| 单词 | act of God |
| 例句 | Although I was still fearful of God’s wrath, I reasoned with myself that my passing the ACT was so unlikely, it would take an act of God. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What they call for insurance purposes an act of God. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “But it was an act of God,” he joked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The edge of Hannah’s lip quivers, and I swear to Christ, if Millie can make her smile, it will be nothing short of an act of God. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But for the Osage every death, every apparent act of God, was now in doubt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Certainly time had as much to do with the tragedy as the weather, and ignoring the clock can’t be passed off as an act of God. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But that had been spontaneous, forced upon us by bad weather and strange circumstances, just some random act of God, the type of thing you can’t get insurance for. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But it would require a direct act of God for me to somehow gather enough money to pay that and next term’s tuition as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, I think it was a true act of God and the scientists were taken by surprise, same as everyone else.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It all comes across as part act of God, part act of white America. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Three years on, we figure out that some Americans viewed the departure as an act of God, flocking to the comforts of belief, while others abandoned faith entirely. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery This isn't an accident, or an act of God as they say in the insurance claim. Film ponders what would we do on last day of Earth? 2011-09-07T12:38:15Z With the same family tensions that are so entrenched that sometimes it takes an act of God, or really an act of faith, to get everyone around a dinner table. TV Keeps the Faith With Supernatural Procedurals. Again. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Kari and May regard their experience as a divine act of God. The Tribeca Festival Has a Story to Tell 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z A plague is a gruesome attack of nature, or, one could say, an act of God. A Plague on Your Houses: Reading Covid-19 Into Disease Onstage 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s a welcome contrast to travel companies that are too quick to invoke the “act of God” excuse to leave their customers high and dry. Perspective | The wonderful unpredictability of travel — and how to cope with it 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z If the delay is caused by an act of God, such as bad weather, and you’re stuck somewhere overnight, you’re on your own when it comes to meals and lodging. Your Flight Has Been Canceled or Delayed. What Should You Do? 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The Southern trip’s purpose, like its itinerary, was vague: “There was no reportorial imperative to any of the places I went . . . no celebrated murders, trials, integration orders, confrontations, not even any celebrated acts of God.” Joan Didion’s ‘South and West’ is a reminder of what the journalist could do 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z She weeps hilariously, throws tantrums that qualify as acts of God, and gives us every reason to pull for Portia while simultaneously making us fret that something terrible might happen to her. "The White Lotus" returns with an Italian dream of a second season that's molto bene 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z People are saying this is an act of God. Irene's winds smash into North Carolina coast 2011-08-27T11:03:00Z Three years after 2 percent of the world’s population suddenly disappeared, lots of people believe it was an act of God, but nobody has any answers, especially not special commissions reporting to Congress. ‘The Leftovers,’ on HBO, a Tale of Mysterious Disappearances 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z A rather obvious question is whether Covid-19 is simply an act of God, or whether its impact on their passengers, crew and host ports has been magnified by the practices of cruise companies. Is the cruise industry finally out of its depth? 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Black astronaut, forecast report / How they actually thought that you wouldn't find your way / That matters not, it's an act of God / Can I tag along, now that you're in outer space? Why Gil Scott-Heron’s "Whitey on the Moon" still feels relevant today 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z He also takes on the task of getting "act of God" considered as one of the causes of the disaster. Flight – review 2013-02-03T00:07:01Z TheMinnesota congresswoman, who has gained media prominence for her fiery attacks on Democratic President Barack Obama, said in that Irene was an act of God to get politicians' attention to the debt and deficit problem. Bachmann's Irene comments 'in jest' 2011-08-29T16:22:00Z By 1890, the sugar trade in Jamaica had been toppled by an assortment of wars, acts of God, and political upheavals, and bananas had become the country’s primary export. Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z On tour with their child in the band's van, she survives a crash into a stream and believes this an act of God's saving love. Higher Ground: When God Doesn't Talk Back 2011-08-25T07:05:00Z The paperwork for her photographer included a clause on canceling or rescheduling “due to acts of God or nature or terror.” New York Weddings Blanketed in White 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z “So long as there’s no more sickness, or no more acts of God, or a war with North Korea, or something like that. I mean, anything could happen at this point.” Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z While Glastonbury’s main stages run like clockwork – the occasional act of God permitting – the same cannot be said of its smaller stages in the Green Futures field. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z “When people see a landscape like Central Park, they often think it was an act of God,” Mr. Birnbaum said. The Little-Known Women Behind Some Well-Known Landscapes 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z When Cessie Cerrato recently flew from Atlanta to San Jose, Costa Rica, her flight was delayed by what is commonly referred to as an “act of God” — in her case, a volcanic eruption. How to get an airline to compensate you — even when it doesn’t have to 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Where is the sense that this was not an act of God but an act of man? Exhibition Review: 9/11 Exhibition at New-York Historical Society ? Review 2011-09-07T21:28:42Z Gun violence is treated as an inevitability, something akin to a storm or “act of God.” “He was your average Joe”: The police and the media coddle another white killer 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z And then they’re expected, through some act of God, to get the feeling.” David Howard, Revered Teacher of Dancers, Dies at 76 2013-08-19T00:50:27Z It is, in legal-speak, an “act of God” outside the company’s control. Help! American Airlines canceled my flight but won’t cover my expenses 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z They must soothe and charm an audience in the face of technical difficulties, awkward and off-putting acceptance speeches and other acts of God. Keke Palmer Keeps a Check 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Not even an act of God can flummox Nicolas Cage for long. ‘Left Behind’ Stars Nicolas Cage as a Pilot 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z This wasn’t an act of God, but a stroke of network programming: the MTV series “Jersey Shore.” ?Jersey Shore,? Reality Versus Reality TV 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z Ahead of the actual fighting, Americans thought of the Civil War in many ways: as an adventurous lark, as a class war between competing labor systems, as an avenging act of God. ‘Looming Civil War’ Review: Anticipating the Apocalypse 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z After Capuchin friars were found naturally mummified in the 16th century, living friars saw it as an “act of God” and chose to display them in a new crypt. 20 of the world’s creepiest museums 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z “Whereas an earthquake is more like an act of God,” Cox told him, “flooding points out the flaws of man.” How Extreme Weather Could Threaten California’s Dams 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z It would, he says, take an act of God to dislodge Trump from the nomination. Kevin McCarthy's Trump gaffe exposes Republican dilemma 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Some described the quake as an act of God that any government would have struggled to respond to. Five Takeaways From Turkey’s Presidential Election 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Over time, Luther developed the idea that it takes an act of God to merit a person’s salvation, and the reflection of that act is in the heartfelt faith of the individual. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Republican politicians, the common thread is that mental illness is causing all of this bloodshed or it's an act of God and there's nothing we can do about it. For the love of guns 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The media even blithely asserted that "America is a conservative country" as if it were an act of God. Republicans caught off guard by the left's ferocious backlash 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Talking on defense, Giles remarked, had become an “act of God.” Aaron McBride's buzzer-beating dunk lifts Corona Centennial to Open Division title 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z "This is an act of God, and God’s will always bears gifts." Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 mln left homeless by earthquakes 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z And there’s only a couple exceptions, which are an act of God, a severe economic downturn. 2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The complaint also includes a quote from another Google executive saying switching ad publishing tools “is a nightmare” for advertisers that “takes an act of God.” Justice Department sues Google over dominance in online advertising 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z "Contrary to industry narratives, the increase in the price of eggs has not been an 'act of God'—it has been simple profiteering," Farm Action's letter argues. "Simple profiteering": FTC urged to crack down on egg industry's "organized theft" 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z But he told jurors that he was merely the messenger, telling LaTurner and other officials that they faced death by an act of God, such as a tornado or hurricane, for attacking God’s creation. Defendant: God issued threat to Kansas lawmaker through me 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Excusable delays include "acts of God", natural disasters, fire, flood, earthquakes and epidemics, among other examples, according to extracts of past contracts filed with regulators. Jet delivery delays spark penalties battle 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z “This was an act of God, because I came so close to getting wiped out,” he said. 