Sentence examples similar to act of destiny from inspiring English sources
The scientific analysis of risk and uncertainty in the context of natural hazards had its beginning at the turn of the 18th century, when catastrophic events were no longer considered simple acts of destiny, but as relations of causes and effects (Weiss [2001]).
They're avoiding a bit of destiny".
In a similar vein, an Istanbul University survey of 1,100 survivors living in tent cities after the catastrophic 1999 Marmara quake revealed that more than two-thirds saw the quake as an act of God, fate or destiny, rather than as a natural disaster, with more than half convinced that it was an intentional punishment by God.
Musical acts like Destiny's Child and Britney Spears base much of their personas, if not their entire personas, on values which have been dictated by men.
Whether it is fate or destiny or simply the act of coming full circle, Ohno appreciates the symmetry.
Most of the interviewees felt that the women in their families were at risk of breast cancer since illness is an act of God and no one can stop destiny.
