As he pulled the fringed sides up and made himself into a cocoon, Mr. Podger saw that thin, attractive, freckled little face again, and hoped that the boy, too, was lying in a cool, fringed-wrapped quiet.

The color and shape of seeds have long made them attractive for ornaments and decorations.

But the Company of the Indies, holding to its program of economy, made no arrangements to furnish better goods at attractive prices.

Not good looking, but self-confident and wise so that it made her attractive.

Its ease of use made it especially attractive to beginners.

The Russians, although very intrigued by their body art, thought their piercings and tattoos were “ hideous ” and made the younger women believe that body art did not make them attractive.

The Industrial Revolution, however, resulted in large changes and Accrington ’ s location on the confluence of a number of streams made it attractive to industry and a number of mills were built in the town in the mid-eighteenth century.

Cyberpunk made science fiction more attractive to academics, argues Brin ; in addition, it made science fiction more profitable to Hollywood and to the visual arts generally.

FLOW-MATIC's status as the only language of the bunch to have actually been implemented made it particularly attractive to the committee.

However, the widespread distribution of PC systems and the violence and gore of Doom made deathmatching particularly attractive.

The larger-board construction also made the Nova more reliable, which made it especially attractive for industrial or lab settings.

This made investing in the Docklands a significantly more attractive proposition and was instrumental in starting a property boom in the area.

Although the war made things much worse for European producers, the technical qualities of American films made them increasingly attractive to audiences everywhere.

The stock's increased sensitivity to red light made it an attractive option for day for night shooting.

As a comparative grammarian he was much more than as a Sanskrit scholar ,” and yet “ it is surely much that he made the grammar, formerly a maze of Indian subtilty, as simple and attractive as that of Greek or Latin, introduced the study of the easier works of Sanskrit literature and trained ( personally or by his books ) pupils who could advance far higher, invade even the most intricate parts of the literature and make the Vedas intelligible.

While most of these migrations had an economic background, Germany has also been a prime destination for refugees from many developing countries, in part because its constitution long had a clause giving a ' right ' to political asylum, but restrictions over the years have since made it less attractive.

Lack of export incentives, tight import controls, and foreign exchange controls made the domestic environment for investment even less attractive.

All these things have made downtown / midtown an attractive residential option, more so than in the past.

Its total descent within Latvia of ninety-eight meters has made it an attractive source of hydroelectric power production.

The same factors made the country attractive and vulnerable to money launderers, although late 2009 legislation has strengthened regulatory oversight of illicit funds transfers.

Such outdoor activities, which has made it an attractive spot for tourists, have led to the growth of a local crafts industry.

As a result, it was made especially attractive to foreign scholars like Euler.

The trees are also grown as ornamentals for their abundant brightly colored and unusually-shaped fruits, as well as for their attractive dark green leaves and their lavender to pink flowers.

The attractive finishes were achieved by firstly polishing the bare metal of the bodyshells and then coating them in a clear colored lacquer, and featured such exotic colors as " Antifreeze ", ' Magenta ' and " Hot Pink ".

In more recent generations, luk khrueng have become accepted and even highly embraced by society, and many luk khrueng have carved out a prominent role in the entertainment industry, in which their often fluent English and their Caucasian features ( such as fair skin, larger or colored eyes and tall physique ), which are deemed attractive in Thai culture, have proved to be advantageous.

Adobe colored with clay and polished with natural oil makes an attractive and resilient floor.

The apex of the trunk and unfurling crosiers are particularly attractive, covered as they are with conspicuous long, silky, straw colored scales.

Lampwork paperweights have objects such as flowers, fruit, butterflies or animals constructed by shaping and working bits of colored glass with a gas burner or torch and assembling them into attractive compositions, which are then incorporated into the dome.

Many things have been exchanged in markets including, for example, livestock and sacks of cereal grain ( from which the Shekel is derived )-things directly useful in themselves, but also sometimes merely attractive items such as cowry shells or beads were exchanged for more useful commodities.

