Sentence examples for lessons from the former from inspiring English sources

Mr. Miller said he would rather take his moral lessons from the former governor.

Farron said he hoped to learn lessons from the former Labour prime minister as he seeks to rebuild the Liberal Democrats' electability after they were all but wiped out in last year's general election, leaving them with just eight MPs.

Speaking about Mr Mandela's legacy, Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said Northern Ireland had "learned many lessons" from the former South African president.

In this section, we compare the concepts of decentralization and localization and draw lessons from the former to inform implementation of the latter.

Canó said he understood why Manager Joe Girardi would not start him for the first time since May 2. Though he is struggling, he said he remembered a lesson from the former infield coach Larry Bowa, who told him never to let his offense affect his defense "The thing I've been most proud of is he's played Gold Glove defense at second," Alex Rodriguez said.

During one off-season from the Black Hawks, Gardiner began taking flying lessons from his former teammate Konrad Johannesson.

After taking lessons from a former champion, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, she turned pro in 1939 at the age of 16.

"Hopefully they've learned their lessons from the past," said Lawrence Silverman, a former commuter council chairman.

As his team very likely heads for its first last-place finish since 2005, Tracy said he found himself drawing on lessons from Keli McGregor, the former team president and N.F.L. tight end who died in 2010.

But she absorbed leadership lessons from her father, the former president of California's Pomona College and who was instrumental in integrating the Rhodes Scholarships.

But he has a home batting cage and took lessons from a former All-Star, Reggie Smith.