In at least this one area of endeavor, Americans are still colonials, living in thrall to the great faded empire.
Among aficionados, a field is a 'pitch.' Cleats are 'boots.' A scoreless game is a 'nil-nil.' A team is a 'side,' and a side is plural — as in 'Chelsea have won the Premiership.' In at least this one field of endeavor, Americans are still colonials, living in the thrall of the great faded empire.
The balance of the designs on both covers is now affected by what appears to be the greater fading of the dark blue-grey pigment.
I thought, Great, you fade to black and then you're out.
They look great and fade away after a few days, providing an excellent trial period to decide whether you still like the idea or not.
"The vaults of the great chamber faded into infinity through blue strata of smoke," he wrote.
These great expectations faded for many years after the peak of gold production was reached in 1915.
Great for fading post-operative or acne scars, not so great under makeup, so use it at night.
Some men chose camel-color jackets, and they looked great with faded denim, as well as with the traditional gray flannel.
With the great Luciano Pavarotti faded into inoperability, and his equally great rival Pl do Domingo now an aging though still formidable lion, opera houses and music managers are looking in high places and under rocks for new superstars.
Popper may remain the favorite philosopher of Margaret Thatcher and his former student George Soros (who says that he made his billions by investing along Popperian lines), but his influence in the academy, never great, is fading.
