Sentences with word «figurehead»

This was the decade in which the young Auerbach and his peers Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon emerged as figureheads of new British painting.

For her part, Coin's own designs on power mean she's determined to reduce Katniss» role to one of hollow figurehead for the revolutionary movement.

We take a look at 15 things that director Zack Snyder never understood about Superman during his tenure as figurehead of the DCEU!

Also, as we adjusted the game balance and speed bit by bit, we were able to release the PS4 version of Figureheads on March 9, 2017.

Meanwhile, the film focuses on figureheads who wax on Detroit from afar — Bruckheimer, Coppola and Cooper haven't lived in the city for decades — while voices of everyday Detroiters are lacking.

In seven months» time, government representatives meet in Dubrovnik to elect a new figurehead for the science body.

The reason it happened is that Wenger doesn't like figureheads in the changing room and wants everyone to be gentlemen and play by a elevated idea of conduct of the game that no longer rules (more Queensbury rules today).

A Director of Football is said to take control of the club's everyday affairs but in my opinion, the position is more of an ambassador figurehead position in which you sound a lot more important to the club than you actually are.

Aside from Luckey, the piece lets VR fans hear from a number of industry figureheads including Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri, 3D Live CEO Nathan Huber and Magnopus co-founder Alex Henning.

British artists were an integral part of the international emergence of conceptual art, and London worked as one of the hubs for figureheads from abroad; the Whitechapel retrospective, then, decided to focus exclusively on them, instead of offering the audience a broader and international view of the movement.

It's humanity under a microscope, with pitch - perfect star Jennifer Lawrence as the earthy figurehead whose only seeming care is to maintain the environment that surrounds her beloved companion (a terrifyingly divine Javier Bardem) while it is under direct assault from a variety of pesky intruders, including a squabbling married couple (Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer), the latter of whom would love to get a bite of their host's inspirational apple.

Also, in modern days, the kings and queens of the world, particularly in Europe, have far less power and have become more figureheads.

Finally, Lord Butterbean of Flatbottom Shoals would be a mere figurehead without some conflict to test his mettle.

Smith, a Queens Democrat who lost control of the conference during the 2009 Senate coup, retaining only figurehead title of «president,» dodged on questions about the campaign cash he had received from Kruger — he actually professed to know nothing about that — and on whether he regrets elevating the Brooklyn lawmaker to the position of Senate Finance chairman.

The cultures that breed failure in the central bureaucracy tend to extend into schools, especially since collective bargaining agreements and state laws essentially render principals mere figureheads stuck with useless roles as «instructional leaders».

Why is our government is pandering to religious figureheads when the majority of their members are use some form of birth control?!

Her ancestor Johan Törnström was one of Sweden's most well - known figurehead sculptors.

Carl Sagan, seen in file footage, emerges as a benevolent public figurehead for the project, but other participants mirror his humor and his affection for the Voyagers and their mission.

Jon Cruddas, the left wing figurehead who opted for David Miliband, indicated he did so because he did not approve of Ed Miliband's incessant attacks on the Liberal Democrats, who he plainly views as fellow travellers who should be respected.

One of the key figureheads in the development of The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings has left the team.

Thanks to IP address tracking, observers can also quickly tell when company figureheads adopt fake identities for the sake of fluffing up their reputation.

Tom Judd: Disruption Jan 11 — Mar 3, 2018 Anchored by and alternating between imagery of recognizable political figureheads and volcanic landscapes, Philadelphia artist Tom Judd's visual expressi...

Starting today, players can preorder Guns of Icarus Alliance and receive a 25 % discount, a ship figurehead and a costume set forged exclusively for those that preorder.»

Katniss once again shows that she is the textbook reluctant figurehead for the rebellion, and the film crew who follows her makes sure to capture her every move.

The 11th issue of Ta - Nehisi Coates's Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet positioned Wakanda as a kind of constitutional monarchy, so it's probably easiest to understand the Black Panther as a ceremonial figurehead now.

This present exhibition has been curated in parallel with a major exhibition at Pallant House Gallery of the works of Victor Pasmore, a leading figurehead of the nascent constructivist movement in post-war Britain.

The ship's 80 brass cannons, hand - carved figureheads and networks of rigging were all there, 30 times smaller than the original.

Each of the Wakandan tribes is a distinct cultural presence led by different figureheads who all have their own political agendas.

After sharing from his own social accounts, Kim said he also promoted the post to his list of influencers — which includes about 1600 Twitter users, including figureheads in news media.

After two decades the controversial figurehead of Abercrombie and Fitch — CEO Michael Jeffries — has retired as Chief Executive.

I call dibs on the role of white male figurehead!»

Sadly the relationship completely broke down with the divorce and the relationship with the children broke down so the stepfather took the main figurehead father role.»

Gordon Brown has dismissed the sentencing of Burma's opposition figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi as «purely political».

When he explained to Labour members why he was backing David Miliband for the leadership, left - wing figurehead Jon Cruddas specifically mentioned this as a major factor in his decision.

Also, if you haven't noticed, Bharara appears dedicated to his new role as media figurehead thanks to his podcast and his media venture CAFE.

His visit to Buffalo was the first this year and first since assuming the role as Democratic party figurehead.

He chose Czechoslovakian leader Vaclav Havel as his favourite political figure, saying he admired the courage of the Velvet Revolution figurehead.

The federal president of Austria, elected by popular vote every six years, is the highest representative of the state and mostly acts as a ceremonial figurehead.

And good luck with that campaign, Tony Blair will make a good figurehead and I'm sure Clegg's got time on his hands too.

The tyrannical corrupt figurehead President Snow (Donald Sutherland) fears Katniss» popularity will spark a full - blown rebellion for reform if left unchecked.

Despite many parallels between the two companies, Sega arguably lacked an influential creative figurehead in the same vein as Nintendo's enduringly prolific Shigeru Miyamoto during its heyday.