Mr Gardiner had coined phrases, too, speaking of, 'a high breathlessness about beauty that cancels lust'; and he had managed to restate, without boring us, the novel's twin themes - the danger that industrialisation would destroy human relationships and the consequent need to affirm the supremacy of instinct over intellect.
At their best, these send-ups of zombie apocalypse, buddy cop actioner and 70s paranoia thrillers are powered by a higher form of parody: simultaneously full of love for Hollywood and affirming the supremacy of humdrum Brit realities.
The art world is full of the longstanding, racist histories that have affirmed white supremacy.
In 295, either Diocletian or his Caesar (subordinate emperor), Galerius, issued an edict from Damascus proscribing incestuous marriages and affirming the supremacy of Roman law over local law.
The Bill of Rights 1689 affirmed parliamentary supremacy, and declared that the English people held certain rights, including the freedom from taxes imposed without parliamentary consent.
"This monumental decision upholds the separation of church and state, and affirms the supremacy of government in secular concerns like health and socio-economic development," said Edcel Lagman, a human rights lawyer and principal author of the law.
Activists working within the system and outside of it want the same thing: for museums to stop acting like they are neutral and to acknowledge and correct the longstanding, racist histories that have affirmed white supremacy.
At the coronation service, Cranmer affirmed the royal supremacy and called Edward a second Josiah, urging him to continue the reformation of the Church of England, "the tyranny of the Bishops of Rome banished from your subjects, and images removed".
The revisions also use stronger language to affirm that the legislation "holds supremacy" over any law in the commonwealth.
In response, Ullyot said he'd spoken to Shulkin on the matter, who had told him that VA officials should feel free to share their personal views on social media and other outlets, and offered an alternative, watered-down statement that removed all references to white supremacy, instead simply affirming commitment to "equal opportunity, diversity, and full inclusion for all in VA and beyond".
If the health of China's banks is measured by the proportion of bad loans to good ones, then China's may be the worst banks in Asia.Zhu Rongji, whose supremacy in economic affairs was affirmed when he was made prime minister in March, seems to understand the situation clearly.
