Sentence examples for significant figures of from inspiring English sources

Michael Gove described Rupert Murdoch as one of most "impressive and significant" figures of the past 50 years.

Tributes have been pouring in from across the political spectrum with Tony Abbott describing Wran as one of the most significant figures of his generation.

Contribute with Guardian Witness 7.19am GMT Summary Nelson Mandela, one of the most significant figures of the twentieth and twenty first centuries has died aged 95 at his home in Johannesburg.

The introduction in the second half of the 20th century of modern methods of criticism, of psychology and philosophy, kindled a new interest in significant figures of the Islamic past.

In 1564 the Polish cardinal Stanisław Hosius, one of the most significant figures of the Counter Reformation, invited the Jesuits to settle in the country, and soon the Protestant influence, strong during the Renaissance, began to wane.

I cite this because it chimes with the points that Dave Eggers is making in his latest novel, The Circle; we are at an interesting moment when two such significant figures of American letters have both independently been so moved to expound on the same subject.

A peripheral yet significant figure of the postwar era, he was uncannily present for many of right-wing America's historic events.

In 1999, in a poll to find the most significant figure of the last 1000 years, 100 world leaders voted Glyndwr in seventh place, above Churchill, Darwin, Gates, Mandela and Einstein.

Little wonder that he regularly tops the polls — American as well as British — as the most significant figure of the 20th century.

York Art Gallery, to 4 Sep RC Maud Sulter, who died in 2008 aged just 47, said she aimed "to put black women back in the centre of the frame"; this exhibition should restore her rightful standing as a significant figure of late-20th-century issue-based photo-art.

Moments after 9am on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, the domestic game's most significant figure of recent times left the stage as Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson announced his retirement as Manchester United manager after 26 years.