Sentences with phrase «working in the ivory»

While some pastors can afford to live and work in an ivory tower, missionaries must get down and dirty.

Varun Sivaram has worked in the ivory tower of academia, the nitty gritty of municipal governance, and the high - risk, high - reward world of tech start - ups.

The dress with red lehenga is the finest piece of the collection, with heavy embroidery work in ivory, gold, and bit of silver.

From the House of Elan, her outfit was an exquisite work of art created using delicate net and work in ivory.

White Cube Bermondsey, until 14 September 2015 British sculptor Rachel Kneebone makes extraordinary works in ivory - white porcelain in which Rodin-esque human bodies — often dismembered or disturbingly in flux like out - of - control stem cells — merge together with an almost Rococo sense of formal flourish.

They will not be portrayed as white coated magicians who should be left to work in their ivory towers — their failings will be dealt with in detail.»

«scientists... will not be portrayed as white coated magicians who should be left to work in their ivory towers — their failings will be dealt with in detail.»

They will not be portrayed as white - coated magicians who should be left to work in their ivory towers — their failings will be dealt with in detail.»

The people working in the ivory tower or us?

Not exact matches

One of the most prominent names at this year's event was Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, who worked with director Imraan Ismail to create The Protectors: A Walk in the Ranger's Shoes, a look at the rangers guarding elephants from ivory poachers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In fact, people often think of Newman as an ivory tower intellectual who did little practical work.

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I know of someone who was working in Zimbabwe 10 years ago, and he thought that the only way to get the villagers to not want to kill the elephants was to allow them to harvest ivory in a sustainable way.

History has taught us that numbers alone are no defense against attrition from the ivory trade, and this new work confirms that elephant numbers are decreasing in East, Central and Southern Africa,» said co-author Iain Douglas - Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants.

Working with Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, Wasser and colleagues have now sampled DNA from 28 large seizures of African ivory — each more than a half - ton — that police and custom officers had confiscated in Africa and Asia between 1996 and 2014.

The Lewis Chessmen, an exquisite set of 12th century chess pieces worked out of walrus ivory and whales» teeth, are widely believed to have been crafted in the Trondheim / Nidaros area, and traded away.

In fact, this ivory tower diet is typical of those invented at writing desks rather than by cooks working with real food.

The great thing about white is that you can throw just about any shade of it, whether it be cream, eggshell, or ivory, all together in one outfit and somehow it just works.

Either of them is moreover adorned with work of Zari or threadwork in ivory or white.

Designed in empire silhouette, this graceful elegant work is featured by one - piece ivory shimmering satin flowing from portrait neck to floor length hem of a draped skirt at under part.

In wearing maxi skirts to work, stick to neutral colored, preferably beige, ivory or light - brown, pleated or straighter tube skirts.

Working a slicked - back hairdo and striking shimmering - pink eye makeup, the actress wore a Pamella Roland Fall 2013 sheer black cap - sleeved open - back dress with ivory embroidery in a fit - and - flare silhouette.

Tip Time: White or ivory faux fur works in fall and winter because of the warm and texture it brings to a space but it also works in spring and summer because it's lighter in color.

Such capes in chiffon carry heavy yet intricate embroidery work all over it borders in golden and ivory.

I wear 120 classic ivory in the fit me line and 112 natural ivory works for me here.

These dresses are also designed in mellow colors which mainly includes pastel peach, faun, and soft beige, etc. the work over these dresses carries shades of ivory and graphite.

The beautiful ivory dress with the highlights of green work in her lehenga looked amazing.

In order to not appear too - strong at work, tone it down with a white or ivory blazer and accessorize with black or dark brown.

A really striking cuff featuring a faux ivory oval with a stylized scarab engraved on the surface nestled in a gilt gold setting resembling wire work.

the blush, ivory and black print work with my already purchased ballet flats, jewelry and glasses but finding these Chuck Taylors in the shoe section made my little heart skip a beat.

