Sentence examples for in its earliest forms from inspiring English sources

In its earliest forms Japanese Buddhism was considered the preserve of learned priests, who spent their days praying for the health of the imperial household from their lairs in the great temples of the ancient capital of Nara.

In its earliest forms, football veered toward the brutishness of English rugby, and by the time of Roosevelt's presidency, it had resulted in a rash of player deaths (18 in 1905 alone).

In its earliest form it was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells.

Combined with the wheel, in its earliest form it was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells.

In its earliest form it was a glass vial, partly filled with water, the orifice of which was closed by a cork pierced with a wire or nail that dipped into the water.

In its earliest form, it began as elaborations on James Brown's "Good Foot" dance which came out in 1972.

David is waiting for Flume fans on Twitter.

Granted that simplifies the matter considerably (you do pay for it indirectly through your attention and advertisers capitalize on that attention) but I doubt TechCrunch in its earliest form would have been very popular if it was a paid newsletter sent to Mike's parents and close friends.

The tournament in its earliest form apparently originated in France about the middle of the 11th century.

In its earliest form, the fund was a private investment partnership for partners of Goldman Sachs, the New York investment bank.

Even in its earliest form, opera embraced innovation, the balance between wondrous music and technical ingenuity being an abiding feature.