Sentences with phrase «with zeal by»

Written and directed by Sally Potter, it's a spiky piece of filmed theatre, an acid drawing - room comedy, shot in expressionistic black - and - white and performed with zeal by its ensemble cast.

Be devoid of any other psychological or physiological effects These criteria, though still quoted with zeal by smart drug enthusiasts today, seem absurdly vague by the standards of mainstream neuroscience.

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With its missionary zeal for consumers, Amazon has marched toward monopoly by singing the tune of contemporary antitrust.

Many of us are shocked and depressed by the current state of America — its hardness of heart to the most vulnerable; its contempt for the poor; its violence abroad and at home; its corrupt sexual morality; its increasing intolerance and persecutory zeal (with ourselves as targets); and so on.

She is surrounded daily with supporters who bolster her views, people who understand themselves as moral crusaders, pursuing their aims with all the zeal inspired by political ideology or — perhaps more aptly — ersatz religion.

We await the publication of his novels with almost evangelical zeal, eager to be entertained and edified by him as by no other contemporary American writer.

Because, my God, though I lack the soul - zeal and the sublime integrity of your saints, I yet have received from you an overwhelming sympathy for all that stirs within the dark mass of matter; because I know myself to be irremediably less a child of heaven than a son of earth; therefore I will this morning climb up in spirit to the high places, bearing with me the hopes and the miseries of my mother; and there — empowered by that priesthood which you alone (as I firmly believe) have bestowed on me — upon all that in the world of human flesh is now about to be born or to die beneath the rising sun I will call down the Fire.

where it is impossible to deny that Religion prevails with more zeal, and a more exemplary priesthood than it ever did when established and patronised by Public authority.»

This has nothing to do with sin — except perhaps the sin committed by those who run roughshod over others in their zeal to force conformity to their own idea of acceptability — whatever that may mean.

The problem is vastly accentuated by the fact that great numbers who accept this Western creed accept it halfheartedly and conventionally, while those who espouse a creed of blood or soil or race or nation or class usually espouse it with fanatical zeal.

Indeed, Vasconcelos had created the motto for Sierra's national university — «By virtue of my race the spirit shall speak» — and he attacked the problem of public education with the same religio - national zeal as had his predecessors.

But the turn had been made, the rudder seized with such zeal and urgency that the course correction was taken by many in future generations to be the «course.»

We await the publication of his novels with almost evangelical zeal, eager to be entertained and edified by him as...

In fact, there is a case for saying that the zeal with which ID is attacked by materialist scientists and philosophers is, arguably, evidence of its explanatory force and the threat it poses to the materialist orthodoxy.

Are you saying the atheists that «persecute» christians (which by the way... how may I ask) do so with the same zeal as a religious person.

Van Gogh pursued his art with his former religious zeal and mission, claiming, «Our purpose is self - reform by means of a handicraft and of intercourse with Nature — our aim is walking with God.»

Moreover, with logical rigor and religious zeal, he proceeds to demonstrate that this doctrine involves traditional theism in a whole raft of paradoxes and inner contradictions, in the hope that he might encourage its entire abandonment by thoughtful people.

Sister Mary Corita chose to answer these questions with the words of William Sloane Coffin: «Because we love the world, we pray now, O [God], for grace to quarrel with it, O Thou whose lover's quarrel with the world is the history of the world... Lord, grant us grace to quarrel with the worship of success and power... to quarrel with all that profanes and trivializes [people] and separates them... number us, we beseech Thee, in the ranks of those who went forth from this place longing only for those things for which Thou dost make us long, [those] for whom the complexity of the issues only served to renew their zeal to deal with them, [those] who alleviated pain by sharing it; and [those] who were always willing to risk something big for something good... O God, take our minds and think through them, take our lips and speak through them.

I'm reminded of a quote by Sir Frances Bacon: «The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery; at first it deceives, at last it betrays».

This is how the Church reaches Generation Z: not with time - worn religious platitudes but by fueling a zeal that leads to love - in - action for God and on behalf of society.

Weigel also implies that one's degree of communion within the Church is affected, in a constitutive way, not only by what one rejects but by the zeal and maturity of one's «friendship» with Christ.

«It was then that I became incensed with zeal for Christ, as it seemed to me (or, if you prefer, by a juvenile enthusiasm).»

We professors especially, in our zeal to be open and fair, may present to our students a cafeteria of options, each with its strengths and weaknesses, while committing ourselves to none and growing gradually jaded by the whole affair.

great teachers are those who can conduct such a shared exploration in accordance with rigorous canons, and convey, at the same time, the contagion of a shared enterprise in which all are united by a common zeal.

Anyway — I agree with you thematically — written by people, but when you write such things that show you are ignorant of the source of current translations, it only serves to fuel fundamentalists» zeal and dismiss you as uninformed.

