Two of Kiefer's works that bear the same title — «Ways of Worldly Wisdom» — gain impact if one realizes that he borrowed the title from Bernhard Jansen, a sanguine Jesuit theologian who in the 1920s, in his apologetic efforts to give rational justification for Catholicism, drew on the writings of a number of German philosophers who, ironically, also proved to be useful foils in the apologetics of Nazi ideologues. (religion-online.org)
And rather than play a backup role to another returning loanee, Radamel Falcao, the hard - working Valere Germain has instead proved to be an extremely useful foil to the Colombian, with Monaco using both of them in a 4 -2-2-2 formation. (squawka.com)
Republicans have also proved to be a very useful foil to keep the liberal wing of Cuomo's own party from dragging him too far to the left. (politico.com)