Sentence examples for modern readings from inspiring English sources

Indeed, Paris audiences often boo modern readings of much-loved operas.

This at one time meant an interest in "folk" and its many modern readings, but a more general relaxation now pervades the music policy.

He aligned elevations derived from Randell's calculations with modern readings of the heights of those of Mannahatta's 573 original hills that remain.

By the "literary" of his title, he means to say that he is looking for modern readings, free of the muddles introduced into the understanding of these works by academics and religious commentators of all descriptions, and recognizable as living speech.

Some modern readings of the New Testament go on to argue that "the historical Jesus" of the first three gospels is not really portrayed as divine at all; and that the divinity of Christ, which is so emphasised by John and Paul, represents a later doctrine that was artificially bolted on to the basic story of Jesus's life.The pope will have none of this.

To create such a detailed model, Aubert relied not only on modern satellite readings, but also on data collected centuries ago, some by scientists famous for other exploits.

But the market ended up outlasting the railroad, which ran its last train in 1971; if you happen to look up and notice that the roof of the modern-day Reading Terminal Market is an enormous, blocks-long arch, it's because the market's current home was once the widest train shed in the world.

And every other tag he could bring back from Randall's "Making of the Modern Mind" or "Readings in the Intellectual History of Europe".

To defend this by way of the second amendment – the right to bear arms – has about the same relevance as seeking to understand the roots of modern terrorism through readings of the Qur'an.

This year promises a bonanza of similar projects, with the emphasis on making classic literature "accessible" to modern audiences, including Reading Dante, by Prue Shaw; Give War and Peace A Chance, by Tolstoy scholar Andrew D Kaufman and Kevin Birminghamm's The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses, which is due out this summer.

Reading modern sex scenes, you'd think that every act of coitus was some laboratory-sterilized, function of biological necessity rather than two drunks rutting on a lopsided pool table during "half-priced shoes night" at the Bowl-a-rama.