'Here I am': Redondo Beach WWII veteran is oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z "If God can overturn Roe versus Wade, he can do anything," he told his congregation in a spirited message recently, celebrating the end of federal abortion rights as an act of God. Christian nationalists: Wanting to put God into US government 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z TC Energy declared force majeure, a contractual term used when a company encounters an “act of God” and which typically indicates that supply agreements will go unfulfilled, according to Bloomberg. Keystone pipeline shut down after fuel leak near Kansas-Nebraska border 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Delays can happen, but not on the scale of commercial flights, which contend with a host of other challenges beyond force majeure, or acts of God. Private jet travel is booming. No, you still can’t afford it. 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z “It’s almost like an act of God that this has happened, and then you go, OK, why? … Well, here’s this guy that’s played incredibly well at an incredibly important position.” TCU QB Duggan goes from losing job to winning every game 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z And in court, one of the arrested managers said the collapse was an "act of God". Morbi bridge collapse: Why so many children died in India tragedy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “It was like an act of God when the kneeboard just floated in front of me,” he said. His mom’s house flooded during Ian. He swam a half-mile to save her. 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “There’s really not much to feel. It’s an act of God, you know?” he said. Dozens dead from Ian, one of strongest, costliest US storms 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “This wildfire was not the result of an ‘act of God,’ ” according to the lawsuit. Sister of 73-year-old lookout killed in McKinney fire, dozens of others sue utility company 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z In Judaism, the introduction of form or soul into the body becomes an act of God that gives life. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z “This wildfire was not the result of an ‘act of God’ or other force majeure,” the lawsuit says. Lawsuit alleges utility company is responsible for deadly McKinney fire in Northern California 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z If, in fact, an unwanted pregnancy is an act of God, then impotence is an act of God. Indiana representative pushed to outlaw erectile dysfunction drugs alongside abortion ban 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Terming the killing "an act of God", Mr Sidialo added: "When you kill by the sword, you're also killed by the sword." Zawahiri's victims: What it feels like to hear he's gone 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z If your airline canceled your flight because of weather or an act of God, it generally either owes you a full refund or has to rebook you on the next available flight. The ultimate guide to summer travel for Seattle and WA travelers 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z But Georgia Power has said COVID-19 was an act of God that drove up costs and delayed work, and it shouldn’t have to pay for that slowdown. Georgia cooperatives move to freeze nuclear costs at $8.1B 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z They learned not to say the obvious: These mass shootings aren’t acts of God. Opinion | You. This is your fault. 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z At the time, he said, “This is called an act of God. This is called a situation that has to be. They have to give it.” Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z But altogether, Paxton has become an example of how powerful allies and acts of God can drag out career-threatening criminal charges, and allow a politician to rise above being written off as a political goner. Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Sometimes the act of God comes, or I just feel sick, and I just can’t go, but shows are just one aspect of the things I do in my life that are important. Steve Aoki talks to us about the blockchain, the metaverse, and the business of music 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z “But it appears that his tragic death was an act of God and was not preventable,” Brewster said. Medina Spirit May Have Died of a Heart Attack, a Necropsy Finds 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z And automation-fueled inequality is “not an act of God or nature,” he added. Economists pin blame on tech for rising inequality 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Fire is not only an act of God, but one — attorneys have argued and courts have established — equally corrupted by man. When utilities spark wildfires in Washington, they can ‘burn down your house and get away with it’ 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “Maybe it was an act of God or life’s circumstances,” he said. Chile Rewrites Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z “I think it was an act of God that our shelter remained secure.” At Amazon Site, Tornado Collided With Company’s Peak Delivery Season 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z There’s a tendency to think of such extremes as “natural disasters” or “acts of God” that come and go with news reports. First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z “None of this is an act of God that one cannot do something about,” she said. In India, as the virus abates, a hunger crisis persists 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Although there is no holiday more commodified than Christmas, its religious history centers on the act of God giving himself to us. Finding hope at the end of 2021 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z A century ago, natural disasters were seen as an act of God: mysterious, unpredictable, governed by alchemy. Inside the C.D.C.’s Pandemic ‘Weather Service’ 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “The key is to find the trigger. It wasn’t an act of God,” said Mr. Kilsheimer, an 80-year-old child of Holocaust survivors who likes to restore old cars and curse at people. Investigating a Building Collapse by Studying Clues From One Still Standing 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The Pittston Coal company termed it an “act of God,” but the courts disagreed. Flirting with disaster: Proposed expansion of B.C.’s Copper Mountain Mine is a Washington matter, too 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Island Express Helicopters has denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” it couldn’t control. Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The resilience of the markets, and the sense that Covid-19 was an act of God, not the fault of any one person, helped companies justify big pay packages. C.E.O. Pay Remains Stratospheric, Even at Companies Battered by Pandemic 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z It was terrifying at the time, but Mohammed thought it was an act of God. Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” that it could not control. Safety officials: Pilot error caused helicopter crash that killed Bryant, eight others 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Island Express Helicopters denied responsibility in the crash and said it was "an act of God" it couldn’t control. Kobe Bryant helicopter crash cause revealed in NTSB meeting 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The helicopter operator has in turn pointed the finger at the air traffic controllers and at the weather as an act of God. What caused the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash? Investigators are about to reveal answers 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was "an act of God" it couldn’t control. Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” it couldn’t control. Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Calling it an “act of God” sounds about right. Editorial Roundup: Michigan 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The helicopter company, Island Express, said they are not responsible for damages, calling the crash, among other things, "an act of God" and "an unavoidable accident" that was beyond their control. One year since Kobe Bryant's death, loss and lawsuits still fresh 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “I believe it was an act of God,” he added. Teen held for murder in Kenosha freed on bail with help from MyPillow founder, ‘Silver Spoons’ star 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The way Sanchez sees it, the pandemic was an act of God. A survivor. A funeral director. A marriage divided. How Americans’ COVID experiences shape their votes 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z This was important, because Mr. Trump went on to claim that the crisis constituted a “force majeure” — an act of God, like a natural disaster — that entitled him to extra time to repay the loans. How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z That’s why the “act of God” day many local school administrators called for today and another a few weeks from now are a welcome. Editorial Roundup: Michigan 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Arkema has argued that the fire was caused by an act of God - the hurricane - and could not have been prevented. Judge tosses case over chemical plant fire during Harvey 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z What used to be considered acts of God are now also acts of humans. The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Most guarantee game contracts have so-called act of God clauses, providing some compensation when an uncontrollable event causes a cancellation. Elimination of conference games could have ripple effect 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The atrocities of 2020 are not abnormalities or acts of God; they’re the logical conclusion to decades of careful work on the part of some and negligence on the part of others. The world is finally coming around to Starship Troopers 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Within hours of announcing the state of alarm, the Spanish government also approved an “act of God” wage subsidy program. European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food. 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z “People may think industrial accidents are an act of God,” Dr. Bingham told U.S. Eula Bingham, OSHA chief during Carter administration, dies at 90 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Pandemics are often thought to be unforeseeable acts of God that emerge suddenly to wreak havoc on unsuspecting populations. Perspective | Police killing black people is a pandemic, too 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “The depth of this job crisis is not attributable to an act of God,” Mr. Biden said, “but to a failure of a president.” Joe Biden Warns Trump Against Declaring the Economic Crisis Over 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “If this is an act of God, maybe I need to find another career because I guess God’s had enough of the oilfield.” 'Like watching a train wreck': The coronavirus effect on North Dakota shale oilfields 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Such claims typically argue that a contract can’t be followed because of an “act of God.” Firms building Maryland Purple Line say they plan to quit the job over disputes with the state 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z And what would be considered more an act of God than a deadly pandemic? The Victoria’s Secret Contract That Anticipated a Pandemic 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Declaring a “force majeure” or “act of God” would allow oil companies to halt operations without risking that land leases will be canceled for stopping production, Stitt said. Oklahoma asks Trump to declare coronavirus an 'act of God' to help oil producers 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Marina said he felt it was “an act of God.” When covid-19 claimed two of their own, these EMTs grieved and kept on going 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The companies did not provide any details, but such claims typically argue that a contract can’t be followed because of an “act of God.” Builders of Purple Line say they need more time and money: 5 months and $187.7 million 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Radical Islamist groups are similarly using the pandemic to push their extremist credos, calling the virus an act of God against the enemies of Islam. Far-right and radical Islamist groups are exploiting coronavirus turmoil 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z In the acquisition agreement, the lawyers carved out specific exceptions to those acts of God, including a pandemic. The Victoria’s Secret Contract That Anticipated a Pandemic 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Sometimes referred to as the act of God clause, force majeure is being invoked elsewhere in energy contracts. California developer says virus an act of God, sues Exxon over stalled deal 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z In more recent times, educated people have generally seen coronavirus-style calamities as either inexplicable acts of God or as explicable, if surprising, natural events. Avenger planet: Is the COVID-19 pandemic Mother Nature’s response to human transgression? 