Sentence examples for on several characters from inspiring English sources

Suicide is a rational response in this context, and, early on, several characters consider it, and a few act on it.

The novel centred on several characters in the doomed 1st Army of the Russian general A.V. Samsonov and indirectly explored the weaknesses of the tsarist regime that eventually led to its downfall by revolution in 1917.

Director Lee Salisbury said the fire, as well as Peggy's departure, would have a huge effect on several characters, especially the Mitchell family, of which Peggy is the matriarch.

Paxton [ 3] noted Lampanyctodes as a possible early divergence based on several characters shared with the most plesiomorphic diaphinid genus Lobianchia.

In the unconventional biopic I'm Not There (2007), she starred as one of several characters based on the musician Bob Dylan at different stages in his life.

Real-world influences had an impact on several character designs by artists Isao Ohishi and Ryoji Shimogama.

It began with a reprimand from Harry Shearer, best known to me as the brilliantly gormless bassist from This Is Spinal Tap (a movie), but better known to millions as the voice of several characters on The Simpsons (a TV show).

Harry Shearer, the voice of several characters on "The Simpsons" and a member of Spinal Tap (with Christopher Guest and Michael McKean), said other copyright holders, including the Rolling Stones, whose "Start Me Up" was used in Spinal Tap's concert footage, granted permission for use on the DVD, which will be released Sept. 1. "Lego are the only people who strictly said no," Mr. Shearer said.

It is seen as a turning point for the development of several characters on the show, and flashbacks to various previous revelations in the series.

They assigned it to the genus Trachylepis, rather than Mabuya, on the basis of several characters of the external anatomy which it shares with the former, but were unable to resolve its placement within Trachylepis.

Across the Universe, a Julie Taymor-directed musical that was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award and was set in Liverpool, New York City, and Vietnam, focused on the tribulations of several characters during the counter-cultural revolution of the 1960s.