1.   Adam was admired for his novel use of such classical motifs in his furniture and decorations and even in whole buildings.

2.   Builders and interior designers used figures and patterns derived from classical Greek motifs.

3.   Classical motifs were being read as assertions of French cultural superiority, and decorative painting as a genre became associated with a reactionary nationalism.

4.   Framed by the faux moldings would be equally faux classical motifs, drawn from the usual symbols of life and art and hospitality.

5.   The Cluny sculptors were inspired by classical motifs like those found on the Roman gates of nearby towns.

6.   The museum is a light, airy structure that combines Maine granite and hard pine with classical motifs.

7.   Wood moldings with modified classical motifs frame the doorways.