Garlanding

Randomized controlled trials ironically amount to "a more problematic anecdotalism," writes Healy by "garlanding" the experience of one drug responder "over the ninefold larger pool of other responders or nonresponders" with the claim it will "generalize to others given the treatment in a way that was never claimed with traditional medical case reports." ❋ Unknown (2008)

A reader sends along a copy of a breathless invitation that he received from Matthew Stadler, a Randy Gragg comrade in pretention and tortured artist-type gay author who puts together "presentations/symposia/bacchanals in Portland, Oregon, replete with food, drink, music, and general boisterousness garlanding the central pleasure of bright intellects voicing their excellent texts, winging it in conversation, and screening or presenting various textual and visual delights." ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Charlotte's health degenerates, Willard grows more desperate and starts garlanding the site with sacrifices, including dogs, raccoons, deer and, finally, a lawyer. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

The function started with hoisting of tricolor, followed by garlanding on the statue of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose by the Minister and the members of the FFA. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My favourite game and that of many was the “sarura wako kadeyadeya” in which one was given a belt and was asked to go round the group dropping hints as to who one fancied before garlanding that person with the belt, much to the delight of the participants and those watching. ❋ Christopher (2009)

You too, whatever place in the courts of the Immortals Is soon to hold you--whether an overseer of cities And warden of earth you'll be, Caesar, so that the great world Honour you as promoter of harvest and puissant lord Of the seasons, garlanding your brow with your mother's myrtle.... ❋ Lemon Hound (2008)

Secondly, such a view automatically endorses, though not explicitly states, though not explicitly states, the ‘percolating effect’ theory of the Indian planners, ignoring the consequences of such a rash drive for garlanding the MNCs and foreign institutions to ensure displacement of peasants from land, creating unemployment and all that. ❋ Abhay N (2007)

In rural Bihar, where exploitation is also articulated through symbolic and ritual actions, such instances of lower caste retribution - a man/woman slapping the upper caste landowner, or garlanding him with slippers - in janadalats are indeed significant. ❋ Abhay N (2006)

The cipo passed from one tree to another without breaking its continuity, sometimes twisting round the trunks, sometimes garlanding the branches, here jumping form a dragon-tree to a rosewood, then from a gigantic chestnut, the “Bertholletia excelsa,” to some of the wine palms, “baccabas,” whose branches have been appropriately compared by Agassiz to long sticks of coral flecked with green. ❋ Unknown (2003)

She'd been too busy trotting round placing bets on boxers and wrestlers, ordering new gowns for the Vinalia in six days 'time, planning parties, organising dinners, garlanding the hall with floral tributes. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Blue wisps of the heavy smoke curled around the altar at the northern end of the room, garlanding the painted statue of Kali Durga, with Her blue tongue protruding, Her heavy, round breasts obscured by Her necklace and Her garlands, Her hands red, and not with henna or paint. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2001)

Mayor Charles Tawengwa is scheduled to switch on lights and decorations garlanding a Christmas tree, lamp standards and shop fronts in Harare's First Street at dusk Wednesday in a traditional ceremony that attracts thousands of children, many from the capital's bleak township suburbs. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Then there were Kauffmann nymphs garlanding the altar of Love; a Veronese supper, all sheeny textures, pearl-woven heads and marble architecture; and a Watteau group of lute-playing comedians, lounging by a fountain in a sunlit glade. ❋ Edith Wharton (1987)

I, Garland, [will] [knock] [you all] down! ❋ HardKnox (2009)

"Every time im with Garland [good things] happen" "[I love how] Garland [resolved] that conflict ❋ Pasa Doble (2009)

Garland [Texas]. Yeah [thats] [my Hood]! ❋ JaCoreySS (2013)

[dat bitch] [loves] him so [much] the garlands herself ❋ Natezilla66 (2011)

Garland is [a piece of garbage]. ❋ KhtheatreWHS (2018)

Man, your so [awesome] [your name] [must be] Garland. ❋ All The Ladies Love Me (2019)

1)I just saw [the DJ] [garlanded] 4 people in the club. 2)If you don't watch it I will throw you in my car and garlanded you with my [subs]. ❋ BroncosFan4Life2 (2010)

Garland [tok] me [fishing] [with him] today. ❋ Cowboyslady (2016)

"Well, I know this is all working, but before I leave here we're going to [change it] to use [register] [7001] instead of 5001 just for this one, so can you go back and change that on your end?" I've been garlandized! ❋ Elliott (2005)

that [garland] is [wasted] ❋ Chigger Funk (2010)