Sentences with phrase «oddments of»

A glossy hunk bears a giant lolly emblazoned «POP» in the midst of various sporting goods, imperishables, pin - ups and other oddments of consumer culture.

In modern art, the word «collage» describes a composition made up of a variety of assorted materials - typically, printed matter like newspaper clippings, photographs, pieces of graphic or digital art, oddments of textile or fabric, and perhaps solid objects - all glued to a sheet of paper or board or canvas.

Ahead was a meadow filled with oddments of rubbish, ringed with buildings, all unlit: factories or warehouses without people.

Jessica Mitford's American Way of Death, which sold 5 million copies in 1963, made much of the sales pitch and oddments of the funeral biz, most of which she pulled from the pages of Mortuary Management — a California - based trade magazine still being read in Six Feet Under.

Two young Catholics who manifestly love the Church make the most of that, offering a frequently hilarious, sometimes sophomoric, romp through the church year, the legends of the saints, and the oddments of Catholic sacramental practice.

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It is all too obvious that the author's only real interest lay in gathering together a vast assortment of grotesque historical curios and oddments and then exhibiting them in a single display case» whether for our amusement and edification or as a tribute to his own cleverness I can not say.

He is an unabashed collector of newspaper clippings, documents and gimcracks, and the walls and shelves in the office are blanketed with such oddments as ice axes and pitons, a photograph of John Glenn (whom Day resembles), a quotation from President Lyndon Johnson deploring procrastination, college diplomas, membership certificates from the Rotary Club, fraternities, outdoorsmen's clubs and the American Airlines» Admirals Club, and a number of framed letters from such luminaries as Dwight Eisenhower and Stuart Udall.

The main downsides are that there's nowhere to put oddments (let alone a small travel bag) and an average fuel consumption of less than 10 mpg.

The interior has more space for oddments, the stereo now features state - of - the - art flat panel speakers for vastly improved clarity, the digital dash display features a new adaptive shift light that, amongst other things, warns against over-revving when cold, the roof panel stows more neatly in the vast boot and - Peter Wheeler cover your eyes - there's even provision for holding a cup in both door bins!

There's not a lot of oddment space, either — just a cubbyhole at your feet between the front seats, and small side pockets.

It also had a very sensible array of in - cabin storage options, including oddment trays, cup - holders and conveniently placed large storage bins in the front doors.

Security for oddments and personal items in the cabin is improved by five separate closable compartments, which keep things out of view.

It doesn't feel low rent and oddment storage is plentiful with large bins in each of the doors.

Front seat occupants also benefit from large door bins and an oddments area ahead of the gear lever that's handy for your phone.

The cabin also proves a generous amount of oddment storage with good sized door cavities, six bottle holders, a large glovebox and a number of trays.

You only get a single cup holder between the seats, and there's a small oddments cubby ahead of the gearlever and narrow door bins.

The cabin has room for five adults and plenty of storage space for oddments, as well as several USB and 12V charging points.

This has also freed up a storage space area ahead of the gearlever, so there's a decent amount of oddment space.

Oddments space is good with large cup holders in the doors and the overall quality of the interior is a cut above most of the competition.

The MU - X offers one of the most practical cabins for oddment storage among the large SUV set and, like the Trailblazer, has plenty of space in the second and third row of seats.

Oddment storage and ventilation was the best of the group, while an electronically - operated third row and automated tailgate assist vehicle loading.

Much of the interior was constructed from «Sonar Blue» plastic (with blue cloth trim), with map / magazine holding slots above the windscreen, hand - holds for rear passengers incorporated into the head restraints of the front seats, remote radio controls on the instrument cluster, twin removable sunroof panels (including a special zip - up storage bag behind the rear seats) and a Land Rover - branded cloth fabric holdall in the front centre console for oddments storage that could be removed from the vehicle and worn as a handbag using a supplied shoulder strap (relatively few of these bags have survived, making them collectable items).

Oddment and drink bottle storage is generous across the three rows, as is the positioning and quantity of interior illumination.

Inside there are only two seats, but Porsche has made the most of the space on offer and there are actually quite a lot of spaces to put oddments like phones and wallets.

If desired, the cup holders can be swapped for an oddments tray, which is stored in a designated area of the glove compartment when not in use.

And there's a fair amount of oddment space in the cabin, with decent - sized doorbins and a storage area ahead of the gear lever.

In front of the touchpad in the centre console are two removable cup holders and an oddments tray.

There are plenty of large bins for oddments.

The buttons, minor controls and seats are all built to a high standard, only the last generation infotainment system and unavailability of the latest Virtual Cockpit betray this Audi's advancing years.Occupants in the front will appreciate the various storage compartments for oddments and the sculpted seats are supportive and comfortable.

If we have an immediate criticism of the 7 Series, it's the lack of oddment storage.

Following the custom of the club, Boodles put his iPhone on mute and concealed it in a curious little pocket in his traveling cloak, sewn expressly for such oddments.

Beginning in Sultanahmet, prepare to be in awe of the huge mosques, palaces and assorted historical oddments..

The American sculptor Claes Oldenburg rummages through pigeonholes full of oddments — Coke bottles, buttons, plastic pop - eyes — fiddling about, reorganising, redistributing, mulling.

There are obvious choices — a Barbara Hepworth, a Richard Deacon — and some less so: a cascading pile of black felt by Robert Morris (b1931), Untitled (1967 - 8); the uncoiling sensuality of Rope (gr 2sp 60) 6» 67, (1967) by Barry Flanagan (1941 - 2009); Education (2012), a stack of concrete boards that summon up the qualities of both slate and wood, by Michael Dean (b1977); and the saucy, playful assemblage of domestic oddments, Beyond the Pleasure Principle (2000) by Sarah Lucas (b1962).