Sentences with word «plebian»

And while the 2019 Mercedes - AMG G63 gets a lot from its more plebian sibling — including all - new bodywork, a substantially revised suspension layout, and a new interior — it also improves upon its predecessor, with more power and torque than before.

Still, it manages to operate with a lack of slop in its controls (steering feel aside) that places it a notch above other, more plebian sedans.

While recognizing that the legend of Rembrandt's plebian origins and self - destructive lifestyle is largely a romantic exaggeration, Schama preserves the picture of an artist who, although never deliberately flouting convention, delighted in pushing the envelope.

AFC does not exist because of or for the fans: fans are just plebians who should be glad to give their grubby money to untouchable luminaries such as kroenke, wenger, hills - wood and other fantastic human beings 8.

- them barriers (plebians in the back, patricians in the front), and the huddled masses would have to fight their way to the front, one bloody siege at a time.

I saw students working beneath the undercarriage of cars, suspended with myriad of diagnostic cables, wires and hoses that made a surgical suite look plebian.

There's a great difference between the more plebian California T and an uber Ferrari like the F12 Berlinetta: You can actually use all of the California's power.

At one time thought to be immune from such plebian concerns as sales volumes, luxury brands are now under as much pressure as more mainstream brands to achieve ever - higher sales goals.

Despite the eye - watering - for - us - plebians pricetag, the folks from Goodwood are unlikely to have trouble moving these out the fancy door.

The materials are top - rate and no matter the situation, the C63 S's confines provide a lovely refuge from just about anything plebian.

New for»03 is the Pilot SUV, a more plebian version of the Acura MDX.

The EcoBoost receives only one minor demerit against its otherwise likable character — a somewhat plebian, distinctly four - cylinder soundtrack.

While this powertrain is fairly plebian by full - size crossover standards, the Honda has a trick up its sleeve.

Yet the engine hangs onto revs rather annoyingly, and it doesn't sound inspired at all — rather plebian, in fact, the Juke Nismo fails to suggest an exhaust, just a milquetoast engine note.

For the one in four that humored your request you would learn some interesting truths that are pretty plebian.

I was particularly swayed by the M3, which takes the 3 - series» plebian sedan lines and plumps them up with widened fenders, sexy wheels and a particularly fetching paint hue known as «Yas Marina Blue».

ST interior design cues on the steering wheel, seat backs and scuff plates tag the Edge ST as different from more plebian 2019 Edges — which also get updates.

Those with grandfathered unlimited plans just recently won an FCC case barring them from being throttled, so I'm in the best possible position right now — truly unlimited data, on a fast network, with no throttling, and because I'm willing to sign a contract and don't have a need to be able to break my contract at a moment's notice like a plebian, I also get phones cheaper than said plebians.

Placing one's hope in strong democracy or «democratic values» is to build upon sand — even if one came to the conclusion that the plebian interests were the ones that had to be defended come what may, one would learn from the play that unscrupulous means (logically pointing to Caesar - dom) were absolutely necessary to keep the plebs organized in defense of these interests.

The philosophical foundation of Solzhenitsyn s Christianity is the plebian's mythopoetic conception of religion as the practice of virtue (as opposed to Sartre's modernist idea of it as a kind of mystified ideology).

In creating their new mythologies, the modernists did not begin with the plebians incredible premise of a divine order behind the flux of experience.

Salt, in the dough and sprinkled on top, adds dimension that can lift even a plebian cookie.

The former excludes the non-Muslims, whereas the latter ideally includes all of what Laclau (2005: 81) would call «plebian» constituencies, or «plebs», referring to the underprivileged, and distinguished from the «populus», or the «body of all citizens».

Even a near 3 - hour running time couldn't scare off the «plebians.»

This AMG Sport model has plenty of sporty elements to set it apart from the more plebian 2016 Mercedes - Benz GLE Coupe models that should debut within the next few months.

We already knew that the hotter Subie would move further from its plebian platform - mate, but, if these shots are any indication, the WRX may not transform into a coupe.

As a result, the plebian S560 accelerates to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, the manly S63 does the deed in a mere 3.4 seconds, while the S65 requires 4.0 seconds.

It's hardly the same car as its plebian Camaro V - 6 sibling, what with its stripped - out interior, completely reworked suspension and brakes, and massive 7.0 - liter V - 8 engine putting out 505 hp.

The RS Q3 also receives some visual upgrades to distinguish the sporty model from the plebian ones.

Their plebian roots were well concealed, and they had their own personalities and sense of style; most importantly, they validated the engineering of the K platform.

Porsche purists sniff at the idea that their revered brand would stoop to building an SUV, much less one that shares a basic platform with a plebian cousin, the Volkswagen Touareg.

Though the CT 200h shares a basic platform with Toyota Corolla and now - defunct Scion tC, it features more dynamic handling than its plebian siblings thanks to a number of revised suspension components, including a unique lateral performance damper system aimed at reducing body vibrations and providing for a linear steering feel.

All the plebians are showing up on the links and tennis courts in jeans and t - shirts.

A plebian, mass - market yawn with no appeal whatsoever.

My answer would be more plebian — paper trade.

Is being Attorney General just a way of attracting attention as a modern Roman Tribune, a friend of the plebians, so that you can gain greater political power — in our system, run for Governor?

Introduced in Dragon Quest IV, it is a giant, crown - wearing slime that lords over the plebian plobs.