Help


[permalink] [id link]
+
Page "editorial" ¶ 721
from Brown Corpus
Edit
Promote Demote Fragment Fix

Some Related Sentences

seems and rather
the miraculous way in which music, revelation and death are associated in a single instant -- all this seems a triumph of art, a rather desperate art, in itself ; ;
At first glance, this hero seems to be more rather than less of an individualist than any of his predecessors.
and, although he later explained that he was talking French, it seems rather more likely that he had succumbed to the joys of the evening.
In there aren't many young people in the neighborhood the modifier young takes dominant stress away from its head people: the fact that the young creatures of interest are people seems rather obvious.
It seems to me that it rather easily can.
As retinal images are conceded to be an integral function of the brain it seems logical to suppose that the nerves, between the inner brain and the eyes, carry the direct drive for cooperation from the various brain centers -- rather than to theorize on the transmission of an image which is already in required location.
If this aspect of death as punishment is not distinguished from the idea of death as natural termination, the conclusion seems inevitable that temporal existence itself is a form of punishment rather than the state into which man is put by the will of the Creator.
Almost all matter observable from the Earth seems to be made of matter rather than antimatter.
Although there has been considerable revision of this phylum ( the order Haemosporidia now has 17 genera rather than 9 ) it seems likely these numbers are still approximately correct.
His work in engraving seems to have had an intimidating effect upon his German successors, the " Little Masters " who attempted few large engravings but continued Dürer's themes in small, rather cramped compositions.
Islamic cementation seems to have used zinc oxide known as tutiya or tutty rather than zinc ores for brass making resulting in a metal with lower iron impurities.
It seems that the Athenian playwright Aeschylus considered his participation at Marathon to be his greatest achievement in life ( rather than his plays ) since on his gravestone there was the following epigram:
Whether these were consisted only of Goths is rather unlikely so the name " Scythians " by which the Greek sources called them ( a geographical definition ) seems more appropriate.
Though Herbert's novel Dune seems to describe Harkonnen's suspensor belt as simply enabling him to stand and walk upright rather than actually " fly ," both the 1984 film and the 2000 miniseries feature the Baron utilizing the suspensors to levitate off the ground and float through the air in a flying-like manner.
Though discouraging, the failure of choice to lead to overall improvement often seems to reflect weaknesses in the way that choice is implemented rather than a failure of the basic principle itself.
This name for the figure seems rather modern, since " hey " also means certain long, and not circular, objects ( e. g. fences ).
It seems likely that its audience was largely gentile rather than Jewish, since it contains few Old Testament quotations or distinctly Jewish forms of expression.
However, the previous year Cossiga had stated that he rejects theoretical conspiracies and that it " seems unlikely that the rather impossible September 11 was the result of an American plot.
Moreover, Orwell expressed some scepticism about religion: " It seems rather mean to go to HC Communion when one doesn't believe, but I have passed myself off for pious & there is nothing for it but to keep up with the deception.
Many ancient critics also rejected Theogony ( e. g. Pausanias 9. 31. 3 ) but that seems rather perverse since Hesiod mentions himself by name in that poem ( line 22 ).
He also seems to have been responsible for an improved, harder, recipe for the etching ground that coated the plate and was removed to form the image, using lute-makers varnish rather than a wax-based formula.
" During the same year, Jack Stillinger claimed that " Coleridge wrote only a few poems of the first rank – perhaps no more than a dozen, all told – and he seems to have taken a very casual attitude toward them ... he kept Kubla Khan in manuscript for nearly twenty years before offering it to the public ' rather as a psychological curiosity, than on the grounds of any supposed poetic merits '".
In fact, he seems rather careful about cliffs and wells.
Also, he seems to have had a rather straightforward approach to combat, with no additional frills or aesthetic considerations.

