Sentences with phrase «of jade in»

(Watch out for an essay on the role of jade in Chinese history in the upcoming November issue of Apollo.)

The most significant find of Altun Ha is the «Jade Head», which represents the Mayan Sun God, Kinich Ahua; it is the largest object carved of jade in the Maya civilization.

But after two years of quiet negotiations, Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson, curators at the Field Museum in Chicago, persuaded Chinese authorities to display more than 400 artifacts, including paintings, sculpture, furniture, and pieces of jade in an exhibition opening this spring.

i got a pair of Jades in nude this summer, & at some point had to stop counting how many compliments i was receiving!

Not exact matches

A core tenet of employee engagement is that there are few things more motivating to most workers than being heard; it's hard to imagine even the most jaded desk jockey wouldn't feel a little bit chuffed when the person at the top of the org chart looks her in the eyes and asks her what she thinks.

«Although jade eggs are slightly different than traditional kegels, goop is up front about the fact that there are no scientific studies proving or disproving the effectiveness of a jade egg,» a rep said in a statement.

Gwyneth Paltrow's website Goop gets a lot of flak for its silly product recommendations, such as jade eggs that «recharge» in the moonlight or stickers that «promote healing.»

She didn't fare much better when Kimmel inquired about the $ 66 jade egg — literally an egg - shaped piece of stone that Goop says women should put in their vaginas to «increases chi, orgasms, vaginal muscle tone, hormonal balance, and feminine energy in general.»

Being an entrepreneur isn't for the faint of heart, and if you aren't careful, you could become jaded and lose your sense of wonder in the world.

By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago A jade mine slag heap collapsed in northern Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 14 people, rescue officials said, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the largely unregulated gem industry.

BANGKOK (AP)-- A landslide of a mound of mining waste has killed at least 14 people in northern Myanmar's jade mining region.

In an attempt to ward off the jaded cynicism of post-modern adulthood, she actively nurtures the bright - eyed kid and the angsty teen within her and values the wisdom of dead people.

Jaded by experience and suspicious of narrative, we can not credit the secular prophecies of the past two centuries, which divined the end of history in a worker's state or the global triumph of democratic capitalism.

It is a secret that an age like ours — an age of great sophistication, vast achievement and jaded sensibilities — has some difficulty in grasping.

The smaller depressions at their edges, also full of water, catch the reflections of overhanging leaves, and the green mingles with the gray of their silt in such a way that they often look like pools of jade.

A proclamation of noble - sounding human rights was no doubt all the rage in the post-war era, but it rings a bit hollow to the jaded ear of post-modern man.

What caught even my jaded eye, however, in the midst of a listing of several academic institutions beginning to develop such programs, was the following item:

If they could only have cast their minds further back, perhaps they might have recalled a lost paradise: green and yellow meadows stirred by tender winds, umbrageous forests and emerald groves, glass - blue mountain peaks melting into azure skies, glittering bays whose diamond waters break in jade and turquoise surges on sands like powdered alabaster — where the rain falls gently, and is transformed by the setting sun into shimmering curtains of gold — where, beyond verdant valleys and limestone caves, lies a palace filled with every delight the senses can endure, enclosing garden courtyards where crystal fountains splash in porphyry basins, intoxicating perfumes hang upon the breezes, undying flowers of every hue shine out amid the greenery's blue shadows...

Maybe I am a bit jaded by the use of the phrase in my own ministry setting where some people who use it simply seem to be trying to broadcast to everyone else, «Hey look at me!

We need to make sure our views, opinions, philosophy of ministry or the church in general is not born out of a jaded experience.

He concluded: «I heard the gospel at various discrete moments in my travels... That the evangelical gospel can still be heard at all above the din of what passes for evangelicalism in America today is miracle enough perhaps, to capture the attention of even the most jaded observers.

Reading some of the jaded, jaundiced, and bitter comments contained herein, there are many people who believe in the divinity of Christ.

It may be that the difficulty we have believing in divine revelation is the effect of our being so jaded by the injustice that often seems to prevail.

We professors especially, in our zeal to be open and fair, may present to our students a cafeteria of options, each with its strengths and weaknesses, while committing ourselves to none and growing gradually jaded by the whole affair.

Like his European counterparts, whose liberalism was disillusioned by the advent of World War I, Niebuhr was jaded by World War I but even more so by thirteen years in a parish in industrial Detroit and the Great Depression.

In a jaded way, I have been asking myself lately how much of my observation of others is not exposition, but self - centered projection.

When you get a teensy bit jaded with the flood of plums and figs that we are seeing in the shops, this might be an option.

I love using my jade face roller to refine the tone of my skin as well as relieve some tension I carry in my jaw.

Of course we were jaded making our sauce in FL, with an almost year - round supply of fresh chiles, and therefore were able to view mash as just a second choicOf course we were jaded making our sauce in FL, with an almost year - round supply of fresh chiles, and therefore were able to view mash as just a second choicof fresh chiles, and therefore were able to view mash as just a second choice.

Indoors, the color scheme draws inspiration from the soft green and multitude of other hues found naturally in jade stone.

All interior furnishings have been custom - designed for jade bar, including cocktail and dining tables of forest green granite and wenge wood in an oval shape that complements the curved lines of the room.

Gua sha is a smooth, specially shaped jade stone that's been used as a massage tool in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years.

hopefully alexis gets some rest cos he looks so jaded, wenger should have started him instead upfront with Ox on the right, then bring in Giroud and Ramsey early in 2nd half when the pace of our attack must have given us a comfortable lead.

Not with the general premise that he could do with a rest after looking a bit jaded in the last few games since coming back from his long haul travels during the international break, although Alexis does strike me as super fit and one of those players like Messi and Ronaldo that is happy to play all the time.

he has made some good points big decision for arsene tommorow whether he rest Alexis or play as far as I am concerned we can't risk any more injuries so rest Alexis for tommorow game and introduce him as a sub in last 20 - 25 min he looks really jaded of late but knowing both Alexis and Wenger I wouldn't be surprised to see him start also should rest cazorla he has played non stop for us.

This article reminded me of why, in even my most jaded days of Blazers fandom, I've always lurked around Bedge: Dave Deckard, you are gem.

I just think Bellerin is beyond out of form at the moment and after all the flak he got from fans in the stadiums lately, probably mentally jaded.

There was pressure on Chelsea after their Champions League disaster in midweek and on Liverpool because of their defending and their recent results and there was a chance that Spurs would be jaded after their own European exploits against Real Madrid.

But he has often done great work for us in a more advanced position or on one of the flanks as well and that could be where we need him most against West Brom on Saturday, especially if Wenger is serious about giving a rest to the jaded looking Alexis.

But for once the Gunners have been a handed a pretty easy run of games through the month of January, which is probably just as well because we were looking seriously jaded and it was costing us in the run up to the festive season.

In fact the only two changes are at the back, with the tired and jaded looking Per Mertesacker dropping out in favour of the January transfer window signing GabrieIn fact the only two changes are at the back, with the tired and jaded looking Per Mertesacker dropping out in favour of the January transfer window signing Gabriein favour of the January transfer window signing Gabriel.

Would Henry have missed the shot Giroud has, and Im not just talking about yesterday (Re the Monaco game as just one example) Walcott goes missing and seems terrified of getting too involved in tackles or any rough play that goes on and is NOT a natural striker, Welbeck has a lot of heart but just does nt have the talent, Sanchez is knackered, Ozil is getting fed up with it (look to see if he wants to go elsewhere this summer) Ramsey is missing in action too and looks unlikely to pull himself out of this rut any time soon, belerine looks jaded Mertsaker is too slow and Gabriel too stupid........

A security committee's nightmare, the NFL proved it could out - hustle a street built by hustlers, and thousands of the world's most jaded working class flocked to Times Square for what amounted to little more than a bunch of backwoods country carnival attractions slathered in advertising.

a pair of fresh legs coming in against a jaded opposition team in the last 15 mins make a big difference

I just don't want to hear Wenger say «we looked a little jaded in the second half because of our Thursday game» if we lose the game.

A more embarrassing mistake, at least in the eyes of some jaded veterans, was that Geiberger paid for food at tournaments through most of the West Coast swing.

Wenger was rightly criticized for playing a semi-fit Sanchez in our first game of the season, and the Chilean still looked a bit jaded against Crystal Palace, but hopefully he should be back up to speed for tomorrows game against Liverpool, who definitely suffered after losing Suarez.

This is a tricky one as we know Wenger nowadays does not like messing about with his favourite Arsenal players, but many of our top men looked very jaded against Man United, in fact they have looked jaded for a while, especially in the striking department.

So with crucial EPL and UCL games coming up and with Arsene Wenger having suggested that some of our key players were a bit jaded in the draw with Middlesborough on Saturday, a lot of people are expecting the Frenchman to make a quite few changes to the starting line - up for the EFL cup clash with Reading tomorrow, but I for one am hoping that he doesn't.

EPL teams this year are more jaded and inconsistent — Usual Arsenal case — and if not for that we would be somewhere in the middle of the table... This should be our year, Wenger must spend big in the winter but unfortunately dead can't hear...