Sentence examples for built on a series of from inspiring English sources

On one side of the railway, built on a series of extinct volcanoes, is the Old Town of medieval alleyways, half-timbered houses and hidden closes under the gaze of Edinburgh Castle; on the other is its less-lauded but equally lovely New Town, already more than 200 years old, with its squares, parks, circuses, crescents, public baths and grand neo-Classical buildings.

In its more elaborate form such a temple would be built on a series of irregular artificial platforms, one on top of the other; by the 3rd dynasty of Ur, near the end of the 3rd millennium bce, these became squared off to form a ziggurat.

It has been a remarkable transformation, built on a series of shrewd strategic moves.

Furthermore, nearly every political movement has been built on a series of false starts.

Later there came a version of Thelonious Monk's "Trinkle Tinkle," built on a series of clever rhythmic convolutions.

But, of course, the Obama campaign, like all presidential campaigns, was built on a series of fictions.

The regulations issued Friday build on a series of similar administrative guidelines and municipal rules issued over the past year.

Outspoken, strong-willed, funny, gutsy and sometimes sarcastic, Michelle Obama is playing a pivotal role in her husband's campaign as it builds on a series of successes, including a sweep on Tuesday of contests in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Taking advantage of a retreat by European rivals from Asia and other markets, the Japanese banks have enjoyed sharp growth in overseas lending and are actively looking to build on a series of recent acquisitions.

It builds on a series of incidents — a suicide, an attempted suicide, some bloody hooliganism and a misfired gun — any one of which would have given most of us enough excitement (and barroom anecdotes) to last a lifetime.

I could build on a series of developments and I have plenty of opportunities to discover new things.