Sentences with phrase «no less a figure»

Given that the organizations had a previous relationship, Lesser figured it couldn't hurt to reach out.

The names of those with whom he corresponded reveal the scope of his influence, not only among theological colleagues but among both prominent and lesser figures in many other arenas.

Williams studied literature under some legendarily distinguished scholars — W. P. Ker, of Epic and Romance fame, R. W. Chambers, and no less a figure than A. E. Housman for Latin, which might account for the fact that though Williams's English is often wonky, his Latin, when he breaks into it, is rather good.

Plus I note that the Times still retains a critical edge: just after chief commentator David Brooks writes a column ranking Mr. Obama among the greatest presidents, he surprises (and disappoints) you by writing another suggesting that he could be ranked among the lesser figures.

Finally, it is intriguing to note that, biographically speaking, both philosophers exhibit a profound personal paradox that, to my mind, is not emulated in the other, considerably lesser figures of 20th - century British thought.

Physics professor and frequent First Things contributor Stephen Barr discusses the implications of quantum physics at Big Questions Online: No less a figure than Eugene Wigner, a Nobel Prize winner in physics, claimed that materialism — at least with regard to the human mind — is....

No less a figure than John Henry Newman may once have argued that «English Literature will ever have been Protestant» [Newman 1852, 314] but, as authors from G.K Chesterton [1928, 236 - 242] to Ian Ker [2003,1 - 12] have argued since, the literary outlook was never quite so bleak for Catholics.

This week no less a figure than Kevin Durant suggested that the whole thing was a waste of time.

As a consequence we may see a lesser figure than Wenger in charge until changes above our manager occur.

The mighty sluggers of history are all portrayed here, alongside accounts of memorable swats by lesser figures.

In a remarkable statement this afternoon, the Department for International Development revealed that among those Patel met in Israel was no less a figure than Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's Prime Minister.

The facts on the ground today are that INEC has cleaned its register and came out with less figures — Kano, for instance came down from 7Milion to 3.5 Million voters.

As far back as ancient Rome we find no less a figure than Martial, the father of the epigram, outing a rival as a self - haircutter and taunting him with a nasty Numquid tonsorem, Gargiliane, times?

Before I took this coach training I thought I could more or less figure out anyone's profile, but when I saw the assessment results of a good friend I was... [Read more...]

If the outfit is fun, it is OK to be less figure flattering.

Tim Robbins ranks among contemporary cinema's most acclaimed and provocative voices; a multifaceted talent, he has proved so adept at wearing the various hats of actor, writer, and director that no less a figure than the legendary filmmaker Robert Altman declared him the second coming of Orson Welles.

No less a figure than Frank Sinatra once proclaimed singer Vic Damone as possessing the «best pipes in the business,» which he parlayed into a popular recording career in the late 1940s and 1950s with such hits as «You're Breaking My Heart,» «Again» and «My Heart Cries for You,» among many other lush romantic ballads.

But throughout, he is less a figure of derision than a poignantly high - minded, if blinkered, human being.

Since attracting rather a lot of attention, and some well - earned praise, from the film scoring community after writing an effective score for John Frankenheimer's enjoyable thriller Ronin (and replacing no lesser figure than Jerry Goldsmith on the film), it seemed that Elia Cmiral was destined for big things.

Hawn began her acting career playing the ditz on TV comedies like Good Morning World and Laugh - In, but by the end of the»60s, her bubble - headed persona became less a figure of fun and more a love - generation ideal.

At Princeton — where no less a figure than Albert Einstein once taught — applicants are so anxious that they wait by their mailboxes when letters of acceptance, rejection and waiting list are expected.

The name of no less a figure than the Duke of Wellington appeared 17 times.

It could take hours to calculate your income and expenses, much less figure out how much you were spending eating out, buying clothes, or wasting on bank fees and interest.

Balancing the two at the pivot point is no less a figure than Nathan Drake, from Uncharted, cracking jokes, and flashing his most charismatic smile at Lara, while she sits there shivering, and complaining about the cold.

In 1845, Victor Robert exhibited Religion, Philosophy, the Sciences and the Arts Enlightening Europe, while in 1846, no less a figure than Baudelaire himself deigned to notice the Universal Charity of Laemlein, a bizarre confection representing a personification of Charity holding in her arms three children: «one is of the white race, the other red, the third black; a fourth child, a little Chinese, typifying the yellow race, walks by her side.»

While the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.

Wile the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.

It has left him a lesser figure in a great movement.

When he was informed by a friend that one of his paintings had been bought by no less a figure than Sir Elton John, Aitchison had to ask who this person might be.

What transpired was as bad as I had feared, with the African - American artist showcased during the first week of broadcasts being no less a figure than Catlett.

He was enthusiastically championed by no less a figure than Augustus John who arranged a solo exhibition for him in London, which received wide press coverage.35 John also wrote a flattering article on Walters for American Vogue in 1927 and may have helped him to secure prestigious portrait commissions.36

No less a figure than the artist Hans Haacke — whose long - standing commitment to rendering transparent economic, social, and aesthetic structures throughout culture has led him to be immanently associated with the paradigm — used the phrase «consciousness industry» as early as the mid-1980s to describe the sophisticated networks of institutional support necessary to make visible ostensibly adversarial avant - garde artistic gestures.4 Works seeking to emphasize the moral, political, and intellectual forces that determine and enforce culture, he observed, were nevertheless dependent on a museum or gallery platform designed to privilege aesthetic experience.

Dr. Curry, there is a concerted effort to trash you underway at present, led by some really unscrupulous actors who have honed their craft on lesser figures participating in the blogosphere discussion on climate issues.

Prominent contrarians such as Richard Lindzen have no trouble with funding, and even lesser figures can gain access to climate models if they have reasonable scientific credentials.

No less a figure of statist orthodoxy than Robert Manne pronounced the «denialists» totally victorious in August.

Losing his own authority, in the way that Klein does, Grantham searches for it by establishing his very own institute at the London School of Economics, supporting no lesser figures than Lord Stern and his cronies.

No less a figure than climate scientist, Professor Mike Hulme, founding director of the Tyndall Centre, joined the debate.

One of the defense lawyers recommended a lesser figure of 2.5 million.

No less a figure than Jose Manuel Baroso, the president of the European Commission, has indicated that new states must go through the EU accession process.

I discovered I could not even define this word, much less figure out what it should be for me.

She also requested less figure hugging school shirts, which seemed reasonable.

Not exact matches

For Candace, it's less about going out and getting joy than it is about figuring out where moments of joy already exist in our daily lives.

Figures here include all assets (property, cash, equities, business interests) less any liabilities.

The Conservatives are in a full identity crisis now, and will have to figure out if they want to play tough with the U.S. and go back to the Sir John A. MacDonald days of a National Policy — essentially copying Trump's Buy American stance with a Buy Canadian — or if they want to follow the pro-free trade Mulroney - Harper path, which is more likely but offers less differentiation from the Liberals.

If he is above average weight, that figure is slightly less, but not by much at approximately $ 7,775.

While the year isn't over yet, 2016 is shy of last year's figure at less than $ 500 million.

Since 9/11, that figure has dropped to less than 5 percent.

For those not bold (or crazy) enough to ink the image of Jobs on their skin, Legend Toy's 12 - inch plastic action figure made in his likeness was, for a time, a less painful and non-permanent way to keep his memory alive.

Figuring out how to pay for it was much less clear.

Note that these are median numbers — so half the people in the stands paid more than the quoted figure, and half paid less.