| 单词 | modernised |
| 例句 | Amid The Great Game lurk glimpses of the modernised Afghanistan which might have flowered had it been left alone. In the line of fire: theatre and Afghanistan 2010-07-21T22:00:00Z Japan modernised dramatically over his lifetime, but he observed it at a distance, with the knowledge that all this could disappear drummed into him from childhood after what had happened to his hometown. Kaneto Shindo – master of Japanese cinema 2012-06-22T21:55:17Z She has modernised his spelling and stitched in clarifications, but on the whole this is Aubrey speaking. A man for all seasons 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Angela was hardy – her flat was never modernised or centrally heated – and her only concessions to new technology were a Bakelite telephone and a radio. Angela Rodaway obituary 2012-11-15T15:26:51Z Daisy modernised her house and lived her last years comfortably off – comfort denied her for all her small life. What was my grandfather running away from? 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Motor transport and the expansion of roads, canals and railways shrank distances and modernised conceptions of time. The best of times 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Terry has noticed, as have others, the Aesopian motifs that occur, and includes slender, playful versions, sometimes modernised, of Aesop's fables himself. tapestry by Philip Terry – review 2013-05-28T10:36:05Z Whereas Lynch's last LP was generally portrayed as a weird dance album, The Big Dream is described as "a hybrid, modernised form of low-down blues". David Lynch to release second solo album 2013-06-04T11:22:23Z "Although we have modernised all the cobbles and terraced houses, the spirit and the characters of the street live in every corner of Manchester," maintains Manchester councillor Pat Karney, lead member for the city centre. Coronation Street: 50 years on and still the pride of the north-west 2010-12-09T15:34:00Z The BBC does not agree that the fee will have to be replaced, but accepts it will probably have to be modernised. No future for TV licence, MPs say 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Shakespeare modernised the form of the sonnet, and transformed it from a stylised, courtly love shtick to a fluent and flexible form that could turn itself to any subject. Don Paterson on Shakespeare's sonnets 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z She lives in a wretched shack on the outskirts of town: the eerie modernised wasteland that captured the imagination of both Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. All Federico Fellini's films – ranked! 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “It’s a simple equivalence: we’ve modernised it. And with this one, we needed someone who was iconic ... she’s become like Napoleon.” Sherlock's future in doubt as stars' Hollywood schedules fill 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z He updated the range of typefaces held by the printing office, modernised the layout of parliamentary papers, then began the introduction of international paper sizes. John Pitson obituary 2011-02-20T17:57:51Z “He did a great job, he modernised it without taking out the vibe, and now he gets touring acts from all over the world there.” The best towns and small cities in the US: Missoula, Montana 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Yet Stalin is remembered as the man who modernised the Soviet Union and defeated the German attempt to conquer it, if not quite arm-in-arm with Britain and the US, then at least in expedient collaboration. Carry on up the Kremlin: how The Death of Stalin plays Russian roulette with the truth 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “The leather scene hasn’t modernised, it hasn’t evolved,” he says. Why is the gay leather scene dying? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Robertson was commissioned by the Japanese owners, Kato Kagaku, to return Bush House to a modernised version of how it was built in the 1920s by New York businessman Irving T Bush. Bush House opens doors on future 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z But Argentina modernised and the town declined: residents moved away, and buildings began to crumble. Searching for the remote: Cabo Raso, Patagonia’s coastal ghost town 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z All this during a year that was supposed to be a turning point – the moment Cannes, the grandest film festival of them all, came to terms with the #MeToo movement and modernised. Cannes festival adapts to #MeToo era – but gender issues remain 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z "It needs to be modernised to attract the younger generation, so they learn about it," he said. Remembrance Sunday: Aberystwyth veteran pays for memorial lights 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The institute has modernised its telescope array and is now using instruments to look for communications from powerful laser pulses from distant planets. Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time' 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z They will attend a ceremony for a gas pipeline that will bring gas to Nakhchivan and inaugurate a newly modernised military installation in the exclave, Turkey said. Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z They will attend a ceremony for a gas pipeline that will bring gas to Nakhchivan and inaugurate a newly modernised military installation in the exclave, the Turkish presidency said. As ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh, Turkey's Erdogan to meet Azerbaijan's Aliyev 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The PLA is already the world's largest fighting force and growing more capable and modernised. China's military hierarchy under spotlight after defence minister disappears 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z "The delegation also inspected the technological capabilities of the plant, which has been modernised and re-equipped - the machining production and a workshop of special coatings," the government said. North Korea's Kim inspects sanctioned fighter jet plant in Russian Far East 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Viewing figures have remained steady over the years, but as Ireland has modernised, the show has struggled to maintain its relevance. Late Late Show: Can Patrick Kielty make an Irish institution his own? 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z "I want to hold onto the tradition but also keep it modernised," Ms Williams said. Notting Hill Carnival: Storytelling at heart of Mas 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z "We are confident that the modernised system, with increased clinical freedom for dentists, will provide longer-term sustainability to the sector and encourage dentists to continue to provide NHS care." Patients likely to pay more for NHS dental treatment 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The curriculum of his school, opened in 2008, is more modernised to target an international clientele, including children. Fifty years on, Bruce Lee's legacy squares up to modern life in Hong Kong 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z It harks back to the New Deal economic programme of 1930s US president Franklin D Roosevelt, and more recently, it's an idea that's been revived and modernised by Democratic politicians in the United States. Young climate activists turn up the heat on Keir Starmer 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z By 2035 - when the ruling Communist Party's leadership wants its military to be fully modernised - China will likely possess a 1,500 nuclear warhead stockpile and an advanced array of missiles, the Pentagon says. NATO official calls for transparency over nuclear weapons 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z By 2035 - when the ruling Communist Party's leadership wants its military to be fully modernised - it will likely field 1,500 nuclear warheads and an advanced array of missiles, the Pentagon says. Analysis: Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Vatican II modernised the liturgy, including more active participation by the congregation. Pope Francis again turns screws on use of traditional Latin Mass 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z "Right now, we are ready to send 60 of our modernised tanks, 30 of them PT-91. And on top of those tanks, 14 tanks, Leopard 2 tanks, from in our possession." Poland to send 60 modernised tanks to Ukraine in addition to Leopards 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z A similar sum has been allocated to transform Peterhead's disused Arbuthnot House into a new museum, library and cultural hub, while the marine aquarium in Macduff will also be modernised and expanded. New ferry for Fair Isle among Scotland's levelling up grants 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Critics saw his papacy as a concerted drive to turn back the clock on reforms of the 1962-1965 Second Vatican Council, which modernised the Church in sometimes turbulent ways. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The aquarium was modernised two years ago, and there is a clear-walled lift built inside for use by visitors. Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 fish bursts open 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z More of those weapons are expected to be kept in an advanced stage of readiness in modernised silos. Analysis: Xi's new generals face tough military challenges post-congress 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Despite many false dawns, the workforce told the BBC there was now a growing optimism that the ferries would be completed next year, and that the modernised shipyard could restore its reputation. Leaked dossier suggests Scottish ferry deal may have been rigged 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z He did not say when the modernised weapon will enter service, saying only that it is in the design documentation stage. Russia modifies Kalashnikov weapon to speed up firing - RIA 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z While she modernised and "revolutionised" the UK's constitutional monarchy, Mr Johnson said, her greatest achievement was assuring the succession to her son, King Charles III. Queen was bright and focused in last audience, Boris Johnson says 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z "I was thinking if circular, slow fashion is going to be accessible to a younger generation it needs to be modernised and digitised, and so set about creating a solution." The rise of repairing: Why more of us are trying to fix things 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Network Rail has insisted more would be possible, if modernised working practices were accepted. Rail workers outdated, says Transport Secretary 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z He said the building was refused listed status due to its low design quality and, while it was safe, cannot be modernised through refitting as it is three separate buildings containing asbestos. Row over M&S plan to redevelop flagship store 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The Czechs have 30 modernised T-72M4CZ tanks assigned to its tank unit and several dozen more in storage that have not been modernised. Czechs to get German tanks, will look to buy more 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The Sangdong mine is being modernised, with vast tunnels being dug underground, while work has also started on a tungsten crushing and grinding plant. South Korea hunts tungsten treasure in race for rare minerals 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z "Sweden and Finland joining Nato is huge - a very positive development. They are two very strong democracies, and the military of both is very good, capable and modernised, with remarkable mobilisation systems." Is Nato's Nordic expansion a threat or boost to Europe? 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z The fact that a lot of the equipment has not been modernised is a plus for Ukraine due to time constraints, he said. Czechs ship tanks, rocket launchers, artillery to Ukraine 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Romania's navy is the least modernised of its military branches. France hopes to seal Romania 1.2 bln euro warship deal quickly 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z "Becoming a fully modernised naval power could be one tipping point." Why China could win the new global arms race 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Vatican II modernised the liturgy, including more active participation by the congregation, and had the priest face the faithful to pray in their local language. Vatican tightens screws on conservatives over traditional Latin Mass 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The first minister said the structure of the school day and term dates needed to be modernised. School term dates changes in Wales to be considered 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z "Beijing fears that the United States will use a combination of modernised nuclear forces and missile defences to take away their nuclear deterrent," says Mr Lewis. China's hypersonic test - does it signal a new arms race? 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z She has two jobs and a mortgage, living what China's leader Xi Jinping has called the "China dream" - the ruling Communist Party's ambition of a rapidly modernised nation and a 'moderately prosperous society. Climate change: Tracking China's steel addiction in one city 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “The fundamental idea of taking a close look at current legislation and checking whether it could perhaps be modernised - without risking a loss to legal clout - is in my opinion absolutely worth considering.” Tesla's gigafactory electrifies California-Germany culture clash 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z He also said the carriages should be modernised to cater for cyclists and visiting families, with flexible ticket options and more integration with the Traws Cymru bus network. Heart of Wales line: Call for more frequent services 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The new duty "modernised" current rules, and particularly expanded the requirement for products to offer fair value. Bid to make financial terms and conditions clearer 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z As grids become increasingly powered by renewables, they will need to be modernised, made more secure and reliable. Renewables evolution or revolution? Pace of tech investments will decide 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z "It's clear from large-scale collapses like Thomas Cook, Carillion and BHS that Britain's audit regime needs to be modernised with a package of sensible, proportionate reforms." Accountants: Government to break up dominance of Big Four firms 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The streets are clean, local facilities modernised and Lemaire’s own lycée boasts the best results in the department. ‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z He is also planning to hold a referendum to overhaul Haiti's constitution, which he argues needs to be modernised. Dispute over Haiti presidential term triggers unrest 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Domestic fuel burning rules in Wales 'must be modernised' Clean air: Coal burning ban and wet wood restrictions planned 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z "I think there are old characters who have been modernised; Charlie loves Thomas the Tank Engine, even Bob the Builder, so I think if they modernised him he would be well into him," he says. Rupert Bear turns 100: The adventures continue 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z And about 20 out of 66 lighthouses around England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar managed by Trinity House have been modernised so far, according to a spokesman. When changing a light bulb is a really big deal 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z But Mr Wallace told the BBC "the idea that tanks won't be there for the Army, upgraded and modernised, is wrong". UK defence secretary denies plan to mothball tanks 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It said "fair value" would still be central to its ethos but "in a more modernised form". John Lewis to axe 'Never knowingly undersold' vow 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z He even opted for handwritten scores over the newly modernised forms of computer scoring. Obituary: Ennio Morricone 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Then, in the 1980s, the law was modernised to support the first generation of electric bikes. Electric scooters can help cities move beyond cars v pedestrians 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The play is a modernised version of the Ibsen classic Peer Gynt. Scots actors hit back over 'whining' accent review 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Tony Blair modernised the Labour party, repealed section 28 and drove investment in our moribund cities, but his tenure will always be disfigured by the Iraq war. All hail Theresa May, reluctant hero of the Scottish independence movement | Kevin McKenna 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z In a letter to Hospitality Ulster, UUP leader Robin Swann said his party knew alcohol licensing laws needed to be modernised. Brewers 'let down' by alcohol laws 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z He would like the new cathedral to embody his modernised France. Notre Dame is becoming a symbol of Macron’s gung-ho presidency | Pauline Bock 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The only things I changed were the language, which I modernised a little, and there is a bit more 'girl power'. 'Girl power' for the new Secret Seven book 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z These included transport and combat helicopters, combat aircraft and surface-to-air missile systems, in many cases second-hand equipment which has been modernised. Are Russian mercenaries operating in Africa? