Comedy had already taken definite shape when comic poets,
distinctively so called, are heard of.
Observing these people narrowly, even when the iron hand of misfortune has shaken them from their unquestioning hold on the world, one sees little trace of religion, still less of a
distinctively Christian creed.
The promoter's secretary, a
distinctively sporty young man, sneered audibly.
But if, as I have urged, the physical world itself, as known, is infected through and through with subjectivity, if, as the theory of relativity suggests, the physical universe contains the diversity of points of view which we have been accustomed to regard as
distinctively psychological, then we are brought back by this different road to the necessity for trusting observations which are in an important sense private.
She spoke English without an accent, or rather with that
distinctively British accent which, on his arrival in Europe, had struck Newman as an altogether foreign tongue, but which, in women, he had come to like extremely.
Those bands of them with whom we are here concerned, and who became known
distinctively as Normans, fastened themselves as settlers, early in the eleventh century, on the northern shore of France, and in return for their acceptance of Christianity and acknowledgment of the nominal feudal sovereignty of the French king were recognized as rightful possessors of the large province which thus came to bear the name of Normandy.
The
Distinctively Staffordshire exhibition, which launched last week and runs to September 29 at the Staffordshire Record Office, showcases the diversity of the county.
'While Slow Food has already identified local food from two Benguet municipalities and four Ifugao towns, we will still finalize reports and find out how the local communities can help propagate the 'mountain food' that are
distinctively Cordilleran,' said Elena Aniere, Slow Food International Asia Pacific program director, in an interview over the weekend.
It is as
distinctively Spanish as Gilbert and Sullivan are
distinctively British, which explains why Spanish theater troupes do not perform HMS Pinafore and American audiences largely ignored The Exterminating Angel.
It had a fully developed plastron (the belly portion of a turtle's shell), but only a partial carapace made up of
distinctively broadened ribs and vertebrae on its back.
Afzal Butt, boss of Imran's, said: "It's a Balti with a
distinctively Jamaican twist - jerk chicken, rice and peas form the basis of this hot and spicy dish."
Once in a while, something is described as being "
distinctively American."