Sentence examples for straightening from inspiring English sources

If it can do this despite having a Republican Party base that puts things like access to "reparative therapy" for straightening out gay people in its platform, perhaps the beliefs Republican candidates are required to espouse around the country are not an insurmountable obstacle to good governance.

Canada's Parti Québécois shows how the appeal of populist separatist parties can fade once they win real power (see article).There are three other reasons for straightening out Scotland's relations with the union.

In Brinkley, the barber offers an "ivorybill" haircut that makes you look like one.In this section In Carterland The general and the Gosslings Renaissance deferred To save a woodpecker Straightening the record Alternative flack In defence of John McCain Reprints Related items The Mississippi Delta: Renaissance deferredMay 11th 2006The project has some powerful local backers.

As Amol Rajan describes in his book "Twirlymen", he was being chastised "not for straightening his arm but for raising it too high.

"BANZAI!" the old men shouted as news of success arrived, before straightening their suits and starched white shirts, patting back their oiled hair and bowing politely to their supporters.

The idea was that, even where the state cannot police the rainforest, as it mostly cannot, straightening out who owns it would deter land-grabbing.

It offers up private home-movie footage, never-before-seen artwork and unheard demos, plus record-straightening insights from contemporaries and the Cobain family, who are all on board.

Track-straightening and bridge maintenance are similar investments: crucial but, for too many people, boring.

Cosmetic procedures do exist which aim to modify ethnically or racially marked features (e.g. hair-straightening treatments, nose-jobs, eye-lid surgery).

When Lion Capital recently galloped into advanced discussions about buying the British hair-straightening brand represented by the pop star Katy Perry, the UK private equity firm had expected to be in the winners' enclosure eulogising about its latest deal.

She was attracted by their ads, she says, mainly for wigs, hair-straightening aids and whitening potions, and the magazines' graphic quality.