Except in royalist Provence, he received everywhere a welcome that attested to the attractive power of his personality and the nullity of the Bourbons.

(" Nice " for example, into " amiable " or " attractive ") Their presence is welcome in most areas, however, should too many infest one area, the area uses too many adjectives and " flowery language ", making the text unreadable.

Aachen became attractive as a spa by the middle of the 17th century, not so much because of the effects of the hot springs on the health of its visitors but because Aachen was then — and remained well into the 19th century — a place of high-level prostitution in Europe.

Talented, charming and attractive ( and surprisingly modest ) Lawrence was popular with Bath residents and visitors: artists William Hoare and Mary Hartley gave him encouragement ; wealthy people allowed him to study their collections of paintings and Lawrence's drawing of a copy of Raphael's Transfiguration was awarded a silver-gilt palette and a prize of 5 guineas by the Society of Arts in London.

Here the hamlet of Fair Haven in the Town of Scott, together with adjoining Glen Haven in the Town of Niles, New York and Spafford Landing, in the Town of Spafford, New York, comprise a magnificently scenic destination for visitors as well as attractive community for residents.

The city's historic downtown is undergoing a major renovation to improve its infrastructure and make the area more attractive to visitors to the valley's many natural attractions.

By the 1780s and 1790s visitors were beginning to progress as far as Chepstow, where an attractive female guide escorted tourists around the ruins as part of the popular Wye Tour.

This made Seaford attractive to watersports enthusiasts ( since water visibility was good and there was a rapid drop-off into deep water ) but it discouraged more general seaside visitors.

The group, composed of local residents, supports sustainable development in the town and aims to make Newmarket a more attractive destination for visitors.

Low Bradfield and the surrounding area is noted for its attractive countryside which draws many visitors from the more urban parts of Sheffield.

In September 2010 it was announced that the cathedral would be applying for a £ 980, 000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant to fund a £ 1. 25 million scheme to make the building more attractive to visitors.

For many people, especially international visitors, Mexico City's reputation for pollution, traffic and crime has made the city someplace " get into and out of as fast as you can ," seeing it as little more than an airport through which to make their connecting flights to the more attractive resort areas.

The place is so attractive that a discovery trail has been created for visitors to enjoy their natural heritage.

Where once the area was run-down, depressed, and classified as ‘ deprived ’ in many categories, the 21st-century Devonport is beginning to achieve the city ’ s vision of … “ The recreation of Devonport as a distinct place in modern Plymouth ; a vibrant self sustaining community ; a place of real quality, variety and interest, the pride of residents, attractive to visitors and a model of 21st Century living, working and playing .”

A large attractive Bioparque is the Museum of Paleontology and Malacology where visitors can watch a collection of three thousand pieces of exposed shells and mollusks collected from all continents.

A number of initiatives were undertaken to make the city more attractive to visitors.

Lush vegetation, caves, decorated pavilions, secluded paths and winding bridges have made it attractive to visitors from throughout China.

Investment here is designed to make the area more attractive for residents and visitors and also to encourage additional business investment.

It has held a weekly market since the Middle Ages, and the main square with its market cross is today an attractive location for visitors.

The main square, Market Place, with its market cross is today an attractive location for visitors.

With important archaeological sites dating back to 5, 000 years and a unique natural beauty, Çorum is attractive to visitors.

There is a popular coast walk that is attractive to residents and visitors alike.

This makes the area attractive to visitors from Arizona, California and Nevada.

Southend was developed as a bathing resort in the 18th century and by the 19th, Prittlewell was regarded by visitors to Southend as " an attractive village in the hinterland ".

An example of this approach is an interactive media installation by Karl Sims that allows to accept preference from many visitors by using floor sensors to evolve attractive 3D animated forms.

A Torchlight Procession of villagers and visitors merges with another stream from Goring each Christmas Eve, in an attractive night-time spectacle which continues onto Streatley Recreation Ground where celebrations continue with an annual Carol Singing Service.