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The tower stood amid the ruins.
The curtain fell amid the wild applause of the audience.
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Amid the growing number of Zoom, Skype and other video interviews happening lately, a new form of entertainment has emerged: Judging the interior of other people's homes.
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.
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Built 500 years ago by Lord Dokan Ota its tranquil setting amid green pine trees and a large moat contrasts strongly with the bustle of modern Tokyo.
As a lieutenant, amid flowers, songs and a flag.
She's travelled amid the soldiers returning from battle.
Or perhaps ofthose driven to the camps at gunpoint amid the barking dogs and glaring searchlights, with the flames ofthe crematorium in the distance, in one of those night scenes so dear to a Nazi's heart.
At the foot of a waterfall has a passage. Amid rocks, to a clearing.
In your grandfather's Italianised temple, as big as a world of a thousand souls, and where, instead, an emperor lived alone amid monochrome frescoes, coloured like snow and yellow Indian ink, you once were a child.
To lend weight to ones arguments amid the rush and whirl of humanity it is sometimes necessary to be persuasive.
I was the generalist amid all the specialists.
Tonight at 7:00 PM, George Leroy will discuss what this death represents amid the despair present in the works of The Beat Generation, such as Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
Amid all this society, have you not seen love in his face?
You have run across the oldest race in humanity, nestled here quietly amid the folks, protected by a skepticism that says they don't exist.
What good amid these, O me, O life?
All stop rudder amid ship.
Amid the chaos of that day. when all I could hear was the thunder of gunshots. and all I could smell was the violence in the air.
Weeks passed amid old scenes.
Why it looks just like a country cousin Amid all this grandeur.
Aye! And amid this hurly, I intend that all is done in reverent care of her.
Amid the tablets of his temple while Preparing to sell them to the Greeks.
A minute of your time, to ask you not to take seriously this Black Monocle, a study of a near-mud intellectual amid strange and variegated spies.
They live, work and play amid pigsties with a permanent smell of manure in their nostrils. No. I.
Search for them amid the rocks.
It's embarrassing. He ne'er eats amid nobility.
Well, Deborah, Stock prices fell for the third consecutive session today. amid continued worries about the prospect ofhigher interest rates.
Fear of starvation amid plenty.
We're perfectly aware that you grew up amid conditions that were heartbreaking.
It's amid marble splendors such as these that Jacqueline dwells.
There, I move amid figures who are out of step, remote.
You don't have to go amid, do you?
I stand alone, amid the shame With drooping shoulders.
A neat, prosaic figure amid the immense splendors of the place.
It was beyond doubt the coincidence alone for, amid the rattling of the window frames and the noises of the increasing storm, the sound had nothing which should have interested or disturbed me.
Amid so much sisters, queers we could have become, and you just can see, quite the contrary.
He ne'er eats amid nobility.
Amid a flurry of accusations and counter-accusations by the nations representing the Machine Consortium the President has ordered a special inquiry.
The government reports 200 dead, but the total number of victims are yet to be determined since many more are missing amid the rubble.
I am not really myself except in the midst of elegant crowds. at the heart of rich districts. or amid the sumptuous ornamentation of palace hotels. an army of servants and a plush carpet underfoot.
Queensborough president Arthur Mydanick called the meeting amid criticism his office isn't doing enough to help resolve this escalating scandal.
The president has postponed his address... amid speculation about an international crisis... over the top-secret launch of a new satellite communications network.
News and current affairs
We live in an age of simultaneous fear of inflation and deflation; of unprecedented prosperity amid growing inequality; and of technological advancement and resource depletion.
At that point, the sanctions coalition will most likely disintegrate amid a much broader loss of confidence in US leadership.
In order to bolster economic growth and innovation amid conflict and volatility, policymakers and investors should focus on building the creative industries.
Amid these plans and predictions, a growing banking scandal has reminded Italians that, in politics, luck can sometimes make the difference.
The French at first responded with orthodox measures - more police, curfews, martial law, etc. - but the insurgency spread amid growing atrocities by both sides.
NEW YORK - Amid the pressures of the global financial crisis, some ask how we can afford to tackle climate change.
But, amid competing demands for basic necessities like health care and potable water, narrower, more cost-effective education targets are essential.
Once a haven of political and economic stability amid the turmoil of the euro crisis, the United Kingdom is about to become the European Union's most politically unpredictable member.
Allowing foreign banks' subsidiaries to become orphaned amid a worsening crisis in home countries would undermine confidence in emerging Europe's financial systems, which could trigger asset-price declines and precipitous contractions in credit.
The recent cut in the ECB's policy rate amid warnings of possible deflation in Germany lead some to fear that the euro zone may be equally at risk.
Amid this worst crisis since 1929, America has opted for a truly new beginning with the election of Barack Obama, and is now in the process of reinventing itself.
It must also contend with significant fiscal drag, ongoing deleveraging in the household sector (amid weak job creation, stagnant incomes, and persistent downward pressure on real estate and financial wealth), rising inequality, and political gridlock.
Amid all this dysfunction, one international institution has remained somewhat above the political fray: the IMF.
Moreover, taxation would increase costs (passed on to borrowers) and reduce the volume of transactions, thereby fueling market volatility amid decreasing liquidity.
Meanwhile, amid plodding deliberations of incremental steps that are clearly inadequate, Syrians are being displaced, wounded, tortured, and killed in droves.
Amid the current focus on regime change, a transitional government, and negotiating delegations, there is a real danger that the desperate humanitarian situation will be overlooked.
As part of an FAO project in Burkina Faso, the EU's Food Facility has helped to provide high-quality seeds to 100,000 vulnerable farmers, benefiting roughly 700,000 people amid the growing food crisis in the Sahel region.
Amid this groundswell of confused emotions, Cameron's limited objectives for renegotiation, outlined in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk on November 10, seem almost moot.
But that proposal fell apart, and, amid pressure from corruption scandals and falling commodity prices, Brazil left the global stage.
Amid the current furor over electronic eavesdropping, the notion that individuals should decide who can access their personal data is particularly appealing.
Amid the postwar devastation, he became a symbol of peace.
Calm has returned to financial markets, amid ironclad assurances by the European Union authorities - particularly the European Central Bank - that the monetary union will be preserved.
Amid the chaos of camps, makeshift huts, and destitution, the fight for an important new principle of international aid has begun: even in times of conflict, children must have access to education.
Syriza, a radical left-wing party whose popularity has skyrocketed amid the country's economic crisis, is the favorite to win, though it is unlikely to gain enough parliamentary seats to govern alone.
Amid these transformations, China gained an opening to boost its global influence - one that it is determined to exploit, despite resistance from some corners.