Sentences with phrase «uncanny parallels»
"Uncanny parallels" refers to unexpected and sometimes eerie similarities or connections between two or more things that seem strange or mysterious. Full definition
For the author has set out to counter a recent trend in the secular academy that bears uncanny parallels to the biblical theology movement of the postwar period.
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Locals call the disease La Bobera, «the foolishness», and the village bears uncanny parallels with the fictional Macondo in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, where people suffer memory disorders and hallucinations.
But a more apt comparison might be the lead - up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, given the many uncanny parallels between then and now involving oil.
Funnily enough as the next song came up, I found myself pulling uncanny parallels between Arsenal's transfer «strategy» (or lack thereof, depending on your point of view) and the lyrics of the song (Yes, Steve Harris might just be god).
because there are uncanny parallels with his equally dumb view of the world... Just askin»
There are uncanny parallels between former Marseille striker extraordinaire Jean - Pierre Papin and the club's latest hero, French Under - 21 attacking midfielder Franck Ribery.
There are uncanny parallels to the account of creation in Genesis (covered in water, separation of the waters (atmosphere formed)-RRB-, yet, the writers had no idea about those things at the time.
A former top Senate GOP aide says there are uncanny parallels between the infamous «Troopergate» scandal that bedeviled former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the Moreland mess that is now causing headaches for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
There are some uncanny parallels with today's Conservative Party.
The recent invitation and subsequent arraignment of a prominent lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission offers an uncanny parallel with the trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki.
In an uncanny parallel with this first Oscar nomination as Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in the Cold War drama «Bridge of Spies,» Rylance's first on - camera appearance was in 1985's «Wallenberg: A Hero's Story,» a TV movie about a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust.
You may have experience to offer from a similar legislative battle with uncanny parallels that can help someone.
Throughout Java ghost - moving (or busting) is an ancient and an important role in a community and for years people in the area have relied heavily on the local ghost mover to move the ghosts out of their houses, but these paranormal evictions are now becoming an uncanny parallel for their own evictions in the living world.
Strangely enough, the two artists» careers and personal lives have some uncanny parallels.
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