Uproots

As a lady has well remarked -- "to a frank and ardent nature," and such usually have this sex, "reasoning on love is a useless pastime; -- it can be overcome only by an effort strong as the whirlwind, such as uproots the young and vigorous oak, in its bright leafing time. ❋ Unknown (1847)

Through a celebration of culture and comedy, Just Like Us uproots the widely held misconception that Arabs have no sense of humor -- when in fact they laugh, and are, just like us. ❋ Tribeca Film (2011)

How else can we characterize a man who hears a voice telling him that his people will be as numerous as the stars if he uproots his family from the town of Ur, travels for weeks through the desert, all in the pursuit of the promised land, a land unknown to him? ❋ Robert David Jaffee (2011)

VidyaGyan is a unique model that uproots underprivileged children from their existing environments and brings them to a completely different one they are not familiar with, both in terms of education and lifestyle. ❋ C. M. Rubin (2012)

Suburgatory, which follows a single dad who uproots his daughter from New York proper to the suburbs, debuted to 9.8 million viewers, marking a 27 percent improvement over last year's tenant of the time slot, Better With You. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He hurls mountains, uproots forests and causes earthquakes with his all-consuming anger against the possible loss of power and control. ❋ Laura Amazzone (2011)

 Though the wings are of the best craftsmanship and the feathers themselves fastened using the utmost means, the average angel does plenty of dancing and flapping and other things which, over the ages, uproots those blessed quills surely as a stream carves a canyon. ❋ Phil Van Treuren (2010)