It is not so easy a matter to perform this task aright; to stand in the presence of God and to speak in his name, with that plainness and simplicity, that seriousness and gravity, that zeal and concern, which the business requires; to accommodate ourselves to the capacity of the common people without disgusting our more knowing hearers by the insipid flatness of our discourse; to excite and awaken drowsy souls, without terrifying and disturbing more tender consciences; to bear home the convictions of sin, without the appearance of some personal reflection; in a word, to approve ourselves unto God as workmen that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.21

In the locker rooms Wade dissected his team's mistakes with zeal, while the tension of Stiner's speech was interrupted by an inebriated fan who stumbled in to find relief for his bladder.

The visiting Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward was happy with the zeal exhibited by the awardees having gone through thick and thin to achieve the gold award.

The result is that Britain has developed a stop - go approach to reform, whereby reviews are entered into with reforming zeal, only for the ensuing proposals to be shelved by a failure of the main political parties to reach agreement.

The voters, though, would be better served by a county legislator with a zeal to serve and who could provide some details on how to do so.

The statement reads in part, «Given that President Buhari was initially acclaimed, hailed and idolised by the people as an uncompromising spear - head of a crusade against corruption — taking crusade to mean, not just a war, but a war fought with great passion and zeal — it is significant that, in less than two years, the acclaim is giving way to cynicism about the President's sincerity in the prosecution of the war.

Several Army Generals were said to have reported for work with zeal and excitement on Friday with no inkling that their faith had been decided by the Army Council, only to be given letters which shockingly turned out to be retirement letters.

«Bache actively promoted scientific research, not as an end in itself, but as an intellectual and cultural pursuit closely linked to social, economic and moral improvement... His particular career choice and the zeal with which he pursued that choice embodied values sanctioned by patrician - republican, Protestant culture, specifically the pervasive allegiance to progress that characterised this culture.»

With her immense knowledge in the field and the zeal to protect this planet from all kinds of violence, Parastoo is highly active in promoting the various programs offered by Rishikul Yogshala in various parts of Iran.

Apparently people like me «tend to love life with zeal, often living in the moment and trying not to let experiences pass them by.»

Max is jealous of his cool, globe - trotting brother, Brooks (played with smarmy zeal by Kyle Chandler), a stress that may be affecting his sperm motility.

It's no fun to rip a genre flick by Canadian maverick Bruce McDonald, who makes movies with real zeal and, as recently as 2008, riffed smartly on horror movie tropes in his quasi-zombie drama Pontypool.

The cast is rounded out with a game Laura Linney as the shrewd housekeeper, her witty and intelligent son Roger played with a real zeal by Milo Parker, our before - mentioned Hiroyuki Sanada (elegant and electric as usual) and a moving performance by Hattie Morahan as the final subject of Sherlock's last case.

There's a scene where the blind sculptor, played with earnest zeal by Kerry Washington — who frequently substitutes vigor for acting talent, to an acceptable degree here — washes rock - encrusted Thing Chiklis.

Led by an immediately Oscar - worthy performance by a transfigured Charlize Theron, Tully builds its banter and finishes with unexpected life - affirming zeal.

To the other end, Charles Laughton's Captain Bligh is equally affected by his sometimes pompous indulgences; and while over the top, Laughton formalized cinema's first Bligh into a memorable monster, with ridiculously humorous pouting, posturing, and an undeniable zeal for sticking to the rulebook.

Do not forget that the history of American education is checkered with examples of short - lived surges of zeal for reform, most of which died after brief bursts of spending accompanied by earnest talk.

Although he stopped running others» money in 2003 — by his account, he averaged a 16 % total return after fees during five decades as a stand - alone investment manager, versus 10 % for the S&P 500 — Schloss today oversees his own multimillion - dollar portfolio with the zeal of a guy a third his age.

Furthermore, that reform causes a «surprise» to all our users who have played Zelda until now, since it exceeds their imaginations by a bit, and I think perhaps that's why they, including the media, have welcomed it with the «zeal».

The canvases were big and abstract, and photographs and writing from the period implied that they were made by solitary, heroic figures who approached their work with native - born American zeal, and who, despite their talent and energy, weren't particularly literate.

By doing just enough to her readymades, with an infectious zeal and lots of elbow grease, Owens makes distinctive works that fit in perfectly with the times.

This noble trust was accepted by a body of men who have discharged it with unwearied fidelity, zeal and wisdom.

It is an age of self - discovery, and the twins continue to be surprised by what they find as they attack huge walls with zeal and precision in New York, LA, Miami, Stavanger, Prague, Las Vegas, Rochester, Philadelphia, Rio — all in the last 12 months.

By the 1880s, the Impressionist movement was beginning to divide into two basic groups: those - like Monet - who continued to pursue the study of light with scientific zeal, and those - called Post-Impressionists - like Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891), Paul Cezanne (1839 - 1906), Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) and others who were becoming dissatisfied with what they considered to be the «passive» nature of Impressionism, and were more interested in interpretation.

High and low culture are used with equal zeal in collisions of the phenomenological expectations of the art viewing experience, with similar expectations driven by cinematic and other technological clichés, leading to a reinvigoration of the power of material production and a revealing of contemporary judgments of production value.