momentousness

It is his own favourite "serious methods;" it is his own favourite "momentousness;" it is his own favourite "judgment" which stops the way everywhere.

Heretics 1905

The book is broken into small chapters — "The Shelter," "The Choosing," "The New Place," etc. — so there's a sense of both momentum and momentousness at each stage as the cat adjusts to being adopted.

When Imagination Blasts Into Orbit Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

Those wishing to instill New Year's Eve with a sense of momentousness and grandeur could do worse than join the New York Philharmonic in the newly welcoming environs of Lincoln Center.

Jam It Up for 2012 Andy Battaglia 2011

When we enter the big auditorium and see the hundreds of "U.S. naturalization candidates" neatly seated, holding small American flags, smiles on their faces, some lost in thoughts, some a little awed by the momentousness of the occasion, but all with hope and expectations in their eyes, I realize that not much has changed.

Dorian de Wind: U.S. Naturalization Ceremony Evokes Memories of 50 Years ago Dorian de Wind 2011

Such is the momentousness of paying $80,000 for a bespoke shotgun.

Arm Candy Monte Burke 2010

Obama summoned rhetoric appropriate to the momentousness of this particular historical moment while downplaying expectations for the difficult days ahead and acknowledging that serious challenges remain.

Obama: "Today belongs to the people of Egypt" Greg Sargent 2011

It is time for you to understand the momentousness of the occasion and lead.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: A Plea to the President to Promote Arab Freedom Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

The first movement signalled its epic proportions from the outset, with its eight horns and long-breathed trombone solo reinforcing the sense of momentousness.

BBC Now/Otaka – review Rian Evans 2010

Public officials promoting religion or political causes using public resources or to employees is wrong, but this is not exactly a momentousness violation.

Port Director Apologizes for Distributing NRA Video « PubliCola 2010

Morris prints big in subtle colours and it's a mark of his considerable compositional eye that a cloudy mountainside, deserted beach, or row of garden allotments are afforded something of the thematic momentousness of history paintings.

This week's new exhibitions 2011