Sentence examples for great centres from inspiring English sources

Pergamum was one of the great centres of sculpture.

Several great centres displayed considerable architectural activity, of which some splendid evidence remains.

Thatta, Lahore, Hugli, and Surat were great centres for such activity in the 1640s and '50s.

Great centres (Jerusalem and Rome, in particular) became models for others, which encouraged regional standardization and cross-fertilization.

Hong Kong's free-trade policy has made the territory one of the world's great centres of trade.

Paris after World War II quickly regained its stature as one of the world's great centres of intellectual creativity.

We have a great centre here.

Uruguay and neighbouring Argentina have always produced great centre-backs.

It is a great centre of the arts and culture.

Najaf has again become a great centre of religious learning.

Davies is a good centre in great form, O'Driscoll a great centre playing some way off his best.