Sentences with phrase «startling revelation of»

It fleshes out this visionary with the startling revelation of his early work.

What is also real, unfortunately, is the not too startling revelation of how the prevailing police culture often results in violence against women going unpunished.

The enduring interest in the Stanford Prison Experiment over many decades comes, I think, from the experiment's startling revelation of «transformation of character» — of good people suddenly becoming perpetrators of evil as guards or pathologically passive as prisoners in response to situational forces acting on them.

At the sitting, Danladi gave a startling revelation of the alleged gratification involving the accused person in a document entitled «Extraction Report» that was screened during the proceedings.

Not exact matches

But the court spent most of an hour Tuesday discussing Enron's bankruptcy in 2001 amid startling revelations that its top executives manipulated the company's earnings and stock price by lying to employees and investors about Enron's financial health.

During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.

Even so, it is not a little startling to discover that some modern movements which purport to be based upon a new revelation from God have been able in the short space of a decade to claim in excess of a million followers.

Second, when one turns to anthropological study of primitive cultures, one discovers a somewhat startling revelation; namely that the economic factor of life more than any other factor has dictated the ethical behavior norms, particularly those norms which relate to the various generations.

Believe what you want to believe, but your «startling revelation» is a pile of horse manure.

Aside the startling revelation that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) spent $ 20,000 of the $ 1.8 billion syndicated loan for the 2015/2016 crop season on renting a venue for a signing ceremony, the company has explained that $ 8,000 of that amount was used to secure a domain name for the designing of a special website.

Checks by the Nigeria Politics Online have it that more startling revelations are set unfold in the coming weeks and months as the recent events have sent jitters down the spine of other bank CEOs.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday made another startling revelation concerning the embattled former National security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki as it relates to the huge amount of money he doled out while he was in office.

At the tail end of the statement, Onwudiwe made a startling revelation saying, «The Madueke family, like most other families, has its own challenges.

The Mayor of Kumasi Kojo Bonsu has made startling revelations about the 46,000 dollars that was allegedly stolen from former Sports Minister Mallam Ali Yusif Issa in 2001.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne said last night: «These startling revelations from the NAO call into question the entire defence mounted by the prime minister of this catastrophic failure in his government.

Andrew, a confessed serial car snatcher, made the startling revelation during his parade at the headquarters of the Bayelsa State Police Command in Yenagoa.

She made the startling revelation during the one - year memorial event of Alamieyeseigha in the late politician's country home in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.

The secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti state, Temitope Aluko has made a startling revelation about what transpired during the alleged rigging in Ekiti State governorship election in 2014.

Professor John Griffiths, co-lead researcher based at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, said: «The revelation that different types of brain tumours appear to be using similar tricks to survive was startling.

About 300 years ago telescopes caused a startling revelation: the Milky Way was made of stars.

One startling revelation researchers found is that gut bacteria starved of the plant fiber they need for fuel instead appear to feed on the protective mucus layer that lines the intestines.

One of the more startling insights to come out of the survey was the revelation that, if forced to choose, many Kiwis would opt for lamb and loneliness over lentils and love.

One of the more startling insights to come out of the survey was the revelation that, if forced to choose, many Australian would opt for loin steak and loneliness over lentils and love.

In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces a startling revelation.

Meanwhile, Cole lashes out at Luisa and is further alienated from his family in the wake of startling revelations.

How the showdown plays out is unexpected, with startling revelations and sudden, jarringly realistic bursts of violence.

Perhaps the yak - track's most startling revelation is that some 180 shots of 50 First Dates contain CGI augmentations.

In a (perhaps not so) startling revelation in a Rogue One concept art book, Rogue One screenwriter Chris Weitz said that in the original draft of the script, Jyn's mother, Lyra, was originally a Jedi Knight in hiding.

In a (perhaps not so) startling revelation in the Rogue One concept art book, Rogue One screenwriter Chris Weitz said that in the original draft of the script, Jyn's mother, Lyra, was originally a Jedi Knight in hiding.

The use of flashbacks, too, far from being a cheap narrative device, serve to enrich and heighten earlier scenes marked by either cruel acts or startling revelations.

One by one Poirot interrogates his fellow travellers, sifting through their obfuscatory answers and a fistful of hard clues to piece together a startling revelation.

BLACK WIDOW infiltrates the group to uncover an even more startling revelation: Their weapon is powered by shards of the COSMIC CUBE!

She makes a startling revelation that adds to the suspense of her plight.

This solid revenue stream has attracted Liberty, and company bosses have made the startling revelation that $ 9.3 billion of future revenue is already guaranteed up to 2026 from contracts already in place.

It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his way.

In a final startling revelation, 4.6 % of self - published authors state they are «very satisfied» with their sales, but only 8.2 % of traditionally published authors can say the same.

For the ARM Cortex A5 processor that Apple claims to have dual cores and a clock speed of 1 GHz in reality is showing to be capable of doing just 900 GHz at best.The startling revelation comes on the wake of software benchmarking test that the iPad 2 was subjected to by the good folks at AnandTech.

But while the story by Bendis and DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee lit a fuse on a startling revelation about the Man of Steel, that hook is only the tip of the iceberg for both Superman's future and Bendis» tenure with the publisher.

Of the many startling revelations in his book, perhaps the biggest news is that you can ensure your retirement nest egg grows faster than your current 401 (k) Plan and managed Super funds, by spending just 15 minutes a week on it.

Startled by this revelation, Abe sets off to escape the factory whilst rescuing the rest of the Mudokon slaves before they become tasty snacks.

Zero Dawn's story does have its fair share of plot twists and startling revelations.

But one night, your world is changed forever when an unexpected visitor arrives with a startling revelation - you are the fabled Descendant of the Sun, rightful heir to the most powerful artifact in the world!

«There are twists, turns, and startling revelations aplenty involving a powerful ensemble cast of complex heroes and chilling villains.»

The monster - filled streets of Silent Hill become a battlefield as startling revelations are made and the souls of a dozen innocents face damnation and worse.

Exhilarating, uplifting, startling in their high originality — Peter Lanyon's gliding paintings at the Courtauld Gallery are the revelation of the year.

As different as they may seem from her signature work, these paintings are startling in their revelation of the nascent strategies, subject matter and subversive disposition that Spero mined throughout her unconventional career.

Following his sensational recent exhibition at the National Gallery in London and the revelation of a newly authenticated painting, the «Salvator Mundi,» there comes a development that is yet more startling: a second Mona Lisa.

Brian Boucher calls the exhibition «a lavish and startling retrospective» and notes «one of the revelations of the show is that it includes some of Wong's very earliest works, as well as some of his latest.»

Minority committee chair Jim Jeffers would create it when he read into the record the startling revelation that fully half of the editorial board of Energy and Environment had just resigned in protest over the «failed editorial process» which had allowed the publication of such a badly compromised paper.

Facebook made a bombshell admission about the security of its users» personal information on Wednesday, in a startling revelation that's almost certain to worsen the privacy crisis currently hanging over the world's largest social network.