Sentence examples for figures of major from inspiring English sources

Many of the photographers he exhibited are now considered to be figures of major historical importance: these include Eugène Atget, Man Ray, André Kertesz, Berenice Abbott and Walker Evans.

There were four widows of assassinated public figures of major renown at that time: Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of President John Kennedy Betty Shabazzz, wife of Nation of Islam minister Malcolm X; Ethel Kennedy, wife of slain senator Robert Kennedy; and of course Mrs. King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The purchase is considered a triumph for the library, especially because Olivi has in recent years come to be regarded as a figure of major importance in church history.

10 Though partially written to chime with the first Moon landing, Bowie's 1969 debut hit, Space Oddity, contains all the themes of Bowie's future work: alienation, resignation, romantic futurism, cosmic dread and, of course, the recurring figure of Major Tom.

Figure 16 Number of major storms (Dst ≤ −100 nT) from September 1995 to April 2014.

A number of major figures here are black characters in the process of being radicalized themselves.

It serves as an allegory for all three Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, 1795) and portrays a number of major historical figures of this era.

More important, Bookscan now has the sales figures of both major chains in its database.

And the Scottish National party, which is widely expected to be Scotland's largest party after polling day, has the poorest figures of all major parties.

Both the Māori people and the people of the Tuamotus recognized the figure of Canis Major as a distinct entity, though it was sometimes absorbed into other constellations.

Foran's relationship with controversial gambling figure Eddie Hayson is of major concern to the NRL.