Quite often metres, motifs, and assorted rhetorical features of Persian mas̄navīs and ghazals (see below Urdu) were used in a new medium.
If Bolton's football was not quite as direct as advertised, assorted rival managers – most notably Rafael Benítez and Arsène Wenger – did not appreciate Allardyce's deployment of gamesmanship.
Diego Simeone's long-term future seems quite the hot topic in assorted media outlets, a state of affairs that might have something to do with yesterday's launch of his autobiography, Believe.
But one of Mr Rateb's invitees did not quite fit the profile of the assorted businessmen and anti-Islamist politicians who were present that evening – Murad Mowafy, Egypt's former spy chief and the man who is now being courted by influential powerbrokers to become the country's next president.
But 3,000 bloggers, politicians, lobbyists, and other assorted schmoozers isn't quite the same thing as tens of thousands of Democrats and media descending upon a city for a week.
Quite frankly, with near-daily distractions of assorted perversions from public figures in the news, even big policy initiatives like tax reform have become a sideshow.
Zesty, garlicky tzatziki dipping sauce gave otherwise ho-hum ground lamb and apricot spring rolls some clout; fresh mozzarella with assorted meats and olives never quite formed a meaningful relationship.
I've spilt quite a bit of ink writing about assorted smart-money, guru-following strategies (see "iBillionaire to Launch New Guru ETF"), all of which involve some variation of 13F mining.
And Scott's dazzling rendering of assorted plagues and parting waters doesn't quite deny the participation of nature, however synthetically they've been brought to screen.
Only a few weeks ago, Obama's presidency was, while not quite in peril, at risk of being sidelined by assorted scandals, a still stagnant economy, failure to make progress on gun regulations and an absence new and compelling ideas.
In "Show Me a Story," the familiar and beloved Beatrix Potter characters - Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten and Cecily Parsley, plus assorted other stories and traditional verses - have not quite been animated.
