Sentence examples for attributed to the former from inspiring English sources

"Step aside" is a quote attributed to the former.

The remark was attributed to the former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman.

He called the hits to earnings "legacy issues" that should be attributed to the former management.

The report denouncing her was attributed to the former chairman of the bank, Bonile Jack.

He echoed a phrase often attributed to the former head of General Motors: What's good for G.M. is good for America.

For some years, old and new co-existed: an 1804 watercolour attributed to the former convict John Eyre shows Sydney Cove teeming with both ships and canoes.

He has a more romantic view of home furnishings than of clothes, which he attributes to the former's longer life span.

(He calls to mind the line about the trenches, sometimes attributed to the actor and former soldier Ernest Thesiger: "My dear, the noise! And the people!") Matthew and Mary are still star-crossed; even war can't repair their derailed romance.

On the Republican side, Iowa State University political science professor Dave Peterson said, the enthusiasm boost in 2008 could be attributed to the caucus' winner, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose high-profile evangelical identity made him popular among young conservatives.

Francis approved the decrees on Tuesday confirming miracles attributed to the intercession of the former pontiff and the Salvadoran archbishop, the Holy See said in a statement.

Much of the growth of Portishead's population can be attributed to the development of the former docks into a vibrant community.