Sentence examples for ability to foretell from inspiring English sources

Despite our amazing ability to foretell the meteorological future, greed and sloth may have overpowered most sane efforts to plan for it.

He had an extraordinary ability to foretell the course of a malady, and he laid more stress upon the expected outcome, or prognosis, of a disease than upon its identification, or diagnosis.

They promise to offer a crisper, three-dimensional view of the insides of clouds, another step toward helping scientists gain a better ability to foretell the earth's climate future.

Now Sir Winston Churchill - who we remember particularly in this month, the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day - spoke pointedly on the qualifications needed for a politician: "The ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.

When a boy falls into Crater Lake, he develops the ability to foretell the future and Lionel tries to exploit this.

The bird's irregular breeding cycle was understood to be associated with heavy fruiting or "masting" events of particular plant species such as the Rimu which led Māori to credit the bird with the ability to foretell the future.

In retrospect, it seemed to foretell the banking crisis.

"We're trying to foretell the future," Mr. Travlos said.

Ms. MacRae's reception at Bangable was easy to foretell.

An auger is a bit; to augur is to foretell.

And yet there was one unforgettable bout in 2010 that seemed to foretell greatness.