Sentence examples similar to eminent standing from inspiring English sources
So he walked with Fineman back to the HuffPost Washington bureau, where he spent the afternoon drinking beer and explaining how the country's pre-eminent climatologist came to be standing invisibly at a coffee shop next to the White House at a time when his issue is more important than ever.
If you've ever wanted to see what the city's pre-eminent statue of Christopher Columbus looks like standing on a large coffee table in an upscale New York living room with killer views, now is your chance.
While repeatedly admitting that O'Bannon was filming the protests, the CHP report argued that he should still be charged with a range of serious offenses since he was standing in the area and "knew violence and criminal activity would be eminent".
In the foreword, the eminent historian of military technology Bert Hall accurately and succinctly describes the history of gunpowder as standing "at the crossroads of history of technology, of science, of economics and trade, and of politics" (p. xxiii).
Opponents have complained that traffic would overtax streets in the city and neighboring towns, and have urged the city not to employ its powers of eminent domain, as it has said it might do, to evict residents who refuse to leave homes standing in the way of the project.
"In the old days there were priorities other than standing up on stage and making jokes," said Pieter-Dirk Uys, the country's pre-eminent political satirist, explaining the dearth of black comedians during the liberation struggle.
