Sentence examples for early instance of the from inspiring English sources

Born in 1688, Drummond was an early instance of the tireless urban administrator; the Joseph Chamberlain or Robert Moses of his age.

This is an early instance of the tendency that, several centuries later, caused people to say, "Look in Johnson" or "Look in Webster".

The opening display includes the famous matelot sweater, backless and sexy on a jaunty male — an early instance of the Gaultier man as sex object.

Cameron's career is an early instance of the cult of the celebrity photographer -- so common today -- in which the photographer's cachet and the fame of the sitter seem as important as the work.

NBC cancelled it after only 19 episodes, citing low Nielsen ratings (and giving rise to an early instance of the sort of viewer protest now common when shows are killed off).

When agricultural cultivation replaced simple gathering, the resulting increase in the supply of food freed some individuals to pursue crafts such as pottery making, textiles, and metallurgy, thus allowing for an early instance of the division of labour.

This is an early instance of that denial of the revolutionary origin of the movement that became entirely obvious in the reign of Alexander Jannaeus.

An early instance of this was the sell-off of Keeling House, Denys Lasdun's east London "Cluster Block", to a private developer, who promptly marketed the flats to creatives.

Indeed, such regulations furnish early instances of the exercise of the police power by cities.

The threat of spying App store programs is mostly theoretical, but researchers cite a few early instances of the scheme.

But now the British Film Institute has discovered an even earlier instance of the televised interracial kiss.