Sentence examples for act of alternating from inspiring English sources

What ensues is a truly bizarre one-man show an act of alternating domination and humility, braggadocio and brand-building.

What ensues is a truly bizarre one-man show — an act of alternating domination and humility, braggadocio and brand-building.

In a symbolic first act of openness, a spokesperson has announced that "there is no secret handshake", shattering illusions of alternating grips and intertwined thumbs.

Where the double act created by the unhappy foursome in Becoming Strangers could seem contrived, here the strict pattern of alternating chapters is used to create moving or grimly comic contrast between chaotic domesticity and prison depravity.

"So many Colombians carry a deep shame born of extreme violence which is linked to familial histories in narco-trafficking or other collective acts of alternate systems such as magic," says del Sol.

Two rows of alternating plates.

Here they were loud, sturdy and unfailingly beautiful, thanks in large part to Mr. Vernon's backing troupe of three multitaskers — one, Mike Noyce, on baritone guitar and floor tom; another, Mark Paulson (also of the opening act Bowerbirds), alternating among a bass guitar, a violin and a snare; and a third, Sean Carey, with a drum kit and a keyboard.

In an attempt to reclaim this house-of-horror tradition, the Union Theatre in Southwark, south London, has for several years been staging evenings of Grand Guignol: one-act plays alternating between comedy and horror, creating the type of rollercoaster evening the original Guignol management described as a series of "hot and cold showers".

Why is the number of alternates important?

This involved short sets by each act, alternating with a compère and/or a comedian.

In the freshwater ecosystems studied, nitrogen and phosphorus acted as alternating or concomitant limiting factors.