Sentence examples for is closely akin from inspiring English sources

Israeli apartheid is closely akin to South African apartheid - one enforcing segregation and discrimination in law between "Jews" and "non-Jews", one between "Whites" and "non-Whites".

This is closely akin to the notion that neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of the Bill of Rights should be enforced unless the Court believes it is reasonable to do so.

The third proposition has, however, had a wide influence, since, unlike the second proposition, it is closely akin to (rather than antagonistic toward) the theory of aesthetics, in that it regards all the visual arts as generically related.

The language of Iran is closely akin to that of northern India, and, hence, the people of the two lands probably had common ancestors who spoke a common Indo-Aryan language.

This is closely akin to the largely American idea of that statute of limitations.

Thus, apperception[51] is closely akin to the will, indeed is a primordial expression of will: "the act of apperception in every case consists in an inner act of will [Willenshandlung]" (L I: 34).

The second and third letters are closely akin to the first in language and ideas.

Issues presented by this suit, even though raised by a state, are closely akin to private wrongs.

We are closely akin to a whole continuum of other life forms, out of which we have evolved.

There was nothing inherently private about the photograph - it was closely akin to "popping out to buy a pint of milk", the express exception identified by Baroness Hale.

The structural direction of his own work was closely akin to the aim of the Bauhaus: a synthesis of art, science, and technology.