Sentences with phrase «corretja as the foil»

It has become fashionable to invoke Xi as a foil for Donald Trump, contrasting his promises that China will «keep its door wide open» and «say no to protectionism» with the U.S. president's defiant vows to close borders, build walls, re-write trade agreements and put «America First.»

Avinash Kaushik's four major social media metrics were designed as a foil to the somewhat popular notions of chasing vanity metrics like follower count, number of posts, and other low - value statistics.

It was an opportunity for Mr. Xi to present himself as a foil to President Trump, who has rejected globalization and focused on an «America First policy,» targeting China, in particular, with a series of protectionist moves.

Their identity is dependent upon their serving as foils to officialdom.

For that reason it has been a classroom staple for me as a political science professor... I'll be using it this semester to show American politics students the sort of thing the founders were trying to avoid, and I often use it with political philosophy students as a foil to Aristotle's defense of the democratic element in a polity.

Those concerned with Luther thus have little reason for concern with tradition, which — as «scholasticism,» «mysticism,» or «traditional dogma» — serves mostly as a foil for Luther's «discovery.»

On almost every subject, Bulgakov employs Western, and especially Thomistic, thought as a foil by which to illuminate the distinctiveness of Orthodoxy's accent on the cosmological and Sophialogical in the Christian construal of reality.

Over the years he began to use that system as a foil for his increasing interest in theology.

Often she appears as a foil to eve: the redemption of womankind and the standard of female virtue.

Herein, the body was seen neither as foil for the soul nor as a problem, but as the condition of human being, learning and salvation.

If I can manage to be you in your place and retain my own viewpoint as foil at the same time, that should make me a wise and tolerant counselor.

Much as the theme is overlooked or unwelcome, I can not help noticing that the old Federal Council of Churches — type moderate - to - liberal Protestant unity was easier, and thus what we call «mainline» church life was stronger, because cooperating Protestants used Catholicism as a foil.

Since Paul spoke in the school daily, he probably rented from Tyrannus, who welcomed him as a foil to his own instruction.

First, why choose Dawkins as a foil?

So Dawkins as a foil does not, in the event, turn out to be useful.

They were presented as foils against which the virtue of New Testament heroes stood out in sharp relief.

(One of the reasons the founding fathers were adamant all Americans would have freedom of whorship) It's too simplistic to say the English reformation happened because Henry 8th wanted a divorce, it happened because of the influence of Martin Luther and the rise of Protestants in Europe and because the Catholic Church had become too powerfull, wealthy and corrupt and did not hesitate to burn people it considered Heritics, In England Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated as the foiling of a terrible plot to kill the king, James the 1st and most of the parliament.

Tertullian uses Jews and Judaism as a foil against which his conception of who Jesus is and what he says and does is expressed.

This paper will attempt an assessment of Leclerc's radical position, using as a foil the thought of the baroque scholastic, Francis Suarez.5 The latter was picked to fulfill such a function both because he represents the most complete summation of the older Aristotelian theory of substance Leclerc attempts to appropriate and reinterpret, and because he was the most important scholastic figure for the age that Leclerc sees as both the turning point in the history of the philosophy of nature, and as the golden age of such a philosophy, namely, the modern age (PN 194 - 95).

And as a foil, the humility and academic brilliance of Pope Benedict are characterized, with a fair bit of anti-Teutonic stereotyping, as Machiavellian scheming.

Michener places as a foil to Hale the figure of John Whipple.

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I like something bright and acidic as a foil to the fat.

When I took the two logs out of the steamer, I could see where explosion could be a risk as my foil wrap was about to blow.

Firstly, the label printer can deliver unmatched aesthetics, printing in as many as 16 colours, with additional surface enhancements such as foiling, colour - changing inks, embossing / debossing, and tactile varnishes.

Flexible packaging includes products such as bags and sachets made of easily yielding materials such as foil, paper or film, which when filled and sealed acquire a flexible shape.

Digital's compatibility is excellent with traditional embellishments, such as foil, emboss and special finishes, and offers a lower risk entry to market for brand owners and helps maximise opportunities — such as personalisation, seasonality, regional provenance and foreign text versions for export.

Put a slick of olive oil on top — that'll keep it from oxidizing — keep it in your fridge, and use it in place of fresh herbs as a foil to richer, heavier dishes.

DuPont ™ Nucrel ® resin acts as a foil adhesive and heat sealant for beverage packaging, condiment and spice oil sachets, as well as non-food products including toothpaste tubes and cable shielding.

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Note that coconut yogurt has a naturally sweet taste, so you'll want to judiciously add the lemon or lime juice and salt as a foil.

You may remember Spain's Alex Corretja as the foil in Pete Sampras's dehydrating four - hour match at last year's U.S. Open.

Cast as the foil in Boston College's first Atlantic Coast Conference game, Florida State was mauled for much of the game and outgained by 124 yards, but rallied with a long drive, a blocked punt and a six - play goal - line stand to remain unbeaten.

provided giroud remains plan - b option im glad but make no mistake, lacazette was not brought in as a foil for giroud.

As the OP pointed out, the PM / LK combo has alot of merits, not least in the fact they act as a foil for one another.

Most renowned CB partnerships display contrast with the different individual attributes acting as foils to each other.

I mentioned before that Arsenal should look for somebody to partner Laurent Koscielny, and as a right - sided defender N'Koulou could be considered as a foil for the Frenchman.

Stewart Downing — 6 Worked effectively as a foil to Johnson's marauding down the right.

Step 1: Use lightweight paper such as foil, wax paper or tissue paper.

He used de Blasio as a foil during a dust - up over charter schools earlier this year that resulted in extraordinary giveaways to charters in the state budget.

The only way for him to cut right is to have someone even leftier than him as a foil.

Cuomo figured out how to use the arrangement as a foil when convenient (Can't pass a statewide DREAM Act with those Republicans in charge, sorry!)

But at the same time, Cuomo is trying to use the federal government, controlled by Republicans, as a foil in the budget proposal.

They've clashed over city contracts, teacher layoffs, and pension costs, and Bloomberg's team thinks that Liu is basically using City Hall as a foil to make himself look good for a 2013 mayoral run.

because cuomo must have preferred having a wet - behind - ears wilson as his foil watching over his budgeting handiwork... and because wilson would have given him cover when he takes his hammer to the working people of this state during contract negotiations, and maybe because wilson also would have given cuomo the «well, he's a republican» excuse in the event that wilson actually landed any blows?

* The New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, which denied a March 22, 2010 request for pension records, had not responded, as FOIL requires, to the Center's multiple requests, prior to being served Article 78 papers.

Senate Republicans are again using de Blasio as a foil in a key special election to fill former Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat on Long Island.

On Monday, after coasting to the Conservative Party nomination in Manhattan, Long said she wasn't worried about her ability to raise the money necessary to compete with Gillibrand, who had $ 8 million in her campaign account at the end of December, and has been raising aggressively since then, in part by using her Republican challengers as a foil.

«Let's just say in the next four years, this particular speaker emerges as a foil to the mayor or continues the mayor's legacy,» she said.

As one of seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to oppose Hogan in the fall, Kamenetz positioned himself as a foil to President Trump, whom he criticized for his attacks on immigrant communities.