Sentence examples for by maiden from inspiring English sources

Tasting such a savory, almost saline wine will surprise anyone schooled in the notion that sherry is sweet and cloying, sipped from thimble-size glasses by maiden aunts, vicars and the Crane brothers in the old "Frasier" sitcom.

However, they all boil down to the idea that the relatives of those who are gay gain some advantage that allows genes predisposing people to homosexual behaviour to be passed on collaterally.One proposal is that the help provided by maiden aunts and bachelor uncles in caring and providing for the children of their brothers and sisters might suffice.

However, in its use as a medicinal rub, the anti-microbial properties of the resin would likely be of prime importance, although, as pointed out by Pitman and Wallis [6], texts dedicated to the descriptions of medicinal plants by Maiden [34], Cribb and Cribb [16] and others, have no mention of spinifex or Triodia as useful for medicinal purposes.

Maestro Brava is the horse to beat on numbers but don't forget, she was beaten by maiden $12,500 claimers at one point and is 9-5 on the morning line.

The album marked a return to heavy metal for Dickinson, with Sputnikmusic remarking, "The album's heavy feel is very satisfying, and definitely fills that void left by Maiden during the 90's".

MLST was performed as described by Maiden et al. [28].

Back in the studio, the difference in "Love Bound by Maidens" is striking.

"Love Bound by Maidens," a desco, or presentation platter celebrating marriage, has a lot to say.

Propped on an easel in front of him is "Love Bound by Maidens," a late- 15th-century Italian painting by Girolamo di Benvenuto that is worn and abraded in so many places that its beauty is all but obscured.

"I've looked at other paintings of Girolamo's," Mr. Aronson says of the artist to whom "Love Bound by Maidens" is attributed, "but this painting I'm working on tells me what to do most of all.

At the moment, working on "Love Bound by Maidens," Mr. Aronson carefully softens the painting's simpler "losses," areas of missing paint that instantly attract the eye, preventing viewers from appreciating, or even seeing, the whole picture.