Sentences with phrase «who marveled at»

On Caye Caulker, I met a young Australian woman traveling alone who marveled at the difference as she traveled overland from Mexico to Belize.

Sen. Alexander, who marveled at the remarkable consensus around ESSA, said at the time: «We have created an environment that I believe will unleash a flood of excellence in student achievement, state by state and community by community.»

And I was most struck not by the effect this had on current seniors, but instead by the clusters of younger students who marveled at those admissions walls.

The video also includes the reactions of several of Franco's co-stars and long time collaborators, including his brother Dave Franco, Dave's wife Alison Brie, and Franco's friend Seth Rogen - all of who marveled at how strange it was to see Franco in the makeup and hear him speak in Wiseau's voice.

That parts of Antarctica have become too warm for Adélie penguins would surely have astounded earlier explorers who suffered so greatly from the cold, and who marveled at the resilience, and eccentricities, of these seabirds.

«He'd make a swing change right then and there,» said McIlroy, who marveled at «the mental strength to be able to do that and trust what you're doing.»

It consists in the fact that what we have here is not consecutive narrative, but simply individual stories — and these are told in the manner of the people — pious people, who marvel at God's doings rather than ponder over questions of purely human detail (§ 3).

I followed this recipe as written (also agree with reviewer who marvels at the way recipes are altered)-- nothing extraordinary.

The Tower of London — in its time a fortress, a royal residence, and a famous prison — is today a magnet for tourists, who marvel at the crown jewels and many suits of armor.

Those who marvel at the wonders of nature and whose curiosity leads them to ask questions about how it all works have new realms to explore as the era of wildlife genomics unfolds.

It was a letdown for those of us who marvel at the thought of intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy, but this latest announcement might just make up for it.

Recognized as one of the city's historic treasures, the hotel remains a longstanding tradition for guests who marvel at its Tudor Revival architecture.

The hotel debuted with an all day ceremony that drew the cream of California society, who marvelled at the Italian marble lobby, balustrades of alabaster, and sweeping views out to Coronado Island from the hotel's Palm Court

«This turtle almost seemed completely attracted to the blue lights that we were filming with, and just swam right into me,» says Gruber, who marvels at how peaceful the turtle's behaviour was.

I use my Gear S3 for all of those payments and even after nearly a year of using Samsung Pay I still I find cashiers who marvel at the technology.

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I marveled at the brilliance of Frederick Law Olmsted, who, in 1858, had the presence of mind to design this amazing release for city living.

There's something strange and touching about a man this intent on reaching the heavens who can pause to marvel at a really high ceiling.

I meet a family who bagged the bulkhead seats, and marvel at the six - month - old baby who has been extraordinarily quiet for the whole journey.

During this time, she marveled at single mothers and refugees who had next to nothing, yet were able to create businesses that had a positive effect on local economies.

I marvel at the «mature» people I know who refuse to act their age.

Selina Lo, who worked with Orr at HP and Alteon, says she used to marvel at his ability to work straight through international flights; he would turn to his expense reports if he ran out of other projects in midair.

For it is not merely that at that privileged point all the external springs of the world are co-ordinated and harmonized: there is the further, complementary marvel that the man who surrenders himself to the divine milieu feels his own inward powers directed and enlarged by it with a sureness which enables him effortlessly to avoid the all too numerous reefs on which mystical quests have so often foundered.

I have marveled at the studied efforts of my fellow pastors who do everything possible to avoid the act of baptism.

He said the pessimist in him mocked his receipt of a degree in law when «law is ever more a hollow word, resonant but empty, in a world increasingly dominated by force, by violence, by fraud, by injustice, by avarice — in a word, by egoism»; when civil law permits «the progressive and rapid increase of oppressed people who continue being swept toward ghettos, without work, without health, without instruction, without diversion and, not rarely, without God»; when under so - called international law «more than two - thirds of humanity (exist) in situations of misery, of hunger, of subhuman life»; and when agrarian law or spatial law permits «today's powerful landowners to continue to live at the cost of misery for unhappy pariahs»; and whereby «modern technology achieves marvels from the earth with an ever - reduced number of rural workers (while) those not needed in the fields live sublives in depressing slums on the outskirts of nearly all the large cities.»

