Sentence examples for contending elements from inspiring English sources

Except for the city dwellers, the inhabitants of Laos, who number nearly 3 million, are hardly aware of the nation's three contending elements.

"I wished myself a magician, that I might transport the falls to Italy, and pour their whole volume of waters into the crater of Mount Vesuvius; witness the terrible conflict between the contending elements, and create the largest steamboiler that ever entered into the imagination of man". The steam, emerging grey-white and viscous from the depths of the crater, was Stanfield's choice of subject.

Weary of social chaos and shifting allegiances among contending elements of the power elite, the country's citizens quote a regional proverb, "When elephants fight, the grass suffers; when elephants make love, the grass still suffers". The capital city of Bangui, founded as a French trading post in 1889, sprawls on the banks of the Ubangi River.

Doughty contends that elements of Undertaking L.A.'s approach can be applied to the most traditional of funerals.

This bold polemic challenges the argument that religion impeded progress in economics, science and politics, and contends that elements within Christianity actually nurtured such innovations.

Acceding to the request, Judge Rakoff said this week that he would also rule on whether Mr. Picard "plausibly" contended the elements of racketeering, according to a court filing dated Monday.

General Musharraf has to contend with elements of his own army and intelligence services and their jihadi clients, who see Pakistan as incomplete without Kashmir.Mr Vajpayee heads a Hindu nationalist party, one of whose platforms has long been the revocation of Kashmir's special status under Article 370.

Although scholars are divided on the issue, some contend that certain elements of the Gospel of Thomas are among the oldest witnesses to Jesus' words.

As he left the course, grimace time ensued; Willett, Jason Day, Spieth and Rory McIlroy had to contend with horrendous elements: sideways rain.

But they also contend that some elements of his plan merely reinforce existing laws, while others address issues like assault weapons that are relatively minor factors in overall gun violence.

Colonel Pappas had to contend with "disparate elements of units and individuals, including civilians, that had never trained together but now were going to have to fight together," the report said.