Sentence examples for ancient older from inspiring English sources

"So all of the rituals surrounding the funeral of a cardinal are very reminiscent of these ancient, older allusions".

It shifted keys and tempos, masked its blues form in the theme sections and could sound ancient — older than the Delta blues for instance — or modern.

When they added these to eight breeds deemed ancient (older than 500 years) in other studies, what they found was that the dogs that were most genetically distinct were not from the places where the oldest archaeological and fossil evidence had been found.

G-proteins represent an ancient (older than animals) family of proteins that have diversified modestly relative to GPCRs with which they interact (Milligan and Kostenis 2006).

"Ancient old papers, people haven't been looking, all that usual conspiracy crap," he says.

At yet another moment, he is an ancient old man on his deathbed, exchanging final confidences with his beautiful, tearful great-niece.

"Ancient, old-time Nara," as a local cicerone unfailingly referred to it, is an hour's drive from Kyoto — a postcard town set in a show-place park.

The banking system, the preserve of ancient old men shouting at each other across marble hallways, is a farce and a confidence trick.

In discussing ingredients, she notes that Jews have maintained a taste for some of the world's most ancient Old World foods, like onions, dates and barley.

Or try holidaylettings.co.uk for villas around Javea on the north of the Costa Blanca, surrounded by coves, with an ancient old town full of narrow streets and whitewashed houses.

We're the famous Dulwich Hamlet and we look like Tuscany!" Some will argue that Clapton FC and their ancient Old Spotted Dog Ground should be England's representatives in this Joy of Six.