Sentences with phrase «occasion pieces only»

Clothing with feathers on it use to be pretty much on special occasion pieces only, but not anymore, I've been seeing frocks with ostrich feather accents for a minute now.

Not exact matches

Talking with the interviewer about love, Marianne rejects the formula of I Corinthians 13 as an impossible ideal — useful only as an impressive «set piece to be read out at weddings and other solemn occasions....

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

This applies to such sayings as the Passion predictions (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:32; and parallels), which, lacking any connection, stand in the text only as pieces of instruction without any special historical occasion.

The only naughty dog story I can think of is my parent's dog who on occasion will get into the kitchen garbage when he's feeling lonely and he likes to leave a piece by the front door so my mom sees it when she comes home from work.

Ozil's free - kick against Liverpool was the only time he has delivered a piece of magic in a truly big occasion and Lehmann wants more of that from the World Cup winner.

Only Manchester United have lifted the FA Cup on more occasions than Arsenal, who continue their search for a first piece of silverware in eight seasons.

The only thing is that I can't stand buying a piece of clothing that I know will only hang around in my closet until the next «festive» occasion!

QUICK TIP: keep in mind that by changing only one piece you can totally rock two different looks and have a new outfit for your next occasion.

If only there would be more occasions to wear these type of fancy clothes, especially because I received a bunch of pretty pieces just the other day that I'm dying to shoot.

A few of my favorite pieces of her's are the Elle earrings which are really elegant and I usually only wear them for special occasions.

I also have pieces like that — I wear them only on a rare occasion, but love having them in my wardrobe.

Some of our favorite pieces are only worn in a certain season, or for a special occasion, but they're favorites for a reason — we love them.

The only exceptions are closet staples, occasion dresses and maybe even just a piece you absolutely love (and I mean L - O - V - E).

A great dress is not only an easy outfit maker (just add shoes) but can also be a versatile piece of clothing for dressing up or down, depending on your mood and occasion.

The pieces she designs are so unique, and yet you can wear them everyday (there's nothing worse than having gorgeous jewelry that has to be saved for special occasions only)!

This list above are only my essentials, to which I add in all sorts of other pieces depending on the rough plan and occasions, but it is good to start with a reliable foundation.

I've always been a fan of mixing casual and glam, so a piece like this most certainly isn't reserved for special occasions only.

This piece of music was co-conceived by Gregg Sutton, only played on that occasion and not recorded.

Booker ends his piece by maintaining that on «the only occasion» on which I had attempted to expose the misinformation he peddles, I got it wrong and had to apologise to my readers.

However, its colour scheme is not the only thing that makes this set a versatile piece of furniture, the table's ability to extend from 106 - 136 cm makes it just as appropriate for everyday living as it is for hosting dinner parties and special occasions.