Sentence examples for built upon the legacy of from inspiring English sources

Finally, in the 6th century, Gregory I built upon the legacy of Augustine and the other 4th-century fathers.

The colorful Clayton W. Williams Jr. also built upon the legacy of his father, one of Texas' first petroleum engineers.

Music journalist Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote of Illmatic, stating that Nas "perfected a dense, rat-a-tat rhyme style that built upon the legacy of 1980s pioneers like Rakim and Big Daddy Kane".

"We would like to see this proposed pilot enterprise zone to include the north-west as whole, including Derry/Londonderry and Strabane, to build upon the legacy of the City of Culture".

In other words, the responsibility of each generation is to build upon the legacy of the preceding generation and leave behind a greater legacy for the succeeding generation.

As with much of Clinton's platform, she vows to continue and build upon the legacy of President Barack Obama, fighting for undocumented young people and pushing for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform.

As an African American cultural laureate and a woman holding a national office, she is poised to build upon the powerful legacy of Gwendowlyn Brooks and Rita Dove.

Because newspapers still maintained the legacy costs built upon the days of better balance sheets, publishers were ill-prepared to deal with the changing financial pressures of the 21st century.

E-Prime has been built on the legacy of the Micro Experimental Library (MEL; Schneider, 1988).

It is not built upon the premise of trust.

Built upon a strong legacy of leadership, the YWCA's two million informed and active participants in the U.S. constitute a united, powerful force for women's rights and equal opportunity.