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The Bank acknowledged that some systems and processes needed to be modernised. Bank rebuked over £5m unchecked costs 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z In March, he ostentatiously displayed Russia’s modernised arms chest, unveiling a 15-warhead long-range missile, wizard underwater drones and a hypersonic missile called the “dagger” that could, he said, strike like a meteorite. Trump is creating a nuclear threat worse than the cold war | Simon Tisdall 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Canada and the US have agreed a deal on a “new, modernised trade agreement” designed to replace the 1994 Nafta deal, which was much-criticised by Trump. Monday US briefing: Kavanaugh investigation goes forward, with limits 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z He was a key architect of the Chicago “West Side Sound” in the 1950s and 1960s, which modernised traditional blues to introduce more of a jazzy, amplified sound. Otis Rush, Chicago's 'king of the hill' blues guitarist, dies aged 84 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z As the town modernised, the building began to seem dated, and stuck on the wrong side of the tracks. An unsolved murder at Italy’s most notorious tower block 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z By this account, higher education needs to be “modernised” with the injection of competition, just as other public services experienced under Thatcher and Blair. The free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Although Japan is among the most modernised of Asian nations, rural areas are hit hard by the rainy season each year, often resulting in casualties and heavy damage. Heavy rain, floods and landslide leave 15 dead and 50 missing in Japan 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z In the eyes of natural winemakers, the rot began in the decades after the second world war, as French vineyards modernised and the industry grew into a global economic behemoth. Has wine gone bad? 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z I think there were elements that needed to be modernised, but neither the Canadians nor the Mexicans would disagree with it. Transcript: An interview with Marco Rubio 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z In practical terms, this means treating the idea that there is no alternative with the contempt it deserves while rejecting all calls for a “return” to a less modernised existence. Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z But for Israel’s generals, the main threat is Hezbollah’s modernised stockpile of an estimated 130,000 short-, medium- and long-range missiles and rockets, and its 50,000 fighters, many of them battle-hardened in Syria. Simon Tisdall | Will clashes over Gaza cause a wider Middle Eastern conflict? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z That, not Middle East peace or modernised government, is shaping up to be Mr Kushner’s legacy. Jared Kushner appears to be in trouble 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z University reformers modernised academic syllabuses and built ladders of opportunity. Liberalism is the most successful idea of the past 400 years 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The periphery is perfect: the stadiums are beautiful, modernised and full, and the the fans are present and loud. Why Italian football does not make sense in the English language 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z They have this training field in their village in Laikipia, Kenya, and it made sense to shoot them there rather than on a modernised pitch. The best photographs of 2017 – by the people who shot them 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Defence and intelligence chiefs cite the country's modernised navy, increased submarine activity and willingness to use information warfare. Could Russia knock out undersea cables? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Morocco’s family law was modernised in 2004 and the knock-on effects are still emerging. How sharia marriages can hurt women in the West 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z And despite grumbles over austerity, young people are largely supportive of Prince Muhammad, with some comparing him to Lee Kuan Yew, the authoritarian who modernised Singapore. Muhammad bin Salman has swept aside those who challenge his power 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Answering questions through his publicist, Managing Director Atul Shah, of the founding Shah family, rejected the idea that management was not modernised fast enough. Kenya's Nakumatt supermarket chain foiled by explosive growth 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It envisages a modernised Saudi Arabia, no longer dependent on crude oil revenue, and the creation of a new $500bn mega-city by the Red Sea. Young Saudis weigh up crown prince's crackdown 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Most senators agree - in theory - that these resolutions should be modernised. Does Trump have the power to go to war? 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Horror films have modernised along with our culture – Get Out, for example. John Carpenter: 'Could I succeed if I started today? No. I’d be rejected' 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z The prison service said jails were being modernised and extra staff hired. 'Bravery' urged to cut prisoner numbers 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Answering questions through his publicist, Managing Director Atul Shah, of the founding Shah family, rejected the idea that management was not modernised fast enough. Kenya's Nakumatt supermarket chain foiled by explosive growth 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In his first Cavalli show on Friday at Milan fashion week, Surridge kept faith with the brand’s heritage but modernised and streamlined the clothes on the runway. Original supermodels assemble for catwalk tribute to Gianni Versace 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z They modernised the tax system, differentiating between earned and unearned incomes, and introduced graduated rates for the roughly 3% of the population who qualified to pay income tax. Why we need the welfare state more than ever 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z And yet, far from displaying solidarity with each other, the two nations went in different directions: Japan modernised rapidly, while China disintegrated. Could Trump’s blundering lead to war between China and Japan? 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z And they're warning that things will only get busier in the future, arguing that, unless systems are drastically modernised, they'll struggle to cope. News Daily: Overcrowded skies, and drug and drink exclusions - BBC News 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z After a backlash, House Speaker Paul Ryan emphasised that the code had not been devised under his term, and agreed it needs to be modernised. Right to bare arms: US Congresswomen protest against dress code - BBC News 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z He said: “Washington and Europe have powerful leverage they can wield to change the calculations of Sudan’s corrupt and brutal rulers, by implementing a modernised programme of network sanctions and financial pressures.” Trump delays decision on lifting sanctions against Sudan 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z And during the past decade or so, Wimbledon has quietly modernised, democratised and been lighter on its feet as it has moved into new markets. Wimbledon reinvented: how All England Club stays ahead of the game 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Five towers received new cladding and 711 flats were modernised with new wiring, heating, kitchens and bathrooms. Camden flats: Council 'tried to prevent' tower closure - BBC News 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Critics say the lack of a modernised warning system - for instance, an SMS text alert system or mobile phone alert apps - meant local people were not fully informed and began acting on instinct. Portugal wildfires: Why are they so deadly? - BBC News 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The exterior of the 1970s-built tower was modernised with replacement windows, while additional homes were added using vacant space in the building. London fire: Grenfell Tower cladding 'linked to other fires' - BBC News 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Even in “modernised” contemporary India, she says, fewer than 1% marry outside their caste. ‘Fiction takes its time’: Arundhati Roy on why it took 20 years to write her second novel 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Tillerson said he was keen to hear the views of state department employees on how the organisation should be remodeled and modernised to meet a new global environment, but he took no questions on Wednesday. Rex Tillerson's 'America first' speech met with scathing response 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z There is a small Russian naval facility there which is being modernised, as well as the air base from which Russia mounts its own air operations. Syria war: Why now, what happened, what next? - BBC News 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The thousands of lights that illuminate on the hour every evening will also be modernised. Eiffel Tower to be given €300m facelift under 15-year renovation plan 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z He says that methods of honey production in Kenya need to be modernised. The modern honey hunters of Kenya - BBC News 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The Pentagon will get extra cash, which will go towards a bigger navy and modernised nuclear forces. America’s allies are preparing for a bumpy ride 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z It’s in the very early days of the industrial revolution, when Britain had barely been modernised and many medieval as well as Tudor buildings were still in use. Shakespeare's Stratford reminds us of a forgotten, morbid England | Jonathan Jones 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z An outflow channel follows the dune margin, where it has been modernised as an engineered canal. Satellite Eye on Earth: August 2016 - in pictures 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z As China has modernised its agricultural systems to increase productivity, its scientists have also been investigating ways of reducing the consequent CO2 emissions. UK researchers tap into China's scientific powerhouse - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Phuc’s home is modernised, funded by donations from around the world. 