1.   And she portrayed family life as a cornerstone of society and democracy, adding that in the face of conflict, family must take precedence.

2.   A giant video screen portrays life at the executive mansion.

3.   Abnoudi dresses like many of the peasants whose lives she portrays.

4.   Builders and unions are making greater efforts to speak to high school students at career days, hoping to portray a life in the trades in a favorable light.

5.   Can a white filmmaker properly portray the lives of African-Americans?

6.   Current Hollywood films have a higher success rate at portraying life in Tibet than ordinary blue-collar American life.

7.   Despite her millions, or perhaps because of them, Cantwell has taken pains to portray her life as unassuming.

8.   He also offered an acidic commentary on how the Vietnamese portrayed life inside the prison.

9.   In her column, Maynard tended to portray her life as a homey sitcom, each installment representing a lovable mistake made and a lesson humbly learned.

10.   It is that, in portraying the lives of what many English still call the lower classes, he has been patronizing.