Sentences with phrase «served as a playground»

A scrapped automobile serves as a playground for the children of Gankhuyag, a former herder who lives in a ger or tent on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, the capital.

Its premises and the areas around it serve as their playground as they mooch money from tourists from ice cream and create games and adventures to pass the time.

«Any room can serve as a playground, as long as you're there.»

The sandy beaches and hinterland beauty of the Fraser CoastOpens external site in a new window region, and a protected bay that serves as a playground for divers, swimmers and watersports enthusiasts.

Originally dubbed «Jackson's Hole» by fur trapper William Sublette in 1829, in honor of his partner David E. Jackson, this valley now serves as a playground for outdoor enthusiasts and epicureans alike.

In select works, this tawdry and bent environment, rich with human longing and broken promise, serves as a playground to Bickerton's signature blue man, who reappears as an explosive madman on a white - knuckle tear through the world, gluttonously devouring all that is adrenal or sensual.

The green roof itself is serves as a playground, and also sports a 200 sq m (2,152 sq ft) vegetable garden (Photo: Hiroyuki Oki)

6) Fox News and the other far - right media, who created an alternative universe that served as a playground for racists, sexists, homophobes, religious fundamentalists (not calling them Christian) and anti-intellectuals (like climate science deniers) to have their worst instincts validated and supported.

And like most things that are taken to their extremes, the evolution of golf courses, especially the luxury golf courses that serve as playgrounds for the global elite, has wrought a world of hurt to the communities and environments where they are located.

Not exact matches

«The work that they've done designing and executing on their engine is really impressive,» says Jory Bell, partner at Playground, which had former SpaceX employees study Relativity's architecture before deciding to invest in its Series A. «And every technical decision they've made is optimized not only to serve their initial market, but to scale up as well.»

Nowhere was the juxtaposition between divertissement and gravity more awkward than at Chelsea Piers, the self - billed «30 - acre sports village» on the West Side waterfront, a six - block - long rec center complete with bowling alley, driving range and rock - climbing walls that serves as one of Manhattan's primary playgrounds.

Another option is to take them to a park or playground where other children can serve as playmates.

The school's facility can also serve as a venue for birthday parties where children can have fun in the indoor playground.

«Working Moms Against Guilt serves as an outlet and resource for moms all over the world who battle guilt at the office, at family functions, in the minivan, on the playground — you name it.

Since I served on a local parks & rec board, I understand the budget challenges involved in maintaining parks and improving trails, playing fields and playground equipment as well as in funding programming for children.

Heritage Park, a 6.4 - acre facility with baseball and soccer fields, a basketball court, playground and picnic tables, will serve as a neighborhood park for the Creekview West subdivision.

SARANAC — A Cadyville woman has been arrested and charged with embezzling $ 50,000 from a fund dedicated toward raising money to build a playground at Saranac Elementary School where she also served as a district school board member.

Modern Shanghai provides the wired world look; one shot inside a ringed - shaped illuminated hotel is beautiful in design, while the economically broke India serves as the contrasting playground of devastation but also serves as a place of freedom.

The playground is limitless, and despite being an alien, the Surfer can serve as a mirror for humanity.»

Rolls - Royce Motor Cars will this year once again serve as a gentle presence in the most celebrated Mediterranean playgrounds of the wealthy and influential.

This piece of furniture can serve as your feline's playground.

A more glamorous town than other more low - key hamlets, like Nature's Valley and Storms River, Plettenberg Bay serves as a seaside playground for the more affluent, and as a post-matric party destination (you'll want to avoid town during the annual Plett Rage Student Festival in early December).

This landmark hotel has historically served as a glamorous playground for the elite, where every night was an extravagant gala event and veritable Parisian fashion show.

Originally the site of a private mansion owned by John P. Jones, a former U.S. Senator and the founder of Santa Monica, The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica has served as an exclusive playground for Hollywood celebrities, and a quiet retreat for guests, since 1921.

The slopes of Mauna Kahalawai, the West Maui Mountains, serve as the dramatic backdrop for this luxury, 1,200 - acre resort destination which was once a warrior training ground and the playground for Hawai'i's royalty.

The slopes of Mauna Kahalawai, the West Maui Mountains, serve as the dramatic backdrop for this luxury, 1,200 acre resort destination which was once a warrior training ground and the playground for Hawai'i's royalty.

Coupled with the drool - worthy selection of cars is a grand total of 36 tracks from across the years that serve as outstanding playgrounds on which to drive.

The levels themselves serve as fun playgrounds to move through.

With the ocean serving as your primary playground, its hard to shake the game's Wind Waker vibe.

serves as an excellent playground to flex your in - game running and jumping muscles.

For platforming and speedrun enthusiasts, Light Fall serves as an excellent playground to flex your in - game running and jumping muscles.

By contrast, the nestled reflections at the center of Yael Kanarrek's child on a swing, for Bitforms, serve at once as playground, digital clock, and fractal geometry.

Since the 2000s, the Meatpacking District has transformed from an industrial warehouse district that provided jobs for working - class people and served as a hub for Manhattan's queer and trans community, into a «hyper - luxurious» playground for tourists and the art world, creeping down from the adjacent gallery district in West Chelsea.

At night, the Joule served as the fair's playground, playing host to dinner parties — most notably, Julian Schnabel's fete on the hotel's upper terrace — while the bar at C.B.D. Provisions, the hotel's restaurant, was where blue - chip dealers bragged or lamented about their changing fortunes.

She lists creative minds who serve as inspiration, from Carol Burnett for her captivating humor to Robert Rauschenberg for manifesting art as a playground.

Rubin is currently serving as managing director at Playground Global, and the company's board of directors include ex-Googler Matt Hershenson, WebTV co-founder Bruce Leak and and former Microsoft exec Peter Barrett.

About Blog Since 2006, Working Moms Against Guilt (or WMAG, as we affectionately call it) is a blog, an online community, a way of approaching motherhood... but at its heart, Working Moms Against Guilt serves as an outlet and resource for moms all over the world who battle guilt at the office, at family functions, in the minivan, on the playground — you name it.

Landlords are well aware of the abuse public furniture can take, with a table or bench often serving as a skateboard jump or a toddler's sticky playground.

It has a large lawn and a crescent sort of walkway in the park, he said, and trees and plantings interspersed with playgrounds, a splash park and a jungle gym, as well as seating on the south side where food trucks serve customers.