Sentence examples for a figurehead of from inspiring English sources

Akhras became a figurehead of the British Syrians making connections again".

As his grandson writes: "In the 1930's Evelyn was a figurehead of the younger generation.

Q. Ron Dennis was a figurehead of the team since 1980, and he still directs the company.

He's a figurehead of the Holy See that you might want to go for a pint with.

Drinking Buddies is an improvised comic drama from Joe Swanberg, a figurehead of the lo-fi indie "mumblecore" movement.

These winners accepted their medals but Dr Perelman stayed at home, reportedly because he has no desire to be a figurehead of the mathematics community.

There is, finally, the head of procurement, General Hassan Toufanian, who also serves as Vice-Minister of War to a figurehead Minister of War, General Reza Azimi.

She had a round stern and a bow that ended in a large figurehead of Vulcan, holding a hammer in one hand, and some of "the bolts of Jove" that he had just forged in the other.

The monarch remained as a figurehead, deprived of political power, which was in the hands of the Ch'oe family.

And if the religious establishment, which many Iranians still respect, echos the views of disillusioned Iranians, Khamenei risks becoming a mere figurehead of an Islamic revolution gone awry.

HONG KONG, Monday, Dec. 3 — A victory on Sunday by a popular figurehead of the democracy movement in an election for a legislative seat here has given fresh momentum to demands for the early introduction of promised democratic reforms.