Sentence examples for based on some ancient from inspiring English sources

These words, hopefully based on some ancient maxim, are spoken by the truly wise Master Oogway in Kung Fu Panda.

Or are we due for another stupid, half-assed apocalypse based on some ancient civilization's rudimentary calendar technology?

The stories don't make sense and to treat this old man like a criminal based on some ancient allegations with no proof is crazy!

"In the case of religion, we have only faith -- faith based on some ancient texts where, despite the claims, no divine origin can be proven," Pope said.

There's a bare bones set-up involving an actress (played by Laura Dern, who should win an Oscar for this but never will) who has been cast in what she soon learns is a remake of a cursed Polish film based on some ancient folk tale.

Surprisingly, Trueman's argument against pornography isn't based on some nomadic desert people's ancient sky man fear book, it's rooted in the real, contemporary world.

Shen used ancient texts and existing models of armillary spheres to create one based on ancient standards; Shen described ancient weaponry such as the use of a scaled sighting device on crossbows; while experimenting with ancient musical measures, Shen suggested hanging an ancient bell by using a hollow handle.

More recently, kinetoplastids, such as T. brucei, were proposed to be the most ancient eukaryotes based on some unique features of their mitochondria, particularly mitochondrial protein import (Cavalier-Smith 2010).

There were bishoprics based on various ancient churches, but some are very obscure in the records and there appear to be long vacancies.

An Indonesian creation myth, based on an ancient poem, as envisioned by one of our most influential avant-garde directors.

The waterfall section, "Flowing Meditation," is a small part of a much, much larger tapestry of interwoven vignettes -- some based on ancient narratives and others on personal experience -- called Rebirth of Gaea.