Sentence examples for and posturing in the from inspiring English sources

The change is widely seen as an attempt to check China's growing clout and posturing in the region.

If you want to understand sexual corruption in the corridors of power in Washington, London or Paris, read Balzac; if you want to understand money-grubbing and posturing in the literary salons and art galleries of fin-de-sicle Manhattan, read Balzac's Cousin Bette; if you want to understand the hypocrisies of the self- appointed watchdogs of the press, read Lost Illusions.

It begins with the Vedic trinity of Agni, Vayu and Indra boasting and posturing in the flush of a recent victory over a demon hoard – until they suddenly find themselves bereft of divine power in the presence of a mysterious yaksha, or forest spirit.

In future works, we could determine the exact velocity of the hand with optical flow, to yield a complex set of instructions based on both speed and posture in the frame of a human-machine interaction system.

For starters, while members of Congress bargain and posture in the days leading up to the deadline, federal agencies have to prepare for the possibility of a shutdown, whether it happens or not.

Physiotherapists expressed limitations in their ability to influence work adaptations, and perceived their role as performing a largely advisory function in terms of managing the pain with suggestions about movement and posture in the workplace.

During the time in which they were in greatest pain, the animals spent less time eating and walking and more time exhibiting changes in gait and posture in the standing position or lying down with the head on or close to the ground.> -wrap-foot> A,BSignificant difference between time points (means followed by different letters differ from each other, A > B).

It is clear that, even though the flooding duration is short, if the WBAN wearer can take different actions and postures in it, the proposed cooperator/BANCO selection improves the packet error rate.

This ingrained, muscular-level aspect of gesture and posture — in short, the way that one carries oneself — is where the historical moment is embedded inextricably into one's character, even into one's very being.

But much like Blockbuster's (and banks') short-sightedness and defensive posturing in the 2000s, Western Union runs the risk of soon evolving into nothing more than a Wikipedia entry.

The Smithsonian exhibit would have suggested that Cold War planning and posturing began in the concluding moments of World War II and that one legacy of Hiroshima would be the massive nuclear arms race of the decades to come.