(1) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
(2) Ali’s most impressive accomplishment, Jackson said, was to exercise “the proper use of fame”.
(3) A large part of its fame comes from the fact that it was actually the fourth novel he wrote and submitted to publishers – a story that people love to tell when discussing the roads to publication of big-name authors.
(4) When I had that keyhole surgery, I thought: ‘Maybe, if I come back, it won’t be to that top level.’ But with the support I have been getting from my coach, family and friends, I think that really motivated me to come back strong.” Kenya is more famed for its distance runners and steeplechasers than its hurdlers, but the country was left celebrating a surprise gold medal in the 400m hurdles when Nicholas Bett powered home from lane nine to smash his personal best to win in 47.79sec.
(5) She writes that she has not so far been subjected to physical violence, possibly because the prison authorities are aware of her international fame, but that other women are regularly beaten on the face or kidneys.
(6) Does it really want to be a country associated with ‘execution island’ rather than the exotic beaches it was once famed for?
(7) ("A raw candid exploration of art, fame, fandom, drugs, love, romantic dysfunction," says IMDB.)
(8) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
(9) At the famed Winter Palace , formerly the home of the Egyptian royal family, ornate gold-and-glass chandeliers hang over empty brocade sofas, awaiting visitors.
(10) Although Kazinsky has successfully proved that there is life beyond the UK soaps, he's well aware that landing a Hollywood role is not an instant passport to fame and fortune – or even professional satisfaction.
(11) But homewares, which Street calls the store chain's "point of fame", are well down as a result of fewer people moving house and therefore not popping in to John Lewis to order big-ticket items such as carpets, curtains and furniture.
(12) "It's a good thing too," he added, naming George Clooney as a celebrity who has successfully exploited his fame to achieve social good.
(13) In recent days, protests in Istanbul against Russian involvement in Syria and Aleppo, including a demonstration in front of the Russian consulate on the city’s famed İstiklal Avenue, have occurred on a regular basis.
(14) Fame later posted a YouTube video claiming to have carried out the DDoS attack to draw attention to alleged security failings in Sony’s system.
(15) The French love Malick's artistry and mystery and he continued to play the recluse by not showing up for his press conference or red carpet, although I'm told he has been here, staying at the famed Colombe d'Or in St-Paul-de-Vence and that he did sneak in to watch at least some of his own film's premiere.
(16) "I just hope that whatever fame that she has got out of this will eventually bring her some happiness.
(17) When hall-of-fame pitcher Tom Glavine signed with the Mets, he agreed to build a new baby nursery in team-mate Joe McEwing’s home for his No47.
(18) Kasparov achieved international fame in 1985 when he became the world's youngest world chess champion at 22, beating Anatoly Karpov in Moscow.
(19) Furthermore, patients in group B designated more 'nonfamous names' as famous (thus falsely attributing fame) than patients in group A (p < 0.001), which demonstrates that information-processing during anaesthesia can also take place as unconscious learning.
(20) But this time warp is a Seville one, and all the statues of (ecclesiastical) virgins, winged cherubs, shrines and other Catholic paraphernalia, plus portraits of the late Duchess of Alba, give it a unique spirit, as do the clientele – largely local, despite Garlochí’s international fame as the city’s most kitsch bar.
Faxed
Definition:
(a.) Hairy.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Fifa received a letter via email and fax from the Costa Rica FA on March 24 with regards to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier played on March 22 between USA and Costa Rica," Fifa said.
(2) Bleeps, pagers and fax machines are still used for communicating vital information.
(3) The contract envisaged freeing up staff time by moving to a ‘self-service’ model where, for example, residents send their own faxes and book their own visits.” The report also discloses that the kiosks are being used by detainees to order their food and can be used in the languages most commonly spoken at Yarl’s Wood.
(4) It’s a dinosaur from the days of the fixed line telephone and the fax machine.
(5) The authors believe that electronic communication devices (eg, voice mail and fax machines) may potentially breach confidentiality and that such devices should therefore be used sparingly.
(6) For two and a half years the faxes disappeared into the inner workings of Paisley Park (which, it turned out, actually looked like a B&Q warehouse), unacknowledged, unanswered, and, for all we knew, unseen.
(7) Add Frederick Bakewell's early fax machine to William Chamberlain's voting machine, and you have the last two Obama campaigns.
(8) Sampson became the discreet, muttering centre of a web, connected by telephone and letter, telegram and fax, to an astounding cast of world leaders and commentarians, film stars and novelists.
(9) That is a blow in itself – Miller led the Broncos with 18 sacks last season – but it is compounded by the loss of Elvis Dumervil – who was second on the team with 11 sacks, and left in free agency after failing to find a fax machine in time to extend his contract with Denver .
(10) The part played by the two men in the ousting of well-respected chairman David Plowright the following year earned them a stinging rebuke from John Cleese, whose fax famously read "fuck off out of it, you upstart caterer".
(11) Real, however, insist United are responsible and claim they received a vital fax at 11.59pm, leaving them with no time to submit it to the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
(12) Although registered to an office in Pinner, north-west London, How To Corp products and services are priced in US dollars, and in its marketing materials How To Corp claims to have an office in the United States and lists US phone and fax numbers.
(13) Fax permits small hospitals to share the resources of larger hospitals and permits a large hospital to share resources more efficiently among its departments.
(14) The danger, as pro-Europeans never tire of pointing out, is a scenario akin to Norway’s “ fax democracy ”.
(15) Restricted liberties might help to explain why their Eurovision entry this year sounds like it's been faxed straight from the year 1982.
(16) Two days after the fax was sent, Blair arrived to shake hands with Gaddafi, and said the two nations wanted to make "common cause" in counter-terrorism operations.
(17) "So, basically, if you fax a signed contract it's a legally done deal, with the hard copies to follow.
(18) On Tuesday, just before the militia tried to seize the station, the regional police chief, Vladimir Guslavsky, faxed his resignation to Kiev, she said.
(19) She appeared via videolink, and was required to file all motions by fax, requiring regular breaks in the hearing.
(20) We would use pagers and faxes to send out messages telling people what line to take.