Sentences with phrase «serves as counterpoint»

However, the case serves as a counterpoint to the more questionable advantages sometimes claimed for private prosecutions: when it is appropriate to bring them; the benefits compared to a State prosecution or civil proceedings; and the synergies in running a private prosecution and civil proceedings in tandem.

That's a lot of Teslas, and serves as a counterpoint to hyped stories that the car maker is facing imminent doom.

As a faceted installation, DOMESTICITY serves as a counterpoint to an increasingly digitalized way of life, in which one becomes increasingly removed from actual handmade objects.

The golf course as a leisurely symbol of consumerist society serves as a counterpoint to issues relating to migration, global warming and globalisation that eventually come to the fore.

The most fascinating thing about Marx is how he serves as a counterpoint to Starrick and aligns Assassins with his ideologies while Templars represent the burgeoning capitalist culture of Victorian London.

The 2016 Audi TT serves as a counterpoint to the Bentley's go big or go home mentality.

As Gyllenhaal's love interest, he serves as a counterpoint to her frustration with the union, reminding her of the legitimate job protections that unions provide to teachers.

3 presidents are in my book: 2 help illustrate the values at the heart of ethical leadership; 1 serves as a counterpoint.

«3 presidents are in the book: 2 help illustrate the values at the heart of ethical leadership; 1 serves as a counterpoint.

China has been amassing support from nations around the world for its new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which would serve as a counterpoint to the U.S. - led World Bank.

Her goodness and constancy serve as the counterpoint to her father's injustice, pride, and selfishness.

Her graduate collection of digitised trompe l'oeil prints of oversized jewellery on simple shift dresses served as a counterpoint to the minimalist movement that was dominating the runways at the time.

Over time the actual success on the ground will serve as a counterpoint to any wild conspiracies that are out there, and it will be less about Parent Revolution and more about the role that parents play in changing their children's futures.»

Foster, a college sex educator, tells us why she shaped the romance in her novel to serve as a counterpoint to the relationship portrayed in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Her paintings» emotional charge and personal content serve as counterpoints to an almost clinical presentation of the figure — typically close - cropped and centered on an undefined ground — just as her energetic brushstrokes play off her dispassionate source imagery, ranging from newspaper clippings to Polaroids.

Furthering its artist - centric mission to serve as a counterpoint to the existing fair model, NEWD continues to seek out alternative modes of market engagement in its efforts to create a space that supports artists and promotes their interests.

These ruptures serve as a counterpoint to his «formal bridge» — creating a sense of alienation, discomfort, and disrupted meaning.

This is the first time that paintings from Hirst's Visual Candy series have been presented together exclusively, and a candy spill work by Felix Gonzalez - Torres will serve as a counterpoint to the paintings.

Early sculptures by Mark di Suvero and John Chamberlain will serve as counterpoints.

EVs will remain in the headlines in 2009, and perhaps beyond, given China's emphasis on the auto sector as a pillar industry, but the concurrent need to maintain a green sheen, especially to serve as a counterpoint to the debacle that is Detroit.

He should get out of Parliament and follow John Oliver across the Atlantic to serve as his counterpoint.

Littler Canada represents management in its dealings with organized employees and their union representatives, serving as counterpoint to the world's most powerful labour organizations.

Its organic shape and warm honey color reference nature and serve as counterpoints to all the straight lines in the space.

Not exact matches

At times Hagrid offers comic relief, but he also serves as the headmaster's right - hand man and as an empathic counterpoint to the more cerebral and emotionally distant characters on the Hogwarts faculty.

i made them into sandwiches with bittersweet chocolate, which was the perfect counterpoint to the sweetness of the cookies, but they could just as easily be served plain, or drizzled with melted chocolate.

Or it can be served with a meal, as a counterpoint to something spicy, like a curry.

Raitas, or raytas, are India's version of a salsa or salad that are served as cooling counterpoints to hot and spicy Indian foods.

