequal public school funding systems, noting: «From the top of the hill... the horizon is so wide and open... one wonders what might happen to the spirits of these children if they had a chance to breathe this air and stretch their arms and see so far... Standing there by the [river]... one is struck by the sheer beauty of this country, of its goodness and unrealized goodness, of the limitless potential that it holds to render life rewarding and the spirit clean.

Zimba gave up an academic career in which he had the freedom to wonder about abstract physics problems in the peace and quiet of his Vermont barn and to solve complex puzzles for the sheer pleasure of it.

Oh, and you're also standing there with a look of sheer terror, like a deer in headlights, wondering what you just got yourself into.

The sheer disaster of the web launch makes me wonder now, though, if they can keep their customers till the fall.

«Spend five minutes in the anthropology stacks of a major university library and gasp at the size of the world, the sheer wonder and diversity of its inhabitants!

«It is also interesting to wonder what Ben Graham would make of modern - day investment management, both in terms of the ideas that float around and the sheer scale of the industry — he, of course, would have preferred the term «profession» and so might we.

You got ta wonder about the true cost of this beach - head in terms of additional costs, trips and sheer waste of management time and focus?

Cruise in sheer comfort aboard the «Spirit of 1770» for only 75 minutes and enjoy a full day exploring the Wonders of Australia's Great Barrier Reef,

This is a self - drive route, heavily inundated during peak seasons, but definitely worth doing for the sheer beauty of the number of natural wonders it incorporates.

Driving into the Drakensberg just the day before and seeing Southern Africa's highest escarpment rise up in sheer cliff's before us was jaw - droppingly beautiful and filled us with a sense of wonder mixed with a tinge of anxiety for we knew that one of the things we came here to achieve was summiting at least one of these impossibly tall peaks...

Take a once in a lifetime adventure and discover the sheer indulgence of experiencing the wonders of Australia in style and total luxury.

What makes Sabah a special place to visit is the sheer extent of its natural wonders.

Travellers can canoe, cruise and swim between sheer cliffs to the sandy freshwater beaches of the main gorges, and view ancient Aboriginal rock paintings high on rock faces of this spectacular natural wonder.

It resembles a pyramid and that, along with its sheer size and beauty has named the site as one of the New Ancient Wonders -LSB-...]

Cruise in sheer comfort aboard the «Spirit of 1770» for only 75 minutes and enjoy a full day exploring the Wonders of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, 1770 Great Barrier Reef Cruises will take you to the true coral cay — Lady Musgrave Island situated only 32 nautical miles from the Town of 1770.

Enjoy an easy walk to the edge of this dry volcanic crater for views of sheer wonder.

All these things just add to the sheer wonder and beauty of ChicaBrava helping to empower women.

As one of the tallest waterfalls in North America, the sheer size of this natural wonder dwarfs ones self and puts a single life in perspective of the world around.

This goes to show the sheer diversity as to what can win «Best Game» and it makes you wonder if the judging panels follow any form of criteria.

We wondered if, despite the sheer magnitude of content on offer in The Crew 2, whether they were going to take a similar approach, and while Hummer couldn't reveal to many details, it seems they may be taking a similar approach.

The adaptive level generator provides excellent replayability and makes it a game that will keep you coming back out of the sheer curiosity of «I wonder if I can beat the next level?»

And while some wonder if midnight launches are worth the effort in this brave new age of online retailers, the sheer number of modern gamers at midnight releases indicate they aren't going anywhere soon.

Its sheer scope and sense of wonder are amazing at first, but the immersion is fleeting.