Example sentences of "propping up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd caught a glimpse of the two of them reflected in the hall mirror and his heart had lurched because it looked as if he was propping up a corpse . |
| 2 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 3 | In pre-Big Bang times there existed a widespread belief that the then existing regulatory framework was not only propping up an inefficient system but that it was also outmoded and fast becoming inadequate for the protection of investors . |
| 4 | On the one hand , the force is immensely distrusted by large sections of the Catholic community who still see it as an ‘ armed wing of unionism ’ , propping up an illegitimate regime . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ This vote was about propping up an incompetent government . |
| 6 | Eccleshall , from a scenic village north-west of the county town , are more accustomed to propping up the league than heading it . |
| 7 | Propping up the pound is like trying to get water to run uphill . |
| 8 | POOR old Jeffrey Bernard , so terrified of women , shaking in his frail , alcoholically reinforced misogynists shoes — cynical and brittle , propping up the bar and amusing his ( male ) audience by spilling his wit and intelligence in bar-room bons mots . |
| 9 | Propping up the world 's most enduring dictator is a slavish personality cult , and rigid control of the nation . |
| 10 | And she knew that her male colleagues would be propping up the bar of a public house , by eleven o'clock . |
| 11 | She would appear at the gates of the Waaf Site about 10.45pm , armed with a torch half the size of the Flamborough lighthouse , when upwards of a dozen couples would be propping up the fence saying goodnight . |
| 12 | Apart from propping up the Senate , Bonn has for decades provided lavish incentives for business and individuals to stay in , or move to , west Berlin . |
| 13 | The Commission says that the government 's practice of propping up the company by waiving interest payments due on CNP 's debts of ECU 1410m ( £987m ) — owed mainly to the state — serves to promote artificial preservation of the status quo , and to ‘ postpone necessary adjustments ’ . |
| 14 | Dennis and the others were propping up the bar , Karen was supposedly selecting duty-free perfume . |
| 15 | Men propping up the bar over lunch will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms when they were footloose and fancy free . |
| 16 | Not content with propping up the bar at the Rovers , the Inspiral Carpets , who have decided to call their latest meisterwerk ‘ Revenge Of The Goldfish ’ thought it would be a spiffing idea to promote aforementioned article with a series of displays in record shops featuring a fully inhabited fish tank . |
| 17 | Graves has also reaped the benefit of design for Disney : two hotel commissions in Florida , the company headquarters in Burbank ( noted for its over-scale plaster images of the seven dwarfs propping up the temple-like roof pediment ) as well as the blockbuster at Euro Disney . |
| 18 | Propping up the bottom of the top 100 was , you guessed it , another compilation of repeat film footage . |
| 19 | Both measured around 6 x 8ft , and stood one propping up the other . |
| 20 | And it will take years to rebuild our Reserves of foreign currency which were frittered away propping up the pound . |
| 21 | Mr Ashdown was accused by Labour last night of propping up the Government . |
| 22 | His reckless stance cost Britain a BILLION pounds propping up the pound and may well yet force up interest rates . |
| 23 | Q What is meant by propping up the pound ? |
| 24 | Inside , Keith was propping up the bar and waving a £5 note at the landlady . |
| 25 | Duncan had left Myeloski propping up the bar , drinking his customary vodka and Budweiser chaser . |
| 26 | He 's propping up the daisies . |
| 27 | One such scheme involved the purchase of the Daily Express by Max Aitken with party funds , but the party was also propping up the Globe , the Standard , and a wide range of provincial dailies . |
| 28 | Each team had its own place at the coal seam and was responsible for hewing coal with a pick or drill , loading it into tubs for transportation out of the mine and propping up the roof as they advanced . |
| 29 | In fact the only drawback about the Cube is that you 're more than likely to find one or two of the Sounds freelancers propping up the bar but , aside from that , there are n't many better ways to spend the approaching cold winter evenings than in the comfort of decent live music and good company . |
| 30 | Removing debris , dismantling , demolishing , shoring-up or propping up the home following destruction or damage insured under the policy . |