Sentence examples for formal excellence from inspiring English sources

Bembo wrote Latin lyric poetry of formal excellence and then turned to the vernacular, modeling his poetry on that of Petrarch.

Their inclusion by the exhibition's curator, Bob Nickas, encourages a view of abstraction as an expression of individual sensibility rather than an attempt to meet impersonal standards of formal excellence or art-historical significance.

In one way Mr. Kottke is like the definition of an artist of the 18th-century Enlightenment, a paragon of formal excellence, running his tight game without the impulsive imprecision of Romantic expression.

If many of the works of art and decorative objects in this show seem chosen for their contemporary resonance as well as for their formal excellence, it can be no accident that the most diverse assortment can be found in the section devoted to education and scientific inquiry.

As with Ms. Kawata's safety pins, the ribbon has a unique character that defines the works' texture and structure, but the fact that they are made of a common craft material rather than paint in no way detracts from their formal excellence.

Yet with all their formal excellence and historical scholarship, presenting Shawky's films in a galley installation conditioned for a steady flux of viewers is unsuitable to unlocking the deeper cultural meanings being presented.

McGuinn, therefore, instituted a policy that leadership development tools would be created in formal centers of excellence consisting of three to six resident experts.

Because most problems come from human error, software excellence demands formal design and development processes, and high level programming languages, to preclude subtle errors that no amount of testing could ever hope to find.

Formal design is a contributing excellence and not the sole focus of aesthetic discrimination.

They have held that the fulfillment of formal criteria counts as a necessary condition for artistic excellence but not a sufficient condition.

Depending on the role, formal employee training may be required to ensure competency and even excellence.