Sentences with phrase «struck by the power»

At that moment, I was struck by the power of technology to change lives.

I was struck by the power of Room and how it portrayed the intimate relationship between a mother and child.

«I have been moved by how many people wanted to share their voice, their worries, and their hopes,» she says, «and I have been struck by the power that can be captured in 17 syllables.»

Every time I go on a site visit, I'm struck by its power to demonstrate what a mature Linked Learning pathway looks like, and how the various components are designed to fit together and provide a coherent four - year program of study for students.

Recently, while revisiting NOFX's classic 1994 album Punk in Drublic, I was struck by the power of the song, «Lori Meyers.»

I was struck by the power of silence addressed in the book.

Of the artist, Stephen Friedman says: «I was introduced to Li Tianbing's work through Pearl Lam and I was immediately struck by its power and beauty.

She was struck by the power of his work, and the two artists became friends.

I am consistently struck by the power of the performing arts for SEL and content learning.

Not exact matches

In her now - famous TED Talk, Cuddy discusses how «power posing» (that is, striking a positive posture, for example like a superhero) actually changes our physiology by increasing the cortisol in our brains.

One of the most common jet engines around the world, a model known as the CFM56 that powers more than 6,700 Boeing 737s, failed so violently that metal shards struck the fuselage and wing, according to initial accounts by passengers and airport emergency responders.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

The Fair Work Commission last night issued an order to the Australian Institute of Marine & Power Engineers to end a planned strike by Teekay Shipping's engineers this morning in Port Hedland.

By the time the West struck back just under a week later, armed resistance in the areas around the Syrian government's seat of power had all but collapsed, further strengthening the hand of President Bashar al - Assad.

In December, as Greek policy - makers approved yet another round of budget cuts — tough legislation that caps salaries at state - owned companies, cuts many state salaries by 10 % and diminishes collective bargaining power — some 20,000 protestors jammed the streets in the country's seventh general strike that year.

What's striking about the FDA's move is that the mandatory kratom recall order is based on a power the agency gained under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a major piece of reform legislation signed by former President Barack Obama in 2011.

The audio highlights protest legislation introduced by Rep. Ted W. Lieu and Sen. Edward J. Markey (both Democrats) to curb the president's nuclear - strike powers.

With AI weapons in consideration, however, some nations might adopt a first - strike stance during conflicts to counter the advantages brought by artificial intelligence - powered defense systems.

This year, I am struck by womenâ $ ™ s power to reduce inequality, and not just to help ourselves.

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Chalkstone was born out of counter-insurgency tactics used by troops in Afghanistan, but its unique methodology is now being used by miners, which can map - out power structures and counter the potentially crippling risk of strikes and political opposition.

Another striking statistic: In the first quarter alone, power use by the construction and metallurgical industries actually declined, by 2 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

The proper balance is again struck by Paul, who wrote: «So far as it is within your power, live peaceably with everyone» (Rom.

Remarkably, he is not angry but rather awe - struck: «And Isaac trembled with an exceedingly great trembling» (27:33), as if he sensed that the blessing had been given through him to the proper son, by powers beyond his control.

«To speak of God's Kingdom,» says Wright, «is thus to invoke God as the sovereign one who has the right, the duty, and the power to deal appropriately with evil in the world, in Israel, and in human beings, and thereupon to remake the world, Israel, and human beings... When full allowance is made for the striking differences of genre and emphasis within scripture, we may propose that Israel's sacred writings were the place where, and the means by which, Israel discovered again and again who the true God was, and how his Kingdom - purposes were being taken forward... Through scripture, God was equipping his people to serve his purposes.»

I am struck by the symbolic power of the book in his hands» it is red and flimsy and flops weakly in his grasp.

Saul was perhaps the leading persecutor of the Christians but at the gates of Damascus he was «struck down by a miracle, and converted to the faith he persecuted».1 Above all, Paul's conversion is a demonstration of God's triumphant power: «To show His power, He put forth His hand into the very midst of the persecutors of His Son, and seized upon the most strenuous among them.»