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Earlier generations might have written all of these off as acts of God. Judgment day for the national security state 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The Trump Organization’s lease agreement with Palm Beach County, which dates from 1996, contains what is known as a “force majeure,” or “act of God,” provision. Trump’s Company Seeks to Ease Financial Crunch as Coronavirus Takes Toll 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Most merger-and-acquisition agreements contain “material adverse change” or “material adverse event” clauses, which enable buyers to walk away if something unexpected — a so-called act of God — causes a precipitous decline in business conditions. The Victoria’s Secret Contract That Anticipated a Pandemic 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Dufendach says that Spanish texts frequently frame the smallpox pandemics as an act of God. How a vital record of Mexican indigenous life was created under quarantine 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “It is much easier to explain away a deep recession as an act of God.” Trump’s fate tied to an unknown: how fast economy recovers 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z For if anything qualifies as an event outside human control — an “act of God” as the contract lawyers put it — certainly it is a pandemic. Perspective | Let the bailouts begin 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z If the Tokyo Olympics are canceled, insurance is likely to cover losses related to broadcast rights and production through a claim that the coronavirus was an act of God. NBC Plans for Tokyo Olympics as Coronavirus Worries Advertisers 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z "I think the general mood initially was OK - we accepted it was an act of God so you can't blame the airline for that," he said. Sandstorm-hit Britons slam airport 'chaos' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z There are lucky breaks and then there are acts of God. OK, this is it, this is the luckiest break in the history of golf - Golf Digest 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Andre said he talked his insurance company into covering it as an “act of God.” Rats will devour your car 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z “Lightning and piracy are both acts of God,” he said. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z By some act of God — or, more likely, behind-the-scenes arm-twisting — we found ourselves together at last, standing in his country club, staring down the gallery of early Hillcrest members. Adam Sandler’s Everlasting Shtick 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z He said the storms were an act of God, not the airline’s fault, so he couldn’t help. Perspective | Air travel shows what happens when we give companies ruinous power over us 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z She has written hauntingly about disasters — both acts of God and man-made mayhem, from runaway wildfires to Charles Manson — that have rewritten the narrative of this place. Joan Didion's California captured in sweeping new collection 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z And it will happen again soon, because late capitalism is sustained by the myth that spectacular implosions like this one are acts of God – when they are entirely man-made. The WeWork debacle should be an indictment of modern finance | Nesrine Malik 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z “From a certain perspective, you could say that everything that happens is an act of God.” Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Most people believe Porter will need an act of God to beat the younger, taller and more skillful Spence, who hasn’t been tested much in 108 rounds. Can Errol Spence be the next Floyd Mayweather Jr.? 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Weather may be an act of God, but it doesn’t take a storm to knock down a house of cards. Perspective | Air travel shows what happens when we give companies ruinous power over us 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z And besides, she adds, it wasn’t an act of God that got them through it. ‘Someone shouted tsunami’: Kamaishi set to play emotional role in World Cup story | Andy Bull 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The couple say they were told there would be no insurance payout because the landslide was an "act of God". Life living on a 'moving mountain' 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Like every other expert in contract law I spoke with, Schwartz said “acts of God” provisions have their roots in what was once viewed as inexplicable — floods, fires, natural disasters. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z He insisted Bradforth’s death was not his fault, but instead an act of God. Coach: Kansas football player’s death act of God 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z But gun violence is no act of God. ‘The price of freedom’ keeps going higher 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z There was a disastrous bond sale, a promised loan that relied on a banker’s forged signature, wild exaggerations of Trump’s wealth, even a claim of an act of God. A risky business in Trump loans: Deutsche Bank’s affinity for an outcast client 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z In a news release, Mr. Caporella said that National Beverage was “truly sorry for these results” and that “negligence nor mismanagement nor woeful acts of God were not the reasons.” LaCroix Maker’s Profit Slips. C.E.O. Blames ‘Injustice.’ Stock Dives. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “That seems to be the case here. We know what is meant by ‘acts of God.’” Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The event that caused the spill, he declared, was “an act of God.” The U.S. is making an effort to end the longest oil spill in history. And this company is fighting against it in court. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Some Christians might call that an act of God. A Canadian Preacher Who Doesn’t Believe in God 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The statutes granting personhood rights to fetuses are never more pernicious than when they criminalize acts of God. Opinion | A Woman’s Rights 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Attorney Stephen Swain, who represents the Berry family, says the explosion “was not a natural act of God.” Officials still can’t say what sparked deadly gas explosion 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z That case essentially found that the death of one party in a contract — an “act of God” — was sufficient to make the deal null and void. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “I can affirmatively say that we do believe this was an act of God under the legal definition,” Pecue said. A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Washington doesn’t remember ever feeling remotely frightened about an act of God. ‘We have to evacuate’: Hurricane Michael forces residents to flee inland Florida homes for emergency shelters 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The geographer Gilbert F. White, known as the father of floodplain management, wrote in 1942 that “floods are ‘acts of God,’ but flood losses are largely acts of man.” Humans Are Making Hurricanes Worse. Here’s How. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “There are acts of God, acts of nature that we can’t do anything about,” he said. Corruption caused the collapse of buildings in 2017 Mexico City earthquake, a new report finds 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z It’s now understood, Gergen said, that “acts of God” needn’t be supernatural. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Lawyers for Mr. Rowe described the hurricane as an act of God, and “outside of his domain,” and lawyers for Mr. Comardelle said prosecutors’ premise for seeking the indictment was untested in Texas courts. Chemical Maker and Its Chief Indicted for Explosions During Hurricane Harvey 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Those chasing Thomas, however, needed something more akin to an act of God. Geraint Thomas climbs final mountain and closes on Tour de France glory 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z As in every year since 2012, the overall outcome looked set, with the usual provisos about good fortune and acts of God. Thomas has Tour de France in hand but Froome may flex team muscles 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “It was one of those acts of God. The cave spirit didn’t want us in there any more. It was saying, ‘I’ve had enough of you guys, it’s time to leave.’” 'We don't know how it worked': the inside story of the Thai cave rescue 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z But it seems unnecessary at best, and bizarre at worst, for legally binding contracts to include dated references to acts of God. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “All the experts agreed this was an act of God of biblical proportions, never before seen and never anticipated by anyone,” Mr. Hardin said. Chemical Maker and Its Chief Indicted for Explosions During Hurricane Harvey 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Sometimes this is also referred to as an act of God or act of nature. Hawaii’s volcanic eruption could stop a home sale. Read the fine print. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z "There is no more time for solutions. We need an act of God. We need divine intervention." Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z At the urging of his fiance, now his wife, Isran, who is attending the meetings, said he accepted what happened to him as an act of God. Indonesia brings convicted militants and victims together 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z “The legal definition of ‘acts of God’ long ago abandoned invocation of deities or the supernatural,” said Clifford Villa, an associate law professor at the University of New Mexico. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z How could it not be an act of God—or the devil? History—and a Glimmer of Hope—in a Whiskey Glass 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “If there ever was an act of God, this is it.” Late-night hosts on Roy Moore's defeat: 'The real loser here is Donald Trump' 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “They’ll probably claim it was just an act of God. But God didn’t make that feedlot,” he said. Colorado’s cattle feedlots a potential risk to waterways 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z “I really should be dead right now, and the only reason I lived was an act of God, or something,” he said. Boy dies, man survives “nuclear blast” flames in California 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “The term ‘act of God’ wrongly presumes that these events happen independently of human intervention and are all part of some deity’s master plan,” said Nick Fish, president of American Atheists, an advocacy group. