Sentences with phrase «as a foil»

A minimal base (think all - white furniture, floors and walls) acts as a foil for accessories and soft furnishings grouped and displayed with items of the same colour.

The real intelligence of this innovative fighting system is in the enemies that act as its foil.

For cats, you can bring along a small disposable litter tray, such as a foil baking pan.

Use the brilliant people as a foil to spur yourself and the total fools as entertainment fodder... and yeah, context.

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

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.

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

«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.

They are asking bigger questions of personal and metaphysical concerns, using the figure and its environment as a foil to explore the nature of existence.

His work often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft.

In contrast to this goal, the artist uses collage as a foil because of its straightforward and recognizable qualities.

I do like the white backdrop as a foil for the fun colors.

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

«I think this was a very important aspirational speech, I think he laid in a lot of specifics about how we're going to educate our children in the 21st Century, so I'm very excited to hear that,» said Comptroller Scott Stringer, who has often acted as a foil in city government to Mr. de Blasio, critiquing his launch of universal prekindergarten without all contracts approved and for bypassing his office to establish new wage laws for subsidized developments.

The new target: Naomi Oreskes who last week found her research used as a foil by some lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to try and discredit the widely - accepted and growing view that there is a broad scientific consensus on the evidence of human - caused global warming caused by rising carbon dioxide emissions.

In fact, neither majority conference leader has proposed changes to their current exemption from FOIL or email retention, though a handful of bills have been introduced that would cover email retention as well as FOIL in the Legislature.

Hawkins, the Green Party candidate who pledged to ban hydrofracking, was used as a foil by the governor.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Researchers had speculated that the tusk is a weapon, perhaps used as a foil during mating competitions.

The mayor has also began using Trump as a foil in his re-election campaign, warning the sanitation workers» union which endorsed him Monday that Washington may turn against labor unions.

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.

Ratcliff's latest work enlarges his dialogue with, and functions as a foil to, such painting types as the decorative, the expressionist, the romantic, and the photo - based.

Hennessey unveiled the Exorcist, a tuner special based on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, last year as a foil for the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.

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.

Jews and Catholics both sometimes use the other religion as a foil to draw contrasts with their own faith.

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

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.

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

You can seed or skin the tomatoes, but I don't think it makes much difference here, since any bitterness is sort of nice as a foil to the rich, sweet pasta sauce.

Whether being used by the Easter bunny as foil - wrapped presents for children or as favorite festive treat for adults, Easter candy is just one sweet joy of the season.

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.

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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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.