Sentence examples for major figure behind from inspiring English sources

These days he is more likely to be found teaching history at Victoria University, but 40 years ago he was a long-haired whippersnapper with a microphone and a major figure behind the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

The shop was opened in 2001 by André Saraiva, a French graffiti artist who is also a major figure behind the city's nightclub scene, to sell a mix of pieces by his friends and oddities gathered around the world.

In 1889, Mark Cohen was a major figure behind the founding of New Zealand's first kindergarten.

The military tribunals created by President George W. Bush and modified by President Obama have not managed to try any of the major figures behind the 9/11 attacks, who remain in Guantánamo.

According to the documents Xhavit Haliti, a major figure in Kosovo politics, was "the power behind Hashim Thaçi" and was involved in "prostitution, weapons and drugs smuggling".

Britain's third largest exploration and production business behind Shell and BP has been desperate to find a major figure to lead the business after a couple of turbulent years and the exit in March of its former leader Chris Finlayson.

Major figure on the world stage.

Papadapoulos was hardly a major figure.

He is a major figure in Mr. Berlusconi's Forza Italia political party, and he is also a main force behind legislation to amend Italy's conflict-of-interest rules.

Though he largely operated behind the scenes and was never well known to the general public, Mr. Russell was a major figure in one of the most important developments in post-World War II jazz: the emergence of modal jazz, the first major harmonic change in the music after bebop.

Reagan was a major figure.