Sentence examples for of this appropriation from inspiring English sources

All of this appropriation and conceptual hijinks wouldn't be worth much if Gerber didn't bring something else to the work.

To make sure her reasoning for those vetoes was clear, the governor's written budget message, distributed to reporters, included this explanation: "The sponsor of this appropriation has indicated his lack of support for the fiscal 2001 budget.

It reads: 'For two isolating buildings, to be constructed, in the discretion of the commissioners of the District of Columbia, on the grounds of two hospitals, and to be operated as a part of such hospitals, thirty thousand dollars.' Acting under the authority of this appropriation the commissioners entered into the agreement in question.

Wolinetz thinks the grant-killing amendment will be removed when the Senate and House get together in conference later to produce a final version of this appropriation bill.

Environmental leader Vandana Shiva has argued that efforts to patent strains of rice by corporations like Monsanto are perhaps the worst examples of this appropriation.

Richard's work is an extreme example of this appropriation, and thus a great locus for studying the art world's re-mythologization of myth a subject Roland Barthes famously deconstructed in his series essays on pop culture as modern-day myths, collected in Mythologies.

Steph Kretowicz of The Fader criticized this appropriation of hyper-feminine aesthetics, arguing that when A.G. Cook and Sophie both white, privileged men hide behind fictional female characters, they're perpetuating an age-old practice: "colonizing the female body and using it as an instrument for projecting their own agenda". .

Mr. President, I understand that the bill as it passed the House contained a provision for the use of funds from this appropriation for reenlistments in the Army, and no provisions were made for the use of any of the appropriation for the payment of reenlistments in the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard.

This appropriation of the conventions of the past sometimes misleads people into thinking of James as a cosy writer.

It was startling, but this appropriation of ancient sites for the purposes of new modes of tourism is becoming perhaps more common in Tuscany than anywhere in the world.

British servicemen involved in the action, and the relatives of those who died in it, were miffed at this appropriation of heroism; Bill Clinton ended up writing a mollifying letter to an MP.