The contrary view, one that I subscribe to, is that this was a marvelous example of how sports used to be and can still afford to be when nothing major is riding on the outcome.
For the most part, this system is a marvelous example of capitalism at work.
"Wailoo's analysis breaks new ground... he uses a wide array of sources and types of data to carry out an insightful analysis of a diverse sample of 20th-century hematologic diseases". "This book is a marvelous example of how many threads can be spun together to create a compelling narrative.
I love this about him, for he is a marvelous example of what's available to each of us willing to slow down, breathe, enter one's truth, and share what comes with authenticity and integrity.
"I think Widmar is a marvelous example of how an idea can be introduced and have enormous ramifications," McConnell says.
The Villa Malaparte is a marvelous example of the symbiosis that can be achieved between architecture and site: a well-designed structure underscores, amplifies, and draws strength from the unique qualities of a place.
Disneyland is a marvelous example of perfection.
But far from being a humiliation to paleoanthropology, Piltdown is a marvelous example of how science works: the constant interplay between evidence and interpretation.
The unparalleled ensemble of skills, talent, knowledge and financial means that constitute what is generally referred to as "Hollywood" is a marvelous example of "economies of agglomeration".
The work is a "marvelous" example of how theory can point to an experiment, says Didier de Fontaine, a materials scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, who has done pioneering work in calculating the properties of complicated materials from the ground up.
