Sentences with phrase «of black rods»

Once the Governor General arrives in the Senate, the Usher of the Black Rod is again dispatched to summon the House of Commons, and the Members troop up again to stand at the bar of the Upper House.

I like the contrast of the black rod on my almost white walls.

Not exact matches

There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble.

(Speaking of Foghorn Leghorn, one of the funniest guys I've never actually met, Rod from the awesome The Black Guy Who Tips podcast told a joke today on Facebook about how he loved Foghorn Leghorn when he was a toddler, but realized after getting older that he was probably a slave owner.

Except for his physical features, which would blend perfectly with a black jacket, tight pants and black boots, Garlits is the antithesis of the hero of that verse and of the hot - rodding stereotype.

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

MPs and Lords will have six days to polish themselves up in time for the State Opening of Parliament the following Wednesday, where any jokes about Black Rod are entirely inappropriate.

Almost 30 % of life peers are now women and both the Leader of the House and the Opposition Leader are women, not to mention the arrival of women bishops and the first woman Black Rod in over 650 years.

The Queen's messenger, Black Rod will have the door of the House of Commons slammed in his face as he approaches.

Previous favourites include «New Labour, new Black Rod» in 1997 and «is Helen Mirren on standby» in 2006 following the release of the film, «The Queen».

Buffalo News columnist Rod Watson wrote today that the protest has the potential to «be different from underwhelming rallies of the past... because the national focus on both income inequality and whether black lives really matter has underscored the economic dimensions of racial exclusion.»

His heckling (particularly at the state opening of Parliament when Black Rod summons the Commons to hear the Queen «s speech — which Skinner, a republican, boycotts) has earned him the nickname «the beast of Bolsover» (more information at They work for you)

Her words were not her own, and when she sent Black Rod to summon the Commons to hear her, he had the door of that Chamber slammed in his face, and had to knock to gain admittance.

David Leakey, former Director General of the European Union Military Staff and former Black Rod

Black Rod knocks on the door of the Commons and enters.

Mr Bercow has faced allegations from former colleagues, including two private secretaries and a black rod of bullying behaviour.

That is also enough to meet almost half the fuel needs of the 104 U.S. reactors, once various plants located throughout the country shape this uranium into half - inch -(1.27 - centimeter --RRB- diameter black pellets and then form them into rods by coating the pellets with zirconium cladding.

There are many different herbal medicines, juices and different dietary supplement formulations that will help tone and detoxify the kidneys; some of these include parsley, basil black cherry, celery, watermelon (rich in potassium and very high in water), golden rod and corn silk.

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Well appointed bedroom features a blue tufted settee sitting on a white cowhide rug in front of a window covered in white shutters layered behind long white curtains hung from a concealed curtain rod adn lit by a Clarkson Floor Lamp placed beside a black faceted stool matching another stool positioned in front of the sofa.

The prevalence of police brutality toward unarmed black people is an unspoken terror that hangs in the air in those final moments — before Rod steps out of the car and crushes the tension.

In the ending shown in theaters, Daniel Kaluuya's Chris, having barely escaped from multiple murder attempts on the part of his white girlfriend's evil black body — snatching family, is rescued by his buddy Rod (played by Lil Rel Howery in one of those miraculous supporting performances that's minimal in terms of screen time but crucial to both plot and tone).

Sidney Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, a well - dressed black stranger who is picked up on suspicion of murder but turns out to be a homicide detective who embarrasses the bigoted white Sheriff (Rod Steiger) with his shrewd investigative skills.

Meanwhile, the two race relations films end on entirely optimistic notes, with «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» presenting an interracial couple as the wave of the future, and «In the Heat of the Night» showing a formerly racist white police chief (Rod Steiger) and a black detective (Poitier) coming to a place of mutual respect and acceptance.

Rod is comic relief of a sort that, curiously, relies on certain racial caricatures popularized by black sidekick characters.

Rod also comes to Chris's rescue at the conclusion of the film supporting this notion of empowerment relating to the comradery of Black men.

Conservative scholars and policy makers Abigail and Stephen Thernstrom followed suit soon after, and Bush's first Secretary of Education, Rod Paige, has just coauthored a book called The Black - White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It Is the Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time.

Author Rod Paige reads an excerpt from his book The Black - White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It Is the Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

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Black or discolored rod caps are good indicators of spun bearings.

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The well - engineered hot - rod nature of the C63 Black Series inspired a friend of mine — a hard - core car guy — to comment, «This is like a German Mustang GT500,» and I knew what he meant immediately; it was not an insult.

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It's finished in Hot Rod Black with just the right amount of chrome accents.

She remembers long days in the West Indian fields digging with a rod of pointed iron under the burning sky; she remembers restless nights as black as soot listening for the sound of footsteps approaching the door and wondering whether tonight it would be her turn to be covered.

The overall impression it left was of a sunken prairie, with the sea rods and the bushy and feathery black corals playing the role of sagebrush.

You will discover a varied assortment of corals in this region as well, including brain coral, black coral, white coral, fire coral, flower coral, star coral, leaf coral, pillar coral, sea fans, gorgonians, elk horn coral, sea rods, stag horn coral, sea whips and club finger coral.

Black tusk already had multiple projects in the works so im sure with the help of rod fergurson ms will create a special team within the studio to tackle gears development.

«In addition, we are excited to announce that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the «Gears of War» franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the «Gears of War» franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward.»

For everyone else, the studio formerly known as Black Tusk (led by Gears producer Rod Fergusson) has spent the past 18 months rebuilding practically every aspect of the game for Ultimate Edition.

Black Tusk Studios which is based in Vancouver, BC, is now in control of the franchise under the leadership of Rod Fergusson, the former Director of Production at Epic Games

Black Tusk Studios will now take over development of future Gears of War games, with former Epic Games director of production Rod Fergusson playing a key role in the series going forward.

Rod Ferguson, former head of Black Tusk Studios has an announcement to make... Beginning today, the Vancouver - based Xbox team working on the Gears of War franchise will be known as The Coalition.

Black Tusk Studios which is based in Vancouver, BC, is now in control of the franchise under the leadership of Rod Fergusson, the former Director of Production at Epic Games for the Gears of War franchise.

«Untitled» (Public Opinion) takes the form of spill of cellophane wrapped black rod licorice candies and is displayed as either a corner or a floor piece; as the work traveled around the different locations, it was installed by a team of museum professionals in response to the architecture of each site.