Sentences with phrase «original raison»

International aspects which were not envisaged at the time of say the original raison d'etre of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 have led to a piecemeal combination of domestic and international law.
It operated with remarkable independence and failed, some say, to make itself indispensable to the university that provided its home and original raison d'être.
In a weird way, the CR - Z reminds me of the original raison d'etre behind the Pontiac Fiero.
That was not exactly intentional, but had everything to do with (white) disco fans simply permitting themselves to re-embrace the original raison d'etre of the whole Afro - American pop music phenomenon: good - time dancing.
There were still, of course, the financial stability goals that were the original raison d'être of most central banks.
As it is, the city's original raison d'être, an aluminum smelter, is being modernized by owner Rio Tinto Alcan.

Not exact matches

«Internally we call this generation of brands «Naturals 2.0» because, unlike the original natural beauty brands from the 1970s and 1980s, they have beautiful formulas — texture, scent and efficacy, elegant packaging and a real raison d'être,» says Shashi Batra, founder of Credo, a Sephora - like company that curates clean beauty products from around the world.
There's almost no way to stray from the original arcade classic that could possibly upset the hardcore nostalgiacs, unless of course they were to somehow strip the chaos and destruction that formed the game's entire raison d'être, however, that is decidedly not the case here.
The initial frame of the speech harkens back to the original ESEA (1965) and its raison d'être.
But even if that had been the original idea, there's nothing requiring that it be the raison d'être forever.
It wasn't our original impetus for coming to Kenya, but after we read an e-mail from Calvin, it became our raison d'être to make the trip.
The concept might not be original, but the story is enjoyably told and a match for the game's raison d'être.
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