Sentences with phrase «surrounded by a tribe»

Being surrounded by a tribe is a powerful thing.

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If you think that people would judge you for trying something new or that if you created a tribe you'd be surrounded by a lot of bitching — if you let fear hold you back, you will never be able to truly disrupt things and create something better.

The Israelites were a small tribe in the desert, surrounded by the mighty empires of Egypt, Assyria and Babylon.

Our ancient ancestors all breastfed their babies and toddler, so a new mother was always surrounded by a whole tribe of experienced, knowledgable and supportive women.

An «election» could, however, include a situation like that surrounding the adoption of the Magna Carta or the assembly of representatives of the various estates that was convened by the monarch shortly before the French Revolution in which the franchise is quite limited (e.g. limited only to aristocrats, or to elders, or to clergy, or to members of a political party, or to members of a particular tribe or caste, or to a council of leaders of tribes or castes) who are not all members of the incumbent's extended family and whose appointment was not primarily within the control of the incumbent as a practical matter.

They found that tuberculosis, first spread to the Indians by gold miners in the 1970s and 1980s, had infected 6 % of the tribe — an incidence 100 times higher than surrounding areas, the researchers say.

Running around this post-apocalyptic world, a place where humanity has reverted to living in small tribes and isolated cities, you're surrounded by stunning scenery and battling huge and menacing robots, all of which have outstanding designs.

Jury President Cate Blanchett will be surrounded by fellow thesps Chang Chen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, noteworthy filmmakers Ava DuVernay, Robert Guédiguian, Denis Villeneuve, Andrei Zvyagintsev and completing the tribe of nine we have Burundian songwriter / composer / singer Khadja Nin.

The area surrounding the Golden Triangle, a border touching Burma, Thailand, and Laos — infamous for trafficking an insurmountable amount of controlled animals, drugs and weapons — is inhabited by various hill tribes that exist far from traveling interlopers and the paved roads of Bangkok.

Why you'll love it: The luxurious Le Meridien in Chiang Rai is surrounded by mountains, historic Buddhist temples and hill tribe villages.

We explored the mountainside Inle Lake and the surrounding villages by boat, canoe and bicycle, visiting colourful hill tribe markets, floating gardens, hot springs, and even a winery.

The region falls within the «bean belt» and coffee beans grow in the mountains surrounding Chiang Mai, often farmed by hill tribe villages.

Finally, visit the famous night market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.

The mountainous North, surrounded by impressive mountains, are home to exotic hill tribes, misty paddy fields, and centres like Chang Mai, which offer traditional crafts and customs, still carefully preserved from generations before.

Perched at one of the magazine booths, I watched a succession of tribes go by: a blur of men in white thobes; Eungie Joo and her crew from Sharjah (including M + curator Doryun Chong and the artists Danh Vo, Haegue Yang, and Eric Baudelaire); and the designer Rick Owens surrounded by five black - clad beauties — men, women, expertly draped, drifting slow figure eights around Michèle Lamy, Owens's strikingly face - tattooed and arm - bangled partner, and a young lanky soul, totally androgynous, lagging behind in a pink leather ball gown.

The only thing stopping such pragmatisim toward our planet's biosphere is the fact we are dealing with a very large population of «apes» that have very recently formed into a handfull of large (proxy) warring tribes surrounded by impoverished and malnourished outcasts.

I'm sitting here on the fringe of a granite dome looking down into the Yaeda Valley of Tanzania, and I'm surrounded by an interesting mix of American donors to The Nature Conservancy and members of the Hadza tribe, some of the last hunter - gatherers left on Earth.