40 years since Saigon's fall, napalm attack haunts woman in iconic image 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The schools were all built or modernised under the controversial Public Private Partnership scheme. Some Edinburgh schools could stay closed until August - BBC News 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Surrounding the centre like a modernised version of Vienna’s Ringstrasse, the wall consists of interlinked blocks that provide a strong, defining, monumental presence. Story of cities #31: Skopje plans for the future by fixating on its ancient past 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z As a parallel, the longstanding preference for sons also continues and actually has gotten worse as India has modernised, because now people can afford ultrasound tests and they can more easily abort female foetuses. ‘Every month for the next several years, 1 million Indians will turn 18’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z "Our allies and partners will see more capability. They will see a more frequent presence of an armoured brigade with more modernised equipment in their countries," he added. US to increase military presence in eastern Europe - BBC News 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z The provisions are aimed at creating a modernised system which is easier for tenants to understand. MSPs approve new regulations for tenants and landlords - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Monarch streamlined its network and fleet, modernised its working practices and benefited from lower fuel prices. Monarch: Air passengers delay bookings after terror attacks - BBC News 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Hence Bond, whom Mr Sandbrook describes as “presenting an only slightly modernised vision of Victorian gentlemanly values”. The spectre of past glories 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z His resulting work took inspiration from Dior’s heritage but also modernised the brand, combining science-fiction influences and PVC boots with fit-and-flare tailoring. Raf Simons to leave as creative director at Dior 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "The Su-24M2 is the classic tactical bomber, modernised from Soviet days and capable of a variety of strike missions but a rather worn and older aircraft." Syria: What can Russia's air force do? - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z He reckons as much as £25bn of the UK's estimated £125bn "tax gap" from tax avoidance and evasion could be recovered if Revenue and Customs upped their game and the tax collection system was modernised. What we learnt about Labour's economic policy from McDonnell's speech - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z There was data on the number of roads modernised, vaccinations injected and community kitchens set up for the poor. Mexico's president admits 'difficult' year has shaken confidence in government 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z But ancient wisdom often still has value, and now a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have had another look at the coiling method, pronounced it good, and modernised it. What goes around, comes around 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z A couple who modernised their home in a naturist village can stay in their chalet after winning a court battle against their landlord. Spielplatz naturists enjoy chalet rebuilding court win - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The country was modernised rapidly under the firm leadership of a paternalistic president. South Korea provokes teenage smartphone privacy row - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Its limited facilities there are supposedly being modernised, though much depends upon the fate of Moscow's ally - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. China-Russia drills in Med show shifting strategies - BBC News 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z It comes as air traffic control is modernised to use satellite technology. US in-flight internet could be hacked, watchdog warns 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z It was engineered by Benjamin Outram, and was modernised in the 1840s to accommodate a narrow gauge railway. 'Oldest' tunnel gets protected status 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The Treasury said the review will look at how firms use property, what the UK could learn from other countries and how the system could be modernised to better reflect changes in property values. 'Radical' rates review launched 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The £75m investment is expected to see equipment modernised at the plant, allowing it to bid for new products. Cadbury to cut 200 jobs at factory 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of the lion when it failed to reappear on its plinth at the heart of the modernised shopping centre. Lost lion roars again at rugby club 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z “Rachline had figured out right away what was going on and surrounded himself with people who would represent the new, modernised image of the party,” said Rochedy. Special Report: In France, the discreet charm of a far-right mayor 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The aim was to "develop a modernised and improved co-ordinating body that will be sustainable and effective in supporting policing in delivering at the national level for the public", it said. Police chief to quit as Acpo scrapped 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Air bases in the Baltics are being modernised and heavy equipment being put in place in readiness. Nato to announce 4,000-strong rapid reaction force to counter Russian threat 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z However, the map of the world today is far from being a perfectly fitted jigsaw of successfully modernised nation-states. Scotland's complicity with empire does not disqualify it from independence 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z He says his party recognises that Pemex needs to be modernised. Mexico energy reform divides opinion 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Why do we still attach some mystery, strangeness, and other-worldliness to people who are not white and who don't live according to our modernised lifestyles? Nude photographs of the Dinka: art or exploitation? 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z All voting urgently needs to be modernised, online, on mobiles, at supermarkets, at work – wherever people are. David Cameron's war on strikers is a tactical blunder he may regret 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z "We modernised the Turkish cuisine a little bit, and mostly use ovens, instead of deep frying," says Ms Tuysuzoglu. Success tips of female Turkish boss 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The city's airport is being upgraded and modernised but it is not ready in time for the Cup. Has Brazil proved World Cup doubters wrong? 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z But the message from Japan, and also from more recently modernised places such as Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, seems to be “quite resilient”. Culture and psychology: You are what you eat 2014-05-07T18:33:42Z Beech Hill is due to be modernised later this year. Rail firm apology over death crash 2014-05-01T20:51:32Z The small wooden rooms - measuring 9 sq ft - are being modernised and getting bigger. The place where Chelsea Pensioners live 2014-04-08T00:18:25Z These are "no longer fit for purpose" and must be modernised, the organisation says. Budget 2014: Who wants what? 2014-03-13T00:17:56Z "Essentially we live in a world of Jane Austen but it's just been modernised. And we still obsess about that in a way other countries don't." The evolution of the middle class 2014-01-16T03:04:47Z "We want to be modernised for the next 10 to 20 years," he says. Rugby League in Australia eyes growth 2013-12-02T12:01:50Z It also believes hedge funds - some from the US - may be buying at this elevated price in the belief that Royal Mail may be transformed and modernised quicker than anticipated. Cable defends Royal Mail sale price 2013-10-18T14:31:33Z With a catalogue of some 3,000 songs, Mr Safi was best known for creating a modernised form of folk music, but he also sang Lebanese and Arabic poetry. Renowned Lebanese singer dies at 92 2013-10-12T13:53:08Z They have also modernised him in a way that will annoy most fans of the original comic. On my radar: Simon Donald 2013-07-20T23:02:01Z Labour markets and social security systems are being reformed; public administration, legal structures and tax