Those of us who have been trained to make rhetorical peace with the congregation marvel at the freedom of Jesus to preach over their heads, to wound in order to heal, to use their own beloved texts against them.

But it's worth it for those who understand and marvel at the Universe (or some aspect of it) for what it is, and not what they wish it to be.

I include this because I marvel at people who say this kind of life did not exist for African - Americans before the Huxtables.

I marvel at how you atheists think yourselves intellectually superior, but I have not found a one of you who can successfully defend your proposition in debate.

(John 14:16 - 24) So radical a change was involved in this Hellenized version of the Messiah's coming that the Jewish objection to it is put upon the lips of «Judas (not Iscariot)» who marveled, we are told, at a second coming so inward and spiritual that it would not be dramatically obvious to the whole world.

Anyone who has watched what has happened from then until now can not help but marvel at how far we have moved from suspicion to a level much deeper, beyond just good will and tolerance.

The challenge before us is to navigate the hyphen and be prepared to explore our varied histories, discover the outside forces, question the economic compulsions, be astounded by the cultural diversity, empathise with the experience of marginality, marvel at the memories that have shaped all these various selves, and offered, and continue to offer us, an identity or identities across the hyphen, as the various embodied selves that make up the assorted group of people who are called Indian - Christians.

Richard Nixon once said that those who think that India is governed badly should marvel at the fact that it is governed at all.

I have very little doubt that our generation will be looked back upon with jaw - dropping incredulity by future historians who will marvel at how, in the 21st century, having peered at the mind numbing infinity from Hubble, delved into the quantum irrationality of CERN and unraveled the beautiful simplicity of the DNA codons, we still made important life decisions based upon the presumed wishes of some hokey, invisible, all - powerful sky - fairy dreamed up by some illiterate Arab tribesmen in a tent in the Middle East 2,000 years ago.

Jane, who is also the driving force behind the annual Beer Day Britain, will be guiding participants through a tasting selection of distinctive craft beers on GPI's Gastro Pub - styled stand, where visitors can also marvel at the innovative packaging designs GPI produce for the beer, spirits and premium food market.

I really marvel at people who are good at baking....

The Braves occasionally will platoon LaRoche with 45 - year - old marvel Julio Franco, who hit.294 in 197 at bats last year.

One thing is for certain - our king hasn't been replaced and the only thing Arsene can do to redeem himself would be to mould or unearth a new king, who one day, all the pundits and fans alike can once again marvel at his / their greatness...

Especially to outside coaches who must marvel at Campolindo's consistency to rise to the occasion.

From Men in Blazers: Rog and Davo wonder who stopped putting pins in the Tottenham / Wembley voodoo doll after their 4 — 1 defeat of Liverpool, marvel at Huddersfield's upset of Manchester United and mourn the loss of Ronaldo Koeman.

As I watch Jovi flourish and marvel at what an incredible kid he is, I think of all the Jovis out there, who never will get the chance to shine.

If you've ever marveled at the look of concentration on the face of a child who tries to fit a square block into a square hole or catch a ball in mid-air, you know that playtime isn't just about fun and games.

My parents have always raved about all the little towns in this corner of the state and it was fun to explore some of them with Will, who as a native Texan couldn't stop marveling at all the old homes and colorful foliage.

Park District commissioners, who voted to approve the $ 15.9 million tax levy last week, marveled at the relative rarity of a municipality reducing taxes.

I've met several women who turned to exclusive pumping at various stages and we all still marvel that no one ever suggested this sanity - saving option to us.

If Brexit happens, taking us back into Europe will become the mission of our children's generation, who will marvel at your acts of destruction.

Not much has been heard from kept - in - the - dark Republican legislators, who at this point can only marvel at these pre-emptive strikes.

Long - shot GOP candidate Tom Allon, a former Democrat who ironically switched his party registration last fall when the Democratic field was bursting and the Republican field was bare, also marveled at the reversal.

I can only marvel at parents who hold down a job such as mine while also keeping a child safe, well nourished and happy through the vulnerable early years.

To be sure, it's entertaining to marvel at Masaru Emoto, a Japanese alternative healer who claims that crystals grow more symmetrically inside bottles labeled with positive messages than in those with negative messages attached.

When I drive, because of course I am an excellent driver, I marvel at the incompetence of all the humans who are driving the other vehicles on the road.