Sentence examples for figures small from inspiring English sources
One piece is an example of the popular "Tree of Life," an abstracted tree loaded with little doll-like religious figures, small jugs and platters, and tiny vegetables, all painted in mesmerizing detail.
The most famous works from the area are the korwar figures, small statues embodying the spirits of ancestors; they were used by shamans to divine the outcome of important ventures, illnesses, and other critical situations.
So that publishers will no longer have to wring their hands over the nomination of authors with low sales figures, small printings and that anachronistic interest in "perfect writing," I would like to offer a modest proposal in harmony with the enlightened Republican spirit of our time.
From these principal figures, "Small Kingdoms" expands to include Theo's Palestinian Arabic tutor; the members of Kit's loud and unruly American wives club; Mufeeda's compassionate but reckless Indian cook; and a large cast of extras — gardeners, housemaids, real estate agents, hospital attendants, street vendors, souk merchants, veterinarians and drivers.
According to the latest U.S. Census figures, small businesses account for 78percentt of the entire business community, representing over 27 million entities nationwide.
Ford figures smaller, turbo-charged engines are the way to make meaningful fuel-economy improvements across its entire fleet without sacrificing performance.
To prove completely that I could model from life as well as other sculptors, I determined...to make the sculpture on the door of figures smaller than life".
To hear him tell it, he was almost a parody of a heroic figure — small, round and none too fit.
In some parts of the town, like Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, valuations of some properties were triple or quadruple the former figure; smaller increases were seen elsewhere.
"I didn't know stage management or anything like that, but I figured, small-town gift shop, small-town hardware store," she said with shrug.
Leo, traditionally a sleeping figure smaller than Francis, is here given equal size.
