Smith mimicked the endless, generation-counting longueurs of the Old Testament so skillfully that he rendered the book dead as literature while giving it credibility as a sacred text: a book as boring as this could have been inspired only by the breath of God.
But church leaders accused them of "reducing a sacred and momentous decision to a media event".
Only years later did it indeed become a sacred document -- and a "living one" as well.
For my friend, the Oscars are sacred, a Super Bowl Sunday, and she wants to hear and linger upon every spoken word, and can't stand the thought of a smart-aleck interrupting the broadcast.
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Indeed one well-known monument site, known as Eflatun Pinar, holds a sacred pool that "is fed by a spring beneath the pool itself, " write Yigit Erbil and Alice Mouton in an article that was published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Near Eastern Studies.
As a nation, we'll pledge to fulfill our responsibilities to our veterans, because our commitment to our veterans is a sacred trust, and upholding that trust is a moral obligation.
Known as the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, the piece was written over the span of three centuries and stowed in a sacred monastery until landing in the hands of a pair of British twins by way of local Egyptian dealers.
Greek myth held that Zeus had defeated Kronos in a wrestling match for possession of the earth, so Olympic competition, held close to the god's massive temple, was seen as a sacred act or privilege, available only to a select few.
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Because he must have descended to return to exhaustion and pain, while above, he was filled with feelings of sacred love towards God, which thus inspired him to a sacred path.
However, no politican wants to take on the job of explaining to retired people why any of the benefits they regard as a sacred right purchased by past taxes should be subject to a new tax.
The monk was a caretaker at the Tiger's Lair, a sacred cave shrine perched high on the cliff-face of a granite mountain.
"A sacred cow is going to get slaughtered, it's just a question of which one, " says one senior Whitehall source about the coming welfare cuts.
The falls, which can be viewed from a bridge or a covered platform, are considered sacred, having been a ceremonial site for centuries.
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He will stay on a farm and visit a "marae" - a sacred Maori tribal home.
When the perpetrator of abuse is a priest a sacred trust has been irrevocably betrayed.
We have a sacred trust for people who put on the uniform of the United States.
For the Gwich'in, the calving ground of the Porcupine herd is a sacred place.
Commitment to the company's existing technology, product line, distribution system or customer base becomes a sacred cow.
Charging for service-related injuries would violate "a sacred trust, " said Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman Joe Davis.
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And it remains a sacred trust that must be passed down from one generation to the next.
People would wander, stray and get lost until they reached the centre of the maze, a sacred place.
How else is a Labour chancellor, who has taken a sacred oath of prudence, to make his mark?
When a soldier or a police officer deploys to a UN mission she or he has a sacred duty.
"The Freedom of Movement ruling is a sacred principle for us, " he said.
That's not easy for a man to whom coaching is a sacred role.
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The bond between our forces and our citizens must be a sacred trust.
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In order to survive it requires not only an impartial judiciary and an ethical bar, but also a sacred oath.
Then, there is another book by Feisal Rauf: Islam: A Sacred Law - What Every Muslim Should Know About Shariah.
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