Sentences with phrase «outsized presences»

«All the drawings take place in identifiable locations or sites, so that whether they're imaginary or actual, they are happening somewhere in a place you can identify,» said Oldenburg, who along with van Bruggen is known for monumental sculptures of objects — ranging from musical instruments to badminton shuttlecocks to garden tools — whose outsized presences transform their surroundings.

His former colleague and incoming Federal Reserve Chair Powell also expressed a similar view, calling Fed's balance sheet expansion tantamount to «short volatility position,» and private capital displaced by Fed's outsized presence would «find something else to do,» such as adding duration, credit and liquidity risk with implicit understanding that the central bank «will be there to prevent serious losses:»

Each of those four banks also have an outsized presence on Wall Street; each of them received taxpayer bailouts during the 2008 crash; each received secret, below - market interest rate loans from the Federal Reserve during the crisis; and three of them (JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citibank) are currently holding tens of trillions of dollars in derivatives within the insured banking subsidiary — meaning there would be a forced taxpayer bailout if the derivatives blew up the bank.

Blodgett was a pleasant contradiction — unfailingly polite and professional on the job, yet off the course he had such an outsized presence his nickname was Big «Un.

Duane was certainly an outsized presence in Albany.

Before the cultivation of wheat in Denmark, oats, rye, and barley were staple grains, and they still exert an outsized presence on the culinary landscape in the form of muesli, hot cereal, and hearty hot and cold grain dishes or salads.

In some cities, the charter sector has an outsized presence in the supply of «beat the odds» schools.

Recently, local media outlets have reported that regulators desire to make China less hospitable to cryptocurrency mining, which continues to have an outsized presence in the country.

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The otter is a «keystone predator» whose presence has an outsized effect on its kelp forest habitat.

Once seen in close - up (or even in a medium shot), Skelton Knaggs, with his outsized head, large eyes, and prominent ears, is seldom forgotten by filmgoers; for two decades, from the mid -»30s until his death in 1955, directors loved to use Skelton Knaggs to dress a horror set or establish a menacing mood in a thriller with his mere presence in a shot.

Jones is clearly having a ball playing the outsized personality, and he brings some spirit to the proceedings, but his presence is very limited.

In Mavis in the Backseat, the cavernous space of the station wagon emphasizes her diminutive presence, yet the intensity of her gaze suggests outsized thoughts and emotions contained within her small body.