Sentence examples for there were eminent from inspiring English sources

There were eminent scientists, notably Ostwald (1904) and Duhem (2002), who, whilst accepting that the phenomena were indicative of some underlying structure, refused to make the further assumption that the formulae with their structures referred to arrangements of atoms at all.

There are eminent scientists and economists asking such questions and we would never seek to censor their views.

There are eminent scientists — among them the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen — who argue that geoengineering should be seriously studied, but only with the understanding that it represents a risky, last-ditch attempt to avert catastrophe.

He describes teaching as his "passion" and there's eminent joy in his face when he recalls his classroom experience.

Polarisation tendency were eminent in that the actors were divided.

Yes, there will be eminent domain debates and opposition from "not in my backyard" property owners, but these issues could be minimized through effective planning and management.

His teacher there was the eminent conductor Vaclav Talich, and it was while watching Talich prepare a performance of Janacek's "Katya Kabanova" that Mr. Mackerras found himself "completely and utterly bowled over," he said in a 2009 interview with Opera Britannia.

Combining these results with the results from the current work, Jones says, "creates a nuanced picture of how eminence is protective when there is uncertainty, but when there's a real scandal, being eminent doesn't help".

There is the eminent ambulance-chasing firm of — sorry, make that eminent investor-protection firm of — Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, whose list of past targets includes Enron, WorldCom, and Wachovia.

The authors themselves are eminent in their own fields, which gives a book such as this immediate credibility (although there are a few omissions).

A deal with Sony Pictures is also said to be eminent.