Sentence examples for base vernacular from inspiring English sources

Clive Coates, a Master of Wine, does not turn out breezy memoirs; neither does he treat his subjects in the base vernacular that passes for wine commentary these days.

This project is the first part of a much larger project that intends to create a knowledge base of vernacular building traditions that will include information about not only the energy performance of traditional building techniques, but also address areas of cost, material availability and cultural traditions.

It's gutsy, distinctive stuff, but its apparently radical form is based on vernacular archetypes – the terrace, back-to-back and courtyard block – spliced and recut in an unsentimental way for the modern era.

These were strange words from a man who, with his wife, has designed a line of avant-garde furniture, Searstyle, based on vernacular elements of the suburban home, like winged bed-rest cushions and a line of china constructed from disowned dishes that they found at the Salvation Army and glued into ornate compotes.

The piece was based on vernacular religious imagery but kept its identity as a near-abstract modern painting.

Its main objective is to achieve a balance between the social and physical aspects based on vernacular experiences.

Algeria has a traditional architectural heritage which can be noticed through the knowledge in the construction field based on vernacular architecture integrating climatic data and local resources.

Gehry's first UK building; characteristic reflective surfaces on "vernacular" base, with lighthouse tower.

Later, during the early stages of a folk revival, fed by the anxieties of the Depression and War years, Copland shifted his vernacular base from commercial music to folk traditions.

A roughly similar situation applied to Chinese until the early 20th century, when writing based on the vernacular finally replaced classical Chinese.

The rapist speaks only Spanish to his victims and, based on his vernacular, the police say, some of the women believe he is either Mexican or Central American.