Sentences with phrase «not ornamental»

As Professor Sarah Burstein points out on her fantastic Tumblr, design patents are often issued on a small part of a product, and often for things that seem unoriginal, not ornamental, or just ridiculous.

Highlighting the religious meaning of the cross, he said: «The crucifix is not an ornamental object or a clothing accessory which is sometimes abused, but a religious sign to be contemplated and understood.

At his baptism, when he was declared to be the Son of God, it was not an ornamental declaration which he received, but a vocation, a mission.

And N&B also says that pro bono at firms isn't ornamental — but that they peform a substantial amount (for instance, Simpson says it does 50,000 hours of community service each year).

Not exact matches

But traditional businesses have long considered purpose ornamental — a perfectly nice accessory, so long as it didn't get in the way of the important things.

These are not the intricately carved, ornamental keepsakes of a collector, but rather the regulation Staunton sets of a master - level player, with timer clocks alongside.

These gods of the boutique can come from anywhere — native North American religion, the Indian subcontinent, some Pre-Raphaelite grove shrouded in Celtic twilight, cunning purveyors of otherwise worthless quartz, pages drawn at random from Robert Graves, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, or that redoubtable old Aryan, Joseph Campbell — but where such gods inevitably come to rest are not so much divine hierarchies as ornamental étagères, where their principal office is to provide symbolic representations of the dreamier sides of their votaries» personalities.

They are almost entirely devoid of conceptual content, at least of the sort philosophers tend to like, and at times their language is perhaps overly saturated in a melancholy and somewhat ornamental paganism; but Heidegger had become convinced in his later years that the search for conceptual content is not really the search for truth.

But I should point out that ornamentals are not raised for their flavor, but rather for their appearance, so don't expect them to have the great flavor of anchos, New Mexicans, or habaneros.

I don't where the rumor started that the ornamental chiles are inedible, but it's not true.

Rusty: All chile pods are edible, although most ornamentals don't have much flavor.

We just bought an» ornamental chilli» but were told that the chillis are not to be eaten.

I don't where the rumor started that the ornamental chiles...

«Although bred for looks and not for flavor, ornamental peppers are edible,» Harald said.

Believe it or not, the macadamia nut tree was first grown only for ornamental purposes.

Smaller chili pepper plants, like ornamentals, will grow more effectively indoors as they do not require as much room as a larger chili plant.

We're not talking about lawns here of course — which are possibly the worst thing to have in a low maintenance garden, due to the upkeep and care they require — but ornamental varieties that can sit pretty amongst flower beds or rockeries are your best choice.

Weprin had not filed full disclosure forms as of yesterday evening, but records show he got $ 5,000 from the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers and $ 2,500 from Sterling Mets LP, owners of the New York Mets.

After decades of not collecting fees or updating billing on more than a hundred special lighting districts, Syracuse is trying to update its regulation of ornamental street lights, but it means bills for thousands of city resident could skyrocket.

One of the conditions which applies is that imported fish should not be released into the natural aquatic environment but rather held in aquaria or «ornamental waters» in order to avoid any risk of introducing diseases to our farmed and wild fish stocks — or to frogs.

«An important further point to address is the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in ornamental plants grown in greenhouses, which at the moment does not seem to be addressed — urban gardens have become an ever more important habitat for wild bees.»

While not all cherry species produce edible fruit - and some wild cherries are even toxic - their elegant shape, bright white to light pink flowers, and range of sizes make them desirable for landscaping, with both ornamental and functional purposes.

Although a wide belt of exotic leather or an ornamental buckle would look amazing with this simple dress however may not be practical for day wear.

Hospital hallways become endless, and the doctor's home resembles an ornamental suburban tomb, each wall decorated so that not a single picture frame is out of place.

Figurative language, then, is not merely decorative or ornamental — not just some sort of linguistic accessory.

Fog lamps are also clearly visible, although the design of it looks a little weird, if not a tad too ornamental.

Furthermore, the sport mode button is not merely ornamental.

It hadn't been going two minutes when my door was kicked open and a tall figure entered, wearing a smile that seemed merely ornamental.

If you want species that are highly ornamental but will not destroy a reef tank, look to the genera Fromia, Linckia and Phataria.

Make sure to be very careful also that your puppy does not eat the ornamental plants in gardens or balconies.

While it is certainly possible to tame a Scarlet Chested Parakeet, for many years they were considered by most to be an «ornamental» bird, basically meaning that they should be seen and not touched.

Daring and Dazzling Now, that's a lot of specialization, but let's not forget the ornamental nature of this little beast.

If these parameters are set and maintained, the vast majority of ornamental tropical fish should not be adversely affected by these aspects of the water chemistry.

What is happening now with dogs and cats in retail could happen in the near future with marine ornamentals if we are not aware and responsive.

In other words, the emphasis was on feeding small ornamental species — not the large predatory fish that are so popular today.

Don't miss the Shakespeare Press Museum, Poly Canyon, horse and dairy units, and the ornamental horticulture greenhouses.

Fireplaces are ornamental only and not present in every room.

In some of the paintings, the artist creates an ornamental lacing of form and light that is not unlike the canvases of Richard Pousette - Dart.

Not to be outdone by Ford's large - scale attention - grabbing works, Tomaselli coalesces paint and collaged objects into seductive, ornamental imagery reminiscent of an Eastern design aesthetic.

A Pattinson painting is a bird nest built in the rafters of a disco, an ornamental garden behind bars, a severe steel tower struck by a hurricane, with all the pretty interior decor blown out and splayed across the strike zone.»

A daydreaming craftsman is at work here, filling the confines of the plane with marks intended not necessarily for display — but nevertheless of ornamental design — in their carefully - articulated matrices.

Until then, Aram had thought of the patterns as ornamental if not decorative.

Untreated wastewater preferably should not be used for food crops (especially not fresh leafy vegetables), but may be used for growing trees or shrubs, crops for industrial use and other non-edible plants (ornamentals, flowers).

On older buildings, it's not too uncommon to see the crowning touch of an ornamental weather vane — a rotation device which indicates the wind's direction.

I mean who decided that beautiful gardens had to be solely ornamental, and who says that edible gardens can't be beautiful?

For residents, some of whom have lived in the shade of that «green tunnel» for most of the over 70 years since it was first planted, the trees haven't been merely ornamental — they've been something to protect.

The new rules — the first statewide curbs on water use since the current drought began nearly three years ago — can lead to fines of up to $ 500 per day for using a hose to clean a sidewalk, running ornamental fountains that do not recirculate water and other wasteful behaviors.

Patents are only issued for inventions, ornamental designs of goods, or plants, not names.

If functional elements such as rounded corners (everyone carrying a phone in a pocket would agree that they have a practical benefit) were deemed to be «owned» by a design patent holder, juries could easily identify «infringements» where there aren't any, or they could consider design patents valid when the only relevant characteristics — the ornamental features — are not new.

A Design patent protects a unique appearance or design that is strictly ornamental, not functional.