Sentences with phrase «upon the rocks of»

It is precisely because Parliamentary sovereignty, as it has evolved, looks only to executive policy as the fulcrum of constitutional change that ideas — however good and however brave — will be dashed upon the rocks of executive insouciance unless they resonate with what the executive sees as being in its self - interest.

Our values, the values of solidarity, of advocacy for the poor and disadvantaged, of fighting against inequality and privilege, are built upon the rock of the trade unions.

The fire effects are more detailed and realistic as are the water effects, whether wading through a pool of water or seeing the waves crash upon the rocks of this mysterious island and according to the developers, not two waves are the same.

I did my finals at Alexandra Palace and while the pigeons took aim at my tax paper, I was commenting on IRC v Ramsay (then between the Court of Appeal and the Lords), leading to the seminal decision of the House of Lords in 1981 in relation to tax avoidance schemes and upon the rocks of which many a tax avoidance scheme has since been wrecked (see [1982] AC 300, [1981] 1 All ER 865).

Not exact matches

Upon their re-entry into the planet's atmosphere (and, you know, the country), Aldrin and company had to declare their cargo — moon rock and moon dust samples — and confirm that none of them had any bouts of illness while en route.

To reach the depth that was required to anchor the bridge in solid rock — 129 feet — would have resulted in too many workers» deaths the construction firm handling the project said, so the bridge would instead rest «upon a bottom of firm gravel and sand.»

Psalm 27:5 For in the time of troubleHe shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.

The dating methods that evolutionists rely upon to assign millions and billions of years to rocks are very inconsistent and based on unproven (and questionable) assumptions.

It was the translation of the Aramaic word, «Kepha» (Cephas), into the Greek language that caused the confusion among some who look upon Peter as not being called «rock», but only a «pebble».

The paradox of my Rock Songbook is that song-wise, it mainly looks at rock ones, even though I hold that rock has been, even from it's exciting mid-60s beginning, inferior to the rock n» roll it came out of, and to the fine - arts music it turned its back uRock Songbook is that song-wise, it mainly looks at rock ones, even though I hold that rock has been, even from it's exciting mid-60s beginning, inferior to the rock n» roll it came out of, and to the fine - arts music it turned its back urock ones, even though I hold that rock has been, even from it's exciting mid-60s beginning, inferior to the rock n» roll it came out of, and to the fine - arts music it turned its back urock has been, even from it's exciting mid-60s beginning, inferior to the rock n» roll it came out of, and to the fine - arts music it turned its back urock n» roll it came out of, and to the fine - arts music it turned its back upon.

Not to mention that I once came upon a whole pile of rocks, who knows what was going on there.

Christ step up the Catholic Church when he said in Matthew 16 «Thou art Peter (which means «rock» in aramaic) and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it».

When Peter is the one who recognized Jesus as the messiah, Jesus told Peter he was blessed because only His Father in Heaven could have revealed it to him, not a flesh and blood person, so Jesus told Peter He was going to build His Church upon this rock [Peter] and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

For Jesus said «I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hell will not overpower it.

In the darkness there are sounds of the ladle being dipped into the pail, then water being poured upon the rocks.

God is the seed that sows itself in every kind of human soil, along the path, upon rock, upon thorns, and on good soil.

Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

I can only think of Jesus» statement to Peter «upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it».

According to the author of this psalm, God is a rock upon which to build a secure, long, and productive life.

«There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea four which I know not: the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; the way of a man with a maid» (30:18).

Most often, we struggle more with getting the huge rocks and boulders out of the way rather than finding a solid foundation upon which to build.

17) So a Bowie and Lennon collaboration (even if it was Bowie's single and lead vocal, and did involve a third songwriter) «Fame,» was a fitting symbolical embodiment of 60s / 70s rock fame, and vehicle for commenting upon its nauseating aspects.

The papacy is infallable, and his holiness the Pope stands in the place of St. Peter — the rock upon which Jesus built his church.

Then Jesus replies with the ever contentious (since the orthodox split at least) verse «You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hades will not prevail against it».

This twentieth century is desperately in need of stabilizing forces, and in personal character one of the primary tests is the ability to realize in experience an ideal presented long ago: «Everyone therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.»

The scripture states that upon a huge rock (Petra) I will build my assembly (church) and the gates of hell (the grave) will not stand against it.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

There's a lot of information about the moon in that rock, and even if there wasn't, the simple fact that humanity left earth and stood upon the moon to get it makes it amazing.

You may have ansered your own question... so the materials of this universe, including the foundational material of this world may have come from billions of years ago... no reason not to reuse a perfectly good hunk of rock to create a world upon.

Recently, thanks to my Rock Songbook, Facebook, and by the initiative of my wife, I got back in touch with Mr. Pacilio, and it has been an occasion to look back with gratitude upon his teaching.

H. Richard's view of human limitation is expressed in his understanding of God as the structure in all things, «the rock against which we beat in vain, that which bruises and overwhelms us when we wish to impose our wishes, contrary to his, upon him.»

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.»

