Sentences with phrase «laurels upon»

Well, yes; the competition isn't particularly stiff this year, and even more importantly, the Globes love nothing more than bestowing laurels upon TV's hot new comedy.

Not exact matches

Another connection is possible, I think, one that draws upon the Attic tradition of crowning the victor of the Pythian games with a laurel wreath and, more likely still, its Christian acception, symbolizing death's defeat in Christ.

The period when the insect lived, the Eocene, was one of the warmest in history, and lush tropical or subtropical rain forest surrounded the lake; the two - and - a-half-inch-long adult male most likely sat and snacked upon the leaves of plants from the laurel or the pea family.

It is clear that today's charter schools can not afford to rest upon their laurels when it comes to innovation.

Having established records with Mégane R26.R in 2008 and Mégane R.S. Trophy in 2011, the engineers at Renault Sport were not content to rest upon their laurels.

The thumb area on the left features a fantastic grippy rubber that holds your thumb like an overly attached girlfriend as well as a nice curved wing so that your digit can rest upon its mighty laurels whenever it isn't hammering away on the buttons.

Despite overwhelming proof of this fact, evidence of which is provided throughout the book, most law firms are nevertheless resting on their laurels, steadfastly reliant upon an outdated business model set to implode.