| Reader-directed irony, that by now classical stylistic device of postmodern literature, pervades the ancient play. |
| Indeed, contempt for the acting profession pervades the film, embodied in the figure of Sutter, the studio bondsman on Howard's tail. |
| Carol claims the smell this generates is sickening and pervades her entire house. |
| The silence of the food queues is prompted by the fear of political violence which pervades many towns. |
| I think the council could do more to prevent this kind of vandalism and dispel the air of neglect which pervades this allotment. |
| Some of this success can be attributed to the benevolent spirit that pervades the old parsonage where the College is housed. |
