Brought to bear on Jerusalem — on the worldly city of theologically inspired power politics no less than the ideal city of the religious imagination — Carroll's talents might have resulted in a mesmerizing study.
Yet, of course, it's an art without an artist the work of a horde of anonymous inventors creating interplanetary cathedrals devoted to the worldly fulfillment of a scientific ideal no less inspiring and enduring than the metaphysical one of medieval glory.
Yet, of course, it's an art without an artist — the work of a horde of anonymous inventors creating interplanetary cathedrals devoted to the worldly fulfillment of a scientific ideal no less inspiring and enduring than the metaphysical one of medieval glory.
A love song to his ideals no less.
Godard styled and dressed and directed his actresses to reflect his own desires and ideals, which, no less than his ideas, are part of his distinctive sensibility, which his movies so thoroughly embody.
In practice things are far less ideal.
Commercial needs soon encouraged canal construction in less ideal locations.
THE LOCATION Perfect for serenity, slightly less ideal for visiting the town of Luang Prabang.
The church is less ideal for orchestras, though the problem is floor space, not acoustics.
The situation is less ideal than it sounds: omnipotence can be a dreary limitation.
One reason: "The setup of the room couldn't be less ideal.
