Sentences with phrase «less utilitarian»

The colors and textures of plants soften a driveway's expanse and make it look less utilitarian.

«This makes the main part of the kitchen look less cluttered and feel less utilitarian,» says Tanya.

Kitchens also are being designed in a less utilitarian way with larger windows, fewer cabinets, and softer lighting.

Studying 28 years of Turkish history, Kagitcibasi & Ataca [104] found that as socio - economic development increases across time or place, there is less utilitarian / economic value attributed to children and a stronger emphasis on emotional benefits, with a concomitant change in sex preference from boys to girls.

Overall it makes the menus and map a little more flavorful and less utilitarian, which could be a nice change if you already know The Witcher 3 like the back of your hand.

«Because western society's orientations toward wildlife is becoming more moralistic and less utilitarian,» explain the authors of a study recently published online in PLoS ONE, «conservation biologists must develop innovative and collaborative ways to address the threats posed by feral cats rather than assuming wholesale removal of feral cats through euthanasia is a universally viable solution.»

Around back, the 2016 Clubman is significantly different than its predecessor, looking sportier and less utilitarian.

It's a cut - down version of an existing car for a less utilitarian look.

Throughout this period, Ford trucks started looking less utilitarian, sporting two - tone paint, automatic transmissions, and improved heater and radio offerings.

The new Pilot revealed a new styling direction that is far more modern and Acura - like in appearance and far less utilitarian.

The interior and exterior was re-worked to be less utilitarian, but it was still similar to the Series I. Every body panel was new except the rear door outer skin.

This looks more fun and less utilitarian.

It's a 3 - Series — more or less — at its foundation, with a curving roofline that makes it only slightly less utilitarian than the X3, but considerably more useable than the 3.

Following the Discover Series 1 was the Series 2, which got a bit of a facelift as well as updated engine options, with a goal of making the Discovery even less utilitarian and more accessible to typical SUV drivers.

That «SAV» moniker not only ensures you know this BMW is different from other mere utility vehicles, but also that the X5 SAV is different from the less utilitarian X6 «Sports Activity Coupe».

The high load floor in the cargo area is a bit off - putting, however, making the sporty Edge less utilitarian than some of its competitors.

Rear - channel activity is much more fevered if no less utilitarian; they could've really capitalized on those flying - disc weapons, which have the misfortune to arrive in the third act, when the mix itself starts to seem a little slapdash.

A graphstellation would have far less utilitarian value to its creators, but it also would probably be far easier to build and detect than a Dyson Sphere.

So since we spend so much time in the bathroom, we have decorated our space a bit to give the room a less utilitarian, and more homey feel.

Not exact matches

Unless Mercedes is willing to sell the X-Class in the US as a purely utilitarian work truck alongside the Metris and Sprinter commercial vans, anything less than $ 40,000 for a mid-size product doesn't coalesce with the brand's premium pricing strategy.

He went on to say that in his opinion «Canadians culturally are quite a bit more utilitarian, more conservative, more practical in some ways [than Americans]» which he points to as being the main reason why initial interactions with Tilt by Canadian users have been less robust than Tilt's experience with American users of the platform.

No less than other stories in the Jacob cycle, it reflects the background of the patriarchal age — frictions between groups (Hamor and Jacob); a level of sexual morality beyond the reach of our judgment and in any judgment ennobled by the integrity of Hamor and the love of his son for Dinah; the effort on the part of both families to effect a peaceful settlement honoring the religious sensibilities of the abused; the despicable violation of the terms of agreement by two of Jacob's sons; and finally, in perfect consonance with the general character of Jacob, his sharp rebuke of his sons not on moral but on utilitarian grounds:

Therefore, the utilitarian might very well do less to the criminal than he deserves» but, for the same reason, the utilitarian might do more to the criminal than he deserves, for the utilitarian does not grasp the concept of desert.

Utilitarian individualism, with less biblical restraint or facade than ever before, would continue as the dominant ideology.

Would these bilinguals resemble the foreign language learners studied by Costa et al. and demonstrate reasoning that is less emotional and more utilitarian using their second language?

The problem is that either the «more utilitarian» or the «less emotional» process would produce the same behavior.

«Contrary to our expectations, our study showed that although people living in more walkable neighbourhoods report more utilitarian walking, they are not more active overall compared to people living in less walkable neighbourhoods.

Better were ringmaster black coats, more utilitarian black wool coats with white blanket stitching and lovely sepia photo prints of wild animals on silk dresses: they were still conversation starters but with less of the comic about them.

I wasn't sure how much I'd wear this skirt but it's so comfy and the utilitarian tan colour makes it somehow less fancy, which I love.

Some are saying her costume is «more utilitarian» and «less sexy.»

It somewhat fit what I envisioned the Discovery brand to represent — less luxurious and more utilitarian compared to a Range Rover — but it's off the mark in other ways, including interior quality and powertrain.

Despite their mechanical similarities, the Pilot is less sporty, more utilitarian than the MDX.

It's a trait of cars in this class to look a little less conventional than their hatchback counterparts and the Kona follows this trend, with a design that's funkier and slightly more eye - catching than more utilitarian Hyundai models we're used to, such as the i20.

The farther you get from civilization, the less ostentatious and the more utilitarian each home is, but each had a character I liked.

For parents who need convincing: Malcolm Gladwell wrote about the utilitarian value in going to the «lesser» school — aka the big fish / small pond effect; your kid will do best at a college where they can be in the top 10 percent, not at the most highly selective school where they may end up in the bottom half of the class.

Both of these are pretty specific cases, sure, but the real selling point is considerably less sexy and far more utilitarian.

The key to the map is that while it still stands to offer a road connecting the stages, it feels less like a utilitarian grid than any 2D Mario game in recent years.

Subsequent games approached their visuals in a utilitarian fashion, offering finer details but less art.

It was noted by more than once that, in actuality, the (OFF)-- held in the less grandiose, more utilitarian venue Les Docks — Cité de la Mode et du Design — was a veritable salon des refusés.

The ecomodernists recognize that their case for preserving nature by decoupling human activity from environmental impacts «draws more on spiritual or aesthetic than on material or utilitarian arguments,» since we «could survive and prosper materially on a planet with much less biodiversity and wild nature.»

While a utilitarian would be focused on whether civilian (and military) casualties would be less if autonomous weapons were used, a Kantian would object to the removal of humans from the lethal decisionmaking altogether.

Ever since HMD started producing smartphones with the Nokia brand name, its designs have more or less been utilitarian.

It's less boxy and utilitarian, and instead sleeker and more comfortable to hold.

My units are pretty upscale small cottages but there are also a lot of people looking for less expensive more utilitarian STVR places, and also a number of people looking for a month to three month cheaper furnished rentals such as traveling nurses.

Bathroom - specific ideas include zero - threshold showers, comfort - height toilets and safety grab bars that increasingly feature less - utilitarian designs.

Paint exposed pipes or ducts the same hue as their surroundings to trick the eye and make the utilitarian objects appear less prominent.