Because of its messianic (salvatory figure) themes, Isaiah became extremely significant among the early Christians who wrote the New Testament and the sectarians at Qumrān near the Dead Sea, who awaited the imminent messianic age, a time that would inaugurate the period of the Last Judgment and the Kingdom of God.
Specifically, this time, the imminent approach of that dastardly dreaded fiscal cliff.
In the end, with the State of the Union address imminent and time passing to work out the new rules governing the carrying out of the health care law, the administration announced on Jan . 20that religious-affiliated institutions — but not churches — would have to offer the insurance.
Instead of promising the imminent return of good times, why isn't Mr. Obama talking more about the importance of living within our means and not spending money we don't have on things we don't need?
Meanwhile, as experts explained to the Times, the imminent repeal and uncertain future would probably lead to insurance companies pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges even more than they already have.
Alas, it looks like Campbell will have to scramble for a third leggy host in time for the imminent second season filming.
The defense is judged according to the subjective and objective perception of the defender during the time of the imminent or ongoing attack, and not according to the view of persons who are judging it ex post.
Public health officials have been worried for some time about the imminent threat of an influenza pandemic, either the influenza A H5N1 virus or, most recently, the H1N1 virus.
In the wake of heated backlash, councilman Nathan Vosburg said he has advertised the imminent employment gains – 100 full-time jobs at the facility, plus a thousand more in construction and ancillary businesses.
I don't want to let him down, and my left biceps flutters like a hummingbird with the D.T.'s, a spasm of anxiety about the imminent task at hand, small-time though it may be.
Predictions relating to China are notoriously error-prone--just think of all the times when the imminent demise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been announced and then failed to materialize--but here's a safe one.
