Sentence examples for extensive possessions from inspiring English sources

Its extensive possessions were situated mainly in the Sabina.

David's good fortunes changed in 987 when he, anxious to make his extensive possessions a hereditary Bagratid domain, joined his long-time friend Bardas Phokas in a rebellion against the emperor Basil.

Until Vojislav's death in December 1363, the Serbian nobles in the Greek lands showed themselves more ambitious, as they held more titles and greater independence (deriving from their more extensive possessions, and therefore, wealth) in relation to the nobility of the old Serbian lands.

They missed opportunities, but they held the football for a stunning 43 minutes 41 seconds in a game they never trailed, their most extensive possession time in 12 years.

The town was divided into five ends, each with its own assembly and each responsible for one-fifth of Novgorod's extensive territorial possessions.

Kaspi also holds that a wise prophet is capable of performing miracles thanks to the possession of extensive knowledge.

This variability is observed as single nucleotide polymorphisms (allelic differences) as well as extensive differences in gene possession [ 11, 12].

On some rivers, fly-fishing requires the possession of an extensive collection of artificial flies, coupled with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of insects.

This detrimental effect is a natural consequence of extensive professional experience and the possession of large amounts of domain knowledge.

In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research in electricity, selling his possessions to fund his work.

The Bucs' offense, rarely explosive this season, drew extensive boos on two of its first-half possessions.