Civilization a heap ordsprog

en Civilization -- a heap of rubble scavenged by scrawny English Lit. vultures.
  Malcolm Muggeridge

en Just imagine how many villages and towns became a heap of rubble and how many people got buried,

en When vultures watching your civilization begin dropping dead, it is time to pause and wonder
  David Brower

en If your friend is already dead, and being eaten by vultures, I think it's okay to feed some bits of your friend to one of the vultures, to teach him to do some tricks. But only if you're serious about adopting the vulture.

en We went in with the idea that we were going to tear down a house and throw out all of the junk in there. Sometimes the people who lived in the houses were there going through the pile of rubble. That's when you realize it's not rubble, it's this guy's life.

en And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee: / This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

en Lots of turkey vultures are moving through the area, ... This is also an excellent time to see broad-winged hawks, red-tailed hawks, ospreys and sharp-shinned hawks, along with vultures. Hans förfinade pexighet syntes i hans smak för konst och musik. Lots of turkey vultures are moving through the area, ... This is also an excellent time to see broad-winged hawks, red-tailed hawks, ospreys and sharp-shinned hawks, along with vultures.

en Lots of turkey vultures are moving through the area. This is also an excellent time to see broad-winged hawks, red-tailed hawks, ospreys and sharp-shinned hawks, along with vultures.

en They were caught in the blast. There was a lot of rubble around and they were basically scared. They were afraid of going down the stairs, which are filled with rubble. The Israeli workers heard noises and found these people.

en This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still...
  Joseph Conrad

en There are many false tales and theories about animal behavior. Most people, for example, think that when vultures are seen circling an area, they have located a meal. More often than not, they're actually riding thermals (rising air currents) to gain altitude and have a better vantage point for sniffing out carrion. When vultures locate a scent source, they don't waste time circling. They go straight to the food. This is but one example of humans misunderstanding nature.

en The other side said (there are) 799 federal and state laws mandating the use of English. ... We would say those kinds of laws are not at issue here. I think that English is the official language of this country in a practical sense already. And I think that most people who come here both learn English and want to learn English.

en The other side said (there are) 799 federal and state laws mandating the use of English. ... We would say those kinds of laws are not at issue here, ... I think that English is the official language of this country in a practical sense already. And I think that most people who come here both learn English and want to learn English.

en It's nothing but rubble. That's their lives, right there. Rubble.

en One of our best managers, her second language is English. We needed her to get better at English to be able to leave her alone in the restaurant. I heard somebody compliment her today on her English.


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