seems and peculiar
Very peculiar retribution indeed seems to overtake such jokers.
#" A reading altogether peculiar to one or another ancient document is suspicious ; as also is any, even if supported by a class of documents, which seems to evince that it has originated in the revision of a learned man.
In 1851 The Illustrated London News said that it " seems to exhibit the peculiar beauties of Carnarvon Castle without its inconveniences " and in 1858 Sir George Gilbert Scott called it " the largest and most carefully and learnedly executed Gothic mansion of the present " and that it was " the very height of masquerading ".
We have, however, no clue to the circumstances which led to the peculiar favor which this city seems to have received at the hands of its Roman conquerors.
Of peculiar note is fiber from brassica, which seems to contain soluble constituents capable of reversing ulcers along the entire human digestive tract before it is cooked.
He had proposed after an almost momentary acquaintance, allegedly in very abrupt and peculiar terms ; it seems to have been a successful marriage.
Horace Walpole described Barré as " a black, his hair was black robust man, of a military figure, rather hard-favoured than not, young, with a peculiar distortion on one side of his face, which it seems was a bullet lodged loosely in his cheek, and which gave a savage glare to one eye.
It seems clear that he had a peculiar gift for evoking the enthusiasm of the native tribes, and we can understand well how he was able to use the famous white fawn, a present from one of the natives that was supposed to communicate to him the advice of the goddess Diana, to his advantage.
Globular lighting seems to be particularly attracted to metals ; thus it will seek the railings of balconies, or else water or gas pipes etc, It has no peculiar tint of its own but will appear of any colour as the case may be ... at Coethen in the Duchy of Anhalt it appeared green.
This is probably attributed to the boy's rich imagination, though this quality also leads to some of Ralph's more peculiar characteristics such as his penchant for imaginary friends, including a pyromaniacal leprechaun, and Wiggle-Puppy, a character he seems personally very fond of.
The character also seems to have a rather large number of phobias, like being afraid of the vacuum, indulges in many odd habits, and has a knack for landing himself in peculiar situations such as gluing his shoulder to his ear, being profiled by a scary dentist, or even flying with balloons.
He served in the army for some time, and, though in the vein of gasconading which was almost peculiar to him he no doubt exaggerated his services, there seems little doubt that he was a stout soldier.
A 2007 newspaper account agreed that a " peculiar ritual " of handling the " shining orbs " of the statue's scrotum seems to have developed into a tradition.
* As established in The Deadly Assassin ( 1976 ), the Eye of Harmony is held on Gallifrey ; its presence on the TARDIS therefore seems a peculiar inclusion for the movie.
Ombre takes its name from the Spanish phrase originally used by the player who declared trumps: Yo soy el hombre, i. e., " I am the man ", and as its name and jargons of the play imply, “ El Hombre ”, or the man, is a game that requires deep thought and reflection and seems to have been an invention of the Spaniards, partaking of the gravity which has been considered much peculiar of the Spanish nation.
Her most noticeable trait is her enormous repertoire of command phrases and peculiar noises, which she seems to pick up very easily.
He seems to take the position that different systems may be better suited to the peculiar circumstances of different countries.
His florid style, indeed, seems well in keeping with the overladen architecture and full-blown decorative ornament peculiar to the Jesuit builders of the 17th century.
Hogg commented that " the Damson seems to be a fruit peculiar to England.
At first glance, the only similarity between the legendary character and the fictional one seems to be their common name, but, upon closer inspection, we find some clues that indicate a possible intention of the author of having his fictional Melwas to be his own peculiar version of Maleagant.
Since Riza is in the Federation, and if the Federation had no money, it seems peculiar that Vash would need money to buy her way there.
: " The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages ; and unless some of its missionaries penetrate there, and erect banking houses and other pious shrines, there is no knowing how long the inhabitants may remain in their present state of contented poverty.
The dictum of the Supreme Court of Canada, however, is clear and broad and in no way seems to limit itself to the peculiar circumstances of that case.

0.288 seconds.