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Theology I would say can be described as the trajectory of the sacred parabola, where faith ascends into the cosmic heights and descends into the depths of existential contemplation. In this divine curve, each theological reflection becomes a celestial arc, tracing the path of faith's ascent and the graceful descent into the mysteries of the divine. – Martin Tobias Lithner	added by huyenhuyen19921992 4 months ago
I got into it mainly through falling in love with a young lady of Mexican descent from Texas Monthly. And she introduced me to breakfast tacos, and she downright forced me to eat cow tongue. … I was head over heels for both the food and the girl. – Courtesy José Ralat Ralat	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He was anxious about how it would behave, the wing could pivot back [to the traditional] 90 degrees to the fuselage to be able to land, and he found out that you’d have to do a very gentle, slow descent, but you’d get what you needed and it would be okay. – Christian Gelzer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These patrons had to see and listen to graphic descriptions of the incident which killed Breonna Taylor because Mattingly was provided video equipment, a microphone, and a speaker and was able to be heard throughout the restaurant, it is beyond reprehensible to subject anyone, let alone children and customers of African American descent, to such indecent exposure, graphic and upsetting images while they were attempting to enjoy their meal. – The NAACP	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You had nine people running, eight of which were African American, and one was Shri Thanedar, who was a man of color but Indian descent. The eight African American candidates split the vote among the Black community. – Mario Morrow	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The Gloucester was our fourth dive season looking for The Gloucester, we were starting to believe that we were not going to find her, we'd dived so much and just found sand. On my descent to the seabed the first thing I spotted were large cannons laying on white sand, it was awe-inspiring and really beautiful. We were the only people in the world at that moment in time who knew where the wreck lay. – Lincoln Barnwell	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This ensemble of chemistry, environmental, and descent imaging data will paint a picture of the layered Venus atmosphere and how it interacts with the surface in the mountains of Alpha Regio, which is twice the size of Texas, these measurements will allow us to evaluate historical aspects of the atmosphere as well as detect special rock types at the surface such as granites while also looking for tell-tale landscape features that could tell us about erosion or other formational processes. – Jim Garvin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The kids that were underweight both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian( groups) were similar and were younger in age and of Asian descent. – Amy Kimberlain	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I never in a million years imagined that that would be a possibility for me, particularly Snow White, in general you don't normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. – Rachel Zegler	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Winter is a long descent Into hell, a daring Kidnapper, on whose lips Rest the word always. Look upon it as the rains Do, leafless trees blowing Earthward like constraints, Shackles of the soul. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
I ’m the first Canadian to wear it and I ’m proud of that, on the crash, it’s my fault, I got in front because it was a dangerous descent but my wheel slipped. – Michael Woods	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
I, as a Muslim of Turkish descent, want to say : I live in Austria, I was born in Austria, I went to school in Austria and learned my profession here in Austria, if the same thing were to happen again today, I would do the exact same thing without a second thought. Because we live in Austria, we stand with Austria. – Mikail Ozen	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think that what matters is who is nominating, and who's in the room, i also think part of the challenge is not understanding or appreciating the impact of the work that No Black, African, people of African descent, the impact of their work globally. – Patricia Matthew	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60 years old, but apparently when he was 17, he had already planned his entire academic curriculum so that he could graduate high school and enter college in the United States. That's how much he wanted to come to this country. – Raquel Welch	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
The data tells us of a devastating impact from Covid-19 on people of African descent, as well as ethnic minorities in some countries, including Brazil, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, in many other places, we expect similar patterns are occurring, but we are unable to say for sure given that data by race and ethnicity is simply not being collected or reported. – Michelle Bachelet	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If the data holds and if this trend holds, we are past the high point and all indications at this point are that we are on a descent. – Governor Andrew Cuomo	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The climb has been difficult, the descent will also be. – Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The descent rate for the helicopter was over 2,000 feet a minute, this is a pretty steep descent at high speed. – Jennifer Homendy	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Racism against people of Asian descent has been subtle in Germany, but it has always been here, with this recent coronavirus outbreak, it has just gotten worse... we are basically stuck between getting ridiculed and being the recipient of disgust. – Thea Suh	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Our partners assessed the situation early in the morning and there was no danger, if they had doubts, they certainly would not have opened the descent to the valley. – Thomas Stecher	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Entry, descent and landing is not for the faint of heart, make no mistake, we still have something to prove here on entry tomorrow. – Jim Chilton	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If the Emperor claims descent from the sun goddess, then the stability of his reign is that much more secure. – John Breen	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It was not actually planned, I wanted to go hard on the climb, I think that was good for our team, when I came down the descent I had a gap but I thought my team coach might say this is a stupid plan, let the bunch come back. But he said continue. It was a crazy plan. – Van Vleuten	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It made me think about: Why would he target just them? What have we done? What did they do to him? They are just normal people going about their normal lives, like everybody else, how do you know they are not American citizens? Just because they're of Mexican descent? – Christine Molis	Found on CNN 4 years ago

Theology I would say can be described as the trajectory of the sacred parabola, where faith ascends into the cosmic heights and descends into the depths of existential contemplation. In this divine curve, each theological reflection becomes a celestial arc, tracing the path of faith's ascent and the graceful descent into the mysteries of the divine.

