Sentence examples for theme of the clash from inspiring English sources

Continuing its theme of the clash of cultures between the Old and New Worlds, the Edinburgh International Festival has co-produced a rarity, Montezuma, by the 18th-century German Carl Heinrich Graun, with a libretto by his employer, King Frederick II of Prussia.

He released it as a single, on CD and via download, and described it as, "a song that captures the themes of the movie, the clash between humanity's best and worst instincts, and how a child's innocence can win the day".

One of my favourite anecdotes on this theme was the clash between an academic and a hedge fund manager.

It chased the Thames from its source in Gloucestershire to the heart of the stadium, to a soundtrack featuring Big Ben, the Sex Pistols, the EastEnders theme and the Clash's London Calling.

One of James's enduring themes was the clash between romantic ideals and the hard truth of human corruption.

ALL this is to say the familiar theme of Old World-New World culture clash — "inappropriate" young American set loose in the staid medieval Umbrian hill town — misses the actual context in which the case unfolded and attained its worldwide traction.

But the core themes remained constant: the clash of East and West — seen through the lens of this irresistibly dramatic love narrative — and the possibilities and limits of illusion.

The shimmer of these events, contrasted with the bleak lives of poor Moroccans, allows Mr. Osborne to tinker with his novel's fatalistic themes: the clash of worlds, post-colonial angst, the cultural misunderstandings that have grown only more profound since Sept. 11.

The band, many of the players wearing sailor hats for the loosely aquatic theme of "Plastic Beach," included two members of the Clash: Mick Jones on guitar and Paul Simonon on bass.

All the familiar themes are here: the clash of generations, the longing for the old country, the striving and accommodation and loneliness.

But so do other themes, like the clash between reason and humbug, and the power of grief and guilt to raise the dead.