Sentences with phrase «in favor of something much»

These artworks drew upon the organic shapes of plants and animals, rejecting the rigid structures of geometric abstraction in favor of something much more free - flowing.

Although it has been argued that these lines resemble some of the geographical features that Diebenkorn observed in the suburban landscape, by the time he painted his Ocean Park paintings he felt he had resolutely abandoned figuration in favor of something much more spiritual and contemplative, as one influential critic noted, «[With the Ocean Parks]... one leaves behind labels like «Abstract Expressionism» and «Bay Area Figuration» and enters a breathtaking new world that is unique to Diebenkorn as Mondrian's or Still's or Rothko's are to their creators....

In the first place, the quiet but drastic step taken by Robinson between the publication of his book and his essay, of abandoning the concept of an existential encounter with Jesus mediated by a modern historiography in favor of something much less dramatic, is an absolutely essential step to take.

Not exact matches

How much harder is it to turn off Modern Family in favor of Einstein's Relativity than for something you actually want to read?

Reese Witherspoon is still fun to watch, with an energy and charisma that commands strong favor, but she is talented enough to warrant something much better to play in than this well - meaning retread of the first film.

And for those who are prone to carrying a credit card balance, the Belk ® Rewards Card should probably be avoided in favor of something with a much lower APR..

Digression is a common literary technique favored by authors like David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon, but outside of the last two entries in the Saints Row franchise (a series Chung name - dropped as keeping a surrealist streak alive in games), it's not something we see much of in either the AAA or indie - gaming space.

Sony invested too much into Gaikai just to abandon PS Now in favor of something that resembles Xbox Game Pass

The Default Apps setting is not exclusively new to Windows 10 but, much like many of the other Control Panel staples of previous versions, Microsoft has worked in an almost total rehaul of the old system in favor of something a little more streamlined and a lot more functional.

I've never seen anything that looks quite like the Steam Controller, which foregoes the traditional dual - analog stick setup in favor of something that looks much stranger.