Sentence examples for represent a historical from inspiring English sources

He does not represent a historical person, or embody a single threat; he simply conjures an atmosphere of cannibalistic fear, and thus feels gruesomely right for an age of schism and feud.

A group calling itself the Bessarabian Rada, claiming to represent a historical territory encompassing much of south-west Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova, held a founding meeting in Odessa recently.

These numbers are too similar for mere coincidence; instead, they represent a historical pattern.

For many collectors, dolls represent a historical period and its culture, fashion and social scene.

These cases represent a historical juncture when the judiciary of each regional area had opportunity to examine similar national regimes of migration built on bilateral agreements with non-signatory countries (Italy-Libya and Australia-Malaysia).

The extraordinary events taking place in the Arab region represent a historical opportunity to radically reform the American-Arab relationship to the benefit of both parties.

All this represents a historical shift.

But the trial in The Hague represents a historical breakthrough on another level.

Still, they represented a historical vanguard: explicit attacks on religion as a whole poured forth within the next hundred years.

The garage rock revival honors bands like Creation, which represented a historical blip but also pushed its boundaries.

The rise of these ministers represents a historical throwback, said Manning Marable, director of African-American Studies at Columbia University and author of "Black Leadership" (Columbia University Press, 1998).