Sentence examples for and is akin from inspiring English sources

The word rod derives from Old English rodd and is akin to Old Norse rudda ("club").

The basic technique they use is called L-systems, and is akin to grammars used by parsers.

The smell of a good chippie is harder to describe and is "akin to the ozone effect at the seaside".

His Republican rivals and many conservatives argue that the plan would actually raise taxes for most Americans and is akin to a Value Added Tax.

Gelatin is made from the skin and bones of cattle (and is akin, it must be conceded, to glue) and is mostly protein.

Inmates might even benefit from an environment that includes men and is akin to what they will experience upon their release.

To many advocacy groups, these rates are far too low and are akin to tossing money away.

Mr Gore said global warming was man-made and was akin to the planet suffering from a "fever as a result".

They got it wrong in Iraq (despite winning the war), they are all wrong on the economy and are akin to death on the environment.

They are known in the trade as clones and are akin to types of apples in that they have distinct tastes.

These women were known as goze, and were akin to traveling minstrels in Edo period Japan.