I would submit that much of the scientific and social progress that has transpired since the Dark Ages was driven by those who didn't drink the Kool - Aid of organized religion, but who dared to strike - out on their own spiritual path, without necessarily «tossing out» the concept of a higher power in our lives.

Alongside power and immortality, and to some extent superseding them as time went by, their most striking attribute was beauty of physical form.

A court empowered to judge a statute's constitutionality by that court's own inference of the animus of the statute's sponsors is a court set free from any limitations on its power» its power, on the one hand, to strike down any law enacted with the political aid of believers, and its power, on the other hand, to move directly against churches and denominations that display a perceived animus in their teaching toward certain behavior.

What was striking about the instructions issued by the English bishops in abolishing compulsory Friday abstinence in 1967 was the total absence of any attempt to explain the power and meaning of the traditional observances.

But little did he know that Jesus, by submitting Himself as the willing scapegoat for all the violence, enmity, hatred, and evil of the world, was unmasking the power and dominion of Satan, and thus, defeating Satan even as Satan thought he was striking the victorious blow.

Another path was also available, taken by some, that endeavored to strike down the very notion of God's unlimited power itself, opting instead for a perception of the divine that its critics would disparage as an apparently impotent God.

I was so incredibly struck in writing these stories by the incredible power faith had in people's lives, it has made a profound impact on me in my belief.

Twenty - one years after the RFRA was introduced in the House of Representatives by Chuck Schumer, passed nearly unanimously by Congress, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to strike it down as an unconstitutional «takeover of the Court's power to interpret the Constitution» and a violation of the Establishment Clause.

We're going to suffer for a while longer, I'm afraid, and an occasional targeted precision strike by Khrush is not going to change the balance of power in this region....

We managed to silence a Man City squad with some of the finest striking powers in the land, and we shipped in 2 goals by an average Brighton side.

Crosby has to get his stick up to deny a scoring chance and on the ensuing power play Washington strikes with a nice passing play and great finish by TJ Oshie.

In my interviews with some high - powered women, sometimes working in a traditionally man's world such as Kate Thorp, founder of Real Girls Media and DivineCaroline, I have been struck by the fact that their husbands are often stay - at - home dads or at least have flexible jobs.

Oh remember reading this beautiful birth story on SMATS and seeing Caroline's sneak peak of the birth photos and I'm still struck by the beauty and power.

For instance, they struck a bargain with the Liberal Party (the so - called «Lib - Lab Pact») in a desperate bid to cling to power in 1977, by the terms of which Labour agreed to take on board certain policy proposals favoured by the Liberals, including electoral reform.

Air strikes can, to borrow one verb used by President Obama, seriously «degrade» ISIS» power by targeting such physical power resources.

This was the third strike against al - Awlaki in recent weeks, so speculation that the necessary intelligence may have been provided by President Saleh's security service as part of his bid to stay in power seem far - fetched.

Even as they question whether the deal struck by their erstwhile power - sharing partner, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, with his former Democratic colleagues will stick, the Senate Republicans are seeking to turn Klein's abandonment to their political advantage.

By the time it returned to power it was unrecognisable - with Tony Blair's smile and Peter Mandelson's intense relaxation with people becoming «filthy rich» replacing strikes and class consciousness.

The panel charged with redrawing the Albany County political map struck down by a federal judge last week will meet Tuesday for the first time — two weeks before a court - ordered deadline to draft new lines that don't dilute minority voting power.

A faction fighting for control of the Women's Equality Party allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo scored a victory in court this week as a five - judge panel struck down efforts by two competing groups to gain power over the ballot line.

Extrapolating from his experience with a small eel, Catania estimates that a human struck on the trunk by a larger, 1.8 - meter - long electric eel might endure a current of 0.24 amperes, or 63 watts of power.

The resulting $ 1.16 million Extreme Events initiative would test the trio's approach against the most advanced power grid simulator then available, operated by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to predict where and how often big blackouts struck.