Sentence examples for figures drawn from the from inspiring English sources

He created a baffling, eclectic mythology, peopled by characters of his own invention who stood alongside figures drawn from the Bible and the classical tradition.

In the last three months of 2015, according to figures drawn from the monthly household survey, almost a million people — nine hundred and sixty-six thofsand of them, to be more precise — joined the labor force.

The Labour leader set out the plans in Leeds to rebalance the economy citing figures, drawn from the Centre for Cities thinktank report in January, showing that 80% of private sector jobs between 2010 and 2012 were created in London.

Home Office figures drawn from the authoritative British Crime Survey estimate that around 300,000 16 to 24-year-olds, or 4.4% of their age group, used mephedrone in the past 12 months.

Her canvases can be viewed as theatres of cultural encounter, where references from the history of art meld with figures drawn from the Japanese anime that she loves to watch or from the Ladybird children's books that served as her introduction to the English language.

These figures, drawn from the responses of more than half the local authorities in the UK, also show that one in five complaints against school staff - almost 500 - were allegations about inappropriate sexual behaviour.

And even Kesey, who makes numerous appearances in this book — as novelist, as drug connoisseur, as would-be shaman and as the author's longtime pal — remains something of an abstract, iconic figure, drawn from the middle distance.

Nearly 35% of women had secondary-level education, while close to one-fifth had tertiary level education, a proportion comparable to the figure drawn from the urban sample of the 2008/09 Kenya demographic and health survey (18%).

A family range of figures, drawn from across the southern Italian region, walked the runway: small boys with short legs and sturdy menfolk.

They are especially critical of the way that prices are determined by the CRT, accusing it of over-reliance on figures drawn from auctions – the usual way of securing a mooring – in the setting of yearly fees.

Back in Aarhus, he started nightly study sessions with his statistics students to debunk Dr. Simon's contentions, using figures drawn from reports of the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the International Panel on Climate Change and other gatherers of official facts.