(1) Finally, the theory of the madness of the masses (Massenwahntheorie) stated by Broch--a double madness, of fragmentation, on the one hand, and of aberration and paranoia of power, on the other--shows a universally valid analysis in which the particular, recurrent tragic model of our culture inscribes itself.
(2) Whole settlements, complete with livestock could have retreated to these brochs at times of Norse attacks from the sea.
(3) Interestingly, coins found at the site featuring Henry II, Edward I, James VI (and I), George II and George III suggest that the broch was occupied until the 18th century.
(4) The Glenelg Brochs to Suardalan Photograph: Alamy Distance 8¾ miles Start Dun Telve Broch near Glenelg Grid Ref: NG829174 Further information and maps Nothing can quite prepare you for the power of these immense and ancient structures.
(5) I also learned to read: Cervantes and the chroniclers of the Indies and Broch and Musil.
(6) There is an issue related to making sure that the quality of education is just as good as the one we have here in Norway,” Cecilie Broch Knutsen, rector of Oslo’s School of Fine Arts, told Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, in comments translated by artnet news .
(7) This model is to be identified with Massenwahntheorie VII, i.e., as a prolongation of the prodigious work carried out by Broch.
(8) Opening times vary, call for details; further information at skyeecomuseum.co.uk , Dun Beag, Struan Dun Beag, one of Skye's best-preserved brochs.
(9) This is also the idea of Hermann Broch, and has been inherited by Milan Kundera and myself.
(10) A couple of miles from the house I stayed in on the island of Rousay, there's the ruin of an iron age broch , or fortified dwelling, and beyond this there's a Neolithic chamber tomb, Midhowe, that's dated to the third millennium BCE.
(11) Photograph: Alamy Dun Beag, near Struan, is one of Skye's best-preserved brochs.
(12) After exploring the brochs this walk wanders further up the glen, eventually reaching a more modest structure, Suardalan bothy , now used as a walker's shelter and a welcome rest spot on open and exposed terrain.
(13) This bronze age broch (drystone tower) occupies a natural vantage point guarding the entrance to Loch Duich.
(14) In the summer there's also the Potting Shed cafe in a lovely old walled garden and, at the campsite, the Flower Tunnel Cafe and Broch Bar – in a plant-strewn polytunnel.
Gang
Definition:
(v. i.) To go; to walk.
(v. i.) A going; a course.
(v. i.) A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves.
(v. i.) A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang of saws, or of plows.
(v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays.
(v. i.) The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.
Example Sentences:
(1) We ganged up against the tweed-suited, pipe-smoking brigade.
(2) There were members of the smuggling gang on the ship with walkie-talkies.
(3) In June, a notorious elephant poacher led a gang of bandits in an attack on the Okapi wildlife reserve in DRC, killing seven people.
(4) A focus on preventing children from joining gangs in the first place, as well as on offering gang members the access to education and employment that they have been lacking is more likely to be effective.
(5) He praised the obvious disgust of local people in parts of south and west Manchester, where gang problems have been concentrated.
(6) In Britain you have all the things we have here – gangs, poverty, racism.
(7) There are no cases Money could uncover of people convicted for slipping a dodgy £1 into a vending machine or palming one off to their newsagent, but criminal gangs have been jailed for manufacturing fake coins.
(8) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Our political leaders can’t bear to face the truth’: Camila Batmanghelidjh spoke to the Guardian’s Patrick Butler in July “So you can understand that I am taken aback by allegations which now present themselves, about which I knew nothing.” Kids Company, set up by the charismatic Batmanghelidjh in 1996, was known to have the firm support of David Cameron for its work on gang violence and disadvantaged children.
(9) As the gangs fragmented, many increasingly focused on extortion, kidnapping and human trafficking.
(10) This is how powerful a hold it has over them.” Mossino, who works with refugees and asylum seekers as well as victims of trafficking, says that in the past decade the trade in Nigerian women has become a hugely profitable and ruthless criminal industry, controlled largely by Nigerian gangs that took root in Italy in the 1980s.
(11) Experts and activists have said the murder bore all the hallmarks of Egypt’s notorious secret service, but Egyptian officials have consistently put forward alternative theories, including that Regeni was killed by a criminal gang and that his death was an isolated incident.
(12) Senior government sources have confirmed the budget razor gang has the fuel tax credit (formerly known as the diesel fuel rebate) “firmly in its sights” – a scheme that rebates miners and farmers and others for the off-road use of diesel.
(13) Gang members were also involved in a handful of more serious incidents including the shooting incident in Birmingham.
(14) "We hope all relevant parties will do that which benefits peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, hope all sides will respond calmly and avoid exacerbating the situation," ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in the statement.
(15) "These are delicate times and we take a positive role," Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, told the Guardian today.
(16) The Brinks Mat gang, some with guns, surprised six security staff as they started the Saturday shift between 6.30am and 8.15am at the warehouse, on the Heathrow industrial estate at Hounslow.
(17) The Guardian recently revealed that the Danish government had been forced, on the eve of the Copenhagen summit , to rush through an emergency law making it impossible for criminal gangs to reclaim huge amounts of VAT on fraudulent trades they were making on Europe's various carbon exchanges.
(18) In August, the capital came to a standstill as terrified workers were forced to stay home after gang leaders orchestrated a forced public transport boycott by killing a dozen bus drivers in response to a crackdown by authorities against organised crime.
(19) The last big one was only in August this year, when seven young people were beaten up by a gang of 40 Nazis."
(20) They do not operate as a cohesive gang or a whipped party-within-a-party – not yet, anyway.