Sentence examples for direct heirs of from inspiring English sources
They were the direct heirs of the classical tradition.
The direct heirs of Chuck Berry and B. B.
The direct heirs of mod were plastic-sandalled soul boys like Dagger and Withers, then on a foundation course at St Martin's.
Whatever their differences, Byzantine armies were the direct heirs of the Roman legions in that they consisted of various kinds of troops in well-organized, centrally commanded units.
Unlike today's tech workers and entrepreneurs, the readers of early Wired were direct heirs of the sixties' countercultural ethos (not coincidentally, the same spirit that informed the rise of personal computing in the seventies).
No direct heirs of the king's body could lead to civil war between competing contenders for the crown, each asserting a stronger claim than the other, or to an invasion by a foreign monarch claiming the throne.
In Mongol culture, legitimate leadership was supposed to be confined to the direct heir of Genghis Khan, and to pass only to the firstborn son of each generation.
The empire is the direct heir of the Roman Empire, a legitimate authority, or Christ would not have chosen to be born under it.
"During the general elections of 1993 and 1996," Mr. Julía wrote in a recent e-mail message, "the Socialist Party attempted to disqualify its conservative opponents by accusing the party of Aznar of being the direct heir of Franco".
He fared better on rowdier numbers like "Bigger," "Baby" and "One Time," songs in which he showed himself to be a direct heir of two-plus decades of uptempo R&B, spanning from Michael Jackson (who filled up the pre-show playlist) to New Jack Swing to Auto-Tune, streamlined for pop ears.