regimes are being modernised. We Germans don't want a German Europe 2013-07-19T18:00:01Z The services were also modernised: messages are now fed into a computer and the telegrams are computer generated messages which are delivered by postmen in the cities and villages. In pictures: India's dying telegram service 2013-06-17T02:34:39Z But it said it remained "firm in the belief our crest should be modernised". Everton 'sorry' over club badge row 2013-05-28T19:07:32Z "The modernised stud provides quality modern accommodation for the bulls which is more fit for purpose with an increased emphasis on health and safety and we have optimised the bulls' welfare needs." Rent-a-stud: Government bulls-for-hire 2013-04-29T10:40:43Z "By the time she left office 11 years later, the landscape was transformed and the civil service modernised." Top civil servants in Thatcher row 2013-04-18T13:25:25Z The government's case for change largely rests on the premise of the NHS no longer being affordable, particularly in the current climate, and that it needs to be modernised. Health act means the death of the NHS as we know it 2013-03-30T11:00:01Z It's easy to forget that he dramatically modernised freight, with containerisation and the promotion of rail for long-distance haulage. Rail freight in Britain: shaped by Beeching, despite his reputation 2013-03-17T18:51:16Z There's no doubt that the process could definitely be modernised, and I'd like to know more about the assessors. Tech City startups voice criticisms over Technology Strategy Board 2013-03-13T07:00:09Z Whilst the UK has continually modernised and upgraded its capabilities on the islands, the moribund Argentine armed forces, starved of investment, remain much as they were in the 1980s. Viewpoints: Future of the British army 2013-01-31T11:42:11Z The goal will be a self-sufficient, local and modernised economy. Detroit: after decades of urban blight, technology boom gives Motor City hope 2013-01-12T14:22:05Z He modernised the monarchy, which was one reason why the British monarchy survived World War I when so many others did not. The real story of Queen Victoria's 'domestic bliss' 2013-01-01T01:18:48Z While it has modernised their business, its market power, particularly in the UK, is almost completely unchallenged. The great mobile technology leap forward 2012-11-11T00:00:02Z One of the things I pray for all the time is that the road network in Ghana is modernised. African viewpoint: Road rage in Ghana 2012-10-11T16:36:44Z Putin, who began a new six-year presidential term in May, said that in addition to the new planes and helicopters, existing military aircraft would be "modernised". Putin says Russia to get hundreds of military planes 2012-08-11T21:10:39Z Since 2007, the Russian metals giant says it has modernised the plant to "boost its production efficiency and streamline logistics". Nigeria cancels aluminium sale 2012-07-10T11:03:04Z Officials are, in fact, planning to issue a new modernised card to people mainly, they say, to prevent fraud and tackle crime. Sri Lanka's Tamils face identity crisis 2012-06-28T00:22:45Z The Memorandum says the whole public revenue administration needs to be modernised. Greece austerity: How far still to go? 2012-06-19T17:06:25Z "The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger", he added. VIDEO: 'Make or break' moment for eurozone 2012-06-17T09:53:32Z It's been modernised, refined, tweaked, but most of us still burn petrol to get the wheels going. Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign 2012-05-30T14:05:31Z I have here used the modernised version for the sake of convenience. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Outwardly it was quite an old-fashioned shop, still encased with the red-brick fabric of Georgian days; but inwardly its structure had been almost entirely modernised. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The palace was the relic of a very old castle, only one corner of it being modernised for his lordship’s use. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The church has been so much modernised as to retain no appearance of antiquity. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The interior of the castle is badly modernised. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Kitchen and buttery maintain agreeably historic reputations, and the old college buildings have been modernised to the extent of admitting electric light and sanitary plumbing. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The cuts, with two or three exceptions, are imitated from the originals, but all the human figures are ridiculously modernised. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z The church of the Santissima Annunziata was founded in the thirteenth century, but has been completely altered and modernised since at different epochs. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The church, founded in the fifth century by Olympia, a Roman matron, was modernised by Bernini for Urban VIII., and has no external appearance of antiquity. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The interior has been badly modernised, and is less striking. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It is a medieval city modernised, but without the flavour of the medievalism being spoiled. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The dresses are frequently modernised in the fashion of the time, and other variations are occasionally introduced. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z The interior of the Cathedral has been modernised and painted to represent carved stone. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The outside exhibits many appearances of p. 548antiquity, but the interior has been sadly modernised. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z An older version, modernised in spelling, is given below. Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z Their vision of a liberal, modernised Afghanistan now looks almost wholly unreal. Did Military Hazing Help Cause a Marine's Suicide? 2011-09-14T06:05:00Z When he is sufficiently modernised I mean to marry him.” Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z Amongst other of Ravenna's churches the modernised basilica of S. Francesco, the church contiguous to Dante's tomb, contains some ancient sarcophagi and the finest tomb slab in Italy. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Around this time - initiated in the wake of the Crimean War - modernised the regimental system, abolished the buying and selling of commissions by officers and banned flogging during peacetime. Numbers game 2011-07-22T23:17:42Z His appearance was very much, but not exactly, that of a Turk—not the modernised Turk in frock-coat and trousers, but him of the old school, who despises, or only partially adopts, sumptuary reform. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z I have only modernised the orthography for the convenience of the reader, but I have not altered a single word. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Ah, but Madame!" she remonstrated dramatically, when my mother showed her the new white satin, which was for me, and a creamy lace gown which was to be modernised for Bettina—"not b�t vhite!" My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z It means that even the oil and gas industry will suffer if the economy is not modernised. New approach 2011-04-28T23:08:43Z It is a small village with a modernised church, and a few noble limes overshadowing the graves. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z In the year 1869 it was published in two forms by Dr. Gall Morel—first, the High German copy as discovered at Einsiedeln; secondly, a translation into modernised German. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z Our later literary antiquaries have, therefore, with equal taste and sagacity, modernised their text, by printing the words as the writers, were they now living, would have transcribed them. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Blocks of flats that have been let at a quite reasonable rent are frequently "modernised" with a few superficial improvements and renovations and relet at vastly increased prices. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z In post-Soviet Russia, as Russia's own media blossomed and modernised, partnerships were sealed with Russian stations, some of them with nationwide FM networks. End of an era 2011-03-23T01:44:44Z As a military man he modernised the air force after Egypt's defeat in the six-day war with Israel in 1967. Egypt 2011-03-01T11:37:28Z "The levy is fundamental to the support of horseracing in the UK and it is our belief that all parties should seek to maintain it in a modernised and restructured form." Arena profit up but hurdles ahead 2011-03-08T11:30:08Z Essentially a modernised version of centuries-old Catholic standards for "just war", these criteria are: right authority, just cause, right intention, last resort, proportional means, and reasonable prospects. Libya's escalating drama reopens the case for liberal intervention 2011-03-03T07:00:05Z Last year the Russians announced that their supply and maintenance base at the Syrian port of Tartus was being deepened and modernised with the goal of hosting a permanent Russian naval presence after 2012. Testing the water 2011-02-22T13:56:46Z Among practical steps to foster better relations, the secure telephone "hotline" between No 10 and the Kremlin - in place since the height of the Cold War - is to be modernised. Hague caution at Russian progress 2011-02-15T16:13:39Z After 20 years of modernised labour markets and higher education access, the "archetypal" protest leader, organiser, facilitator, spokesperson now is an educated young woman. From Paris to Cairo, these protests are expanding the power of the individual 2011-02-07T18:00:01Z He said the Greek coastguard would also be upgraded and modernised to tackle illegal migration. Greece plans Turkey migrant fence 2011-01-03T22:22:32Z Most of the quaint features of the town have been modernised away—so thriving a commerce as here flourishes could not long tolerate the old narrow crooked streets. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z I say years ago existed, for though the house still stands, it is in a dreadfully modernised form. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The Halifax said empty homes were not just those waiting for a tenant, but those being modernised or empty because they were in poor state or about to be demolished. Empty houses decline in England 2010-12-20T06:25:27Z Plans include additional operating theatres for day surgery and a "modernised" outpatients department. Ward closes as part of ?48m plans 2010-12-18T10:29:12Z Gamal Mubarak is widely tipped to be the next president As a military man he modernised the air force after Egypt's defeat in the six-day war with Israel in 1967. Egypt 2010-12-07T10:43:43Z In an old-world country like France it is not unusual to find striking contrasts between those parts of a city which have been absolutely modernised and other portions still preserving their ancient appearance. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z Even when the Olympic bid was merely a twinkle in New Labour's eye, bigwigs would frequently justify their support on the basis the Games would result in the London Underground being modernised. Stanley Park will bring little benefit to local community in Liverpool 2010-10-13T23:06:00Z We all hope a government decision, in the autumn, will lead to a modernised Levy that in turn obliges bookmakers and exchanges to pay a reasonable price for the product. Modernising the Levy is essential if racing is to survive 2010-08-16T23:06:00Z Five or ten years out, we still have a modernised infrastructure. On a power failure and a failure of power 2010-07-26T17:00:00Z It was needed to keep in check the heirs of the Nazis and fascists and the "modernised" extreme right and to prevent European countries from turning against their own or other countries' minorities. History tells us we need a strong EU 2010-05-28T13:00:00Z But first the sector needs to be modernised, to allay the fears of buyers nervous about Sudan's lack of stability. Fizzy future 2010-02-19T12:22:00Z The outer buildings of the Tower of London, though much modernised, will give a good idea of what a first class castle grew to be by successive additions of this sort. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance There is a clear understanding that these reforms are essential to restructure the racing industry so that it is sustainable, modernised and financially healthy. Modernising the Levy is essential if racing is to survive 2010-08-16T23:06:00Z Its antiquity is undoubted, but too much of the town has been modernised and rebuilt. Glories of Spain Some coarse expressions are softened; they are a little shortened, and the language, only where it appears indispensable, modernised. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The story is a modernised version of that of Virginia, but the catastrophe is not equally harmonious, because not so absolutely necessitated by the conditions of modern society as by those of the ancient world. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise They are loud in their boast, that they have modernised Japan. The Spirit of Japan His verse, at least the characteristic part of it, is not bulky; it consists partly of folksongs slightly modernised, partly of sonnets, partly of miscellaneous poems. A Short History of French Literature The exterior has been much modernised, and perhaps was never specially striking. Glories of Spain The spelling has been modernised, and particular pains have been taken with the punctuation. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. We have no hesitation in saying that for every-day working purposes expositors of the Book of Joshua will find this volume more helpful than many more critical and modernised works.... The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews I thought you would like them better modernised.” The Sapphire Cross Restored, or modernised, it is now a museum. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series As the house is now in the possession of a celebrated antiquarian, the Rev. James Yates, M.A., it is to be hoped that it will be as little modernised as possible. About London The Archdeaconry was built in the time of Edward I., but the front of the house has been entirely modernised. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See A few gratuitous defects have been imported into the modernised January and May. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The Castle occupies a strong position, has been much modernised, and is now a residence for Buccleuch's Chamberlain. In the Border Country The other three were copied for me from the 1670 original by Miss Elsie Hitchcock, I have slightly modernised a few spellings in them. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing The text has been carefully corrected throughout by Capell, who has modernised the spelling. Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge Piotr, who as a modernised servant had not kissed the young master's hand, but only bowed to him from a distance, again vanished through the gateway. Fathers and Children A merchant in the reign of Queen Anne would not have ventured to recite the modernised story in a mixed company, where ladies like the prioress and the nuns were present. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "I shall attire myself in the garments of a mortal—even those I assumed on a former occasion," said Fakrash, and as he spoke his outer robes modernised into a frock-coat. The Brass Bottle Ischia itself is a quaint, dirty, straggling town, possessing a small cathedral of ancient foundation, but modernised within and without, its sole object of interest being a curious font resting on marble lions. The Naples Riviera I have, namely, in giving the names of authors of commendatory verses and the like, followed the original or modernised spelling as appeared more convenient in each individual case. Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge It has been modernised, but the three apses are untouched externally, crowned with a corbelled arcuated cornice, the centre one being the largest. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia His narrative represents the fourteenth century, its actual pursuits and genuine tastes, while the modernised version of Pope is stripped of circumstantial realities, and exhibits only an impassive, artificial pedantry. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Accordingly he modernised the spelling, divided the scenes, and added lists of dramatis personae; and the folio gave place to six octavo volumes. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Parallel with this terrace, runs the more modernised part of the castle, which the last residing owner inhabited. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Near the Town Hall was a great crowd of people listening to a couple of minstrels who chanted alternate lines of a modernised version of the Shan van vocht. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The interior of the church was sadly modernised in 1804, but the curious sacristy door still remains. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia In a note Pope states that the remains were the modernised portions of Chaucer contained in the Miscellany of Lintot. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The Text is modernised from the only known version, in Sloane MS. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Under Elizabeth’s direction it had been modernised and beautified by the throwing out of a bow-window and the addition of a wide veranda on two sides. David Fleming's Forgiveness A maniac of parallels might indeed call it something of a modernised Princesse de Clèves; but this would be quite idle. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The poet, however, has so far modernised the subject as to make Hamlet a Christian, and England tributary to the "sovereign majesty of Denmark." Hamlet On the left rises a row of houses, among which are to be seen, side by side with the newer buildings, old Arab dwellings more or less modernised. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt The Text is taken from the Percy Folio MS., but the spelling is modernised. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series The moving panorama of the tree-shadowed streets possesses a strange fascination, and the light of the past lingers like a sunset glow over the human element of the changed and modernised city. Through the Malay Archipelago But as a whole—as a modernised roman d'adventures—it does not exactly run: the reader does not devour the story as he should. