Sentence examples for splendid example of a from inspiring English sources

Mr Melkert is a splendid example of a man entirely at home discussing the finer points of social-security policy.

Masseria Bianca, dating back to the late 1800s, is a rather splendid example of a restored Italian multi-roomed house composed of a series of "trulli".

She left two small, deeply personal spaces here, each of them a splendid example of a "boudoir," the private room that a woman of her rank would have had for stepping out of the public eye.

Krenek's Violin and Piano Sonata from 1945, a piece previously unknown to me, seemed a splendid example of an old message (beautifully balanced contrapuntal exchanges between the instruments, a cleanly passionate spirit) speaking in a way that had little to do with a tonal past.

Serious science fiction is a mode of realism, not of fantasy; and Hav is a splendid example of the uses of an alternate geography.

The gallery's other treasure is a splendid example of calligraphy in the form of a composition written by the Zen monk Muso Soseki (1275-1351).

A large covered stoneware jar (1956) of an earlier Voulkos period, a splendid example of his skill with the wheel, is painted with a bold abstract design and shows the influence on his work in form and design of Japanese aesthetics and American Expressionism.

It was now permissible to use English, and our host explained that the wharenui is not just a splendid example of traditional meeting-house architecture, but a three-dimensional "reference library".

"This 'Jane Eyre,' energetically directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga ('Sin Nombre') from a smart, trim script by Moira Buffini ('Tamara Drewe'), is a splendid example of how to tackle the daunting duty of turning a beloved work of classic literature into a movie.

Between them they assign every jazz recording in print a star rating, from four ("Very fine; an outstanding record that yields consistent pleasure and is a splendid example of the artist's work") down to one ("A tragic misdemeanor").

"This 'Jane Eyre,' " A. O. Scott wrote in The Times in March, "is a splendid example of how to tackle the daunting duty of turning a beloved work of classic literature into a movie".