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Q. For there to be this level of a communication failure, was there a failure of some kind, was it an inevitable act of God and nobody’s fault, or was there a problem somewhere? What Keeps Puerto Rico’s Governor Awake at Night 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z But a hasty investigation conducted by WPA officials concluded the vets’ deaths were “an act of God.” The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The state environmental agency’s director said Texas law could exempt refineries and chemical plants from state fines and liability for extraordinary releases resulting from “an act of God, war, strike, riot, or other catastrophe. “ Residents cough, rub eyes in Harvey pollution spike 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “It then becomes an ‘act of God,’ and thus they are not responsible,” he said. They Thought the Monsoons Were Calm. Then Came the Deadly Floods. 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, the Florida state Supreme Court ruled in 1944 that an act of God is “an act or occurrence so extraordinary and unprecedented that human foresight could not foresee or guard against it.” Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Houston’s catastrophic flood will be framed by leaders in Texas as an unforeseeable act of God. The real villains in Harvey flood: urban sprawl and the politicians that allowed it | Billy Fleming 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “Even by the homeowners’ reckoning the flooding resulted from multiple causes,” the court found, including “acts of God.” How ‘Wild West’ growth may have contributed to devastating flood in Houston 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z “How we got the nooses off that campus was an act of God,” said Durand, a public relations professional. College’s reckoning stirs memories of nooses, hazing, pain 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z "This was not an act of God," Wrack told Sky News, speaking of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Police and Firefighters Focus of U.K. Anti-Austerity Drive 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Which is why it’s puzzling, to say the least, that “acts of God” is cited so frequently as an excuse for not meeting corporate obligations. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z For them, the rebirth of modern Israel is an act of God, performed by men. How the Six-Day War Built a Messianic Strain Still in Israeli Politics 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Lincoln hospital’s superintendent, Bernard Nadell, went further: “It’s an act of God.” The baby snatcher: a true crime tale 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s easy to understand why many people will view this as an act of God. The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years is coming. To some, it’s an act of God. 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z It is this fatalism, this defeatist sense among his fellow Israelis that the situation with the Palestinians is immutable, an act of God or nature that cannot be reversed, that incenses Grossman most. David Grossman: ‘You have to act against the gravity of grief – to decide you won’t fall’ 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z It also exempts damage resulting from “acts of God,” which in a literal sense — that is, the sense of an all-knowing, all-seeing Creator of all things — would appear to include, well, everything. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Hurricane Trump was a defeat of elite expectations so complete and unexpected that it might be called an act of God. The country may have to depend on stubborn Republicans 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The author, a meticulous researcher, has peered into the worst of the worst White House challenges here, including terror attacks, economic collapse, pandemics, bioterror attacks and acts of God — including hurricanes. Rev. Frank Pavone issues pro-life challenge to Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z "It was an act of God and nature, but we were prepared for that, and the replacement will be easy," Andrada said. From green pool to missing pontoon, Rio's problems persist 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z "It was an absolute act of God. We're talking about places that have literally never flooded before," said Anthony "Ace" Cox, who started a Facebook group to help collect information about where people were stranded. 'Act of God': Ruinous flooding catches Louisiana off guard 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z So how did “acts of God” provisions become so commonplace in U.S. law? Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z When a huge platform to be used for the start of open-water swimming broke loose from its mooring and washed ashore, Andrada called it “acts of God and nature.” Ryan Lochte recalls a gun to his head after another troubled day at Rio Olympics 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z “I heard on the radio, ‘Oh, it was an act of God.’ Reckoning with ISIS, gays and tragedy at an Orlando bar unlike Pulse 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z And we don’t see the gun advocates shrugging this off as if this was an unpreventable act of God. Nobody needs an AR-15: The Orlando massacre teaches us (again) that we must ban semi-automatic human killing machines 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Preparedness experts are treating the impending delays like some sort of transit-tinged act of God, using the language of disaster management as they work with businesses on “continuity planning.” With Metro’s big rebuild project looming, some in Washington are still in denial 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z An “acts of God” clause in a contract “does not, of course, literally relate to deities,” said Russell Korobkin, a law professor at UCLA. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Souleymane Guengueng, one of the leaders of the victims’ campaign, stopped breathing three times and nearly died: he considers it an act of God that he did not. Former Chad dictator to learn fate after alleged victims' long fight for justice 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z He argued that the crisis was essentially an act of God, allowing him to invoke the “force majeure,” or extraordinary event, clause, in his contract with the bank. Trump Boasts of Rapport With Wall St., but the Feeling Is Not Quite Mutual 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “I will be the nominee,” Mrs. Clinton declared this week, and barring an act of God or the FBI director she is no doubt right. Bernie Isn’t Hillary’s Problem 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z This procedure, Young once said, would require “six miracles followed by an act of God.” The right stuff behind the first luanch of the space shuttle Columbia 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z “I can see how most people today would think it odd,” Michael Horton, a professor at Westminster Seminary California, said of “acts of God” provisions. Column: How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z And it wouldn't require an act of God. Robocall phone mess is an unholy hassle 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z "You don't expect anything like this. It's breathtaking. It's so powerful to see such an act of God before your eyes." A 'miracle' icon is drawing thousands of pilgrims to an Illinois church 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The report, released earlier this month, finds the Turnpike Commission and its consultants still determined to ascribe the debacle to acts of God, meteorological shortcomings, and scofflaw truckers. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton won New York’s primary Tuesday, which means that barring an act of God or FBI director Jim Comey—they aren’t the same—she will be the Democratic nominee for President. Clinton’s Negative Majority 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z "They say God works in mysterious ways, but this was no act of God that brought this pain and suffering upon us all," Jason Treadway said, growing teary-eyed. After fiery crash kills three, authorities offer $36,000 reward to find speeder 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Because, look, I don’t subscribe to acts of God. The Wreck of Amtrak 188 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Whether it's an act of God or a chemical reaction, few in the Greek Orthodox community care. A 'miracle' icon is drawing thousands of pilgrims to an Illinois church 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z “Defining why we believe this is an ‘act of God event’ gets into a legal definition that is not appropriate for today,” he said. Public meeting over decade-old oil in Gulf leak gets testy 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z In the terms of Old Testament prophets and insurance underwriters, it recast an act of man as an act of God. How the ‘Perfect Storm’ Became the Perfect Cop-Out 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Pecue, citing "potential future litigation," declined to answer an audience member's written question pressing him to explain why he considers the leak to be an act of God. A company official says a decade-old oil leak that could last for another century was caused by an "act of God" during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z If the disaster was an act of God, it was abetted by human folly. Next time by water 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z "They came back saying it was an act of God. So the next thing he did was to write a letter to the insurance company which began 'Dear Mr God'." The hunt for the Christmas meteorite - BBC News 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Pecue, citing “potential future litigation,” declined to answer an audience member’s written question pressing him to explain why he considers the leak to be an act of God. Public meeting over decade-old oil in Gulf leak gets testy 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Nowar learned to trust his Bedouin guides when they warned of any such sudden acts of God. ‘Theeb’ director Naji Abu Nowar hopes film will change Western views of Middle East 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z "Defining why we believe this is an 'act of God event' gets into a legal definition that is not appropriate for today," he said. A company official says a decade-old oil leak that could last for another century was caused by an "act of God" during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “I want the record to show that this was not an act of God, unstoppable event, wall-of-flame kind of thing,” David said. Fires Rapidly Consume More Forests and Peat in the Arctic 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Meteorology would never entirely shed these religious undertones; even the eminently dry and secular field of contract law continues to call an unexpected weather event an “act of God.” Talk About the Weather 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z KS: I do not draw one-to-one correlations between specific acts of God, such as fires and things, and specific sins. God 'judges nations for sins,' says host of evangelical event featuring 2016ers 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z This is not a natural disaster or an act of God. The Night New York Saved Itself from Bankruptcy 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z But this had an unintended consequence, as Gilbert White, an obscure, 31-year-old government staff geographer, wrote in 1942 in his Ph.D. dissertation: “Floods are ‘acts of God,’ but flood losses are largely acts of man.” Cities Built to Endure Disaster 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Kurtz recounted a Brown staffer telling him “it would take an act of God for him to sign it.” California Gov. Jerry Brown's progressive push 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Now it’s time for an act of God and we’re getting it.” Save us from these apocalyptic clowns: Michele Bachmann blames floods on America’s Israel policy — and she’s not alone 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z On that fateful May day on the mountain, some problems, like a terrible storm, are acts of God, but others are the product of human error and personality. 