Sentence examples for over elegance from inspiring English sources

They feel, of a drizzly afternoon in Shoreditch, the mysterious tug of energy over beauty and of edge over elegance.

Every time I reached for my industrial-strength down coat, I sensed the mink's mocking presence, the implied, "No, really?" as I chose practicality over elegance.

PARIS – "Oh, I am not an intellectual, I am someone concrete," Nicolas Sarkozy once told an interviewer, and when he ran for president in 2007, he sold competence and a belief in hard work over elegance and erudition.

The first half, all Mozart, described eagerness and freshness given over to elegance and discretion.

This commitment was reflected in his style, which was relatively sober and favoured ideas over formal elegance.

Before I completely explode with excitement over the elegance of the mathematics, I think it's worth pausing for a second to appreciate how extraordinary this finding is.

Designed by Philippe Starck, the Faena Hotel + Universe (Martha Salotti 445; 54-11-4010-9000; www.faenahotelanduniverse.com) offers over-the-top elegance in Pueleganceero, a planned waterfront dintrict.

The multi-mirrored lobby with its drop-down, glass chandelier is a study in visual, over-the-top elegance.

And training that prioritised technique over intuition and theoretical elegance over real-world relevance did not prepare economists to provide the kind of practical policy advice needed in exceptional circumstances.

But the show is not entirely given over to studied elegance or a world as charming and glamorous as it is definitively over.

We joined another couple at the Lake Placid Lodge, a resort done up in the over-the-top rustic elegance described in "Adirondack Style," a book I bought at the lodge gift shop.