Sentence examples for figures have turned from inspiring English sources

The figures have turned out to be a white woman standing beside an American Indian while a black man steadies a boat, in a vision of racial harmony.

At least since Zola's "J'Accuse," public figures have turned to the open letter for the promotion of pet causes and the airing of grievances.

But in the past few weeks, as the economic implications have become clearer, Mr. Wall, Mr. Bolling and some other prominent figures have turned against it.

This is an era when too many larger-than-life sports figures have turned out to be frauds, including Marion Jones, who has now been stripped of the five track and field medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Games.

And while the celebrity set may not be Buswells base, major banking figures have turned up on the guest list, along with "presidents of smaller countries," according to Gallagher, and yes, the TDs and senators, who come not only for lunch, drinks or meetings, but also for mid-week overnights when their constituencies and home bases are far from Dublin.

The figures have turned Kondracke into an activist.

The revolving door between Fox News and Republican political figures has turned steadily for years, with failed GOP candidates finding a home at the network.

David Sabel, executive producer of NT Live, said The Audience's attendance figures had "turned out even greater than expected," surpassing those achieved by Alan Bennett's People in March.

The recent surge in U.S. casualty figures has turned people's attention away from the much larger casualties being borne by the insurgents.

His big break came in 1963, when he learned that an important underworld figure had turned government informer.

The H.I.V. epidemic passes a critical boundary when one per cent of adults become infected; that figure has turned out to be a sort of trip wire.