The soul, in the course of its fall through the planetary spheres, was thought to acquire the qualities of the planets: sloth from Saturn, combativeness from Mars, lust for power from Jupiter, voluptuousness from Venus, greed from Mercury.
Success is measured by one's ability to acquire the qualities of a competitive candidate.
With more vacant seats than people, the ground acquired the quality of an echo chamber, the enthusiastic chants behind the Milton Keynes goal rebounding around the void.
It was an hour's commute to the university, and so her morning routine acquired the quality of an algorithm: a set of instructions commanding her to shower, dress, eat and defecate, all without bothering about …the whys and wherefores.
On the front lines, the most dedicated fighters tended to look poor, and they were so focussed on the routines of this strange battle that it acquired the quality of ritual: rush to the front, inhale some tear gas, get evacuated on a motorbike; turn around and do it all over again.
Suddenly, a decision about whether to raise interest rates for the first time since 1990 has acquired the quality of a melodrama about the battle of good and evil.This is due in large measure to the oddly messianic quality that the central bank, the Bank of Japan, has acquired under the God-fearing Christian who governs it, Masaru Hayami.
The toxicity of salvinia is largely eliminated when it is vermicomposted, and the product acquires the qualities of a good organic fertilizer.
The derived information can be successfully used to design better ionic liquid analogues acquiring the qualities of a true eco-friendly green chemical.
Likewise, how might CBS's acquiring the "quality" brand of Katie Couric's personality affect their bottom ranking?
We make three recommendations: (1) reinforce the recasting of quality end-of-life care as a global public health and health systems problem; (2) strengthen capacity to deliver quality end-of-life care; and (3) develop improved strategies to acquire information about the quality of end-of-life care.
