Sentence examples for commissioned to construct a from inspiring English sources

Evans was commissioned to construct a steam-powered dredge to be used on the docks in Philadelphia.

In the plaza joining the two courtyards the Japanese sculptor Tetsunori Kawana, once an assistant to the artist and film director Hiroshi Teshigahara, was commissioned to construct a bamboo sculpture almost 25 feet high that is exhilarating in both concept and execution.

Sean Kenney, apparently some sort of LEGO artist who may or may not be a virgin, was commissioned to construct this massive LEGO Nintendo DSi.

Although there was no jail in the town, a local blacksmith was commissioned to construct irons to restrain Desha until his trial.

Lockheed was commissioned to construct and integrate the spacecraft in which the telescope would be housed.

It is known from an inscription of 449 bc (the year of the signing of peace with Persia) that the Senate commissioned Callicrates to construct a temple to Athena Nike (also known as the Wingless Victory) on the Athenian Acropolis.

In 1924, David Sarnoff, president of the Radio Corporation of America, commissioned Czechoslovak artisans to construct a pair of horn speakers of mahogany inlaid with mother-of-pearl to appeal to the high-end market.

The queen converted to Christianity in 1869 and that same year the London Missionary Society commissioned James Cameron to construct a private home for its missionaries.

To address this issue, the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR-SPCR) in the UK commissioned a project to construct a patient safety toolkit for English general practices.

The commission aims to construct a permanent historical record for Liberia, a country that has been wracked by power struggles and waves of savage violence.

Ultimately, the commission decided to construct a new highway between the two cities that would shorten the distance by 1.25 mile and bypass the sharp curves and limited sight distances of the old road.