Word: yielding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...choral passage takes place, and then, in the second scene, Poseidon, Herakles and Triballos, as ambassadors from Zeus, appear and find Peithetairos roasting some of the rebellious "Birds." Herakles, whose gluttonous instincts are at once aroused, makes all concessions to Peithetairos and, Triballos agreeing, Poseidon is forced to yield to the majority. Peithetairos departs with the Gods to receive his bride and sceptre. Here follows a choral passage, and then appears a messenger from Zeus, who announces the approach of the wedding company. Peithetairos enters, dressed like Zeus, carrying his sceptre and with his bride at his side, and receives...
...should fight for sincerity in our minds, and let soundness and genuineness occupy our thoughts. We should be real in dealing with our doubts; inconclusive thinking leads to agnosticism. We should be men of reality in dealing with our temptations; temptation is not sin, but it is sin to yield. Finally, we should be men of reality in our efforts to build up character and faith and to extend Christianity...
...yielding that is Sin, and not the temptation to which we yield. But no matter what the difficulty or temptation; there is always a hand to help us, a rock on which we may get support. This is found in Jesus Christ. The deep power and significance of His personality is that He puts Himself along with men in their doubt and scepticism, feeling for their weaknesses and sins and sympathizing as one who had himself been tempted. It is He who knows us. He is here to liberate no matter what our burdens. He comes to transform the life...
...from mere digging for relics, are exceedingly careful and thorough, and are correspondingly expensive; this expense is augmented by the hurry in the work necessitated by the brief permits granted by the Turkish authorities. The men interested in the Palestine School hope to raise an endowment fund which will yield an annual income of $10,000, and thus make effective work by the school possible...
Some of the leading nations of Europe, such as Prussia, the North German Union, Austria and Belgium were slow to recognize the position maintained by the United States and Great Britain did not finally yield until 1870, the date of our treaty of naturalization with that country...