-- Will This Rock in Rio by Ken Lottis — Attack Upon Christendom by Soren Kierkegaard — Plan B by Pete Wilson — Electing Not to Vote edited by Ted Lewis — The Sacred Journey by Charles Foster — Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card — UnChristian by David Kinnaman — Resurrection of the Son of God by NT Wright — Church Without Walls by Jim Petersen — Repenting of Religion by Greg Boyd — Spontaneous Expansion of the Church Roland Allen — Unlearning Church by Michael Slaughter — The Open Secret by Lesslie Newbigin — When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert — The Ministry of the Spirit by Roland Allen — The Mission of God by Christopher J.H. Wright — An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches by Ray S. Anderson — Provacative Faith by Matthew Paul Turner — Transforming Mission by David Bosch — The Roman Empire and the New Testament by Warren Carter — I'm Fine with God; It's Chrsitians I Can't Stand by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz — Jesus and Empire by Richard A. Horsley — Simply Christian by NT Wright — Jesus, the Jewish Theologian by Brad H. Young

So, when Jesus says: «thou art Peter (petra, a pebble) UPON THIS ROCK I BUILD MY CHURCH (The Church is His Bride, only He can lay claim to it, that is why He says «My Church») and THE VERY GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT.»

Becuase we see in The Book of Daniel with Nebachanezzar's dream where The Hand of God hewns out a ROCK to destroy the «image»»; we also see where Jesus says it is better that you «Fall upon THE ROCK and be broken (referring to Himself), than for THE ROCK to fall upon you and be crushed; we see Jesus saying THE ROCK (The Stone) that the builders rejected have become THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE (referring to Himself) and in all instances when we see THE ROCK or ROCK OF AGES or CHIEF CORNERSTONE, this is The Lord Jesus Christ being referred to OR referring to Himselfof Daniel with Nebachanezzar's dream where The Hand of God hewns out a ROCK to destroy the «image»»; we also see where Jesus says it is better that you «Fall upon THE ROCK and be broken (referring to Himself), than for THE ROCK to fall upon you and be crushed; we see Jesus saying THE ROCK (The Stone) that the builders rejected have become THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE (referring to Himself) and in all instances when we see THE ROCK or ROCK OF AGES or CHIEF CORNERSTONE, this is The Lord Jesus Christ being referred to OR referring to Himselfof God hewns out a ROCK to destroy the «image»»; we also see where Jesus says it is better that you «Fall upon THE ROCK and be broken (referring to Himself), than for THE ROCK to fall upon you and be crushed; we see Jesus saying THE ROCK (The Stone) that the builders rejected have become THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE (referring to Himself) and in all instances when we see THE ROCK or ROCK OF AGES or CHIEF CORNERSTONE, this is The Lord Jesus Christ being referred to OR referring to HimselfOF AGES or CHIEF CORNERSTONE, this is The Lord Jesus Christ being referred to OR referring to Himself).

This is part of the reason my Songbook focuses upon Rock, without being it's champion.

So the question of how much goodness there was in Jim, and whether he could have been saved from himself had his «waywardness» not been seized upon by the Doors and their fans, i.e., by Rock, is not the important one.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

Since the supply of these elements is fixed, so life depends upon their efficient cycling through the rocks, soil, water the atmosphere and living organisms.

Matt 16:18 «18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.»

Now rap obviously shares with rock an emphasis on rebel attitude, and upon heroism — in that respect, Rock and rap are unlike all the sorts of pop music, such as disco, that are primarily focused on dance - floor fun, but this similarity must not be made too muchrock an emphasis on rebel attitude, and upon heroism — in that respect, Rock and rap are unlike all the sorts of pop music, such as disco, that are primarily focused on dance - floor fun, but this similarity must not be made too muchRock and rap are unlike all the sorts of pop music, such as disco, that are primarily focused on dance - floor fun, but this similarity must not be made too much of.

The rock, many would say, is the faith that Peter displayed to Jesus and is upon which the foundation of the church rests.

With our primary function being the preservation of â $ œthe machineâ $ â $ ¦ upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

To the fisherman the Kingdom of God was like a «net cast into the sea»; to a farmer it was like the «sower who went forth to sow»; to the housewife like a bit of leaven or yeast; to the merchant like a «pearl of great price»; to the builder like «a house builded upon the rock,» etc..

A few days after our breakfast, I visit her current home base, a pop - up at Space 15 Twenty, a bright, airy building in Hollywood with rows of glass cases housing hunks upon hunks of gorgeous rock.

With rates starting at $ 199 per night, Surfcomber's Miami Heat Package is available October 5 through April 30, 2013 for booking and travel, and offers guests the following: 20 percent off best available rate Bucket of beers upon arrival Complimentary appetizer at Lantao Kitchen + Cocktails with purchase of entrée (pre - or post-game) Inclusive perks with complimentary access to the hotel's fitness center, WiFi when guests sign up to become a Kimpton InTouch member and nightly hosted wine hour in the living room Social Club at Surfcomber is giving fans a reason to cheer with the «Feels like a Home Game» cocktail on game days made with Nolet gin, Cynar and Branca on the rocks.

So let's turn to the true pulse of Knoxville: The Rock, a 51 - year - old campus icon upon which people write things.

Upon request, copies of the report will be sent gratis by the librarian at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc., Buffalo 21, N.Y. JOHN C. FITCH Lime Rock, Conn..

A rock - solid defence has been the foundations upon which City's encouraging campaign has been built upon, however their impressive string of clean sheets, with City keeper Joe Hart having kept four shut - outs in City's previous five home clashes, will come under serious threat on Saturday when the buoyant Tangerines of Blackpool come to town aiming to score in their fourth successive away encounter.