Sentence examples for the ancient concept from inspiring English sources

The ultimate aim of such measures is to return sport to the ancient concept of the pure pursuit of excellence, says Willis.

But the exhibition, which is premised on the sensual aspects of love — the ancient concept of Eros, revived in the early sixteenth century — doesn't stay chaste for long.

Traditionally, the antidote has been the ancient concept of hygge, the cosy, candlelit ambience, designed to soothe the darkest moods the winter may bring.

The Strasbourg judgment supports the ancient concept that a person is innocent until found guilty by a court of law, and that is not something that can be lightly neglected by the government despite its dreadful record.

Best and worst: Simon Calder's choices Plenty of British people have a problem with the ancient concept of "My home is your home" - on both sides of the host-guest relationship.

The group's name was suggested by the painter Jacques Villon, who had developed an interest in the significance of mathematical proportions such as the ancient concept of the golden section, the section d'or.

This Jubilee fell on what many Christians consider to be the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of Christ, and the pope used its special significance to revitalize the ancient concepts of clemency and the forgiveness of debts, calling on governments to release prisoners and reduce the third world debt burden.

Mr. Vouillamoz, an engineer in nuclear physics and a microfluids specialist, wanted to create a new application of that ancient concept by replicating a clepsydra in a wristwatch.

From this concept, the curator and collector understood the relationship between an ancient concept and a modern-day practice.

The wheel of fortune is an ancient concept, and it can be seen revolving here, not just in the history of the room itself, but in tumultuous stories condensed into labels and objects.

The citation will look like an ancient concept in a few years.