Sentence examples for he built upon it from inspiring English sources

"Perhaps his hobby of stamp collecting had helped him to this knowledge, but the academic yet sweeping opinions which he built upon it were alarming in their cheerful fecklessness.

The senator has developed a record of delivering job-creating programs and tax relief, and as he builds upon it, 2012 will in large part take care of itself".

Obama has not only continued the Bush war-on-terror legacy; he has built upon it and worked to make the extremism of the last decade permanent.

They are built upon it like ancient burial grounds.

Clearly, McIlroy's success was not as effortless as he made it look, taking him far outside his comfort zone as he tried to build upon it, or, as he said, "just keep backing up" his 2012 results, which included his second major tournament title.

Mitt's post-first debate momentum ended when he failed to build upon it.

When the magazine lost money for a while, he was patient; when it built upon its strengths, he was pleased.

"For him to have been able to build upon it, he would have needed more results: not only lower unemployment but also a greater manifestation of the stimulus's impact".

He is revealing the inherent stability of modern architecture so that others can build upon it.

"We need to build upon it".

Strengthen and build upon it.