Sentence examples for against singing from inspiring English sources

Many English towns were sequestering their blacksmiths by the 13th century, and Bern, Switzerland, passed its first law "against singing and shouting in streets or houses on festival days" in 1628.

But this study shows "that sexual differences in [male and female] song production are due to natural selection against singing in females," instead of being the result of "sexual selection for singing in males".

He also attempted to write harmonies for Eno, who decided against singing any lead vocals on the album.

According to Pavarotti's 1995 memoir, "Pavarotti: My World," Rudas offered the opera great $100,000, but he turned it down because he "felt very strongly against singing in a place that is for gambling".

For instance, predatory parasitoids localize crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus) from their stridulatory song (Zuk and Kolluru 1998) creating a strong selective pressure against singing (Zuk et al. 2006).

'I was the eldest child, and my father was very against me singing.

I wrote an article about him, waxing on one man's railing against fate, singing "Here Comes the Sun" with an ileostomy bag strapped to his belly.

For better than four hours, in conditions that ranged from overcast to pouring down rain, the Ferguson October marchers stood pressed against barricades, singing, chanting, praying, and defying police requests.

The easy spectacle of attractive young people dashing about the stage gives way to something more fraught and elemental, as the signing performers hold their own against the singing ones.

An estimated 10,000 supporters heeded the call for a 77th-minute walkout against Sunderland, singing "You greedy bastards, enough is enough" as they went in the hope that someone at Fenway Sports Group was listening.

In "Never Been Kissed", the glee club members are assigned a boys against girls singing competition.