Sentence examples for footsteps of both from inspiring English sources

Mr. Geithner is also a Dartmouth legacy, having followed in the footsteps of both his father, Peter Geithner, '54, and his paternal grandfather, Paul Geithner.

A guide wearing acid-green sunglasses led us in the footsteps of both Schindler and Mr. Spielberg, on a route that mixed celluloid and reality, Hollywood and the Holocaust.

Although opportunities seem to come lastly to him, following in the footsteps of both his dad and his younger brother's greatness, he has learned to appreciate his defensive role in hockey.

Followed in the footsteps of both his grandfather, Julius Roehrs, founder of The Julius Roehrs Company, 1869, and his Father, Edward H. Roehrs, cataloger and owner of the Julius Roehrs orchid collection and a founder of The American Orchid Society.

Guided by a Polish civilian with a doctorate in the archaeology of death, I walked through the Ishtar Gate in the sandalled footsteps of both Cyrus the Great and Alexander, who took Babylon in 539 BC and 331 BC respectively – Alexander ordered the famous ziggurat to be levelled and died before it could be reconstructed.

The university brings the town interesting museums, lively cafes and theaters, and an enduring link to the old-blue crowd that traditionally populated Yale and that gave birth to its small and select secret societies -- notably Skull and Bones, which George W. Bush joined in 1968, following in the footsteps of both his father and, by two years, a contemporary named John Kerry.

Japan is following firmly in the footsteps of China and India, both of which have hosted lavish African summits in the past 18 months, both of them keen to buy Africa's oil and metals.Like the others, Japan is offering sweeteners to make itself a saucier commercial partner.

Following in the footsteps of Vinnie Jones and Eric Cantona, both footballers-come-thespians, must have been hard, considering neither have really taken off.

Portraying Queen Elizabeth I means following in the footsteps of actresses of both sexes -- think Bette Davis, Cate Blanchett, Quentin Crisp.

They're both child prodigies following in the footsteps of their fathers; they're both partial to taking a chance; and they both find themselves at the controls of a gigantic and gigantically expensive machine, at an inordinately young age.

EE's decision followed closely in the footsteps of Vodafone, while O2 and Three both made the move much earlier.