Sentences with phrase «by a curtain of»

My respect was deepened by seeing the layers in the painting's palimpsest, always mediated by curtains of white in various degrees of creaminess and brilliance.

The very first photograph taken by Woodman, Self - portrait at Thirteen, 1972, shows the artist sitting at the end of a sofa in an un-indentified space, wearing an oversized jumper and jeans, arm loosely hanging on the armrest, her face obscured by a curtain of hair and the foreground blurred by sudden movement, one hand holding a cable linked to the camera.

Called Dirty Mirror, it consists of four brushstrokes following the edges of the panel, surrounding a rubbed - out central area, the right half of which is veiled as if by a curtain of blackish blue.

The very first photograph taken by Woodman, Self - portrait at Thirteen (1972), shows the artist sitting at the end of a sofa in an un-indentified space, wearing a oversized jumper and jeans, arm loosely hanging on the armrest, her face obscured by a curtain of hair and the foreground blurred by sudden movement, one hand holding a cable linked to the camera.

Chemicals are added to improve the quality of the molten metal which is then poured into moulds and cooled by a curtain of water and then rolled into very thin sheets, ready to be into more cans and can be back on the shelves in just 6 weeks.

You may even want to consider a third shelf for storing stockpiled laundry - related purchases, covered by a curtain of color - coordinated material hanging from the shelf above.

Not exact matches

Thanks to bold self - revelations from some top names in the industry, greater media coverage (such as this award - winning story from Inc. magazine by Jessica Bruder) and, sadly, the tragic loss of several members of the startup community to suicide, the curtain that once completely walled off founders» mental health struggles is starting to crack open.

I'd watched CEOs slowly unravel as the false curtains they hid behind were swept away by the harsh realities of competitive markets.

However, as I get to peek behind the business curtains — i.e., look at their financial statements — many of these innovative ideas are not being executed in a way that makes the entrepreneur enough profit to get by.

A gritty Brooklyn warehouse space edged by a stark black curtain was a fitting background for hearing one of the tech world's best - known CEOs admit he'd had moments of feeling over his head.

Some of the biggest developers in New York are funded by capital from the wealthy Gulf states — United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia — but these backers, unlike those from countries such as Canada and Norway, prefer staying behind the curtain.

But as the newest member of the Money Map team, Tom is now able to show you how he uses the Money Calendar tool every week in Money Calendar Pro, in which Tom pulls back the curtain on how a real trade analyst works, and takes you step - by - step through his daily trade recommendations poised to double, or even triple, in value.

He refused to believe that the false ideas of the human person and human history embodied in communism could divide Europe indefinitely; and by igniting a revolution of conscience behind the iron curtain, the man the last president of the Soviet Union called «the world's greatest moral authority» became an agent of liberation for his Slavic brethren and the precursor of new possibilities in international affairs.

By Protestant I mean a version of Christianity that recognizes no curtain or veil between God and man save my sin and his perfect goodness.

Psalm 104:2 «who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain» Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visiblBy faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visiblby the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

They need to get out of the curtain of bondage pressed upon them by the Catholic Church.

«Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way which he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith» (10:19 - 22).

But it is something more: something immediate and poignant in the embattled «little flocks» of the first century, known again in our day by millions in shattered and cut - off lives in cells, rubble, behind wire, and behind curtains.

If they could only have cast their minds further back, perhaps they might have recalled a lost paradise: green and yellow meadows stirred by tender winds, umbrageous forests and emerald groves, glass - blue mountain peaks melting into azure skies, glittering bays whose diamond waters break in jade and turquoise surges on sands like powdered alabaster — where the rain falls gently, and is transformed by the setting sun into shimmering curtains of gold — where, beyond verdant valleys and limestone caves, lies a palace filled with every delight the senses can endure, enclosing garden courtyards where crystal fountains splash in porphyry basins, intoxicating perfumes hang upon the breezes, undying flowers of every hue shine out amid the greenery's blue shadows...

Imagine being lured away from your family by the promise of a financially secure job in another country, only to find yourself in the curtained - off room of some dingy, impromptu «hotel» about to succumb to the sexual whims of yet another customer.

When the church is consumed and possessed by mortgages, capital campaigns, membership numbers, qualifications for membership or deacon or elder, the variety and format of financial reports, redecorating, ordination policies, the proper delineation of committee responsibilities, the aggregation and strengthening and protection of church hierarchical authority, the preference for political associations and prominence instead of being a voice and influence for justice and compassion, seasonal vestment colors, the abandonment and refusal to acknowledge congregations who dare to be excited by their proclaiming and provoking and living and sharing the Good News, the continual choosing and preoccupation with better organization over better outreach, or what styles of worship are to be offered — then it is time for an earth - shaking, stone - rolling, curtain ripping, hurricane - strength, fiery and noisy transformational revolution that will resurrect the Good News in the body and spirit of communities and individuals.

I remember the end of the little curtained balcony where our class was held, sunlight coming into our room rejoicing through a dusty window, the buzzing of insects in the July fields outside, a flannel board with figures stuck on it, and best of all, the anticipation of a story, followed by Kool - Aid and cookies.

