Sentences with phrase «of local characters»

In the past few years, she's painted men she's met while strolling the streets, many of them local characters or street - stall vendors.

Today's Venice, though, is most famous for the quirky goings - on along its iconic beachfront boardwalk, where street entertainers and vendors create an unforgettable scene of local characters and happenings.

My favorite restaurant is the excellent Sanamluang Café, with its bright picture menu, great mix of local characters, and friendly staff.

Imagine cozy spaces (deep, downy beds), personal touches (in - room record players), and loads of local character.

Each room has oak floors, carved wood and golden ornaments, with plenty of local character.

We use local public transport and stay in a range of locally - owned accommodation from simple hotels and guesthouses to campsites, home - stays and jungle lodges with plenty of local character, providing an authentic experience whilst in Peru.

Pale wood panels are offset by intricate wild flower detailing and delicate cornicing, full of local character.

The complex is within walking distance from a number of bars, restaurants and cafes of local character.

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Lastly, the team examined the connection between character and swearing on a larger, cultural level by comparing the 2012 Integrity Analyses of 48 U.S. states from the Center for Public Integrity, which measured the level of transparency and accountability of local governments, to how frequently residents of that state swore in their Facebook posts.

All the talk of networking, webs, computers, and globalization causes Taylor to overlook one of the most important aspects of college and university education: its local character.

Every fall, I and several hundred of my high school - aged peers would gather in the auditorium of the local Baptist church and watch the play unfold: Characters Joe and Jane and Mike and Michelle are on their way home from prom when their car gets struck by a drunk driver.

A Redditor named Ehsan recently shared a few photos of a cake she ordered from a local bakery after supplying them with a photo of a cake based on the character of Minnie Mouse.

It depends on how Ivan is defining «local community» and how he envisions it being proposed as the «arrangement for us today,» but against his basic note of resignation I join Mr. T. (Tocqueville) and the A-Team (Aristotelians) in insisting upon the greater naturalness and liberty - fostering character of township / polis life, and thus upon our unavoidable duty to cultivate whatever qualities and institutional features of that life that we can in our circumstances.

We need not recall here the history of what led up to the declaration of Humani Generis (which is doctrinal in character, even if it does not constitute a dogmatic definition), starting with the pronouncement of the local synod at Cologne in 1860 rejecting evolution in any form, the censure passed on the works of theologians favourable to evolution, such as M. D. Leroy (1895) and P. Zahm (1899), the decree of the Biblical Commission in 1909, the tacit toleration of works favourable to evolution by theologians such as Ruschkamp (1935), Messenger (1931), Perier (1938), down to Pius XII's Allocution to the Papal Academy of Sciences in 1941.

It's a result of rising affluence and safety, and while we're in favour of both, the first does slowly kill off the small, personal, local things that give a neighbourhood its character, and drive out the personalities that give it personality.

In the so - called practical fields the unity is even greater; here there is common concern for developing relevant, effective preaching in the local church on the basis of Scriptures; for a religious education Christian rather than either humanistic or denominational in character; for guiding men into pastoral work that meets human needs.

One of the characters was the local mortician who's look on life was that of a cynical, fatalistic pessimist, his famous saying after any plan was «we are all doomed, doomed I say in his strong Scottish accent.

A few histories of local churches have examined the identifying cultural traits of their subjects, exploring the symbolic patterns that give a particular congregation its unique character, instead of the far more common topics of local church history, such as campaigns, catastrophes, and clergy.

This mediatorial ministry of the local church can be probed, as suggested earlier and proposed at greater length in what follows, by exploring the setting, character, and plot of the congregation.

It's a result of rising affluence and safety, and while we're in favor of both, the first does slowly kill off the small, personal, and local things that give a neighborhood its character, and drive out the personalities that give it personality.

To defend this somewhat surprising claim, Mahoney looks to Solzhenitsyn's personal observations of Switzerland's Appenzell region, whose citizens impressed him with their old «fashioned character and devotion to local liberty.

In this argument, if the character of a particular local church were found to be Dionysian, the explanation would be that a deep paradigm of Dionysian norms and dynamisms informs the way the parish values and acts.

Local character, by contrast, refers to the distinctive values, preferred style of behavior, and mood that together identify a contemporary group's ethos.

It is so diffusive in its character, that it never produces any local lesion, or induces permanent inflammation; yet its counter excitation is of the most salutary kind, and ample in degree.

We celebrate the strong local character of Brooklyn and its rich coffee - roasting heritage.

We like to think that the abundance of local flora and fauna — some of which are rare and endangered — contribute to the character of our wines where fruity notes and a playfulness on the palate are hallmarks of the Banrock range.

