Relic
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It's a living
relic
of the distant past.
Let me give you one example from the world of recruiting, where reputation data will make the résumé seem like an archaic
relic
of the past.
The most important point I want to make to you about this is the sacred and somewhat over-romanticized doctor-patient one-on-one is a
relic
of the past.
With savings down, pensions becoming a
relic
of the past and 401(k) plans failing millions of Americans, many near-retirees are dependent on social security as their retirement plan.
He lived in the middle of the Crusades, and others imposed the preoccupations of the time on the Grail, casting it as a powerful
relic
from the crucifixion.
An echo of such a collision may appear in the cosmic microwave background —a soup of radiation throughout our universe, that’s a
relic
from an early Big Bang era.
So, when you see a spinning storm on a weather report, think about this: The spin ultimately came from the spin of the Earth, and the Earth's spin is a remnant, a fossil relic, of the gentle spin of the cloud of dust and gas that collapsed to make the Earth some five billion years ago.
This hypothesis suggests that the hiccup is a
relic
of the ancient transition from water to land.
To make matters worse, a strong wind made the
relic
too heavy to carry, so he stashed it in some bushes as he escaped.
It's a
relic.
Obviously, this applies off the dance floor as well, but on the floor, it gives us the perfect opportunity to update an old paradigm, reinvigorate an old relic, and make it more representative of our era and our current way of being.
The Sheridan Expressway is an underutilized
relic
of the Robert Moses era, built with no regard for the neighborhoods that were divided by it.
But five decades later it seems quaint, just another cinematic
relic
of the dreadful 1950s.
The hammy acting of lead Richard Dix, nominated for best actor, can be excused as a
relic
of the silent-film school of acting.
Meanwhile Dr. Christina Durant (Kate Orsini) & her colleague Richard Barrier (Jason Rohrer) are renovating a church when the church labourer Gregor (Mihai Bisericanu) informs Richard that he has found some ancient relic, the two investigate & find a cave with lots of slimy cocoons & one very angry & very much alive Gargoyle who wastes no time in killing them both.
When she takes a peculiar crucifix home to renovate, the ancient
relic
comes to life and no less than Satan himself (played by Ivan Rassimov of "Jungle Holocaust" and "Planet of the Vampires") starts to torment her.
A fascinating
relic
of the turbulent cultural/political aura of the late 60s (taking in the class struggle as well) which, ironically, in view of its outdated and occasionally embarrassing conservative views, makes full use of the permissiveness that prevailed for a while in mainstream cinema and which came about as a direct result of the liberal attitude it purports to criticize!
I decided to show him this old
relic
of my childhood.
Our obsession with what is, or should be, regarded as pornographic remains a
relic
of the 'guidance' provided to film makers by the Hayes committee many, many years ago and it is now really time that we relegate it to the past.
Despite having known people who are either great fans of Noam Chomsky, or think he's a tired
relic
from the 1960s, I really had no opinion of the man, save that I knew he gained fame as a linguist, although I could not elucidate any of his theories, and that he was a liberal socialist with Marxist leanings.
This
relic
of a short film starts with a teen going through the process of attempting to get a driver's license.
However the film for me is captivating because of her performance, besides that it is a telling
relic
of bygone mentalities.
Given the A-list pedigree of the cast, this is one baffling
relic
of a brief and long-gone period of our cultural history.
If nothing else, "I Call First" (retitled "Who's That Knocking at My Door") is a before-they-were-famous
relic
for Martin Scorsese and Harvey Keitel.
I laughed out loud, and was surprised by a little twist when Will decides to return to when he dug up the
relic.
This is an interesting historical
relic
that is reflective of the era that it came out of.
With any luck it will one day be consigned to the same fate as 'The Black & White Minstrel Show' - unloved and forgotten, a
relic
of a shameful era when the lowest common denominator reigned supreme on British television.
This movie is a
relic
from the 80's, when there were thousands of 'cold war' movies.
In a telling scene in Goldeneye, Judy Dench (M) accuses Brosnan (Bond) thus: "You're a sexist, misogynist dinosaur - a
relic
of the cold war."
Considered "shocking" in its day (largely on the basis of PR), "The Bad Seed" remains little more than an interesting
relic
today.
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