While the Letter to the Hebrews does not specifically mention the Eucharist, it surely has this in mind in when it states in connection with Christ's priesthood, «We have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the Blood of Jesus, by the new and living way which He opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His flesh.»

This curtain seemed to be raised by a few inches in the nineteen twenties, in those heroic days when de Broglie and Schroedinger de-materialized matter like the stage magician who makes the lady vanish from the box, while Heisenberg (1969) eased her out of the straitjacket of determinism and proclaimed that the principle of complementarity agreed «very nicely» with the mind - body dualism — the implication being that the particle aspect of the electron was analogous to the body, its wave aspect to the mind.

Thus, only thus, by drawing a veil over the past, by keeping lowered the curtain which divided the Fascist world from all that lay beyond its frontiers could the Government assert itself as a regime, as the regime: not merely as a system of government, but as a philosophy of life; one might well say, as a Church.

The collection of classical and contemporary paintings, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been featured in Architectural Digest, and is perfectly accented by the French lace curtains and Viennese velvet draperies.

With each pass, Tomás displays increasingly less cape to Ungrateful until he keeps it entirely concealed behind his back, urging death to charge, only to offer a few feet of cloth that billow gracefully in the air, carried by the force of the bull's horns as Tomás pirouettes and spins the cape back into a curtain.

I followed Si √ ¥ n into the shallows and we waded downstream through a thickly woven tunnel of branches until we came to a hollow under the bank curtained by trailing roots.

To fish, Akaji perches on an overhang that projects 15 feet over the water, so that each wave sweeping under him thumps against the face of the undercut, shatters into a curtain of spray and with a prolonged hiss rolls seaward again until its froth is overwhelmed by the next assaulting wave.

even though the fixtures are randomly generated via the input of curtain parameters by the FA's fixture system software.

The former Liverpool manager has been installed as one of the favourites by the bookmakers to replace Arsene Wenger, after the Arsenal boss announced his decision to step down from the role once the curtain closes on his 22 years at the club at season's end.

El Classico is always a massive game but this one holds significant importance for Real Madrid who trail Barcelona by 11 points going into the game and anything but a win will pretty much put curtains to their hopes of defending La Liga title.

Matters were made even worse in that disappointing curtain raiser, with the double injuries sustained by Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi, ultimately reducing the firepower of the side so early into the campaign.

Another howler by another third rate keeper mannone that has been biggest blunder of wenger's failure not to buy a quality last man of defence whose one mistake could mean curtains.

The large number of flares lit by home fans at Stade Geoffroy - Guichard created a thick curtain of smoke that cloaked the field.

Help your baby sleep longer that day by making sure your blackout curtains are down, or minimize the amount of light coming in from the windows as you can (it's going to be lighter «earlier»).

I walk by the window, curtains open and turn off the light sneaking a peek at the beauty of this room — the chaos of this room and marvel at the chaos tidied up (for now).

Start smart by first making a list of essentials — paint, curtains, lamps, etc. — and then add your «wish» items (chandelier, glider, artwork).

NHS patients are facing a «tartan curtain» caused by bickering health officials either side of the English - Scottish border.

LEVINE»S CURTAIN CALL — Associated Press: «James Levine, whose 46 - year career at the Metropolitan Opera established him as a towering figure in classical music, was fired by the company on Monday after an investigation found evidence of sexual abuse and harassment.

Sequestered behind heavy curtains in the warmth, loaded shotguns by their front doors, watching reruns of Antiques Roadshow, eating roasted peacock, donating online to Conservative HQ via Paypal.

Allstar, of Hawthorne in Westchester County, sold products — including the Forever Comfy Cushion, Magic Mesh curtain and Cat's Meow cat toy — by touting the deal on infomercials, according to the complaint filed by the FTC in Illinois on Wednesday.

I will drop the curtains here by saying a very biiiiiiiig «AYEKOO» to the management of SADA and urge them on to continue the good works they are doing.

It was prompted by the recent release from prison of Lord Watson, the Labour MSP jailed last September for arson after setting fire to the curtains at an Edinburgh hotel.

The objectives of the celebration of the min Hogbetsotso is to whip up enthusiasm among the 36 Anlo communities and also to serve as a curtain raiser to ensure maximum in participations of by all the people of Anlo in remembrance of the struggles their ancestors went through to bring them to their present location from Notsie in the Republic of Togo.

Trump is planning to swap the curtains in the Oval Office — currently a deep shade of red — for those used by a previous president, according to a person familiar with the exchange.

The screams were from behind thick green curtains just by the side of the entrance.

Kogut's team speculates it may be a curtain of light emitted by the earliest stars to form in the universe — so - called Population III stars.

I saw patches of grassland turned sandy and beachlike, and huge curtains of dust raised by strong winds.

Surrounded by these objects, in a dark curtained room suffused with the musty odor of old books, the visitor feels privy not only to the dwelling place but also to the brain of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers.