Sentences with phrase «useful foil»

Two of Kiefer's works that bear the same title — «Ways of Worldly Wisdom» — gain impact if one realizes that he borrowed the title from Bernhard Jansen, a sanguine Jesuit theologian who in the 1920s, in his apologetic efforts to give rational justification for Catholicism, drew on the writings of a number of German philosophers who, ironically, also proved to be useful foils in the apologetics of Nazi ideologues.

And rather than play a backup role to another returning loanee, Radamel Falcao, the hard - working Valere Germain has instead proved to be an extremely useful foil to the Colombian, with Monaco using both of them in a 4 -2-2-2 formation.

Republicans have also proved to be a very useful foil to keep the liberal wing of Cuomo's own party from dragging him too far to the left.

Allan operates predominantly as a holding midfielder, and would provide a useful foil for the flair players in Chelsea's ranks.

And it was a useful foil for hiding a more complex Russian agenda.

It's also possible that the Cuomo campaign simply sees the national Republican paradigm as a useful foil.

He might serve as a useful foil.

Some progressives have accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of preferring to keep the Senate in the hands of its current I.D.C. - G.O.P. coalition, which has been a useful foil for the governor to avoid being dragged from the political center.

Rogerâ $ ™ s inappropriate behaviour gives plenty of room for amusement and Welsh actor Rhys Ifans provides a useful foil as the friend who actually grew up â $ «even if Roger does keep calling him â $ ˜ Englishâ $ ™.

The curators explore how sculpture can be a useful foil to the historically laden tradition of painting, with Cameron Crawford's large works, which include painted canvas, stretcher bars and other endemic materials of traditional painting, deconstructed and represented as sculpture.