Sentence examples for Roughly a generation from inspiring English sources

Conservatives have been playing this game of "heads I win, tails you lose" for roughly a generation.

In Ogama the number of households has shrunk from 17 to six in roughly a generation, the population going from over 50 to just three men and six women.In Europe and America farmers have a reputation for rugged independence.

Living roughly a generation before Ockham, Scotus was a follower of Aristotle, and as with many of his time, Avicenna too had a profound impact on the development of his thought.

The fact remains, however, that when Clinton left Washington, he had begun to pay down the national debt for the first time in roughly a generation.

Given the absence of the topic at the two preceding meetings between Obama and Romney, the close of Monday night's event marked the first time in roughly a generation that climate change has failed to receive an airing at any of the presidential debates.

He believes every big change takes about a generation – roughly 20 years – and that change is coming.

First off, these are extremely blanketed statements to make about a generation of roughly 75 million people, recently surpassing the Baby Boomers as the United States largest generation.

Note that, in the example of the car, each stage is relegated roughly to a generation.

Roughly once a generation, the parties trade control of the frame through which the people view the issues.

These books have an infectious quality which makes them talked about by a generation, at roughly the same time – water cooler coming-of-age books!

With roughly a quarter of generation capacity due to reach retirement age by 2020, decisions made now will shape the energy profile of Europe's biggest economy for years.