In the dissected plateau, years of erosion have cut away the soft rocks, forming the valleys, and leaving the hardest rocks relatively untouched.
Years of erosion have cut away the soft rocks, forming the valleys, and left the hardest of the ancient rocks relatively untouched on the top of sharp ridges, giving them the appearance of "mountains".
With meticulous arrangements for percussion, horns and strings — and of course, Mr. Lauderdale, leading from the piano with Liberace-like flair — Pink Martini generally suggested an alternate pop universe untouched by the influence of rock 'n' roll or R&B.
The snow is thick and seemingly untouched, covering every branch and rock, but there is still a hint of green moss on the side of a tree and evergreens darkly etched against the night sky.
To see the red rock area, with vast, untouched deserts, magnificent buttes, red and almost glowing, is to witness the magnificence of this country's beauty.
Much of our understanding about how the planets formed comes from the Apollo moon rocks, which had laid untouched for billions of years since that time.
The series captures the heartbreakingly meticulous ways parents keep the bedrooms of their children, killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, frozen in time, the sports trophies and stuffed animals and rock-star posters as untouched as museum pieces.
The village remained untouched as many residents downhill watched molten rock consume their homes.
Like the film itself, the avenue is peopled by privileged, white Parisians whose lives seem untouched by the turmoil that has recently rocked the nation and dominated the news.
With its dramatic strings, frenetic rhythm and vaguely hysterical demands for a lover's affection, Untouched is the kind of turbo electro-rock record Kelly Clarkson should have made after Since U Been Gone.
