(1) One important result of the workshop was the warmth and the esprit de corps that was felt afterwards.
(2) The selection decisions that Southgate makes could potentially threaten the esprit de corps but the head coach is confident that a hitherto harmonious atmosphere will be maintained.
(3) While the contest has at times been rancorous, there is now a degree of bonhomie among the contenders – an esprit de corps that arises from having shared stages, green rooms and cars non-stop for nearly four months.
(4) The value of the program has been educational clarity, the development of a high esprit de corp among the faculty, student acceptance, and integration of psychiatry into the total medical school curriculum.
(5) There's a vague commitment to keeping London competitive as a financial centre, because that's in everyone's interest, but that's as close to esprit de corps as you get.” Hard Times interactive Interactive graphic : the divisive toll of the economic slump The esprit de corps of the old bowler-hatted public-school City of the 1960s and 70s has gone.
(6) Northanger Abbey is a jeu d'esprit, in which vivid girlish affection is turned to something deeper by a teasing lover, Henry Tilney.
(7) Investers in Lovefilm include European venture capital firms DFJ Esprit, Balderton Capital, Arts Alliance Media, and Index Ventures.
(8) One of eight vehicles used in the 10th official 007 movie, the Lotus Esprit is said to be fully functional in submarine mode, but cannot be driven on land.
(9) One of James Bond 's best-known cars, the white submersible Lotus Esprit that appeared in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me , has sold at auction for more than half a million pounds.
(10) The Lotus Esprit submarine car in 1977 James Bond film Spy Who Loved Me.
(11) Instead, they are limited to esprit de corps with their own kind.
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(13) A chairman can attempt to create an excellent esprit de corps by introducing a departmental philosophy that is perceived by the faculty to be supportive.
(14) Their World Cup win in 1990 – also against Argentina – got an airing on the big screens inside the Esprit Arena as well.
(15) There is a great esprit de corps about the World Service and a shared ethos among current and former staff based on the deeply held belief that we were all working to produce programmes for listeners, many of whom were deprived of the most basic information about the political, economic and social issues that decisively affected their lives.
(16) Descartes, in the Middle Ages, furthered this concept naming it "esprits animaux" or, in current language, the psychic and somatic activating principle.
(17) Implementation of the service chief system has been associated with development of faculty esprit de corps, standardized tracking of faculty performance, enhanced supervision and counseling of housestaff, and improved continuity of patient care.
(18) Working together on common problems at the hospital regenerated esprit de corps and served to remind individuals of their shared goals.
(19) The authors participated in the European multicenter investigation, ESPRIT, organized by the Wellcome Research Laboratories.
(20) I thought about it hard, but as ever it was a killing case of esprit d'escalier what I should have shouted at the mutton-chopped former Minister was: 'Oi!
Sprit
Definition:
(v. i.) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
(v. t.) To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
(n.) A shoot; a sprout.
(v. i.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.
Example Sentences:
(1) The belief in persecution or possession by evil sprits is still popular in Latin American countries.