Sentence examples for handful of generations from inspiring English sources

"In the course of our history, only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now.

"Only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now," Mr Obama said.

That he is the first African-American president of a country that only a handful of generations ago fought a bloody civil war that abolished slavery, and only 50 years ago struggled in the streets to bring civil rights to all citizens whatever their color, is a testament to something very good going on in America.

"Only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now," Mr. Obama said to the crowd, which had assembled not only to hear him but also such musical stars as Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Garth Brooks and U2.

Go back a handful of generations and the entire plot of a novel could hinge on whether someone received a paper letter slipped under a door at the right moment in time.

In contrast to this assumption, an increasing number of studies document evolutionary dynamics that occur over just a handful of generations.

A handful of next-generation sequencing technologies are now being developed and constantly improved each year.

That is why Xing Xing is among a handful of next-generation animation studios that operate their own training schools.

Ted Crane has been a member for 48 years and is now the chief executive of the club, one of a handful of second-generation members.

Vickery is one of a handful of next-generation American women — none of them ranked in the Top 100 when the tournament began — whose play has formed the big reveal of this year's BNP Paribas Open.

The firm has put money into a handful of next-generation cellulosic ethanol companies.