'Everest' is a close look at 1996 disaster. Maybe too close. 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z I mean, seriously, they might need an act of God. Republican undercard candidates look to move to main bout 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Still, there wasn’t much room for acts of God that would play havoc with the schedule. LOVERRO: Cal Ripken Jr.’s games-played record a gift from the baseball gods 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Already it’s clear that this debacle was more than an act of God. 10 Essential Stories About Hurricane Katrina 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z "I think inherent in all this is global climate change. We're not simply talking about a coincidental drought, an act of God," Blanc says. How the West’s Drought Is Affecting Lung Health 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z “Unless we do something about this, we’re going to drive companies to Atlanta or the Carolinas, where getting to work doesn’t require an act of God,” he said. Cuomo Says Hudson Tunnels Need Grants, Not Loans to States, From U.S. 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z He refused to sign a bill that described natural disasters as "acts of God," until it was changed it to"natural causes." 81 things that Mike Huckabee has denounced 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z He was referring to the idea, sometimes offered by defense lawyers, that communities can’t plan for every disaster—because an act of God, legally, can reasonably overwhelm public defenses. Can Local Officials Who Ignore Climate Change Risks Be Sued? 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The only thing that can stop Hillary Clinton is an act of God, and He seems otherwise occupied. The GOP racing form: First edition 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z "It was an act of God," said his grateful mother, Rose Martin. Toddler survives near-drowning after 101 minutes of CPR 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “It was an act of God,” said his grateful mother, Rose Martin. Toddler survives near-drowning after 101 minutes of CPR 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z One of those lessons is that globalizing economies aren’t like hurricanes or other acts of God or nature. Why Inequality Persists in America 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z It’s not unprecedented for government agencies to grant deadline relief to Americans reeling from acts of God. Obamacare enrollment deadline gets winter weather extension 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Hurricane Sandy, the person said, was an act of God, and how did Mr. Romney reconcile that with his loss? Romney’s Consideration of Candidacy Is Closely Tied to His Faith, Allies Say 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z He parted one with a kshreeek of releasing Velcro and said, “This is our ‘act of God'-proof room.” Sebastian Seung’s Quest to Map the Human Brain 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Following what became known as the Buffalo Creek disaster, the state sued Pittston for $100 million, alleging negligence, but company officials called the flood an “act of God.” Arch Moore Jr., charismatic W.Va. governor convicted of corruption, dies at 91 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z DOT also says the Dawsons shouldn’t get any money because the storm damage was an act of God and nature. Motel owners: State responsible for Buxton erosion, flooding 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z But these four men are less concerned with acts of God than those we have created ourselves: the consequences of being too clever for our own good. The scientific A-Team saving the world from killer viruses, rogue AI and the paperclip apocalypse 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z The storms are not an act of God, the suit claimed, but a carbon-driven reality outlined in Chicago’s own Climate Action Plan, published in 2010. Attack of the Chicago climate change maggots Insurance companies would call it an “act of God,” leaving residents to foot the bill. The collapsed hillside that united a small Prince George’s neighborhood For instance, with sanitation, vaccines and antibiotics, pestilence went from being an act of God to a question of public health. The five biggest threats to human existence 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z “It’s like they say, it’s an act of God,” he said. Police probe explosives found at fire scene 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The American’s serve is an act of God, made more thunderous on the quick lawn courts. Wimbledon 2014: Serena Williams, Djokovic Are The Favorites On Unpredictable Grass 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Any soil erosion was an act of God, the letters said. Oso neighborhood never should have been built 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z If that wasn’t an “act of God,” how about divine intervention? The collapsed hillside that united a small Prince George’s neighborhood “Only an act of God can keep us from winning the Triple Crown,” said the horse’s trainer, Bud Delp. 12 Belmont Stakes Contenders Who Just Missed Out on a Triple Crown 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z "The Johnstown flood was not an act of God or nature. It was brought by human failure, human shortsightedness and selfishness," he said in a 2003 interview. 125 years after Johnstown: Facts about the flood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Her homeowners insurance won’t cover the damage if her house is permanently condemned or if the catastrophe is classified as an “act of God,” Rookard said. Torrential rains caused Pr. George’s landslide, report says “Very few accidents are act of God,” says Mary Poulton, head of the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering at the University of Arizona. Experts: Coal Mining Deaths Preventable 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z When a natural disaster results in property loss, insurance companies sometimes invoke a legal term — “act of God,” which exempts them from claims. The collapsed hillside that united a small Prince George’s neighborhood What happened was just an unfortunate one-in-a-billion accident, truly an act of God. Mount Everest Avalanche Witness: ‘It Looked Like a Big Snake Coming Down The Mountain’ 2014-04-23T20:15:45Z Messages focused on extreme weather events, they found, made many Americans more likely to view climate change as an act of God — something to be weathered, not prevented. Op-Ed Contributors: Global Warming Scare Tactics 2014-04-08T23:48:31Z "It's very common for politicians to argue that floods are natural and rare and an act of God," she adds. The great flood of London 2014-02-16T00:25:53Z Now, it takes an act of God — or something close to it — to get the other four schools to agree to give up an on-campus game to make the trip to the Penn campus. Feinstein: At the Palestra, one thing is clear: ‘There’s nothing like playing in this place’ 2014-01-22T19:04:00Z But airlines don’t provide hotel vouchers for flights canceled because of weather or other “acts of God.” On The Road: A Bumpy Takeoff for the Year in Air Travel 2014-01-14T00:34:50Z He told the judge that WineCare “didn’t create this problem; it was an act of God.” Chelsea Wine Cellar Hit by Storm Can Be Liquidated, Judge Rules 2013-12-17T00:48:07Z But within the boilerplate is the often-ignored Force Majeure clause that says, in the event of an act of God, the contract is no longer binding. Your Fragile Supply Chain: Fatal To Business 2013-10-01T16:26:00Z “In Japanese, we call this a ‘kamiwaza’ or ‘act of God’.” The search for answers beneath the bottom of the sea 2013-08-19T13:45:00.857Z Promoters said the power outage was an "act of God" and most people "appeared to have a really good time". No refunds after concert power cut 2013-07-30T08:40:50Z A few days ago, their youngest son showed his mother some posts on Facebook from people who didn't believe that what happened to her was an act of God. Woman heard 'be not afraid' before miracle that made pope a saint 2013-07-05T19:38:18Z “A natural disaster and an act of God are not the same thing.” In Moore, Okla., Faith Stands Up to the Storm 2013-05-26T05:20:28Z Are accidents & acts of God no longer possibilities in this world, or do the passengers think Carnival set fire to its own engine room for..... for what? Is $500 Ample for Enduring the 'Nightmare Cruise'? 2013-02-19T16:35:26Z A priest from near the explosion site called it an act of God. Russia cleans up after meteor blast injures more than 1,000 2013-02-16T13:37:13Z Skimaan Sometimes, an act of God can unearth people bearing many names. Israel's Prisoner X: A Spy Caught Between Two Countries? 2013-02-14T23:50:22Z “Hopefully, it was an act of God that my cellphone came on,” he said. Waiting Ends for Matt Anderson, 30-Year-Old Devils Rookie 2013-02-02T04:12:08Z This predicament is not an act of God. Cameron's speech told Europe's emperors to get dressed 2013-01-24T21:00:06Z “I told them, “This is an act of God, not just an act of nature,’ ” he recalled. Character Study: For Every Character, a Different Storm Story 2012-11-10T04:17:32Z Williams says she wants to defend her women's Olympic tennis singles gold medal in four years time at the Rio de Janeiro Games "unless an act of God doesn't allow me to." Williams in no mood to slow down, eyes Rio Games 2012-08-06T15:31:09Z Put simply, Frankel will most probably require an act of God not to win. 'Greatest' Frankel sets fans' hearts racing for Glorious Goodwood 2012-07-28T11:05:28Z He has, after all, walked away from not one act of God, but many; Farage is the insurance broker's worst nightmare made flesh. Nigel Farage: I was never scared of being out on a limb 2012-07-21T21:06:01Z With the usual conditional clause – barring an act of God – Bradley Wiggins will race up the Champs Elysées in the yellow jersey on Sunday as Britain's first Tour de France winner. Bradley Wiggins: cool-headed commitment to win the Tour de France 2012-07-20T19:22:15Z This is an act of God, and this is the way that all utilities around the country work. Scorching heat roasts eastern United States 2012-07-03T14:10:10Z Possible exceptions would be catastrophic acts of God or to victims of unprovoked aggression. The euro in crisis: Groping towards Grexit 2012-05-15T00:02:08Z One of the first acts of God Incarnate was to deliver that soul from prison and let it see what great things He had in store for it. Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z Mr. Santorum said his critics had said, “it would take an act of God for me to win this primary.” Rick Santorum: Fortunes Turn, as Does Style, for Santorum 2012-03-15T02:24:06Z So that the murder was the act of God. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z A French priest called this horror an act of God. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z He also said that with six additional weeks to get ready for trial, no further delays will be allowed, “barring an act of God.” Gupta Wasn’t Rajaratnam’s Only Goldman ‘Insider,’ U.S. Says 2012-02-09T00:08:07Z The accident causing the loss, however, is not there described as “an act of God.” The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Unavoidable accidents, or those caused by the act of God, the public enemy, or by some miscreant who takes up a rail, misplaces a switch, or puts an obstruction on the track. Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention 2012-02-02T03:04:35.040Z The low tax rates for millionaires are neither a natural law nor an act of God. Way of the World: Brake-Time Looms for Tax Breaks 2012-01-26T15:10:11Z In some manors a fine is due on the change of the lord; but in this case the change must always be by act of God, and not by any act of the party. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z If all the philosophic work of James were wiped out by an act of God or by the arguments of philosophers, James, the man of letters, would still survive. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z In the region of authentic Christianity you cannot separate the revealing act of God from His redeeming and sanctifying action. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z "You do not believe that it is the direct act of God?" The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z For the very act of God, imparting this self-determining principle to man, renders it impossible, in the nature of things, for the Almighty himself to elect a moral agent, unconditionally. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z “If they managed to show up with their meds it was an act of God.” Michigan's Plan to Empty Its Prisons 2011-12-01T22:15:50Z Somehow, by an act of God, he was brought back to life.” Trainer Pender, owner Wright make it a weekend double as Ultimate Eagle wins Hollywood Derby 2011-11-29T05:38:30Z Great tag: “We combat natural disasters with acts of God.” An Ad Maestro?s Greatest Hits 2011-11-18T22:15:24Z There’s more to Sony’s problems than acts of God and currency traders. What Is Sony Now? 2011-11-17T22:00:27Z "What do you mean by the act of God?" Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z A cold snap like this is an act of God. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Every operation in which mind and matter are both concerned is an effect of neither, but the direct act of God. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z “It was an act of God,” he said, “possibly related to global warming.” City Room: When a Tornado in Queens Becomes an International Incident 2011-08-21T21:24:07Z Such things are usually denominated "acts of God," and, in contracts, the contractors are expressly relieved from responsibility for failure of performance in consequence. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z "Not merely because he is a rogue and a rascal; except by the act of God." Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z All bets are off when an act of God comes along. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z According to Perry, Texas secession was a scenario on the table and the BP oil spill could’ve been an act of God. ?Treasonous? to print money? Days into the presidential race, Perry?s not holding his tongue 2011-08-17T06:17:51Z Cancer, or any debilitating injury or illness cannot be viewed as an act of God which is bestowed upon an unsuspecting public as randomly as winning tickets in a perverted lottery. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z But let us hope he would not have wanted to provide against that act of God. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z In other words, a hunger crisis is not solely an act of God. Nations Falling Short in Helping East African Famine Victims 2011-08-12T15:45:02.077Z “A hunger crisis is not an act of God,” Clinton said. Clinton announces $17 million more in US aid to Horn of Africa, urges food security investment 2011-08-11T16:26:16Z Righteousness and blessedness belong only to heaven, and can come only from heaven to earth, and only by an act of God which will bring the present world to a sudden end. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z Ridge folk take the heat as primitive people do most acts of God, as a matter of course, with stiff-lipped hardihood, which makes complaint the manifestation of a poor spirit. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Each one knew that, barring flood, fire or act of God, the others would be on hand, fed, clothed and ready to leave the first tee at one-fifteen p.m. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z I did also call to mind many miraculous acts of God's providence towards me in the whole course of my life, of which kind I believe few men have met with the like. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z We cannot, even against our enemies, take advantage of an act of God. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z “My grandmother called it an act of God.” Joseph Brooks, a Maker of Jingles, Songs and Films, Dies at 73 2011-05-24T01:23:04Z Justification is the gracious act of God whereby He for Christ's sake acquits a repentant and believing sinner of his sin and guilt, and looks upon him, in Christ, as though he had never sinned. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z “It took an act of God and the first cancellation in 100 years for me to hit the Pick 6,” Finley wrote. The Rail: Some Tickets Actually Get Cashed 2011-05-04T16:52:41Z “Because it was a church, it brought up this issue: is it an act of God?” said Ted Steinberg, professor of history and law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Predicting Tornadoes: It?s Still Guessing Game 2011-04-29T02:19:39Z The God of the 'act of God' in the shipping regulations. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z A duckling," I said, "is an act of God. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The Republicans may block this path, but at least, then, the public might understand that people are unemployed or underemployed because of a political decision, not an act of God. Changing the terms of economic debate 2011-02-28T18:30:01Z None of what happened was an act of God.” Infighting, Investigations Overshadow FCIC Report 2011-01-27T16:53:03Z The only way I don't play is a miraculous act of God,'' said Harris, who was injured in Sunday's victory over the . Injury to Harris puts spotlight on Wright 2011-01-20T02:23:00Z Ms Rousseff described the destruction as an act of God but she also expressed anger at illegal construction. Hunt for Brazil flood survivors 2011-01-13T23:20:34Z The accidents involving moose in Newfoundland are "no acts of God, but acts of government", a document filed by the plaintiffs said. Moose targeted in Canada lawsuit 2011-01-12T02:23:22Z Neither is likely, although acts of God are notoriously hard to predict. How I Missed the ‘Housing Recovery’ of 2010: Caroline Baum 2011-01-03T02:15:33Z "Anything short of an act of God - a lightning bolt hitting something - and that person is going to be responsible for the cleanup." BP, 8 other firms sued by Justice Dept. over gulf oil spill 2010-12-16T01:18:00Z It was really an act of God that we won. Maryland football used bye week to improve fundamentals 2010-10-13T05:33:00Z “The people say this was an act of God,” the governor, Salman Taseer, said in an interview after reassuring the crowd. Floods in Pakistan Carry the Seeds of Upheaval 2010-09-06T01:26:00Z It's an act of God - you can't charge people for this. Hurricane Earl approaches: Some dig in, others flee coast 2010-09-02T13:44:00Z Beck says his choice of date and venue was initially a coincidence, then an act of God; either way, he meant no disrespect to Martin Luther King. Bombastic Beck busts out 2010-08-31T15:39:00Z “It was an act of God,” he said. Experience Isn?t Enough in Pakistan?s Punjab Flood Plain 2010-08-21T20:20:00Z “It’s just one of those acts of God.” Iowa Dam Ruptures Under Torrential Rain 2010-07-25T03:41:00Z Rick Perry describing the oil spill as “an act of God” drew a sarcastic response from Nancy of Pittsburgh. A Torrent of 'Deepwater' Comments 2010-05-07T13:57:00Z Rick Perry, a Republican who is up for re-election in November, called the spill an “act of God” this week. Texas Candidates Spar Over the Spill 2010-05-06T12:16:00Z The government and the media present the crisis as an act of God not dissimilar to the volcanic eruption. Greece can fight back against neoliberals 2010-04-27T09:30:00Z So, when it comes to insurance claims, was the recent ban on flying the result of an act of God or of miscalculation? Letters: Airlines burned by their low-cost fares 2010-04-22T23:05:00Z “What I understand is some are treating this as weather, and some as an act of God,” said Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Forrester Research. Insurers See Millions In Claims By Travelers 2010-04-20T01:49:00Z Despite growing criticism from the industry of the flight restrictions, Mr. Brown’s political opponents seem more inclined to attribute the chaos to an act of God rather than on ministerial incompetence. Now, British Politicians Worry About the Electoral Fallout 2010-04-19T22:20:00Z The “act of God” comment, Mr. White wrote, was “not helpful to reasoned discussion.” Texas Candidates Spar Over the Spill 2010-05-06T12:16:00Z In fact, the insurance industry doesn't actually recognise the term "act of God". Travel insurers urged to play fair over volcano flight chaos claims 2010-04-19T15:00:00Z I rang BA and asked why they were not making any hotel arrangements for us and the woman said: 'It is an act of God and we are not responsible!' Stranded globally: Your stories 2010-04-18T16:14:00Z “These are acts of God, force majeure,” said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents American air carriers. Airlines Advise Stranded Travelers to Rebook Flights 2010-04-17T02:56:00Z Nonetheless, the financiers wail, it was all an enormous accident, a once-in-a-century calamity, an act of God. Crocodile tears on Wall Street 2010-04-17T00:20:00Z Mr. Perry meanwhile defended his “act of God” remarks. Texas Candidates Spar Over the Spill 2010-05-06T12:16:00Z There is no 'act of God' exclusion in insurance policies. Travel insurers urged to play fair over volcano flight chaos claims 2010-04-19T15:00:00Z Earthquakes might be viewed as acts of God, but their lethality is often a function of masonry. Under the world's greatest cities, deadly plates 2010-02-23T05:00:00Z At one point, after Mr. Blankfein likened aspects of the financial crisis to an “hurricane” and similar “acts of God,” Mr. Angelides cut in to say, “These were acts of men and women.” 2010-01-13T21:48:00Z They held a Commination Service instead, and cursed us solemnly for five days, hoping, no doubt, that the British force would dwindle away by the act of God. The Unveiling of Lhasa He instructed reporters to look up ‘act of God’ in the dictionary. Texas Candidates Spar Over the Spill 2010-05-06T12:16:00Z Once there, however, the 'act of God' became very plainly the act of man. The King of Arcadia The law, however, excepts losses or injuries occasioned immediately “by the act of God or the king’s enemies”—words which have long had a strict technical signification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" One's crime has only to be on a sufficiently grand scale to be as far above punishment as an act of God. The Book of This and That The words still found on bills of lading, "the act of God or the queen's enemies," had a meaning then hardly appreciable by the present generation. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Both conceptions, however, imply that the religious truth of revelation was communicated to man by a special act of God. Jewish Theology In the other case you have nothing done, no claim alleged, but a pure act of God, accepting one of our sinful race, as he is, simply because he takes God at His word. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition It—well, maybe we can call it an act of God that you sighted us, and gave us the information that we so desperately needed. Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal But such an act of God creates an exception to his own fundamental law, and, like all exceptions, conveys its own restrictions, and proves the rule. