Sentence examples for otis from inspiring English sources
proper noun
Surname from=given names
Spike Jonze took home international prizes for his work on Jay-Z and Kanye West's Otis as well as his clip for Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, which borrowed footage from his short film of the same name.
(Given Bryan Ferry's embrace of all things gentrified, and the emergence of his son, Otis, as an unapologetically reactionary spokesperson of the New Posh, it is hard to believe that he comes from a working-class background in the industrial north-east and that one of his father's jobs was looking after pit ponies at the local mine).
More than 30 acts were scheduled to perform on the final day of the two-weekend event, from old-timers such as Shuggie Otis to contemporary favourites such as Phoenix, the National and Toro Y Moi.
The news follows a first Coachella show in which White tore through a selection of songs by the White Stripes and the Raconteurs, as well as performing a cover of Otis Redding's I've Been Loving You Too Long.
This interview with Pedro Baranda, president of the Otis Elevator Company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. A. I studied a lot in my 20s — a six-year program in Spain, and then a Ph.D. here in the United States.
His soulful voice comes from listening to Otis Redding, he says, "on many a night sitting with my guitar, singing with pain under my belt".
"Déjà Vu All Over Again: the Riddle of Otis Kaye's Masterpiece", a book-length study of this work, has just been published in Italian and English editions by Mandragora.
Otis Chandler, who took over in 1960, sought to create a rival to the east-coast giants; he invested generously, opening bureaus at home and abroad and earning profits and Pulitzers.
For many this will be an introduction to the mysterious Otis Kaye.
When Norman resigned as publisher in 1960 to devote full attention to the corporation, his son Otis Chandler took over in that position.
In the 1850s, Elisha Graves Otis developed a safety device to keep elevators from falling, eventually giving people the confidence to use them.