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The whole has been recently modernised, and a picturesque open fire with rotating spits done away with. St. John's College, Cambridge It is all a modernised coast-guard system, the men being first ready for ships in distress, but always on the alert for the enemy. Some Naval Yarns The houses are all modernised and the name alone remains. The Story of Paris Anyhow, it will not be for long years and until he has lived under a modernised Government for several generations. Life and sport in China Second Edition It was originally built in 1602, but has since been modernised and enlarged. Chronicles of Strathearn The Barbarigo Palace has never been modernised, has kept all its original form and decorations. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I As if it was likely that poor old Mal would try to make his quietus with a bare bodkin—modernised into a six-shooter—because old Brettison was huffed at his borrowing money. Witness to the Deed The contents of this inventory are as follows; the entries, however, have been shortened and the spelling modernised: Two principal copes of blue tissue "with priest, deacon, and sub-deacon, with all their apparel." Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See I saw something which looked to me like a modernised form of highway robbery. Gossamer 1915 From his style being so much in advance of that of his countrymen in general, at the time he lived, it may be supposed that his language has been modernised to a considerable extent. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But the Austrians have modernised some of the rooms, and consequently spoilt them. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I The house had not been much modernised up to that period. A Little Girl of Long Ago The low rooms and quaint interior of the hostel are now being entirely transformed and modernised. Pickwickian Studies Your greater nobility," said Ascher, "is modernised, is necessarily more or less cosmopolitan. Gossamer 1915 Spelling, punctuation, and grammar he corrected and modernised. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles There it had lain unknown till discovered by M. de Sainte-Palaye, and printed by him in modernised French in 1752, one hundred and fifty years ago. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French And here is the little old Poe Cottage, about which such a flavor of romance lingers, though the place has been modernised into a "Terrace," and built about with city pretentiousness. A Little Girl of Long Ago The Abbey house, now inhabited, is a fine modernised habitation. Brittany & Its Byways I lean over to see if he has brought his favourite dog or domestic cat, when a little infant in modernised Dutch costume comes in waddling laughingly after her parent. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 Indeed, the place still refuses to be modernised, in spite of three converging railways, and a necessary but civil notice in the corner requesting motorists to 'drive slowly through the village.' Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record The text is that of the edition of 1641, in modernised spelling. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois The Text is taken from the Percy Folio, but I have modernised the spelling. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series But the Japanese artisan is also becoming "modernised," and is now demanding higher wages, and enforcing his demand by "strikes." Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) The gateway to the courtyard was repaired and modernised by Bishop Barrington, with the existing inartistic result. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See But the huge fires and bright and cosy atmosphere of the rooms—for the interior of Glamis was modernised throughout—soon set me right, and by tea time I felt nicely warm and comfortable. Scottish Ghost Stories The text is reprinted from the edition of 1873, but with the spelling modernised. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois The Text is from the Percy Folio, the spelling being modernised. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series The spelling has been modernised and the extracts occasionally abridged. A Book of Quaker Saints Unluckily it has been so modernised that not a vestige of the local colour or Tyneside dialect remains. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays It was modernised within the last 25 years, and is now a splendidly appointed mansion. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Labour Exchanges will give labour for the first time a modernised market. Liberalism and the Social Problem The Text is from the Percy Folio, but is given in modernised spelling. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Below, on the ground floor, many of the houses are given up to shops, but, fortunately, they have not been modernised. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The wings were added, at the same time, by Patrick Earl of Strathmore, who repaired and modernised the structure, under the directions of Inigo Jones. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural The text, which is considerably modernised, is of no value. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) It is, in fact, a small gothic quadrangle, with the windows modernised; and was formerly a convent of Dominicans. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three I have only modernised the spelling, and broken up the lines, as the ballad is written in two long lines and a short one to each stanza. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series His Old English song, that is, Anglo-Saxon alliteration, is all now modernised in this curious little book of English metres. My Life as an Author To accomplish this he has strengthened the writing, and, in some cases, modernised it. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development The reader is recommended to compare it word for word with the parallel slightly modernised version, bearing in mind the inflexional terminations. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Spelling has been modernised, except in instances where to do so would change a word's pronunciation. The Noble Spanish Soldier Chaucer's characters modernised, upon this principle of historic derivation, would be an useful addition to our knowledge of human nature. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution The ancient fortifications proved impregnable for ages, and are now modernised for the use of up-to-date artillery equipment. A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire He was in the midst of a song like Solomon's, only modernised, when that chariot of yours bore down upon him and cut it short. Married Life The True Romance The passage has been modernised as little as is consistent with its intelligibility at the present day:— An. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Punctuation has also been modernised and has been used lightly in an attempt to reflect contemporary speech patterns. The Noble Spanish Soldier Intelligence, and even something more than intelligence, is needed along the third line of progress towards the modernised home. Little Essays of Love and Virtue Nevertheless, the alternative must be faced, that a 'modernised' Catholicism must either descend to deliberate quackery, or proclaim that the bank from which the main part of her revenues is derived has stopped payment. Outspoken Essays The modernised post office, now operating in every province, provides for both. The Awakening of China Much of the very ornate Anglo-Saxon prose of the latest period is full of strange verbal tricks, as shown in the following modernised extract from a sermon of Wulfstan. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Its chief town, Sondrio, where we supped and drank some special wine called il vino de' Signori Grigioni, has been modernised in dull Italian fashion. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Similarly Tennyson has systematically modernised the Arthurian legend in the Idylls of the King, giving us nineteenth century thoughts in a conventional mediaeval setting. Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson He modernised and multiplied its subjects, attractions, appeals: he "vulgarised" it in the partly good French sense, as well as in the wholly bad English one; he was its journalist and colporteur. The English Novel We also passed through a village named Paul, which had been modernised into St. Paul. From John O'Groats to Land's End To express it from the Indian standpoint,—they see Christ and Christianity bringing back much of their own "refined and modernised." New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments Whilst the Molluscs thus become rapidly modernised, the Mammals still all belong to extinct species, though modern generic types gradually supersede the more antiquated forms of the Miocene. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science The old tale, thus modernised in an epilogue, does not lose its dignity, for now the recoming of Arthur is the recoming of Christ in a wider and fairer Christianity. Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson I have selected the incidents and modernised the spelling; otherwise the droll remains as it was told in Elizabethan times. More English Fairy Tales In the modernised version he gives of the wonderful Songe to Ælla, he mars by his corrections the poem’s metrical beauty, ruins the rhymes and robs the music of its echo. Reviews The old Hall will be modernised into a fashionable country-seat, or, peradventure, a manufactory. Bracebridge Hall Early in his career Arnold Bennett fashioned a novelette, Hugo, which may be read as a modernised version of the Gothic romance. