Sentences with phrase «backscratching ivy»

The bunker was left unchanged in the build, with scars from strikes and years of ivy intact.

In Gatsby, the Rumsey estate appears in slightly modified form, as Gatsby's own house: «a colossal affair by any standard — it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden.»

«My worst bride was an ivy - league - educated shrink.

One of the better known online learning platforms, Coursera partners with ivy league schools like Stanford and University of Pennsylvania to offer top quality courses for free, or at least at more affordable rates.

«She wasn't your typical ivy leaguer.

But if you can master online, self - directed learning, it's entirely possible to earn yourself the quality of education offered at ivy league schools, right from the comfort of home.

More than 20 million people are taking Coursera courses through these ivy league and other upper crust schools.

Just think about a prestigious university: having plenty of ivy - covered buildings would make your organization seem staid, stable, and, well, collegiate.

The ivy - covered West Village townhouse, a historic carriage house, has an indoor pool, private garage, and a landscaped atrium.

Saff said that poison ivy plants are expected to thrive with higher carbon dioxide levels.

It's not enough to simply keep an ivy or fern at the reception desk and call it a day.

Because of that, he drew the attention of people from all walks of life who were much smarter than him, from executives, ivy leaguers, programmers, doctorates, attorneys, bankers and more.

The garden room at Mykonos Blue Grill in the middle of the Flatiron neighborhood in Manhattan has a terrace ivy wall and skylight

Do you get indignant when you get poison ivy?

Where the hell to professors make $ 200k??? Maybe ivy leage, if that.

I asked Beoda and another young boy, Stevenson, to write their names in the small Bible I brought with me on the page facing the first chapter of James to remind me that James is not speaking of theological concepts to be debated in the ivy covered halls of academia.

(CNN)- With its ivy - covered entrance and Teddy Bear bouquets, Arlene's Flowers seems an unlikely spot to trigger a culture - war skirmish.

I knew better than to include nativity scenes in my artworks, and stuck with bright renderings of holly, ivy, snow - drifts and Santa.

Make sure you call it «Penn State» and not just Penn.... «Penn» is the University of Pennsylvania, a fine ivy league school.

This curse holds for everyone: even the most ecstatic naturalist steers clear of grizzly bears and poison ivy.

The theme of «satanic verses,» which Rushdie first develops with Gibreel insinuating his own ideas into the mind of prophet Mahound, now blossoms as poisoned ivy under Gibreel's feet: «Violets are blue, roses are red / I'll get her right in my bed,» the reference being to Allie Cone, Gibreel's English paramour.

Encouraging students (and, unfortunately, faculty) to respect and adhere to these rules and procedures is — or ought to be — an important part of what transpires behind the ivy - covered walls.

As you may know, all the ivy league schools put great pressure on Christian students who attend there to reject their faith in God and the Bible.

I was leading Bible studies and loving people, and at an ivy league school and people thought I had it all together.

Walk through poison ivy and we may get poison ivy.

The Right has no worry as to what devastation their policies will cause... their money insulates them from crisis, from illness (need of healthcare),,,, as one blogger who went to the convention said... their lives will not change at all, they will go to the same country clubs, their children will attend the same ivy league schools, they have money for all necessities, etc..

It is related also to this post and since I make mention of ivy's post I will put it here as well.

In contrast to later royal weddings, the only flowers in the Abbey were in large vases either side of the High Altar filled with white lilies and chrysanthemums, pink carnations, roses, variegated ivy and camellia foliage.

Reflecting on the physical complaints she hears from other mothers about their children, she thinks, «There is, after all, strong brown soap for poison ivy, iodine for cuts and bruises, mud for bee stings, honey for sore throats, chalky white casts for broken bones.

The bloodroot flowers near her feet as delicate as bible leaves, and slow, persistent ivy kindles on old trees.

And we are told that when the bishop of a certain church in North Africa was reading Jerome's text, some protested that there was a mistake in the reading, for the plant was a gourd, not an ivy.

The book is not about an ivy or a gourd or a castor bean.

When he came to the passage in the fourth chapter of Jonah in which we are told that God caused a plant to grow and shelter the prophet, he translated the name of the plant as an ivy.

Today, scholars tell us that the best translation is probably neither a gourd nor an ivy, but a castor bean!

-- ivy

I also took note of and rolled my eyes at the baseless optimism of the two men who stepped, one in a sweatshirt and other in a proper - looking ivy cap, lockstep onto the subway as they loudly answered phone calls.

There are people who are immune to poison ivy.

The mango is a member of the cashew family of flowering plants; other species include the pistachio tree and poison ivy.

No church bells rung out in the darkening December air; there were no children's carols learned in Sunday - schools; no presents, and not even a sprig of box, ivy, or pine in any window.

Some people are so sensitive that even touching a chile pod causes contact dermatitis, much like poison ivy does.

It's a Mangalorean delicacy prepared with ivy gourd and black chickpeas with fresh ground coconut masala.

The cashew is part of the same family as poison ivy; I doubt if you'd consider munching on that.

Lush plants of all sorts from ivy, to african violets to exotic tropicals were always in bloom thanks to her constant love and attention.

PS... I had no idea about cashews & the poison ivy family!

(They are a member of the poison ivy family after all!)

I really like the ingredients you combined, but being diabetic and highly allergic to stevia (I look & feel like I've eaten poison ivy minutes after just touching that stuff!)

ivy - Going light on the onions would be fine.

Using English ivy, philodendron, or holly (all with very small leaves), spray lightly with gold paint and arrange around fruit to cover styrofoam completely.

I suffered from severe poison ivy for about seven weeks this summer.

For people sensitive to capsaicin, it can cause contact dermatitis just like poison ivy.