Sentence examples for Galilee from inspiring English sources
The word 'Galilee' is correct and usable in written English
It is a noun that refers to a region in northern Israel mentioned in the Bible. It can also be used to refer to any of the lakes in this region. Example: "The Sea of Galilee is a popular tourist destination for its scenic views and historical significance."
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A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
The premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the deal demonstrated her support for "responsible and sustainable development" of the port and the Galilee Basin, inland from Bowen in north Queensland.
It also follows estimates that the Galilee Basin mines feeding the port would produce enough coal to far outstrip Australia's annual carbon emissions, indicating a climate change contribution of global significance.
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The federal government had to approve the mine for its environmental impact as well as the effect it, and other mines in the Galilee Basin, will have upon water resources.
Most cross-cultural: Over 100 cyclists from Jordan, Israel and Palestine taking part in a three-day bicycle relay to carry water from the Yarmouk River and the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea to symbolise the need for cooperation to stop climate change and save precious water resources.
However, Queensland Greens senator Larissa Waters said the climate impacts of opening up the Galilee meant "effectively signing a death warrant for the Great Barrier Reef".
Its promise to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a railway to help the miners open up the Galilee coalfields has also been scrapped by the Palaszczuk government.
"Likewise, you can't protect the Great Barrier Reef if you're opening up the Galilee Basin and expanding the Abbot Point coal terminal to send more coal ships out, with all the dredging and all that climate impact".
That 3.7bn tonnes is the total emissions of CO2-e which could be emitted by just two linked mega coalmines in the Galilee basin in Queensland, Australia, which have both been approved for development.
Climate change campaigners in Queensland are also trying to pressure rail company Aurizon to pull out of an as yet unsigned deal to develop the railway line needed to get the coal from the Galilee mines out to Abbot Point, where an expansion of the coalport is being planned.
Approving just two of the coal mines in Queensland's Galilee Basin, which would push coal through the dredged area at Abbot Point, would add emissions equivalent to six times the annual carbon footprint of the UK.