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance In the existing Brooke House are incorporated the modernised remains of this mansion. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. There is a modernised game of blind man's buff in which the blind one is set to find a hidden ping-pong ball, and is aided in the search by a fugue played on the piano. The Siege of Kimberley The beautiful old place had been decently repaired, though in no sense modernised. Marcella To the south of the Infirmary is another ancient house, though much modernised. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See A copy of Crowley's edition is in the British Museum, but the orthography and language of the tract are modernised. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 Much altered and modernised, this old mansion also remains. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. Palestine is wilder, less wealthy and modernised, more religious and therefore more realistic. The New Jerusalem The city—very much modernised during the past ten years—may easily be seen in a few days, setting aside the museums and churches. Promenades of an Impressionist He translated Anacreon, Sappho, and other classics, modernised parts of the poems of Gavin Douglas, and was the author of the well-known song, The Brown Jug, and of two poems, Bramham Park and Partridge Shooting. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Few types nowadays are pure, that is, keep strictly to their period; we are all more or less mixed and modernised. Civics: as Applied Sociology This they enlarged and modernised; they developed the gardens and filled the grass with bulbs. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919 It would be absurd seriously to deny that Jerusalem is an Eastern town; but we may say it was Westernised without being modernised. The New Jerusalem We describe it as it is danced in the present day, slightly modernised to suit the taste of our time. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette In front of the town-hall is a good statue of Blake, the famous Cromwellian admiral, whose birthplace, much modernised, will be found in Blake Street. Somerset In the following extract the spelling is somewhat modernised, and a few obsolete words are omitted. The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome The rectory is a very old building which has been modernised on the side fronting on the road. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association In Germany, where Junker and Court are most influential and brutal, there is a larger and sounder and broader tradition of practical efficiency, a modernised legal profession, and a more widely diffused scientific imagination. What is Coming? Its language proves little or nothing, for, being a popular work, it would be modernised to date by each successive scribe. Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore The houses, which were intended as the abode of the college of singing clerks, have been much modernised; but one or two still retain some semblance of their original design. Somerset Yet another nine years, however, elapsed before much more was heard of this modernised military engine. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation Its language proves little or nothing, for, being a popular work, it would be modernised to date by each successive scribe. The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore "Like the count in Don Juan," Niebeldingk thought, "only newly equipped and modernised." The Indian Lily and Other Stories "Has he spoiled it—modernised it, or anything of that kind?" The Lovels of Arden Though much modernised, they are mostly mediaeval buildings. Somerset The Church of S. Cæsaire is modernised, and has, alas! nothing of interest remaining in it, only its historic memories to hallow it. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc In Scotland their transport is modernised, and they travel regularly by steamer from the islands to winter in the Lowlands, and by train from the Highlands. The Naturalist on the Thames Between the most elevated class of thoroughly modernised Japanese and the Western thinker anything akin to intellectual sympathy is non-existent: it is replaced on the native side by a cold and faultless politeness. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series In the German Nibelungenlied all is modernised; the characters are Christian, the manners are chivalrous, and Märchen older than Homer are forced into a wandering mediaeval chronicle-poem. Homer and His Age There are several fragments of laws said to belong to the regal period, but they have been so modernised as to be of but slight value for the purpose of philological illustration. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius In La Madeleine is the bishop's throne, a church that, with the exception of the tower and exterior of the apse, has been modernised out of all interest. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc "See, Vaura, the changes," said her god-mother, as the end of the avenue reached the Hall, renovated and partly modernised, burst upon their view. A Heart-Song of To-day From the modernised upper classes nothing is to be learned. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Why, if they were bent on modernising, did they not modernise the shields? and how, if they modernised unconsciously, as all uncritical poets do, did the shield fail to be unconsciously "brought up to date"? Homer and His Age I have modernised the spelling of the lines quoted, without altering the words. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The junior preacher—Mr. Graham—is more modernised in manner and matter. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston When the play was reprinted in 1662, some parts of it were perhaps a little modernised. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 Among the modernised of the new generation these have almost disappeared. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series The palace has been slightly modernised, but the general architecture remains the same. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 Though it, too, was modernised by George IV., its features have still much interest. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 The last volume of these “Companion Poets” contained some of Chaucer’s Tales as they were modernised by Dryden. Playful Poems The Close and Deanery were modernised, but he valued the quaint old corner where he lived for its genuine age. The Pillars of the House, V1 The place was indeed a marvel of architecture, a country house, of which only the shell remained, modernised and made wonderful by the genius of a great architect. The Evil Shepherd It is a high estimate of tradition that leads to its being thus modernised; but in the process it is twisted and perverted, and set off with foreign accretions in the most arbitrary way. Prolegomena The ancient fabric was repaired in some parts and modernised in others. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society Robert Bell, to whom we were afterwards indebted for an “Annotated Edition of the English Poets,” modernised the Complaint of Mars and Venus. Playful Poems Mr. Rudyard Kipling, for example, manifestly preaches a Mahommedan God, a modernised God with a taste for engineering. First and Last Things I believe that it is thus that many very ancient songs have been modernised, which yet to a connoisseur will bear visible marks of antiquity. Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy The churches, never one would imagine very striking, have been modernised and restored; nor were we told that there is any collection of pictures in the town which is likely to prove of interest. Ex Voto The general tone, as well as the special incidents of the book, argues that the stories may have been ancient, but they certainly have been modernised. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 This volume contains more of his Tales as they were modernised by later poets. Playful Poems There is not much inside the church, which is modernised and more recent than the tower. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino I conjecture that this Maitland woman knew a Maitland song, modernised in time, and perhaps copied out and emended by one of the Maitland family, possibly one of the descendants of Lethington. Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy It seemed to them that many of the dogmas and devotions of the Church were too old-fashioned, and required to be modernised. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 One of the ablest of these—Mr Francis Darwin—has recently given strong reasons for combining a modernised Lamarckism with what we usually regard as sound Darwinism. Darwin and Modern Science Only to throw in a given number of old books, and have them reduced, blended, modernised into a single one for to-day's consumption. New Grub Street After remaining for generations in the condition of a cottage industry—the yarn being distributed among the peasants and worked up by them in their own homes—it began, about 1825, to be modernised. Russia |
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