In 1927, in the Northeast of England, Colonel Jim Porter created uniquely crafted ale with its own distinct golden brown color, lightly hopped taste and character that quickly became a local favorite.

GNA is dedicated to preserving the historical character of Gramercy, as well as its residents, local business and schools, by developing a sense of community through various projects, events and initiatives.

Ignoring the pleas of local residents, naturalists, campers and other troublesome characters, some nameless highway men with a surplus of cash have decreed that, like it or not, they shall have an expressway there, and if it happens to slice through the one state park with a lakefront view (it does), well, that's just too bad, but Progress hath her price.

This partnership supports the community effort to develop local Little Leagues and bring the Senior Western Regional Tournament to Sacramento, building character of our youth through the Game of Little League Baseball.

From a full blown job to a part time gig in a local shop, anything that builds their character and sense of responsibility shows that they are making the first steps towards maturity.

Our local newspaper has a comment section on the articles and I can barely read it because of the ways that people attack (generally character) in extreme and hurtful ways.

Codes 53A - 1a - 107 (2003) and 53A -13-109 (2004) allow local school boards and administrators to provide training as needed in the imparting of civic and character education.

On a local level: Alex Lucas, a talented Bristol artist whose large illustrative paintings of animal characters adorn the walls of buildings around the city; and Ged Palmer, a lettering artist and sign painter based in London.

Most of the decisions that govern the health and character of our land are made at the local level.

But unlike some suburban communities where history means tracing the origins of local subdivisions and malls, this is a town that possesses the character and, at times, problems associated with longevity.

Permission was initially refused, partly due to local objectors fearful of the impact on the character of the Cathedral area.

The view of «Israel» as a monoculture with a single desire to protect Israeli interests at all costs doesn't look entirely unlike 1930s European characterisations of Jews as a fifth column with no local loyalty or diversity of character.

The governor emerged from the 10 - week selection period for the Clinton seat politically battered, with Kennedy loyalists bitter that a Paterson aide questioned her fitness and character, several incumbent members of Congress upset they had been bypassed for a junior colleague, and a local political establishment dismayed by the inconsistent public signals coming from the governor himself.

Mr. Halloran is one of the most colorful characters on the City Council, and his bio includes the fact that he is the leader of a local Pagan group, had a videotaped confrontation with a ticket agent, and sparked a Department of Investigations inquiry after he claimed that he personally knew of sanitation workers who deliberately sloughed off snow removal during a blizzard to protest Bloomberg administration policies (the investigation found no truth to the claims).

Read St James's consultation: http://www.stjames.tgacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/finalconsultation.pdf Read the BHA's correspondence with the Academy and Diocese: http://humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/BHA-correspondence-with-Tudor-Grange-Academy-Solihull.pdf Read Tudor Grange's affiliation agreement with the Diocese of Birmingham: http://www.tudor-grange.solihull.sch.uk/images/docs/draftjul11.doc Read the relevant section of the Equality Act 2010: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/85 Visit the local campaign's Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/150736215077978/ View the petition against the plans: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tudor-grange-admissions-policy Read more about the BHA's campaigns work on «faith» schools: http://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/schools-and-education/faith-schools/ Read the BHA's table of types of school with a religious character: http://www.humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/schools-with-a-religious-character.pdf The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity.

«This exhibition is just the beginning of our work in telling the story of New York's colonial history and how our settlement by the Dutch has shaped not only our local character but aspects of state and even national character that we think will surprise and delight our visitors,» said Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Education and State Museum Director Mark Schaming.

It says a lot about the distinct political character of the Northern Isles that the second placed candidate in the Orkney constituency in 2011 was an Independent, local councillor James Stockan.

But the review did not allay local concerns over the impact of the development on the community's character and whether it would lead to regular commercial air travel at Republic.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.

The Villages in Action Toolkit is the latest in a number of publications produced by the Dorset AONB to ensure that local distinctiveness and character of the nationally important protected AONB landscapes are considered by Highways Authorities when caring out their work.

As a result of the decision, he said, «the infrastructure improvements that are being planned to achieve such a goal will now be subject to local regulatory control so that not only are the sustainable energy goals achieved, but the natural beauty and character of our neighborhoods are preserved and protected,» he said.

Some feared a steady stream of changing renters will disrupt the character of local neighborhoods, while others argued such rentals are a key part of the area's tourist economy.

If the zip code doesn't measure up, HUD then prescribes corrective measures, which essentially come down to running roughshod over local zoning so HUD can socially engineer the character of your community to bring it in line with its quotas.»