Sentence examples for are staged for from inspiring English sources
noun
A phase.
- He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
It is difficult, at times, to determine which events are staged for tourists and which are reflections of a deeply ingrained local culture.
Many of the early scenes are staged for shudders and thrills, with a cursing match that ends in a gunshot, and a safe being manhandled into the trunk of a car, as Tommy and his confrères oil themselves into a life of crime.
Boorstin's other notable works include The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (1961), in which he argued that many events are staged for publicity purposes and have little real value; the book was inspired by the televised U.S. presidential debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960.
In perhaps the ultimate twist on makeover shows, "In a Fix," which has its premiere on TLC in December, will pick up where other shows leave off: interventions are staged for people whose do-it-yourself projects have gone terribly, horribly wrong.
The title of the exhibition, "Acts and Scenes, 2001-2007," reflecthethe way the images divide into causes and effects — Mr. Powell at the United Nations, a wounded soldier being transported; it also suggests the extent to which news images are staged for the camera.
Most of the events at the Comdex are staged for publicity, but occasionally some market-moving news seeps out, notably in the form of product announcements.
