Sentence examples for historical greatness from inspiring English sources

Statistics alone, of course, are not the only measure of historical greatness.

What others say: "Tony Blair could do worse than read Andrew Roberts's book to remind himself of what it takes to achieve historical greatness".

The two have taken similar stances over issues such as Iran's nuclear programme.China and Russia share a strong sense of their own historical greatness, now thwarted, as they see it, by American bullying.

If differences in prices among countries are taken into account, its share of world GDP has gone from 26% in 1990 to 38% in 2007.To many in China and India, this marks a return to historical greatness.

With its stripped-back stone slab, here hovering above a line of Corinthian columns, it speaks volumes about this moment in time, its architecture used to embody rapid modernisation, nostalgia for historical greatness and the imagined national unity of yore.

Ramon Berenguer III, byname Ramon Berenguer the Great, Catalan Ramon Berenguer el Gran (born 1082 died 1131, Barcelona [Spain]) count of Barcelona during whose reign (1097 1131) independent Catalonia reached the summit of its historical greatness, spreading its ships over the western Mediterranean and acquiring new lands from the southern Pyrennees to Provence.

Brazilians, though, have always been propelled by notions of historical destiny and national greatness that any American would recognize.

To kick off the week of glittering celebration and tribute we've prepared a special online biography of Delia in the form of a timeline, analysing her career and attempting in our small way to put her greatness into historical context.

Greatness attracts greatness.

It is the lingering memory of their sensational and fearless fights which casts a historical shadow over Mayweather's greatness.

Great rivalries beget greatness.