It was an imposing edifice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To him this edifice is a beautiful structure, although it will never be finished. From Wordnik.com. [Owen Chamberlain - Banquet Speech] Reference
The entire U.S. geopolitical imperial edifice is a house built on sand. From Wordnik.com. [Big surprise: money wasted « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
The situation chosen for this great national edifice is in every respect a most judicious one. From Wordnik.com. [The City of Washington] Reference
"That whole rather rickety edifice is being swept away and replaced with a much simpler system," Sampson said. From Wordnik.com. [Got a legal complaint? Now you can take it to the new legal ombudsman] Reference
The old blueprints were found much later and the reconstructed edifice is a replica of how it was before the bad times. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-03-01] Reference
Alongside of this edifice was a sight equally amazing. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery at Number Six] Reference
When finished, the edifice was a very comfortable place of abode. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1] Reference
Yet he who mistakes the scaffolding for the edifice is a specialist in scaffolding. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers] Reference
The dome on the edifice is the loftiest in Paris -- the height from the ground being. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in Europe; or, Places I have Seen and People I have Met.] Reference
In one wing of the edifice is the public library, with 33,000 volumes, founded by Lucien. From Wordnik.com. [Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads] Reference
The edifice was a temporary structure, which fell into ruin on the transfer of the capital. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
The first architect publicly mentioned in the archives of the edifice was the Master Enrique. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882] Reference
The dome on the edifice is the loftiest in Paris -- the height from the ground being 323 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met] Reference
The firm appears to occupy the whole edifice, which is spacious, and fit for princely merchants. From Wordnik.com. [Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.] Reference
The edifice is a Gothic - and Romanesque-influenced building, designed by architects D.A. Bohlen and Son. From Wordnik.com. [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference
SI builds acronym edifice Better mousetraps selling for less money seem a good idea in straightened times. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
Viscountess and I are to find cement for the erecting of an edifice, that is to be devoted to Platonic love. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela] Reference
By far the most wonderful works of art in the edifice are the windows of stained glass and the musical facilities. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
The most beautiful apartment of the edifice is the Salle Blanche, or white saloon, where the court fêtes are held. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
"The centre of the edifice, which is to contain the collections, consists of a quadrangle," covered by a glass roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859] Reference
This religious edifice, which is of the XVth century, did not offer any thing remarkable but its tower, which is entire. From Wordnik.com. [Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers] Reference
I should here tell you that this edifice, which is intended for the exclusive use of members of the Temple, is very ancient. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
In 2010, the entire edifice is being continued precisely because those involved in the edifice otherwise wouldn’t have jobs. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
He possessed many himself, which he designed to present to the Republic; and, as the edifice was to be the great ornament of his. From Wordnik.com. [I.7] Reference
Mr. W------ is the engineer of the establishment, and has his residence in the edifice, which is built, I believe, on the site of Merchant. From Wordnik.com. [Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2.] Reference
(Locals say Mrs. Marcos suffers from an "edifice" complex.). From Wordnik.com. [Manila] Reference
The 'edifice' that you talk of worries you a lot doesn't it?. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Raging in Islington] Reference
At number three on the plan are the ruins of an edifice which is fast disappearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
I don't understand - why should an innocent desire for true democracy risk an 'edifice' falling on my head???. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Raging in Islington] Reference
Fittingly enough, this building has many earmarks of an "edifice" as that term is defined in the Encyclopedia of Fantasy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-03-27] Reference
And therefore the edifice which is constructed out of them has merely an imaginary symmetry, and is really irregular and out of proportion. From Wordnik.com. [The Sophist] Reference
Catherine and Lenin among the builders of that huge edifice which is Russia. From Wordnik.com. [Reason Magazine - Hit & Run] Reference
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