Sketchy details are emerging of plans, shaped chiefly by the United States, to bring an end to the military conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.
Magatama, Korean kogok, chiefly Japanese jade ornament shaped like a comma with a small perforation at the thick end; it was worn as a pendant, and its form may derive from prehistoric animal-tooth pendants.
Some experts argue that an executive's work is chiefly concerned with shaping the social organization so that it works in conjunction with the technical organization.
That chiefly involves the shaping of his squad for next season, which still involves a query over the future of 36-year-old defender Jody Craddock, who has been invited back for pre-season training.
Kennan is remembered today chiefly as the author of the "containment" doctrine, which shaped American policy toward the Soviet Union, and as a writer of lapidary prose.
Though Queen Elizabeth's position as Canada's head of state is chiefly symbolic, symbols matter, they shape how we think of ourselves and the world, and this one perpetuates our national position as vassals of the British crown, the tyranny of heredity monarchies and the traumas of colonisation.
No resonator is required to modify the tone quality, which is affected chiefly by the shape, thickness, resilience, and curvature of the reed.
Some of the department stores in town are in good shape — chiefly those which have been narrowly redefined as upscale clothing stores with small secondary lines in furniture and cosmetics.
The scientists' hunch that the ants' movements, not their body shapes, chiefly dictated their gliding paths was confirmed when they started chopping off appendages to see if the insects could still soar.