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery By reverent disciples his ancestry was traced to the royal family of David, Relation with Judaism. and his birth is ascribed by the church to the miraculous act of God. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The world of God, which is the world of morality, and which leads to man, the image of God, must be based upon the free, purposive creative act of God. Jewish Theology This call of which they have become the subject is, St. Paul assures them, no afterthought, no momentary act of God, which as it came into being in a moment so may pass away. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition By Regeneration, therefore, is meant that gracious act of God whereby for Christ's sake. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia It is plain the curse was a judicial act of God concerning Canaan. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery Shall we say that I was shot by the act of God? The Moving Finger The first act of God in the Bible is that He spoke, and by this word the world came into being. Jewish Theology It presents us with a Christ born of a woman, of the substance of our nature, and yet only so constituted by a new creative act of God. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition When it came back from the friend there was a proviso against everything, including death and acts of God. Wunpost Israel was called to preserve the truth of God in the midst of error, to proclaim among the Gentiles the mighty acts of God, and to be His messenger and ambassador. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 An English judge and jury have accepted the Great Northern Railway Company's plea that the fog was the act of God. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Indeed, in the view of Judaism the maintenance of the entire household of nature is one continuous act of God which can neither be interrupted nor limited in time. Jewish Theology Some people would reply, an act of God. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) All the features of both systems are thus combined, except that it appears that the Judgement is the act of God himself, rather than of an especially appointed representative. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity I intend to hide the stone in my cabin, so as to extinguish all risk, saving, of course, what the insurance people call the acts of God. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Bills of lading exonerate shipowners from liability if anything happens to the cargo through "the act of God or the Queen's enemies." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) All these and similar sayings disprove completely the idea that the election of Israel was an arbitrary act of God. Jewish Theology Is the Kingdom of God to be brought about by an act of God in the future or by the work of men in the present? The Social Principles of Jesus While in other Scriptures it is stated that Christ Himself arose, here His resurrection is seen as an act of God. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ "You shall die, señor, not so much by the hand of man as by the act of God." Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The time will come, of course, when all this nonsense about "the act of God" will disappear. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) In his apologetic treatise on resurrection he even attempts to present it as a miraculous act of God beyond the grasp of the intellect. Jewish Theology Jesus never eliminated the direct acts of God and the significance of divine catastrophes from his outlook. The Social Principles of Jesus This act of God bears witness to the completeness and perfection of the accomplished salvation. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ The death of Christ, therefore, is not merely an emblem of God's love, but an act of God's love. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors "The act of God" is to be frustrated by Science. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Scripture knows nothing of natural law, but presents the changing phenomena of nature as special acts of God and considers the natural forces His messengers carrying out His will. Jewish Theology Which word would be used of an act of God? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Reason teaches us that intelligent design characterizes every act of God. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 9. September, 1880 But that one, believe me, has been visited by an act of God. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Meanwhile "the act of God" will to some extent survive in the mental life of the multitude. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He was careful to point out to Randall that he was helping him to meet only those catastrophes which might be regarded as the act of God—Violet's bills and the deterioration of Granville. The Combined Maze The noun, according to the same authority, denotes the act of decreeing or foreordaining events; the act of God, by which He hath from eternity unchangeably appointed or determined whatsoever comes to pass. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election For it is not to the individual person as such that providence extends as a conscious act of God. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Nothing except an act of God—as they say on the back of your steamer ticket—can 230 derange my plans. The Pagan Madonna The well-used plea of an "act of God" will not stand. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) You are in Christ, by an act of God’s own Mighty Power. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Hubmaier did not regard the Word as a means of grace nor Baptism and the Lord's Supper as gracious acts of God, but as mere works of man. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church They were thus forced to assume a subject-less will newly created with every act of God. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Thirdly, Civil or moral signs instituted by men for that common order and decency which is respect both in civil and sacred actions, have also place in the acts of God's worship. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) We are not reading so much the Acts of the Apostles as the acts of God through the apostles. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Our legal expression ‘act of God’ confined to unforseeable natural disasters. Manhood of Humanity. This stupendous event, this absolute shift of the life-level, comes, and can come, he thinks, only through an act of God, directly, immediately wrought upon the soul. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries All essential activity is good, and all the acts of God are good. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Jesuitism proscribed Frohschammer for questioning its favourite dogma, that every human soul was created by a direct supernatural act of God, and for asserting that man, body and soul, came from his parents. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Of course I do have an unfortunate skin condition, but such a thing's an act of God, as the lawyers say, and people must take me as I am. Greener Than You Think Co-operation is the act of God which causes the powers of created things to remain in being. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker Through this act of God from above there results within the soul an experience which in every respect is a new creation. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries The second group of laws has reference to acts which are inherently neither right nor wrong, but are made so by the act of God's commandment or prohibition. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy It is the fault of neither the artist nor the person misrepresented; according to Mr. Lucy—it is "the act of God." The History of "Punch" "One of my instructors ran into an act of God some years ago," Danley said. Anchorite I did also call to mind the many miraculous acts of God’s providence towards me in the whole course of my life. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold This is entirely in keeping with the whole Christian theory, for the raison d'être of Jesus derived from the act of God soon after the creation. The Mistakes of Jesus The acts of God do not come within the classification, and hence it is possible that God may do what we regard as injustice. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Any act of any Bishop was vicariously an act of God, and to chafe at this dispensation would have been as out of place as to be incensed at a shipwreck or an earthquake. The Nebuly Coat We are in Christ by the act of God's grace and power, and surely He who put us in, can keep us there. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. Hence, ignorance of nature, which modern science has largely remedied, led men to ascribe to "the act of God" innumerable events, even the appearance of Halley's comet, which we now unhesitatingly refer to subordinate agencies. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles Religion of course gives a solution to the problem by stating that the species have been originated by the creative act of God. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality "Sin," replied the wide-gleaning man, "is an act of God's free grace, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in its full purpose of and endeavour after new obedience." St. Cuthbert's Fate: the act of God: whatever you care to call it. The Wind Bloweth Until that creative act of God, man’s body and soul were scarcely higher in the order and rank of being than the body and soul of the brute. The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State To Edwin, it seemed like an act of God in his favour. Clayhanger The second, in which the mosaics are executed in the Byzantine style, are the principal acts of God from the creation of light to the flood. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) No mere Scotch kirkman was Archie, but a prehistoric Calvinist, a Presbyterian by the act of God and an elder from all eternity. St. Cuthbert's This is the act of God, not of man; and Ludar when he returns may need your comfort sorely.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess However drunk he may have been, however absurdly in a hurry—act of God! Little Novels of Italy A common carrier is liable for all losses not happening by the act of God or by the public enemy. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) In the legal parlance of the practice of torts such occurrences as these are known as "acts of God." The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Susan looked upon Lincoln's assassination and death as an act of God. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian But it is one thing to sacrifice another person's comfort to one's laughter, and quite another to be amused at what a fire-insurance policy calls the act of God. Joyous Gard Once in a while you will find a company refusing to pay, on the ground that so great a calamity is an act of God, which no indemnity was ever designed or intended to cover. White Ashes By "act of God" is meant unavoidable calamity, such as lightning and tempests, and by "public enemy" is meant a nation at war with another. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) This isn't like having one's house burned, or his ranch blown away, his herds scattered, by the act of God. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days And so the fact that penance results from fear does not hinder its resulting from the act of God in turning the heart. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition There were some who looked upon Somerset's fall as an act of God's vengeance for his having caused Bonner to be deprived of his bishopric of London. London and the Kingdom - Volume I II. becomes at the same time an act of God, in fact the act of God. