Sentence examples for notably modern from inspiring English sources
Casanova's notions were notably modern, for the "prejudices" and "limitations" he rejected were those of traditional religion and conventional morality.
Just as bereavement has an ordinary cause (death), so hoarding may be the product of unremarkable circumstances — notably modern medicine, which allows us to live longer.
In 1928, after Calvin Coolidge, perhaps feeling pressured by Hoover's obvious Presidential ambitions, announced that he would not be running for a second term, Hoover devised a notably modern Presidential campaign, with a professional advertising expert and a pollster on staff.
As for his choice of operas in coming seasons (his contract ends in December 2009), he said Italian repertory would continue to dominate, with Wagner ever present, but he also hopes to introduce more 20th-century opera, notably modern classics by Janacek, Berg and Britten.
Instead the paternalist thesis shifted focus to the very different language of "Christian stewardship," which emerged from the notably modern precincts of dissenting Protestantism.
At Trinity, where the curriculum was notably modern, Berkeley encountered the new science and philosophy of the late seventeenth century, which was characterized by hostility towards Aristotelianism.
The population seems, as in Syria, to have been divided between the Hellenized cities (poleis) of the coast, notably Ascalon (modern Ashqelon, Israel) and Joppa (modern Tel Aviv Yafo), and the rural population living in villages (komai).
Always fascinated by jazz, he wrote arrangements as well as compositions for several jazz artists, most notably the Modern Jazz Quartet.
More prosaically, a notably unpicturesque modern two-bedroom apartment near the roadway is for sale for at £249,950.
The Belgian landscape has been a major European battleground for centuries, notably in modern times during the Battle of Waterloo (1815) and the 20th century's two world wars.
"Larger Than Life" means having a personality that is too big for the big screen, though Ms. Channing has been in a number of movies, most notably "Thoroughly Modern Millie," in 1967.
