Sentence examples for is the forerunner for from inspiring English sources
It is the forerunner for different significant compounds such as polymers (for example Teflon).
The first-order Lax Friedrichs scheme (P. D. Lax, 1954) is the forerunner for such central schemes.
This hospital served Chinese patients and was also the teaching hospital for the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese which is the forerunner of the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom is the forerunner of the First Amendment, guaranteeing religious freedom to all Americans.
Pappas grew up on a family farm in Oregon, where the Pappas Games were the forerunner for his multitasking track skills.
Although this was unsuccessful it was the forerunner for the Hirst case, which eventually led to the European court of human rights ruling the UK government's ban unlawful – and ultimately to yesterday's vote.
He was the forerunner for that whole hysteria.
Like the Silver Apples and Kraftwerk, Suicide was the forerunner for all the techno-rock played in today's trendy clubs and restaurants – that monotonous, endless drone without any guitars, humming so loudly it makes conversation obsolete.
The engine operated successfully for years and was the forerunner of the Busch-Sulzer engine that powered many submarines of the U.S. Navy in World War I. Another diesel engine used for the same purpose was the Nelseco, built by the New London Ship and Engine Company in Groton, Conn.
