Sentence examples for striking capital from inspiring English sources

Its distinguishing characteristic is the striking capital, which is carved with two staggered rows of stylized acanthus leaves and four scrolls.

The city and county of Durham have put their joint hat in the ring and would be a worthy winner: the country's most romantically striking capital after Edinburgh has a spiritual and industrial hinterland (think Jarrow, the Venerable Bede) that is ripe for cultural exploitation.

Prague is the striking capital city of the Czech Republic.

There and in other studies he also made striking advances in capital theory.

One of the most striking undermines the capital-asset pricing model, the basis for academic analysis of the markets.

It is actually 'Absurd with a capital a', a striking illustration of the human triumph over meaninglessness.

The group has also claimed responsibility for devastating bombings in Abuja, the country's capital, repeatedly striking far from its northeast stronghold in the state of Borno.

The buildings, due to open in 2014, will be among the tallest and the most striking skyscrapers in the capital since Swiss Re's Gherkin opened in 2004.

The capital's striking Tidal Basin is lined by 3,700 Japanese cherry trees, donated by the Mayor of Tokyo in 1912 to mark the two cities' then burgeoning friendship.

But the efforts in New York City — often termed the nation's hospital capital — are striking, as officials rush to keep pace with demand, squeezing capital out of overstretched budgets and appealing for more private donations.

The rebels have come within striking distance of the capital, Bangui, posing the biggest threat to President François Bozizé since he took control of the mineral-rich country in a rebellion a decade ago.