Sentence examples for successful lord from inspiring English sources

And, of course, he was a very successful lord mayor here in Liverpool as well.

B1 ARTS E1-14 Hollywood In New Zealand Hollywood filmed two of the biggest fantasy films of the year in New Zealand -- "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" -- where the successful "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed.

The 68-year-old star played the part in the hugely successful Lord of the Rings trilogy directed by Peter Jackson and yesterday told Empire magazine that he would return as the all-powerful wizard in a two-film adaptation due to be filmed in New Zealand.

While for years New Zealand was considered to be little more than an exotic destination for sportsmen looking to bag marlins or hike its rugged hills, the country's thriving local wine industry and its association with the successful Lord of the Rings films has led to a modest tourism boom.

The second of a three-part prequel to Jackson's wildly successful "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the film has earned some positive notice from critics with a 74% score on the film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

Mr. Bloom, who has starred in the highly successful "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, was appointed by UNICEF in recognition of his commitment to the rights of children worldwide.

Business has exploded during the last 10 years, Ms. Dun says, and if her newest enterprise is similarly successful, lords and ladies will soon be traveling through this otherwise drab Ulster County hamlet to visit the Thunderworm Inn, a banquet hall devoted to medieval merrymaking and named for the decidedly un-medieval freight train that tears past it 40 times a day.

Successful lords regularly held court with those immediately below them on the social scale, but absentees could expect to find their influence weakened.

Ching Shih was a well-known Chinese prostitute who became a successful pirate lord in the early 19th century.

The film became a critical and box office success, although not as successful as The Lord of the Rings series.

She built a successful career first at Lord & Taylor then at Bonwit Teller for 25 years as a Senior Buyer.