Sentences with phrase «surface appearances only»
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At the same time, one must acknowledge that part of the special enchantment of the novel, considered as a distinct literary form, is the illusion it can create of a fully realized world; a truly great novel is like a magic mirror, whose surface reflects not only the appearances, but the souls of living men and women.
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The cross reveals God to us only when we look past the surface appearance that reflects the ugliness of our sin and discern in its depth our gracious God stooping to bear our sin and take on this ugly appearance for us.
«If, for example, we treat a metal with sandpaper, we also achieve a noticeable change in appearance, but this is only two - dimensional, and does not change the characteristics of the surface,» explained Dr. Mark - Daniel Gerngross of the research team on materials sciences from Kiel.
Appearances can be misleading and a surface may look ice and frost - free when in fact it is only the top of the pile that has defrosted.
They may take «cat - naps» when they dive, as their heart rate slows, making only brief, infrequent surface appearances.
The reflective surface will not only increase light in the room but give the appearance of more space.