El Capitan on one side rising into the sky and Half Dome on the other form a "gateway" that draws me into a magical world.
The cup of the land is edged by fruiting trees on one side – elder, rose, holly, hawthorn, with thickets of honeysuckle and bramble – and willows on the other.
Food banks are now caught in a financial vise, squeezed on one side by rising demand for food, especially from the long-term unemployed, and on the other side by shrinking donations from food manufacturers and cuts in federal spending.
A slum until the 1990s, it lies in the shadow of the glitzy shopping district, Causeway Bay, and is hemmed in by a hill on one side and high-rise buildings on the rest.
"On one side, there is rising violence," he said, "while on the other there is an opportunity for peace through political negotiations and through the deployment of a peace force that can help make a difference".
For several years, the small-banking sector has been pinched on one side by the rising costs of compliance and technology, and on the other by historically low interest rates (which cut into lending margins).
The corner stair bends its way up again to the third floor, where the writing room is tucked into the top of the gable, the desk positioned to offer a view of the water on one side and the rising hillside to the rear of the property on the other.
On one side, the dramatic rise in in global average temperature since 1880 is highlighted as a white-to-red heat-gradient.
On one side, the low-rise chalet homes of middle-class families sit quietly, as elegantly dressed men stroll by during their morning walks accompanied by their elegantly dressed partners.
