Sentence examples for drawing on ancient from inspiring English sources
Drawing on ancient Buddhist principles to combat mental suffering, the technique encourages practitioners to slow down, "inhabit the moment" and become more accepting of their feelings.
Ho ho no! Drawing on ancient Scandinavian mythology, Jalmari Helander's feature debut (spun off from two of his short films) is a thing of frigid beauty and twisted playfulness.
She does so in a way that not only avoids the pitfalls of sounding trite, but manages to be beautiful too, drawing on ancient mythology and sermonic cadence to tell stories of the everyday.
As his lyrics insist on the depth and importance of Trinidad's African heritage, his music follows through, drawing on ancient Afro-Trinidadian drumming along with the latest pan-Caribbean grooves, including touches of reggae.
While his lyrics insist on the depth and importance of Trinidad's African heritage, his music follows through, drawing on ancient Afro-Trinidadian drumming along with the latest pan-Caribbean grooves, including touches of reggae.
Until it was closed in 1979, the Iranian ballet company was outstanding in the Muslim world, drawing on ancient war dances, fire-priest dances, dervish dances, and tribal folklore as well as on scenes and decor from painting, sculpture, and the rich imagery of classical Persian poetry.
Alameddine's novel also draws on ancient tradition to make an old form authentically new.
One part of the exhibition draws on ancient Egyptian stone tablets and tombs that revealed incidences of polio and the smallpox virus.
When he argued that infinite numbers had an actual existence, he drew on ancient and medieval philosophy concerning the "actual" and "potential" infinite and also on the early religious training given him by his parents.
Budaixi puppets feature the wooden expressions and jerky movements of early TV animations, but the characters, costumes and plots draw on ancient Chinese sources, with a heavy dose of martial arts and special effects.
With "Kullervo" on Friday will be more Sibelius in the same vein: the symphonic fantasy "POHJOLA'S DAUGHTER," which again draws on ancient stories, here told with unashamed naïveté and simplicity.
