Sentences with word «halcyon»

Thriving in the presence of halcyon days aplenty, discover the hidden speakeasies churning the cocktail culture of South America's most romantic city to life.

Ducati tradition was established during halcyon seasons of racing small single - cylinder bikes from 1947 to 1958.

And it is sometimes framed by the view that a once halcyon era of locally driven learning has been lost.

Michael Ferro may want his shareholders to have faith in his vision of returning Tribune Publishing to some kind of halcyon time when newspapers ruled the media world and spun off millions in cash flow with virtually no effort.

It's possible because for a small group of dedicated aficionados, the blue blur's halcyon period never ended.

Majestic surroundings, the famous blue whale, diamonds and curiosities, whilst probably a feature of many Londoners halcyon childhood memories, provide an ideal free dating location where you can discover their spirit - animal, dream travel destination and favourite natural wonder.

It's easy to forget now that back in SEGA «s 16 - bit halcyon days, they wielded considerable brand power, enjoying reach far...

On Hitler's Mountain is a powerful, intimate, riveting, and revealing account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness; a remarkable memoir of an «ordinary» childhood spent in an extraordinary time and place.

-LSB-...] an essay posted on the school choice advocacy blog redefinED, Jeb Bush evoked a picture that he might have thought would be an attractive, even halcyon scene -LSB-...]

Another painting, entitled «Rush,» shows a monarch butterfly descending on a bottle of liquid incense in the same halcyon landscape, capturing Wilson's concern with heightened pleasure as a form of distraction.

The volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world that is our new normal gobbles up and spits out that halcyon view.

Of course there are occasional scandals and corruption and crime - always have been, even in your imaginary halcyon days of early settlers.

The result is a picture more honest about its Americana than American Graffiti or, shudder, Grease — projecting a time now forty years hence as a remembrance of halcyon nights at the drive - in, getting into fights with the goons across the track, and falling in love with a girl who can't talk to you at school in front of her friends.

Based on the 2007 book of the same title — by author André Aciman (who plays a small role in its adaptation)-- Call Me by Your Name tells the story of a romance set in the summer of 1983 against a backdrop of lush, halcyon Italian landscapes.

On the ground, a cat - and - mouse chase sequence on a planet overrun by a wealthy, yet morally starved population, is the film's most riotous and nostalgic highlight; it'll take you back to halcyon films like The Neverending Story, and the pirate - filled story of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Planet.

The life of the sandbox seems halcyon and the future far off.

In those supposedly halcyon days, the schools in many states were racially segregated, as were most colleges and universities.

For literary fiction fans who want to exchange a few hours for a valuable look back at the not - all - halcyon Sixties.»

And even for white women, the situation is by no means halcyon.

In 2010, she underwent a # 14 million upgrade and refurbishment and represents great value premium cruising, where you can experience the bygone halcyon days of long distance sea travel.

With a bit of bolstering in the offseason, Pro Evo could potentially regain the level of respect once cultivated in the franchise's halcyon heyday.

As the show's title suggests, the real world regularly impinges on the artist's halcyon imaginings.

Mercer Members» Exhibition February 8 - 11th, 2006 Closing Reception and Sale: Saturday, February 11, 2006, 8 pm Hosted by Misha Glouberman Mercer Loving: Halcyon Days What if we are, at this very moment, in the midst of those blissful halcyon days?

And in a few years time, who knows, maybe even the climate will be back to those happy halcyon days of the Medieval Warm Period.

Horizon Chase briefly reverses back to such halcyon days, grabs the best bits from the likes of Lotus and Top Gear, before zooming back to the present as a thoroughly modern arcade racer.

It was during IBB's halcyon years, of military power without responsibility; and endless wayward experimentation, that his junta dubbed political transition.

Recalling earlier halcyon days in Indonesia, the Minister has pointed out how an across - the - board no - tipping policy would ensure a higher and more uniform standard of service -LSB-...]

It's easy to forget now that back in SEGA «s 16 - bit halcyon days, they wielded considerable brand power, enjoying reach far beyond the fledgling console business that made them a household name.

A powerful and riveting account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness; a remarkable memoir of an «ordinary» childhood spent in an extraordinary time and place.

And reading transcripts from those halcyon days of a decade ago, before the U.S. crash, two things become readily apparent that may lend some insight to Poloz's situation — U.S. Federal Reserve officials were indeed worried about causing alarm.

Some day, when we're all communicating telepathically, we'll probably look back on this current time as the halcyon days of inter-personal discourse.

And those of us who are just a little bit older but more tied down often even remember the decade this way — as a halcyon period of late nights (not due to dirty diapers or work deadlines), carefree weekends, and untethered ambition.

The trouble is that most companies don't realize their halcyon days will be fleeting, so they aren't opportunistic enough with their high stock price.

This is probably not the right point in the cycle to try to replicate the halcyon days of the late 1990s.

Back in the drug - soaked, if not halcyon, days known at the sexual and drug revolution — the 1960's — many people were on a quest for the «perfect trip», and the «perfect hit of acid» (the drug lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD).

It is so much more difficult today for a brand to break through, especially as compared to the halcyon days of one local newspaper and three broadcast channels.

Those of us with significant experience that pre-dates the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 — 2009 can easily see how much more complex the world is now than in the halcyon pre-crisis days.

You see, back in those (relatively) halcyon days, the Fed got by with what now seems like a modest - sized balance sheet, the liabilities of which consisted mainly of circulating Federal Reserve notes, supplemented by Treasury and GSE deposit balances and by bank reserve balances only slightly greater than the small amounts needed to meet banks» legal reserve requirements.

The halcyon days of hydrocarbons were good to Western Canada, and the energy industry as a whole.

The halcyon days at the end of Return of the Jedi lasted about five minutes before life got in the way

There's a real ache to the film, a genuine sense of loss for all of those involved before the new action has even started: from what we can tell the halcyon days at the end of Return of the Jedi lasted about five minutes before life got in the way.

Even when the show premiered in the halcyon days of 1999, The West Wing was using rose - colored glasses through which to view the United States government, depicting our elected leaders as unfailingly brilliant, morally bulletproof paragons of virtue.

As I see it, part of the problem with the approach characteristic of Deneen and company is not merely a romanticizing of halcyon days that are now surely, if not entirely, irrevocably lost and an underappreciation of its own peculiar obstacles to virtue.

A lifelong New Yorker, Konchalski grew up in Queens during the»50s and»60s» the halcyon days of American Catholicism and New York City sports.

Since it's a shame to let a town die out like that, someone decides to build a store, painted in weathered tones of creams and grays, hoping to recall the halcyon days.