Sentence examples for given the obscurity from inspiring English sources

The work surprised some by being voted one of the 100 Best Plays of the 20th century in a recent National Theatre poll — a shock of sorts given the obscurity of Stewart (1912-2006), a middle-class dramatist who earned her living as a librarian and who had faded from view even in Scotland.

His own website calls his latest nomination "a surprising pick, given the obscurity of this little-known, Christian Indie film".

Given the obscurity of the musicians in New Orleans Piano Players, and the video's uneven production quality, this documentary may be most appropriate as an addition to an exhaustive collection on the history of New Orleans music.

Given the obscurity of the matter, the SWALIS model was designed with the intention of obtaining transparent data to gain a more in depth understanding of WLES, enhancing prioritization as a leveraging instrument through the use of information technologies.

In 2009, Ed Banger Records and Mr. Winter's licensing company, Headbangers Publishing, turned €1 million, or $1.3 million, in profit, a notable achievement given the relative obscurity of electronic music, and given that the boutique label represents only about a dozen artists, most of them discovered and cultivated by Mr. Winter.

It was unusual for a FERC nominee to draw so much scrutiny, given the relative obscurity of the commission.

Given the commercial obscurity of this delectable fruit in the United States, you probably didn't guess the answer: blood orange.

Author response: We thank the reviewer for cross-checking the R2K name and drawing this to our attention; however, given the relative obscurity of the R2K theological doctrine within Christianity and the relative independence between the respective fields (molecular biology and theology), we believe it should not be a notable source of confusion.

Given the sport's obscurity, he may not win an endorsement deal from a national brand.

Given the depth of his obscurity, it is difficult to imagine how such a card could have taken the form of anything less than the surprise advocacy of one of the larger giants of 20th-century literature, which is of course precisely what happened.

If the main protection against this is obscurity, then given the numbers of enthusiasts, crooks and spies who poke around other people's computer systems, it may prove flimsy.