Sentence examples for retreated setting from inspiring English sources

Ibrahim cared for her, watchfully, even as IS retreated, setting fire to the nearby oil fields as their final act.

The jihadist fighters, as they retreated, set fire to a library containing thousands of priceless manuscripts dating from as far back as the 13th century, according to reports that emerged later.

The sermon that morning had drawn heavily from the vernacular of the corporate retreat, setting a tone of charity as an extension of individual initiative.

With the nation undergoing something of a spiritual revival, more companies are seeking to accommodate employees' religious needs by initiatives like letting people swap religious holidays, organizing prayer breakfasts or spiritual retreats, setting aside prayer rooms and even hiring on-site corporate chaplains.

In the middle of last year, Goldman Sachs's target for return on equity was 20 percent, though the firm has since retreated from setting a target, citing the uncertainty in its business.

Each retreat set its own schedule, some having as many as five yoga sessions a day.

·Rooms start at £56 Skinny Dips is a secluded, intimate retreat set in tropical Cairns.

A second advance followed a minor retreat, culminating about 1850, and a major retreat set in about 1890.

THE Sunset Landing in Asbury Park is a high-end diner, surf shack, canoe rental business, art gallery, duck zoo and spiritual retreat set on the banks of Deal Lake.

"My main thought," Mr. Corlett said, "was that it should be a spiritual retreat, set within the precincts of the cathedral.

The website of the retreat set in 170 acres of parkland boasts "it tops the A-list for rest and relaxation".