Sentences with phrase «on a pedestal in»

Protein is put on the pedestal in all diets and praised by nutritionists and health circles, while carbs and fat are demonized and scorned.

She explained: «I had many imaginary conversations with Meryl about working togetherâ $ ¦ When a person goes from being on a pedestal in your mind, to even cooler, better and more fabulous up close, you get to understand them a little more intimately.»

It's the object that has been sitting on a pedestal in my mind for years and years.

I used to have a small Zen - like water fountain on a pedestal in my living room and, no matter what, my cat would stretch its body as far as it could and drink out of it or the toilet.

Some have bicycles mounted on pedestals in the air while others are known for subdued artwork and sofas in the corner.

You also might have noticed a large sun coin on a pedestal in the screenshot... I'm sure nothing will happen if you pick it up...

For example, Legendary Treasures collected can be placed on pedestals in the Woodburrow hub to gain boosts.

White porcelain firewood logs are arranged on pedestals in another part of the installation, transforming the space into a kind of monument.

This includes nearly identical installation methods in the entrances of both galleries, with dimly lit entryways featuring two kiddie - cornered works to the immediate left and an object resting on a pedestal in the opposite far right corner.

Seven small spray bottles labeled «Trigger Spray» and a packet of tissues emblazoned with «Your Feelings Are Valid» sit on a pedestal in a back corner of the Whitney Houston Biennial at Chashama.

In «Prayer,» as in the portfolio of drawings strewn on a pedestal in the galley's center, Gregg shows his strength in the expressive use of line.

Artists could be intimidated by the looming presence of Picasso on the wall, or Rodin on a pedestal in the corner.

Knowing the method of production for these images, it becomes easy to discern that an entire page of the book has been enlarged (in fact, both books are presented on a pedestal in the center of the gallery for reference).

A Robert Graham bronze of a nude woman stands on a pedestal in the foyer.

Tabloids give us the dirt, paparazzi provide the candids, while exhibitions and premieres put it all on a pedestal in a glitz - grunge cocktail of truth and fiction.

Perched high on a pedestal in a glass vitrine, two stuffed dolls in pastel - pink fabric — a man and a woman — face each other chest to chest, pressed up close in intimate rapture.

Their latest puts two small residential units on pedestals in a «somewhat bourgeois» district of Berlin.

or on a pedestal in a room hung about with paintings?

By placing found shards on pedestals in Estard's ruins, the Hero and his friends are sent to different lands in the past which the party eventually realizes.

If you boast any relevant certificates or awards, go ahead and put them on a pedestal in your cover letter.

Not exact matches

We put eight really cheap bikes in the audience and a nicer bike on a pedestal, propped up on some bricks,» recalls cofounder and CEO John Foley.

In 1884, when the Statue of Liberty first arrived in America, the pedestal it stands on today hadn't been builIn 1884, when the Statue of Liberty first arrived in America, the pedestal it stands on today hadn't been builin America, the pedestal it stands on today hadn't been built.

Men are trained in ultra orthodox communities to focus on the woman's pleasure in the bedroom over their own pleasure and to put their wife on a pedestal.

Some say marriage is a dissolving institution, just par for the course in this sea of modernity we're swimming in, and still others seem to hold it on an impossibly high pedestal, as though one's life doesn't begin until one's wedding day: when you find your soulmate, your «other half,» you will have found your ultimate fulfillment, the one who will dispel your loneliness forever.

And the saddest thing about having to be on that «demigod» pedestal is that there are too many people in the pews who forcibly place you up there because it's easier to follow a fleshly person than it is to follow Jesus.

Sometimes they wanted to be on that pedestal, believing in their own ridiculous hype, but most of the time, our heroes and our patron saints, our spiritual mothers and fathers, didn't want to be elevated up there, anyway, and are secretly relieved when it comes crashing down.

There is no room in God's church for the unapproachable, ivory tower personality who stands on a pedestal to deliver a message from God and then retreats back to his chambers in order to avoid mingling with the masses.

The Jewish American poet, Emma Lazarus, gave classic expression to this idea in 1883 in words inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty:

Fifth, Piper highlights the controversy over Confederate memorials which «too many of us feel like they belong in a museum for education instead of on a pedestal for celebration.»

We generally believe in evolution, and so do not nearly place ourselves on the same kind of pedestals that evolution deniers do by thinking that they are modeled on some perfect being.

A real conundrum I find with Christians of various theological persuasions is that they harp on how we must be engaged in studying the Bible, how the Bible is our guide in life, and hold the Bible on a pedestal, much like rabbinic Jews hold the Torah or Catholic hold up their Eucharist, but when it comes to the nitty - gritty of how they have come to know God, no matter how they explain it, it ends up being on the basis of experience.

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Mourners of all races, young and old, some in suits and some in T - shirts and flip - flops, walked through the parlour where Mr Graham's closed coffin lay on a black pedestal.

I certainly think (as you have shown) in the past that the doctrine of inspired scripture has caused some to place the Bible on a pedestal that only the clergy should have access to, but just because some have unfortunately held that view, that does invalidate whether scripture is inspired or not.

And, through the occasional reminder of the pain and the prodding of the Holy Spirit, I quit participating in the «Let's put them on the pedestal and see how hard they fall!»

In our culture, the combination of MMA and church happens because the warrior is valued and put on a pedestal.

As so very often, we have picked a virtue (or quasi-virtue) that we like the sound of - in this case open - mindedness - and placed it on an artificial pedestal, abstracted from any context that might help us come to a considered judgment about its merits in individual circumstances.

But it is not enough to use it, as it is used in our day, as a rallying cry in battles which, strictly speaking, have nothing much to do with religion, or to put it on a pedestal to be admired, or in a spirit of haphazard eclecticism to pick and choose from the shari`a only the material which pleases us most.

In another sermon, Marshall noted that if a woman tries to assume equality with men, she automatically steps down «from the pedestal on which Christianity, chivalry, and idealism has placed her.»

I'm impressed with many people but I think it becomes a problem when we put them on a pedestal, they will always fail us in some way.

While some misguided Chelsea supporters seem to wish that opposition fans would join in and appreciate the club now it's finally reached the top of the pile, it's inevitable that being on a pedestal means others want to knock them off — by fair means or foul.

It is of course a blessing to have Mesut in the form he was in this weekend against Everton, but he is tough to handle, and those few rare outings where he is on fire are not consistent enough for me to put him on the pedestal.

In my humble opinion, you are placing Chelsea on a pedestal, and hoping we build our team exactly to match them.

Those aren't the greatest areas of interest for most teams, but it is definitely an upgrade for next season, and as players leave or retire in coming seasons, Bolles could become a premier left tackle and Davis has a ceiling that could put him on virtually any pedestal.

Despite never having won a World Cup or Champion's League crown, the Swedish striker is somehow on a pedestal similar in magnitude to legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

There are so many put on a superstar pedestal and they have done nothing to merit that status in their careers.

I once said a team is only as good as its last derby (or three derbies in our case now) but how long does a manager retain support when his team maybe slips from the pedestal he's placed it on?

Now that the crisis has abated, I've noticed that every one of the mothers I placed on a pedestal has, at some point in this year, been down.

Birth is such a private and intimate thing, it's not a time in your life that you want to be put on a pedestal.

He was belittled in his heyday, then placed on the elder - statesman pedestal as people saw how much worse the daytime talk - show game could get in the hands of people like Geraldo Rivera and Morton Downey Jr..