Sentences with phrase «upon rubble»

It is still standing, indeed, because it was not exposed to the destructive pressures which overwhelmed the rest, but, like the rest, it built upon rubble, and the next landslide will very likely carry it away.»

It is still standing, indeed, because it was not exposed to the destructive pressure which overwhelmed the rest, but, like the rest, it is built upon rubble, and the next landslide will carry it away [pp. 1, 3].

Not exact matches

Forty percent of those trapped are children, like Omran Daqneesh, 5, whose photograph upon being rescued from the rubble of an airstrike captivated the attention of the world.

In proper season, somewhere in the grass or rubble, the visitor may come upon Harold (Sonny) Henderson, a genial 46 - year - old Scots - English - Polynesian whose eminence as a hunter is well established but is — as is the case with many active Hawaiians — rather obscured by peculiar distinctions in several sports.

They can be defeated if Mario is invincible, or by turning into Statue Mario beneath it; they try to crush Mario, and turn to rubble upon contact.

Along your journey you will encounter huge boss battles, avoid traps, stumble upon precious loot and equipment to customise your character and learn new kick ass abilities to turn your enemies into rubble.

These tableaux of rubble also serve as documents of reconstruction, and draw upon the artist's own experience as a youth of the ravaged Balkans in the 1990s.

Sanding has bulldozed some of the blights but still left a trace, foundations that have been built upon and smoothed over, a kind of beauty from the rubble.