Word: listenability
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...well: The Ten Commandments is the first human-to-human constitution, setting out the relations among humans on the basis of laws. And then you come to the Prophets, and its amazing that they're calling so clearly for a just society. And then, in the Middle Ages, you listen to Maimonides say he's waiting for redemption of the world without oppression between nations. So, in the Jewish story over so many centuries, there has always been a higher cause, not just for the Jews, but for all of humanity...
...long black coat and gripping the podium firmly with both hands, an unsmiling Zardari pushed back against what has over recent weeks been seen in Pakistan as pressure from Washington and New Delhi. "I want to tell the oldest democracy and the largest democracies of this world - listen to us, learn from us," he said. "We have lost our people," he added, in an apparent reference to the graves of four members of the Bhutto dynasty that lie near each other in the family mausoleum. "We do not talk about war. We do not talk about vengeance...
Millions of Americans go to church on Christmas Eve. They crowd shoulder-to-shoulder in pews to sing "Silent Night" and light candles and listen to soloists belt out "O Holy Night." More than a few watch nativity plays that recreate the birth of Jesus with a cast of 10-year-olds in bathrobes. When the service is over, they exchange hearty "Merry Christmas!" wishes before getting in their cars and heading home...
...make sure you listen to your true preferences when you're at the mall? "First of all, consumers should experience the product before they look at specifications," says Hsee. "Sometimes marketers use a big font, but we should try to ignore it." Reading about how many coils a mattress has only after you've laid on it for a while should keep your decision-making more in line with your real perception of comfort...
...gone global and reached more than 11 million people across various denominations. But it is at home where its appeal is most apparent. Every Wednesday, crowds of teenagers and twentysomethings line up hundreds deep at Holy Trinity Brompton for a chance to share a free meal, listen to a sermon, sing devotional songs and decide if they want to let Jesus into their heart. At a busy Alpha course session in November, attended by some 900 people, long-necked beauties in Ralph Lauren swanned among blond, ruddy chaps in blue velvet blazers. Nicky Gumbel, 53, the .0former Etonian...