Sentence examples for spectacular state from inspiring English sources

Richard and Buckingham read from the manual of tyrants, and set about transforming civil society into an open-air prison: rumours are spread; fear takes hold; national security is invoked; God is subpoenaed; the media and judiciary are manhandled; spectacular state violence distracts from secret dawn assassinations.

Given the economic, political, and diplomatic support given to the Netanyahu government by North America and Europe, this is a spectacular state of affairs.

After years spent building spectacular, state-of-the art opera houses in major metropolises and unheralded backwaters, China is experiencing a boom in Western-style grand opera production, opera education and original opera creation.

After years spent building spectacular, state-of-the art opera houses in major metropolises and unheralded backwaters, China is experiencing a boom in opera production, opera education and original opera creation.

Mr. Zigun was invoking the Coney Island of the early 20th century, when the amusement park sprawled across 70 acres, drawing both high-end and mass clientele to its spectacular state-of-the-art-rides and restaurants, its standing-room-only beach.

7. Some 7 or 8 billion years from now, the Sun will transform into a spectacular end state, creating a brief visual show in our part of the galaxy.

Ken Newquist called the graphics "far from spectacular" and stated they were worse than older titles such as Baldur's Gate.

Watching Barack Obama since he first burst onto the national scene with his electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, through his spectacular three-state tour de force last week with Oprah Winfrey, it is clear that the Obama phenomenon requires both reflection and understanding.

In any case, the excommunication merely formalized in a dramatic and spectacular manner a state of affairs that had long existed.

In the narrow-valley regions, which are the most rugged and spectacular of the state, the valley floors are humid and forested.

Though it could be tempting to spend a weekend in the Grampians indulging in food and wine, the views seen while walking the 33km Grampians peaks trail are among the most spectacular in the state.