In their frustration, the young are turning to religion for solace and purpose, pulling their parents and their governments along with them.
Back then, he had played patiently and with purpose, pulling players out of position, hitting close to the lines, goading opponents to go for too much, and hardly ever missing his own mark.
We don't have to push ourselves to get things done when purpose pulls us toward valued outcomes.
That's part of the reason for the outrage over the Bush-era congressional earmarks to build a bridge to nowhere or remove tattoos or combat obesity: giving legislators taxpayer money to disburse as they saw fit, with no stated national purpose, pulled the veil off the great taxation machine and revealed parts of it, at least, as a racket as theft, the Founders would say.
He held out his hand and, for all practical purposes, pulled my iPhone from my hand, a bit of gold glowing in the night.
Amer Delic, an American who has switched to to Bosnian affiliation for Davis Cup purposes, pulled off the biggest upset of the day, beating fourth-seeded Marsel Ilhan in three sets.
Man has been doing this for about 10,000 years; as a species, our survival depends on joining together for the common purpose of pulling veg out the ground.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Lavrov said the crisis in Ukraine was the result of a coup d'etat in that country backed by the US and the European Union for the purpose of pulling Kiev out of its "organic role as a binding link between" east and west, denying it the opportunity for "neutral and non-bloc status".
In fact, nearly two years later, I can still hear the grinding sound of the D&C machine, it's gut-wrenching purpose and pulls of placenta.
