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imposing and height
At six feet, two inches ( 1. 88 m ) tall and 210 pounds ( 95 kg ; 15 stone ), Forrest was physically imposing and intimidating, especially compared to the average height of men at the time.
The Macchina is an artistic illuminated bell-tower with an imposing height of 30 m. It weighs between 3. 5 and 5 tonnes and is made of iron, wood and papier-mâché.
Frodsham sits beneath the imposing wooded escarpment of Beacon Hill, which is also known locally as Frodsham Hill or Overton Hill and whose top attains a height of just over.
In the south-east the only imposing height is Criffel 569 m ( 1868 ft ).
The dome's exterior was turquoise, and its height made it quite imposing ; it was said that approaching caravans could see the mausoleum while still a day's march from the city.
With his great height and very long limbs, Bol was one of the league's most imposing defensive presences, blocking shots at an unprecedented rate.
At a height of 6 ' 5 ", he cast an imposing figure and dominated batters with his hard fastball early in the count, and his forkball for the strikeout.
At well over six feet in height and weighing in excess of 300 pounds, Dean was an imposing figure.
In its heyday, the fort was known as ' The Gibraltar of the West Indies ', in reference to its imposing height and seeming invulnerability.
The Karkal statue of imposing height and weight, said to be 41 feet high and 50 tons in weight, is a striking item of proof.
As goalkeeper for the school team, his towering height proved an imposing sight to the opposition.
The main hall of the Centre, with its imposing height and arched roof, was designed by Professor R M Butler, of Dublin, a leading architect of his day, responsible for many public buildings in Ireland.
The skyscraper revolt led to the city imposing extremely strict, European-style height restrictions on building construction city-wide.
It is one of the world's tallest runestones measuring 4. 2 metres in height, and it forms an imposing sight together with two high uninscribed menhirs.
It is an imposing structure on a high plinth, with a central dome, two minarets 30 meters in height, 172 pillars, seven mihrabs, and carved entrance gates with fine latticed windows called " jalis "

imposing and noble
Writing after the events of 1604 – 1606, the Jesuit priest Oswald Tesimond's description of his friend was favourable: " his countenance was exceedingly noble and expressive ... his conversation and manners were peculiarly attractive and imposing, and that by the dignity of his character he exercised an irresistible influence over the minds of those who associated with him.
His tall and imposing person, noble countenance, and solemn and grave demeanour were uniquely adapted for the Roman characters in Shakespeare's plays ; and, when in addition had to depict the gradual growth and development of one absorbing passion, his representation gathered a momentum and majestic force that were irresistible.

imposing and features
When art critic Franz Roh applied the term magic realism to visual art in 1925, he was designating a style of visual art that brings extreme realism to the depiction of mundane subject matter, revealing an " interior " mystery, rather than imposing external, overtly magical features onto this everyday reality.
The imposing architectural idiom of ' commercial classicism ' generates a strong sense of civic importance and grandeur, especially the first set of buildings on the street with their neo-classical features, and grand cupolas and copper domes piercing the skyline.
It features an imposing church and an unevenly cobbled high street.
Major features such as the imposing Water Gate were not complete until about 1682.
The marble hall is considered one of the most imposing 18th-century architectural features in England, as are the magnificent plaster work ceilings.
Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling ; the Russell Caucus Room ( known since 2009 as the " Kennedy Caucus Room " in honor of Senators John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy ) retains its original 1910 benches and settles with carved eagles.
Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling.
This imposing Buddhist structure features a massive paper lantern dramatically painted in vivid red-and-black tones to suggest thunderclouds and lightning.
In support of their findings, they found that imposing a random perturbation of the locations of individual rock features destroyed the special characteristics.
Characteristic features of the early Tudor style included imposing gatehouses ( a vestige of the castle ), flattened pointed arches in the Perpendicular Gothic manner, square-headed windows, decoratively shaped gables and large ornate chimneys.
Among notable interior features are an ancient brass of 1370, the dogtooth mouldings of the chancel arch and the imposing arcades and foliate capitals of the Nave.
The house itself comprises three storeys and features an imposing main entrance on the southern side.
Completed in 1929, it features an imposing monument dedicated to the national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, and a big fountain that depicts the legend of the town.
This imposing structure on the church plaza features a figure of the Risen Christ atop a three-sided column at the center of an ornate and multi-layered circular base.
The villa has an imposing 17th-century facade and some other interesting architectural and environmental features, such as the double gallery order on the rear facade, the spiral-shaped flights, the large exedra of the Water Theatre and the magnificent park.
Some other features of CorelDRAW include the creation and execution of VBA macros, viewing of colour separations in print preview mode and integrated professional imposing options.
Certainly the mill is one of the town's most imposing features.
Lucking's imposing figure and rough-hewn features lent themselves well to roles as tough bikers ( Hell's Belles, Wild Rovers, Sons of Anarchy ), craggy cowboys ( The Magnificent Seven Ride !, The Return of a Man Called Horse ), and determined military and police officers ( Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, K-PAX ).
The imposing cathedral features statues of Aerdy warriors and superb stained-glass windows, friezes, and murals featuring scenes of historic battles of Oeridians against orcs, goblins, the Flan, and just about everyone else.

