Sentence examples for be a passing of from inspiring English sources

It was too late for this to be a passing of the torch.

JERUSALEM — It was supposed to be a passing of the torch, yet another solemn state ceremony at the president's residence in Jerusalem.

China won a match against Russia this year and it seemed as if there might be a passing of the torch as the world's chess superpower.

Matty seems to be his favourite and there have been some genuinely touching moments of connection; if there is to be a passing of the torch it must surely be to him.

But there will also be a passing of the commercial torch.

But if all goes well, the historic moment in the making will also be a passing of the baton from the engineers and project managers who got Rosetta and Philae to the comet in one piece to the scientists, whose data gathering will begin in earnest.

He added: "This opening is a passing of the baton.

"It's a passing of the torch, or something".

A Times spokeswoman, Nancy M. Sullivan, said Mr. Stanton's departure was a "passing of the baton" to Mr. Maharaj.

"Barack Obama carries on the tradition of independence in this district.... His candidacy is a passing of the torch".

I think that the special servicer market is evolving and there is a passing of the torch from a former group of special servicers to a new group.