Sentence examples for a splendid introduction from inspiring English sources

Presented in five Acts, it flows along seamlessly and provides a splendid introduction.

That movie remains an ineffaceable offering of childhood terrors and pleasures — almost an awakening of the imagination itself — and a splendid introduction to film musicals, too.

For nonobsessives, the Soundies set is a splendid introduction to Mr. King's work, although there are a few too many novelty tunes and most of the best material is crowded together on the first disk.

So here is a splendid introduction to the world of wild greens — dandelions and chicories; lamb's quarters; nettles; wild mustards — all of it generally more nutritious than anything available for retail sale, and just as delicious as when Euell Gibbons first started hustling this line during the hippie years.

John Lawton's stylish spy thriller THEN WE TAKE BERLIN (Atlantic Monthly, $26) is a splendid introduction to John Wilfrid (Wilderness) Holderness, born a Cockney guttersnipe, trained in various criminal enterprises by his grandfather and transformed into a British intelligence operative during World War II.

I might not start dabbing at home for a while, but this splendid introduction from Rabbit has gotten me interested in the technique and the potential of its popularity.

In her splendid introduction to this new edition, Judith Thurman notes that Blanche Knopf, wife of Beauvoir's American publisher, heard about the book on a scouting trip to France and was under the impression that it was a highbrow sex manual.

The first posthumous performance took place at the British Library with Melvyn Bragg taking her place in presiding over the evening and reading her splendid introduction to the life and work of WH Auden.

Both films are being shown as a double feature that is an excellent introduction to this filmmaker's work and a beguiling companion to Joss Whedon's splendid screen adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing".

The nearly 50 works here is a fine introduction to Hopper's basic themes, and gives a splendid idea of what he accomplished in the demanding etching medium.

The nearly 50 works here are a fine introduction to Hopper's basic themes, and give a splendid idea of what he accomplished in the demanding medium.