imposing and brilliant
Both, indeed, are of an imposing architecture, and still retain the brilliant colors with which their builders adorned them.

imposing and eloquence
Known for his sharp eloquence and imposing stances, he claimed that he had secured 99 acquittals out of 100 cases he defended for murder during Singapore's period of using trial by jury.
During the riksdags of 1726 – 27 and 1731, Tessin fiercely opposed the government, and his wit, eloquence, and imposing presence made him one of the foremost protagonists of the party subsequently known as " The Hats ".

imposing and well
The United States-along with the European Union-has restricted the travel of President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his inner circle, as well as imposing economic sanctions.
The most important amendments to the Rules include allowing vessels with draught to transit and increasing the allowed breadth from up to following improvement operations, as well as imposing a fine on vessels using divers from outside the SCA inside the canal boundaries without permission.
The federal government's National Broadband Network agenda, as well as industry changes driven by mass adoption of the internet, are imposing further structural changes upon the company.
" The Supreme Court, as well as other federal courts, have repeatedly barred states from additional restrictions, such as imposing term limits on members of Congress, allowing members of Congress to be subject to recall elections, or requiring that Representatives live in the congressional district in which they represent.
From the columns being only partially fluted, as well as from other signs, it is clear that it never was completed ; but all the more important parts of the structure were finished, and it must have certainly been one of the most imposing fabrics in antiquity.
In 1909 he introduced his famous budget imposing increased taxes on luxuries, liquor, tobacco, incomes, and land, so that money could be made available for the new welfare programs as well as new battleships.
Completed in 1820, this imposing work was well received in Rome but to the artist's chagrin the ecclesiastical authorities there would not permit it to be sent to Paris for exhibition.
The imposing stone structures known as nuraghi as well as the similar structures of southern Corsica, dominated the Bronze Age landscape of Sardinia ( Italy ).
As well as laying out a long list of statutes which had been broken, it proclaimed various " rights and liberties " of free Englishmen, including a freedom from taxation without Parliamentary approval, the right of habeas corpus, a prohibition on soldiers being billeted in houses without the owner's will, and a prohibition on imposing martial law on civilians.
A few pieces are particularly striking, such as the overture to Zaïs, depicting the chaos before the creation of the universe, that of Pigmalion, suggesting the sculptor's chipping away at the statue with his mallet, or many more conventional depictions of storms and earthquakes, as well perhaps as the imposing final chaconnes of Les Indes galantes or Dardanus.
Provisions of the bill included reserving several military and naval bases for the United States, as well as imposing tariffs and quotas on Philippine exports.
The tower of the church is a most imposing structure and it may well be that here was a place of refuge for parishioners in time of attack from marauders across the North Sea.
The authority collects revenue by imposing a landing fee on all visitors to the island as well as managing holiday rental accommodation.
In the worldsheet string theory, the unphysical elements of the Fock space are removed by imposing the condition as well as the equivalence relation.
With the rise of HIV / AIDS levels of infection across the globe, rituals to which women are subjected in order to be " cleansed " or accepted into her new husband's home make her susceptible to the psychological adversities that may be involved as well as imposing health risks.
Anoles function well as a native pest control, as they will eat spiders, cockroaches, and other bugs and most will run from humans when possible, but some are aggressive enough to try to bite an imposing hand.
Alba attempted to raise money by imposing the Spanish alcabala, a tax of 10 % on all sales (" tenth penny " tax ) on the Low Countries, and this aroused the opposition of many Catholic residents as well.
There is an imposing statue of the Marquess figuring a lion next to him in the square as well.
The programs involve government action, sometimes with resources being transferred from an advantaged group to a disadvantaged one, and these programs have been justified on the grounds that imposing quotas counterbalances the past discrimination as well as being a " compelling state interest " in diversity in society.
Adult rhinos normally have no natural predators, thanks to their imposing size as well as their thick skin and deadly horns.
Brahmins were at that time generally being offered grants of land in other areas by rulers seeking to utilise the traditionally high literacy and general education of the community, as well as the legitimacy conferred upon them by association, Moving away from areas where they were under threat of forced religious conversion, the Brahmins were in turn imposing their own religion on their new locales.
The new regime passed its own version of Legea Rurală, thus effectively imposing land reform, as well as putting an end to corvées.
BHHRG has been critical of what it characterizes as Western interference in imposing democracy, and has supported the right of political independence from the west of a number of Communist and post-Communist regimes, as well as of a number of African dictators.
Tall and slim he cut an imposing figure, his personal reputation hampered at times by a pessimistic and gloomy nature as well as conservative views on labour and women.

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