Sentence examples for perceives itself from inspiring English sources

It perceives itself as Harvard -- that is, that it provides a liberal education.

The decision revealed a chasm in the country and the way it perceives itself.

Fashion usually is neither named nor noted but is simply the lens through which our society perceives itself and the mold to which it increasingly shapes itself.

For a borough that perceives itself as forever on the short end of the stick, the explanations felt unsatisfactory, although the full orchestra will not perform in Staten Island this summer either.

And those polar views reflect the black community in America, which is not monolithic in its politics, its socioeconomic status, its intermarriage rates or how it perceives itself racially.

As this example indicates, the very ecological protest against the ruthless capitalist exploitation of natural resources is already caught in the commodification of experiences: although ecology perceives itself as the protest against the virtualisation of our daily lives and advocates a return to the direct experience of sensual material reality, ecology itself is branded as a new lifestyle.

After all, the matter concerns an institution that has never perceived itself to be an enemy of anyone.

They also shed light on ways the reawakened nation is choosing to perceive itself as it flexes its muscles anew.

"The court," Professor Whiting of Harvard said, "doesn't perceive itself as targeting Africans, but vindicating African victims.

"New Haven may perceive itself in relation to New York but regards itself, very proudly and rightfully, as the emerging arts capital of Connecticut".

Though he says he does not anticipate a war with Russia "it is important that Russia [does] not perceive itself as the undisputed preeminent land power of Central and Eastern Europe".