vaulting ambition. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Arches and vaulting. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : the vault of heaven. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : An arbor vaulted the path. ,The paintings will be vaulted when the museum is closed. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : He vaulted over the tennis net. ,to vault into prominence. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to vault a fence. ,Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place. From Dictionary.com.
The company projects an overall reduction in its footprint of long-term vaulting or compliance copies by approximately. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
The vaulting is a study for wiser men than we can ever be. From Wordnik.com. [Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres] Reference
The vaulting is a groined arch 6 ins. thick at the crown and. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
On a wall-space equal in extent to the arch of the vaulting is her. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi] Reference
The vaulting, which is apparently original, deserves especial notice. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric] Reference
Then, in certain medallions in the outer vaulting, which is all overlaid with gold, he painted the four. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi] Reference
However, he would not use Alfred on difficult work such as vaulting or arches: straightforward walls and floors were his métier. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Hour of Heroes apparently automates actions such as vaulting over obstacles and ducking for cover. From Wordnik.com. [Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions] Reference
The glass of the cathedral is poor, but there is a delicate green pattern on the vaulting which is very charming. From Wordnik.com. [A Wanderer in Holland] Reference
All sorts of gymnastic feats were also exhibited, such as vaulting, tumbling and feats upon the slack and tight rope. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire of Russia] Reference
Yeah, that's excessive pride or self-confidence, which often leads to the kind of vaulting ambition that led to Macbeth's downfall. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Reasons] Reference
A writer of such vaulting ambition is bound to stumble now and then. From Wordnik.com. [Brightening Western Star] Reference
The vaulting of this great nave is supported by seventy-five huge pillars. From Wordnik.com. [Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes] Reference
"Got through early!" he called, vaulting the fence and striding toward them. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
Somehow (vaulting ambition, I think), he ended up being governor for 11 years. From Wordnik.com. [Political Lives: Howard Dean Grapples For Dems' Attention] Reference
It transcends them both, vaulting stylishly into a brave new world all its own. From Wordnik.com. [TECHNOLOGY: COME OUT AND PLAY] Reference
It's a breathtaking sight, vaulting the sparkling waters of the Gulf of Corinth. From Wordnik.com. [A Bridge To Nowhere] Reference
Kerri Strug courageously vaulting into Olympic history on her badly bruised ankle. From Wordnik.com. [Speed And Smiles] Reference
The cost of laying and tamping the concrete on the vaulting was 14 cts. per cu. yd. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
It was the vaulting spirit, the gallant heart, the just and the kind and the merciful. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Life] Reference
She breaks into a run; her arms slam at full tilt into a vaulting horse, 3 feet 9 inches high. From Wordnik.com. [Old Too Soon, Wise Too Late?] Reference
The interior of the roof rests on triple vaulting shafts rising from 10 piers on each side of the nave. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
In the interior the capitals of the columns and the corbels on the vaulting shafts are similarly adorned. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Despite its vaulting ambitions, it was not a big bank and its demise is not going to rock financial markets. From Wordnik.com. [Rules Are No Good Without Appropriate Regulation] Reference
Having laid WASTE to it, JAKE GYLLENHAAL is now vaulting three CAMELS while balancing a POMEGRATE on his head. From Wordnik.com. [Prince of Persia: is this a dragger I see before me?] Reference
The building, chiefly Decorated with Perpendicular tower, is specially notable for its admirable ribbed vaulting. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
This is the only ancient edifice at Rome which is still in perfect preservation, as regards the walls and vaulting. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
He fought hard from the very first, running and vaulting by turns without any stop, so that he soon tired himself out. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
The transaction will create the world's largest airline by traffic, vaulting ahead of Delta Air Lines for the top spot. From Wordnik.com. [Business Watch] Reference
When your show resides next to all those vaulting bodies on UPN's wrestling shows, maybe that jumping around is required. From Wordnik.com. [Cops And Docs Forever] Reference
But, as one Frontiersman notes, the choice might offend the Kennedys by vaulting Shriver past Teddy to the top job in the family. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy Kennedy’s Decision] Reference
"I'm going in for doing it inside in red brick, and vaulting it in red brick too, with black diaper-patterns all over, you know.". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
It is in the form of a cross, with a dome, the vaulting supported by twelve fluted and inlaid columns, richly gilded and painted. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
The nearly flat roof might have been called an achievement in Gothic architecture, if the vaulting did not show signs of weakness. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
It will create the world's largest airline by traffic, vaulting ahead of Delta Air Lines Inc. for the top spot, and be based in Chicago. From Wordnik.com. [UAL, Continental Merger Takes Off] Reference
The prosperity and vaulting ambition of Hong Kong is now being harnessed, as the city moves to place its wealth toward green initiatives. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Bangs: Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon] Reference
Corinthian columns and vaulting shafts, run up to the commencement of the arches of the aisles and of the vault of the roof, all of stone. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
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