Sentence examples for the alter of from inspiring English sources

Nothing in their concern over terrorism justified sacrificing privacy on the alter of pragmatism.

While modern redesigns sacrifice soul on the alter of simplicity, Falkirk's is another fine example of the designers of the 1970s having nailed it.

But as Paris draws nearer, is Australia willing to sacrifice its international reputation and the future state of its own climate on the alter of coal?

In the Cairns summer it is brutally hot by 8am, so a 4 15pm kick-off reduced the players to a sacrificial offering at the alter of the Fox Sports programming department.

Such a programme will take a fair amount of time to bear fruit, but I have little patience for those who persist in sacrificing long-term gains at the alter of short-term necessity year after year after year.

(Pareles) SATANICIDE (Tonight) Hailing from New Jersey, this longstanding band plays a highly ironic though no doubt culturally committed version of heavy metal that bows before the alter of Black Sabbath and AC/DC.

"A chief of staff is sort of the alter ego of the president," Mr. LaHood said.

Sounds a bit like the flip-side of confidence, the alter ego of what we might think of as pride.

Brent Scowcroft has long been the alter ego of Bush-past.

Poehler compares Randy to Tony Clifton, who was the alter ego of Andy Kaufman, the Dada comedian.

He agreed, adopting the alter ego of "Lili", who soon became Gerda's favourite model.