In fact there is something of a Grant Hill love - in raging across the league, his tale of perseverance serving as a welcome counterpoint to the Nov. 19 melee in Detroit between Pistons fans and certain Pacers.

These nongovernmental organizations — along with others that militate on environmental, public health and legal issues — have begun to serve as a vital counterpoint to the government's otherwise unchecked push to propel the nation's blisteringly fast - paced economic development.

The slinky skirt and train served as an alluring counterpoint to the architectural strapless bodice.

Stainless steel appliances serve as a crisp counterpoint to the pale wood cabinets.

Jeremy becomes the wingman tossed on the grenade of true love blossoming between John and Treasury Secretary William «The Next President» Cleary's (Christopher Walken) eldest daughter Claire (Rachel McAdams)-- the grenade in question being Cleary's younger daughter Gloria (Isla Fisher, effortlessly walking away with the film), some kind of nymphomaniac psycho who serves, Boomerang - like, as the counterpoint to Jeremy's voracious sexual predator.

There's a feeling of exhaustion to the film, one that serves as a sharp counterpoint to Paul's tentative struggle towards maturity while tying itself to the ambitious — and sometimes pretentious — reflection of the films of the Seventies.

The function and interplay of symbol and image in The New World is of primary importance because the dialogue serves mainly as counterpoint to the depth of those images — to remind that there are things in the world common enough that they don't need expression and, moreover, are inexpressible through language.

But most of all, it serves as a nice counterpoint to St. Claire Bourne's intimate behind - the - scenes documentary «Making Do the Right Thing» (which can be found on both Criterion's and Universal's latest R1 DVD releases).

So when I heard that Dead by Daylight was finally making the transition to consoles I couldn't help but get excited; as a massive Horror Hound the prospect of playing a game that allowed you to take control of Michael Myers, The Shape from the Halloween films, amongst an assortment of other antagonists crafted from different genre archetypes definitely appealed to me and would serve as a nice counterpoint to stalking around Crystal Lake.

Danny and Eliza's loving, wholly functional relationship serves as a refreshing counterpoint to all the standard Noah Baumbach prickliness, and nothing sums it up better than a lovely duet they play at the piano.

, with the show merely serving as a self - referential backdrop / counterpoint to a new and far less interesting supernatural comedy.

The stretched flanks serve as an elegant counterpoint to the distinctly sporty front and rear end.

I think I'm finally going to dig into Saints Row III, too, as it should serve as effective counterpoint to all the warm n» cuddly Nintendo stuff I've been playing lately.

It has, in a sense, served as the nation's conscience, reminding Americans of what the founders had hoped they would be and thereby providing a vivifying counterpoint to the excesses of materialist individualism.»

It serves as a delicate, poetic counterpoint to the undercurrent of testosterone and possible violence running throughout the show.

Because Marfa is still to some extent a tiny, geographically isolated ranch town it serves as an amazing counterpoint to the global discourse.

Another room serves as a kind of comic counterpoint to the primacy of painting, in sculpture by David Smith and others.

In counterpoint, groups of multi-headed animals, figures with hands raised, and seated nudes derived from the Nayarit visual lexicon appear on mantels, in reference to Stafford's claim that prior to their acquisition by LACMA as works of art, the ceramics had served as decorations.

A counterpoint to such celebrated contexts as the artist's studio and the public sphere, the home has often served artists, especially female artists, as a crucial site for the creation of their work.

Further, the massive rusting curves of iron and steel in the ship breaking series serve as a rueful counterpoint to minimalism's heroic use of industrial materials.

Patry actually invited Sheffner to the debate, believing he would serve as a «perfect counterpoint» to the views Patry expresses in his book.

@Chieron Counterpoint: Soldiers who served together are generally referred to as «brothers in arms», despite a lack of familial relation.

Rich textures and warm gray tones in the building materials helped to serve as both complement and counterpoint to the furnishings.