Sentence examples for important lay from inspiring English sources

Despite not being a great historian, he reached an important lay audience without endorsing its every prejudice or sacrificing the profession's standards of scholarship.

Under her guidance the association evolved in 1878 into the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Associationn, which remained an important lay organization in the church.

Back in the 8th century, the prestige of King Offa during the "Mercian Supremacy" was recognised not only in England but on the continent, where he maintained a correspondence with Charlemagne, incomparably the most important lay figure of the period; Pope Hadrian was also a pal.

November 8, 1897 New York City, New York November 29, 1980 New York City, New York Dorothy Day, (born Nov. 8, 1897, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 29, 1980, New York City), American journalist and reformer, cofounder of the Catholic Worker newspaper, and an important lay leader in its associated activist movement.

David Dumville describes Æthelstan as "the father of mediaeval and modern England", while Michael Wood regards Offa, Alfred, and Æthelstan as the three greatest Anglo-Saxon kings, and Æthelstan as "one of the more important lay intellectuals in Anglo-Saxon history".

Skin-to-skin contact is especially important; lay your baby on your chest and let him listen to your heartbeat for a really good bonding experience.

"They're not important lying on their sides as museum exhibits.

Regarding the volume vs. extent debate: As with most things related to climate that are extensively debated, in my opinion the truth as to which one is more important lies very much in the middle.

The airport is strategically important, lying just outside Donetsk, the largest city held by the rebels.

Happiness – when individual liberty is seen as all-important – lies in exercising choice and taking responsibility for our own lives.

In "Wrecks," everything important lies between the lines.