Sentences with phrase «vivid illustration of»

And he demonstrates how hedge fund investors use versions of the checklists to protect against making poor investments, including one vivid illustration of an investor turning down an opportunity when a checklist item turned up that the company's owners had been divesting their personal holdings.

A recent decision of an American appellate court provides a vivid illustration of the complexity of the issues surrounding the courts» treatment of scientific information that I have been blogging about here.

There could be no more vivid illustration of moral hazard; yet it is into this political and business environment that geoengineering arrives as the next great white hope.

The above graph, by Gavin Schmidt of NASA GISS, provides a vivid illustration of an inexorable warming trend with 2016 as the hottest year yet.

A vivid illustration of the pollution is provided by two photographs published by the Institute, showing Svalbard before and after the smog blew in.

Her problematic recommendation of Common Ground — a 1980s - era book about busing in Boston that downplayed black leaders» voices — was a vivid illustration of someone who was phoning it in (and would soon leave the beat).

While I can't speak to the veracity of this ancient Roman practice, it offers a vivid illustration of accountability.

But the way the deal was done — with a promise - busting tax increase to help pay for an election - year middle - class tax rebate, and a minimum - wage boost coupled with a tax cut for small businesses — was a vivid illustration of the genius and the expediency of the Andrew Cuomo method.

The 6,000 - word piece, by Chris Smith, opens with a scene set at an early March meeting where the governor apparently wowed a crowd of «left - leaning lunchers» with tales of his «New Democratic brand» and his on - time budgets, something Mr. Smith described as «a vivid illustration of the genius and expediency of the Andrew Cuomo method.»

Research conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Family and Childcare Trust opens a window on to the lives of 11 families, providing a vivid illustration of the delicate balancing act necessary to sustain household budgets and keep family life on track in austerity.

One of my experiences as a prison chaplain provides a vivid illustration of this.

9 A vivid illustration of the problem here raised for all moral judgments is given in the experience of a lecturer who asserted to a group of Southern people that no one could practice discrimination against another race and be a Christian.

Yet comparison of the two serves as vivid illustration of the French proverb that the more things are the same, the more they differ.

A vivid illustration of the truth which we are driving at is presented in our modern young people.

The most vivid illustration of this fundamental Pauline insight is his famous discussion of «You shall not covet.»

A vivid illustration of the death obsession driving the movement, transhumanist popularizer Zoltan Istvan just completed a national speaking tour in a bus made to look like a coffin as part of his pseudo campaign for president on the Transhumanist party ticket.

Magazines present short blocks of age - appropriate text, vivid illustrations of historical content, writing prompts, and related games and activities.

One of the most vivid illustrations of the difference wealth makes in anticipating the changes under way in a warming world was the statement of Anne van der Molen in the Netherlands, who lives in a $ 420,000 amphibious house in a river floodplain.

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A paper (ungated pdf available here) by the University of Alberta's Randall Morck offers a vivid illustration:

Here appears one of the major paradoxes of the spiritual life, of which the Bible gives vivid illustration — the more self - respect men achieve, the more they are plunged into self - depreciation.

They are vivid and even startling illustrations, in extreme cases, of the way in which the quality and direction of God's treatment of his children might be reproduced in human relations.

These are but a few illustrations of a characteristic ardent, vivid quality in Jesus» teaching which no reader of the Synoptic Gospels can miss, and, we might add, which no writer of the Synoptic Gospels could have invented.

Read lots of short books, and provide them with small board books, or soft books that contain vivid illustrations.

My First Christmas is a wonderful book for newborns, but older babies will also enjoy the vivid illustrations and toddlers will enjoy relating the traditions in the book to those of their own family.

Packed with vivid illustrations and lots of descriptive, action and directional words, this book will expose your toddler to new words and concepts.

Sweet, simple and accessible to young kids, this encouraging tale celebrates the potential of childhood with vivid oil - painting illustrations and a fun fold - out gatefold of kids in costume.

In the story I reported for Education Next in 2008, there is surely plenty of bluster from Mayor Mike and his former trust - busting chancellor Joel Klein — an image reinforced by a vivid cover illustration of the mayor, bedecked in shining armor with shield and sword, standing atop the city's refurbished Department of Education building — and there is no doubt that Bloomberg and Klein will have to eat a bit of crow.

Early readers will love this scientific study of Earth, as well as the stunningly vivid illustrations.

From the shooting of Crispus Attucks to the inauguration of President Barack Obama, 28 moments in black history are celebrated through poetry, prose, and vivid illustrations.

Vivid watercolor illustrations bring to life the obstacles faced and great achievements made by African American Vivien Thomas in the field of neonatal surgery.

His illustrations of the inner workings and architecture of the medieval monastery, inn and castle that the heroes visit over the course of their journey are especially vivid, and provide the kind of detailed picture of time and place not usually associated with horror novels.

Vivid illustrations and brief text explain the evolution of one Galápagos island and its animal inhabitants.

Author Laurel Snyder's gentle, lyrical text is brought to vivid life by Samantha Cotterill's exuberant illustrations, which capture the joy of gardening and the growing friendship between a child and her neighbor.

Illustrations using vivid colours include many real flower species which children may recognise from their garden or have seen growing in the wild, 3 of them are named at the end of the book too.

Beginning and early readers can enjoy hours of fun and entertainment.This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and reading aloud at home.Special Note: The illustrations in the book are optimized for a vivid and colorful experience in e-readers, tablets, phones, and computers...

Color images and special illustrations from one of the world's most popular manga are offered in this vivid new art collection.

In this exemplary book of folklore, Napoli introduces young readers to Egyptian mythology with vivid language and illustration and anchors the tales in intriging and research - supported interpretation.

Viz has dated YOSHITAKA AMANO: ILLUSTRATIONS: The work of legendary artist & illustrator Yoshitaka Amano will be on vivid display in a new art book debuting August 19th at favorite retailers everywhere!

A number of artists replaced or altered its contents: Fred Tomaselli's ongoing series of reworked illustrations lend a vivid nightmarish quality to news stories about Hurricane Katrina and the Bernard Ebbers WorldCom fraud scandal.

Featuring the exotic, domestic and paradoxical, this book is alive with vivid imagery including birds of John J. Audubon, the insects of Maria Sibylla Merian and, our favourite, a sixteenth century illustration of a unicorn.

David Fenton uses his vivid imagination and unquenchable curiosity to explore the «gray matter» of the natural world through digital photography and illustration on aluminum.

Manifested here in extraordinary works on paper, the collaboration is comprised of the masculine: Jodorowsky's illustrations, and the feminine: Montandon - Jodorowsky's vivid colors.

The works are inventive photo - illustrations of vivid fantasy / nature scenes she defines as «hypercollage,» and curiously refers to with the acronym, «W.O.W (Wonderful Other Worlds),» in her biography.

Sam Wolfe Connelly is a New York - based artist, known for his paintings and illustrations that are vivid renditions of the unknown, placed into surreal yet oddly familiar domestic settings occupied by haunting figures.

(EXHIBITION) Swiss News; October 1, 2008; 691 words... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mark Wallinger filtered this vivid expression... In light of this work, Wallinger was awarded the Turner Prize, among other accolades... Artist's Edition: Mark Wallinger's Still life (detail...

The vivid, garish, and clashing colors in many of Richter's abstract paintings were probably inspired by those Pop artists who exaggerated the simplified, bold, and eye - catching qualities of magazine illustrations, posters, signs, and billboards.

This dreamy sky pattern with its vivid kaleidoscope of colour is a dramatic illustration of the current vogue for cloud imagery within design.