A woman working in a brothel pulls her skirt up to display a prosthetic ivory leg that conceals a double - barrel shotgun.

Louder Than a Bomb DVD Review by Kam Williams Rhyme Doc Chronicles Chicago Poetry Slam Does the hip - hop style of rhyming and its down - to - earth subject - matter about life in the «hood deserve the same respect as the classical couplets of Keats and other lofty lyricists whose work benefits from ivory - towered academia's stamp of approval?

Artificial Intelligence isn't locked away in ivory towers; it's available in programs that we can use in our working lives...

Artificial Intelligence isn't locked away in ivory towers; it's available in programs that we can use in our working lives today.

And, in the course of my research, I found that crossover ideas — those pieces of scholarship recognized by working educators — share a set of core characteristics that bridge the ivory tower and the schoolhouse.

For too long the vast majority of pre-service programs have failed to address the core competencies of the profession, focused as they are upon ivory tower approaches and research rather than the practical skills and tools new teachers need in order to do their work well.

Survived more than 30 years of work in some of the world's most dangerous places, only to be stabbed in his bed NAIROBI, Kenya ---- Nairobi police homicide detectives appear to believe that renowned elephant ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigator Esmond Bradley Martin Jr., 75, was murdered on February 5, 2018 in connection with a -LSB-...]

Antiques dealers arrested as ivory seized in New York Three dealers from the Metropolitan Fine Arts and Antiques store were arrested in New York last week for selling ivory works of art without a licence, reports The Art Newspaper.

This exhibition presents outstanding paintings, furniture, and works in silver and ivory from Roberta and Richard Huber's collection of Spanish and Portuguese colonial art.

Sidival Fila in his first solo exhibition in France, that is on presentation at the Galerrie Jérôme Poggi Gallery presents 10 monochrome, pleated and sewn painting works (black - yellow - ivory) made from fabrics he collects at his workshop at the monastery of San Bonaventura.

The Colour of Sculpture presents works in a wide range of materials: marble, metals, precious stones, glass and ivory, and shows how they were «painted» to effect different tints and patinas.

This major traveling exhibition reveals the exceptional variety of Native artistic production, ranging from the ancient ivories and ingenious modern masks of the Arctic to the dramatic sculptural arts of the Pacific Northwest, the millennia - long tradition of abstract art in the Southwest, the refined basketry of California and the Great Basin, the famous beaded and painted works of the Plains, and the luminous styles of the Eastern Woodlands, including the Great Lakes.

In addition, works that incorporate materials and parts acquired from the killing of endangered species (e.g., feathers, tusks) or elephant or mammoth ivory do not qualify.

In addition, works that incorporate materials and or parts acquired from the killing of endangered species (e.g., feathers, tusks), elephant or mammoth ivory, dried or silk flower arrangements, bonsai, embellished commercially - made objects (e.g., t - shirts, note cards, etc.) do not qualify.

Also notable is the recent blog in which the Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, working with the nonprofit group WildAid, tracked his trip along the horn and ivory trail to Africa.

Allowing «one - off» sales, evaluating so - called regulated ivory markets and discussing a potential trade in ivory have not worked to reduce poaching — in fact, they have only served to increase demand and the poaching it fuels.

It's the reason academics are often derided for living in ivory towers, when to an extent that is what's required to pursue the work without the pressures and distractions of the demands of policy and other intrusions of the real world.

In the meantime though we've got to work on the problem of global warming alarmists being paid by the rest of us to do nothing more than gnash their teeth in the ivory towerIn the meantime though we've got to work on the problem of global warming alarmists being paid by the rest of us to do nothing more than gnash their teeth in the ivory towerin the ivory towers.

Interestingly, the legal ivory trade in China — which relied on stockpiled goods collected before the global ban — has inadvertently worked to harbor a booming illegal trade that has fueled poaching.

In September, Chinese President Xi Jingping and President Obama said their nations would work more closely together to close the ivory trade.