Sentence examples for discern much more from inspiring English sources

Today, a person standing on the observation deck of the Empire State Building on a cloudless night would be unable to discern much more than the moon, the brighter planets, and a handful of very bright stars — less than one per cent of what Galileo would have been able to see without a telescope.

After all, the human ear can discern much more than any technical measuring device, and the performance of Monster Turbines needs to be heard to be believed".

But beyond the spectacle of unrest, the political effects of fire can be discerned in a much more legal fashion: namely, each successive fire provides the opportunity to learn from the disaster and make changes to the way that buildings and cities are designed.

"You have to be much more discerning".

But I think consumers are also becoming much more discerning.

How shortsighted people used to be! (How much more discerning we surely are…) No Marianne Moore?

A much more discerning assessment, however, was given in the late 18th century by the German poet Novalis, who said that Spinoza was a "God-intoxicated man".

"It will require him — whether he likes it or not — to be much more discerning about how he does his job as an editor," she said.

If the instruments for heightening the natural signals of genetic vigour were once out of reach, then we must assume that the men and women on the mating market in those days had to be just that much more discerning.

As a result, buyers are much more discerning, seeking "works of high quality, rarity and beauty with impeccable provenance," said D'Ian Davidson, head of Aboriginal Art at Sotheby's Australia.

Survey after survey tells us the latest batch of graduates are now much more discerning about a prospective employer's corporate social responsibility and the work-life balance they can offer than those who finished their education in the past.