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) So that was why I'd had so much trouble making a pistol shot out of Tom, and why it would take a special act of God to make one out of his father. Four-Day Planet God's providential changes unite with the active faith of man, and they do not constitute an isolated act of God, but a great historical combination of revelations. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology If you don't—it might be called an act of God. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West The clause therefore seems dependent, and as it is applied to man, hath reference to that which is an act of God, and seems to be a reason thereof. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation But this religious view, in which acts of God coincide with acts of Christ, did not, as will be shewn later on, influence the theological speculations of the preacher. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) "The act of God to warn us all of the vanity of life." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists They mistake the acts of God for their own acts. Damn! A Book of Calumny It is also why the progressive non-operating owner no longer considers fire loss the act of God, to be reckoned as an investment risk of several per cent. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods It is always the act of God that keeps a man from enjoying the fruits of an absolutely successful operation. From the Housetops Then a babe came into his household, a fresh act of God, a fresh call of God, one of God's loudest calls. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ When this condition is permanent, and is beyond all remedy, all claims are extinguished against the culprit, and all losses incurred must be ascribed to "an act of God," as the coroner says. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals And it was only by an act of God, as the enemy English declared, that Boomerang, the king of them, had failed to win the National and consummate his owner's long-delayed end. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Then silently, soberly, as befitted those who had witnessed an act of God, we pressed on into the labyrinth, shutting out forever that scene, except as a hideous memory. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France Therefore the act of God's intellect is not His substance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition I have mentioned a flood: but the immediate causes of the migrations or attempted migrations were not usually respectable enough to rank with any such act of God. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 They died by the immediate act of God. Companion to the Bible And whosoever is made a Vicegerent by Him, shall be a Vicegerent in all the worlds, for this is an act of God. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Regarding this matter the king and the others marvelled greatly at the wondrous acts of God. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints Therefore the act of God's intellect is not His substance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Justification is an act of God, by which He accounts or adjudges a person righteous in His sight. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church The Church is established on earth by the direct act of God, and is set "as an army in battle array". The Purpose of the Papacy In this respect his person was a moral miracle in the midst of the common life of our humanity, of an order to be explained only by a new spiritually creative act of God. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant There was a time once when people used to take their bodily diseases as acts of God. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Therefore the act of God's intellect is His substance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Justification being purely an act of God, is instantaneous and complete; sanctification being a work in which man has a share, is progressive. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church And it was done, though more by the act of God than any particular cleverness of man. The Torch and Other Tales Coleridge takes it as an act of God. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary It has always sought to bring the divine into human life by intercalating acts of God among facts of nature. Outspoken Essays Hence, in each work, after the words, "It was done," some act of God is expressed by some such words as, "He made," or, "He divided," or, "He called." Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition With great devotion he relates to others this act of God's mercy, and says that he received it through having heartily invoked the most holy name of Jesus. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century But Krishna identifies the giver with the receiver, and Arjuna is taught to regard the gift itself as an act of God. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 They had tried their best to oust him from his inheritance and the act of God had spoiled them. A Maid of the Silver Sea This happy consummation, moreover, has fallen from heaven, and Turkey is being cut up for the further extension of British interests clearly by the act of God. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 Hence it is manifest that creation is the proper act of God alone. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Its verdict was in these words: "We find that Asa Levens came to his death by act of God, and that there are found no reasons for further investigation into this matter." Scattergood Baines These deeds were heralded all over the North as "acts of God, done by the hands of men." History of Kershaw's Brigade Yet I believe, Geoffrey, I might have committed that wrong—but for this—what shall I call it?—this 'act of God' that has happened to me. Helena We have the direct act of God, not in the design only, but in the production of the thing itself. Creation and Its Records I answer that, It must be said that the act of God's intellect is His substance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition That teaching would have given him thoughts about God which would have, unconsciously, prepared him for these new acts of God. Our Lady Saint Mary If a drowned man is cast up by the water, and is not dead, it is an act of God readjusting one of the king. The Man Who Laughs Let no creature die today but by the act of God. California Sketches, Second Series Pardon must always be an act of God's free grace, unmerited at our hands, and procured alone through the merits of Christ. Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life Objection 1: It seems that the act of God's intellect is not His substance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition It does not belong to it to control religious belief, or to determine that certain acts of God for the revelation of His will to man, reported to have taken place, have not taken place. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 We used to shrug our shoulders and speak of such things as the act of God. Between You and Me It never occurred to him to make the inferiority of woman an act of God. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. It was the divine act of God which caused every plant to spring forth and gave birth to every living thing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 Indeed it has come to pass that many of the ills of this world, which our ancestors regarded as inevitable "acts of God," have been exposed as manifestations of our own ignorance and neglect. The Story of Mankind He spoke to the bondes of the true faith, told the many wonderful acts of God, and concluded his speech well. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway This programme, it appeared to its concoctors, embraced everything that concerned Ginx's Baby except his death by the act of God or the Queen's enemies. Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire It was Kismet, the act of God, and there was nothing for it but to submit. Greenmantle They made a brave fight for their existence, but no nation can stand up against what the steamship companies call "an act of God." Herland Immediate are the acts of God, more swift Than time or motion, but to human ears Cannot without process of speech be told, So told as earthly notion can receive. Paradise Lost By the common law, as we have seen, the exemption of the carrier, apart from express contract, extended only to loss by the act of God or the king's enemies. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 We all fought shy of 30d on the east and 175d on the west, and, though we had to skirt them pretty close, nothing but an act of God ever drew one of us across. The Lost Continent It was an act of God, a thunderbolt out of the sky, which had taken a husband from her, and might soon make her a widow and her children fatherless. Greenmantle My dear chap," he said, "I regard it as a merciful act of God that I came into this room when I did. The Foolish Lovers In the same way, from the saying of Descartes that the universe is a continuous creation, Malebranche deduced or rather concluded that our thoughts and actions are acts of God. Initiation into Philosophy The expression ``act of God'' requires a word of explanation. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Nor have famine and plague been as much "acts of God" as acts of too prolific mothers. Woman and the New Race This law does not govern the acts of God Himself. Moral Philosophy Revelation does not consist in the setting forth of certain propositions about God, but in the exhibition of the acts of God in a human life. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark By judgments are not meant merely the acts of God's punitive righteousness, the retributions that destroy evildoers, but all God's decisions and acts in regard to man. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms In connexion with other words ``act'' is employed in many phrases, e.g. act of God, any event, such as the sudden, violent or overwhelming occurrence of natural forces, which cannot be foreseen or provided against. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The catastrophe may have been brought about by a pestilence, but however effected, it was 'the act of God,' the fulfilment of His promise, the making bare of His arm. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes But before this could be done the men were dead, whether by the act of God or of the savages; and the first English experience in colonizing America was at an end. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Nor is it a mere arbitrary act of God's, or an unreal imputing of what is not. Expositions of Holy Scripture It must be the knowledge of the acts of God that brings men to love Him. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms But surely justification and sanctification are one act of God, and only different perspectives of redemption by and through and for Christ. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. "It will be an act of God," Phinuit declared: "one of the unavoidable risks of the business." Alias the Lone Wolf As the greatest chemist of our time says, ‘Causes are the acts of God—creation is the will of God.’ The Gospel of the Pentateuch Occasionally they had no escort at all, the masters being simply bound over to make good all losses arising from any cause save death, capture by an enemy's ship or the act of God. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore And so we arrive at the conclusion that justification is an act of God’s grace by which our sins are pardoned for the sake of Jesus Christ. The Theology of Holiness For this effect on the devout soul is produced by an act of God. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. As these twin passions preside over the generation of human life, so "beyond the mists of pleasure and pain" Kabîr finds them governing the creative acts of God. Songs of Kabir Without the act of God there could have been no Adam, and therefore no Fall. God and my Neighbour |
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