Sentence examples for significance himself from inspiring English sources

One idiosyncrasy that Powell had to work around was Blair's insistence on writing all speeches of any significance himself.

Stephen Dorff, playing the star in "Somewhere" — a role of some personal significance — distinguishes himself from the character he plays, exactly as Sofia Coppola, a celebrant and a critic of Hollywood, distinguishes herself from its frivolous and cavalier heirs.

It is a moment being watched closely for its perceived sociological significance, although Collins himself is determined to keep his focus on basketball.

He is obviously much indebted to Joseph Beuys, who imbued substances like fat, wax and felt with occult significance and made himself the star of his own cult of personality.

Like many Americans after 9/11, Mr. Wright is reaching high to try to explain to himself the significance of those tragic events.

Ages 7 13 years were thought to be best since the boy could make the decision for himself, understand the significance of the event, take care of the wound himself, heal faster than if done post-pubertally, and has likely not begun sexual activity (Bailey et al., 2002; Lukobo & Bailey, Submitted; Ngalande et al., 2006; Rain-Taljaard et al., 2003).

It's as if he has determined to be a representative figure once again, even at the expense of humiliating himself, to reaffirm his significance as a generational totem by portraying himself as an exemplary victim of its faults.

"At certain moments," Fitzgerald wrote in his notes for "The Last Tycoon," "one man appropriates to himself the total significance of a time and place".

He does not, for example, exaggerate the significance of the campaign he himself commanded, nor does he offer a self-defense for his failure.

Baptism symbolizes a new life and being baptized as Jesus himself was, has significance in following Jesus, which is huge for Christians.

It is said that nobody dies in Ruby, as if God himself recognised the special significance of the town.