Sentences with phrase «turbulent history»

In Europe, venture through the glamorous French Riviera, soaking up the glamour that so epitomised Hollywood in the 1950's, or discover the stately elegance of the Imperial cities of Vienna, Prague, and Berlin, uncovering the often turbulent history of these gorgeous cities.

As if no other people suffered during the course of turbulent history in the Balkans, Izetbegovic discussed crimes committed only on Bosniaks — leaving Croats, Serbs as well as other ethno - national and religious groups aside.

The Last Empress, which opens where Empress Orchid ends, lacks the compelling rags - to - riches / love story elements of Empress Orchid and tends to read like a series of vignettes not a continuous novel - probably the result of trying to squeeze nearly half a century of turbulent history into less than 300 pages.

Vietnam is one of the best countries for backpackers to visit nowadays — from incredible food, cheap hostels, great beer, all infused with a rich yet sometimes turbulent history and time - honored traditions.

We'll take you for walks, explore castles, recount local myths and legends and tell you about our often turbulent history.

It has a rather turbulent history, leaving it with almost 400 hotels in North & Latin America, Europe and Asia, ranging from old roadside motels in the US to upscale, full - service hotels in Asia.

Chechnya's turbulent history explored by Aslan Gaisumov Three video works by Chechen artist Aslan Gaisumov combine the personal with the political and explore the struggles of the Chechen people displaced at the hands of Russian forces.

Ai Weiwei will show work in the very German pavilion whose turbulent history Beuys illluminated, and also has a solo exhibition running as a «collateral» event of the Biennale.

In 1996, a D Magazine feature on the Dallas Museum of Art's turbulent history worried that the then - recently expanded DMA was «doomed to opulent mediocrity,» a condition marked by such symptoms as too grand a building for too minor a collection and too few major exhibitions.

The lady at Fordham thinks the Church must change in order to attract today's young people, while young people yearn for an invitation to play their part in the high adventure that is the long and turbulent history of Christ and his Church.

Raad's work has a documentary - like tone but operates with little allegiance to facts — spinning photographs and other archival «evidence» of his native Lebanon's turbulent history into a semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical narrative.

Wildfowling on the Dyfi estuary has had a long and sometimes turbulent history.

That may happen anyway, unless Charney can either convince Lion Capital or yet another investor that, even after his turbulent history, he is capable of running the company.

Snap has had a turbulent history since its IPO last March, plagued by volatility and sliding prices; shares are down 13 percent in the past six months.

This turbulent history makes it difficult to draw strong conclusions about «normal» relationships.

Old Testament history recounts events, the lives of great men, prophets, priests and kings, migrations, wars, political decisions — everything affecting the exterior life of the nation, the observable course of her turbulent history.

So read, the narrative fits aptly into its place in the turbulent history of first - century Palestine.

A chronicling of the events of Jesus life — his childhood, his occupation (learning his father's trade), his baptism, various human aspects of his life in the turbulent history of first - century Palestine.

But the spiritual movement, whose inner character is so clearly disclosed in the literature which it threw off in the first years of its existence, has persisted with that same character in spite of all divisions, dilutions, and distortions through twenty centuries of turbulent history.

Although the site was originally dated to the time of Joshua, most scholars accepted the later work of British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon who argued that this period of Jericho's turbulent history was too early for the time of Joshua.

Despite this turbulent history, the region and Florence enjoyed a booming economy.

It was the worst composite disaster in the turbulent history of the Mille Miglia, the worst in racing since the Le Mans tragedy in 1955.

Once one of the most prosperous countries in Africa, Zimbabwe has experienced a turbulent history in the second half of the 20th Century, and since 2000 has descended even further into repression, disorder, economic decline and famine.

But as often happens over humanity's turbulent history, appearances can be deceitful.

Gen Buhari's victory is a hugely significant moment in Nigeria's turbulent history.

He relays the science of gender while acquainting readers with the turbulent history of gender politics.

The evidence of our turbulent history might lie buried on the moon

The nearest neighbors of our galaxy have had a turbulent history.

How this turbulent history shaped the genes of African Americans has been unclear because, until recently, most genetic studies have focused either on populations from different geographical regions around the world, or on Americans with European ancestry.

This fascinating country has a rich, long and turbulent history and culture.

WIRED - Jan 18 - The website has had a turbulent history.

Friends Reunited has a turbulent history.

But the subtle interactions between the pair paint a long and turbulent history with minimal recourse to direct exposition.

In the meantime, let's take a look a closer look at its turbulent history.

Granito (Director: Pamela Yates)-- A documentary film intertwines with Guatemala's turbulent history and emerges as an active player in a nation's struggle to heal itself and serve up justice.

When these children reach their final asylum and enter new schools, their turbulent histories are often hidden by «language barriers, privacy concerns, cultural misunderstandings, and stereotypes,» according to a new report by HGSE Assistant Professor Sarah Dryden - Peterson.

Teach the turbulent history of Germany's Weimar Republic in your classroom with the rich collection of artwork, primary source documents, biographies, readings, and lesson ideas gathered here.

The article, which is entitled «Malloy works to appease teachers in 2014,» reviews some of the turbulent history between Malloy and Connecticut's teachers, public employees, their unions and those who support public education and public employees.

Bilingual education has had a turbulent history in the United States.

There's a strong case for the new DB9 being the most important car in Aston Martin's long, turbulent history.

As that struggle continues today, it's instructive to look back on our turbulent history to learn from the past and hopefully improve on the future.

Most pertinent to the novel, Adrian's elderly patient Elias Cole is a survivor of the country's turbulent history.

From National Book Award finalist Jean Thompson comes a mesmerizing, decades - spanning saga of one ordinary American family - proud, flawed, hopeful - whose story simultaneously captures the turbulent history of the country at large.

However, there has been a balance in the midst of a rocky and turbulent history.

The neighborhood of Camberwell has a turbulent history, but today has become one of the trendy, up - and - coming regions of South London.

Fascinating grand imperial cities and high - speed intercity train journeys showcase the turbulent history of Central Europe.

That turbulent history makes HoJo's one of the most difficult to describe... Continue reading →

Originally constructed in the late 1890s, the railway has endured a turbulent history, and still steam - hauls many of its services.