Sentence examples for a refined example from inspiring English sources

With its remodelled main atrium opening in 2011, the building – and particularly its ceiling – is a refined example of architecture that pays homage to New Zealand materials.

The 18th-century fountain "was capitalized upon by the Ottomans to present a refined example of their architecture to Westerners" during the universal expositions, Professor Celik said.

A refined example of this approach came from Alcatel-Lucent, the French equipment maker, which in 2009 developed a router the size of two pizza boxes that could slice and dice voice, data and Internet traffic, sending it on its most efficient path at up to 40 gigabits a second.

In the case of the 18th-century San Pedro de Zepita, in the highlands of Peru, the lateral portal is framed by a large protective arch, a very refined example of this decorative planar "indigenous" style.

The collectors who once splurged up to $2.25 million on a Lockheed Lounge, one of the chaise longues that Mr. Newson made a few years out of design school, could enjoy a more refined example of his practice by buckling into a coach seat in one of the aircraft cabins he has designed for Qantas.

He took out of the cabinet a smaller, more refined example of a garnet, with the translucent "gemmy" quality that collectors love.

This search leads to a refined model (Fig. 2c).

"Feed," by the New York artist Mark Napier, is the most refined example yet of an artist's browser, displaying Web pages as though they were tiny, animated Abstract Expressionist paintings.

Organized by theme — Trippy Hippie, Retro Hippie, Fantasy Hippie, Ethnic Hippie and Crafty Hippie — the exhibition rummaged through the flower-power era to come up with some refined examples: a sari-inspired gown by Scaasi that Barbra Streisand wore to a benefit in 1970; Giorgio Di Sant'Angelo's flowery gown, inspired by Botticelli's "Primavera," an upscale version of a peasant dress.

Different approaches have led to the development of refined examples of 2- and 3-D structures able to sustain cellular proliferation, differentiation and functionality very similar to those normally occurring in living organisms.

"I never go anywhere without one," he says, describing this delicate Balmain example as "a refined counterpoint to the rocker attitude of the collection".