Rereading the New York walkers, you find one note that eluded the cynic-contemplatives of Paris: in New York, walking, even without companions, can still be an expression of companionship, of expansive connection; a happy opening out to an enlarged civic self rather than a narrowing down to a contemplative inner one; a way of scooting toward the American Over-Soul, in sneakers.
When we're constantly distracted and interrupted, as we tend to be online, our brains are unable to forge the strong and expansive neural connections that give depth and distinctiveness to our thinking.
expansive (expansion) phase.
To create a wall of windows sturdy enough to withstand winter storms and expansive enough to create a connection to the outdoors, Ms. Mori chose enormous glass panes, 7 by 9 feet, normally used in stores, not homes.
The charge of baggy monsterism has (in so many words) been laid at White's door before -- most particularly in connection with his expansive autobiographical trilogy of novels ("A Boy's Own Story," "The Beautiful Room Is Empty" and "The Farewell Symphony").
Set on the border of Illinois to Iowa, with little to no direct connection to the expansive Chicago art scene, there would little chance to get the job I wanted in the art world.
With its languid pace and expansive running time, this may lack the immediate connection with younger western audiences that Miyazaki's most popular works achieved.
Known commonly as One Belt, One Road initiative, China hopes to link its economy with markets in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa through expansive new maritime routes, international rail lines and other overland connections.
At a hearing before a House subcommittee last year, a former attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, represented the United States Chamber of Commerce in supporting changes to restrain use of the law because "more expansive interpretations of the statute may ultimately punish corporations whose connection to improper acts is attenuated or, in some cases, nonexistent".
The suggestion of faun and nymphs in its setup of one man (the wonderfully expansive Steven Melendez) among six women is only one of several connections between this dance and "Septet".
"He continued to visit ladies, he still wrote letters, and he still saw his 'fast' friends," writes Ms. Ridley, who uses parts of her expansive book to clear up myths and mysteries surrounding Victorian and Edwardian royals, including any possible connection to Jack the Ripper.
