Word: conquerer
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...effort to avoid angering either. This strategy did not work, for the enemies the Byzantines faced, much like those we face today, were not the kind that could be easily bought off or dissuaded; their goal in life was not to be left alone but to aggressively expand and conquer. The Turks who laid waste to Byzantium were not concerned merely with gaining money, trade privileges, leverage, or power; they were ghazis whose goal was to establish Islam as the preeminent faith over the entire world. Had the Byzantines cast their lot squarely with the West, things would have turned...
...right, because I'm the church presence out there at the moment." Malarrpa and Murray are but two of the foot soldiers in Wilmot's vast territory. But the tale of these two ministries shows the extent to which churches must cross borders - both geographical and cultural - to conquer distance and despondency...
...friends, began surfing big swells off the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, in the 1950s and '60s, riding waves up to 30 ft. high. But with the boards and techniques available then, it was not possible to go much higher. In the '70s and '80s surfers instead sought to conquer challenges on smaller waves with a range of turning and tube-riding maneuvers. Then in the early '90s came Laird Hamilton, a blond, 6-ft. 3-in., 220-lb. former model and surfing prodigy, who brought big-wave surfing crashing back onto center stage...
...more. The most important lesson for both of us, I think, was that we weren’t so different after all. And the most important lesson for me individually was that I had accomplished great things. I was the open-minded liberal who walked her talk. I could conquer anything—even The Washington Times...
...feel guilt about their failure to separate their opposition to the Vietnam War from the men who fought it, they have been determined ever since not to repeat that error. Sympathy for the soldiers is acute, even as opinion about the present war still divides and doubts begin to conquer even former supporters. Respect for the troops is the one thing Americans have in common when nothing else can be shared. Far from bringing shame on all soldiers, the Abu Ghraib scandal elicits fury on behalf of the thousands of soldiers whose lives just became harder. People are aware...