Sentence examples for on the semblance from inspiring English sources

The Real Plan created economic stability in Brazil, and with inflation tamed, the economy took on the semblance of normality.

Many critics discussed the merits of Carr's essay at great length in forums set up formally for this purpose at online hubs such as the Britannica Blog and publisher John Brockman's online scientific magazine Edge, where the roster of names quickly took on the semblance of a Who's Who of the day's Internet critics.

In fashion photography, the human beings are, of course, beautiful women, and as seen through his camera lens they actually do take on the semblance of leading ladies on the stage.

But on a deeper level the movie is really a meditation on the frustrating experience of living under a state of siege and the difficulty of carrying on the semblance of normal life in such circumstances.

Ms. Warby's approach incorporates certain of Ms. Hay's methods: there is the vocalization technique that transforms gibberish into a full-blown monologue in which strange sounds take on the semblance of words.

Effective seismic velocities were picked manually on the semblance panel while observing the effect of the pickings on the offset gather panel.

Fig. 3. Results of the semblance analysis.

If you wanted to make a cat, you might click on one shape with the semblance of a muzzle and another with two pointed, ear-like triangles on top.

On the right, the semblance of a large white hand appears, perhaps that of the painter as he lovingly caresses the surface.

The barnstorming sessions took on some semblance of a structure: The Power Team would arrive in town on a Wednesday for five nights of shows.

Now, by contrast, the party has 370 councillors, a string of promising strongholds along England's east coast, some 30 full-time staff and (on a good day) the semblance of discipline.