Nostalgia wears rose-tinted specs, but even the most optimistic filter can't block out the unremitting greyness of the Seventies. |
|
With a deep breath, Jeananne plucked at her harp and sang a shrieking tune to the only audience member without the means to block out sound. |
|
The French guy beside me has covered himself with a blanket to block out the rising sun. |
|
We'll have to wait and see if the potential feature will be free of the bleeps that block out the language in BBC America's broadcast. |
|
The walls weren't so thick as to block out the shouts of an enraged father. |
|
This ability to block out extraneous input material is a natural security system we have developed. |
|
He backed away from the fire, retreating to the rear of the cave, and huddled against the rock, trying to block out the voices calling his name. |
|
I was impressed by the scene of a ringed planet sliding across the sky on its way to block out the sun. |
|
The outer edge of the garden has a bamboo hedge with colourful shrubs and plants and is high enough to block out lines of sight. |
|
The original version is censored, using goofy Batman inspired cartoon balloon words to block out some excessively gory details. |
|
And every time we stand around the bar, they tower over me and block out the light. |
|
She pulled the blankets tighter over her head, tucking the ends underneath herself to form a cocoon, to block out the noise. |
|
The bulbs are covered with a plastic screen that helps block out potentially harmful ultraviolet rays that can cause cataracts and skin problems. |
|
New lighting will be installed to bring the block out of the gloom, making it less easy to slip inside unnoticed. |
|
The clouds of smog and smoke did block out a good bit of the sun, meaning it shouldn't be too hot for travel. |
|
The appliance would block out names, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and other identifying information. |
|
Christy gave a guilty squirm and immediately put her mind in full reverse, attempting to block out the next few sentences. |
|
The idea behind this is to isolate the sound levels within the defined space of the chamber, and block out any external sound interference. |
|
I gratefully let my smile fade as I tried to block out their incessant chatter. |
|
I groaned and twisted on my bed, pulling the covers to block out the sunlight streaming cheerfully into my room. |
|
|
Most parasols are chemically treated to block out ultra-violet light and they are hardly a bargain at up to 40,000 yen a piece. |
|
I couldn't go into my own imaginary world far away and try to block out all of these problems. |
|
In common with many of the finest competitors, she says that she is able to blinker herself, block out the outside world at times of great anxiety. |
|
Instantly I groaned in agony and lifted my arm to block out the light. |
|
Students block out the rough sketch with a white pencil crayon on black construction paper. |
|
Super concentrated odour neutralizer very efficient to block out smoke or petroleum odours or persistent bad odours. |
|
I use headphones on a daily basis as I do a lot of sewing on industrial-class machines and like to block out the mechanical noise as well as listen to the radio clearly. |
|
Squeezing her eyes tight she tried to block out Reed's cold, insistent taunts and the jeering catcalls that seemed to get louder with each passing moment. |
|
The monochromatic gray of the concrete exterior reinforces our reading of a massively solid, singular block out of which the temple appears to have been carved. |
|
A generation of rich and eccentric toffs with more money than sense block out what's happening in the world by immersing themselves in one party after another. |
|
I shut my eyes tight, trying to block out the sound, like a beating heart. |
|
Next, I decided to try something new and have students block out the shapes that they had drawn with some frisket, which is masking film commonly used by airbrush artists. |
|
After a player takes a shot, he is expected to immediately block out his defender, preventing him from recovering the rebound. |
|
But Justice Scalia would always block out time to give us a blow-by-blow. |
|
Block out undercuts with blocking out wax or block out resin to ensure that the restoration can be removed from the die without being damaged after the polymerization process. |
|
After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality. |
|
Maybe they're just trying to block out N. F. L. lockout news. |
|
Also protects the helpside box vs cutters and must block out and rebound the quick shot from the post. |
|
If approved, the ratings would be used with v-chips in television sets to let parents block out programming they don't want their children to watch. |
|
By the way, folks, I was reading this week that scientists have developed a gadget to block out the noise of the dental drill for nervous patients. |
|
|
The infestation expert advised any home owners worried about cluster flies to keep windows and doors closed and block out the light with curtains. |
|
Block out the sight of vagabond children hawking tat at traffic intersections. |
|