– Martin Tobias Lithner

added by huyenhuyen19921992
4 months ago

I got into it mainly through falling in love with a young lady of Mexican descent from Texas Monthly. And she introduced me to breakfast tacos, and she downright forced me to eat cow tongue. … I was head over heels for both the food and the girl.

– Courtesy José Ralat Ralat

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He was anxious about how it would behave, the wing could pivot back [to the traditional] 90 degrees to the fuselage to be able to land, and he found out that you’d have to do a very gentle, slow descent, but you’d get what you needed and it would be okay.

– Christian Gelzer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These patrons had to see and listen to graphic descriptions of the incident which killed Breonna Taylor because Mattingly was provided video equipment, a microphone, and a speaker and was able to be heard throughout the restaurant, it is beyond reprehensible to subject anyone, let alone children and customers of African American descent, to such indecent exposure, graphic and upsetting images while they were attempting to enjoy their meal.

– The NAACP

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You had nine people running, eight of which were African American, and one was Shri Thanedar, who was a man of color but Indian descent. The eight African American candidates split the vote among the Black community.

– Mario Morrow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Gloucester was our fourth dive season looking for The Gloucester, we were starting to believe that we were not going to find her, we'd dived so much and just found sand. On my descent to the seabed the first thing I spotted were large cannons laying on white sand, it was awe-inspiring and really beautiful. We were the only people in the world at that moment in time who knew where the wreck lay.

– Lincoln Barnwell

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This ensemble of chemistry, environmental, and descent imaging data will paint a picture of the layered Venus atmosphere and how it interacts with the surface in the mountains of Alpha Regio, which is twice the size of Texas, these measurements will allow us to evaluate historical aspects of the atmosphere as well as detect special rock types at the surface such as granites while also looking for tell-tale landscape features that could tell us about erosion or other formational processes.

– Jim Garvin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The kids that were underweight both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian( groups) were similar and were younger in age and of Asian descent.

– Amy Kimberlain

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I never in a million years imagined that that would be a possibility for me, particularly Snow White, in general you don't normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent.

– Rachel Zegler

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Winter is a long descent Into hell, a daring Kidnapper, on whose lips Rest the word always. Look upon it as the rains Do, leafless trees blowing Earthward like constraints, Shackles of the soul.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

I ’m the first Canadian to wear it and I ’m proud of that, on the crash, it’s my fault, I got in front because it was a dangerous descent but my wheel slipped.

– Michael Woods

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

I, as a Muslim of Turkish descent, want to say : I live in Austria, I was born in Austria, I went to school in Austria and learned my profession here in Austria, if the same thing were to happen again today, I would do the exact same thing without a second thought. Because we live in Austria, we stand with Austria.

– Mikail Ozen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think that what matters is who is nominating, and who's in the room, i also think part of the challenge is not understanding or appreciating the impact of the work that No Black, African, people of African descent, the impact of their work globally.

– Patricia Matthew

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60 years old, but apparently when he was 17, he had already planned his entire academic curriculum so that he could graduate high school and enter college in the United States. That's how much he wanted to come to this country.

– Raquel Welch

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

The data tells us of a devastating impact from Covid-19 on people of African descent, as well as ethnic minorities in some countries, including Brazil, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, in many other places, we expect similar patterns are occurring, but we are unable to say for sure given that data by race and ethnicity is simply not being collected or reported.

– Michelle Bachelet

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If the data holds and if this trend holds, we are past the high point and all indications at this point are that we are on a descent.

– Governor Andrew Cuomo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The climb has been difficult, the descent will also be.

– Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The descent rate for the helicopter was over 2,000 feet a minute, this is a pretty steep descent at high speed.

– Jennifer Homendy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Racism against people of Asian descent has been subtle in Germany, but it has always been here, with this recent coronavirus outbreak, it has just gotten worse... we are basically stuck between getting ridiculed and being the recipient of disgust.

– Thea Suh

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Our partners assessed the situation early in the morning and there was no danger, if they had doubts, they certainly would not have opened the descent to the valley.

– Thomas Stecher

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Entry, descent and landing is not for the faint of heart, make no mistake, we still have something to prove here on entry tomorrow.

– Jim Chilton

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If the Emperor claims descent from the sun goddess, then the stability of his reign is that much more secure.

– John Breen

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It was not actually planned, I wanted to go hard on the climb, I think that was good for our team, when I came down the descent I had a gap but I thought my team coach might say this is a stupid plan, let the bunch come back. But he said continue. It was a crazy plan.

– Van Vleuten

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It made me think about: Why would he target just them? What have we done? What did they do to him? They are just normal people going about their normal lives, like everybody else, how do you know they are not American citizens? Just because they're of Mexican descent?

– Christine Molis

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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