Sentence examples for of german background from inspiring English sources

The first Jewish immigrants to Michigan were of German background.

He was 55 years old, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, hard-jawed, of German background.

Her interviews were conducted in English because of her German background, and she focused particularly on students' perceptions of gendered aspects.

Mr. Lagerfeld's approach to Chanel really amounts to an aesthetic vision of Coco Chanel's modern uniform, with the added value of his German background.

"It's this mix of my German background and Michelle's Haitian roots, as well as my passion for contemporary art and Michelle's fascination with fashion.

Spencer stressed that his sister was essentially a British girl, a definition surely aimed at the German background of the royals.

The average age of mothers with a German background was higher (34.1 years vs. 32.0 years, p = 0.0001).

Speyer, a naturalised British subject who also bankrolled the London underground and Scott's expeditions to the Antarctic, personified one of the minor tragedies of the war through his German background and connections.

Germany was unique in its use of specific terms to distinguish between migrants of German ethnic background, termed Aussiedler (resettler) and migrants of ethnic background other than German, termed Ausländer (foreigner).

Only 3.7% of the state's population is of non-German background, one of the lowest rates in the country.

Our study replicates the finding conducted by Kissling et al., 2008 [ 34], who found a strong significant association (P = 0.001) between each of the adult ADHD assessment and the rs1801260 polymorphism with at least one T-mutation being the risk allele in a Caucasians of western European origin and German background.